Chapter 190: Volume 3 - 60 High-Quality Party Member_3
Stephen took two deep breaths, calmly saying, "Whether you’re disappointed or not, it’s none of my business. Miss Christina, perhaps you should worry more about your father. Maybe he wouldn’t want to see you doing this. Besides, bringing a commoner here for a date is quite amusing to me. Which noble lady would fancy this Fatty here?" He sneered slightly, glancing at the surrounding girls who covered their mouths and giggled while shaking their heads. "Or perhaps, Mr. Zhang has taken a liking to one of the beautiful ladies here."
"Regardless, there’s only one outcome. As a commoner, this so-called Mr. Zhang should know his place. This is not a place for someone like you. And Miss Christina, I believe I don’t welcome you here today!" Taking advantage of his position as the host, Stephen’s sneer prompted the sycophantic nobles to laugh along with him.
Everyone understood that the situation was now concluded. The conflict between Stephen and the Gordon family was now out in the open, and Carey’s family would be closely tied to this event. After today, no one would dare bring this up publicly; otherwise, they would directly oppose Stephen!
Fatty chuckled at Stephen and replied naively, "I don’t know if any lady fancies me, but there is someone I fancy." In Christina’s despairing and pained expression, Stephen decided to make fun of him, "Oh, is that so? Which lady does Mr. Zhang Yuan fancy?"
Fatty looked at Ann Lei with a simple-minded grin and said, "I fancy Miss Ann Lei!"
The crowd was in an uproar. Those who knew the background couldn’t help but laugh, and Bruce was shocked, furious, and amused at the same time. This Fatty really thought highly of himself. How could a silly Fatty like him be worthy of Ann Lei?
Stephen knew his second brother was a suitor of Ann Lei and thought this overconfident Fatty was something else. In a world full of all kinds of people, particularly this kind of fool, he couldn’t help but laugh uncontrollably, "Mr. Zhang, I have to admire your wild imagination. Have you heard the saying?"
Fatty asked curiously, "What saying?"
"A toad wanting to eat swan meat!" Stephen laughed heartily, almost to the point of tears. The surrounding nobles joined in; this was indeed one of the funniest jokes they’d heard today.