Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 318: Disgrace

Shen Feng heard that the nerd and that popular girl would go to the reunion together. They had been a couple since their senior year and even got into Capital University together. They became the role models and idols of the students in school and had been together for three years now.

When Shen Feng first did the college entrance exams, he chose other universities because he did not want to be in the same school as them. He did not want to watch their lovey-dovey display of affection every day. Out of sight, out of mind.

Shen Feng had done well for himself in Ocean City and was ranked top two in school. Ocean City was the financial hub of China, but ever since he had that nightmare, he regretted that he had not chosen Capital University. That way, he could help Second Uncle and Shen Xi in the capital.

Shen Feng drove while Shen Xi leaned in the backseat playing with her phone.

He watched her smile at her phone like a little fool and asked, “Shen Xi, tell me the truth. Are you in love?”

Shen Xi replied, “Nonsense, I’m not in love.”

Shen Feng rolled his eyes at her. “Look at yourself in the mirror. You look like an idiot in love. Do you think I’m blind? Tell me, who is it? I promise I won’t tell Uncle and Auntie.”

Shen Xi was insistent. “I’m not!”

‘But I want to…’

Shen Feng looked at her dubiously. “Is he the one who gave you the red packet on New Year’s day? How old is he? What’s his family background?”

Shen Xi threw him a scornful look. “Why are you so nosy?”

Shen Feng replied, “You’re my sister, so I need to know who you’re dating!”

Shen Xi said, “I’ll be the first to tell you if I’m dating.”

Shen Feng frowned. “So it’s a crush?”

The girl did not speak and thought, ‘What’s with the interrogation?’

Shen Feng mocked her mercilessly. “Wow, I didn’t expect you to have this day… who’s that cool guy? Is this an unrequited love?”

He was now more interested in that mysterious man. His sister was so beautiful, generous, kind, and loved by everyone, so who would not want her?

“Shut up!” Shen Xi felt pricked. “I’m not an adult yet, so I can’t date!”

Li Yuan must be waiting for her to get older. He must like her. Shen Feng was just being annoying and spouted nonsense.

Shen Feng laughed out loud. “Okay, okay. I’ll stop talking. Anyway, don’t take it too seriously. If he doesn’t like you, you’d better forget about him sooner. Otherwise, you’ll be the one who suffers.”

He knew that Shen Xi had a crush and was not as worried. According to his experience, a crush would not yield any result, especially if it was an unrequited love.

Girls especially liked to overthink everything and would overanalyze the boy’s expression, creating the illusion that their crush also liked them back.

This reunion dinner was held at a famous restaurant in town.

Shen Xi dressed very maturely for the occasion. Her long hair was slightly curled and she put on light makeup. She wore a long khaki trench coat with high heels, which made her seem cool and sophisticated.

Shen Feng bent his arms and looked at the beauty next to him, “Hold it.”

Shen Xi obediently took his arm and tilted her head to look at him. ‘What a vain and hypocritical man!’

Shen Feng was the last to arrive. Everyone was already seated in the lavish private room.

Classmate A smiled and said, “Have you heard? Shen Feng is bringing his girlfriend today.”

“Yeah! I wonder what she looks like,” Classmate B followed suit.

“He has high standards and won’t chase after girls who aren’t on the same level as our Big Beauty here,” Classmate C said as he looked at the beautiful girl sitting across the table.

The popular girl, He Lu, smiled quietly and did not speak. She just straightened her back and looked noble and dignified. With Shen Feng’s family background and a blind sister, he was no match for her.

“That depends if he actually managed to get the girl, right, Class President?” Classmate B laughed and looked at the handsome man seated next to He Lu. “The two of you are so sweet together. When are you going to get married?”

“We haven’t graduated yet!” Class President, Xia Ze, smiled. “There’s no hurry anyway.”

To Xia Ze, Shen Feng was not a worthy opponent. More annoyingly, Shen Feng’s grades, which were initially not as good as his in every exam, suddenly surpassed him by twenty points and got first place in the provincial college entrance exam.

He thought that it was Shen Feng’s luck that he got first place in the college entrance exam. The top should have belonged to him, so he had been hung up on this matter for a long time because it reminded him that he had lost to Shen Feng.

If Shen Feng had applied to the same university as him, he would have shown Shen Feng that they were not in the same league.

This time, Xia Ze organized the class reunion so that Shen Feng could see for himself that no matter where he went, Shen Feng still could not be on his level and could only be crushed under his feet.

Xia Ze was the Class President and the leader of this group, so everyone was sucking up to him. They were talking about Shen Feng’s girlfriend and speculating what she looked like and which school she was from.

“Our Big Beauty is also popular at Capital University. If Shen Feng’s girlfriend is better-looking than He Lu, then she must be a goddess!”

“A goddess won’t be so blind to choose someone like Shen Feng.”

“If his girlfriend is prettier than our Big Beauty, then I’ll down this bottle of wine as punishment!”

A group of them joked around and were certain that Shen Feng’s girlfriend would not be better-looking than He Lu.

He Lu listened to the crowd’s compliments and looked smug. After all, Shen Feng had once chased after her and failed. If he really found someone prettier than her, it would be a slap to her face.

Xia Ze also looked smug as he wrapped his arm around He Lu’s waist and whispered intimately to her. He was declaring his sovereignty and accepted the adoration of others.

There was no way Shen Feng could find a girlfriend prettier than He Lu. Xia Ze heard that his girlfriend looked quite ordinary, so he did not know why Shen Feng had the guts to bring his girlfriend to meet them. Was he not afraid to be a disgrace?

“Do you guys know what Shen Feng has been doing for the past two years?” Xia Ze asked.

“What else can he do? His family doesn’t have the money to support him, so he’s probably just studying.”

“Yeah, he’s not that capable, so when he graduates, he’ll probably just work for someone. Unlike you, Class President. You have your own business and an annual income of ten million yuan!”

“I heard that Shen Feng doesn’t even step out of campus. He’s a real nerd. In this society, what’s the use of studying so much? Networking is clearly more important. What a joke!”

The group of them knew that Xia Ze disliked Shen Feng, so each one of them insulted Shen Feng like he was worthless.

While they were joking and laughing, Shen Feng pushed the door open and said with a smile, “Sorry for being late. There was traffic.”