Chapter 147 — The Long-Awaited...
Years of Heartflutter · Page 480 of 501
"Oh." Huang Lin nodded in sudden understanding, but did not press further. After all, this was hardly the time or place for such questions—Wang Mei's current boyfriend, Zhang Bin, was standing right there, and dwelling on the subject would only add to the awkwardness.
"Hello, Huang Lin." Huang Lin extended his hand to Zhang Bin.
"Hello, Brother Huang. I'm Zhang Bin, Yang Juehuan's good friend." Zhang Bin extended his hand as well and clasped Huang Lin's.
"We're all friends from here on out—whatever comes up, we help each other." Huang Lin clapped Zhang Bin warmly on the shoulder. "Don't stand on ceremony here. If you need anything, just call on me."
Zhang Bin murmured his thanks, but Wang Mei was on rather familiar terms with Huang Lin already, so the two of them skipped the pleasantries.
"Brother Huang, if you have things to attend to, go on ahead—I'll be fine here." Seeing more and more guests arriving, Yang Shuoxuan did not want to keep prattling with Huang Lin; after all, there were countless matters at a reception that required Huang Rong to see to.
Huang Lin did indeed need to go and look after things, so he nodded to Yang Yuting and went off into the crowd of guests.
In truth, many children of wealthy families were not especially arrogant or supercilious. Only a small portion of those whose egos had swollen to the extreme would do anything particularly ostentatious.
Take Huang Lin, for instance—both in how he conducted himself and in his character, he was of the highest caliber, and he carried none of the usual bad habits. And from the look of things now, most of the people attending this gathering were the same: dressed with taste, and many already accompanied by their female companions. They had not come to pursue Huang Yan; they simply wanted to use the gathering to catch up with friends.
But in every stratum of society there are black sheep. Much of the time, people resent the rich precisely because certain wealthy individuals behave too ostentatiously—though these are, after all, only a minority. Yet because of who these people are, even a minority, once exposed, is enough to breed a general disgust for the wealthy.
Looked at from another angle, if the wealthy wrongdoers' identities were swapped for those of poor people, the public probably would not react much even if they learned of it.
This, too, was a conclusion Yang Ce had reached through dealing with people. Take Wang Lin, for instance—he was ostentatious in everything he did. Yet Tian Yan, whose family background was no less distinguished, was far more mature and never showed off for no reason.
Suddenly, Yang Juehuan's gaze came to rest on one person—Li Jialiang, that thoroughly unwelcome individual. Yang Ce had given him a good scare only yesterday, and who would have thought he would be out flaunting himself again today.
Judging by that lecherous look of his, he was almost certainly here for Huang Yan. And as for the greasy, powder-faced fat man beside him, he was probably no good either.
To be continued.
881. Two Troublemakers
881. Two Troublemakers
Birds of a feather really do flock together—these two fellows had found each other, and seemed to hit it off remarkably well, chattering on and on about their experiences playing around with minor starlets.
Of course, though they were far away, every word of their conversation fell without omission into Yang Juehuan's line of sight.
"Boss, how did you come to know Huang Yan's second brother?" The moment Huang Lin had gone, Zhang Bin could not wait to ask. He was intensely curious how Yang Ce had managed to get on good terms with Huang Yan's second brother.