Chapter 67

Then, he looked up at Zhou Hao.

"You want me to treat you?"

"Sure."

"I'll cover your expenses in the banquet hall today."

"Consider it me, the former class monitor, treating everyone to a meal."

"For real?"

Liu Yang couldn't help but ask.

"Of course it's real."

Qin Ze said, "But I have one condition."

"What condition?" Zhou Hao asked.

Qin Ze looked at the crowd:

"I won't be accompanying you."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Hao didn't understand!

"It means you go back to your banquet hall, and I'll continue hosting my friends here." Qin Ze's tone was calm.

The implication was that he didn't want to see them again!

Hearing this, Zhou Hao and everyone present changed their expressions.

Zhou Hao sneered:

"Oh my, how many years has it been since our great class monitor graduated, and his airs as class monitor haven't diminished one bit!"

As he spoke, Zhou Hao's expression suddenly changed:

"Qin Ze, don't think I don't know that your money must be from loans!"

"So what if it's a loan?"

Qin Ze knew it—it was here! It was finally here!

Zhou Hao brought people up here, and sure enough, it was to tear him down!

Facing this, Qin Ze was calm:

"The fact that I can get a loan shows that I have the ability."

"You have the ability, my ass!"

Zhou Hao couldn't hold back anymore.

"You're just a loser who was laid off by his company and dumped by a woman! What are you pretending for?"

As soon as these words were out, the atmosphere became instantly tense.

Wang Peng was about to stand up again but was held back by Song Bin.

Xiao Na also frowned.

Qin Ze leaned back in his chair, leisurely taking a puff of his cigar.

"Zhou Hao, you say I'm pretending, so let me ask you, why do you think I'm pretending?"

"We all graduated from the same school; your little business spreads in minutes!"

Zhou Hao looked disdainful.

"You were laid off by your company and dumped by Zhou Ying; everyone knows about this!"

Huang Mao chimed in.

"Zhou Ying even went to Wangpo Matchmaking, and you're still here pretending—is it interesting?"

"Exactly, Qin Ze, if you were really rich, would Zhou Ying have dumped you?"

"I was watching a stream a few days ago and even saw Zhou Ying at the Wangpo Matchmaking live site!"

"Right, I heard from classmates who are with Zhou Ying that you were laid off by your company! Qin Ze, if you don't have money, you don't have money; there's no need to pretend just for the sake of face!"

"Exactly, Qin Ze, if you keep this up, you'll only be able to pay off old loans with new ones, and the snowball will get bigger and bigger! Everyone came up today out of good intentions to advise you!"

"That's right, if we weren't in the same class, nobody would care about you!"

A group of people started mocking him again, one after another.

Some people even started putting themselves on the moral high ground!

Qin Ze listened to these words, and the smile on his face gradually faded.

"Are you done?"

"If you're done, listen to me for a second."

Qin Ze walked up to Zhou Hao and looked at him with calm eyes.

"First, regarding my breakup with Zhou Ying, I was the one who dumped her, not the other way around."

"Second, regarding me being laid off by the company, it was actually my own resignation, not a firing."

"Third, whether I have money now or not, I don't need to prove it to you."

Just as the atmosphere was on the verge of breaking out!

The door to the reception room was pushed open.

The hotel general manager, Chen Ming, walked in.

When Zhou Hao saw Chen Ming enter, his eyes lit up, and he immediately went up to meet him.

"Manager Chen! What a coincidence, running into you here!"

"Why haven't you shown your face all day? I wanted to have a drink with you!"

He reached out his hand, wanting to shake Chen Ming's.

But Chen Ming didn't even look at him, walking straight past him to Qin Ze.

"President Qin, were you looking for me?"

Chen Ming bowed slightly, his attitude incredibly respectful.

This scene left everyone stunned.

Zhou Hao's hand remained frozen in mid-air, his face a shade of green and white.

Qin Ze nodded.

"Manager Chen, regarding the banquet hall today, did they pay for it?"

He pointed at Zhou Hao and the others.

Chen Ming glanced at them and shook his head.

"No, Mr. Zhou and the others only paid the deposit; the balance hasn't been settled yet."

"Oh."

Qin Ze nodded.

"Then do this: put their bill on my card; they don't need to pay. Give instructions to the staff below."

"Very well, President Qin."

Chen Ming said respectfully, "I'll arrange it immediately."

"Wait!"

Zhou Hao finally reacted and rushed over.

"Manager Chen, what do you mean by this?"

He glared at Chen Ming.

"I booked the table; why should he pay for it?"

Chen Ming glanced at him, still wearing a professional smile, but his eyes were full of impatience.

"Mr. Zhou, someone is willing to pay the bill for you—aren't you happy about that?"

"Happy my ass!"

"Does he have money? His money is all from loans! Aren't you afraid he'll default on the bill?"

Chen Ming frowned.

"Mr. Zhou, please watch your language."

"I know better than you whether President Qin has money or not."

"You..."

Zhou Hao was about to say something else when he was interrupted by Qin Ze.

"That's enough."

Qin Ze waved his hand.

"Manager Chen, go make the arrangements."

"Very well, President Qin."

Chen Ming nodded and turned to leave the reception room.

Qin Ze looked at Zhou Hao.

"Didn't you guys ask me to treat you just now? Now that I'm treating, you're not happy?"

"Are you a masochist or what?"

"Then tell me, do you want me to treat you or not?"

"You..."

Zhou Hao was speechless.

The crowd behind him also looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Originally, they had planned to come together to see Qin Ze make a fool of himself!

Never did they expect that they wouldn't see Qin Ze make a fool of himself!

Instead, they were left speechless by Qin Ze's retort!

The atmosphere was awkward to the extreme.

Just then, a waiter walked in with the bill.

"President Qin, the bill has been processed; the total consumption for Mr. Zhou's group is 56,785 yuan!"

Hearing this, Qin Ze took out his card directly!

And the moment Qin Ze took out the bank card!

Someone immediately exclaimed:

"That's a platinum card from Jiangcheng Bank!"

The voice was very small, but everyone present still focused their eyes on the card in Qin Ze's hand!

Then the waiter took the bank card, and the payment was successful!

"President Qin! Because you are a Diamond Member of our hotel!"

"Our hotel has a discount for Diamond Members! So for this meal, we have a 5,000 yuan discount!"

"So in total! For this meal, we only charge you 51,100 yuan!"

Hearing this! The crowd behind Zhou Hao started to feel incredible again!

A Diamond Member of the Fusheng Hotel!

That requires spending at least hundreds of thousands!

"Qin Ze is actually a Diamond Member of the Fusheng Hotel?"

"I saw on their official website that a Diamond Member of the Fusheng Hotel requires spending at least several hundred thousand!"

"In other words, before today, Qin Ze had already..."

After some discussion! Everyone reached a conclusion that no one wanted to accept!

Qin Ze had money!

Liu Yang, who had just been questioning Qin Ze, immediately changed his attitude.

"I just said it—when Qin Ze was class monitor, his ability was obvious to all!"

"Sure enough, he's using a platinum card now! And he's a Diamond Member of a five-star hotel!"

"Qin Ze, where exactly are you making your fortune now?"

"Hey, Qin Ze, do you not have my WeChat yet? I work at the bank now; if you have time, you can come to our branch..."

"Qin Ze, I opened a small hot pot restaurant; if you have time, come over and help me taste the flavor and give me some advice!"

For a moment, Qin Ze felt that these people in front of him were a bit strange!

And equally incredible!

Were Wang Peng, Song Bin, and Xiao Na!

Only now did the three of them realize that Qin Ze was even richer than they had just imagined!

It seems!

Qin Ze didn't give any face at all to the group of people trying to get close to him!

"If you guys have nothing else, get out!"

"I have things to do here!"

Qin Ze directly issued an eviction order!

Zhou Hao stood there, his face a shade of green and white.

The others behind him also stood awkwardly, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

Finally, Huang Mao tugged on Zhou Hao's sleeve.

"Brother Hao, shall we go?"

Zhou Hao gritted his teeth, glared fiercely at Qin Ze, and turned to leave.

Seeing this, the others also followed along sheepishly.

Soon, only the four of them were left in the reception room.

Wang Peng looked at Qin Ze, his eyes full of admiration.

"Old Qin, did you see that? Zhou Hao, that grandson, his face turned green!"

Song Bin was also feeling refreshed!

"Oh my, Zhou Hao, that grandson, finally got humbled today!"

"Just now he was acting all high and mighty in the lobby, really thinking he was someone! Having a little money, he really thought it wasn't a crime to show off!"

Xiao Na's eyes looking at Qin Ze now also had a bit more enthusiasm.

"Qin Ze! How big is your investment company?"