Chapter 15: The Heavens Have Eyes, An Old Acquaintance
Jiang Wei indeed is a woman who has faced many trials and tribulations. All alone, she has supported the whole company for so many years, not someone the average person can scare easily.
Lifting her eyes, Jiang Wei took a glance.
She recognized him; it was Lin Kun, a friend of Xiao He, whom she had met once before.
...
From Lin Kun's position, he could see Jiang Wei, who was facing him, and Fang Yu, who had his back to him.
Lin Kun walked over with a smile.
The restaurant staff sensed something extraordinary about these individuals and didn't dare to approach and stop him.
"Tsks, tsks, tsks... Let me take a good look, the grand CEO of Qingcheng International Group, after dumping Xiao He, what kind of man have you found now."
Hearing this, Jiang Wei's expression turned cold.
"Lin Kun... Mind your own business about my company matters. If Xiao He sent you, I advise you to back off now!"
Lin Kun laughed.
Paying no heed to Jiang Wei's warning, he walked over to the dining table and looked over.
When Lin Kun's gaze fell upon Fang Yu—
Eh?
He looks somewhat familiar?
It seemed like they had met before.
Gradually, he remembered...
Lin Kun recognized him, and then burst into loud laughter.
Heaven has eyes! This is an old acquaintance—one whom he had always held a grudge against!
"So, it's you... President Jiang, is this... your new boyfriend?"
Jiang Wei's beautiful eyes furrowed deeply.
She was highly averse to people like Lin Kun, and naturally, dismissing Xiao He would have provoked Lin Kun as well. She knew Lin Kun was a gangster, hence in such a situation, she also felt rather helpless.
Lin Kun, like a schadenfreude of a villain, said with great interest, "My old classmate, long time no see, how come you've started to be a gigolo now?"
Jiang Wei was startled; they knew each other?
Listening to the sound of his voice, Fang Yu also lifted his head—
Seeing the unbridled laughter of Lin Kun, he too remembered.
Lin Kun, who also had studied at Jiangzhou Middle School, often endured mockery and bullying for his timidity and cowardice and was given a very domineering nickname—Lin Sun-Pi. Back then, Fang Yu, rebellious and arrogant, also bullied Lin Kun, which led to Lin Kun holding a grudge against Fang Yu ever since.
Just that now, a scar marred his face.
"I thought it was who, turns out it's you." Fang Yu greeted with a smile, as a way of saying hello.
Seeing Fang Yu dressed in tattered clothes and wearing cloth shoes, Lin Kun felt a secret thrill and looked at him with sparkling, animated eyes.
"President Jiang, you might not know him well enough, let me introduce him..."
Lin Kun seemed somewhat excited, "This guy, is none other than Jiangzhou Middle School's notorious troublemaker of the past, Fang Yu. He got into fights, brawls, bullied female classmates, a record of bad behavior. Later, the school could no longer tolerate him and expelled him... As an old classmate, I'm really curious, where did you go after getting expelled? Did you go study medical skills?"
"After you were expelled, I looked for you for a while, but unfortunately, I couldn't find you... I heard you mixed up with some thugs in society?"
Fang Yu remained silent, continuing to squint at him.
Lin Kun became more and more animated as he spoke.
"Back then Fang Yu was so glorious, all the male students feared and admired him, but the pretty girls worshipped and liked him, truly damn ironic!"
Once, Lin Kun also fantasized about encountering Fang Yu again, using his glorious achievements and wealth to pay back all the humiliations he suffered back then!
Finally, heaven has shown fairness!
Seeing Fang Yu, who once rampaged around bullying classmates, now fallen to such a state, was incredibly satisfying for Lin Kun. Indeed, how the tables have turned after thirty years!
"President Jiang, what exactly did you see in him?"
Jiang Wei remained silent.
Having received high-class education, she possesses excellent qualities and manners, clearly discerning right from wrong, truth from falsehood.
Finally—
Fang Yu lifted his glass with a faint smile and spoke, "Drink?"
Lin Kun shook his head with disdain, taking out a refined cigar case from his pocket and pulling out a cigar.
"Lin Kun, is it just because I beat you up in middle school that you're coming at me with such aggression, seeking revenge?" Fang Yu said with a smile.
Moreover, when he beat him up, it was all in the past now, and he didn't expect this guy to bear such a grudge.
"I'm not as petty as you think," Lin Kun said indifferently.
"Then what's the point in all this nonsense you're spouting here?"
"Nonsense?"
Lin Kun laughed instead of getting angry, "Then please tell me, which part of what I've said has wronged you?"
"None, you've spoken nothing but the truth," Fang Yu replied with a smile, also very candid.
Hearing this, the corners of Lin Kun's mouth twitched with a smile. He ignored Fang Yu and turned to Jiang Wei, speaking softly, "Ms. Jiang, you see? He admits to his craziness and ignorance back in the day. Now dressed in street stall clothes and wearing a pair of cloth shoes, this is the retribution for his past ignorance. In other words, some people become losers not without reason."
To Jiang Wei, the current Fang Yu indeed doesn't have any appealing aspects, but tired of the endless scheming, she profoundly disliked people like Lin Kun and Xiao He. In this sense, Fang Yu was much better than them, at least he was genuine and straightforward.
"He is what kind of person, I have my own judgment, no need for you to remind me."
Lin Kun shook his head, unconvinced, "It seems you still don't understand. In order for you to better recognize a loser, I think I should sit down and explain it to you slowly, may I?"
"No."
Jiang Wei's tone was firm, her voice cold, "Please leave, do not disturb us."
But—
Could Lin Kun leave?
Seeing the person who had once crushed him into the dirt, it was impossible for him to leave! Moreover, his purpose today was to come here to make Jiang Wei and Fang Yu pay... It really was divine retribution, this Fang Yu was actually the same person who had bullied him in the past.
So, even if the building collapsed today, he couldn't possibly leave!
Thus, Lin Kun steeled his heart, exploiting his thick-skinned nature, shamelessly took a seat, and said indifferently, "Ms. Jiang, Fang Yu and I are old classmates from many years ago; is it really appropriate to dismiss me like this?"
His expression was calm, his attitude gentlemanly, his tone gentle. If it weren't for his eyes betraying him, no one would know that he was filled with provocation and anger at this moment.
The vindictive Lin Kun nearly embodied the pettiness of a man with a narrow heart to the fullest.
"What do you say, Fang Yu?"
Seeing Fang Yu silent, Lin Kun grew even more arrogant, picked up his glass, poured and drank on his own, saying, "Fang Yu, you were so glorious back in ninth grade, I remember how easily you won our school's beauty. What happened after that?"
Fang Yu, with a demeanor calm as still water, said faintly:
"You're mistaken, back then I wasn't as shameless as you think."
"That's the funniest joke I've heard today," Lin Kun chuckled, his gaze continuing to scan Fang Yu as the topic shifted, "Looking at your outfit, where have you been working at recently?"
Fang Yu said with a smile, "Working? I can't say it's anything grand, I'm the director of the Traditional Chinese Medicine department at Hua University Hospital."
"It's not that you're a janitor, right?" Lin Kun didn't hesitate to expose Fang Yu's lie.
"Talking to you is really boring."
Seeing how 'immature' Fang Yu was acting, Lin Kun suddenly felt an immense sense of schadenfreude.
"To think being a doctor would make you so happy."
"There's no distinction of high or low in professions," Fang Yu stated coolly.
By this point, Fang Yu remained calm. He was eager to see what kind of stunts this kid Lin Kun could pull off. In his eyes, the downfall of Lin Kun and the Xiao Family was imminent.
But—
If Lin Kun knew about his nickname that dominated the Jiangzhou scene eight years ago, perhaps his reaction would be quite different.