"Not bad, Chen Fan. You actually found such a beautiful girlfriend."
"You're incredibly lucky! Tell me, how did you manage to charm this beauty?"
As Chen Fan and Qin Shuran took their seats, they instantly became the center of attention.
Several classmates who were close to Chen Fan couldn't help but press him for details.
Many other male classmates looked at Chen Fan with envy and jealousy. After all, everyone present knew about Chen Fan's family background, and they never expected him to find such a beautiful and elegant girlfriend.
Chen Fan smiled and replied jokingly, "Who told me I'm so outstanding?"
"Oh, come on!"
The crowd burst into laughter.
"Chen Fan, why don't you introduce your girlfriend to everyone?" Huo Yifeng asked, his gaze fixed on Qin Shuran.
Huo Yifeng's look made those sitting beside him understand something. They exchanged knowing glances and smiled.
Chen Fan introduced, "This is my girlfriend, Qin Shuran. Like me, she's also a doctor."
"A guardian angel!"
"She looks like an angel and her job is also an angel's job. My goodness, Chen Fan, how are you so lucky!"
Many male classmates looked at Chen Fan with envy.
"What's so great about being a doctor? Aren't you still serving others?"
"Exactly."
A few girls at the scene glanced sarcastically at Qin Shuran, who was stealing the spotlight, and grumbled discontentedly.
"Chen Fan, which unit are you working for now? Do you have any other beautiful girls? We're such good friends, introduce one to me." A male classmate sidled up to Chen Fan, slinging an arm around his shoulder and winking.
"Me too, I'm single now."
"Chen Fan, we were desk mates in elementary school. Given our relationship, you must introduce one to me."
Two more chimed in.
"Shuran and I both work at Jiangcheng City Mental Hospital," Chen Fan replied.
"Pfft!"
The girls who had just mocked Qin Shuran burst into laughter.
"Chen Fan, I thought you worked at some big hospital. Turns out you work at a mental hospital!"
"I heard that place deals with lunatics all day long. It's easy for one's nerves to break. Don't get infected yourself."
"Hahaha!"
The girls snickered mockingly again.
However, upon hearing where Chen Fan worked, Huo Yifeng's lips curved into a smile. He looked at Chen Fan and said, "Chen Fan, you've graduated by now, haven't you?"
"Almost, but I've already been made permanent. I plan to stay there after graduation."
Huo Yifeng said, "A mental hospital isn't exactly a proper hospital. What future is there in staying there? I happen to know a vice president at the Provincial City First Hospital. If you want to work there after graduation, I can help you make some connections."
He then looked at Qin Shuran, "And your girlfriend. Such a beautiful woman, why would she work in a place like that, dealing with lunatics all day? Don't you feel bad? If she wants to go to the provincial hospital too, I'll put in a word with that vice president for her as well. It's not difficult."
"Wow! Mr. Huo, you're too kind to your classmates!"
"Chen Fan, why aren't you thanking Mr. Huo quickly!"
"I heard that if you want to work in a hospital in the provincial city now, it costs at least this much!" a male classmate held up two fingers.
"Is this something that can be settled with just a thank you? I say, it would be more practical for the beautiful lady to toast Mr. Huo!"
"Right, right, a toast, beautiful lady, quickly toast Mr. Huo."
Everyone laughed and egged them on, their eyes fixed on Chen Fan and Qin Shuran.
Huo Yifeng smiled at the surrounding banter and picked up his wine glass, waiting for Qin Shuran to toast him.
Qin Shuran gave an apologetic smile that captivated the surrounding men. "I'm sorry, I think the mental hospital is quite good, and my major is also psychiatry."
Qin Shuran actually refused! This was something no one present had expected.
"Beautiful lady, what future is there in a mental hospital? Big hospitals also have psychiatry departments."
"This is such a great opportunity. Others might not even encounter it."
"Chen Fan, why don't you quickly persuade your girlfriend?"
"If it weren't for our classmate relationship, who would bother with you? Chen Fan, you need to seize this opportunity."
The male classmates sitting next to Huo Yifeng kept urging Chen Fan.
Chen Fan smiled calmly and decisively refused, "Thank you for your kind offer, but I also think working at the mental hospital is quite good."
"No ambition!"
"That's like trying to mold mud into a brick!"
"Wasting Mr. Huo's good intentions. Honestly, if I had such an opportunity, I'd gladly kneel and call Mr. Huo dad. Destiny is in one's own hands."
Those who had just advised Chen Fan began to mock him again.
Huo Yifeng also put down his wine glass with displeasure.
Noticing Huo Yifeng's unhappy expression, a female classmate sitting to his right leaned closer and asked, "Mr. Huo, I heard your company is doing very well and you've made a lot of money this year. I'm truly happy for you, my old classmate. Here's to you."
Huo Yifeng glanced at the charming female classmate beside him, who was once the belle of their class. Huo Yifeng raised his glass to clink hers.
After drinking, Huo Yifeng said, "My business is just average. Compared to the big enterprises in our Huá Nán province, I'm still far behind."
"That's still beyond what we classmates can compare to. I ask you, in our class, in our school, who is doing better than Mr. Huo?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"Mr. Huo, I dare say, in a few years, those big enterprises will be nothing in front of you!"
Huo Yifeng's expression improved upon hearing these words. He smiled and said, "There's still a gap. A few days ago, I was invited by the Qin family of Huá Nán to attend the grand wedding of the Qin family's young lady and the Liu family's young master. The scene was simply unparalleled."
Instantly, everyone present was shocked. "Mr. Huo, you were even invited by the Qin family?"
"I heard that only prominent figures in Huá Nán are invited by the Qin and Liu families."
Huo Yifeng waved his hand nonchalantly, "It's nothing. The head of the Qin family even chatted with me for a while, and we even had a couple of drinks together."
"Mr. Huo, you're amazing!"
"Being able to drink with a prominent figure like Qin Hongguo is rare even in the entire Huá Nán province!"
Everyone was astonished and gave Huo Yifeng a thumbs-up.
Seeing the crowd's reaction, Huo Yifeng was full of pride. He even deliberately glanced at Chen Fan and Qin Shuran, who were calmly eating.
However, upon seeing their calm demeanor, Huo Yifeng frowned slightly.
At this moment, Sun Mingyang tugged at Chen Fan, who was unwrapping something under the table, and gave him several meaningful glances.
Chen Fan looked at him with confusion.
Sun Mingyang, however, pulled Chen Fan's arm and stood up, holding a glass of wine. He looked at Huo Yifeng with a smile and said, "Mr. Huo, please accept this toast as an apology from an old classmate."
With that, Sun Mingyang downed the wine in the glass in one gulp.