"Siqi, what’s happened? Tell me."
Xiao Yifeng could tell from Fang Siqi’s expression that something must be up, so he asked.
"Brother Xiao, do you have time at noon to have lunch with me?"
Fang Siqi looked at Xiao Yifeng and couldn’t help but ask.
"Is that all? I thought it was something serious. Of course, I have time. A beauty is inviting me to lunch, I always have time for that," Xiao Yifeng said with a laugh.
"It’s not like that. Since we’re about to graduate, someone from our class took the initiative to invite most of our classmates for a meal. It’s like the last gathering before we finish university," Fang Siqi explained.
"So that’s it. But why are you asking me to go? Wouldn’t it be a bit inappropriate for me to show up?"
Fang Siqi’s gaze flickered for a moment before she said, "Because I want you to pretend to be my boyfriend."
"No way, pretend to be your boyfriend again?" Xiao Yifeng was taken aback.
"Brother Xiao, what do you mean ’again’? Could it be that you...?"
"Oh, nothing. I got a bit excited and misspoke. Why would you want me to pretend to be your boyfriend?" Xiao Yifeng quickly changed the subject.
"Well, there’s a classmate who keeps pestering me, and I’m afraid that this time..." Fang Siqi said, her face turning a bit red.
"Oh, I see. No problem. I’m quite good at playing the role of a shield," Xiao Yifeng said with a mischievous grin.
At noon, Fang Siqi brought Xiao Yifeng straight to a five-star hotel in Tianhai.
"I didn’t expect your classmate to be so wealthy, to have a reunion at a five-star hotel," Xiao Yifeng commented.
"I don’t know who arranged it. They just called and told me to come over," Fang Siqi replied.
Then the two of them entered, arriving at the door of a large private room on the hotel’s fifth floor and walked in.
Upon entering the room, they were greeted by a burst of noisy voices. The room was packed with people, at least thirty young men and women.
They all seemed to be around twenty-one or twenty-two, clearly Fang Siqi’s classmates. The private room itself was quite spacious, with three tables set up and rows of sofas on the sides, including coffee tables, a television—everything you could think of.
As Fang Siqi walked in, everyone in the room turned their gazes towards her, and a group of people came over.
The leader, a young man dressed in a suit whose hair was slick and shiny and wore an air of affluence, came over with a smile. His eyes roved over Fang Siqi, brimming with a sly glimmer.
"Siqi, you’re here. Come in and take a seat!"
The young man greeted Fang Siqi warmly, while a woman dressed in a low-cut V-neck outfit, looking quite flirtatious, seemed irked by his attention to Fang Siqi. She huffed with evident jealousy in her eyes, and upon noticing Xiao Yifeng beside Fang Siqi, she said:
"Yo, Siqi, who’s this? Could he be your boyfriend?"
Hearing the woman’s words, the young man turned his gaze to Xiao Yifeng, a hint of malice flashing in his eyes. The rest of the crowd likewise turned their attention to Xiao Yifeng.
"He..." Fang Siqi looked at Xiao Yifeng, still somewhat shy and unsure how to introduce him.
"That’s right, I am Siqi’s boyfriend," said Xiao Yifeng, wrapping an arm around Fang Siqi assertively.
Instantly, the faces of everyone in the private room changed, and they couldn’t help but look towards the opulent young man.
At this moment, the young man’s face looked somewhat ugly, his eyes coldly darting a glance at Xiao Yifeng, while the garishly dressed woman beside him wore a smug expression.
"Hello, my name is Wan Kai. May I know your name, brother? How did you get to know Siqi?" the young man asked Xiao Yifeng, his gaze fixed on him.
"What’s it to you?" Xiao Yifeng replied bluntly. At that, Wan Kai’s face darkened, and a flash of anger passed through his eyes, but he ultimately held it back.
"All right, Young Master Wan, Siqi, now that everyone has arrived, let’s all sit down and get ready to start the meal."
At this, another man with a somewhat mature face spoke up, and soon the group took their seats.
Xiao Yifeng naturally sat next to Fang Siqi, with the voluptuous woman on his other side, followed by Wan Kai.
"Everyone, feel free to order whatever you like today; it’s on me," Wan Kai stood up and declared assertively to the crowd.
"Young Master Wan is formidable, Young Master Wan is truly amazing!"
"Yeah, without Young Master Wan, we probably wouldn’t even have a chance to set foot in this five-star hotel in our lifetime."
A group of students showed great excitement, showering Wan Kai with praise, which made him wear a grin of triumph, his eyes glinting with disdain as he glanced at Xiao Yifeng.
Seeing that the latter was browsing the menu continuously, paying him no heed, Wan Kai’s face visibly darkened.
"Brother, are you sure we can order just anything?"
Xiao Yifeng’s gaze flicked over to Wan Kai.
"Of course," Wan Kai replied with an air of arrogance, nodding his head.
"Ten Australian lobsters, two servings of Bird’s Nest with Jade, three Philip steaks..."
Xiao Yifeng immediately began reciting a list of dishes to the waiter, leaving everyone else in shock. Could this guy really eat that much?
But Wan Kai’s face was turning sour. The others might not know, but he was well aware that each dish ordered by this man cost over ten thousand yuan.
All these items together would come to at least several hundred thousand yuan. Although his family was wealthy, the idea of spending so much money in one go was still painful for him.
"Bring also a bottle of ’82 Lafite," said Xiao Yifeng, handing the menu over to the waiter.
"I’m sorry, sir, we only have ’88 Lafite here."
"You don’t even have that, and you call yourself a five-star hotel? Well then, bring four bottles of the ’88 Lafite," Xiao Yifeng said indifferently.
"Hold on, how much is one bottle of that wine?" Wan Kai quickly interjected.
"Sir, the price for one bottle of wine is eighty-eight thousand eight hundred," the waiter responded.
Suddenly, many of those present almost spat out their water, with Wan Kai feeling as if his heart had been stabbed.
God damn, more than eighty thousand for a bottle of wine, these four bottles would cost over three hundred thousand! It was downright extortionate. Everyone else was just as shocked, their gazes turning to Xiao Yifeng.
This guy couldn’t be doing this on purpose, could he? But how would someone dressed so simply know about the exorbitant price of the wine here?
"Only three hundred thousand? That’s quite cheap. Maybe we should order a few more bottles. I don’t think Young Master Wan would mind such a small amount of money, right?" Xiao Yifeng said, a playful smile on his face as he looked at Wan Kai.