The laughter in the room vanished abruptly, plunging into a deathly silence. Li Jiaoyue was the first to feel embarrassed. What was her man's status? She had only teased him a few times, yet he dared to lose face.
"What did you say?" Boss Sun was furious and shouted, "If you have the guts, say what you just said again!"
Jiang Xiaoyan panicked and grabbed his hand tightly, whispering, "What nonsense are you talking about? Apologize to them right now. These are people that a poor family like ours can't afford to offend."
Lu Feng ignored him completely, instead raising his hand and pointing at Boss Sun, saying each word clearly, "You have to apologize to me and take back what you just said."
"Did I give you the time of your life?" Boss Sun roared, standing up and shouting, "Who do you think you are, pointing your finger at me? Do you even deserve to sit with me, you poor wretch!"
"Jiang Xiaoyan, what do you mean?" Li Jiaoyue shouted.
Jiang Xiaoyan was so anxious she was almost in tears. She stood up and bowed repeatedly in apology: "I'm so sorry, he... he had a little to drink, please don't take it to heart..."
Lu Feng shoved Jiang Xiaoyan back into her seat and said, "I didn't drink, so what? Just because you're poor doesn't mean you have to be sarcastic and cynical."
"Oh ho, you don't even know whose food you're eating, you're pretty arrogant, President Lu!" Wang Lan said, staring at Lu Feng. "I'm calling you President Lu, isn't that respectful enough? Tell us about your factory, how big is your company, how big is your industry? Come on, let's give President Lu a round of applause."
Since Wang Lan had spoken, Boss Sun couldn't refuse to give her face. He sat down and watched coldly as sparse applause rang out, accompanied by mocking laughter.
Jiang Xiaoyan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Wasn't this just making him look foolish? Calling him President Lu was just putting him on the hot seat!
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