Chapter 1108
Upon hearing this, Fade reached out and patted Momo on the arm, casting her aforting look.
After that, Fade asked aloud, "Do you people want to rest up in the hotel first or have something to
eat at a restaurant before that?"
Momo turned back from the passenger seat, casting a questioning nce at her ''friends''.
Sonia smiled and replied, "South Bay City is very close to Jade City, and we haven''t been flying for
long. We could do with something to eat first. We''re not feeling very tired."
Momo nodded at that and turned back around.
Harper on the other hand, decided that it was time to boast, "We took first ss seats here you
know, so it was a really restful flight! Of course, I know some normal folk wouldn''t be able to
understand that, especially people who drive cheap cars..."
When Momo heard this, her face puffed up with anger and she was ready to yell at him again.
However, Fade gave her anotherforting pat on her arm and shook his head.
After that, he merely continued to drive. The tension in the car was palpable and
ufortable.
Momo and Harper couldn''t see eye to eye, whereas Abell remained silent the entire time, taking no
one into ount. Sonia tried to ease the situation with smiles and light conversation.
However, the way she spoke sounded faintly arrogant and condescending.
Eventually, they arrived at the entrance of a two-star Michelin restaurant. Once the car was parked,
everyone got out of it as fast as they could to escape the tense atmosphere.
Harper looked up at the restaurant, spared a quick nce at Fade again, and began to taunt, "Oh, a
Michelin two- star restaurant? Not bad. I think someone might be trying to impress us now. I doubt
they can afford it..."
When Fade saw that Memo''s expression darkened at that, he hurriedly grabbed her by the arm to
stop her from acting out, "Momo, it''s okay."
"But Fade, my cousin, he''s..." Momomented, feeling a little helpless.
Fade''s eyes gleamed a little at that and continued, "It''s okay. I don''t care about petty things like that.
Besides, you know that I''m not short of money..."
"All I have to do is show off how rich I am to shut him up, right? That can be easily arranged. Since
Harper likes to brag about his wealth so much, I''ll
show him just what I''m made of." Fade smiled.
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"Fade, are you..." Momo''s eyes lit up in excitement at that.
He smiled and said, "Don''t get too excited now, I''m not telling you what I''m nning to do. Just sit
back and watch. Come on, let''s go in."
When they stepped into the restaurant, Fade waved a waiter over to them, "We''ll need a table for
five. Please arrange one for us."
"Yes, Mr. Chen. Follow me," the waiter then led them to a round table on the left side of the hall and
sat down.
They began to look through the menu and ordered.
While they waited for the food, Harper couldn''t help himself from ncing around the space,
listening in on the discussions taking ce in the restaurant. He frowned a little and spoke up, "For
a two-star Michelin restaurant, this is rtively okay, but the environment feels a little off, doesn''t it?
Are there no private rooms here? If someone''s not able to pay for a private room, just admit to it.
We can always pay for it ourselves..."
"After all, we''re not short of money. I''d like to enjoy my time here as much as I can."
When Momo heard his remarks, her cheeks puffed up in anger.
Fade looked at Harper and replied with a faint smile, "Young Master Harper, you rarely frequent
Jade City so maybe you might not know that private rooms aren''t avable here."
As soon as he said that, Harper''s face darkened. Fade had indirectly insulted his knowledge! He
would not stand for it.
Harper flushed angrily and forced out, "Well, it must just be a matter of money! They must have
private rooms somewhere in this restaurant! Once I offer them the money, I''m sure they''ll open one
up for us."
Fade let out a little chuckle at that and said, "You know, the reservations for this restaurant have to
be made three months in advance. Many well-known celebrities and entrepreneurs from Jade City
come here to eat. I really don''t think throwing money around like that will get you anywhere."
Fade''s tone remained indifferent as he spoke. However, this had sparked Sonia''s interest. Since he
had just mentioned that this kind of restaurant required a reservation three months in advance, it
was obviously impossible for Fade to make an appointment beforehand as they had madest-
minute ns toe to Jade City as a group just a week ago.
Yet, Fade had been able to get them inside and got them a table as well. Didn''t this mean that
Fade was not an ordinary individual? He didn''t even need to make any reservations that were
required by celebrities!
At that thought, Sonia couldn''t help but sh a smile at Fade and said, "Well, thank you for the
privilege, Mr. Chen."
However, Harper couldn''t tempt down the embarrassment he felt at that moment and did not pay
much mind to the implications of the situation. In a fit of rage, he continued on grumpily, "Well, if
there isn''t a private room present, why not just book this entire restaurant? It''s not a big deal, is it?
As long as one has the money to do so, I''m sure that can be arranged."
Fade let out anotherugh when he heard him. Taking a sip from the ss of water, he said lightly,
"You''re right. I guess that just didn''t cross my mind."
"I heard that thest person who booked this whole restaurant was Fenrir Li just two years ago and
he did itst minute as well! It didn''t really cost much, about ten million if I''m not mistaken."
After that, Fade turned to stare at Harper.
"Ten million isn''t..." Harper''s face flushed at the gaze as he tried to get his words out.
Even though he was second in line in the Soo family and was constantly spoiled by L, it was
highly unlikely that he would pay ten million just for a meal.
Just when Harper was contemting ways of getting out of this situation, Momo took this
opportunity to add fuel to the fire and scoffed out, "Harper, if I remembered correctly, Grandpa
asked Aunt L to reduce your pocket money, right? You''re only getting three hundred thousand
per month at most at this point. Booking this whole restaurant would cost ten million. Do you even
have that much money on you?"
"I..." Harper stuttered, unable to speak after that.
Fortunately, a waiter arrived at this time to serve their dishes. This gave Harper a chance to
alleviate his embarrassment. He hurriedly changed the subject, "Hey look, the food''s here. Let''s
eat."
"The food here sure is expensive, isn''t it? But that doesn''t mean it''ll taste good. After all, not all
expensive restaurants can make food that tastes as good as the street stalls," Harper started to
taunt.
Fade merely ignored him and smiled faintly.
Eventually, everyone started to dig in. The food they had been served was undeniably excellent. It
was indeed what was expected of a two- star Michelin restaurant.
Even the children of rich families like Momo and Sonia who had eaten a lot of food from high-end
restaurants could not help but appraise the dishes after a few bites.
However, Harper decided to spoil the mood in the middle of it all.
He put down his cutlery with a frown and beckoned for the waiter.
The waiter rushed over to him quickly and answered respectfully, "Sir, is there anything I can help
you with?"
Harper frowned at him and replied, "How did you cook this steak? Is this the standard of a two-star
Michelin restaurant?"
"I''m sorry, Sir. If you''re dissatisfied with the food, we can definitely have it reced for you," the
waiter offered.
Harper waved his hand dismissively and sounded displeased as he berated, "Rece?! Do you
think such a matter can be solved with a mere recement? Have the chefe over here. I want
to know how a person with culinary skills this poor has gained a foothold in a two- star Michelin
restaurant!"