And the woman beside Situ Junyan couldn't help but curl her lips into a scornful smile.
"You don't have to feel smug, my dad will surely defeat you!" Zhang Jia said through gritted teeth.
"Defeat me?" Situ Junyan laughed heartily, "I forgot to tell you, my master's name is Abel White."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Deqi and his son's faces instantly showed difficulty, as if they had swallowed a dead mouse.
Seeing this, Shu Ya was also somewhat puzzled, asking Hao Jian, "Is this Abel White really that impressive? Why do they have such expressions?"
"Abel White is a renowned Pottery Artist from France, famous all over the world. He only produces one piece of pottery art each year, but each one can sell for tens of millions and above; he can be called a world-class Pottery Artist. In comparison, Zhang Deqi, who is just a local level, obviously isn't in the same league. Their reaction is understandable," Hao Jian explained.
"Then isn't he bound to lose?" Shu Ya exclaimed in surprise.
"Not necessarily, the impressive one is Abel White, not him. How impressive he is depends on how much mastery he's learned from Abel White. But Zhang Deqi is different, he's been doing this for over thirty years, his experience is profound. Even I can't match that, so he still has a good chance of winning," Hao Jian analyzed.
"You brag about others but don't forget to include yourself. Are you trying to tell me you're better than Abel White?" Shu Ya said with disdainful mockery.
Hao Jian just shrugged, offering no comment.
"What's wrong with you? Why do you look so pale?" Just then, Hao Jian noticed something off about Qin Bing and immediately asked her.
As he spoke, it immediately attracted the attention of Situ Junyan, who also turned his head to look at Qin Bing. Then, even he couldn't hide his surprise, apparently not expecting to encounter Qin Bing here.
Shortly after, Situ Junyan started to smile arrogantly, "Never thought I'd see you here, it's been a long time."
Qin Bing appeared somewhat flustered, her speech faltering, "Yes. It's been a long time."
"Junyan, who is she?"
The woman beside Situ Junyan asked with some dissatisfaction, obviously feeling uncomfortable that Situ Junyan knew such a beautiful woman, especially since she and Situ Junyan were in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.
"She is the Qin Bing I often mentioned to you," Situ Junyan replied with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Qin Bing suddenly felt moved, he often mentioned her? Did that mean he had never forgotten her?
At that moment, Qin Bing foolishly felt touched.
"Oh, so she's that woman who clung to you desperately, foolishly trying to hinder your dreams?" The other woman suddenly sneered, looking at Qin Bing with disdain.
Qin Bing's face stiffened, finding it hard to accept the woman's words. He actually spoke about her like that to others?
Was she his obstacle? A burden?
Situ Junyan didn't want to acknowledge it, after all, it was just something he said to please this woman. Being with Qin Bing for so long, it was impossible not to have any feelings at all,
But after considering who was more helpful to him, Situ Junyan still steeled his heart, saying, "Yes, she was a burden."
With that, Qin Bing's face turned completely ashen.
He actually admitted it himself, it turned out that it had always been her one-sided love!
Hao Jian was also secretly shocked. Was this guy really Qin Bing's ex-boyfriend? Wasn't this too much of a coincidence?
Afterward, Hao Jian saw Qin Bing's face turn as pale as paper, and her fist was clenched tightly, as if she were bearing immense pain.
"Let's get to know each other for real. My name is Tang Liya, and I'm Situ Junyan's girlfriend," Tang Liya said somewhat provocatively as she extended her hand to Qin Bing.
At this moment, Qin Bing faced a dilemma. She didn't want to shake hands with Tang Liya, but if she didn't, she would appear to lack magnanimity.
She truly felt helpless, on the one hand bearing the immense anguish in her heart, and on the other hand having to face the other's insult.
But just then, Hao Jian stepped forward, shielded Qin Bing behind him, and mocked Tang Liya with a sneer, "Knowing you're that scumbag's girlfriend, what are you pretending for?"
As soon as Hao Jian spoke, everyone was stunned; it seemed they had not expected Hao Jian to stand up for Qin Bing.
Especially Situ Junyan, both of their expressions were the ugliest because Hao Jian had blatantly insulted him just now.
"Who are you?" Tang Liya frowned at Hao Jian, also feeling somewhat displeased.
"I'm Qin Bing's boyfriend," Hao Jian declared proudly, as if asserting sovereignty.
Shu Ya, standing by, had no extra reaction. She knew what Hao Jian was doing, and she also disapproved of Tang Liya and their arrogance, so she did not stop Hao Jian from defending Qin Bing.
"Boyfriend?" Tang Liya scoffed, "Junyan, it seems your taste isn't that great, huh? Your ex-girlfriend isn't much herself, and the boyfriend she finds is like some thug."
Hearing this, Situ Junyan also found it quite amusing and said, "Qin Bing, even though you can't get a good man like me, you don't need to be so desperate as to find such a poor choice, right?"
Qin Bing's face was as still as water, and she couldn't utter a single word. Situ Junyan had really changed; he would never have spoken before.
In truth, it wasn't that Situ Junyan had changed; she had just been too naive all along. Only today, when Situ Junyan revealed his true colors, did she realize she had misjudged him.
Hao Jian laughed twice and then suddenly kicked out.
With a "bang," Situ Junyan fell, sprawling face-forward.
Silence reigned, dead silence!
All were dumbfounded, no one had expected Hao Jian to suddenly strike someone; it was too rough, too blatant. Didn't he fear being seen by others?
By now, many had begun to cast questioning looks in this direction.
"You dare to hit me?" Situ Junyan looked at Hao Jian with gritted teeth, wishing he could tear him apart.
"Sorry, at times , I really can't think of any other way to deal with someone like you," Hao Jian said with mocking mirth.
"You really are a rascal, actually daring to hit someone? I'm going to call the police and have you arrested!" Tang Liya was furious and threatened.
"Sure, then go ahead and call. Anyway, I'm not the host of today's art exhibition. You'd best shout loudly enough to call over those journalist friends as well, let them know how our Master Situ fooled around and then abandoned Qin Xianglan, clung to a princess, and became a modern-day Chen Shimei," Hao Jian smirked sinisterly.
"I didn't, I broke up with her amicably!" Situ Junyan quickly retorted.
"I know, but who would believe that? The journalists don't care for the truth; they like gossip, the kind that attracts eyeballs," Hao Jian's smile grew even more sinister.