I should never have come with Vice President Xiao.
Lu Xin thought that he had always been a principled person. It was only because Vice President Xiao was so enthusiastic about renovating his house that he had temporarily given way. In the end, he couldn't renovate the house for him, yet he couldn't bring himself to refuse, so he had come along to the banquet...
What was he supposed to talk about while eating with this bunch of rich people?
Their social classes were different, and they had nothing in common. If he said or did the wrong thing, he would only make a fool of himself.
He had come with those worries, and things indeed unfolded just as Lu Xin had expected.
Aside from Vice President Xiao, five or six others had come. They were all said to be his friends, and they did indeed seem quite familiar with one another. The oldest was around forty, while the youngest looked only seventeen or eighteen, like a child who had just graduated from high school.
Every one of them was dressed impeccably, and their cars were equally flashy. As for the people themselves...
...they were far too restrained.
Among them, Lu Xin knew only Gao Yan. They merely nodded to each other before sitting down.
Lu Xin then thought that he should observe and learn more. He would do whatever the others did, so he wouldn't make a fool of himself.
Unexpectedly, these people seemed even more nervous than he was. After he sat down without speaking, everyone around him stared at one another, none daring to say a word. When he quietly watched their movements from his seat, they all lowered their heads respectfully...
...How was he supposed to handle this?
...If all of you are this well-behaved,