Chapter 160 - Awkward

I look at the four pairs of eyes staring at me and say "The food... the food smells so good. Haha... right?" I instantly cringe inside when everyone frowns at me before looking at the dead bodies scattered around us. 

When will I stop saying stupid shit without thinking first? Guozhi breaks the silence by laughing and saying "Since Bunny is so hungry, let's go to another restaurant and get something to eat and drink. I don't know about everyone else but I could sure as hell use a drink after all this." 

I quickly latch onto the lifeline and quickly agree while saying "Haha yeah! All this, um... killing has really worked up an appetite." I turn to Bai Lei and ask "What do you think?" Bai Lei's lip twitches as he gives me a knowing look but says "Sure, let's go." His sharp eyes cut to Guozhi with a warning before looking back down to me.

I beam at him and quickly follow him out as I try not to look at the people coming in to collect what's left of their loved ones. I'm talking about food smelling good when they... sigh. Nice Nova, real nice. The people move out of our way as we walk out of the restaurant.

They whisper and point at me as I pull my hood back up. Bai Lei reaches for my hand and pulls me close as the others follow closely behind. We only have to walk a short distance before walking into another busy restaurant. 

Some people turn to look at us while others continue eating, completely ignoring us as Bai Lei asks for a private room. The waiter looks at our group with large eyes before quickly nodding and leading us upstairs. 

We walk into a large room, housing a large round table. The man stands to the side with a lowered head before saying "Someone will come to take your order in just a moment, please relax and let us know if you need anything else."

Bai Lei walks in and pulls me in by my hand but as I walk past the man, he glances up and stares at me with wide eyes. A large hand suddenly blocks my face as Ren's cold voice is suddenly heard saying "Watch your eyes." The man quickly looks down and apologizes before quickly leaving.

I look back to find Ren following me closely with a blank face and frown. He looks down at me and gives me a small smile as Bai Lei says "Sit here." I sit down and watch as Bai Lei sits to my right. Guozhi goes to sit at my left but Ren quickly snatches the seat and sits with a straight face.

Bai Lei smirks and nods in approval as Guozhi says "Are you really gonna be like this? I just want to sit next to my owner." I nearly choke on my own spit as Bai Lei glares at Guozhi. Ren gives Ghuozi a dark look as he says "Only Master can sit next to Nova." 

Guozhi looks like he's about to say something else as the waiter comes in with a large nervous smile. Bai Lei and the others place the order as I pull down my hood. It was much warmer in the restaurant so I ended up taking off my entire cape. 

Ren quickly helps lift the cape off my shoulders before carefully folding it and placing it on the back of his chair, making me freeze. He's been acting... strange for a while now but I just shook it off as us becoming friends but this... this is just too strange. 

He ignores my stare as the waiter places cups and other utensils in front of us. Ren shocks me again as he takes out a white cloth, popping it before grabbing my cup and proceeded to wipe the entire cup down before moving to my other utensils.  

Bai Lei was now looking at him with a frown as well causing everyone in the room to stare at Ren and his weird behavior. Ren finishes cleaning my stuff before pouring me a cup of water. Ren ignores everyone else in the room as he pours Bai Lei some water and then some for himself. 

I clear my throat and quickly look away before lifting the cup and drinking the water in large gulps. Everyone slowly looks away as they too, pour themselves some water. Lei Wei's Shadow guard openly glares at Ren but Ren just ignores him so I decide to do the same.

Food was finally brought in, breaking the awkward silence but when I look at the food before me, I can't bring myself to eat any of it. One, I felt that it's wrong after everything that just happened and two, I just wasn't hungry. I glance around at the men in the room with a look of despair. What the hell was happening right now!? Can someone please explain this to me??  

I grab the wine and pour myself a large cup and quickly down the whole thing. I pour myself another cup and down half of it before Bai Lei grabs it from me. I try to pull the cup back but I'm no match against him as he says "Slowly"

I grit my teeth and say "My cup" He arches a dark eyebrow at me so I return the look as I say "I can hold my liquor, remember?" His dark eyes flash before slowly grinning at me while saying "How could I forget? I remember that very clearly..." Someone clears their throat, causing me to look away in embarrassment.  

My cheeks burn as I lean over and snatch the cup back, spilling some of the wine. I drink the rest and pour myself another glass as Bai Lei glares at Lei Wei. I guess he was the one who cleared his throat... If I'm going to survive this... whatever this was, I needed alcohol! 

Guozhi and Ren dig into the food as Bai Lei, Lei Wei, and his Shadow guard pick at the food. Bai Lei and Lei Wei start drinking as Lei Wei finally breaks the silence. "Would you like to explain what has happened?" Bai Lei sips his drink openly watching me as he says "No. You and the other leaders' assistance is no longer needed."