“Hehe, you are also quite graceful. No less than your school flower Little Xue!” I said a few words of praise.
“Oh, you are very sweet-tongued!” Another girl added.
At this time, the door was pushed open, and Xu Xueyun walked in with a sour face. The voices of several people laughing and joking came to an abrupt halt. All of them were familiar with Guan Yang’s character, so they could guess what he might have said to Xu Xueyun. Due to that, they all tacitly shut their mouths to avoid any unpleasant topics.
I knew what exactly happened outside and also heard Xu Xueyun’s confession about what was inside her heart. If before I had only been pretending to be Xu Xueyun’s boyfriend on the premise of being her friend, then now, after listening to her heartfelt confession, it was my responsibility to help her solve the issue with Guan Yang.
“Where did your classmate Guan Yang go?” I didn’t ask Xu Xueyun what Guan Yang said, and instead asked her where he went.
Xu Xueyun felt that strange that I didn’t ask what she did after she went outside, and instead asked about Guan Yang’s whereabouts, so her complexion grew a bit better as she said to me, “I don’t know. He probably went to order food.” {TL Note: Xu Xueyun felt better as she thought Liu Lei trusted her even if she talked to another man when he wasn’t present. It’s something like that.}
I could see that Guan Yang was making a call as he stood in a corner outside the room. Since Xu Xueyun came back, there wasn’t a need for me to see what he was doing. He can hop and prance however he wants. So long as I protected Xu Xueyun, there wasn’t a need to worry about Xu Xueyun getting harmed. However, it appeared my worries were unfounded as the dog wasn’t desperate enough to jump over the wall yet!
“Why didn’t you ask what he and I talked about?” Xu Xueyun finally couldn’t hold back her curiosity, so she asked.
“What you two talked? Weren’t you making him wake up from his delusion and give up on you?” I said with a smile.
Xu Xueyun couldn’t help but smile as she nodded.
“Hah, it was all a guess on mine. So, what did you two talk?” I asked.
“Why do I have to say that! I obviously can’t say it!” Xu Xueyun looked into my eyes with an angry but charming look as she said in a low voice, “We are putting on an act, so we naturally need to act accordingly!”
“Oh!” An act, heh? I thought in my heart but didn’t say anything about it, “Ah, it’s just a small matter. No need for me to know if you don’t want to say!”
“But, but that Guan Yang. He said he……I am afraid he will try to harm you……” Xu Xueyun said with anxiousness.
“What he I that……What? Did he say he’s a ruthless man and threatened you to break up with me, otherwise, he will attack me?” I said with a smile.
“Um?” After Xu Xueyun heard my words, she was a bit startled as the word “ruthless man” and my expression was very similar to how Guan Yang said. She wondered how it could be such a coincidence, but didn’t think too much about it, “Yeah, that’ what he said……”
Mentioning the word “ruthless man,” I couldn’t help but smile as I remembered a TV serial. In the TV serial, there was a role that would always say he was a ruthless man, and then asked others if he wasn’t ruthless!
“What bullshit ruthless person, Wang Tianlai still got away from him!” I said later.
“Hmm? Who is Wang Tianlai?” Xu Xueyun asked in wonder.
Only then did I remember it was still 1999, and the TV serial hadn’t yet aired.
After a while, Guan Yang came back. As he entered through the door, he even nodded towards me, acting as if nothing happened. It made me a bit puzzled. Was this guy in the same league as women, changing his face quicker than one could flip a book’s page?
“Everyone can take a seat around the table. I have already ordered, and the waiters will soon serve the food!” Guan Yang stood before everyone and said.
At this time, the remaining few students who hadn’t arrived also entered the room followed by Wang Yu and Zhang Lou.
Guan Yang strutted to the host’s seat and sat on it without any reservation. Among all the classmates, Guan Yang’s family background was the strongest, and when they were in high school, he had been the Class Leader, so sitting in the host’s seat was reasonable.
The students took their seat at random. Other than Wang Yu and Zhang Lou, many of them had met their partners in University, so many of them weren’t familiar with each other. Therefore, it didn’t make me look out of place even though I wasn’t their classmate.
I was sitting near the door together with Xu Xueyun. Originally, Guan Yang had wanted to make Xu Xueyun sit beside him, but now, because of my unwanted appearance, his plans were dashed to the ground. So, out of some petty revenge, he arranged for us to sit at the far end.
The position we were sitting at could be considered the seat of some small-time official or some extra when considered from the view of an official banquet. I had the memories from my past life, so I clearly understood these unspoken rules and tricks played by the Aristocracy and Elite society. But the students were just University students who hadn’t seen the world yet, so no one paid attention to this little detail, including Xu Xueyun.
But Guan Yang possibly came in contact with these little schemes because of his family, so he wanted to borrow these tricks and shame me and Xu Xueyun to satisfy his vanity. But since his little scheme went down the drain as no one understood, he could only give up. After all, he couldn’t just go ahead and explain to everyone that we were sitting in the last seat and it was supposed to be humiliating for us.
“Mr. Guan, the dishes are ready. Can we serve them now?” At this time, the restaurant door was pushed open and a beautiful waitress walked in, bowed, and respectfully asked Guan Yang.
“Oh, let’s get started then!” Guan Yang was fascinated and lewdly looked towards the big breasts of the waitress, but then he immediately took his vision back. He hadn’t forgotten he was pursuing Xu Xueyun, so he shouldn’t think of other women now. As for satisfying his psychological craving, it was a secondary issue. As long as he spent money, he could get as many prostitutes as he wanted.
The service of Jiuding Resort wasn’t ordinary. Their speed of serving food was quick. It seemed they had multiple kitchens in their establishment! The waitress had just left when dish after dish started to get served.
It seems Guan Yang wasn’t stingy with his money and spent a lot on the various delicacies that were being served one after the other. As Guan Yang looked at the salivating appearances of the students, he was very smug in his heart but also had some frustration! Originally, he had wanted to act big before Xu Xueyun and impress her, letting her experience how wealthy he was, making her adore him. He had never thought all his plans would go down the drain because of my unannounced intrusion!
It wasn’t good. Guan Yang thought that letting these people eat such a luxurious meal while getting nothing in return was not acceptable. He felt unwilling in his heart! Although his family was quite rich, and he got a lot of pocket money, this class reunion already cost him all the pocket money for the semester, making his heart bleed.
Guan Yang started to plan on how to shift responsibility, and finally, his vision landed on me, but he didn’t know how to do that? If he directly dumped the responsibility on me, then the others will look down on him. Moreover, he wasn’t sure if I could even afford to pay!
In Guan Yang’s opinion, I couldn’t afford it all. So what he now thought was how to make me spend money. He wanted me to waste money and find a chance to humiliate me. As long as he could do that, he will be satisfied.
“Everyone, no need to be polite. Eat and drink as much as you like. In a while, I have also arranged for other programs so everyone can enjoy!” Guan Yang stood up and said with a lot of pain in his heart. However, he didn’t show any of it on his face, “If there isn’t enough, you can get more. I will treat you all. It’s nothing much.”