Chapter 2799 - 2861: Take It Easy from Now On

Li Yifei was a little surprised. The way Xiang Ba had been so arrogant before, even showing animosity during class in the morning, and now he could suddenly change his face to apologize? He could feel the other party’s emotions; it didn’t seem fake.

Everyone’s eyes turned towards Li Yifei, staring at him in astonishment, while Xiang Ba maintained that posture, holding the wine glass, with a fawning smile on his plump, dark face. For someone of his build to make such a gesture and hold it was clearly quite difficult, especially to apologize to Li Yifei in front of everyone - that was humiliating, particularly since Xiang Ba had been so arrogant before. This was like slapping himself in the face, and very hard at that.

Perhaps a minute or so passed, and Li Yifei then chuckled and said, "Why?"

Why? That question was asked lightly, and different people had different interpretations. Some thought Li Yifei was dissatisfied, while others felt Li Yifei was being a bit excessive. Li Dazhuang held his wine glass, his fingers gently stroking the body of the glass, lost in thought.

Wu Shuwei picked up a bite of food, clearly not wanting or being able to intervene in Li Yifei’s affairs, but she respected any choice Li Yifei made.

Zhang Bai’s fingers tightened slightly around his chopsticks; he initially planned to team up with this dark, chubby guy to deal with Li Yifei. Instead, the other party chickened out. In front of these classmates, to raise a glass and apologize was to admit complete defeat, at least in front of these people, Xiang Ba couldn’t expect to regain face. Damn, what was going on? Zhang Bai couldn’t help frowning as he looked on.

As the class monitor, Yue Ming, seeing Xiang Ba apologize to Li Yifei, after a moment of daze, quickly stood up and said with a smile, "Xiang Ba, Li Yifei, what’s going on here? We’re all classmates. Come, let me drink a toast with you both. Let any unhappiness pass."

Yue Ming was the class monitor and the host today, so he felt a sense of pride, and the other students were quite respectful to him, as was the case today, giving him face. At this moment, he just wanted to smooth things over, both to restore the atmosphere and to showcase his status.

Of course, not everyone bought into his attempt to save face. For instance, the... dark, chubby Xiang Ba was one of them. The reason he was so obsequious and apologized to Li Yifei was that... his father had already ordered him, that if he didn’t apologize to Li Yifei and get his forgiveness, Xiang Ba would never return to Shu Region and had to immediately get out to a foreign country. Though his father was a scoundrel, he was still one of the few people in the province with that much money, and he had a brain. He knew about Li Yifei, even a lot of Li Yifei’s deeds. Once he heard his son had provoked this kind of person, he was furiously berating his son; if Xiang Ba were in front of him, he would’ve laid a heavy hand already.

Why did Xiang Ba come to attend this school? Wasn’t it to make some friends, useful friends, and to experience this atmosphere? But in the class, there was this very outstanding classmate, and on the first day of school, he offended him? Was this a joke? After Xiang Ba’s father figured out the cause, he was so angry that his hair almost stood on end.

Under such stern conditions, how could Xiang Ba not come to apologize? He wasn’t stupid; he deeply knew he’d offended someone he shouldn’t have. Even if the opponent didn’t crush him with a finger, it was almost the same. It was unfortunate that just the day before yesterday he had offended the opponent thoroughly, and for the past two days, he had been scheming to do something bad. Damn, wasn’t this just inviting disaster?

Hearing Yue Ming come over and interfere at this point, Xiang Ba, without thinking, said, "None of your business, stay out of it!"

"You!" Yue Ming didn’t expect Xiang Ba to reject his goodwill, and upon hearing this, he felt a lump in his throat, unable to speak for quite a while. Finally, he snorted heavily, slammed his glass on the table, and sat down.

Zhang Bai wanted to say something but, seeing the calm Wu Shuwei, swallowed his words.

"Brother Li, I really realized my mistake. I was too much of a jerk that day. Don’t worry, I’ll vacate the house for Wu classmate, I..." Xiang Ba, seeing Li Yifei not speaking, hurried to say.

Li Yifei raised his hand, interrupting Xiang Ba’s words, and said, "Did you realize your mistake yourself, or did your family scold you?"

Hitting the nail on the head, Xiang Ba froze for a moment before softly saying, "It was... it was my dad. If you don’t forgive me, he’s going to kill me."

The room seemed even quieter. Many people only knew Li Yifei came from Ning Province and didn’t know much about his background, but now it seemed the once arrogant Xiang Ba was not only admitting defeat but to such an extent, and now saying such things, it was like he was burying himself in the ground.

"At least you’re honest. No need for the drink. In the future, be cautious when dealing with things. Don’t let youth make you reckless and not consider consequences, or you’ll suffer eventually." Li Yifei decided to let Xiang Ba off. Whether his admission of fault was genuine or not didn’t matter to Li Yifei, but continuing to bicker with someone like this was pointless. The house was already being ceded, and it would let him and Wu Shuwei share a space, which was a good thing in a way. From this perspective, Xiang Ba’s crime was much smaller.

As for the elder lecturing the younger tone, dare Xiang Ba not listen? If not, let him try!

"Hiss!" Someone was already secretly sucking in a breath. Li Yifei was too domineering, they originally thought he was just a country bumpkin from the north, hardly worthy of attention. After all, the day Li Yifei came, he carried his own luggage, and this had spread around, becoming a joke,

Zhang Bai’s chopsticks suddenly poked the bottom of the plate, his mouth slightly open, obviously not expecting this result. Beside him, Yue Ming couldn’t be bothered to be angry, and was also looking across in astonishment.

Wu Shuwei smiled as she expected, Li Dazhuang nodded twice, picked up his glass and took a sip. The spicy drink hit his stomach, but it felt refreshing.

Xiang Ba seemed to receive a great pardon, he nodded vigorously, several beads of sweat fell down, and he hurriedly said, "Thank you, Brother Li, I’ll vacate the house as soon as possible."

"Forget about the house, you live your life, so adults at your home won’t say I’m bullying a kid. Alright, let’s go back and have a drink, we’re all classmates, no need to go overboard," Li Yifei said indifferently, but his voice reached everyone’s ears. Many were pondering this sentence; it seemed to have hidden meanings. What was he up to?

The speaker had intent, and the listeners were also intentional. Zhang Bai, for instance, felt he heard the subtleties in Li Yifei’s words, and he let out a slight hum, looking somewhat displeased, though he didn’t say anything further.

Xiang Ba finally sighed in relief, stood up straight, his spine cracking audibly, and downed his drink in one go. Though Li Yifei said there’s no need to drink, how could he not drink a toast? He chugged it down, hurried back to his seat, his dark face hiding any subtle expressions, but he seemed fine as he sat there, ate two bites of food, and suppressed the effects of the alcohol.

From this angle, this guy isn’t completely worthless; just this thick skin, or perhaps it’s an alternative kind of shrewdness, makes him quite a character.

With this episode, the atmosphere at the table became quite awkward. Some people harbored thoughts of going back and investigating Li Yifei’s background. How could a figure like this have been overlooked in the class?

Did he come here to study? Don’t kid yourself, how much can one really learn? Isn’t it more about making friends? Everyone is more or less bosses of similar status, here to get acquainted with each other. In the future, if something comes up, at least there’s the bond of being classmates which might help.

Actually, in terms of net worth, Li Yifei can really be considered the wealthiest among these people. Unfortunately, many are accustomed to judging others with tinted lenses, naturally overlooking the low-profile Li Yifei.

Yue Ming felt his pride had been slighted, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn’t vent his frustration at Xiang Ba now, nor at Li Yifei, although he was also displeased with Li Yifei.

However, Li Yifei wasn’t affected at all. It was as if it wasn’t him earlier but someone else. He continued to clink glasses and exchange drinks with Li Dazhuang. They each drank more than a pound of white spirit, and as for others who came to toast, Li Yifei did not refuse them, but only took a sip. What were they doing earlier? Coming to toast now, isn’t it a bit late?

Li Dazhuang indeed had a good capacity for alcohol. After drinking a pound of white spirit, he was just slightly flushed and a bit tipsy. However, others had stopped drinking, so the two also stopped, and after a satisfying meal, each went their separate ways. Still wanting more, Li Dazhuang tried to drag Li Yifei to another place for more drinks. Li Yifei smiled and said, "Brother Li, let’s call it a day for now!"

Li Dazhuang, seeing Li Yifei’s indication, noticed Wu Shuwei waiting not far away. Instantly realizing the situation, he laughed heartily and said, "Alright, then until another day. Brother Li, you’re busy with your stuff now, so I’ll go find a place to sleep. We’ll have plenty of opportunities to drink together in the future."

"Okay, I’ll treat next time."

"No way, even though I’m not from Haicheng, most of my company is over here, so I count as a local. It wouldn’t be right to let the guest treat," Li Dazhuang said.

"Then I won’t be polite!"

"Haha, Brother Li, you’re straightforward, unlike those classmates. Alright, it’s settled then. Brother, you do your thing, I’ll head out first," Li Dazhuang said, waving his hand and walking away briskly, not at all like someone who drank too much.

And Li Yifei? He stood still for a few seconds, turned around, and went to find Wu Shuwei, who was waiting. She held her bag in both hands, standing under the streetlights, tall and slender, gracefully poised, with curvy lines... All in all, she was beautiful, was pretty, especially under the slightly yellow streetlights, her face appeared softer. Li Yifei stood in front of her, tilted his head, and said with a smile, "Really beautiful."

Wu Shuwei pursed her lips. Men or women, as long as they’re normal, yearn for love, especially the two at this moment at the Huangpu River head, with many pedestrians along the riverside road. Yet the two stood still, the crowd flowed by, but their world seemed to stop. In the distance, yachts drifted slowly, the lights on the ships painting colorful streaks in the night sky, vividly beautiful, and the further-off Pearl glowed brightly. The scene stirred Wu Shuwei’s emotions, revealing the posture of a little woman.