Chapter Seven: Get Out at Once

Just as everyone was waiting to watch Ye Feng make a fool of himself, the waiter hurried back.

"Well? Does he not have much money in his account? Not even enough to qualify for a membership fee?" Young Master Xie said coldly. "Hurry up and kick this kid out!"

To everyone's surprise, the waiter ignored Young Master Xie’s unreasonable outburst. Instead, he returned the bank card to Ye Feng with both hands.

"Mr. Ye, here is your card and the menu. Please forgive the misunderstanding from earlier. You two may proceed with your order. I wish you a pleasant meal."

The onlookers were secretly astonished. This was not what they had expected.

"What is going on?" Young Master Xie glared at the waiter and demanded, "After verifying his funds, shouldn't you be kicking him out? Why are you serving him instead?"

The waiter replied, "Young Master Xie, I think you have misunderstood. This gentleman’s account balance is more than sufficient for dining here."

"How much money does he have?" Young Master Xie asked, unconvinced.

"One million," the waiter stated truthfully.

Upon hearing this number, the crowd was startled and quickly pretended that nothing had happened. One million was not a massive fortune, but it was certainly not a small amount. Even among those present, there were millionaires and even billionaires, but most of their wealth was tied up in real estate or stocks. Few would have over a million in liquid cash in their account.

Take Young Master Xie, for example; if he were asked to produce a million right now, he wouldn't be able to. He didn't have that much disposable cash.

The "poor kid" in Young Master Xie’s eyes had unexpectedly pulled out more money than he could. The situation had become awkward.

"That’s impossible, right? Did you verify it correctly?" Young Master Xie stared intently at Ye Feng, still finding it hard to believe. Who exactly was this kid? A guy who got rich from a land demolition payout? "Wait, why does this kid look familiar?"

Young Master Xie observed Ye Feng closely, and the more he looked, the more he felt he had seen him somewhere before.

"Ah—I remember now! You are... you are that Ye family heir mentioned in this morning’s news, the one who was disowned by the Ye family the moment he was released from prison—Ye Feng!"

The Ye family heir! Ye Feng!

As soon as this name was uttered, it immediately drew the attention of everyone present. Even if they hadn't seen the news that morning, who in Yanjing didn't know the prestige of the Ye family? Since marrying into the Xu family—one of the ten great clans—the Ye family had developed rapidly and risen to the ranks of those ten great clans. Their influence was illustrious; everyone knew them.

Young Master Xie immediately understood where the money in Ye Feng’s account came from. He sneered, "It seems that million in your account is your severance pay for being kicked out of the family, right? One million to send you packing—how cheap!"

If Ye Feng were still the heir to the Ye family, Young Master Xie wouldn't dare provoke him even if he had a hundred times the courage. But since Ye Feng had been disowned by his family, Young Master Xie figured anyone could step on him.

"Come everyone, let me make a grand introduction!"

"This guest with a million in his account is none other than the former Ye family heir, Ye Feng."

"It is said that five years ago, he killed someone while street racing and served five years in prison for it. He was just released today, but the moment he got out, he was kicked out of his family, branded as a disgrace!"

Young Master Xie’s public shaming of Ye Feng immediately won the support of many people present.

"So he’s that Ye family heir who killed someone with his car back then. That incident made quite a stir!"

"Heh, it’s good to be rich. He killed someone and only got five years? Why didn't they just execute him?"

"How can this high-end restaurant allow a convict with a criminal record inside? What if he goes crazy and hurts someone?"

For a moment, the voices directed at Ye Feng grew louder and louder.

"Young Master Xie, have you made enough of a scene?" Su Shan could no longer stand it and stepped in to stop him. "I am here to have a meal with my classmate. Please leave."

Seeing Su Shan defend Ye Feng repeatedly made Young Master Xie even more resentful, and he directed his anger at Ye Feng.

"Su Shan, you’d better get this straight: the person sitting in front of you is no longer some Ye family heir. He is a convict who was kicked out of his family and spent five years in prison for killing someone!"

"Don't you feel embarrassed being with a person like this?"

"Even if you’re after that million of his, that’s just living off your savings. A playboy like him will squander it all very soon!"

Su Shan said, "Who I am with is none of your business. Please leave!"

"Hmph! Me leave?" Young Master Xie scoffed indignantly. "Su Shan, don't forget, tonight is our blind date!"

Su Shan had never wanted to go on this blind date, but her parents had pressured her. Seeing Young Master Xie’s aggressive attitude, she decided to lay her cards on the table.

"Going on a date with you was just to satisfy my parents," Su Shan said coldly. "I could never like you!"

What!?

Hearing this blunt truth from Su Shan felt like a slap in the face to Young Master Xie, who had always thought quite highly of himself.

"You’re actually rejecting me for this kid!?" Young Master Xie was completely enraged.

"Don't forget, your parents are still begging me for help to get you a job at the Zhao Group’s headquarters!"

"I am the manager of the Human Resources Department! If you offend me, you will never get into a company like this for the rest of your life! I will blacklist you across the entire industry!"

Upon hearing this, Su Shan’s expression changed slightly. She bit her lip, feeling a bit of regret for her words. The main reason she had come to this blind date—other than to appease her parents—was because Young Master Xie was the HR manager for the company she wanted to apply to. She shouldn't have offended him so severely. But after what she had just said, she had ruined her own future career prospects.

There was no way a candidate could offend the department head—especially the manager in charge of HR—before even joining the company. Even if Su Shan were exceptional, she would never pass the hiring process now.

"If I don't go, I don't go!" Su Shan said stubbornly. "There are plenty of companies in Yanjing! I don't believe I can't find a job!"

When Ye Feng heard the name "Zhao Group," he wondered if Zhao Wanting had any connection to this company and if she could help.

"Don't worry, I can help you with your work situation," Ye Feng said, offering comfort. After all, Su Shan had offended a petty person because of him. Besides, Ye Feng would be starting his own company soon, so there was no need to worry about work.

However, Young Master Xie couldn't help but sneer, "You? You’re going to help? What kind of help can you provide?"

"Do you think you’re still the Ye family heir you once were? Even if your half-brother were here, he wouldn't dare say such big words. Because the Zhao family is far more powerful than your Ye family!"

Ye Feng had been exercising restraint for Su Shan’s sake, but the other man kept touching a sore spot, even bringing up his half-brother, Ye Ze.

"Have you said enough?" Ye Feng asked.

"What? You’re going to tell me what to do?" Young Master Xie said dismissively.

"If you're done, get lost immediately!" Ye Feng warned coldly. "I don't want to hit anyone today."