Chapter 223 Xu Bai is different.
The sudden sound startled everyone.
Upon seeing that it was Cheng Sangsang, she sat back down.
The man sitting by the door scoffed, "Cheng Sangsang, why are you so agitated?"
Cheng Sangsang retorted angrily, "Wu Song, do you have any manners?! What gives you the right to talk about Xu Bai like that!"
Upon hearing this, the group of young masters looked at her with considerable curiosity.
"Cheng Sangsang, haven't you always been at odds with him?"
The other person seemed to have a sudden realization and exclaimed, "Oh, I heard you two participated in a variety show together. You two didn't actually get together, did you?"
"No way, Cheng Sangsang, aren't you and him mortal enemies? With your IQ, don't let him fool you!"
Wu Song raised an eyebrow: "Xu Bai, when he was ten years old, dared to cause a scene at an art exhibition and ruined a priceless painting. In the end, he bullied others by taking advantage of his power, scaring the owner so much that he didn't dare to seek compensation."
"Who said he didn't pay?! He did pay!"
Cheng Sangsang immediately retorted: "He didn't cause a scene at the art exhibition. The troublemakers were other people. He accidentally destroyed a painting while trying to stop them!"
Xu Bai had argued with her about this when they were in Crane Village.
"You think you can just say you don't have it and then you don't?"
Wu Song didn't take her words seriously at all and continued to talk about Xu Bai's "great achievements" over the years.
Only Cheng Sangsang knew that most of the stains on Xu Bai's reputation were deliberately placed there by Bai Chumeng over the years.
She suddenly understood something.
They don't care about the truth, or rather, they only believe what they want to believe.
Bai Chumeng's repeated smear campaigns over the years have not only made her hate Xu Bai, but also given these people a reason to openly despise and isolate Xu Bai.
She felt a surge of anger, but Xu Bai wasn't that kind of person at all!
In the lounge, a continuous chorus of cheers and jeers erupted.
"What good is he anyway? He's just a useless bully who uses his power to oppress others!"
"Whether it's useful or not, it doesn't matter. Like I said, they have a good uncle."
...
A group of people took turns saying things, and the conversation got harsher and harsher.
Cheng Sangsang's lips trembled with anger. She was about to interrupt when the next second...
"Now that you know I have a good uncle, why don't you all shut up!"
Cheng Sangsang suddenly looked up and saw that Xu Bai had arrived at some point. He pushed open the glass door on the other side and stormed in angrily with a dark face!
The group of people's faces instantly froze.
Xu Bai? !
Why is he here!
It's one thing to talk about Xu Bai behind his back, but it's another thing for him to hear it.
Wu Song, who was leading the group, changed his expression and immediately poured himself another glass of wine, saying with a smile, "Young Master Xu, it's all a misunderstanding."
"Shut up!"
Xu Bai was furious. He had just chased after them to find a place to make up with Curly Hair, but these bastards from who-knows-where were actually slandering him in front of Curly Hair!
Xu Bai glanced at the man in front of him and said irritably, "Your name is Wu Song, right?! You're saying I'm abusing my power?!"
Before he could answer, she said, "I remember your dad gave my dad a visiting card a few days ago. I'll throw it away when I get back!"
"No! I'll tear it apart!"
Wu Song: ? ? ?
“And you too.” Xu Bai pointed to the second one: “Liu Zhihao, your shipment from last month is still stuck in customs, isn’t it?”
Xu Bai immediately made the decision: "With my uncle's blessing, I guarantee you'll be stuck until next year!"
The young man whose name was called panicked: "Young Master Xu... I've offended you, but my family hasn't offended you, has it!"
"I apologize. I was just talking nonsense!"
Xu Bai scoffed, "I don't care if you're talking nonsense or not!"
Then came the third one, "You're from the Wu family, right? With such fierce infighting within your family, how come you still have the mind to attend a wedding banquet!"
Then came the fourth, the fifth...
Xu Bai pointed at each person one by one, and was satisfied when everyone turned pale with fright.
"Now you know what it really means to bully others by abusing your power!"
Wu Song gritted his teeth: "Xu Bai, what's wrong with you?!"
"I wasn't finished yet, why are you interrupting me!" Xu Bai suddenly turned his head and grabbed the last man hiding in the corner!
The man was caught off guard and was lifted up with one hand!
The atmosphere froze instantly, startling everyone.
"Xu Bai! What are you doing!"
The man who was lifted up blushed instantly and stammered, "Young Master Xu... Young Master Xu! You... do you want to fight?!"
Xu Bai scoffed: "Who wants to fight! I've never even been in a fight before!"
It's so annoying! Just how bad has his reputation gotten these past few years?!
"Then... what do you want to do..."
Xu Bai raised his chin: "You just said I'm useless?"
"Don't try to deny it, I heard you perfectly clearly!"
The man stammered, not daring to deny it.
Xu Bai looked utterly bewildered: "You actually said that?!"
He really didn't hear wrong?!
Xu Bai was absolutely furious!
The voice instantly rose: "You say I'm useless? What makes you think I'm useless?!"
"I can draw mushroom house design plans, can you?!"
"I know how to install electrical wiring in the mushroom house, do you?!"
"I can grow button mushrooms bigger than your ear, can you?!"
After asking the three questions in a row, an eerie silence filled the air.
The man looked up blankly, “...Huh?”
Xu Bai looked around again.
Sure enough, everyone else looked stunned, as if they were still processing what he had just said.
Xu Bai was even more speechless.
"Tch, you can't do anything, yet you dare to look down on me!"
I really want to capture you all and make you grow button mushrooms!
Xu Bai continued to curse.
Behind her, Cheng Sangsang watched without moving an inch.
The young masters' faces turned red and then green, then red again, but Xu Bai stood tall and proud throughout, defending himself.
For some reason, she suddenly remembered the problem that had been bothering her all morning.
—Xu Bai, why are you different from these people?
At that moment... she seemed to have found the answer.
Xu Bai is different from them.
It's not because he's not married and doesn't have any women around him right now.
It's not that he doesn't drink.
It's not for any other random reason!
It's because... Xu Bai is Xu Bai.
Cheng Sangsang's eyes flickered, and for a moment, her breathing trembled uncontrollably.
Yes! Because Xu Bai is Xu Bai!
He was a well-known idle playboy in the port city, but also a "future expert in button mushroom cultivation" who was diligently building mushroom houses in Xianhe Village.
He was equally capable of attacking, and even had better conditions than these people, yet he never truly abused his power to bully others.
Like her, he made mistakes, but he knew they were wrong and corrected them.
...Xu Bai has ideals that make him proud, and even more so, brilliant qualities!
A slow, intense wave of bitterness welled up in Cheng Sangsang's eyes.
so……
How could she say she hated him yesterday...?
Cheng Sangsang opened her mouth as if to say something, but the next second, Xu Bai turned around.
The young man, who had just been arrogant and menacing, instantly changed his expression, his eyes darting around, and he casually walked over step by step.
He took out his phone, tapped the screen a few times, and handed it over, then awkwardly looked away.
Cheng Sangsang subconsciously looked down; there was a line of text on the screen.
[They were just talking nonsense, that's why I yelled at them. Don't believe them. I'm not that annoying, am I?]
Cheng Sangsang's eyes instantly turned red.
...
On the other side, Tu Yao kept her eyes fixed on the first floor.
The hall has a total of eight Western-style dining tables set up inside and out.
Mr. Cheng and his newlywed wife started by toasting the guests at the easternmost table, and now they have reached the last table.
The wedding banquet was still very lively, but looking down, it was clear that compared to the last table, the guests at the first few tables seemed to be... drunk?
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