The good times always pass quickly. When the song ended, Han Xueqi bowed slightly to the audience before slowly exiting the stage. After Han Xueqi disappeared from the stage, the crowd still felt unsatisfied.
"She's as beautiful as her singing is sweet. If only she could be my girlfriend," Yi Ziping said boastfully.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, several burly men in the front row turned around and glared at Yi Ziping. Their eyes seemed ready to pounce on him and beat him up at any moment.
Attracting a lot of hateful stares, Yi Ziping couldn't help but shrink his neck and thought to himself that these crazed fans were too intense.
After Han Xueqi's performance ended, Zhang Fan could clearly feel that the atmosphere in the grand auditorium was not as lively as before. Clearly, there wasn't much anticipation for the subsequent programs.
"Have you eaten? Ruoyue, Xueqi, and I have arranged to have dinner together after her performance. Do you guys want to join?" After the ceremony, as they left the grand auditorium, Xu Youran asked Zhang Fan and the others.
"Not yet, not yet. Of course, we want to join," Zhang Fan hadn't even spoken yet, but Yi Ziping was already eagerly shouting, looking incredibly excited. He actually had a chance to have dinner with Han Xueqi?
Xu Youran directly ignored Yi Ziping's words; her question was clearly directed mainly at Zhang Fan.
Ever since they left Donghai last time, Han Xueqi had intentionally or unintentionally mentioned Zhang Fan whenever she called her. As smart as Xu Youran was, how could she not see that Han Xueqi had feelings for Zhang Fan?
Regarding this, Xu Youran also felt helpless. With Han Xueqi's conditions—talent, capability, and good looks—her future was limitless. Her current achievements alone were enough to make most people look up to her, enough to match anyone.
Countless young talents pursued her, but she inexplicably fell for Zhang Fan, which made Xu Youran feel a bit of a headache.
Not to mention that Zhang Fan already had a girlfriend. Even if he didn't, with his peculiar personality, Xu Youran wasn't sure if Zhang Fan would like Han Xueqi.
"Alright, since none of us have eaten, let's go together." Under Yi Ziping's hopeful gaze, Zhang Fan nodded and said.
"In that case, I'll send you the address. You guys go ahead first. Yue Ru and I will go find Xueqi, and we'll join you later." Seeing Zhang Fan nod, Xu Youran couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
With this matter settled, the most excited person was naturally Yi Ziping, followed closely by Qi Wenxuan's little girlfriend, Su Xuan.
She had never dreamed that as an ordinary university student, she would have the opportunity to dine with a big star like Han Xueqi.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glance at Zhang Fan again. His appearance was very ordinary, at most he could be called a little handsome. However, because of Qi Wenxuan, she had been around him frequently these past few days, and she finally understood how extraordinary this seemingly ordinary young man was.
A few minutes after Xu Youran left, she sent the dining address to Zhang Fan's phone.
"Qingyue Bay? Where is that?" Zhang Fan was not very familiar with Yanjing and was a bit lost seeing the address.
"It's by Shuiyue Lake, not far from Yanjing University. It's about a ten-minute drive." Qi Wenxuan, a native of Yanjing, answered without thinking when he heard Zhang Fan's question.
"Since Fourth Brother knows the way, get in the car and lead the way." The five of them got into Geng Lesheng's all-white Porsche Cayenne and drove towards Shuiyue Bay.
Qingyue Bay was a restaurant that mainly served Chinese cuisine, with an elegant and simple decor. It had two floors and was built next to Shuiyue Lake. A part of the second floor even extended out over the lake, with transparent tempered glass underfoot, allowing one to see the clear lake water.
Dining here allowed one to enjoy the vast scenery of Shuiyue, making it quite pleasant.
Qingyue Bay only had this one location with such a treatment, so the price naturally soared.
Of course, in Yanjing City, there was no shortage of wealthy people. Today, the best spot in Qingyue Bay had been booked in advance by Han Xueqi.
To book this location, besides money, one also needed a certain status.
Because Han Xueqi had made prior arrangements, Zhang Fan and the others only had to mention Han Xueqi's name, and the manager of Qingyue Bay personally led them to the best spot on the second floor.
At the same time, the manager of Qingyue Bay couldn't help but take a few more glances at Zhang Fan and his companions. Seeing that none of them looked familiar, he was surprised. What was the background of these young people who were dining with Han Xueqi here?
After all, Han Xueqi was a popular singer in China. Generally, those who dined with her in public were either famous actors and singers of the same caliber, famous directors, or young masters from some top families in Yanjing.
He didn't recognize any of these young men, which was somewhat strange.
"It's good to be rich. Even the place you eat is so particular," Geng Lesheng casually sat in a chair, looking at the beautiful scenery of Shuiyue Bay, and sighed.
"With your old man's net worth, coming here to eat would be like a regular meal, right?" Zhang Fan chuckled.
"Big Brother, you think too highly of me. I looked at the menu when I went upstairs earlier. A single dish was a few thousand to ten thousand. A table would be almost a hundred thousand. How could I afford it?" Geng Lesheng said.
"Holy crap! That expensive?" Geng Lesheng, who was comfortably leaning back in his chair, was so startled by these words that he almost jumped up.
Although his family background was good and he didn't lack money, and he had seen many grand occasions, the thought of a meal costing nearly a hundred thousand yuan still exceeded his imagination.
"What are you so excited about? You're not paying," Zhang Fan said with a smile.
"That's right. Everyone here is richer than me. If I had to pay, it would be disrespectful to everyone," Yi Ziping said with a grin.
The group chatted and laughed for about ten minutes, and then Xu Youran and the others finally arrived.
There were five people in their group, excluding Xu Youran, Lin Ruyue, and Han Xueqi, there was also her agent, who was called Sister Ling. Zhang Fan knew all four of them.
The other person was a young man in a dark blue suit. He looked to be in his early twenties, with a handsome face and a tall stature, comparable to Geng Lesheng, who was one meter eighty-five. He always wore a faint smile when he spoke, and his demeanor was quite gentlemanly.
Geng Lesheng was the first to stand up and greet Lin Ruyue. Yi Ziping and the others, seeing Han Xueqi arrive, could no longer sit still and quickly stood up, all looking a bit reserved.
"Mr. Zhang, long time no see." Han Xueqi saw Zhang Fan at first glance, a smile of joy appearing on her delicate face.
At this moment, Han Xueqi had already changed out of the light blue gauze dress she wore on stage. Instead, she was wearing casual clothes in dark tones, her long hair tied up, and a pair of leopard-print framed sunglasses, making her look much more mature.
Zhang Fan nodded faintly in response. Han Xueqi didn't mind at all and took the initiative to pull over a chair and sit next to Zhang Fan.
At this moment, the man who had accompanied them and pulled out a chair for Han Xueqi paused for a moment, his brow furrowed, then quickly smoothed out.
Before any introductions were made, Han Xueqi greeted Zhang Fan as if they were very familiar. Seeing this scene, Yi Ziping and the others were a bit dumbfounded.
"Brother Fan, you know the big star before?" Yi Ziping asked in disbelief.
"We've met a few times, we know each other, I guess," Zhang Fan nodded and said.
"What do you mean 'know each other, I guess'? I've even been to your house, and you only say we 'know each other, I guess'?" Han Xueqi heard this and pouted, looking a little displeased.
At this moment, Han Xueqi didn't have the demeanor of a big star at all; she looked like a spoiled girl next door.
Hearing this, Zhang Fan couldn't help but chuckle, feeling helpless. Back in Donghai, when Xu Tianlei gave him the villa on the island in the lake, Han Xueqi had also gone along. Thinking about it that way, Han Xueqi seemed to be right.
"Even been to your house?" As soon as these words came out, everyone was even more stunned, their eyes darting between the two of them, their expressions unreadable.
The young man who had come with them, upon hearing this, his expression towards Zhang Fan changed slightly. After knowing Han Xueqi for so long, even he had never seen her show such affection.
Zhang Fan, who had seemed very ordinary and unremarkable in his eyes, made him feel a sense of crisis. However, he was deep-minded and didn't show the slightest bit of it, maintaining a faint smile as he watched the scene.
Han Xueqi's agent, Sister Ling, had clearly seen Zhang Fan earlier. The smile on her aged face froze.
If it were someone else, she would have immediately reminded Han Xueqi to pay attention to her identity and the occasion. But in front of Zhang Fan, she dared not say a word. She had seen and experienced the terror of this young man.
Even Young Master Jiang Shaochen, who was considered a top young master in Yanjing, had been strung up and beaten by this young man. How could she dare to speak out?
Although Jiang Shaochen wasn't the absolute top young master in Yanjing, there were very few people he couldn't afford to offend. In the entire Yanjing, apart from the top four great families, only a handful could suppress the Jiang family.
Yet, such a spoiled brat, after suffering such a great loss at Zhang Fan's hands, didn't dare to retaliate and finally returned to Yanjing in shame. This made Sister Ling realize how terrifying this young man was.
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