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"You were somebody back in school, but you think you can still act that way in society? As if."
Those classmates all started to join in, eager to step on Hao Jian to curry favor with Li Jianwei.
And there was Li Jianwei, scoffing. Think you can fight with me? I don't even have to speak to squash you!
Chen Zhiyan was also stunned. She couldn't believe that these classmates of hers were all so mercenary.
Talk about classmate loyalty, at this moment she just felt the reunion was disgusting.
Despite the accusations from so many classmates, Hao Jian's expression remained calm, and with a smile, he pointed at the empty table:
"Which eye of yours saw me eating or drinking his stuff?"
"Even if you didn't eat anything, do you have any idea how much it costs just to sit in this six-star hotel?" a female classmate sneered. She had once had a crush on Hao Jian, but he had rejected her, and now she couldn't help but loathe him, seeking revenge.
Now Li Jianwei started to assert himself as well, his expression became stern, fiercely staring at Hao Jian, "You must apologize to me for your rudeness just now!"
"Sorry, I don't have the habit of apologizing to dogs," Hao Jian shrugged to make his stance clear.
"Good, if that's the case, then you are not welcome here, you may leave," Li Jianwei said, pointing his finger toward the main door, effectively ordering Hao Jian out.
Publicly kicking someone out—this was to humiliate Hao Jian to the lowest, nothing could be more insulting.
The classmates from the past, they either sighed or sneered, but not one stood up for Hao Jian because no one wanted to offend Li Jianwei over a 'pauper'.
Just as Li Jianwei's words fell, a middle-aged man appeared at the door. Displeased with the noisy crowd, his brows furrowed deeply.
"We can leave, what's the big deal? Hao Jian, I'll go with you!" Chen Zhiyan was the first to stand up. The reunion was pointless to carry on anyway.
"Leave? No, we're not leaving."
Hao Jian shook his head with a faint smile. From the moment he saw that man walk in, he knew they didn't have to leave anymore.
"How ridiculous. Li Jianwei has already given the order to leave, yet you shamelessly cling on here. Your skin is really thick," his classmates started to mock again upon seeing Hao Jian wasn't willing to leave.
"Hao Jian, let's go," Chen Zhiyan also pleaded with Hao Jian, as staying would only bring further humiliation.
Just then, that man shouted towards the crowd. Li Jianwei turned his head, and his face light up with excitement as if injected with adrenaline, boasting to his classmates:
"My big client is here! If I can close the deal with him, I'll make a clean profit of ten million!"
Then, he glared at Hao Jian and Chen Zhiyan viciously, "If you two are going to leave, then do it quickly, don't stand in the way."
After speaking, he basked in the enviable gazes of his classmates as he went up to meet the man.
"Boss Zhou, you've arrived?"
Li Jianwei approached eagerly, bowing and scraping like a servant, evidently ranking below Boss Zhou in status.
This Boss Zhou was none other than Zhou Zixiong, the man who had been squarely put in his place by Hao Jian!
Zhou Zixiong, with a frown, questioned, "Didn't you say you wanted to discuss a partnership? Why hold that discussion in a place ?"
He seemed very displeased and looked down on the murky atmosphere of the place, also despising Li Jianwei's classmates from the bottom of his heart.
Seeing Zhou Zixiong's attitude rendered those classmates speechless. They thought he must be a wealthy tycoon, otherwise Li Jianwei wouldn't be so servile.
"I wanted to have a class reunion, and since you own a six-star hotel and I heard you were coming today, I thought we might as well hold it here," Li Jianwei said in a flattering manner.
"Alright, alright, let's get down to business. I'm very busy and don't have time to waste on these petty deals of yours."
Zhou Zixiong seemed somewhat impatient. If it weren't for the fact that Li Jianwei was friends with his daughter, he wouldn't even deign to do business with him, as the returns were too low and mainly a waste of time.
For a tycoon like him, a single minute could indeed involve hundreds of thousands of dollars.
When the classmates heard this remark, they couldn't help but draw a sharp breath. Was ten million still considered a small deal? How extravagantly wealthy must this man be?
"Alright, here's the contract, Boss Zhou, please have a look."
But even though Zhou Zixiong's attitude was poor, Li Jianwei didn't dare show any dissatisfaction and respectfully handed over the contract.
Zhou Zixiong briefly looked over the contract, found no issues, and pulled out his pure gold fountain pen from his breast pocket, preparing to sign.
Li Jianwei watched Zhou Zixiong with an excited face, as long as Zhou Zixiong signed, that ten million was as good as in the bank.
"I think there's no need to sign this contract, right?"
Just then, a light and breezy voice suddenly arose amidst the silent crowd.
Everyone turned in astonishment to see that it was Hao Jian who was speaking.
At this moment, Hao Jian, with hands crossed over his chest, was looking at Zhou Zixiong with great interest.
Zhou Zixiong was taken aback and, following the sound, his body jolted violently!
Zhou Zixiong had never expected Hao Jian to appear here. After the last incident, he was thoroughly afraid of Hao Jian, so his expression naturally became somewhat unnatural upon seeing him now.
"Who are you to say there's no need to sign? What are you even worth?"
Li Jianwei suddenly shouted with rage, cursing Hao Jian's ancestors in his heart and thinking this bastard really knew when to pick his moment, coming out to cause trouble now.
The classmates initially froze upon seeing this, then also began to show disdainful smiles. Yeah, who are you to wreck Li Jianwei's good deal? Would a tycoon even listen to you?
"Boss Zhou, don't bother with him, just an ungrateful loser, I'll have him thrown out in a moment."
Li Jianwei apologized to Zhou Zixiong but found that Zhou Zixiong was not even paying attention to him, instead staring intently at Hao Jian.
Zhou Zixiong still didn't respond to him, but walked straight toward Hao Jian instead.
Then, to the shock of everyone watching, he bent down at a ninety-degree angle and bowed deeply to Hao Jian, saying in a serious tone:
At that moment, everyone was petrified, especially Li Jianwei!
What was Zhou Zixiong's status? Not to mention being the wealthiest man in Hua City, but he was also a well-known tycoon, and he, he actually bowed to a dirt-poor ghost?
Li Jianwei was completely dumbfounded, feeling as though his brain was no longer functioning!
It was as if a salted fish had flipped over right before his eyes, a common chicken transforming into a phoenix, the astonishment and disbelief creeping over his cheeks!
And Hao Jian's classmates also stood with their mouths agape, the mockery and sneers on their faces completely frozen, like a flock of dumbstruck wooden chickens, as ridiculous as could be.
Chen Zhiyan was also shocked, sitting beside Hao Jian, staring dazedly at him, how many secrets did this man carry?
To Zhou Zixiong's bow, Hao Jian remained as indifferent as ever, glancing lightly at Li Jianwei before saying to Zhou Zixiong:
Zhou Zixiong glanced at Li Jianwei, seemingly understanding something, and quickly dissociated himself from Li Jianwei:
"Mr. Hao, no... he's not, it's because my daughter is friends with him that I agreed to give his company the contract, I'm actually not familiar with him at all."