Chapter 16 You Can't Mess with Me!
Chris pointed at Ryder with a disdainful expression, "Are you acting in a TV drama here? It's quite amusing. If you're capable, come and step on me. I beg you to make a move! Stop bragging!"
But before Ryder could respond, the private room door was suddenly kicked open.
"Who asked me to come over?"
Everyone turned their heads to look.
They saw a tattooed bald man with a gold necklace and a floral shirt swaying as he walked in.
He looked drunk. Behind him followed six or seven hooligans.
Chris was taken aback. "Who are you?"
The waiter forced a smile. "This is the customer who reserved the Australian lobster."
Chris nodded, then put his hands behind his back and arrogantly scolded the bald man. "I'm the one who asked you to come. I'm informing you to give the Australian lobster to our table. Remember, it's an order, not a negotiation!"
The classmates looked at Chris with admiration. "Chris is truly amazing! He's assertive and powerful!" they whispered.
"Give it to you?" The bald man licked his lips and then, without warning, slapped Chris across the face. "Who the fuck are you? How dare you snatch the dish Josh ordered?!"
Chris's ears were ringing.
But what surprised him more was the name Josh.
Josh was a well-known troublemaker in Houston. Although not as powerful as George, he still held considerable influence. Chris definitely couldn't afford to provoke him.
Ignoring the pain in his face, Chris immediately put on a flattering expression. "So it's Josh. I'm really sorry for the misunderstanding! Let me offer you a drink, and let bygones be bygones, alright?"
Josh glanced around. "The girls at this table are pretty good. Let them come over and have a few drinks with me. We'll let it go then!"
The faces of the people turned pale.
Everyone knew who Josh was. There was a saying that just having drinks with someone like him led to trouble!
The female classmates quickly looked to Chris for help.
Chris was in a difficult situation and had no choice but to say with a forced smile to Josh, "Josh, give me some face. Let's forget it. I'll bring a gift and apologize to you another day!"
"What do you think you are? Say another word and I'll cut your tongue off!" Josh pulled out a short knife, slamming it onto the table.
Chris trembled, quickly shutting his mouth and bowing his head in silence.
Teacher Blair, the headmaster, saw the situation wasn't looking good. He stood up with a forced smile and said, "I was just here for a meal, not familiar with these people. If everything is fine, I'll leave first..."
One of the thugs came forward and threw a punch at Teacher Blair. He covered his eye sockets and shrunk in his seat, no longer making a sound.
Josh revealed a set of yellow teeth and gazed at the closest person, Charlotte. "Little sister, care to join me for a drink?"
"Chris..." Charlotte nervously grabbed Chris's arm.
Chris wanted to speak up, but seeing Josh's wicked expression, he awkwardly said to Charlotte, "Charlotte… how about you go over and have a drink with Josh? After all, we were in the wrong..."
"What did you say?" Charlotte widened her eyes, unable to believe it.
Just a few minutes ago, Chris had vowed to protect her for a lifetime!
Even more surprising to Charlotte was the fact that the other male classmates supported what Chris had said. "Chris is right. Having a drink with Josh and making friends is not a big deal!"
"You all should go over quickly, don’t keep Josh waiting!"
"One by one, you all were acting so flirtatious. Can't you even take care of Josh?"
All the female classmates were dumbfounded! Who were those people bragging about how cool they were at the dinner table just now?
Who were the ones boasting about knowing important people? Why were they acting like a coward now?
"Guys, let's go pick out some girls!"
Josh waved his hand, signaling his minions.
The minions excitedly rushed forward, forcefully pulling the female classmates, with no one daring to stop them.
"Stay away from me!" Charlotte pushed Josh away.
But Josh slapped her across the face. She stood frozen in place.
Josh licked his lips and sneered at Chris, "Your girlfriend has quite the temper!"
Hearing this, Chris was terrified and quickly scolded Charlotte, "Just accompany Josh for a drink! Why do you have to act so high and mighty? Can't you just listen to him?"
Charlotte looked at Chris with a face full of grievances, tears streaking down her cheeks.
At this moment, one of the thugs noticed Lily and exclaimed excitedly, "Josh, look over there!"
Josh spotted Lily, abandoning his flirtation with Charlotte, and walked towards her, saying, "What a beauty! Didn't notice her until now! Little sister, care to accompany big brother for a while?"
As he spoke, he reached out his left hand to grab Lily, but Ryder blocked him!
Josh didn't recognize Ryder since he hadn't gone to the hospital with George during the day. He asked in an intoxicated voice, "Are you daring to stop me, kid?"
Ryder calmly replied, "I don't care if you grab someone else, but you can't touch her."
"Got it!"
Josh sneered, "Who do you think you are, kid?"
"I'm someone you can't mess with!" Ryder said seriously.
This statement left everyone confused, thinking, "Does this guy not have a brain?"
Josh laughed back angrily. "Is there someone I can't mess with in Houston? Boy, you've succeeded in angering me! Today, right in front of you, I'll have some fun with her!"
As he spoke, he reached out to grab Lily.
Although Lily had a tomboyish personality, deep down, she was still a girl. Faced with this situation, she was already pale with fear and dared not move.
At this critical moment, Ryder grabbed a beer bottle from the table and smashed it directly onto Josh's forehead.
The bottle shattered, and Josh fell to the ground, blood streaming from his head.
Ryder stood tall like a pine tree! This scene astonished everyone present, as if they had seen a ghost.
Ryder actually dared to hit Josh? Did he want to die? Before Josh and his henchmen could react, Chris was the first to step forward, pointing at Ryder and cursing, "Ryder, are you an idiot? If you want to die, don't drag us down with you!"
Tim was scared and quickly distanced himself, "This has nothing to do with me. If you guys want to settle it, just deal with Ryder alone!"
Harper yelled furiously, "Ryder, you and that bitch Lily deserve to die! It's over, it's all over..."
Even the other female classmates were complaining and cursing.
Everyone was blaming Ryder for making things worse.
Only Lily, with gratitude in her heart, nervous and scared, reminded Ryder, "Don't just stand there, run!"
Ryder smiled confidently. "I told you, I'm someone they can't mess with!"
Josh, being experienced, quickly rolled to his feet despite the hit, wiped the blood off his bald head, and went mad shouting at his henchmen, "Take him out for me!"
Many henchmen rolled up their sleeves, ready to charge.
Suddenly, the private room door was kicked open again!
A group of people rushed in, making a loud commotion. About thirty or forty people with an aggressive aura.
The leader was tall and burly, sweating anxiously on his forehead, looking urgent. It was indeed George!
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