Hua Xiao Mei, changing her previous attitude, spoke up in defense of Jiang Yi.
Her objective was naturally to curry favor with Jiang Yi.
The others also began to speak in a flurry of voices.
The counselor didn't believe it was true and was left stunned by their words.
The counselor felt that everyone was speaking sarcastically and making fun of Jiang Yi.
"Don't I know Jiang Yi's situation? You all make fun of Jiang Yi every year for your amusement, is that fun?" the counselor asked, frowning coldly.
The crowd didn't know what to say.
They worried that if they continued to explain, Jiang Yi might misunderstand and think they were mocking him.
Now, everyone's words and actions were very careful, for fear of offending Jiang Yi.
Seeing them like this, Jiang Yi found it very amusing.
Upon careful consideration, there was nothing to be proud of.
In Jiang City, he had no power and was merely borrowing the prestige of the Chen family.
After a moment of self-mockery, Jiang Yi walked straight into the Royal Hotel.
Seeing this, the crowd quickly followed.
Ye Yan Ran had intended to leave, but Hua Xiao Mei wouldn't let her go, insisting she stay.
Ye Yan Ran didn't say anything, but she felt very awkward inside.
She was too embarrassed to face Jiang Yi.
She had driven Jiang Yi out of the Ye family, and then when her company ran into trouble, she had gone to beg Jiang Yi for help.
As the food and drinks were served, everyone began to eat and drink.
Bored, they all took the matter of Jiang Yi teaching the Xu father and son a lesson as their topic.
The counselor hadn't believed it at first, but seeing everyone so engrossed, he began to believe it.
Although the counselor didn't say anything, he was happy in his heart and, for the first time, drank several glasses of wine.
He paid such attention to Jiang Yi because he had a good relationship with Jiang Yi's father back in the day. He wanted to nurture Jiang Yi into a talent, but Jiang Yi had always disappointed him.
Jiang Yi knew that the counselor was someone who was outwardly harsh but inwardly soft-hearted.
Jiang Yi raised his wine glass and toasted the counselor.
Jiang Yi didn't say a word.
The counselor also remained silent, quietly drinking the wine.
Jiang Yi himself didn't know if he was happy or unhappy tonight.
In any case, he drank a lot, downing glass after glass.
"Beep beep..."
Ye Yan Ran's phone suddenly rang.
"Yan Ran, where are you? Why aren't you home so late?" Ye's mother's worried voice came from the other end of the phone.
"I'm at a class reunion at the Royal Grand Hotel. I'll be back later," Ye Yan Ran replied.
"Is Jiang Yi there?" her mother-in-law asked.
"Yes..."
After saying this, Ye Yan Ran hung up the phone.
Ye Yan Ran glanced at Jiang Yi, then quickly averted her gaze.
"Yan Ran, I feel now that you and Jiang Yi are quite well-matched. Why don't you go over and have a drink with him?" Hua Xiao Mei whispered to Ye Yan Ran.
"No need!"
Ye Yan Ran forced a smile onto her face.
"Yan Ran, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but why did you insist on divorcing Jiang Yi back then? Look at him now, even the Chen family listens to him. If you hadn't divorced him, you wouldn't be in this situation now," Hua Xiao Mei said.
Previously, Hua Xiao Mei had said it was fortunate she had divorced Jiang Yi.
Now, Hua Xiao Mei was saying she shouldn't have divorced Jiang Yi.
Ye Yan Ran remained silent.
Ye Yan Ran didn't know what to say.
There were two reasons why Ye Yan Ran divorced Jiang Yi back then.
First, Ye Yan Ran was busy with company matters, and Jiang Yi couldn't help her with anything. She hoped to find a reliable man.
Second, Ye's mother nagged her every day to divorce Jiang Yi, and she couldn't stand it, so she made the decision.
It was these two reasons that led Ye Yan Ran to decide on divorce.
Now, Ye Yan Ran regretted it.
The Ye family also regretted it, especially Ye's mother.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yi had many empty wine glasses in front of him, but he didn't stop, continuing to gulp down wine.
Jiang Yi wasn't drinking for Ye Yan Ran.
It was because of his parents and sister who died mysteriously.
Years ago, Jiang Yi got into a fight at school, and the school threatened to expel him. Upon hearing the news, Jiang Yi's parents rushed to Jiang City with Jiang Yi's sister.
They were killed by assassins on the way.
To cover up the truth, the assassins burned the bodies with gasoline.
By the time they were discovered, the bodies were unrecognizable.
This incident was the biggest knot in Jiang Yi's heart.
Jiang Yi felt that the deaths of his parents and sister were all his fault.
Later, after investigating some truths, he learned that the assassins had been targeting them for a long time and that their deaths were not his fault. However, Jiang Yi still couldn't let it go and lived in self-blame every day.
Especially when he thought of his young sister, Jiang Yi felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife.
It was his sister's birthday that day, and Jiang Yi had even bought her a birthday gift.
Seeing Jiang Yi continuously drinking, the others knew he was in a bad mood and dared not try to console him.
One female classmate walked directly towards Jiang Yi.
The female classmate was named Xue Li. She was beautiful and had always dreamed of being with a rich and powerful person, but she was always too proud and had never succeeded.
Now, for Xue Li, this was a good opportunity.
"Drinking alone is so boring! Let me join you!" Xue Li said, raising her wine glass to Jiang Yi flirtatiously.
After saying this, she clinked glasses with Jiang Yi, and after finishing, she poured another one.
"Ye Yan Ran divorcing you shows her lack of foresight. Don't be sad over such a woman, it's not worth it," Xue Li said, assuming Jiang Yi was drinking out of sadness for Ye Yan Ran.
Jiang Yi's head was dizzy, and he didn't clearly hear what Xue Li was saying.
"I'm single now. If you're willing to marry me, I'll get the license with you tomorrow," Xue Li said very bluntly.
She had finally found an opportunity to realize her dream, so she didn't want to let it go.
Just then, Ye's mother walked in from outside and happened to overhear Xue Li talking to Jiang Yi.
Ye's mother knew about Jiang Yi's relationship with the Chen family and naturally didn't want Xue Li to succeed.
"Slap!"
Ye's mother raised her hand and slapped Xue Li directly.
"You vixen, how dare you seduce Jiang Yi! Don't you know Jiang Yi is our Ye family's son-in-law?" Ye's mother angrily said to Xue Li.
Xue Li's face turned pale with anger.
"You crazy old woman are too unreasonable."
Xue Li became more and more angry. "Your Ye family has already kicked Jiang Yi out. Jiang Yi is no longer your Ye family's son-in-law. How dare you hit me?"
"Even if Jiang Yi is not our Ye family's son-in-law, you can't seduce him," Ye's mother said angrily.
Ye's mother was completely unreasonable.
If Xue Li wanted to reason with Ye's mother, she had come to the wrong person.
Ye Yan Ran didn't expect Ye's mother to come to the class reunion and cause a scene. Embarrassed to stay, she quietly left when no one was paying attention.
Seeing that Ye's mother was a difficult person to deal with, Xue Li also quietly left the hotel, realizing she wouldn't gain anything from continuing to make a scene.
Ye's mother couldn't find Ye Yan Ran, so she called Ye Xiao Feng.
As for Jiang Yi, he had already passed out drunk.
The next morning, Jiang Yi woke up.
When he opened his eyes, he was stunned!
He found himself lying in Ye Yan Ran's bed.