He Meimei, Luo Gang, and Yang Dawei burst into laughter.
In their eyes, Zhou Mao was clearly putting on an act for the sake of pride.
"That guy Zhou Mao, just like before, loves to show off. So many years have passed and he still hasn't changed. He's both laughable and pathetic now!" Yang Dawei said with a face full of mockery.
He Meimei and Luo Gang also started to mock him.
Jiang Yi didn't care about the matter at all.
He had important business at Tiansheng Group and no intention of messing around with them.
Seeing Zhou Mao leave, their gazes fell upon Jiang Yi.
Jiang Yi immediately became the target of their ridicule.
Jiang Yi, considering they were his classmates, didn't want to argue with them.
Everyone has their own aspirations; having money and power doesn't necessarily mean a happy life.
Those without money and power don't necessarily live worse lives.
Jiang Yi felt they were nothing more than clowns, and to bicker with them would be to become like them.
"Jiang Yi, I truly don't understand, why did you have the courage to pursue me back then?"
He Meimei looked at Jiang Yi with disdain.
"I was actually quite touched back then, and almost agreed to be with you. Fortunately, I had foresight and knew you would never amount to anything in this life, destined to beg for a living your whole life."
"That's absolutely true. Not only you, but I also felt back then that Jiang Yi and Zhou Mao were destined for poverty."
Yang Dawei also chimed in.
"Exactly, He Meimei, if you had gotten together with Jiang Yi back then, you would have lived worse than a beggar on the street. You wouldn't have had the chance to marry a wealthy and powerful figure like Tao Shen. By marrying Tao Shen, you have status, position, and a lifetime of prosperity." Luo Gang also spoke.
Luo Gang and Yang Dawei were indeed eloquent.
While mocking Jiang Yi, they were also subtly praising He Meimei's foresight.
He Meimei became even more smug, sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed, constantly fidgeting with the various diamond necklaces she wore, as if afraid no one would see them.
Jiang Yi smiled faintly.
The three of them were truly amusing.
They displayed their status by ridiculing others.
It was as if doing so gave them a sense of pride.
"I've achieved nothing, how can I compare to you all!" Jiang Yi looked at the three of them.
"At least you have some self-awareness!"
Yang Dawei looked at Jiang Yi with disgust.
"From now on, I have nothing to do with you and Zhou Mao. I feel too embarrassed to be classmates with you two, I'm ashamed to even see you!"
"Me too, I'm cutting ties with you all now. From now on, we are strangers, and I don't want to be your classmate anymore, it's too shameful!" Luo Gang also quickly said.
Hearing this, Jiang Yi still felt a bit sad.
After so many years of being classmates, they looked down on him and Zhou Mao for their lack of presence, to the point of not wanting to be classmates anymore.
In reality, Jiang Yi had long seen through them, but hearing their words, he couldn't help but mock himself.
"He Meimei, you should sever ties with Jiang Yi and Zhou Mao as soon as possible!"
Yang Dawei said, reminding He Meimei. "If you don't cut ties with them, they'll cling to you shamelessly in the future, like stray dogs wagging their tails begging at your feet, impossible to shake off."
"That's so true!"
He Meimei said, then looked at Jiang Yi.
"Listen to me carefully, from now on, you and Zhou Mao are no longer my classmates. We will pretend we never knew each other. You want me to help you find jobs? Forget it."
"Are you sure?" Jiang Yi asked.
"Yes!"
He Meimei replied.
Luo Gang and Yang Dawei also nodded.
"Alright!" Jiang Yi shrugged.
Jiang Yi had now come to terms with it; being classmates with people like them was truly disgraceful for him.
Just then, Tao Shen came out of the elevator.
Seeing Tao Shen arrive, He Meimei stood up and gave him a kiss in front of everyone.
"Darling, you are so capable!"
He Meimei said excitedly, "I'll go back and get ready now, and come to Tiansheng Group to work tomorrow. I'll call my girlfriends later and brag to them."
Tao Shen was about to speak.
He Meimei, however, turned to look at Jiang Yi and said.
"Jiang Yi, Tao Shen and I were just toying with you and Zhou Mao. We never intended to help you find jobs. Get lost! Don't let me see you again..."
Jiang Yi ignored He Meimei.
What was He Meimei to him? This was Tiansheng Group, and she had no right to tell him to leave.
It was he who should tell her to get lost.
He Meimei suddenly noticed Tao Shen's expression was not quite right. Ignoring Jiang Yi, she hurriedly asked Tao Shen, "What's wrong? You look unhappy?"
Tao Shen didn't know how to explain.
"Was I not hired?" He Meimei asked Tao Shen.
"Mmm."
Tao Shen nodded.
This made He Meimei's expression turn sour.
"It's okay..."
He Meimei said with a smile, comforting him. "If I don't have the opportunity to work at Tiansheng Group, don't I still have you? You are a department manager, a senior executive at Tiansheng Group."
Tao Shen took a deep breath.
"I was just fired!"
He Meimei froze again.
The smile on He Meimei's face gradually faded.
With Tao Shen fired, her last bit of bragging capital was gone.
This was a significant blow to He Meimei.
"Are you kidding me? You're a senior executive at Tiansheng Group, how can you be fired just like that?"
He Meimei couldn't believe it was true.
"I'm not kidding. When I went to see the HR manager just now, he told me to work hard in the previous minute, but after taking a call, he told me to get out on the spot," Tao Shen said helplessly.
"They must have given you a reason for firing you!" He Meimei said.
"The HR manager told me the reason was that I offended someone I shouldn't have!"
Tao Shen looked puzzled.
"I've only been working at Tiansheng Group for two days, how could I have offended any important person? I still don't understand what happened."
He Meimei was also confused.
"Did you offend someone? And implicate me?" Tao Shen suddenly looked at He Meimei.
"How is that possible? How could I have offended any important person?" He Meimei replied.
The two of them were dumbfounded!
Yang Dawei and Luo Gang also looked confused.
They found the situation very strange.
Everything was fine a moment ago, and then in the next second, Tao Shen was fired!
Just then, Zhou Mao walked out of the elevator, a smug smile on his face.