Booked out?
San Mao said, "Yin Manman has really turned things around this time. She can even book out this five-star hotel. Chen Jie, stop pretending. Let's all have dinner together in a bit."
Chen Jie thought to himself, booked out? And Xiao Ding still called him over.
It seemed the top floor wasn't part of the booked-out area. He was also curious if Yin Manman actually wanted to see him. Had she really struck it rich?
Thinking this, he said, "Alright, then I'll go over and see Yin Manman with you all."
"Chen Jie, we haven't heard from you in so many years. How are you doing now?" At this moment, an ordinary-looking woman asked Chen Jie curiously.
Chen Jie glanced at her and asked doubtfully, "Who are you?"
"I'm Li Bingbing! It seems you've truly forgotten all of us old classmates. You must be doing pretty well, right?" Li Bingbing said.
"Doing well?" San Mao sneered, "Look at his clothes. They don't even cost two hundred yuan combined! Li Bingbing, your eyesight is bad. Look at Chen Jie, then look at Brother Huang. Brother Huang's underwear alone is worth more than his entire outfit!"
Chen Jie was stunned, then a thoughtful look came over his face.
The other women's gazes towards Huang Jing instantly became fiery upon hearing this.
Huang Jing coughed, "Don't talk nonsense. My clothes are all custom-made. How could underwear be so expensive?"
"Hahaha... Brother Huang, you're too modest."
The women immediately stepped forward, saying, "Class monitor, we didn't expect you to be doing so well. Let's exchange contact information."
"Mm, I've started a small business, and I'm doing quite well. If any of you need help in the future, feel free to ask me."
San Mao glanced at Chen Jie with a sneer, "Chen Jie, what do you do for a living now?"
"I don't have a job. I just started a small business," Chen Jie replied indifferently.
"Oh? You've started a business? I heard you're an orphan. What kind of business can you do? Can you make money? Business is hard these days. There are quite a few people who have lost everything." San Mao said disdainfully.
Chen Jie's expression turned cold.
This time, before he could speak, He Yufei suddenly interjected, "We're all here for a reunion, is there any need for such comparison?"
"Chen Jie, don't pay attention to them," He Yufei said to Chen Jie.
Chen Jie nodded. San Mao immediately let out a snort and started laughing.
"For some losers, a class reunion might just be about getting a free meal. But for Brother Huang, it's different. He's here to discuss business with Yin Manman. That's what we call ambition!" San Mao said proudly.
"How much money have you made in your business?" he asked Chen Jie again.
Chen Jie's heart stirred. He could already feel the hostility.
He directly said, "About a hundred million."
Everyone was stunned.
Then, with a snort, they all burst into laughter.
Li Bingbing, who had been trying to get closer to Chen Jie, looked at him with contempt after hearing his statement. "Do all men love to brag? A hundred million? If you're going to brag, at least make it believable."
"Brother Huang is much more reliable! I was just about to give you a chance to pursue me, but now I've decided it would be better to give that chance to Brother Huang! Brother Huang, don't you think so?" Li Bingbing said, proactively linking her arm with Huang Jing.
"Pfft, hahaha... So he's just a loser after all."
"We shouldn't have gotten our hopes up when we saw how ordinary he was dressed."
"Hey, you should probably just leave now to avoid embarrassing yourself in front of Yin Manman, because Brother Huang is going to actively pursue Yin Manman this time! You don't stand a chance," San Mao said to Chen Jie without restraint.
He Yufei immediately looked displeased. "How can you guys be like this? Chen Jie hasn't offended you!"
Chen Jie looked at He Yufei in surprise. He hadn't expected her to speak up for him so often.
The others, however, immediately sneered, "People of the same kind flock together! Two losers, starting to huddle together for warmth!"
"He Yufei, don't tell me you've fallen for this guy because he's handsome?" Huang Jing said displeased.
"I..." He Yufei's face instantly turned red.
San Mao exaggerated, "Oh, I almost forgot. Back then, Yin Manman's love letters to this guy were all written by He Yufei. I read those letters and couldn't help but be moved. It's hard to write something like that without genuine feelings. It seems He Yufei had a crush on Chen Jie years ago!"
Chen Jie was taken aback and gave He Yufei a strange look.
The reason he still remembered Yin Manman after so many years was precisely because of her moving love letters, which had left a deep impression on him.
He only learned now that they weren't written by Yin Manman herself.
"You guys, please stop talking..." He Yufei said angrily.
At this moment, everyone except He Yufei was standing against them.
The more she tried to stop them, the louder they laughed.
He Yufei's face, besides anger, also held a hint of shyness.
Back then, Chen Jie was the object of secret admiration for most of the girls in class, not just Yin Manman.
He Yufei was among them.
However, He Yufei came from a poor family and had a natural sense of inferiority.
Chen Jie was someone who commanded everyone's attention, so she naturally felt embarrassed to confess to him.
She came to the reunion today precisely to see the man she had once secretly admired again.
It wasn't that she still held out hope for Chen Jie, but rather to reminisce about her past self.
Now, seeing that Chen Jie was still as ordinary as before, she subconsciously felt they were kindred spirits, and a sense of inexplicable goodwill arose in her heart towards him.
"He Yufei, they're just a bunch of pathetic losers. There's no need to associate with them," Chen Jie said to He Yufei, trying to comfort her.
"Kid, what did you say?"
Chen Jie looked at him. "What I said, you heard clearly."
San Mao was enraged. "You, a poor loser, dare to call us losers? Believe it or not, I'll slap you!"
Slap!
Chen Jie immediately slapped him.
He said calmly, "I don't know if you dare to hit me, but if I want to hit you to death, it's as easy as playing!"
"Ah... You..."
San Mao was so angry his lungs were about to explode.
He made a move to retaliate, but Huang Jing stopped him, sneering, "A ruffian is still a ruffian. Only knows how to resort to brute force."
He looked at Chen Jie and said, "Kid, didn't you say we were pathetic losers? Then how about we have a competition?"
Chen Jie asked, "How do we compete?"
He Yufei suddenly said, "Let's compete on whose car is more expensive. Whoever loses will have to kneel down and eat that pile of dog feces in front of Yin Manman!" Huang Jing suddenly pointed to the side, where a golden retriever had just defecated.
"Chen Jie, don't. He drives a Maserati..."
"Bitch, shut up!" Li Bingbing suddenly slapped He Yufei.