As the topic turned to Li Mengyao and Ye Yun, everyone immediately started laughing and talking.
The boys were jealous of Ye Yun for snatching away the school beauty.
As for the girls, seeing Ye Yun, who was once the center of attention, now blending into the crowd, naturally had nothing good to say!
"You tell me, Li Mengyao was also a campus belle back in our vocational college, with so many rich second-generation heirs chasing her. Why did she have to fall for a broke guy like Ye Yun? Was she out of her mind?"
"It's not like she was out of her mind. Speaking of this Ye Yun, I really thought that teacher could become someone great. But after a few years, he's been to the police station countless times for drinking, gambling, and womanizing! Thinking about his arrogant demeanor when he came to be a teaching assistant back then, it's truly ironic."
"A few years ago, I heard he went to some laboratory, then later heard he was planning to start his own business, but it all failed in the end, losing everything he had! It really proves the saying, 'A scholar is useless outside his field.' Bookworms are only capable in school; outside, they're trash among trash."
"Don't say that, at least he lives a more carefree life than us. He eats what he wants, drinks what he wants, and can even play a little poker. At night, the school beauty is lying next to him. Think about it, how many of us have that kind of carefree lifestyle?"
"If you envy him that much, why don't you swap places with our Teacher Ye?"
"No, no, no, I'm just saying. I heard he gambled away his own daughter's tuition fees, lost everything, got beaten up badly by his brother-in-law, and then even called the police to get his brother-in-law arrested! His family shame is all over the place; I could never bear such disgrace."
"Sigh, speaking of our Teacher Ye's scandals, I have plenty to share. At the beginning of the year, a friend of mine works in the criminal investigation team. Guess what? During a raid on a brothel, they actually caught our Teacher Ye, it was hilarious!"
"I have one too, last year..."
Ye Yun hadn't arrived yet.
Many classmates were already making fun of him.
Logically, classmates wouldn't usually target Ye Yun like this.
But everyone present was shrewd and knew that Cao Jie had also pursued Li Mengyao back then.
The more they badmouthed Ye Yun now, the better impression they would make in front of Cao Jie.
Besides, many of them were already jealous of Ye Yun themselves.
He wasn't much older than them, and he was already a postgraduate from Jinling University of Traditional Chinese Medicine back then.
He was the epitome of the "child of other people."
Plus, he was handsome, amiable, and was already snatched up by Li Mengyao early on, meaning he was taken.
Due to jealousy or unrequited love, no one had anything good to say.
Indeed, Cao Jie's expression brightened slightly upon hearing everyone's words.
If his classmates said this, wouldn't it be a sure thing for him to win Li Mengyao over?
Amidst everyone's clamor.
The private room door opened.
Pan Shuying, dressed in casual wear, walked in first.
"Goddess Shuying!"
"Shuying is here!"
As soon as Pan Shuying appeared, she instantly became the focus of the entire private room.
Even in casual wear, her natural beauty couldn't be concealed.
In this society, women, especially beautiful women,
easily became the center of attention.
However, closely following behind, Ye Yun's family appeared, and upon seeing Li Mengyao dressed to the nines,
both men and women's breaths hitched slightly.
In terms of appearance, Pan Shuying and Li Mengyao were not far apart.
But a woman's beauty also needed to be complemented by her attire.
One meticulously dressed, the other casually attired, making Li Mengyao instantly outshine Pan Shuying completely.
Many looked at Li Mengyao with suspicion.
Didn't they say she wasn't living well? How could she be wearing all designer brands, and that pigeon-egg sized ring was almost blinding!
Especially Cao Jie.
He already had ulterior motives towards Li Mengyao, and now with Li Mengyao's grand entrance, his mouth watered.
She was too beautiful!
If he could get this woman into bed, it wouldn't matter how much he had to pay!
However, Li Mengyao's entire ensemble looked very expensive.
What was going on?
Didn't they say Li Mengyao's family was living in poverty?
For a moment, Cao Jie was confused.
"Oh my, she's pretty, but what's the point of wearing fake brands? Why pretend to be rich when you have no money?"
At this moment, a classmate who had failed in business said sourly.
His voice wasn't loud, but it was enough to be heard throughout the entire private room.
Cao Jie nodded.
This explained it. After all, there was a huge price difference between fakes and authentic goods.
However, he immediately became a little excited.
A woman covered in fake brands must be very vain.
As long as he could appropriately display his wealth and resources, wouldn't Li Mengyao soon be in his arms?
"Look at our President Cao, wearing designer brands and driving a Mercedes G-wagon, that's a successful person."
"Mengyao, don't pretend if you don't have money. With this getup, you should at least be driving a BMW 7 Series or a Mercedes S-Class, or at the very least, a 5 Series."
Other classmates also caught on and, to please Cao Jie, quickly chimed in.
These words were undoubtedly heard by Pan Shuying, who muttered to herself.
What kind of trash were they, daring to mock Ye Yun with such meager means?
The mansion he bought outright in Ying Tian Fu was worth over a hundred million.
After all this fuss, they dared to mock him with a Mercedes S-Class or a BMW 7 Series?
If not for Ye Yun's family being present, she would have pointed at their noses and told them to open their dog eyes!
However, she was here today simply to please Ye Yun's family, otherwise, she wouldn't have been willing to play second fiddle to Li Mengyao and dress so casually.
Ye Yun frowned.
Mercedes G-wagon?
It seemed Zeng Shaoyan hadn't lied to him; it was indeed Cao Jie who was looking for Li Mengyao.
Hearing the crowd's mockery, Ye Yun was about to retaliate but was stopped by Li Mengyao.
They were classmates, and their daughter was present today; she didn't want to cause any more trouble.
"Alright, alright. We're all classmates, how can we talk like this? Mengyao is so beautifully dressed today, why don't you order the food?"
As the three of them just sat down, Cao Jie generously stepped forward.
"No, you guys order," Li Mengyao quickly refused.
"I'm a VIP at Tianxiang Mansion; I'm tired of the dishes here, you guys order. Mengyao, the seafood here is excellent. All expenses today will be on me, order whatever you want!"
Cao Jie forcefully shoved the menu into Li Mengyao's hand, acting as if money was no object.
Everyone was smart enough to understand from this interaction.
Cao Jie still harbored feelings for Li Mengyao!
And he was doing all this in front of Ye Yun, clearly trying to draw a comparison.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.
"Why don't I do it? I love seafood the most."
Pan Shuying quickly took the menu, helping to ease the tension.
Li Mengyao couldn't help but glance at Ye Yun. When their eyes met, her heart tightened.
Was he angry?
And just as Pan Shuying was ordering, the private room door opened again.
Led by their former advisor, Teacher Wang, a few teachers from the vocational college also walked in with smiles.
"Teacher Wang, Teacher Qi, Teacher Sun, we've finally been waiting for you!"
As soon as they saw the teachers enter,
Cao Jie, acting as the leader, immediately stepped forward to greet them.
"Cao Jie? Li Cheng? You're Sun Haiyan... Ye, Ye Yun!"