Spicy Stir-Fried Antler Serpent

"You all better remember this! The Sun Family is an enemy of my Zhu Family!" Grace declared. "From now on, anyone related to them is banned from stepping foot in my territory!"

"Got it! Understood!" Jia Bing walked over to Sophie Sun and said, "President Sun, I'm sorry, but our boss has spoken. You are not allowed to dine here anymore! Please leave!"

Sophie Sun's face flushed with anger. She glared at Grace and threatened, "Fine! I'm leaving! Grace Zhu, you'd better hope you never fall into my hands!"

Grace snickered at her. "I'm worried you'll crash into someone else's carriage outside, so I won't 'see you off'!"

Sophie Sun bit her lip, but since she couldn't win against Grace, she could only leave with her relatives.

Grace turned around and shot her a triumphant look.

As she glanced back, she noticed Evan Xiao and Leon Zane had slipped in at some point and were standing in the corner, watching the drama unfold.

"I didn't expect you to be the owner here!" Leon Zane said with a mischievous smile as he walked over.

Grace grinned proudly. "Gentlemen, this way please!"

Boss Jia led them to the VIP private room, then went back to instruct the staff to serve the dishes.

"You're really clueless! You're the owner of this restaurant, and you didn't even know it!" Bai Yunshan laughed.

"I didn't pay much attention at the time," Grace replied. "It's just a bit of pocket change."

"Pocket change... For such a big restaurant, you call it pocket change?" Bai Yunshan looked at Evan Xiao. "General, looks like you've landed yourself a little tycoon!"

Evan Xiao glanced at Grace and said, "Yeah. I hit the jackpot."

"You sure did!" Grace said. "This is what you call having both riches and beauty!"

Leon Zane: "Pfft!"

Grace looked at Leon Zane. "What's so funny?"

"Nothing, nothing!" Leon Zane said. "Since you're the boss, does that mean dinner's on the house tonight?"

"Of course!" Grace replied proudly.

...

Later, when the dishes were served, Grace's smugness faded.

Antler Serpent soup—rich and fragrant.

Stir-fried Antler Serpent—spicy and addictive.

Roasted Antler Serpent—unforgettable aftertaste.

...

Leon Zane picked up his chopsticks and grabbed a piece of stir-fried Antler Serpent, enthusiastically inviting the others, "Come on, eat up! The Antler Serpent here is absolutely delicious!"

As he spoke, he was about to feed the fragrant Antler Serpent meat into his mouth.

But just before he could, someone snatched his chopsticks away.

Grace glared at him. "How can you eat Antler Serpent?"

"Your restaurant's signature dish is Antler Serpent. If I don't eat it, what else should I eat?"

"The signature dish... is Antler Serpent?" Grace's eyes widened.

"Of course! This place specializes in Antler Serpent meat. That's why it's so popular!"

"Antler Serpents are so cute and smart... Can't we order something else instead?"

"Tch! You think all Antler Serpents in the world are as 'cute' and 'smart' as yours?" Leon Zane shot a sideways glance at a certain Antler Serpent.

"Maybe the others aren't as clever as mine, but they're still the same species! You like my Antler Serpent too—how can you eat its kind?"

"Who's the same species as an Antler Serpent?" Leon Zane protested. "You're the one who's like them!"

"I meant my Antler Serpent and the ones you're eating are the same species!" Grace exclaimed in frustration. "I never said you were one of them—why are you so worked up?"

"...Whatever, I don't care if you're related. If you won't eat, fine! Just don't stop me! Give me back my chopsticks!"

"You're not allowed to eat either!" Grace slammed the chopsticks on the table. "From now on, in front of me, no one is allowed to eat Antler Serpent!"

With all the delicious food right in front of him but forbidden to eat, Leon Zane felt like he was going crazy. He looked at Evan Xiao and said, "General, are you really going to let her be this unreasonable?"