If you didn’t have that so-called rich kid backing you, would you have the nerve to be so arrogant, talking down to people and flaunting your sense of superiority?
Wen Qian’s face paled and flushed. She wanted to retort, but the words died on her lips.
She had indeed harbored such petty thoughts. Believing she had Zhang Dong to back her up, she’d sought every opportunity to attack and mock Shen Bufan. Her only reason for doing so was to satisfy her own petty sense of achievent and to prove to Shen Bufan that he wasn’t good enough for her.
But... isn’t this going too far?
Since their breakup, Shen Bufan had neither pestered her nor interfered with her new life. From his perspective, he had truly moved on, content for them to go their separate ways.
But what about her?
"Wipe that look off your face. My brother is a nice guy, but I’m not."
"Try those cheap taunts on soone else. Don’t show them off in front of ."
Shen Fanyun looked up, his gaze falling on Wen Qian’s mother.
The harsh, materialistic woman tried to stand her ground against him, but in the end, she couldn’t even muster the courage to et his gaze.
"I heard that before the breakup, you had a... cordial chat with my parents?" Shen Fanyun asked nonchalantly.
Mother Wen pretended not to hear, even trying to pull Wen Qian away imdiately.
Shen Fanyun continued, "If you’re not a good match, you break up. Is there any need to kick soone when they’re down?"
Mother Wen continued to play dumb. The arrogance she had displayed toward Shen Bufan just monts ago vanished completely.
"You have money, so go live your wealthy life."
"Our Bufan isn’t worthy of your little fairy. We know our place, so we gave up."
"You got what you wanted, so please, just disappear. There’s no need for ridicule. I hope that from this day forward, you’ll truly understand that trouble cos from a loose tongue."
Shen Fanyun sternly warned Mother Wen, casting a aningful glance at the mother and daughter before leaving.
"What’s with that guy? What’s he shouting about?"
"That Shen Bufan is just a petty person gloating over his success. I can’t even be bothered with him."
Only after Shen Fanyun left with Shen Bufan and Su Xiyang did Zhang Dong, who had been standing silently in the back, mutter sourly.
Shouting? A petty person gloating?
Wen Qian knew perfectly well who the petty one was.
As for Shen Bufan? Although his circumstances were different now, his personality was still the sa—easy-going and good-natured. She used to think it was a sign of weakness, but now she saw it as one of his most precious qualities.
"Alright, alright. From now on, you’ll just have nothing to do with each other. Zhang Dong’s family isn’t bad; you didn’t choose the wrong person," Mother Wen tried to console Wen Qian.
「Outside the shopping center.」
Shen Fanyun suddenly told Shen Bufan to wait. The area was bustling with a crowd of people, all seemingly engaged in a heated discussion.
"I picked out a car for you yesterday," Shen Fanyun said. "Turns out there was one available right here in Hangcheng City."
"I had them bring it over right away."
This was Shen Fanyun’s gift to Shen Bufan, compensation for the past ten years.
"Brother... you don’t an...?" Shen Bufan grew nervous, feeling once again like he was trapped in an elaborate daydream.
"It’s just a car. No need to make such a fuss," Shen Fanyun said, ruffling Shen Bufan’s hair.
Shen Bufan’s head was buzzing. Just last night, he had been working his street stall, calculating how to use this month’s salary to buy supplents for his parents and give them the rest. He’d keep five hundred yuan for living expenses, which was more than enough for him.
A single night had passed.
My brother, who I hadn’t seen in ten years, had given a watch worth hundreds of thousands and a suit worth over a hundred thousand... and now this?
"Wh-what kind of car?" Shen Bufan asked, his voice trembling.
Given Shen Fanyun’s extravagance, it definitely wasn’t an ordinary car, but the answer still left Shen Bufan’s mind completely blank.
"A Bentley," Shen Fanyun said casually.
Shen Bufan was speechless.
You really are sothing else, big brother!
"The kind that costs millions?" Shen Bufan swallowed hard, wishing he could slap himself to get a grip and not look so unsophisticated.
But... he really had never seen a world like this!
"How much was it again?" Shen Fanyun suddenly forgot the price and turned to Su Xiyang.
Su Xiyang had glanced at the total the previous night. "Over six million."
Shen Bufan was speechless again.
"Go on, try it out," Shen Fanyun urged.
Shen Bufan looked up. In the distance, a gray coupe with an air of sophisticated power slowly ca into view. He took the keys from the sales manager’s hand but hesitated, not daring to open the door.
"Brother," Shen Bufan turned back. He truly lacked the courage to even touch such a super-luxury car.
Shen Fanyun chuckled. "Is that all the nerve you have?"
Shen Bufan scratched his head, another sheepish expression on his face.
"Qianqian, you know, my family is powerful, I just don’t flaunt it. If I really showed our family’s full strength, Shen Bufan would be nothing in my eyes."
"Don’t worry, one day, I’ll help you get back the pride you lost today."
Following behind Wen Qian and her mother, Zhang Dong boasted passionately, his spit flying as he described his family’s incredible background and made his promises to her.
As they neared the entrance, Wen Qian looked up. A scene that left her utterly stunned was indelibly etched into her mory.
She saw Shen Bufan, in front of a crowd of expectant onlookers, slide into a gray coupe. If she wasn’t mistaken... that was a Bentley, wasn’t it?
She knew she shouldn’t asure things with money. She knew that so many things in this world had nothing to do with wealth... and yet, the scene still sent a storm crashing through her heart. It hurt. There was resentnt. There was longing.
"Mom, Mom..." Wen Qian called out, her voice hoarse. Her mother was also staring in shock as Shen Bufan, under everyone’s watchful eyes, got into the coupe.
He suddenly looked so handso, so pleasant to look at. Mother Wen abruptly realized that Shen Bufan wasn’t as pathetic or unbearable as she had imagined.
"Xiaofan... he?"
Look at that. Not only did Mother Wen now find Shen Bufan more handso, but her attitude had also softened and grown affectionate. This was a perfect example of soone whose eyes light up at the sight of money!
Zhang Dong’s incessant chatter ca to a screeching halt. His verbal claims of wealth and family status couldn’t compare to this single, tangible display of it!
"Qianqian, why don’t you go talk to Bufan? I approve of your marriage," Mother Wen blurted out without a second thought.
Zhang Dong, "???"
Anyone would be envious seeing Shen Bufan’s teoric rise overnight, Mother Wen thought. This was a genuine golden catch! If she missed this chance, she’d never find another one like him in her lifeti!
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