Fortunately, everyone present was shrewd and didn't let the atmosphere cool down for long. They quickly became lively again, and everyone was quite interested in Xi Yan, raising their glasses to toast him.
Xi Yan only wanted to take Bai Le away, but judging from the situation, he knew it wouldn't be that simple. He drank a few sips perfunctorily, his expression indifferent, and his attitude towards the others was neither warm nor cold.
"May I ask where you work, sir?" Cheng Ming inquired with some curiosity.
Xi Yan didn't try to hide anything and casually mentioned the name of the Xi Family's company, which drew envious glances from everyone.
"So that's where you work. I heard that company is very difficult to get into, but the monthly salary is very high and the benefits are also very good. How much bonus do you get at the end of the year?" Su Xiuxiu with a curious look.
Xi Yan frowned slightly, and when he heard Bai Le chuckle beside him, he gave him a cold look. Bai Le immediately made a gesture as if he were sewing a zipper up his mouth.
Only Cheng Ming felt something was wrong. He vaguely felt that he had overlooked a very important issue. After thinking for a few seconds, a thought flashed through his mind like lightning, and he was so startled that he stood up.
"What's wrong?" Su Xiuxiu looked at him, puzzled, not understanding why he suddenly acted this way.
"Are you... Xi Yan, senior?" Cheng Ming stammered.
Upon hearing this, everyone cast surprised and uncertain glances at him. What Xi Yan? Was it the Xi Yan they were thinking of?
Zhang Fengjun's face was extremely grim. "Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
Xi Yan was several grades higher than them, so it was normal that they didn't know what Xi Yan looked like. Only Cheng Ming had seen Xi Yan's honorary photo hanging on the wall in the student council.
Xi Yan frowned, seemingly surprised by their strong reaction, and nodded calmly, asking, "What's wrong?"
Everyone was speechless, never expecting to meet this legendary senior in this way, especially since he turned out to be Bai Le's fiancé.
Xi Yan caught a glimpse of Bai Le secretly picking up spicy seafood, frowned, grabbed his hand, and shook her head, saying, "You can't eat this."
Bai Le had no choice but to put down his chopsticks sheepishly.
Xi Yan poured him another glass of water and asked casually, "How many glasses of water have you drunk today?"
Because Xi Yan discovered that Bai Le didn't like to drink water, he made it a strict rule for him. Now, when being checked, Bai Le felt a little guilty and cautiously held up five fingers.
Xi Yan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Bai Le swallowed hard, then obediently pressed down one finger.
Xi Yan tapped his fingers absentmindedly on the table.
With a look of utter despair, Bai Le left behind two fingers, but still stubbornly insisted, "But I'm not thirsty."
Xi Yan a cold laugh. "There's no room for negotiation on this."
Everyone watched this scene in silence. Was this the legendary man with the strange and unpredictable mood? Now he was actually half-coaxing and half-forcing people to drink more water. Were they crazy, or had the world gone mad?
Since learning Xi Yan's identity, everyone's attitude towards Xi Yan has become much warmer. Only Zhang Fengjun looked dazed, as if he had not recovered from the shock at all.
He kept drinking alone throughout the meal, chugging down his drinks. Cheng Ming tried to persuade him a few times, but when he couldn't, he just let him be.
Little did he know that this would cause trouble. Zhang Fengjun had a bellyful of questions in his heart. He knew he couldn't say them when he was sober, but under the influence of alcohol, he became bolder.
"Senior... I don't understand why you're with him. You're so outstanding..."
Everyone felt a little embarrassed upon hearing this, but since they were classmates after all, they all tried to smooth things over and get away with it.
Bai Le scratched his head, seemingly genuinely confused, "Am I too good-tempered?"
Xi Yan looked at Zhang Fengjun, his eyes slightly cold, and said in a deep voice, "What does this have to do with you?"
Zhang Fengjun continued, "I just can't understand it. He's just a rich second-generation who lives off his family, he just had a slightly better starting point than me because he was born into a better family, so why, why..."
Xi Yan stared at him for a moment, then said calmly, "You think I'm outstanding?"
Zhang Fengjun nodded.
Xi Yan said, "Then I think he's very outstanding, is there a problem?"
At least from what he observed, Bai Le never handled company matters carelessly, and when he was serious about his work, he was quite competent. Most importantly, he believed that whether a person was excellent or not was none of anyone else's business.
Because of this little incident, Xi Yan left the banquet early with Bai Le before it was over. Because of what had just happened, no one dared to persuade him otherwise, and they were all blaming Zhang Fengjun in their hearts.
A black sedan was parked in front of the hotel. Xi Yan and let Bai Le get in, then took a long stride and sat down next to him.
After closing the door, Bai Le, unfazed by Xi Yan's cold expression, moved closer to him and blinked at him.
"What's wrong?"
Bai Le: "I want to hear you praise me again."
Xi Yan: "..."
He ignored him and instead reached out to press him down so he could sit properly.
Bai Le pursed his lips, then remembered what had just happened. "I don't know how I offended him. He said something similar to me before you came, but I ignored him."
Xi Yan frowned slightly upon hearing this. "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Bai Le was taken aback. "I forgot." The truth was that he didn't think he was the kind of kid who would cry and ask his parents to help him vent his anger if he couldn't beat them, so he didn't bring it up to him.
"If anyone says that again, just tell me directly."
Bai Le: "... Okay."
He suddenly didn't want to rely on himself anymore; why should he refuse someone who could help him vent his anger?
Author's Note: Lele: Mmm, it's delicious!
My novel is almost finished! The baby is coming out soon! My next book is a white lotus ABO story; I'm already saving up drafts and will try my best to start writing it as soon as it's finished. sobs And one more thing: everyone who reads the official version is a beautiful, kind, and wealthy woman! Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants between 2020-03-25 22:59:51 and 2020-03-26 22:44:51!