"Stop with the pleasantries, what are you up to?"
Wang Ying rolled her eyes, "Bullying people!"
"It's a misunderstanding!" Li Si spread his hands, "I'm a legitimate businessman, how could I do such a thing?"
Li Si acted as if deeply wronged, patting his chest and adding, "A friend just called me over for a few drinks, and then a small misunderstanding occurred."
"Then I had a couple of drinks with them, and the misunderstanding has been cleared up now."
After Li Si finished speaking, he turned to look at Jiang Yi and Zhang Liang, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.
Jiang Yi managed a difficult smile, "That's right, that's exactly what happened."
Zhang Liang's swollen face was devoid of any expression.
He found it unbelievable.
How could this be?
Why would Li Si be afraid of this woman?
The Planning Bureau, Section Chief Wang?
Was everything Su Yurou said that day true?
But…
Didn't Lin Fan only get ahead because of his murky relationship with Zhou Yi?
How could he possibly know a section chief from the Planning Bureau, and be in a relationship with her?
Zhang Liang's mind raced, completely unable to believe what he was seeing.
"Oh, it seems this young brother is still holding a grudge against me!"
Li Si chuckled, "Fine, I, Li Si, will punish myself with another drink to apologize!"
Zhang Liang snapped back to reality, scared out of his wits.
"Fourth Brother, I didn't mean it that way, you don't have to..."
Before Zhang Liang could finish, Li Si had already downed the drink.
Li Si turned the cup upside down, showing it to Zhang Liang, "Satisfied? If not, I'll have another one."
Seeing the hatred in Li Si's eyes, Zhang Liang quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Fourth Brother, I really didn't mean it that way..."
"Alright!" Wang Ying waved her hand, "Stop showing off!"
"What are you saying, I'm genuinely offering my apologies."
In front of Wang Ying, Li Si was like a wolf in sheep's clothing, he had to tolerate everything.
"I'd believe that if I were a ghost!"
Wang Ying took a few steps back, leaning against Lin Fan's back again.
Li Si looked at Lin Fan and cupped his hands, "Little Brother Lin, you have great fortune!"
"You've captured the most beautiful flower of the Planning Bureau."
Lin Fan smiled helplessly, "You flatter me. She's just being childish. Don't take what she said to heart."
Li Si laughed heartily, "Heh heh, Brother Lin, what are you saying? Let alone a few words from Section Chief Wang, I'd be happy even if she slapped me twice!"
Lin Fan glanced at the messy floor and cupped his hands, "We're having a class reunion today, there's nothing else. We're heading back to our private room."
"Okay, okay, I'll see you out."
And so, to the stunned gazes of a crowd, Lin Fan and Wang Ying led the way, with Li Si smiling and repeatedly gesturing for them to go ahead.
"Hiss~"
The corridor was silent, only the sound of gasps could be heard.
All the male and female classmates were like chickens with their necks squeezed, dumbfounded, their expressions frozen, standing there in shock.
Especially Li Si's repeated respectful address of "Section Chief Wang" was truly unbelievable to them.
Seeing them all more stunned than the last, Lin Fan smiled and said, "There's nothing else, everyone can go back now."
"Oh."
"Okay."
"Alright..."
The men and women all nodded, their gazes towards Lin Fan filled with shock and awe.
Jiang Yi and Zhang Liang had charged in aggressively, only to be so scared they didn't dare to utter a peep.
Lin Fan followed in, and not only was he unharmed, but he was even escorted out by Li Si with a smiling face.
The strong and the weak, the high and the low, were clearly distinguished!
Tang Yu stood in the crowd, looking at the dignified Lin Fan and the crestfallen Zhang Liang trailing behind.
In stark contrast, she felt she had been blind to have chosen such a useless boyfriend.
What was the use of earning one or two thousand a month?
One couldn't buy a house in a big city, and would eventually have to return to their hometown to live.
Here, Lin Fan was clearly more influential than Zhang Liang, had more connections, and was more reliable.
Cai Yan had also been watching Lin Fan, and had similar thoughts.
Strictly speaking, this incident was caused by her. If she hadn't been greedy for Zeng Ping's promises, this wouldn't have happened.
Fortunately, there was Lin Fan...
Cai Yan looked at Lin Fan with a gaze filled with gratitude, and something unexplainable.
Soon, the group returned to the private room and took their seats, with only Li Si standing.
"My apologies everyone, I, Li Si, was presumptuous today, but acquaintance through conflict, right? From now on, if you need anything in this area, just come find me!"
As he spoke, Li Si had already poured himself a full glass of wine.
"Fourth Brother."
"You're too kind."
"Thank you for your generosity, Fourth Brother."
Some of the smooth talkers, with fawning smiles, also raised their glasses and drank with Li Si.
The rest, afraid of offending Li Si, followed suit and drank.
Only Lin Fan and Wang Ying sat there, talking quietly, with no intention of playing along.
Li Si glanced at them, as if he saw nothing.
In this society, one had to speak with strength.
If someone had the ability to ignore you, they could naturally do so without concern.
After finishing the drink, Li Si poured himself another glass, and said to Wang Ying and Lin Fan with a smile, "Mr. Lin, Section Chief Wang, this drink is both an apology and a blessing for your love, happiness, and a speedy birth of your child."
Wang Ying blushed and shyly said, "What are you talking about?"
She very graciously raised her wine glass.
Lin Fan also raised his glass.
However, both of them only took a small sip.
Li Si, on the other hand, drank it all again.
Feeling a bit tipsy, he cupped his hands and smiled, "Then I won't disturb your pleasant gathering."
"Little Brother Lin, if you ever need anything in the future, be sure to call me, and I'll make sure it's handled perfectly for you."
Lin Fan stood up and returned the gesture, "Thank you, Fourth Brother."
"Not at all, not at all."
After speaking, Li Si turned and walked out of the private room.
His two subordinates had been waiting at the door.
Zeng Ping, knowing he had caused trouble, also followed, standing there timidly.
Li Si saw Zeng Ping and snorted, "Zeng Ping, you're something else!"
"Fourth Brother, I... I really didn't mean to... Who knew..."
Before Zeng Ping could finish, Li Si interrupted, "Alright, let's go back and talk. I need to have a good talk with you."
"Fourth Brother."
Zeng Ping's expression was worse than crying.
He felt he had run into eight lifetimes of bad luck.
He had originally intended to use this opportunity to get closer to Li Si.
However, he never expected his flattery to fall flat, not only failing to gain favor but also offending the man.
He followed Li Si tremblingly, with Li Si's two subordinates behind him.
For him, the brightly lit corridor felt like a path to hell, leaving him utterly chilled and at a loss.