Chapter 324: Stunned the Whole Audience
At first, she thought Ye Fan was a nobody, an insignificant figure; who could have predicted that in the blink of an eye, Ye Fan would become untouchable to her?
To think that a Bugatti Veyron sports car could be worth all of her family's fortune—Qian Susu, who had belittled Ye Fan, was so shocked she didn't know what to say.
Ye Fan held Ye Ling'er in his embrace and, turning his head towards a stupefied Qian Susu, he said mockingly, "It looks like Miss Qian is quite surprised!"
"You... who exactly are you?" Terror filled Qian Susu's face.
Even if Qian Susu were as foolish as a pig, she realized she had offended someone she could never afford to offend.
Standing beside Ye Fan, Xiang Tianba scornfully said, "Does Mr. Ye need to report his status to you?"
"It's okay!"
Ye Fan waved his hand dismissively and, staring coldly at Qian Susu, he sneered, "Miss Qian, what I want to tell you is that this morning you misjudged me, Ye Fan, and now, once again, you've made a mistake!"
"However, I am still me, and I, Ye Fan, have never been afraid of being misjudged by others. How do you know that the nobody in your eyes won't transform into somebody of great importance? What if, because of your stupidity, you offend such a person—won't you regret your folly?"
"I... I..." Confronted by Ye Fan's icy questioning, Qian Susu's strength drained away, and she staggered, almost falling to the ground.
Now, reflecting on her arrogant behavior earlier in the day, Qian Susu felt as if she had been harshly slapped in the face, an experience that was extremely unpleasant for her.
"Could I really be wrong?" Qian Susu muttered to herself.
"You're not wrong!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Fan laughed sarcastically, "To be honest, I still prefer your stubborn and wild attitude from the beginning!"
Ye Fan found Qian Susu, a woman who looked down on everyone else based on a bit of family background, quite repulsive.
It wasn't until now, after he had completely overwhelmed her, that Qian Susu began to doubt herself, leaving Ye Fan wondering what had given Qian Susu such a sense of superiority.
If it had been anyone else, they might have admitted their mistake long ago instead of doubting themselves.
"Xu Tingting, do you see now? My dad is way better than your family!" Ye Ling'er chimed in at that moment.
"Ye Ling'er, what are you so proud of? Do you think just because your family is rich and powerful you can look down on others?" Your journey continues on My Virtual Library Empire
Glared at by Ye Ling'er, Xu Tingting screamed in panic.
She was used to looking down on others, but now, being challenged by Ye Ling'er, Xu Tingting was completely flustered.
Hearing this, Ye Ling'er answered with contempt, "Xu Tingting, I haven't looked down on anyone. It's just that your behavior is annoying. You're the one who thinks you're above everyone else because of your family's wealth and power. I just want to tell you that there's always someone better out there—so don't be so arrogant!"
"Exactly, Xu Tingting, you were too arrogant before! We all dislike you!"
"Xu Tingting, your family's wealth and power are your parents' assets, what does that have to do with you? You were just born into a better situation, what gives you the right to look down on others?"
"Look at Ye Ling'er—aren't her family conditions much better than yours? And yet Ling'er always keeps a low profile. Look at your own behavior!"
With Ye Fan intimidating the Xu Family, many classmates dissatisfied with Xu Tingting began to criticize her openly.
"Despicable! This is too despicable! You're all barking up the power ladder!"
Publicly criticized, Xu Tingting was so furious she almost smoked, cursing without regard for her image.
The ones criticizing her were the female classmates she had looked down on, never imagining that they would now join forces with Ye Ling'er to scold her.
Ye Ling'er huffed, "They're not barking up the power ladder! Many help those who are supported by justice, and few help those who are not. Do you understand this principle? Someone with your behavior deserves criticism!"
"Right, Xu Tingting, you'd better reflect on yourself!" multiple female classmates chimed in.
Tang Shishi, the homeroom teacher, remained silent. She had always thought there was something wrong with Xu Tingting's high-and-mighty attitude but had no way to address it because of Tingting's arrogant parents.
"You... you all..."
Xu Tingting's face turned extremely unsightly in an instant, as if she had swallowed a dead fly, draining her of all vitality.
"I understand now, I finally see it clearly—it's a rivalry between two families!"
"Exactly, that's it. That Xu Tingting looked down on Ye Ling'er, but she and her family could never have dreamed that Ye Ling'er's family is even better off, it's just that they have always kept a low profile!"
"Nowadays, the wealthy tend to be inconspicuous. She's really hit the iron plate now, hasn't she? Satisfying!"
In an instant, many parents' faces were filled with mockery, expressing strong condemnation of the behavior of Qian Susu and Xu Ming.
"Wife, what do we do now?" Xu Ming turned to Qian Susu.
Qian Susu, full of frustration, said, "It's all because you're not capable. If you were, would Tingting and I have suffered such humiliation?"
"So it's all my fault now?" Xu Ming was thoroughly depressed.
He had started from scratch, building his fortune from pocket change to a net worth of over a hundred million. Was that indicative of a lack of capability?
Qian Susu said viciously, "Isn't it your fault? If you were worth tens or hundreds of billions, would Tingting and I be suffering like this?"
"Are you freaking insane?" Xu Ming couldn't help but curse angrily.
"You... you dare call me insane? Xu Ming, have you grown too bold?"
Upon hearing Xu Ming call her insane, Qian Susu immediately put down Xu Tingting and delivered a fierce slap to Xu Ming's face.
Slap!!!
With that slap, Qian Susu vented all her rage onto Xu Ming. The blow made Xu Ming's neck twist, and he nearly passed out.
"Director Xu, are you alright?"
Seeing Xu Ming's sorry state, many employees from Xu's Pharmaceutical Group rushed over with greatly changed expressions.
Holding his face, Xu Ming said with a dark expression, "Don't worry about me; it's nothing, at least not for now!"
Hearing Xu Ming's words, the group of employees stopped speaking. After all, this was Xu Ming's family affair, and it wasn't appropriate for them to intervene.
"Qian Susu, have you lost your mind? Dare to hit me in public?" the next moment, Xu Ming glared at Qian Susu with an ugly expression on his face.
Furious, Qian Susu said, "What about it if I hit you? It's all because you're not capable, making me suffer such a huge humiliation!"
As she spoke, Qian Susu swung her hand again toward Xu Ming's face.
"Lunatic!"
Seeing Qian Susu continue to strike at him, Xu Ming was completely enraged.
Slap!!!
This time, before Qian Susu's slap could land on his face, Xu Ming, in a fit of anger, swung his hand first and heavily slapped Qian Susu's face.
"Ow!"
Taken by surprise by Xu Ming's slap, Qian Susu lost her balance and fell heavily to the ground.
"Xu Ming, you dare hit me? I'm going to kill you!" Burning with rage and embarrassment, Qian Susu tried to get up from the ground to settle the score with Xu Ming.
"Go to hell!"
Xu Ming was completely furious. As Qian Susu was getting up, he kicked her hard, causing her to sit back down on the ground, half-up.
After kicking Qian Susu, Xu Ming said viciously, "Damn it! You really are a crazy woman; I've had enough of you! I've told you time and again to keep a low profile, to be modest in life, but look at you now, offending someone important. Instead of reflecting, you complain and resort to violence against me. Do you think I'm still going to spoil you?"
"Qian Susu, let me lay it down for you today, if we can get through this, fine, if not, we're done!"
What!
Get through this, fine, if not, we're done?
As soon as these words were spoken, Qian Susu felt as if she had been struck by thunder, completely dumbfounded.
She had never dreamed that Xu Ming, who had always been so accommodating to her, would stand up to her like this.
"Ye Fan, Mr. Ye, right? I'm sorry, impulsiveness is the devil, and today I was impulsive. Here, I offer you a formal apology!" After dealing with Qian Susu, Xu Ming quickly turned to Ye Fan with a humble attitude.
He realized that Ye Fan was not someone to be trifled with. Having built his wealth from nothing, if he offended the wrong person, he might well end up bankrupt and discredited overnight.
Ye Fan was indifferent to Xu Ming, and he waved his hand, saying sharply, "If you want to leave, now is your chance!"
"Thank you, Mr. Ye. Let's go!" Xu Ming exclaimed, waving his hand.
"Let's go, get out of here!"
Seeing that Ye Fan was not someone they could afford to offend, a group from Xu's Pharmaceutical Group hurriedly made their escape.
"Xu Ming, where are you going? Get back here for me!"
Seeing Xu Ming apologize to Ye Fan and then decisively leave, Qian Susu panicked, her arrogance completely evaporated.