With that, the call ended.
The entire open-air tea terrace fell into deathly silence once again.
If they had still been clinging to a shred of hope a moment ago...
Now, Elder Xu's words landed like a series of resounding slaps across every one of their faces!
I'll come out to meet you myself!
I'll send the security guards to meet you!
That affectionate tone, that concern...
Even an idiot could tell that this young man named Yue Xiaofei had an extraordinary relationship with Elder Xu!
To say Xu Yaoyang looked awful no longer did him justice.
His face had turned a deep purplish red, a mixture of shock, terror, regret, and boundless humiliation.
He felt his legs trembling uncontrollably.
What... had he just done?
Had he mocked an honored guest whom Elder Xu would personally come out to welcome, right in front of everyone?
Had he actually called him a chauffeur and a country bumpkin?
Had he even tried to throw him out?
I'm finished!
Those were the only words left in Xu Yaoyang's mind.
He knew he had truly brought a catastrophe down on himself this time!
Having offended someone this powerful, never mind that his father was only a department director-even his father's immediate superior probably couldn't save him!
"I... I..."
Xu Yaoyang's lips trembled. He tried to say something, but couldn't get a single word out.
His vision kept darkening, and the world spun around him. He nearly fainted on the spot.
Su Wanning was completely stunned too.
She stared blankly at Yue Xiaofei, the boy she had always considered a penniless country bumpkin.
Her mind had stopped working altogether.
She simply couldn't understand how things had turned out this way.
Just as the whole gathering stood in deathly silence...
Something suddenly happened!
Boom!
A muffled