bookrandom Chapter 270: Talking behind someone’s back
Chapter 270: Talking behind someone’s back
Zhang Miaomiao had not yet recovered from the shock. After Zhang Wentao reminded her repeatedly, she took a deep breath and nodded in agreement.
Although she did not get what she wanted regarding the gambling debt.
But her previous move also allowed the Zhang family to sever ties with Ye Yan, so she had already won!
"You want me to be the one to receive you? Humph, a shameless villain like you is worthy of this? I'll see how you run away in disgrace later!"
On the other side, Zhang Songbai returned to the small hall with a dark face.
Zhang Wentao, who was beside him, looked worried.
"Dad, the reason we're holding a birthday banquet today is to thank Ye Yan and to make friends with him."
"But now... Ye Yan refused to enter the small hall, and you asked Miaomiao to entertain him. If you completely offend him, wouldn't it be more trouble than gain?"
Some people also think that Ye Yan is too arrogant because of his favor!
I dared to refuse the old man's kindness.
Zhang Songbai snorted coldly: "What do you know? Young friend Ye Yan, are you the kind of person who cares about trivial matters?"
"He's a smart man. He saw right away that now wasn't the best time to make connections!"
"If we force our way into the small hall, it will only backfire! He's afraid of causing trouble for me!"
Zhang Miaomiao came forward to embarrass Ye Yan. On the surface, it seemed that she was too arrogant and was like a newborn calf that was not afraid of a tiger.
But at its core, it is clear that someone is fanning the flames behind the scenes.
Some people don't want Ye Yan to get close to Zhang Songbai and get on board the Zhang family's big ship.
If Ye Yan was invited into the small hall at this time, he would still be treated as a guest of honor by Zhang Songbai.
To put it simply, it was a complete slap in the face of Sun Xuance and the Sun family.
To put it in a broader sense, this is indeed detrimental to Mr. Zhang's reputation, proving that Mr. Zhang deliberately took sides, disregarded the teacher-student relationship, and suppressed his own student for Ye Yan.
Once his reputation was cracked.
I don’t know how many people will use this as an excuse to attack him in the future.
Even if Sun Xuance was secretly doing something.
Ye Yan will become the target of public criticism and will be hated by Zhang Songbai's other disciples.
After all, in their eyes.
It was Ye Yan who ruined the old man's later years!
And in the old man's mind, he is more important than his favorite student.
In this world, what is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality of wealth.
Why does this kid gain the old man's favor?
Zhang Wentao and others showed a look of sudden enlightenment on their faces.
"So that's how it is! We've been judging others by our own standards!"
"But... Miaomiao was obviously provoked by someone with ulterior motives and was deliberately targeting Ye Yan. I'm afraid of her reckless personality..."
Zhang Wentao was still deeply worried.
When this was mentioned, Zhang Songbai couldn't help but frown.
"Don't worry. Do you think Ye Yan is someone who would suffer a loss?"
"It's better to let Miaomiao suffer a little at his hands and learn a lesson than to be foolishly deceived again in the future!"
"Before, I doted on that child too much. This time, no matter how Ye Yan teaches her a lesson, no one else can interfere!"
"You must also have confidence in your daughter. Once she wakes up, she will definitely be grateful to Ye Yan. Over time, they might develop a deep friendship!"
Zhang Wentao blinked, as if he had heard some hidden meaning.
"But...but we have already promised the Sun family to marry into the Sun family."
Unless there is a major change, this kind of engagement cannot be canceled.
Otherwise, both sides will lose face and become a laughing stock.
Zhang Songbai frowned and said, "Sun Kaisheng is not a good match! He just used sweet words to deceive Miaomiao before. I have disliked that boy for a long time!"
"This marriage must be cancelled!"
"I, an old man, don't care about face, but if you want to cancel the engagement, you have to let Miaomiao figure it out herself!"
"Perhaps, this is a good opportunity!"
Ye Yan didn't know that Zhang Songbai had so many ideas.
He really felt that now was not a good time to make connections.
Even after witnessing Zhang Miaomiao's "aloofness", he felt somewhat indifferent to those literati.
If the two parties cannot reach an agreement, it is better to stay away from each other.
Anyway, he saved Zhang Songbai not for his connections.
"Son, we've just offended Governor Sun and Old Zhang's granddaughter. I'm feeling incredibly uneasy!"
Ye Xinhua and Zhang Hongmei didn't dare to speak at all just now, and they were always worried.
Ye Yan comforted him softly: "It's okay, the Governor has to be reasonable too! It's only natural to accept defeat!"
"As for Zhang Miaomiao... she's just a confused kid!"
Just as he finished speaking, a question came from behind.
"Ye Yan, speaking ill of others behind their backs is not what a gentleman does!"