Celebration Banquet for Academic Advancement

"Yanran? Why are you here?"

Jiang Zhi paused slightly, asking out of curiosity.

"Oh, someone from our school is holding a dinner party here today, so I came over. Why are you..."

Jiang Yanran replied, wanting to ask Jiang Zhi what was going on.

But Jiang Zhi waved his hand. "Then go to your dinner party. I'm a bit busy today, so I won't talk to you any longer."

Saying that, he looked at Qin Ning and immediately resumed a respectful attitude, saying, "Young Master Qin, let's go eat as well."

"Alright." Qin Ning nodded, and then followed Jiang Zhi into the restaurant.

"Yanran, is that guy your brother?"

Looking in the direction they left, several girls walking with Jiang Yanran couldn't help but ask.

"He's so handsome, and your family is so wealthy. I wonder if I..."

Before they could finish, Jiang Yanran immediately laughed and scolded, "Get lost! I treat you as sisters, but you want to be my sister-in-law? No way!"

"Hehe, then who is the person next to him? He looks pretty good too. He can't be your brother as well, right?" a female classmate asked.

"I don't know him either."

Jiang Yanran shook her head and then said, "Let's go, stop gossiping."

Soon, the group also entered the restaurant. Jiang Yanran took the opportunity to take out her phone and call Jiang Yunshan.

"Hello, Grandpa."

"It's Yanran. What made you suddenly think of calling me today?" Jiang Yunshan asked with a smile.

"Grandpa, I just saw my brother."

Jiang Yanran said, "And he seems a bit strange. He was actually acting as a driver for a young man."

"Oh? You saw your brother?"

Hearing this, Jiang Yunshan suddenly became serious, and then continued, "Don't bother your brother."

"Grandpa, from what you're saying, you know the young man next to my brother? Who is he? I saw that not only was my brother acting as his driver, but he also looked very respectful towards him. What's going on?" Jiang Yanran was truly puzzled.

Their Jiang family was a major family in Guangning City and one of the top families in West Province. Her brother was the future heir of the family. How could he be so respectful to a peer?

"That is Young Master Qin. According to seniority, you have to call him Grandmaster."

Jiang Yunshan said, "I can't explain everything about him clearly over the phone. When you have time to come back, Grandpa will tell you in detail. Remember, don't bother your brother, and absolutely do not make Grandmaster unhappy, understand?"

"Okay, I understand, Grandpa." Jiang Yanran nodded, but her heart was filled with extreme shock.

Grandmaster?

Doesn't that mean he's Grandpa's master?

When did Grandpa take a master?

And such a young man at that.

...

Outside the door of a private room, Jiang Zhi led Qin Ning over.

Just as the two were about to enter, a young man wearing glasses walked out from the door of the private room opposite them.

"Qin Ning?"

The young man walked over, looking him up and down. "You are Qin Ning, right?"

"Bai Chenghao?"

Qin Ning paused for a moment, then frowned slightly.

This was also his high school classmate, and their relationship wasn't considered good. The other party used to hang out with Shen Jun, so naturally, he didn't get along with Qin Ning either.

"Hehe, I didn't expect to run into you here. Are you here to eat?"

Bai Chenghao said with a smile, putting on a condescending appearance. "Don't go through so much trouble. Today happens to be my master's degree celebration banquet. Since we ran into each other, why don't you come in and have a drink together?"

"No need."

Qin Ning waved his hand, not wanting to pay much attention to him, and directly led Jiang Zhi into the private room opposite.

Seeing this, Bai Chenghao immediately frowned, his expression turning slightly cold. He didn't expect the other party to give him so little face.

"Brother Hao, who is that kid? He's actually so arrogant. Do you want a few of us to go teach him a lesson for you?" Inside the private room, several people from Guangning University walked out.

"No need, just a high school dropout classmate. There's no need to lower ourselves to the level of someone like him."

He snorted coldly. Just then, he saw Jiang Yanran and her group walking towards this side. His eyes lit up, and he hurriedly went to greet them.

"Yanran, you're here. Hurry up and go inside to sit, the dishes are already being served," Bai Chenghao said with a face full of smiles.

His family also had some money and was considered wealthy in West Province. However, compared to the Jiang family, the Bai family's assets were just a drop in the bucket and completely unworth mentioning.

Bai Chenghao knew that Jiang Yanran was the apple of the Jiang family's eye in West Province, and at the same time, she was his junior schoolmate. Therefore, over the years, he had shown a lot of goodwill towards Jiang Yanran, thinking that if he could latch onto the Jiang family, he might soar in the future.

"Okay."

Jiang Yanran nodded gently and glanced at the private room opposite. She had just seen Qin Ning and Jiang Zhi walk in and knew they were inside, but she didn't dare to disturb them.

There were quite a few people in the private room, a full twenty or so. They were all students from Guangning University, and they were all from relatively wealthy families.

Naturally, Bai Chenghao disdained to associate with those from average families.

"Chenghao, did someone just give you an attitude?"

A young man with a rather burly build asked Bai Chenghao.

His name was Wang Shuo, the son of the director of the provincial power bureau, and he had a very good relationship with Bai Chenghao.

"Sigh, I just ran into a high school classmate and wanted to invite him in for a drink, but he didn't give me any face at all. It's a small matter, everyone don't mind it." Bai Chenghao said this with his mouth, but in his heart, he was actually quite displeased. If possible, he naturally wanted to ruthlessly humiliate Qin Ning and regain some face.

"What kind of talk is that? Today is your celebration banquet, how can we let someone bully you? Let's go, we'll go vent your anger for you."

After Wang Shuo finished speaking, he waved his hand, and then stood up, taking two male classmates beside him.

Seeing this, Bai Chenghao's eyes lit up. He didn't stop them, but followed after them. At the same time, he didn't forget to turn back and say to the others, "Everyone eat first, I'll go over and take a look. It wouldn't be good if Wang Shuo caused any trouble."

After saying that, he also walked out of the private room.

Jiang Yanran frowned slightly, because she had just glanced over. This position happened to be able to see outside, and she saw that Wang Shuo and the others actually walked into the private room of Qin Ning and her brother Jiang Zhi.

Without thinking much, she hurriedly stood up and followed them.

"Who is Qin Ning?"

Meanwhile, in the other private room, Jiang Zhi was accompanying Qin Ning for the meal.

Wang Shuo and the others suddenly barged in, still looking arrogant. This instantly made Jiang Zhi's expression turn cold.

"Wang Shuo, what is the meaning of this?" he shouted lightly.

The two of them knew each other. After all, Wang Shuo's family background wasn't simple either, and Jiang Zhi had met him at some gatherings before.

"Jiang Zhi?"

Wang Shuo paused slightly, clearly not expecting that in a private room with only two people, one of them would actually be Jiang Zhi, the young master of the Jiang family in West Province.

However, he had just said he would vent Bai Chenghao's anger, so naturally, it was impossible for him to back down now just because of Jiang Zhi's presence.

After all, when it came down to it, Jiang Zhi was just a wealthy young master, and he didn't take him too seriously.

"I will give you exactly three seconds to apologize to Young Master Qin immediately, and then get the hell out," Jiang Zhi said coldly.