Chapter 1607: Chapter 1614: An Encounter in Qing County (4)
Shen Juhua was focused on eating when she noticed someone sitting down. She instinctively raised her head. At that moment, her mouth was stuffed with food, her cheeks puffed out, and her eyes, made foggy by the overwhelming heat of the chili peppers, looked adorably dazed!
The two Liaodan men stared in awe. One of them, a Great Kahn with a gold hoop in his left ear, grinned and chuckled, "Hehe."
She couldn’t eat anymore, and Xiao Kui also put down her chopsticks. The two exchanged a glance, then stood up in unison and headed outside.
However, the two lustful men were utterly taken with Juhua’s cute and dazed appearance and couldn’t bear to let her leave just like that. As she walked out, one of them maliciously stretched out his foot and tripped her.
Juhua, focused on walking out, didn’t notice his foot and stumbled forward when tripped.
Just as she was about to fall to the ground, Mo Zili suddenly stretched out his hand and caught her, murmuring softly, "Careful!"
Juhua was startled and looked up, her frightened little face reflected in Mo Zili’s gaze, which froze immediately at the sight.
"Miss, are you okay?"
Xiao Kui hurried over, pulling Juhua out of Mo Zili’s embrace and carefully examining her from top to bottom to ensure she hadn’t been hurt.
Simultaneously, the two Liaodan men burst out laughing, finding their prank on Juhua absurdly amusing.
"Gentlemen, your liquor is here!"
The elderly man behind the counter, noticing the Liaodan men’s harassment of Juhua, quickly brought out their liquor. He deliberately blocked Juhua as he served the drinks, trying to rescue her from the situation.
But the Great Kahn with the gold hoop saw through the old man’s intention to shield Juhua. He raised his foot and kicked the old man hard, shouting, "Get out of the way, Old Fart!"
"Ah!"
The elderly man, frail with old age, couldn’t withstand such a brutal kick. He staggered back a few steps and collided into Xiao Kui, causing both of them to fall backward together.
"Splash—"
They fell onto the table behind them, knocking it over instantly. The spicy hot pot spilled and, with the weight of the table, crashed onto them.
"Old Man! Xiao Kui!" Juhua exclaimed in shock. She hurriedly squatted down to help. In fact, the old man was supposed to have fallen onto Juhua, but Mo Zili had pulled Juhua aside in the nick of time.
"Grandpa!"
"Old Man!"
From behind the counter, the elderly woman and their little granddaughter cried out as they rushed toward them.
On the ground, Juhua lifted the table that had toppled onto them. She saw the elderly man covered in spicy hot pot, lying there sprawled and utterly disheveled. Xiao Kui, traumatized, sat amidst the shattered bowls, scattered chopsticks, and uneaten hot pot, trembling uncontrollably.