As the person in question, the little smile on Helian Wei Wei's face remained unchanged. Instead, her smile widened as she carried Little Qingchen in her embrace. He also wore an evil smile on his face, just like the facial expression of the small demon plush toy in his hands.
“A lowly mechanic?” Helian Wei Wei repeated the words sarcastically.
Li Meng started to explain, “Wei Wei, Cheng Cheng is just a child. He doesn't mean it, so don't overthink it. It's because the people on television describe it as such, so he's just mimicking them. I must have been treating him too well, so I always want him to experience how other families live. Alas, his father thinks otherwise and always wants Cheng Cheng to do something productive, so that Cheng Cheng will follow in his footsteps in doing business. That is maybe why he thinks that there's no future as a mechanic. However, we all know that every job is still a job, right?”
This explanation did not contain a hint of apology. Instead, it was more of an explanation to shirk her supposed responsibility. She seemed to imply that they should not blame her son for thinking that, as being a mechanic was really a futureless career.
This reminded Helian Wei Wei of the hot issue about the bridesmaids on Weibo a while back. After the incident happened, some of the comments made by them sounded like this too.
Those who should be apologizing did it vaguely without any sincerity, and the entire article simply comprised of empty words from those involved, trying to shove the responsibilities onto one another.
Yet, the victim was the one who had to apologize sincerely first.
This was a common occurrence in society.
It may be common, but that does not mean I won't speak against it.
Perhaps, Li Meng a.s.sumed that since her family was wealthy and powerful, while her father was high-ranking and her husband was impressive, she would have a different perception of these matters.
Furthermore, she was also confident that there would be people supporting her if she voiced her opinion.
Unsurprisingly, when Li Meng finished speaking, the female cla.s.smate who ate with her earlier smiled and added, “Wei Wei, you really can't blame Cheng Cheng on this, because he grew up in a very exceptional environment. You should know that he's a bonafide child of a high-ranking officer. He would usually mingle with people who are equally outstanding. Naturally, he would not be too comfortable with other kinds of people at school. Ah, this must be fate. As the saying goes, no discord, no concord. If Wei Wei isn't our cla.s.smate, Li Meng's husband might become so angry and things can get out of hand. Luckily, we're all acquainted and things can be resolved easily.”
Du Sisi shook her head, with a knowing look on her face as she said, “Not just Li Meng's husband, if Cheng Cheng's grandfather calls the ministry, the nature of the issue would become serious immediately. You should know that every school would have to show some respect for my grandfather.”
These words were obviously for Helian Wei Wei.
Helian Wei Wei's lips curved into a smile. With a domineering gaze, she asked, “Are you trying to say that just because Cheng Cheng is the second generation of those in power, he can humiliate and mock other children mindlessly?”
“Wei Wei, it's not much of a big deal, how can you say it's a humiliation?” Du Sisi wanted to let things blow over and continued, “We're simply saying that Cheng Cheng didn't mean anything ill-hearted. We're afraid that you might misunderstand, so we mentioned Cheng Cheng's family background as well.”
Family background? The smirk on Helian Wei Wei's lips grew wider. To be honest, I'm really not afraid of anyone with a powerful family background.
Besides, she felt that the little fat boy in front of her was not exactly the second generation of those in power. At most, he was merely the grandson of a section chief.
Although the officers in Beijing had a higher rank than those in the munic.i.p.al district, Helian Wei Wei had ample connections and many of them were under her control.
Besides, every one of them was afraid of falling on her bad side.
However, n.o.body would know about Helian Wei Wei's secret connections.
Hence, Li Meng and Du Sisi increasingly felt that they had succeeded in overpowering Helian Wei Wei, and felt really thoroughly elated.
“Alright. Let's not talk about this anymore.” Li Meng wanted to change the topic of discussion, so she looked at Du Sisi and asked, “Why did you arrive late today? Didn't you say that you're busy with your work? You don't look like you're dressed for work, but I don't think that you've told me that you went to court.”
Du Sisi put down the cup of coffee in her hand and fiddled with the golden bracelet on her left wrist. Her face was slightly blushed and she seemed a bit shy as she said, “My uncle urgently called me to meet the chairman of Jue Wei Corporation.”
“Jue Wei?” Besides the few female cla.s.smates next to them, even Li Meng's eyes lit up with admiration and disbelief, “It's the n.o.ble CEO who is reported in the media? People say that he is very young and looks more handsome than celebrities. He's even from the United Kingdom. Now, the entire movie and television industry in A City is monopolized by him. He's extremely influential and powerful. Sisi, how do you know him? Did you get his contact number?”
Du Sisi casually swiped her long hair behind her ears and tried her best to suppress her gloating eyebrows. Then, she pretended to be calm and smiled, replying, “Oh, you silly girls! How can it be so soon? Perhaps, he will leave his phone number when we have a meal together next time. We're still not too close to each other now.”
“See, she even used the word ‘we' when talking about him.” Li Meng pointed at her with her finger and teased, “How can you not be close to each other when you can have a meal together? At least, you have met him. I've heard that he would not show up if he doesn't want to, even when the mayor invited him. The mayor even has to go and meet him personally. This man is like a G.o.d in the people's eyes. If he doesn't live in the seclusion of his own home, his fame could rival the popular actors. Sisi, looks like we have to count on you in the future.”
“I don't understand what you are talking about.” Du Sisi's face was flushed pinkish red, and spoke cloyingly on purpose as though she really knew Baili Jia Jue. In reality, she only saw his back view from afar.
However, she was not afraid of anyone exposing her lie because it was impossible for everyone here, including Li Meng, to meet that exceptionally talented and sublimely handsome man.
Moreover, sooner or later, I can surely meet him for dinner together with the help from my uncle. So, I'm not exactly lying, anyway.
Du Sisi always knew how to carry herself and put on a facade. She was also very eloquent and knew her way around words, in order to make her seem extremely appealing and amiable to others.
Just as she finished speaking, the male cla.s.smates came over from the other side.
Many of them wanted to see if they had the chance to be acquainted with someone from Jue Wei Corporation. If they had connections with people there, they would have innumerable business opportunities and advantages.
As such, the atmosphere in the coffee shop suddenly became lively because of Du Sisi's comment. Everyone wanted to dig some information from Du Sisi about Jue Wei Corporation.
Only the mother and her son sat on the sofa in a daze, unusually silent.
The speech that Helian Wei Wei had originally prepared vanished from her mind instantly, as her thoughts had slowly wandered elsewhere.
Little Qingchen held the demon doll and blinked his beautiful, round eyes twice. Then, he raised his head to look at Helian Wei Wei and asked, “Pretty Wei Wei, did I hear wrongly? Did she say that the company's name is Jue Wei?”
“You heard right. She mentioned Jue Wei, indeed.” Helian Wei Wei raised her hand and placed it on her forehead.
She thought to herself in ruminating silence. Hmm, this name should be quite common…right?
Why did my last word ‘right' sound so unsure?
