Honest Beta gets scammed

Li Qing has been in a good mood lately.

He had two peaceful days, which made Li Qing feel that a month wouldn't be so hard to endure.

The Alpha probably realized he was genuinely unwilling and, finding it pointless, stopped bothering him.

Although he still needs to deliver the orders for Crown members, now that he's in the private room, no one bothers him anymore. He just needs to put down his things and leave quietly, just like he would with any other customer.

The only thing that Li Qing found a little strange was that the other party still gave him a tip, but the amount was much less than before.

Li Qing initially wanted to refuse, but fearing it would be seen as looking down on others, she could only cautiously put the tip into her pocket.

With a long sigh of relief, Li Qing tidied up the work surface and wiped the cups until they shone.

Footsteps sounded from the employee passageway. Li Qing subconsciously looked up and saw Xiang Nan walking back from inside. The smile on her face froze slightly.

Their eyes met in mid-air.

Xiang Nan's face remained expressionless. He neither teased him as before nor deliberately avoided him. He simply glanced at him calmly before looking away.

After putting the empty tray back on the worktable, he pushed a small cart from the side towards the passageway, seemingly preparing to clean up the vacated private rooms.

Li Qing watched Xiang Nan's retreating figure and scratched his cheek somewhat awkwardly.

The reason why these past two days have been so peaceful, besides the fact that the Alpha hasn't made any new moves, is mainly because the south has become unusually quiet.

Since he refused Xiang Nan's suggestion two days ago to help him clean, Xiang Nan hasn't said a word to him.

During the days when the tipping incident was at its worst, Xiang Nan would snort every time he passed by him to show his disdain.

But now, there's nothing left.

Xiang Nan stopped picking fights with him and rarely stayed in the same space with him for more than a minute. As a result, he seemed to have become more diligent and did the work that he used to avoid.

This change made Li Qing feel a little strange, but mostly relieved.

Just then, Liu Yu returned after delivering the food.

As soon as he turned into the work area, he saw Li Qing staring in the direction of the passageway with a somewhat surprised expression, as if he was thinking about something. He didn't even notice him approaching.

"elder brother?"

Liu Yu stepped forward and patted Li Qing's arm.

Li Qing snapped out of his daze, saw it was Liu Yu, and grinned, "What's up?"

Liu Yu glanced in the direction Li Qing had just been looking and casually asked, "Nothing, what were you looking at so intently?"

"Oh, nothing," Li Qing answered honestly, "I just feel that Xiang Nan has been quite diligent lately."

Upon hearing this name, Liu Yu immediately pouted.

He walked over to the workbench, placed the tray in the designated spot, and said dismissively, "Come on, he's been so quiet these past two days, he must be holding something in."

Li Qing was taken aback upon hearing this: "Huh? Is that so?"

"hold head high."

Liu Yu waved her hand and said firmly, "Anyway, I don't believe he can suddenly change his nature and become diligent. There must be a reason. Brother, you must stay away from him. Even if he talks to you, just ignore him."

Li Qing laughed and nodded: "I'm not talking to him, and he doesn't seem to want to talk to me either."

Liu Yu raised an eyebrow. "That would be best."

The two chatted for a few more minutes, and the other waiters gradually returned.

The computer screen on the worktable was quiet, with no new orders popping up. Li Qing glanced at the time; at this hour, most of the customers were still drinking, so there shouldn't be anything else for the time being.

He felt a bit uncomfortable in his stomach, so he took this opportunity to go to the restroom.

After saying goodbye to Liu Yu, Li Qing turned and left.

Liu Yu didn't pay much attention. There were no new orders, and he had basically finished his work, so he planned to slack off for a while.

The lounge was full of people, and he didn't want to join the other waiters, so he squatted in a corner by himself and started scrolling through his phone.

As the brush was being brushed, a buzzing sound began to emanate from it.

Liu Yu initially ignored it, but the buzzing sound kept going on and on, which was very annoying.

After enduring it for a while, he noticed the sound was still ringing, so he frowned, stood up, looked around, and finally realized that the source of the sound was a cell phone on the worktable.

The phone was covered by a very simple transparent case, and Liu Yu could tell whose it was at a glance.

Did Li Qing forget his phone when he went to the restroom?

He stepped forward; the screen was lit up, displaying a video call request from his "sister."

Liu Yu hesitated for a moment and didn't move, thinking that this was Li Qing's private phone number and he shouldn't answer it.

Soon, the person on the other end seemed to get impatient and hung up.

Seeing this, Liu Yu picked up her phone, thinking she would remind Li Qing to call back when he returned, but then the video call came through again.

Now, the other staff members in the rest area were also getting a little impatient.

A blonde waiter leaned against the wall and spoke to Liu Yu.

"Hey, answer it! It's been ringing for ages!"

Liu Yu turned and glared at the blond-haired man. He felt that it wasn't right to keep thinking about it, so he thought about it for a moment and then swiped to answer the call.

A very beautiful face immediately appeared on the screen.

The girl on the other end of the phone had been smiling, seemingly about to say something to her brother, but when she realized a strange man was answering the phone, her smile vanished instantly, and her tone became wary: "Who are you? Where's my brother?"

While silently admiring Li Qing for having such a beautiful younger sister, Liu Yu quickly explained, "Oh, hello, I'm Li Qing's colleague. He went to the restroom and didn't bring his phone."

Li Hao nodded in agreement, and the wariness on his face lessened somewhat.

She was just about to ask this "colleague" to remind Li Qing to call back when he got back, but her gaze inadvertently fell on Liu Yu.

Liu Yu was clearly wearing a waiter's uniform.

Is her brother a waiter?

To be honest, she still doesn't know where Li Qing works. She asked him before, but Li Qing only gave a vague answer, which made her quite curious.

But soon, she noticed a small logo on Liu Yu's left chest.

It was an exquisitely designed gold crown embroidery.

She paused for a moment, then subconsciously squinted, moved closer to the screen, and looked at it carefully.

When she confirmed that the logo was the one she was looking for, she was stunned. Her voice instantly rose eight octaves, filled with disbelief.

"My brother works at Shengxin Club?!"

This roar completely stunned Liu Yu.

He froze on the spot, his mind blank for a moment.

Then, she suddenly came to her senses and subconsciously raised her hand to cover the club logo on her left chest.

Now he realized that Li Qing had never told his family that he worked at Shengxin!

In that instant, all sorts of rumors about Shengxin flooded Liu Yu's mind like a tidal wave. He licked his dry lips and stammered in denial:

"Huh? No, you're mistaken. This is just an ordinary restaurant, an ordinary restaurant."

Li Hao believes him? No way!