"Hey! Chen Yang, what are you talking about? We're all classmates here; it's only polite to greet each other. What's the point of saying that?" Qian Long sensed the awkwardness and quickly chimed in cheerfully, trying to change the subject.
But among the classmates, there were those who saw this as an opportunity to show off in front of Liu Xuebin.
Someone stepped forward and loudly addressed Chen Yang, "Chen Yang! What do you mean by that? Xuebin is the one who organized this reunion and will be footing the bill later. You didn't even greet him and then said such things—do you have no shame?"
The one speaking up was Zeng Yingjie, who had been Liu Xuebin's lackey in high school. Now that his life wasn't going so well, he saw this as an opportunity to curry favor and continue playing the role of a sycophant.
"Yeah, Chen Yang, your words are just too harsh. What's the big deal about saying hello?"
"Seriously, what's with that angry tone? Xuebin, don't bother arguing with him."
