Chapter 264

He couldn't see the slightest shred of hope with Li Yunshu.

Why not change his target?

Coincidentally, Xu Fangfei's family background was similar to his, making them a well-matched couple.

With his mind racing, Ye Tao made up his mind.

He would change his target and pursue Xu Fangfei.

At this moment, basking in the spotlight of being surrounded by everyone,

Xu Fangfei felt extremely delighted.

Once upon a time, she had also been the center of everyone's attention.

But with the arrival of Li Yunshu, all her spotlight had been stolen away.

Now, she had finally reclaimed what she had lost…

And all of this—

—was brought to her by her dear daddy, Xu Hao.

If Xu Hao were here right now, she would definitely throw herself into his arms, completely ignoring everyone else's gazes.

She decided that after going back—

—she would definitely think of more tricks to give Xu Hao a new experience,

to repay him for giving her a new lease on life.

Suppressing her excitement, Xu Fangfei responded to her close friends one by one.

Then, she nodded politely to the other classmates.

The class monitor, Ye Tao, snapped out of it and led the way into the hotel…

They arrived on the third floor, at a large private room they had reserved.

Once everyone had arrived, Ye Tao called the waiter to start serving the dishes.

To show off in front of Li Yunshu, the dishes he ordered were all quite expensive.

This elicited a chorus of gasps from the classmates.

They all expressed their gratitude one after another.

Ye Tao waved his hand dismissively.

"Eat and drink as you please, tonight's bill is on me."

Everyone cheered and eagerly dug in without standing on ceremony.

As luck would have it, Li Yunshu ended up at the same table as her old rival, Xu Fangfei…

This table was entirely made up of girls.

Or rather—

—aside from Li Yunshu, everyone sitting here belonged to Xu Fangfei's clique of close friends.

It was deliberately arranged by Xu Fangfei.

Specifically to mess with Li Yunshu's head.

Since Xu Hao had told her not to target Li Yunshu directly, she called upon her friends to back her up.

She didn't need to say a word.

Her friends would speak on her behalf.

And sure enough—

—as soon as they sat down, one of her friends spoke up in a sarcastic, mocking tone.

"Look at what true class is! What it means to be approachable! Even though Sister Fei has become so beautiful—even more beautiful than our School Beauty—she still treats us all the same."

"Yeah, unlike some people who think they're special just because they're pretty, looking down on everyone."

"That's what you call class. Some people just can't compare…"

At the table—

—aside from Xu Fangfei and Li Yunshu,

the six friends chimed in one after another.

Not a single swear word was uttered, yet their words cut deeper than any insult.

Every single one of them was a Great Master of the Tea Ceremony, highly skilled in passive-aggressive sarcasm.

Li Yunshu pretended not to hear them. She picked up her chopsticks and took small, quiet bites of her food.

But she couldn't stand these mosquitoes constantly buzzing in her ears.

Hearing it so much, she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

And with that discomfort, negative emotions began to surge.

She thought about how Xu Hao wanted to fire her yesterday, all because of her useless brother, and how her parents were so biased…

The more she thought about it, the more miserable she felt.

With everyone around her criticizing her, it felt as though the entire world looked down on her and was pointing fingers.

A dark cloud cast a shadow over her heart.

Taking in Li Yunshu's expression, a smug smile played on the corner of Xu Fangfei's lips.

Just like that, keep breaking her down.

Shatter Li Yunshu's calm facade.

When the time came, her daddy Xu Hao would appear like a hero.

He would help her regain her confidence and then punish her thoroughly that night.

Under Xu Hao's frequent guidance, her hostility toward Li Yunshu had already dissipated…

The only reason she was targeting Li Yunshu like this

was simply to complete her daddy's task.

At a class reunion, it was only natural to have a few drinks.

The girls who couldn't drink alcohol had juice instead.

The classmates toasted each other, clinking glasses as they lamented the passage of time and their uncertainty about the future…

Eventually, some guys mustered up the courage to toast the girls.

Some girls were willing and would take a drink.

But there were also those who didn't give any Face.

Like Li Yunshu, who kept her head down, silently eating her food.

Li Yunshu had already been made completely emo by the comments of those few friends.

She wasn't refusing to drink, nor was she drinking juice.

To the boys who came over to toast her,

she simply said—

"Sorry, I don't drink."

Her attitude was polite enough.

But attitude is a relative thing.

It was a completely different story when they toasted Xu Fangfei.

Although Xu Fangfei didn't clink glasses with them either, she merely raised her juice glass in acknowledgment,

and took a small sip.

Despite it being practically the same gesture, these guys felt deeply respected and were all incredibly thrilled.

The contrast was painful…

They began to heap praises on Xu Fangfei, occasionally throwing sarcastic remarks at Li Yunshu.

Seeing how approachable Xu Fangfei was, the class monitor, Ye Tao, felt there was hope.

Holding his glass, he stepped forward.

"Fangfei, long time no see. You've gotten more and more beautiful."

Xu Fangfei merely gave a faint smile.

The smile was very faint, carrying a hint of disdain.

However, Ye Tao didn't notice it.

Throughout their four years of university, he had pursued Li Yunshu only to be repeatedly rejected.

He had never even seen Li Yunshu smile.