Chapter 290 - Actually Ye Fan is Also Very Handsome

After chatting for more than ten minutes in the pavilion, Ye Fan and others proceeded to a large room full of ancient charm, with its beautifully carved beams and majestic paintings, to dine.

When taking their seats, Hu Jing tactfully decided not to sit next to Ye Fan but next to Zhang Ruolin.

Ye Fan thought Hu Jing was taking the opportunity to get acquainted with Zhang Ruolin and the others, so he didn’t think much of it.

Imperial Chicken Wings, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Salt and Pepper Snake Meat, Imperial Sugar Heart Abalone…

This full table of dishes was both colorful and flavorful, with several dishes that Hu Jing had never even heard of.

After three rounds of drinks, Ye Fan and the others chatted and laughed while they ate.

Although Hu Jing was the new friend, Zhao Shuaijiang and others clearly saw that she was not from the same social circle, but she still received considerable attention in the conversation.

Firstly because she was a friend brought by Ye Fan; secondly because Hu Jing was very beautiful herself, her charm had a foxy allure, but was also quite good, quite the conversationalist, attracting the attention of men like Zhao Shuaijiang and Tang Mingyi.

As the meal progressed, the atmosphere on the table gradually became more relaxed and informal, and people chatted lightly with those sitting next to them.

Hu Jing was interested in probing the “real identity” of Ye Fan from Zhang Ruolin, so she quickly got into a whispered conversation with her.

Seeing Hu Jing and Zhang Ruolin chatting so intimately, the others thought they were discussing women’s topics, so they didn’t interrupt.

After chatting with Zhang Ruolin for a while, Hu Jing casually asked in a low voice, “I notice everyone calls Ye Fan ‘Brother Ye,’ does he have an influential background?”

“Brother Ye probably doesn’t have much of a background,” Zhang Ruolin chuckled, “Aren’t you his colleague?

You should know him better than us.”

“Heh, I thought I understood his background, but the way you all treated him tonight made me doubt what I know,” Hu Jing whispered, “It seems like you all respect Ye Fan quite a lot.”

“Oh—, so you’re curious about that,” Zhang Ruolin laughed, “Perhaps in your eyes, all of us, as the children of wealthy or official families, only make friends based on background, but it’s not really like that.

We respect Brother Ye because he’s incredibly cool and impressive, which naturally earns our admiration.”

“He’s that impressive?” Hu Jing was both dumbfounded and puzzled, with the answer completely contradicting her assumptions.

In her mind, although Ye Fan wasn’t a complete nobody, he wasn’t that much of an impressive person either.

“Oh right, he seems to sing quite well,” Hu Jing thought to herself.

Zhang Ruolin smiled and said, “You don’t know?

Hehe, it seems Brother Ye is quite low-key and profound.”

“Tell me exactly how impressive he is,” Hu Jing asked, curious.

Admiration appeared on Zhang Ruolin’s pretty face as she spoke non-stop, “Firstly, Brother Ye is the new Racing King of Hua Hai city.

He not only broke the record at Longwan Mountain’s racing holy land but also his record is expected to remain unbeaten for the next few years…”

After listening to Zhang Ruolin’s introduction, Hu Jing asked with a face full of shock and disbelief, “You’re saying Ye Fan really performed a duet on stage with Shen Yan?”

“Indeed.

And it was Shen Yan who actively invited Ye Fan to sing with her.

At the time, it moved everyone to tears,” Zhang Ruolin nodded.

Hu Jing, still in disbelief, asked, “During that party, even Xiao Yichen, the leader of the new generation’s Four Young Masters, was overshadowed and lost his luster because of Ye Fan?”

“Indeed, that’s where Ye Fan’s real skills lie.

Actually, Xiao Yichen is pretty formidable; in the circle of Hua Hai’s younger generation, there aren’t many who can compete with Xiao Yichen,” Zhang Ruolin said, “But in front of Ye Fan, he quickly admitted defeat.”

Hu Jing couldn’t help but draw in a sharp breath.

In her view, someone like Xiao Yichen, who stood at the very top among the new generation of the Four Young Masters of Hua Hai, was beyond reach; yet Ye Fan had already bested Xiao Yichen face to face.

“I had no idea Ye Fan was so impressive; I was completely unaware,” Hu Jing felt disordered, “and I’ve been in the same office as him for such a long time.

I even looked down on Ye Fan at one point.”

Then, she thought about how Ye Fan could sing a song with Shen Yan, who was adored across all of Asia with tens of millions of fans; Shen Yan was half an idol to her, and she was full of awe.

“No wonder he had front-row tickets to Yanyan’s concert, and he gave me three of them without batting an eye.

It turns out he actually knows Yanyan.”

Hu Jing was shocked and admiring for a while, before she turned her head to look at Ye Fan and saw him chatting and laughing with Zhao Shuaijiang, Tang Mingyi, and others.

All of a sudden, she thought that Ye Fan was actually quite handsome and appealing.

Unconsciously, she became a little entranced by Ye Fan.

Ye Fan, noticing that Hu Jing was staring intently at him, picked up his glass with a light smile and gave her a nod, then drank.

Hu Jing snapped back to reality, her pretty face blushing faintly, then she also picked up her half glass of red wine, returning the gesture to Ye Fan, before downing it in one gulp.

After the half glass of red wine, a blush rose on her lovely face, her eyes sparkled with charm, and she looked stunningly beautiful, causing the gentlemen at the table to gaze at her, spellbound.

Since they were also attending the Yun Qi Club’s auction event, the meal didn’t last very long.

At eight o’clock, the gathering came to an end, and they drove together to the Yun Qi Club.

After parking their cars in the Yun Qi Club parking lot, and because Hu Jing’s car was parked next to Ye Fan’s, she naturally stood beside Ye Fan once they got out of their cars.

Ye Fan smiled and said, “The auction must be about to start, let’s go in.”

“Mhm.” Hu Jing nodded and, in a gesture that felt like delicate lotus stems, lightly hooked her arm in Ye Fan’s right arm.

Ye Fan couldn’t help but look at Hu Jing in surprise at the smooth, soft touch.

Hu Jing, tilting her pretty face up towards Ye Fan, revealed a charming and captivating smile and said softly with a giggle, “Hehe, let’s go inside.”

Ye Fan came back to his senses, thinking that Hu Jing had taken his arm as part of the social etiquette because she was his accompanying lady for the auction and party at Yun Qi Club.

He nodded and began walking towards the elevator.

Zhao Shuaijiang and the others also paired up spontaneously and headed for the elevator.

Upon entering the auction hall, the auction had indeed already begun a short while ago.

Ye Fan and Zhao Shuaijiang didn’t cluster together but sat down loosely scattered.

Once seated, Hu Jing naturally took her place beside Ye Fan.

“Ye Fan, do you have your eye on anything to bid on?” Hu Jing leaned in closer to Ye Fan and whispered in his ear.

She had already learned from Zhang Ruolin that, at the very least, Ye Fan wasn’t as poor as he seemed on the surface and had a net worth of at least two or three million.

Ye Fan, clearly smelling the faint fragrance coming from Hu Jing, said in a low voice with a faint smile, “Definitely.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t be here.”