Old Butt Pub...
In the evening, wearing a pair of high-heeled sandals and a suspender dress, Xiong Ge arrived at Dead Man Commander's pub with her new boyfriend, Vincent. She even asked Vincent to call her Sabrina, saying she wanted to introduce someone to him, and walked in arm in arm with Vincent.
At that moment, Dead Man Commander was playing a bottle-tossing game with the employee Ah King, warning him not to throw the bottles at him or his pay would be docked. Just as he finished speaking, he saw Xiong Ge walking in with Vincent on her arm. He immediately stood up, told the employee to take a break and that he would host them himself, and stepped forward to speak.
"Hello, you two. I am the manager of this establishment. What would you like to order?"
With that, he let out an exaggerated "Whoa," covered his forehead with his hand, pretended to take a close look at Xiong Ge's face, and exclaimed dramatically:
"Whoa... Oh my god, am I seeing things? Uh... Miss, you look so familiar."
Clapping his hands together as if a sudden realization had hit him, he said:
"I know, I remember you now! You're that famous lady trucker up north and down south, the big boss who runs the cargo transport business across the north and south—Xiong Ge, right?"
"Ah, I really am blind and failed to recognize a person of your stature! Look at you gracing this humble little shop, it truly makes your younger brother's place shine with glory and fill with starlight..."
As he finished speaking, Dead Man Commander leaned his face close to Xiong Ge, only to be heavily stomped on the foot by Xiong Ge's sharp high-heeled sandal. Letting out a miserable cry of "Ow, yikes!", he grabbed his leg and stumbled back a few steps.
Vincent asked Xiong Ge if she knew this person. Xiong Ge replied that she didn't, and continued chatting with Vincent, ignoring Dead Man Commander as he muttered to himself.
Hearing Vincent call Xiong Ge "Sabrina," Dead Man Commander blurted out "Sha-bu-li-na" and asked when Xiong Ge had changed her name, making her furious as she yelled, "Just now!"
Turning back to look at Vincent, she squeezed her voice and smiled gently, saying, "Just now, is that a problem?"
Xiong Ge: "Vincent, let me introduce you to this person. This is my late husband (ex-husband)."
Vincent: "Hello."
Dead Man Commander also chimed in with "Hello, hello..." and shook Vincent's hand, taking the opportunity to sit down and join the chat.
After just a few words, he was grabbed by the collar and dragged aside by Xiong Ge, who told him that she brought Vincent here because they were definitely going to get married, and warned Dead Man Commander not to ruin it.
After giving the warning, she went back to chatting. When the topic turned to work, she initially thought Vincent was a car salesman, only to find out he was actually the president of the Asian branch of TAYOTO Motors. Xiong Ge then remarked, "Our President Vincent likes to sit in a private booth. Your private booths must be empty, right?"
That made Dead Man Commander grind his teeth and force a smile as he said, "I had a hunch you'd be coming, so I prepared a private booth for you in advance." With that, he told the employee Ah King to lead them to the private booth.
Once they went inside, Dead Man Commander let out a furious rant, and finally came up with the idea to have Xia Mei scare him.
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At home, eating potato chips while watching TV, Xia Mei received a call from Dead Man Commander. Expecting news about Dongchenghui, she instead was asked to use her ability to help scare Xiong Ge's new boyfriend, Vincent. Fearing that Xiong Ge would find out and snap her in half with her ability, she quickly pretended the signal was bad.
The two of them engaged in an intense tug-of-war over the phone, until Dead Man Commander finally offered something good with a soul in exchange. Hearing about something good with a soul, she agreed on the spot, and just like that, Xia Mei was conned.