Chapter 177 Provocation from Luo Kun
Seeing Su Ruoxue so happy for once, Ye Fan was also very glad.
"Ruoxue, should we drive the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 together? I've heard that many people love to show off at class reunions!" Ye Fan suggested after they left the Su Corporation.
Su Ruoxue smiled and said, "In the early years of class reunions, some people indeed loved to show off, but it's been much better in recent years. Those who show off are still there, but they are after all a minority. Let's not drive the car, it's not necessary!"
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"OK!" Ye Fan didn't insist.
Having lived with Su Ruoxue for six years, Ye Fan understood her very well. She had always been a very low-profile person.
The class reunion for Su Ruoxue was being held at the Central Plains Shangri-La Hotel, a standard Five-Star establishment with luxurious and magnificent interior decorations, making it an excellent venue for gatherings.
Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue took a taxi and soon arrived at the entrance of the Shangri-La Hotel.
"Look, look, Su Ruoxue is here, and she seems to have brought a man with her. That man looks plain, could it be her husband Ye Fan?"
"It really seems like it. Unexpectedly, she actually brought her husband to the class reunion. Isn't she afraid of becoming the laughingstock?"
At this moment, quite a few people in the lobby of the Shangri-La Hotel were peering through the window at the figures of Su Ruoxue and Ye Fan.
"Class Leader, Su Ruoxue's husband has arrived. Are you going to do something about it?"
At that time, a flamboyantly dressed woman approached a young man, her face full of amusement.
"Qin Yue, you better not interfere with the issues between me and Su Ruoxue!" The young man snorted coldly.
The young man's name was Luo Kun, the class leader in college, who had been utterly infatuated with Su Ruoxue's beauty since the very first day he saw her at the university.
During college, Luo Kun pursued Su Ruoxue relentlessly, only to find out after graduation that she had married a guy named Ye Fan.
When Luo Kun heard the news, he was so enraged that he spat out a mouthful of blood six years ago.
He investigated and discovered that Ye Fan was a young man Su Ruoxue once saved during an outing. Who would have guessed that Ye Fan would take the lead and marry Su Ruoxue first?
Luo Kun came from a family of scholars with his grandfather being a highly renowned calligraphy master in Central Plains City. In his eyes, compared to him, Ye Fan was as different as heaven and earth.
Over the years, Luo Kun had remained unmarried. Every time he thought of Su Ruoxue marrying Ye Fan, he felt heartbroken and would toss and turn at night, unable to sleep.
The alluring Qin Yue teased, "Class Leader, Class Leader, you are truly a lovesick man. After all these years, you're still hung up on Su Ruoxue. Too bad, she doesn't take you seriously at all!"
"Qin Yue, shut your mouth!" Luo Kun suddenly stood up from his seat.
Seeing Luo Kun get angry, Qin Yue giggled, "Alright, I'll shut up! Now, I really want to see how you're going to handle this."
What Luo Kun did not know was that during their university days, he liked Su Ruoxue, and Qin Yue happened to like Luo Kun.
Therefore, Qin Yue had always despised Su Ruoxue; if it hadn't been for her, she might have already married Luo Kun.
After graduation, Qin Yue confessed her feelings to Luo Kun, but he ruthlessly rejected her because of Su Ruoxue.
Qin Yue didn't have time to wait for Luo Kun. To enjoy a life of glory and wealth, she resolutely married a man in his eighties.
After a two-year wait, the old man died of illness, and Qin Yue directly inherited his tens of millions in inheritance.
Now wealthy, Qin Yue started living the life of a rich wife, yet she still occasionally flirted with Luo Kun.
At today's class reunion, Qin Yue was irritated to see that Luo Kun still harbored tender feelings for Su Ruoxue.
"Ruoxue, you've arrived!"
Just as Su Ruoxue and Ye Fan were walking in, Luo Kun approached her with a smile.
"Luo Kun, you sure arrived early!" Su Ruoxue frowned upon seeing Luo Kun.
Luo Kun smiled and said, "To see you earlier, I had to come early!"
"Luo Kun, please have some self-respect!"
Hearing this, Su Ruoxue's expression turned cold.
The next moment, Su Ruoxue introduced Ye Fan, "This is Luo Kun, he was our class leader in college!"
"Class Leader Luo, nice to meet you!" Ye Fan politely reached out his right hand.
"No need for a handshake!"
Seeing Ye Fan reaching out his hand, Luo Kun said with disdain, "Your name is Ye Fan, right? I know you. You're currently working at a barbecue stall, aren't you? People like you, not even sure if they've washed their hands, wanting to shake hands. You might not find it filthy, but don't you think others might?"
"Uh!" Ye Fan had not expected to face such animosity from Luo Kun upon their first meeting.
Su Ruoxue frowned and said, "Luo Kun, what's the point of this? I'll have you know, Ye Fan has now joined the Dihao Group!"
"What? This guy is working at the Dihao Group? Wow, that's impressive!"
Hearing Su Ruoxue's words, many classmates turned to Ye Fan with looks of shock.
The Dihao Group was renowned throughout Central Plains and was even among the top ten enterprises nationwide. These people could only dream of joining the Dihao Group.
In Central Plains City, it was well known that joining the Dihao Group was like getting an iron rice bowl – not only was the salary high, but the benefits and perks were also incredibly generous.
"Ruoxue, you're only fooling yourself with this nonsense!"
Hearing this, Luo Kun scoffed, "Everyone knows your husband, Ye Fan, has been working odd jobs at a barbecue stall these past years. How could someone like him, a minor character, be seen by the Dihao Group? Ruoxue, you're really trying too hard to prop up your husband. Why don't you just claim he's the chairman of the Dihao Group?"
"Cough cough!" Ye Fan touched his nose, speechless.
Ironically, Luo Kun had hit the mark – Ye Fan was indeed the current chairman of the Dihao Group.
Seizing the opportunity to kick someone when they were down, Qin Yue stepped forward and added, "Yeah, Su Ruoxue, there's no need to exaggerate your husband's status, right? I've even seen your husband at the barbecue stall in the East Suburb before!"
Luo Kun, Qin Yue, you..."
Just as Su Ruoxue was about to retort, Ye Fan interrupted, "Ruoxue, let it be. Today is your class reunion, there's no need to spoil the mood over me!"
"Hmph!" Su Ruoxue then let the matter drop.
In front of everyone, Luo Kun brazenly gave Ye Fan the middle finger, full of provocation.
Ye Fan grew even more speechless; he had no interest in dealing with an idiot like Luo Kun.
With Ye Fan keeping silent, Luo Kun thought he had intimidated him and boasted smugly, "Ladies and gentlemen, now that Ruoxue has arrived, our class is all here. I've specially ordered a batch of '82 Lafite from abroad for this reunion. Please, everyone, enjoy!"
"'82 Lafite? Wow! Class Leader, you're so generous!"
At Luo Kun's words, many classmates became excited.
Most of them were ordinary people earning a few thousand a month, and in their eyes, '82 Lafite was a luxury, something they couldn't ordinarily touch.
"Of course, bring my wine over here!"
The exclamations at the venue greatly satisfied Luo Kun's vanity.
Quickly, several waiters from the Shangri-La Hotel carried over two cases of red wine.
Each case contained six bottles, and with twelve bottles in total, there was more than enough for the thirty classmates of Su Ruoxue's class.
"Open them up, all of them! Let's drink freely, and if that's not enough, there's more in my car!" Luo Kun shouted.
"Class Leader is awesome, Class Leader is mighty!"
In a flash, many people had heated gazes, with some already taking out their phones to take photos for showing off on their social networks.
Luo Kun then turned to Ye Fan with another provocation, "An '82 Lafite, you've probably only heard of it but never tasted it, right? One bottle costs a hundred thousand. You'd have to work at the barbecue stall for two years just to afford one bottle. For a bumpkin like you, if it weren't for this class reunion, you'd likely never get the chance to taste it in your life!"n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"After it's opened, make sure you drink a few more glasses. At least that will give you something to boast about in the future, hahahaha!"
Looking at Ye Fan with a disdainful gaze, he seemed to see Ye Fan as a crude bumpkin unworthy of comparison to himself. In his eyes, Ye Fan was less than nothing.
"Class Leader's right, Ye Fan, make sure you drink a couple more glasses later!" many people laughed and jeered.
"Wait a minute!"
Ignoring the ridicule of the crowd, Ye Fan looked curiously at the two cases of Lafite and said, "Class Leader Luo, are you sure these are two cases of '82 Lafite? They look fake to me!"
"What? These two cases of '82 Lafite are fake?"
As soon as he said this, the expressions of many classmates changed, and they looked at Luo Kun in astonishment.