At that mont, a surge of uplifting music began to play, and all eyes turned toward the stage at the center of the grand hall.
An exceptionally spirited elder walked directly onto the stage with the support of a young and beautiful girl.
After the elder ascended the stage, applause imdiately erupted from below. It seed that the person who had just co up must be today's main character, Zhang Guanglin.
Zhang Guanglin, at the age of eighty, had a remarkably rosy complexion and appeared to be in good health, signaling that he probably took great care in maintaining himself.
After Zhang Guanglin took the stage, he naturally began with so words of thanks, as there were quite a few renowned business guests below. Thus, his speech couldn't be too brief.
anwhile, as Zhang Guanglin spoke, the young and beautiful girl who had accompanied him on stage had already descended and, after scanning the crowd, her gaze settled on Zhang Wanyue.
Subsequently, the beautiful girl walked over to Zhang Wanyue.
The beautiful girl, appearing not much older than Zhang Wanyue, directly took a seat across from her, her face brimming with a smile.
At this ti, from a distance, Zhang Liang and Du Lei looked over, both casting schadenfreude expressions this way.
"Now Zhang Wanyue is going to be embarrassed," Du Lei said with a lick of his tongue, before downing the red wine in his glass.
The beautiful girl sat down beside Zhang Wanyue, who seed sowhat reluctant, but still greeted her, "Aunt Wen…"
Aunt Wen?
Ding Fan was taken aback for a mont; the young girl appeared around the sa age as Zhang Wanyue, but her seniority was much higher.
The woman called Aunt Wen's smile did not diminish. "Wanyue… who are these people?"
Zhang Wanyue, always concerned that others would slight Ding Fan and Qin Manshu, had consistently introduced the two as her classmates. Seeing the question, Zhang Wanyue still said the sa.
"Aunt Wen, these two are my classmates."
The woman nad Aunt Wen glanced at Ding Fan and Qin Manshu, then said with a smile, "I am the wife of Wanyue's second uncle, my na is Wen Si. You can also call Aunt Wen…"
Although Ding Fan maintained a blank expression, he wasn't particularly fond of Wen Si. In Huaxia Country, relationships between much older n and younger won were seldom born out of true love.
Wen Si, a young woman, had married Zhang Wanyue's second uncle, which indicated that she was nothing more than a commoner climbing the social ladder.
Since Zhang Wanyue's face was at stake, Ding Fan refrained from overtly disregarding her and rely nodded subtly at Wen Si.
"Hello…" Qin Manshu, although not fond of the person either, rely greeted her lightly, considering Zhang Wanyue.
"Wanyue, your classmates don't understand manners, but you should not be ignorant of them as well," Wen Si suddenly shifted her tone. "What day is it today? It's your grandfather's birthday celebration. Your classmates might be poor and wanting to see the world, but as a miss of the Zhang family, you ought to provide your classmates with proper attire…"
Speaking thus, Wen Si eyed Ding Fan and Qin Manshu with disdain. "You see, I am a straightforward person as an elder, but I want to tell you… so occasions are permissible to attend, but certain als shouldn't be casually partaken in."
Zhang Wanyue's face flushed with restraint.
Though Wen Si's words sounded gentle and sweet, every phrase she uttered cut like a knife.
"Aunt Wen… isn't this a bit too much?"
Wen Si smiled faintly. "Wanyue, don't forget, tonight so very important people will be coming."
As Wen Si spoke, she glanced at Ding Fan and Qin Manshu. "Your grandfather's reputation is imnse. Given our Zhang family's status, many significant figures are here to celebrate his birthday. Having your shabby classmates around could only embarrass your grandfather."
"You…" Zhang Wanyue, with limited social experience, found herself at a loss for words after being criticized by Wen Si.
Ever since the start of Zhang Guanglin's birthday celebration, Ding Fan had realized that Zhang Wanyue was enduring much suffering within the Zhang family.
The helmsman of the Zhang family was aged, and now with Zhang Wanyue's return, in the eyes of the Zhang family, it seed apparent she was here to seize the family fortune.
Just then, Wen Si suddenly lost her temper, grabbing a wine glass and smashing it violently to the floor.
Crash… At that mont, everyone inside the grand hall, who had been attentively listening to Zhang Guanglin's speech, suddenly turned their gaze this way as the sound was quite abrupt.
Even Zhang Guanglin, still speaking on stage, stopped and solemnly looked this way.
"You… it's my fault, Wanyue; don't be angry, okay?" Wen Si hastily stood up, then pretended to be flustered.
Zhang Wanyue was outright stunned. The wine glass had clearly been thrown by Wen Si, yet now, Wen Si was acting aggrieved. Facing all this, Zhang Wanyue truly didn't know what to do.
From a distance, Zhang Liang and Du Lei looked at each other and smiled.
Zhang Liang swirled the red wine in his glass. "This Aunt Wen is really ruthless; Zhang Wanyue is definitely going to be planted…"
"Aunt Wen is really scheming," Du Lei remarked with a laugh. "The grandfather has always cared a lot about his image. With so many people and creating such a scene, even if the grandfather feels sorry for Zhang Wanyue, she can't escape today's trouble…"
Everything that had happened was clearly witnessed by Ding Fan. Wen Si herself had smashed the wine glass, and now she was putting on this act—it was clear she was trying to harm Zhang Wanyue.
Zhang Wanyue, with her straightforward nature, was likely to suffer greatly today.
Then Wen Si continued, "Zhang Wanyue, I am your elder... What I say is for your own good, even if you don't like to hear it, you must not behave this way, especially today, which is your grandfather's birthday celebration…"
At that mont, Wen Si's face was full of innocence, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
"Wen Si, what just happened?" At that mont, Zhang Guanglin ca down from the stage.
As the star of today's birthday banquet, wherever he went, everyone naturally turned their attention there.
"Daddy..." As soon as Wen Si saw Zhang Guanglin, she seed to have seen a savior. She went straight to him.
"Daddy, at your birthday banquet today, Wanyue brought two classmates to attend. Actually, there's nothing wrong with that, just that today is Grandpa's birthday banquet, I hope Wanyue will be more cautious about the occasion in the future. If she brings friends again, she must notify us beforehand and also pay attention to the dress code... Maybe my words were inappropriate, so it made Wanyue lose her temper..."
As Wen Si spoke, tears actually started to flow.
Zhang Guanglin nodded. At this point, he looked very sternly at Zhang Wanyue. "Is what your Aunt Wen just said true?"
"It's not that... It's not about the cup..."
Zhang Wanyue was about to defend herself. Then Wen Si continued, "Wanyue, you shouldn't take advantage of Dad's indulgence to misbehave. It's alright to do whatever you want at ho, but at today's event, your behavior was too much."
"I..."
"Shut your mouth!" Zhang Wanyue was about to argue again when Zhang Guanglin directly cut her off.
"Daddy, today is your esteed birthday banquet, attended by many social elites, even the mbers of the Qin family are here, so I reminded Wanyue to have her classmates pay attention to their attire... Oh... Daddy. Perhaps I spoke out of turn, causing the situation to beco like this. Daddy, please don't be angry. Wanyue is still a child, if anyone is to bla, bla instead."
Ding Fan watched coldly from the side.
This Wen Si really knows how to act, thought Ding Fan, probably even those trained in acting can't match Wen Si's skill.
"Grandpa... everything just now, Du Lei and I saw it. Aunt Wen was advising kindly, and then, sister Wanyue just blew up... It's not Aunt Wen's fault."
At this point, Zhang Liang also ca over.
"Yes, I saw it too. We can vouch for Aunt Wen, it's not her fault."
Zhang Liang and Du Lei were really kicking soone when they were down. At this mont, Zhang Wanyue truly didn't know how to defend herself.
"Alright, we'll deal with this matter later. There are still so many guests here!" Zhang Guanglin said coldly, then turned his gaze directly to Zhang Wanyue.
"Like your father, you are also a troublemaker... Zhang Liang, take her away. Don't embarrass here."
After hearing Zhang Guanglin's words, Zhang Liang hastily nodded and said, "Grandpa, Du Lei and I will handle this."
Zhang Liang gave Du Lei a look, and then Du Lei walked directly towards Zhang Wanyue.
"Wait..."
Just at that mont, Ding Fan, who had been sitting silently, slowly stood up.
"Kid, who do you think you are? On Zhang Family's turf, since when is it your turn to speak?" Zhang Liang pointed at Ding Fan's nose and cursed.
Bang...
Ding Fan directly kicked up, sending Zhang Liang tumbling to the ground.
Ever since his rebirth, Ding Fan never forgave anyone who dared to point at his nose and shout at him.
Zhang Liang, who had not expected Ding Fan to dare hit him, relied on the Zhang family's power in Zhangzhou to be very domineering. Many knew of the Zhang family's Young Master Zhang in Zhangzhou.
But now, in front of so many people, Zhang Liang was flipped over by Ding Fan, completely losing face. Zhang Liang quickly got up from the ground and swung his fist, aiming it at Ding Fan.
"Stop..." At that mont, Zhang Guanglin directly called Zhang Liang to a halt.
Zhang Liang, though a scoundrel, was very afraid of his grandfather. Imdiately, he dared not say another word and just stood quietly to the side, but he was visibly angry as he glared at Ding Fan.
At this mont, Qin Manshu also stood up, then stood by Ding Fan's side.
In harmony, just as Ding Fan had taken action, Qin Manshu naturally stood with Ding Fan.
Zhang Guanglin sized up Ding Fan and Qin Manshu.
Although the two were simply dressed, both had exceptional bearing.
Ding Fan had an imposing presence, calm and composed in the current situation, neither cringing nor boastful.
Zhang Guanglin's own presence was very commanding, its not easy for others to remain unflustered in front of him, yet Ding Fan managed to stay cool and collected, a rarity indeed.
As for Qin Manshu at his side, her elegance was ethereal, her beauty unparalleled, such that even film stars might not possess such looks.
Having seen much of the world, Zhang Guanglin felt these two must have considerable background.
"Who are you?" Zhang Guanglin asked.
Zhang Wanyue knew her grandfather's temper, which was very aggressive. Worried Ding Fan and Qin Manshu might be at a disadvantage, she hurriedly said,
"Grandpa, these two are my friends..."
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