"Your eyesight must be getting worse if you can't even see me up close," Guan Jiawen scoffed. "You should find a hospital to check it out. Medical technology is so advanced now, any illness can be cured."
A flicker of anger crossed Zhao Xuliang's eyes, but he replied with a smile, "Yes, but no matter how advanced medical technology is, it can't cure one disease."
"What disease?" Zhou Yunfeng asked, playing along like a comedic foil.
Zhao Xuliang exchanged a look with him, then burst into laughter. "Of course, it's the evil eye. Haha."
Zhou Yunfeng and Su Qian also laughed, their mirth tinged with mockery towards Guan Jiawen.
"Let's go, let's go up. All the classmates are here, waiting for you."
"Alright!"
Xiao Xun looked at Guan Jiawen's classmates and found them even more irritating than his own. He couldn't understand what Guan Jiawen had in common with them. If it were him, he'd have left the group already, skipping such gatherings entirely.
Zhou Yunfeng glanced down at Guan Jiawen from above, then slung an arm around Su Qian's slender waist, and headed upstairs with her.
Watching their retreating backs, Guan Jiawen's face turned crimson with anger.
This made Xiao Xun suspect that he was likely Guan Jiawen's ex-boyfriend.
"Mr. Xiao, I'm really sorry for making a fool of myself just now. Perhaps we shouldn't go up after all. They're just too contemptuous!"
Xiao Xun, however, smiled. "The more they act like this, the more we should go. Don't worry, I'm here."
The moment they entered, they instantly drew everyone's attention.
The room had been filled with harmonious chatter, but as Xiao Xun and Guan Jiawen walked in, the air seemed to fall silent. All eyes swiveled towards Xiao Xun.
Zhao Xuliang approached Guan Jiawen, shaking his head with a smile. "Guan Jiawen, I didn't want to say it directly downstairs, but this isn't the right occasion for you. You should take your prince and leave!"
Guan Jiawen looked at Zhao Xuliang and replied, "Didn't you invite us?"
Zhao Xuliang chuckled dismissively. "I was just being polite. Who knew you'd take it seriously? Haha..."
Xiao Xun suddenly interjected, "Are you sure?"
Zhao Xuliang's lips curved into a sneer, and he declared loudly with a condescending expression, "I told you to leave, so leave. What do you say?"
Xiao Xun promptly delivered a kick that sent Zhao Xuliang sprawling onto his back.
"Damn it, you dare hit me!!"
Zhao Xuliang was furious, his teeth gritted as he snarled, "I'll ruin your reputation!"
Xiao Xun casually replied, "Alright, feel free to try."
Zhao Xuliang wanted to rush forward and beat Xiao Xun to a pulp, but he feared he couldn't win. Thus, he resorted to empty threats.
Just then, the private room door was knocked upon, and a server entered with two bottles of red wine.
"Hello, these two bottles of Lafite are a gift from our boss. Please enjoy."
The server didn't say anything further, set down the wine, and left.
Everyone naturally assumed the boss had sent the wine out of respect for Zhao Xuliang.
"Wow, the class monitor has such influence!"
"Tsk, this is Lafite. I heard one bottle costs sixty to seventy thousand."
"You're so uncultured. Authentic Lafite costs at least a hundred thousand a bottle nowadays!"
"What? That expensive? A single sip is thousands of dollars. If it weren't for the class monitor, I doubt I'd ever taste such fine wine in my life..."
Zhao Xuliang was also a bit bewildered by the situation, but the classmates' words had already elevated him, so he naturally wouldn't admit to anything.
He glared at Xiao Xun, pointing at the floor. "See? You and I are not on the same level. I'll give you three seconds. Kneel and apologize immediately, or I'll make you regret it for the rest of your life!"
Zhou Yunfeng chimed in at the opportune moment, "A slut and a dog, it's only natural. You two have no right to be standing here!"
Su Qian, as Zhou Yunfeng's girlfriend, naturally echoed him with a sarcastic tone, "Why don't you take a look at yourselves in a puddle of pee? Do you think you belong in a place like this?"
The surrounding people immediately chimed in, "Exactly, exactly. Do you deserve to drink such fine wine?"
"You two should just apologize to the class monitor and leave quickly, don't delay our meal."
"What kind of people are they, wasting our time!"
"Did you hear that? You don't deserve such delicious food, nor Lafite!"
Suddenly, the door opened, and a cold, elegant woman in an OL uniform walked in. "Who are you saying doesn't belong?!"
She walked in and stood directly beside Xiao Xun, scanning Zhao Xuliang and the others. "I am the owner of this establishment, and also a good friend of Mr. Xiao. All this food was ordered by Xiao Xun, and those two bottles of wine are my gift to Mr. Xiao. So, who were you just saying didn't belong?"
Everyone stared at the beautiful woman who had entered, dumbfounded. What was going on?
Someone in the class had said Guan Jiawen's prince charming was a fishmonger from a market? How could he possibly know the owner of this restaurant? This was too unbelievable!
Cold sweat beaded on Zhao Xuliang's forehead. While he had some money, compared to someone like Zhao Yuman, he was merely an ant. She could crush him with a single word; she was a person of high society.
Most importantly, he had just tried to make Xiao Xun leave!
Seeing the speechless crowd, Zhao Yuman took a step forward and declared with an arrogant air, a statement that made everyone wish they could disappear into a crack in the ground!
Zhao Yuman glanced disdainfully at Zhao Xuliang and said dismissively, "Using a class reunion as an excuse to flaunt your meager achievements? With your little accomplishments, is it worth showing off? Aside from your parents, who among you can truly compare to Mr. Xiao?"
After hearing Zhao Yuman's words, Zhao Xuliang's face turned ashen. Zhou Yunfeng dared not breathe a word, and the rest of the classmates exchanged bewildered glances, lowering their heads, wishing they could find a hole to crawl into.
Zhao Yuman turned to the server and commanded, "Remember these people. They are not to set foot in our hotel again. Also, have them leave immediately, or I'll have security escort them out!"
"Yes!"
The server immediately nodded, pulled out his walkie-talkie, and said, "Security, security, please come to VIP room six. We have an situation!"
Zhao Xuliang and the others turned pale with shock. Why were they calling security?
"Uh, class monitor, we have something to attend to, so we'll be leaving now."
"Let's get together another day, goodbye, goodbye."
Some people quickly found various excuses and slunk away, leaving only Zhao Xuliang, Zhou Yunfeng, and Su Qian.
"Ahem, well, I..." Zhao Xuliang was about to speak when security suddenly appeared at the door.
Zhao Yuman didn't say another word, pointing directly at them. "Throw these three out!"
"Wait..."
Xiao Xun suddenly spoke up. "They ate the food, they drank the wine, but they haven't paid the bill."
Zhao Xuliang pointed at Xiao Xun. "Don't push your luck too far."
"Wasn't this your party? What's wrong? Can't afford this little bit of money? If you can't pay, don't pretend!"
The security guards stood at the door; they couldn't leave.
Zhao Xuliang gritted his teeth and asked, "How much?"
Zhao Yuman held up three fingers. "Three hundred thousand."
Zhao Xuliang exploded. "Thirty thousand for one meal? This is a robbery!"
"We can waive the food bill, but each bottle of wine is fifteen thousand."
"We didn't ask for the wine, you gave it to us."