At the entrance of the private room, Ye Zhao calmly glanced around, silently sighing in his heart, "How much of a failure must the original owner have been to offend so many people!"
Various scrutinizing gazes fell upon Ye Zhao in the private room, but she remained perfectly calm. Then someone scoffed, speaking with malice, "Isn't this our Miss Ye? What are you doing here instead of trying to curry favor with someone powerful?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhao looked at him, a half-smile playing on her lips as she walked inside: "Want me to ask Grandpa Shen if you'll be allowed to cling to his leg?"
This statement is quite shameless, but Ye Zhao is just that kind of thick-skinned person.
Before the man could say anything, she quickly covered her mouth and added, "Oh, I guess someone like you won't do. Grandpa Chen can't stand people this ugly."
"Pfft..." Someone couldn't help but burst out laughing, but then held it back because of the current atmosphere.
The man, enraged, pointed at Ye Zhao and said, "What nonsense are you spouting? Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you have Old Master Shen backing you up."
That sounded so familiar; someone had said it to her not long afterward.
Ye Zhao clicked her tongue impatiently: "I heard that line not long ago, please change it."
Shen Jiayi's expression turned somewhat unpleasant upon hearing this, but she refrained from speaking because of Jiang Che beside her.
Kong Yingying watched as Ye Zhao sat down on her own and sneered, "It's been a while, Ye Zhao, you've become more and more shameless. You broke off your engagement with President Shen, and now you don't care about your reputation anymore?"
Someone chimed in, "That's right. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Grandpa Shen is your real grandfather. You're so eager to be with him. Even Jiayi isn't as filial as you."
"If she hadn't been so eager, where would she have gotten the chance to get engaged to President Shen? With the Ye family's meager resources, how could they dare to claim it was a marriage of convenience!"
"Don't you even know your own limitations..."
Kong Yingying looked at Ye Zhao with a mocking smile: "President Shen isn't someone just anyone can be worthy of..."
Ye Zhao sighed wearily, speechless at these people's petty tricks.
The group chattered on and on, but Ye Zhao remained silent until they quieted down a bit. Then, Ye Zhao looked at Kong Yingying calmly and asked slowly, "You like Shen Du?"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the private room immediately looked at Kong Yingying. The moment Ye Zhao finished speaking, Kong Yingying's expression became somewhat unnatural, and she hurriedly denied it, saying, "You... what nonsense are you talking about? Don't spout nonsense, okay? Do you think everyone is like you, with their mind filled with nothing but love and romance all day long?"
Shu Yang fiddled with his phone, glancing at Kong Yingying casually.
Seeing this, Wang Qi reached out and tugged at Kong Yingying, then looked at Ye Zhao and said, "Our Yingying isn't as shameless as you. You'd even fake a pregnancy just to marry into the Shen family. It's utterly disgraceful."
Wang Qi had an extremely disgusted expression on her face, and the others also looked at Ye Zhao with disdain, with occasional sneers heard.
Ye Zhao remained calm. She had anticipated this scene when she came up with this terrible idea. Seeing the disdainful looks on everyone's faces in the private room, she didn't care.
Ye Zhao looked calmly at the others, when suddenly her gaze fell into a pair of deep eyes. There was no disdain in those eyes, only a hint of scrutiny.
Ye Zhao's eyes flickered slightly, then she looked away from the man's face and asked in a somewhat helpless tone, "So why did you call me here?"
"Humiliate me?"
"Laughing at me?"
"Isolate me?"
"You still want to hit me?"
By the time he asked the last question, his tone had become extremely arrogant, and he leaned back in his chair with his legs crossed, looking extremely relaxed.
He Jie's lips twitched, and he exchanged a glance with Fang Yizhou, muttering under his breath, "She's too arrogant."
Meng Shishi smiled and said gently, "Ye Zhao, what are you saying? Grandpa Chen has spoken, so we wouldn't dare to bully you. We just invited you over to play together, so why are you getting angry?"
Ye Zhao glanced at Kong Yingying, whose expression wasn't very pleasant, and said very honestly, "I don't think I'm the one who's getting angry. Everyone can see who it is, right? Don't you think so?"
She said the last sentence with a smirking smile, and just as Kong Yingying was about to lose her temper, Wang Qi reached out and tugged at her again.
Meanwhile, around the corner of the private room, Xie Ming glanced at Yan Xu and Shen Du, whose expressions differed, with a half-smile, and whispered, "Aren't you afraid she'll get beaten up?"
I never knew before that Ye Zhao had such a sharp tongue.
Meng Shishi gave Kong Yingying a reassuring look and spoke again: "Long time no see. I didn't know you were so quick-witted. I just wonder if your alcohol tolerance has improved. How about having a drink with us?"
As Meng Shishi spoke, she picked up a wine glass and handed it to Ye Zhao: "Have a drink, and we'll let bygones be bygones after we drink it, okay?"
Ye Zhao looked at her with a smile on her face, but she didn't move her hands or say anything.
Meng Shishi wasn't angry; she had a faint smile on her face: "You're not going to refuse to drink a single drop of wine, are you? We weren't angry when you scolded us like that before. Everyone made mistakes. Let's have a drink and let's let this matter pass."
Force-feeding? If one tactic doesn't work, try another? Ye Zhao's patience is about to run out.
Someone chimed in, "Exactly, we're all in the same circle, we're bound to run into each other again, let's just have a drink and call it a day."
Seeing that Ye Zhao didn't move, Meng Shishi handed the cup in her hand forward again.
Ye Zhao watched as the glistening wine swirled in her glass. She crossed her arms, looked up at Meng Shishi, and asked with a half-smile, "Who are you? Do you have a big face?"
"Pfft... Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha" Wang Shuo couldn't help but laugh out loud, and He Jie and the others also had a few smiles on their faces.
Meng Shishi's previously kind expression instantly turned ugly. Ye Zhao looked at the swirling wine in her glass, afraid that Meng Shishi would splash it on her face. After hesitating for a moment, she stood up and moved away from her.
Yan Xu's lips twitched when he saw this scene.
But Ye Zhao, fearless as ever, turned to Meng Shishi and said, "Hold your wine glass properly. How come your hands are shaking like you have Parkinson's at such a young age?"
Kong Yingying stood up angrily and yelled at her, "Ye Zhao, are you out of your mind?"
Ye Zhao turned to look at her, feigning surprise, and replied, "How do you know I have a mental problem?"
Meng Shishi couldn't hold back any longer and threw a wine glass at her. Ye Zhao hurriedly dodged to the side, but unexpectedly bumped into someone's arms. The private room suddenly fell silent.
Shen Du looked down at Ye Zhao without saying anything, helped her to her feet, and then looked up at the crowd.
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