The Ming family was already sufficiently angered, humiliated, and ashamed.
At this moment, the manager had also summoned two bodyguards.
Striding confidently and imposingly to the Ming family's private seating, they smiled with extreme politeness: "Also, from today onwards, without Miss Ming Zheng's permission, no member of the Ming family is allowed to set foot in any restaurant under the Zui Xian Lou umbrella."
This was…
Effectively blacklisting them from Zui Xian Lou?
Zui Xian Lou was a symbol of one's status in Xiacheng.
Being blacklisted by Zui Xian Lou
was equivalent to being ridiculed by the upper society!
Ming Zheng… was too ruthless.
Time and time again, she had humiliated them.
Ming Father, his face ashen, carrying Ming Mother, began to leave.
After only two steps, the manager smiled and stopped them again: "Chairman Ming, you haven't settled the bill yet."
Ming Father: "…"
He turned his head, looking at the barely touched dishes on the table, and a bottle of wine worth hundreds of thousands.
His face turned from ashen to green.
This table of dishes was originally intended to secure the president of the Chinese Medicine Association to treat Ming Mother's hands.
At this critical juncture when Ming Shi Group was on the verge of bankruptcy, he had reluctantly made the reservation.
But now these hands couldn't be cured.
And the person had run off with Ming Zheng.
He still had to pay the bill?
It was simply heart-wrenching to the extreme!
Most importantly, Zui Xian Lou did not allow takeout or packing.
Ming Father's face quivered with anger.
But his peripheral vision caught the gaze of other patrons in the lobby, all watching him with the amusement of onlookers.
He still couldn't afford to lose face.
He could only plaster a smile on his face and pay the bill.
The more he thought about it, the more stifled he felt.
The more he thought about it, the more embarrassed he felt.
Damn it!
Ming Father's mentality collapsed.
After paying the bill, he, carrying Ming Mother, strode out of Zui Xian Lou.
Ming Chu Yan, holding Ming Zhi Rou, paused his steps as he passed by Elder Lu and the young student.
His gaze towards Teacher Lu held a hint of guilt and apology.
"Teacher Lu, I'm sorry for troubling you."
After speaking, he, holding Ming Zhi Rou, followed the footsteps of Ming Father and Ming Mother.
Elder Lu watched his retreating back and sighed helplessly.
It seemed…
His master-disciple relationship with Ming Chu Yan had truly come to an end here.
"Teacher."
The young student beside him asked with some confusion: "Why do you value Ming Chu Yan so highly?"
Elder Lu sighed: "Because, among the students I've taught, he is the most talented. The Imperial Capital Academy is the most suitable place for his growth. If he drops out now, I fear he might… regret it in the future."
The young student, however, disagreed slightly: "Teacher, I think… while a person's ability is important, their character is even more important."
"I've heard rumors about the Ming family recently; the matter of the true and false daughter has caused quite a stir."
"In my opinion, everyone in the Ming family is very strange. They treat their biological daughter, their biological sister, with malice and harsh words. Yet, they dote on a fake daughter."
"I cannot comprehend such behavior."
Elder Lu was stunned for a moment, instinctively wanting to defend: "After all… they raised her for over a decade…"
"That's not an excuse, Teacher," the young student supported Elder Lu, slowly walking out of Zui Xian Lou. "An adopted daughter is a treasure, and a biological daughter is even more so. I'm not saying that because they welcomed their biological daughter back, they should have driven the adopted daughter away."
"Rather… they shouldn't have treated their hard-won biological daughter with such an attitude."
The young student's tone became a bit more serious: "Although I don't know Miss Ming Zheng, from the rumors I've seen, and… President Zhan's attitude towards her…"
"I believe Miss Ming Zheng is definitely not someone with a heart of stone who disregards her own family."
"I think… something must have happened in the Ming family to cause Miss Ming Zheng to be completely disappointed with them, leading her to adopt such an attitude towards her family members."
Elder Lu really wanted to speak up for his former promising student.
However, he had to admit that the young student's words were all reasonable.
They had heard President Zhan call Ming Zheng… Master Saint Doctor.
Everyone in their Chinese Medicine Association knew that Master Saint Doctor possessed superb medical skills, saved lives everywhere without seeking any rewards.
The current status of the Chinese Medicine Association in Xia would not be what it is today
without Master Saint Doctor's tireless efforts to promote its development.
Therefore, President Zhan held immense reverence and admiration for Master Saint Doctor.
Such a person.
Would she be someone who would neglect her own mother?
Would she be someone who would humiliate her own relatives?
After countless words, Elder Lu finally let out a light sigh.
Forget it, forget it.
His fate with Ming Chu Yan had run its course.
He had done all he could to help.
From now on, it had nothing to do with him.
As the two gradually walked away, they did not notice that not far from the entrance of Zui Xian Lou, a young man with bandaged hands was watching them intently.
His eyes were filled with complexity.
He was Ming Xiu Jin, the third young master of the Ming family.
He had seen many people sharing videos from Zui Xian Lou on his social media.
He saw the video of Ming Zhi Rou kneeling before Ming Zheng and being humiliated by her.
Therefore, he had rushed over.
He happened to overhear their conversation.
He looked at their departing figures.
He slightly lowered his head.
Even an onlooker could see it so clearly.
Yet, they, who were involved, understood nothing.
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Ming Zheng and Chi Xian entered the private room.
Zhan He An quickly sat next to Ming Zheng.
After sitting for a minute, he became restless.
Because…
Sitting on Ming Zheng's other side, that man of peerless grace occasionally cast glances at him.
Those eyes…
Made him feel a little unnerved.
Zhan He An looked at the two sitting at the dining table, their hands still clasped together.
He understood!
He quickly stood up, creating distance between himself and Ming Zheng.
Those unnerving glances finally disappeared.
Zhan He An breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as he was about to speak, to get straight to the point, he saw Chi Xian leaning on the girl's shoulder, his voice deep and husky: "Zheng Bao, what do you want to eat?"
Ming Zheng shifted slightly to the side: "Anything, you order."
"Oh…" Chi Xian responded softly and obediently.
Then he sat up straight again.
His slender eyelashes drooped lazily, and he lowered his head, swiping across the electronic screen.
His posture was languid and incredibly captivating.
Zhan He An: "…"
He had met the head of the Chi family before.
But the Chi family head in his memory was mysterious, powerful, aloof like a deity, and unapproachable.
Just a glance from afar.
He was intimidated by the powerful and chilling aura.
How could he be like this now…
So obediently soft and beautiful.
Zhan He An suddenly felt.
Would he be assassinated after leaving Zui Xian Lou for discovering the true nature of the Chi family head!
Zhan He An trembled.
He thought about quickly stating his purpose and leaving.
But every time he wanted to speak, he was preempted by Chi Xian.
Zhan He An: "…"
He was already a nearly fifty-year-old man!
He also had a wife, you know!
What was the meaning of being so wary of him?