I Have a Wealth Gathering Array-Chapter 386: Not Enough Seats, Qin Yun, You Take a Cab

Chapter 386: Chapter 386: Not Enough Seats, Qin Yun, You Take a Cab

Chen Jiandong looked at Zhang Xiang, feeling secretly smug.

In his view, Zhang Xiang had just made this foolish remark, instantly putting himself on the opposing side of everyone present.

He waited for Zhang Xiang to continue with his rebuttal, so he could continue to show off.

However, after they finished speaking, Zhang Xiang suddenly smacked his forehead, full of apology, and said, "You’re right, I didn’t mean anything else."

"No more words, I’ll penalize myself with a drink as punishment for saying the wrong thing just now!"

After saying that, he opened a bottle of beer, poured himself a glass, and downed it in one go!

He straightforwardly admitted to saying the wrong thing and even drank to apologize, keeping a very humble posture.

This way, any resentment towards him vanished in an instant.

Thinking carefully, it was actually Chen Jianzhong who first brought up his own university to talk about Zhang Xiang, who only retaliated with words, accidentally saying something wrong, and then directly apologized.

Zhang Xiang, with an annual salary in the hundreds of thousands, was apologizing to them, university students who hadn’t stepped into society yet. Instead of being dissatisfied, they felt flattered.

In comparison, Chen Jiandong’s previous behavior seemed a bit childish.

Qin Yun had been standing by the side, not saying a word. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

He glanced at Zhang Xiang unexpectedly; this guy really knew how to attract attention.

Behaving perfectly from start to finish doesn’t always attract attention, sometimes a bit of strategy works better.

Intentionally saying something wrong, then apologizing immediately and lowering one’s stance can make a deeper impression on everyone. Moreover, the mistake was justifiable, and after apologizing, it even makes people unconsciously attribute the mistake to the opponent.

Just as he expected, when they continued chatting, Zhang Xiang clearly became the focal point.

Among the four guys, he seemed the most ordinary, yet he almost caught everyone’s attention.

Meanwhile, Li Cheng and Chen Jiandong were also chatting, occasionally cracking a few jokes. As for Qin Yun, no one specifically looked for him to chat.

The previous scenario where everyone surrounded him with questions was obviously gone, and the atmosphere had become somewhat subtle.

When people first meet, they tend to judge by appearance. At this time, those with handsome or beautiful looks naturally draw attention.

But appearances are only superficial; the next thing people want to learn about is internal traits like personality and conversational skills.

Sometimes these later aspects become even more important than looks.

The brief exchange between Chen Jiandong and Zhang Xiang undoubtedly made Zhang Xiang the center of everyone’s attention, while Li Cheng’s previous comments also gained approval from the crowd. Chen Jiandong was slightly lacking by comparison.

But Qin Yun remained silent throughout the whole process.

Remember, Zhang Xiang had clearly pointed out Jiangyuan University, and Qin Yun had introduced himself as also being from Jiangyuan University.

In this situation, Qin Yun didn’t retaliate with a single word against Zhang Xiang, revealing a rather introverted, perhaps timid or non-confrontational personality worried about offending Zhang Xiang.

At this point, Qin Yun’s impression score among these girls suddenly dropped a lot. Even Jiang Hanhan, who was previously interested in him, didn’t talk to him again.

Regarding the earlier mention of exchanging WeChat details, she didn’t bring it up again.

The philosopher Ophelas once said, if you’re a fool, staying silent in social gatherings is wise; if you’re smart, staying silent is foolish.

Qin Yun’s behavior was clearly a bit out of sync with them.

However, Qin Yun didn’t seem to mind at all, just talking with Yu Leyao about something.

Everyone present was a student, and the girls mostly chatted about cosmetics and clothes.

But after a while, they started talking about internships.

"We’ve already entered our sophomore year, and in about a year we’ll have to start interning."

"Time flies so fast. I feel like I haven’t learned anything in school and really don’t know what I can do in the future?"

To them, they were about to step into society and could no longer be as carefree as they were in school.

And stepping into society means starting to work.

"Haha, Xinghu Film and Television has always been recruiting talent. When you’re ready to work, if you’re interested in photography or editing, feel free to contact me."

Hearing everyone talking about work, Zhang Xiang smiled and said.

"Brother Zhang, you said it! I’m a bit interested in photography. If I want to join your company in the future, you must arrange something for me!"

After saying this, Jiang Hanhan immediately smiled cheerfully.

"Of course, I can do that."

Zhang Xiang chuckled calmly, "But before I arrange anything for you, I must inform Xiaoke first."

"Oh dear, Zhang Xiang’s a handsome guy, but he’s henpecked." Another girl, Zhao Xiaoyue, giggled.

"Xiaoke, we’d better flatter you more in the future. Otherwise, Brother Zhang won’t arrange jobs for us," she joked.

Lin Xiaoke smiled and playfully tapped her but didn’t say anything to deny it.

Zhang Xiang was indeed outstanding; she had also considered whether to accept Zhang Xiang’s pursuit.

Seeing this, Chen Jiandong felt rather depressed, drinking his beverage alone.

Zhang Xiang talked at length, extending the conversation to any topic. Noticing Qin Yun, he held his glass and walked over, smiling, "I haven’t asked your name yet?"

"Qin Yun," Qin Yun replied.

"Hey, Brother Zhang, you mentioned Jiangyuan University earlier. Qin Yun is a student of Jiangyuan University," Jiang Hanhan grinned.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiang immediately smacked his forehead and said, "Sorry about that, bro, I didn’t mean anything earlier."

He poured himself a glass of beer and was about to pour one for Qin Yun, but Qin Yun shook his head and said, "I don’t drink alcohol."

Hearing his words, the whole private room seemed to quiet down a bit.

"This Qin Yun is quite bold, huh."

This thought suddenly appeared in everyone’s mind.

"If you don’t drink alcohol, a soft drink will do." Listening to Qin Yun, Zhang Xiang paused, then smiled and said.

After having a drink, he didn’t say much else and continued chatting with others.

The birthday party ended quickly, Zhang Xiang smiled and said, "Everyone, I just made a call to check, and someone from my company is here with two cars. It’s on the way, so we can give you a ride."

Hearing this, Jiang Hanhan laughed and said, "Brother Zhang is so thoughtful; even the cars are arranged."

"Yeah, we all owe it to Xiaoke for the ride," Zhao Xiaoyue also smiled and said.

But after they spoke, Zhang Xiang added, "However, we have nine people, and each car can take a maximum of five people, so one person will have to take a taxi."

Including the two drivers and the nine people present, there were already eleven people in total.

Glancing around at the group, Lin Xiaoke, Jiang Hanhan, Li Cheng, Chen Jiandong, and others had come together from elsewhere to Jinling for exchange and were staying in the same place, so it wasn’t possible to leave any one behind.

Only Qin Yun and Yu Leyao had come alone.

"Leyao, since it’s rare for us to meet up, why don’t we go together? We live quite close, so it will save on cab fare."

Lin Xiaoke stepped forward, glanced at Qin Yun, and said with a smile, "Qin Yun, handsome, sorry, but you’ll have to take a taxi alone."

"Qin Yun, my apologies," Zhang Xiang also said with an apologetic face.

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