Return to the City: The Strongest King

Zhou Peng listened to Su Yao’s words and felt even more displeased, saying, "Su Yao, I don’t blame you for breaking up with me. It’s my fault for not being capable enough to keep your heart, but you..." Zhou Peng pointed angrily at Song Xiaodong, "You actually compare me to him? You compare me to a porter, isn’t that just an insult to me?"

Song Xiaodong replied, "Zhou Peng, you’re really overthinking it. Su Yao just said that in the heat of the moment. I could never compare to you."

Zhou Peng snorted and said, "Su Yao, you always used to tell me that I only cared about small, immediate gains and was satisfied with the status quo. But you see it today, don’t you? Two groups of friends have added dishes for me. What did they add? These lobsters are over a thousand a piece, and these abalones together cost five to six thousand. Can ordinary people afford to do that? If I didn’t have good relationships, would they have added dishes for me? My network has grown, and given some more time, I’m sure I’ll be able to expand my business even further through these connections."

Su Yao shook her head and said, "Zhou Peng, this is also one of the reasons I want to leave you. You clearly don’t have such ability, and these dishes clearly weren’t added for you. You insist on puffing up your face to look fat, taking credit for it, what’s most important for a person is self-awareness. You’re just too proud, and that’s really going to cost you."

"What? You’re saying these dishes weren’t added because of me?" Zhou Peng suddenly felt unsure, as Su Yao’s words implied she knew for whom the dishes were added.

All these classmates knew each other well, often drinking together, and the only person they were less in contact with was Song Xiaodong, about whom they didn’t know much. Moreover, Song Xiaodong had just walked in with Su Yao. Could it be that Song Xiaodong was really someone of significant status?

"Haha... I say, Su Yao, you’re making quite the joke there," Wang Yuming said with a laugh, "Everyone here knows each other, are you saying these dishes were added because of Song Xiaodong?"

Cui Yujiao burst out laughing, "If a porter can get someone to add such dishes, then I might as well eat this whole table." She was quite a status-conscious woman and looked down on Song Xiaodong from the bottom of her heart, so her words were particularly harsh.

Su Yao was immediately displeased when she heard this; now that she was Song Xiaodong’s secretary, she naturally sided with Song Xiaodong. She was about to retort when Song Xiaodong pressed her leg under the table.

Su Yao was startled, realizing that Song Xiaodong didn’t want to make the situation too stiff and swallowed the words she was about to say.