Although they hadn't seen each other for many years, their facial features hadn't changed much.
Therefore, everyone was stunned when Ye Chen walked into the private room while carrying the little girl. They immediately recognized him.
"Ye Chen?"
The smile on Zhou Zheng's face froze. He was thinking about meeting Ye Chen after he became rich. Never had he thought that he would be slapped in the face in the next second.
When she saw that Ye Chen was dressed casually, she was shocked.
His heart instantly became much more balanced. He immediately pretended to be enthusiastic and said, "Isn't this our Great Scholar Ye? You're finally here. "
Ye Chen glanced at everyone while carrying Mengmeng. He smiled lightly. "Hi, everyone."
The little girl did not seem to expect there to be so many uncles and aunties that she did not know. She shrunk into Ye Chen's embrace timidly, appearing rather shy.
As the saying goes, clothes make the man. Everyone here might not be doing as well as Yang Tian, but they were all dressed up nicely and looked like successful people.
Ye Chen was the only one who was dressed casually as if he was going to the market to buy groceries.
Everyone secretly frowned. They could not help but sigh. Back then, Ye Chen was considered a top figure in the class. They did not expect him to end up like this.
It seemed like Yuan Yue was right.
The smiles on everyone's faces faded as they thought about that. On the other hand, Yuan Yue panicked when she saw Ye Chen. She turned her face away immediately, afraid that she would be recognized.
After Ye Chen sat down while carrying the little girl, a frail-looking young man in a suit and tie next to him said while smiling, "Ye Chen, do you still remember me?"
"Are you Gangzi?" Ye Chen was a little unsure.
The Gangzi that he was talking about was called Xie Gang. It was a rather masculine name, but he was rather skinny and weak. He had stayed in the same dorm as Ye Chen during university. Due to his cowardly character, he was always bullied. Ye Chen and Yang Tian had helped him a lot.
Xie Gang frowned slightly when he heard Gangzi's name. He seemed to be a little unhappy.
Zhou Zheng pretended to be upset and said, "Ye Chen, how can you say that? What Gang Zi? You should call him Mr. Xie. Xie Gang's annual salary is 200,000, and his father-in-law is an executive in the company. "
"I'm sorry. I haven't gotten used to it yet." Ye Chen smiled apologetically. After all, his impression of Xie Gang was still stuck at university.
Little did they know that Xie Gang was getting more and more displeased.
Just a simple 'I'm sorry' and it's over?
Did he really think he was the top student from back then?
Another lady with a big belly looked at Mengmeng and asked, "Ye Chen, don't tell me that this is your daughter?"
"Yes, Fang Lin, this is my daughter Meng Meng."
Ye Chen nodded calmly. Subsequently, he held Mengmeng's hand as love filled his eyes.
The little fellow looked at everyone shyly and said in a childish voice, "Hello, uncles and aunties. My name is Ye Mengmeng. I'm four years old this year."
Her cute and sensible look made everyone envious, especially Zhou Zheng. He and his wife had been married for three years, but they had not been able to conceive a child, so there was always a psychological barrier.
"Oh yeah, Ye Chen, I haven't contacted you for a few years. How are you doing now? Tell us all about it. "Zhou Zheng deliberately changed the topic, attracting everyone's attention.
Ye Chen said while smiling, "It's alright."
When his reply fell into everyone's eyes, they increasingly felt that he was not doing well, which was why he was embarrassed to say it out loud.
"Sigh, Ye Chen, we're all classmates here. There's nothing to be embarrassed about."
Zhou Zheng sighed and said, looking upset, "I heard from Yuan Yue that she's seen you before. She said that you're not doing well now. You can tell us if you're in trouble. We might be able to help you."
"Yuan Yue?"
Ye Chen frowned and could not help but look for Yuan Yue in the crowd. He realized that she was sitting in a corner with a grim face, not daring to look at him.
"That's right, Ye Chen. Zhou Zheng is right. We're all classmates, so we'll help if we can."
Fang Lin continued without realizing, "For example, Xie Gang. He's only graduated a few years ago, but he's already a middle-level manager in a company. His father-in-law is a company executive."
Xie Gang smiled humbly, but he could not hide the pride on his face. "Don't flatter me. My achievement is nothing. Fang Lin, you're doing well too. That restaurant of yours must be earning at least 100,000 to 200,000 yuan a year."
"And Huang Liang is doing well too. His fiancée is the daughter of a bank executive."
Another girl looked at the guy sitting next to Fang Lin with jealousy in her eyes. "Speaking of which, Huang Liang, when are you getting married to your fiancée? Everyone's waiting for your wedding banquet."
Huang Liang pretended to smile calmly and said, "Soon. It's mainly because my father-in-law wants me to build a career in the bank before getting married."
"Congratulations in advance then," Zhou Zheng congratulated him.
He then looked at Ye Chen and said, "Did you hear that, Ye Chen? Everyone has their own career now. Just tell us what you want to do. Everyone can help you. "
"Ye Chen, why don't you join our company?"
Xie Gang interrupted with a face full of sincerity, "It just so happens that I'm still lacking a person under me. As long as you can type, you'll be fine. 1800 a month. Seeing that we're good friends, I'll give you 2000, but I won't cover food or accommodation."
"No, thank you," Ye Chen said with a smile.
The people were a little upset to see that he did not appreciate their kindness. Fang Lin sighed. "Ye Chen, you're indeed somebody in the university, but we've only graduated a few years ago. The gap between us is so huge. I know that you have a strong ego, but it's better for you to face reality."
The people chimed in one after another. Zhou Zheng could not help but secretly laugh when he saw that. He felt like all the unhappiness in him was gone.
'Ye Chen, oh, Ye Chen.
I can't believe that you'll end up like this! '
The little girl tugged the corner of Ye Chen's shirt and said weakly, "Daddy, let's go home."
Although she was young, she still knew who was good to whom.
However, they still knew who was good to who. On the surface, his father's classmates were concerned, but their smiles were too fake.
"Wait a little longer. We'll talk when your Uncle Yang is here." Ye Chen patted her head.
As they were speaking, the private room door was pushed open. A waiter walked in with a cart. He took out two bottles of 1982 Lafite and placed them on the table.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Director Feng asked me to bring these two bottles of wine to you. Please enjoy. Press the bell if you need anything."
He left as soon as he was done speaking.
Instead of saying that the wine was for everyone, it was more accurate to say that Fatty Feng had given it to Ye Chen. However, he was busy, and his underlings had no idea. That was all he could say.
However, Xie Gang and the rest did not think that way.
Zhao Chun sucked up to him. "Wow, Zhou Zheng. I can't believe you got Director Feng from the Auspicious Manor to give you wine. On top of that, it's a 1982 Lafite."
"That's right. I heard from my husband that even the bosses in the city have to suck up to that Director Feng. I can't believe that Zhou Zheng has such a big influence. No wonder he's the best among all of us."
"…"
Zhou Zheng felt that something was off as the people sucked up to him. However, he still managed to live up to the fact that his family was in trouble.
"Yang Tian should be here soon, right?"
Zhou Zheng looked at the time and said to the people with a straight face, "Guys, please watch what you say when Yang Tian arrives later. He's the deputy director now."
"Got it. I'll call him Director Yang later."
The people nodded to show that they understood.
Zhou Zheng nodded and said to Ye Chen while looking at him, "And you, Ye Chen. When Director Yang arrives later, you must remember not to get close to him. Although you guys used to be close, things are different now."
Before Ye Chen could speak, Zhou Zheng spoke again, "Oh yeah, get up first."
"Why should I get up?" Ye Chen frowned and sat still while carrying the little girl.
Zhou Zheng said without even thinking about it, "I'm guessing there won't be enough seats when Director Yang arrives. Get up first. I'll get the waiter to bring you a stool later."
"Are you saying that the two of us will sit on the stool while you guys sit on the sofa?" Ye Chen's expression turned cold slowly.
Since he entered the door, he did not care about the people's jealous remarks. However, this had really crossed his bottom line.
Fang Lin stood up and criticized, "Ye Chen, just give way. There really aren't enough seats. Moreover, the stool and the sofa are the same."
"I won't allow you guys to bully my daddy!"
The little girl who had been sitting in Ye Chen's embrace cried all of a sudden. She said with tears in her eyes, "Daddy is only sitting on a small space while carrying me, and you guys are asking him to stand up. Why don't you guys stand up yourselves? You guys are all bad people!"
"I'm sorry. If that's the case, I'll excuse myself. Have fun." Ye Chen smiled and carried the little girl out.
At that moment, someone knocked on the private room door.
A waitress walked in, smiled politely, and said, "I'm sorry, but I didn't say anything.
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