Chapter 3187 — An Unexpected Encounter
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"That's good, then. If anything new comes up on my end, I'll let you know right away," Feng Shihua said.
After hanging up, Wei Zhao passed the news on to Xu Shilan, who was both startled and delighted. "So that means I'm not in danger for the time being? I can go out and about?"
"Of course you can," Wei Zhao said with a nod. He had noticed it too—Xu Shilan had been cooped up in the villa all this time and must have been bored stiff. Being able to relax a little now was a good thing.
"Then... would you take me out for a stroll? I've been in Donghai City so long and still haven't gone out to see anything!" Xu Shilan said excitedly. "Last time I was here, I ate at a restaurant called Liuwei Ju—it was absolutely delicious. Would you take me there?"
Xu Shilan had been to Donghai City before, when she did endorsement work for Lai the Fat Man's company, and she had eaten at Liuwei Ju once then; the memory had lingered with her ever since. This time, because someone wanted to do her harm, she had been forced to stay cooped up indoors, afraid to go out. Now that the danger had passed, the first thing she thought of was Liuwei Ju.
"All right." Wei Zhao knew of Liuwei Ju as well, though he had never been there himself. Uncle Qing, however, had once bought takeout from there and brought it back for them, and it really had been quite good. Liuwei Ju generally did not do takeout, but Gu Pengzhan was chairman of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce; a man of his standing was naturally a different matter. Liuwei Ju was a Donghai City establishment—however strict its rules, it could hardly refuse to bend them.
Still, Wei Zhao had heard that Liuwei Ju always had a queue and did not take reservations in advance. It was nearly noon; if they went now, they would certainly have to wait in line. There was no help for it—Wei Zhao simply called Han Xiaohu and asked him to book a table.
Now that the hidden Zhao family had fallen, the hidden Han family had become the largest clan in Donghai City, bar none. The Han family's influence in Donghai City was immense, and reserving a table at Liuwei Ju was a trifling matter for them.
Han Xiaohu called back very quickly and told Wei Zhao the table number. At Liuwei Ju there were two tables reserved exclusively for VIP guests, kept in case of need; no matter how crowded the place became, these two tables could not be used, for they were set aside solely for distinguished guests.
Of course, Liuwei Ju issued only a limited number of VIP cards, and two tables were quite enough—it was exceedingly rare for both to be filled. But today the owner of Liuwei Ju had a bit of a headache: first thing in the morning, both VIP tables had been booked by phone in succession. If another distinguished guest were to arrive, there truly would be no table left.
Rare as such a situation was, the owner of Liuwei Ju could not help but prepare for every contingency. He set aside one more ordinary table nearby, so that even if no one else made a reservation, Liuwei Ju's reputation would not suffer.
Wei Zhao drove to Liuwei Ju with Xu Shilan, Cheng Yiyi, and Shen Yushu. Shen Yushu perhaps knew what fate had in store for her, for she was no longer as enthusiastic about school as before—when nothing was going on she went, and when something came up she did not.
Wei Zhao parked the car at the entrance of Liuwei Ju and walked straight into the restaurant, only to be stopped at the door by a waiter. "Sir, please take a number from the automatic ticket machine over there and wait in line. Thank you!"
"I have a reservation—under the name Han Xiaohu," Wei Zhao said.
"Ah, a reservation made by Mr. Han! Please, come in!" The waiter had clearly been briefed by the owner beforehand; hearing that Han Xiaohu had made the booking, he immediately ushered Wei Zhao in with great warmth.