Chapter 458 - 458: A Family?
Chapter 458 - 458: A Family?
"Yo! Isn't that Xiao Lian?"
A woman stepped out of the car.
Her hair dyed wine-red and curly, her figure coquettish, she was bedecked in designer labels, especially noticeable were the two large "LV" logos on her bag, very eye-catching.
But the impression she gave off was not that of a genteel and refined lady born to wealth.
She looked more like a mistress attached to a wealthy man.
Her name was Chai Yanna.
She was Xiao Lian's university classmate and still a student.
The gathering this time was mainly comprised of current students.
Because Xiao Lian had to suspend her studies early due to financial constraints, she worked part-time while studying on her own, only attending exams when necessary.
Her classmates, on the other hand, were still at the university.
"Xiao Lian, I didn't expect to see you here. What are you doing in this place? Working as a waitress?"
Chai Yanna's words were tinged with disdain and mockery.
Back in their school days,
Xiao Lian was the campus belle, pursued by many.
But more importantly,
the campus hunk she hoped for, he also pursued Xiao Lian, hence she harbored a grudge against her.
"I'm here for a class reunion."
Xiao Lian said.
"What? Did I hear that wrong?" Chai Yanna sneered, "Do you even know where we are? This is the Swan Lake Hotel! Other than the Wanfu Building, it's one of the best hotels in Lake City. Who are you meeting with?"
"Oh, Zhu Li invited me."
Xiao Lian said.
At this kind of high-end gathering, especially held in such a lavish venue, it generally wasn't Xiao Lian's scene.
She was too poor.
While at university, she never attended any gatherings.
Initially, she didn't want to come to this one.
But Zhu Li had helped her during their school days, and after repeated invitations, she decided to attend.
Of course, she was well aware of Zhu Li's reasons.
Zhu Li wanted to pair her with Lu Kaifeng, the campus hunk who used to chase her.
That's why she had asked Qin Feng to come as her fake boyfriend.
"So that's how it is." Chai Yanna grumbled unhappily, "I really don't get what Zhu Li is thinking, clearly lowering the class of the dinner, downgrading our social circle, honestly..."
At that moment, she noticed Qin Feng standing with Xiao Lian. She sized him up, noticed his lack of any designer wear, and burst into laughter.
"Xiao Lian, this is your boyfriend, right? Driving a Jetta that's worth only about a hundred thousand? As a well-wisher, I must remind you, in a hotel of this standard, driving such a modest car will get you laughed at; you'd have been better off taking a taxi. My boyfriend's Mercedes is different though; it's worth more than a million."
If it were the past, Qin Feng would not have bothered with such a materialistic person.
But to save face for Xiao Lian, he said: "I think there's been a misunderstanding. Our car is the Bentley parked next to that Jetta."
Chai Yanna's eyes lit up when she looked over!
She had been eyeing that car for a long time.
Unfortunately, it costs several million, completely out of her league.
"And another thing,"
Qin Feng said to her, "Although I'm not too familiar with cars, I did see this model of Mercedes-Benz GLC when I was buying a car. It was priced at only four hundred thousand, not a million. Perhaps, you were duped?"
"What?!"
Chai Yanna frowned.
She didn't know much about cars either, only feeling that a Mercedes must be upscale.
She didn't expect it to be just around four hundred thousand.
"Duan Yan, didn't you pay over a million for your car?"
Chai Yanna turned to her boyfriend Duan Yan.
Duan Yan looked at Qin Feng with an unhappy expression at this time.
He sought out Chai Yanna merely to play the part of a rich second-generation and have some fun with her, as she was so materialistic yet clueless about cars; she only recognized brands and was easy to deceive.
Now his act was exposed by Qin Feng.
"This fucking idiot knows nothing, let's ignore him!" said Duan Yan.
"Right!"
Chai Yanna didn't want to believe Qin Feng's words either and angrily said to Qin Feng, "Just by looking at you, anyone can tell you're all talk. That Bentley costs millions, can you afford it? — Xiao Lian, how can you settle for such a loser as your boyfriend? Honestly!"
After speaking.
She hooked her arm with Duan Yan's, heading into the hotel.
Xiao Lian said to Qin Feng, "I'm sorry that you had to put up with the scolding..."
"What's the big deal, a lion or tiger never stoops to quarrel with ants,"
Qin Feng said with a smile.
"But you scraped someone else's car, what should we do?" asked Xiao Lian, "We should wait for the owner to come and deal with it first!"
"No need."
Qin Feng immediately called Pang Dahai, instructing him to arrange for someone to wait here and compensate the car owner.
After the call.
Qin Feng said with a smile, "You've been with the company for a while now, you should know that this hotel also belongs to Fengyun Group! So, this kind of situation can be resolved with just a phone call." Thereferenceversionofthischapterison*.
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Upon hearing this, Xiao Lian felt an inexplicable ripple in her heart.
She certainly knew about Swan Lake Hotel, now under Fengyun Group's control, but these assets belonged to Pang Dahai, belonged to Qin Feng; she was just an assistant, how could she dare use these resources?
The words of Qin Feng referring to "our" Fengyun Group made her feel welcome and moved.
It made her feel as if she were in a warm and big family.
She had never felt this sensation at other companies.
Even though previous leaders in other companies would emphasize every day that everyone was one family, and working hard for the company meant working hard for oneself and so on.
But she only felt the true meaning of "family" with Qin Feng.
The two also went into the hotel.
Upon reaching the private room.
Everyone else had already arrived, a total of more than twenty people, both men and women.
Most of them were her former classmates.
Some came with their boyfriends or girlfriends.
Of course.
Under the standards of this kind of social gathering, the boyfriends and girlfriends brought along were also wealthy heirs.
As she entered.
Zhu Li, her lips painted red and dressed in revealing, sexy attire, immediately approached Xiao Lian with a smile, "Xiao Lian, it's so great to see you, you've been gone from school for so long, everyone has missed you a lot."
At this time, everyone turned their attention towards them.
Quite a few were puzzled as to why Zhu Li invited her.
After all, the people here came from affluent families.
One could say it was quite a nice circlMilitary uniformse of wealthy kids.
Her presence.
Quite simply lowered the status of this circle.
Some there were dissatisfied, muttering, "Geez, we've been here for a while, why are you only arriving now? Making everyone wait so long is really something."
"I'm sorry," said Xiao Lian apologetically.
At this moment, Chai Yanna's eyes gleamed as she chuckled, "No, no, you've all misunderstood Xiao Lian. Xiao Lian arrived quite early, but there was a little accident in the parking lot; someone's Bentley got scraped by her boyfriend's Jetta, which is going to cost a pretty penny in compensation, so she was outside feeling the pinch."
She deliberately emphasized the word "Jetta."
As expected.
The majority of the people present came from well-off families and upon hearing that they came in a "Jetta," disdainful looks appeared on their faces.
Showing up at this kind of place in a Jetta for a dinner gathering.
It was truly embarrassing.
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