Chapter 64 A Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity (Thanks to Little Swallow for a glass of red wine)

"Classmate Ye Feng, how does it feel to have spent five years in prison?"
"Tell us a bit about prison life as well, so we can broaden our horizons."
The monitor, Dong Jian, spoke in what seemed to be a friendly manner, yet every single sentence circled back to prison, bringing it up repeatedly solely to humiliate Ye Feng in public.
After all, serving time in prison was a lifelong stain of shame for anyone, and no one would willingly have it brought up over and over again.
The more Su珊 tried to shut down the topic, the more enthusiastically Dong Jian kept pressing it.
Yet Ye Feng remained completely unbothered, chatting and laughing with total ease.
Perhaps to others, prison was a cesspool of filth and vice, but to Ye Feng, it was the crucible where he had undergone his transformation.
How could he possibly feel ashamed of it? On the contrary, he took pride in it!

Seeing that repeatedly bringing up the prison failed to make Ye Feng feel disgraced, and instead allowed him to talk fluently about all sorts of bizarre and fascinating occurrences inside, piquing the classmates' curiosity and filling them with interest—
Before long, the classmates were actually captivated by Ye Feng's wit and humor, and stopped caring much about whether he had served time or not.
Watching Ye Feng converse merrily with the students and blend right in, completely stealing the spotlight and turning himself into the protagonist of this class reunion,
Dong Jian grew even more displeased inside.
Dammit, he had intended to demean this punk, but instead, it had made him famous?
Why was this guy's skin so thick?!
Dong Jian thought to himself: *Fine! Since talking about prison can't phase you, let's talk about some reality and crush you instead!*
Right after that, Dong Jian adjusted his approach and asked again.
"Classmate Ye Feng, how long has it been since you got out?"
"Do you have a place to stay now? Where are you working?"
Dong Jian figured that since Ye Feng was an ex-con with a criminal record, there was no way he could find any decent job.
Sure enough, Ye Feng answered candidly, "I don't have a job."
As soon as those words were uttered, they fell right into Dong Jian's trap. He immediately assumed a caring tone and said, "How can you not have a job?"
"You've been in prison for five years and have become disconnected from society. You need to find a job even more to integrate back into society."
"But with your criminal record, it must be pretty hard to find work, right?"
"How about this—I know the boss of this building. I can put in a good word for you, and you can start by working as a security guard here. How does that sound?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the classmates also nodded secretly, feeling that the monitor made a lot of sense.
Having served five years in prison, one had to integrate back into society as soon as possible, otherwise a person would be completely ruined.
"The monitor is truly a kind person, still remembering to help a classmate who has fallen on hard times find a job."
Dong Jian's remarks, meant to back Ye Feng into a corner, instead won him praise from most of the classmates.
It could be described as killing two birds with one stone.
Next, Dong Jian waited for Ye Feng's reaction.
If Ye Feng agreed, it would be equivalent to living under someone else's thumb, and the vast gap in their status would be firmly established.
And if Ye Feng refused, he would appear ungrateful and invite gossip and criticism.

"Work as a security guard here?"
Hearing this proposal, Ye Feng couldn't help but chuckle out loud.
"This Prosperity Mansion seems to be a property of the Ji family, doesn't it?"
"Go ask the head of the Ji family if he dares to let me work here as a security guard!"
It was a joke. The current head of the Ji family was waiting eagerly in another private dining room just for him to take his seat.
If he found out that one of his employees wanted to recruit him to be a security guard for their family's building,
what would he think?
I'm afraid the Ji family wouldn't dare harbor such delusions even if they were given ten times their courage!

"What's there not to dare?" Monitor Dong Jian said, completely clueless. "Didn't you just serve time in prison? Rest assured! The security guards here aren't necessarily all hired through official channels."
The surrounding classmates also chimed in one after another: "That's right, Classmate Ye Feng, you don't need to worry. Our monitor is now employed at the Ji family's corporate enterprise; arranging a security job for you is a piece of cake!"
"Ye Feng, why aren't you quickly pouring a drink for Monitor and thanking him for the promotion!"
"From now on, just hang out with our monitor, and the good days are yet to come!"
Mentioning employment and the Ji family caused the classmates to once again flatter the monitor. After all, the monitor was currently the most successful person in the class.
Who knew? They might need a favor from the monitor in the future, so they had better get on his good side right now.

Right at that moment, the door of the private room was pushed open.
A young master dressed in designer labels walked in holding a glass of wine.
"Oh, Young Master Ji?!" Upon seeing him, monitor Dong Jian hurriedly stood up and went to greet him.

"Little Dong, I heard you're hosting a class reunion here, so I came to toast you all!" Young Master Ji said with a beaming smile, his restless eyes darting back and forth among the female students in the room.
"Young Master Ji, you've gone out of your way!" Dong Jian expressed his gratitude while introducing him to the classmates.
"This is Young Master Ji, the third young master of the Ji family and also the boss of this building. This Prosperity Mansion was a birthday gift given to Young Master Ji by the old patriarch of the Ji family on his eighteenth birthday."
Upon hearing this, the classmates all wore looks of envy.
They thought to themselves that as expected of a young master from the top ten families, being gifted an entire building directly for a birthday showed just how deeply favored this Young Master Ji was within his family.

"Someone from the Ji family?" Ye Feng glanced at this Young Master Ji and did not recognize him.
During the meeting with the five major families just now, there had been no younger generation members this young.
"Little Dong, come over here for a moment." After making the toast, Young Master Ji called Dong Jian aside separately and whispered a few words to him.
At first, Dong Jian was flattered, but as he listened, an expression of difficulty appeared on his face.
"Young Master Ji, is this really a good idea..."
"What's wrong with it?" Young Master Ji glared at him and said, "An opportunity like this comes once in a lifetime! Ordinary people wouldn't even qualify if they wanted to go!"
"Let me tell you, this time it's not just our family; the other four major families, as well as a heavyweight big shot, are all present."
"Just have a few of your pretty female classmates come over to pour drinks and keep company. As long as they serve those big figures well, all of you classmates will be able to soar to greatness!"

Dong Jian thought about it and felt that this truly was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
So he immediately turned back and discussed it with the female students.
"I'm willing!" Upon hearing that she could meet people from so many prestigious families, Lu Chuxue immediately agreed.
"I'm not going." Upon hearing this, Su珊 immediately shook her head in refusal.
"That won't do!" At that moment, Young Master Ji pointed at Su珊 and said, "You're the prettiest one, you have to go!"