Chapter 171: This Person Really Has a Serious Problem!

“Damn! Are you trying to embarrass me?”

Fan Zhongju’s face flushed with anger, and his temper flared up instantly. He didn’t care at all that there were several teachers in the private room.

After speaking, he raised his wine glass. He was about to pour the drink on Shen Fei in a dramatic fashion when Teacher Deng stopped him.

“Fan Zhongju, what are you doing? Put that down!”

Teacher Deng stood up and walked toward the spot where Shen Fei and Fan Zhongju were standing. The other three teachers, sensing that something was wrong, quickly followed suit.

Pei Lian, who had taken it upon himself to act as the organizer of this gathering, hurriedly stood up as well.

“Teachers, we all know Shen Fei has always been a representative of the students you all admire! But now, you’re protecting him too much. I won’t hide it anymore! Your favorite student, Shen Fei, is now a hopeless gambler, someone who can’t even repay the high-interest loans he owes! What’s there to protect in someone like him?”

“Also, he once drank two bottles of beer over just two hundred yuan! Now he says he’s quit—doesn’t that look down on us, his old classmates? How can someone like Shen Fei look down on us?”

Pei Lian couldn’t tolerate the teachers’ praise for Shen Fei anymore and spoke up irritably.

“Pei Lian, are you saying that not drinking alcohol means looking down on people? You brag all the time in the group about drinking two jin of alcohol every day—so why aren’t you drinking here? Do you look down on us too?”

Su Ruyan immediately fired back, catching Pei Lian off guard.

She found Pei Lian attractive, of course, but for such a handsome guy to defend that worthless Shen Fei—she couldn’t take it.

Unable to control his emotions, Pei Lian turned his anger toward Shen Fei.

“Damn it, today he’s going to drink this wine whether he likes it or not! Someone like him has no right to eat with us! Letting him drink is already giving him face, you know?”

“Pei Lian, that’s a bit too much!” Teacher Deng, visibly angry, grabbed the wine glass filled with alcohol and said, “I’ll drink this on behalf of Shen Fei! We’ll leave this gathering soon. I regret inviting Shen Fei here.”

After saying that, Teacher Deng raised the glass, preparing to drink it all in one go.

But Shen Fei immediately stopped him.

“Teacher, if you drink that, won’t Mrs. Deng scold you when you get home?”

After speaking, he smiled and took the glass from Teacher Deng’s hand. He then suddenly changed his expression and slammed the glass on the table, shattering it.

The scene from the wedding banquet in his previous life flashed before his eyes.

Shen Fei was calculating both old and new grievances, so he didn’t hold back anymore. He didn’t care about these people’s faces.

Even if everything seemed calm today, who knows if these people would stab him in the back later?

This move instantly stunned everyone in the private room.

The wine glass shattered, causing a mess on the table. The waiter who had just entered with food was startled and trembled in place.

“Shen Fei, you really are something! You’ve turned a nice class reunion into this!”

The result was unexpected. Shen Fei hadn’t met his goal, but instead had mocked Pei Lian in front of everyone.

Pei Lian, unable to save face, screamed hysterically.

The others looked at Shen Fei with disbelief.

Is this the same Shen Fei they knew?

They used to talk about how he was poor and had no dignity, but this move didn’t seem like a coward at all!

Little did they know, Pei Lian’s shouting caught the attention of a group of people outside the room. Upon hearing Shen Fei’s name, they paused and, curious, pushed open the nearby door.

The only calm person inside was Shen Fei, with no one else acting so composed.

Inside the room, Shen Fei didn’t care about Pei Lian’s frustration.

He calmly turned to Teacher Deng and the others, smiling.

“Teacher Deng, to be honest, I didn’t even want to come to this reunion. I didn’t want to have anything to do with these people. But since you asked, I came to show you that I, Shen Fei, have nothing to hide. I haven’t disappointed you.”

“Yes! Teacher, you haven’t been disappointed at all! Shen Fei, good job!”

Hearing Shen Fei’s words, Teacher Deng regretted inviting him but nodded with satisfaction.

“Teachers, I actually expected this situation before I came! If everyone was getting along, I would have been fine with it. But now that things have turned out like this, there’s no need to pretend anymore. After some time, I’ll arrange another gathering privately and invite you to catch up then!”

Shen Fei could tell that Teacher Deng was feeling guilty and smiled to comfort him.

“Good boy! The teachers can’t stay in this situation either!”

Teacher Deng chuckled bitterly.

At that moment, two familiar voices called out from behind.

“Brother Fei!”

“Mr. Shen!”

It was Ning Wanhai and Ning Xiangyi, with a few well-dressed elite figures behind them.

The atmosphere in the room immediately fell silent.

Everyone’s eyes were now on the sudden newcomers.

Pei Lian’s face instantly became humble when he saw one of them.

“Manager Wang!”

However, Manager Wang ignored Pei Lian completely.

The reason Ning Donghai and Ning Xiangyi entered the private room was that they had heard someone shouting angrily at Mr. Shen. It had drawn their attention.

They weren’t blind—they didn’t want to get involved with someone like that in this situation!

“Xiao Wang, this person…”

Before Ning Donghai or Ning Xiangyi could speak, a senior from the restaurant asked.

“Mr. Fang, this person is the CEO of the company providing disposable tableware for our restaurant!”

Upon hearing this, Manager Wang shot a fierce glance at Pei Lian before answering carefully.

Mr. Fang gave Pei Lian a cold look before saying nothing more.

That glance made Pei Lian break out in a cold sweat.

Dongyue Restaurant was a major client of his company, and no matter what, he couldn’t afford to offend them!

While feeling fearful, he suddenly remembered how Mr. Fang and Manager Wang had been so respectful to Shen Fei earlier!

His unease grew even more.

“It’s actually you?”

When Shen Fei saw the Ning family, he was quite surprised.

“Brother Fei, this Dongyue Restaurant is part of the Ning family’s business! You didn’t know that, did you?”

Ning Xiangyi took the initiative to explain.

“My father and I came here to check on the operations and discuss business. We didn’t expect to hear your name shouted just as we arrived. What a coincidence!”

Before Shen Fei could respond, Ning Donghai quickly asked, “Mr. Shen, is this… a class reunion?”

He frowned, as the shouting didn’t sound like a friendly reunion at all!

From his experience, Shen Fei must have been treated badly earlier.

He was puzzled.

Did a small company providing disposable tableware dare to treat a youth so disrespectfully? Did they really have a death wish?

This person really has a serious problem!