A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage) -
Chapter 484 Competition Among Women
There was a small-town bearing close likeness to Western European architectural style about one kilometer away from Yanqi Lake.
The streets were paved with marble with gothic structures, so it felt particularly exotic to be immersed in it.
There were surrounded by shops and a sea of tourists.
Xu Lei, Meng Han, and Guo Ya-Wen chatted happily after bumping into each other after so long. They kept talking about the past or sharing knowledge about how their peers were doing. Every now and then, they stopped in front of a shop to admire its contents.
Ye Fan and Lei Dong-Bao followed behind them quietly instead.
Since Lei Dong-Bao was a company CEO, he expected Ye Fan, who was from a small town, to take the initiative to get friendly with him.
But Ye Fan surprisingly ignored Lei Dong-
Bao the entire time.
Ye Fan either kept his eyes on the scenery around them or on Xu Lei.
He didn't even glance at Lei Dong-Bao.
"This brat is so young, yet he is so cocky."
Ye Fan's behavior undoubtedly made Lei Dong-Bao somewhat angry.
Lei Dong-Bao couldn't resist sneering as he asked Ye Fan, "Friend, where do you work? You must be a capable young man since you have such a beautiful girlfriend."
Ye Fan shook his head and replied, "I don't hold down an important job. I just do what I like. In a way, you can say I'm a jobless man who is chasing his dreams."
Ye Fan spoke jokingly.
But Ye Fan was speaking the truth.
Ye Fan was simply a useless jobless man who lived off his wife from the average person's perspective.
But no one knew about the glorious career Ye Fan had been planning and carving for himself beneath his composed exterior for the sake of pursuing his goals.
"A jobless man? Man, you must be joking! How could a jobless man win the heart of the school belle? In that case, you must be a rich man's son," said Lei Dong-Bao with a fake smile on his face.
Ye Fan continued to shake his head as he said, "Mr Lei, you jest. My mother is simply a farmer from a small town in the countryside."
"Really now?" asked Lei Dong-Bao. He clearly felt even more unhappy in his heart. Although Lei Dong-Bao sounded relatively polite, he obviously sounded a little colder when he spoke, "If you don't want to share it, then just say so. There's no need to come up with some lousy fake identity to fool me."
Lei Dong-Bao didn't buy a word of Ye Fan's nonsense, not even the punctuation marks used.
Lei Dong-Bao certainly didn't think that a woman as gorgeous as Xu Lei would fall for a jobless man from the countryside.
Women these days were smart, especially the pretty ones. They would put in their utmost effort to rise in status and leech onto the rich and powerful using their beauty.
And Guo Ya-Wen was undoubtedly one of those women.
Despite their fagade as a loving couple, Lei Dong-Bao was keenly aware Guo Ya-Wen only married him for his wealth.
Or else why would Guo Ya-Wen marry a man who was more than ten years older than her instead of a handsome young chap?
But Xu Lei surpassed Guo Ya-Wen in terms of both looks and aura. If Xu Lei was willing to be with him, he was happy to divorce Guo Ya-Wen and marry her instead.
A woman like her was pretty enough to marry a young man from a rich and powerful family.
So Lei Dong-Bao naturally didn't believe Ye Fan about being an unemployed man from the countryside.
Ye Fan shrugged and said, "I can't help it if you don't believe me."
Then Xu Lei and the girls got tired and found a cafe to rest.
Guo Ya-Wen sat next to Lei Dong-Bao while Xu Lei sat next to Ye Fan, and only Meng Han sat all alone by herself.
"Oh yes, Leilei, how does Ye Fan treat you? Does he treat you well? You are the belle of the faculty after all, so you can't just date random guys. It's a matter of the finance faculty's pride," asked Guo Ya-Wen. Guo Ya-Wen couldn't bear to sit idly, so she started chatting to Xu Lei about Ye Fan the moment they sat down.
Xu Lei nodded and replied, "Yup, Fan's really good to me."
"Really? How is he good to you? Don't tell me he has you smitten by offering you a hot drink when the weather is cold or an umbrella when it rains? Lei, there's only one yardstick to measure how well a man treats a woman, and that's money. See my bag here? My hubby especially went abroad to buy it for me. It's the latest purse by the internationally renowned LV. Hubby, how much did you say it was? I forgot," asked Guo Ya-Wen quizzically as she looked at Lei Dong-Bao.
Lei Dong-Bao calmly replied as he played with his phone, "Not much. About $400,000."
"Darn, $400,000? That's worth two years of my salary! Wenwen, your husband really dotes on you!" said Meng Han as she gasped in surprise the moment she heard its price. Then she quickly took the purse from Guo Ya-Wen to take a second look.
"Hanhan, don't keep hogging it. Let Lei have a look too. It will be an eye-opener for her. If she continues staying in a third-rate city for the rest of her life, she will never come to know about the big beautiful world that lies beyond it," said Guo Ya-Wen calmly. But her vanity felt deeply gratified without a doubt.
"Lei, take a look at it. It truly is an internationally renowned brand. Its craftsmanship and material certainly can't compare to these cheap bags we have," said Meng Han in envy as she held the bag up in front of Xu Lei and looked at it.
Xu Lei said nothing and merely nodded as she smiled along with Meng Han.
"Lei, don't just look at the bag. Tell us more about yourself. What gifts has Fan given you?" asked Guo Ya-Wen. She continued asking Xu Lei as though as she was determined to compete with Xu Lei. Women did that all the time. They competed with their beauty and brains when they were students. After they were married, they compared their husbands and children instead.
It seemed as though they would be a cut above the rest if they won.
Xu Fei pondered before saying, "I don't need anything. Fan wanted to buy me stuff, but I said no."
"What? Lei, don't tell me Fan hasn't bought you a single gift?" said Meng Han in surprise the moment she heard Xu Lei's words.
Guo Ya-Wen shook her head quickly and said, "That's right, Lei. This boyfriend of yours is too lousy. Even if he doesn't have money to buy a genuine high-end purse, he can get you something cheaper or ever a high-quality fake. It's all about sincerity."
Guo Ya-Wen and Meng Han instantly attacked Ye Fan.
Lei Dong-Bao was delighted the moment he heard this. He looked at Ye Fan, who was quietly drinking his coffee. Then Lei Dong-Bao wondered whether the guy spoke the truth earlier on.
Was he really a jobless man from the countryside?
Otherwise, why would he be such a cheapskate and not give a single gift to such a stunning girlfriend?
Xu Lei realized she had misworded herself, so she defended Ye Fan, "It's not true. Fan cares about me a lot and gives me many things, but I have trouble remembering them all now. Oh yes, Fan gave me a present a few days ago for my birthday."
"Oh, what did he give you?" Meng Han and Guo Ya-Wen were both curious.
"A small rusty tripod," said Xu Lei honestly.
PFFFT.
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