Chapter 269 - Mr. Xiao (2/2)

Guo Qinghe shook his head and let out a long patronizing sigh, “Shui, you can’t say just that, everyone was thinking in Xiao Luo’s interest. Since we’re all cla.s.smates, n.o.body would want him to do badly in life. If anyone faces any difficulty in life, we are all here to take care of each other.”

“But none of us know anything about Xiao Luo’s life, do we? He has always been a low-key guy, so what if he’s doing way better than us? Wouldn’t it be a big, fat joke on us for trying to lecture him?” Hu Shuiping said matter-of-factly.

The room fell into an uncomfortable silence after hearing that.

Qin Guiyue spoke with a sneer, “With his arrogant att.i.tude, how well could he do in life? Don’t forget he toyed around with Mengqi, and for that, he’s no more than a jerk. He’s the equivalent of a rat on the street, so I’m glad he’s left!”

A girl who was close to Qin Guiyue pitched in angrily, “That’s totally right! And that no-good Zhang Dashan is shamefully uneducated and full of obscenities. I’m ashamed to have anything to do with such a cla.s.smate!” She did not dare to say it in Zhang Dashan’s face, but since he had already left, she was going on about it.

A man agreed, “Right, right, he’s d.a.m.n uncouth. If we’re ever holding any more gatherings in the future, let’s leave the two of them out. It’d just spoil our mood.”

Zhao Mengqi felt a deep sense of disappointment with some of her cla.s.smates for belittling Xiao Luo and Zhang Dashan. Some of their comments were uncalled for, especially when they knew nothing about them. They had such high opinions of themselves, quickly jumping to their own conclusions, simply to rationalize their contempt of the two. But the reality was that they were blindly ignorant, only judging Xiao Luo and Zhang Dashan by what they remembered from college. Weren’t they aware of the Chinese adage: “after a scholar’s absence of three days, one will see a man changed for the better?”

“Alright, alright, let’s not talk about them. Let’s continue.” Guo Qinghe waved his hand in an attempt to s.h.i.+ft away from the unsavory topic.

A gentle knock came from the door, as it was pushed open, several waiters came in with platters of fruit and snacks, along with various drinks and two bottles of wine. The spread was decent and was expected in a place like this, but the bottles had given everyone a big shock.

“Romanée-Conti!”

A man familiar with wines named the two bottles of Burgundy on the table immediately, “the retail price is around eighty thousand per bottle!”

Huh!

Everyone gasped in disbelief, and they couldn’t believe a bottle of red wine could cost eighty thousand! And now they’ve actually seen it with their own eyes.

Hu Shuiping stood up immediately, a little concerned and asked, “Pretty lady, we did not order anything, did you bring this here by mistake?”

The senior wait staff, an attractive lady, smiled and said, “Sir, there’s no mistake, these are with the compliments of our boss, Mr. Chu. And oh, by the way, all of your expenses tonight will be on the house. Everything will be covered by the Maple Leaf Hotel.”

What?!

What was going on?

Everyone was in a stupor. Why the sudden mention of a Boss Chu, who is he?

Guo Qinghe asked curiously, “May I ask if the Boss Chu you’re talking about is Mr. Chu Yunxiong?”

“Yes, the Maple Leaf Hotel is part of Chongshan House’s property group.” The charming waitress smiled politely. Having been through extensive training in service excellence, her smile was genuine and warm.

Guo Qinghe was lost for words, and asked, “But none of us has any relations.h.i.+p with Mr. Chu Yunxiong, so why would he gift us such expensive red wines?”

“Oh, allow me to explain. As you are cla.s.smates of Mr. Xiao, Boss Chu has instructed us not to bill for any of tonight’s expenses.” The beautiful waitress answered honestly.

Mr. Xiao?

Xiao Luo?

Hearing the surname Xiao, everyone was suddenly shocked. As none of them had the surname Xiao, the lady must then be referring to Xiao Luo.

A prominent business leader in this city had actually paid their bills, and even presented them two rare bottles of vintage red wines, all because of Xiao Luo? What was going on?

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