Liu Qiang put on a look of keeping things to himself and laughed, "Renting a car is great, itâs convenient! You just spend a little money and thereâs a car for you without having to worry about maintenance. Unlike me, you see, buying this BMW costs me thousands each month just for maintenance. Itâs a pain."
Liu Qiang intentionally spoke in reverse to boast about his BMW.
This guy is almost about to have the words "show off wealth" engraved on his forehead. How could Lin Fan not understand?
Lin Fan smiled slightly, "Is that so? Then why donât you sell it and rent a car instead."
Liu Qiang wanted Lin Fan to admire him, but Lin Fan didnât go along with it.
Liu Qiang was immediately a little displeased, sneering inside, thinking Lin Fan, this dead broke guy, must be jealous of him driving a BMW!
"Selling it? Thatâs not going to happen. After all, I bought it, a brand new, fresh-off-the-lot car, costing over 500,000, all paid at once. Itâs pricey, a bit regretful now. But if I sell it, it wouldnât be worth much, Iâd lose big, so I can only keep driving it myself." Liu Qiang sighed, continuing to boast.
Over 500,000, paid all at once!
This was the focus of Liu Qiangâs words.
Everyone heard this and showed expressions of amazement, exclaiming how wealthy Liu Qiang must be to pull out over 500,000 at once to buy a car. Amazing!
Seeing such reactions from everyone, Liu Qiang was very satisfied, feeling his sense of superiority fulfilled.
However...
Lin Fan chuckled, "A BMW for over 500,000, well, thatâs not expensive and canât be considered a good car."
The car he drives, a 70 million Kosak and an 8 million Rolls-Royce Cullinan, those are the real good cars, truly fitting the name of luxury cars. A BMW for over 500,000 is really just a junior.
Lin Fanâs words werenât wrong at all, and he had the qualification to say that. For someone like him, a trillionaire, to not fancy a car worth 500,000 is such a normal thing!
However, his words shocked everyone.
What the hell!
Lin Fan said what? With this attitude, this dead broke guy doesnât even think much of a BMW over 500,000?
Liu Qiang almost didnât have his nose twisted in anger. His intention was to have Lin Fan compliment and flatter him. Lin Fan didnât flatter him, let alone, but instead looked down on it?
What kind of move is this, who gave this dead broke guy the courage!
"Haha, indeed, itâs not good. Even Brother Fan doesnât think much of it, but Xia Li is better." Liu Qiang said mockingly.
Upon hearing this, everyone chuckled, Liu Qiang really nailed it with the sarcasm, perfect score for snark. Exactly, what qualification does Lin Fan have, someone who drives a Xia Li, to look down on a BMW?
Lin Fan smiled, "I donât know if Xia Li is good or not, this car is rented, Iâve only driven it twice."
Liu Qiang chuckled, "Yeah, rented."
He emphasized the tone, mocking Lin Fan for lying, unwilling to admit heâs driving a broken car.
Everyone started to snicker secretly.
The atmosphere on site became somewhat awkward.
Jia Xiaoling then said, "Donât just keep chatting about cars, I canât understand you guys, why do you like talking about cars so much? The school celebration is about to start, letâs go in quickly."
Jia Xiaolingâs words ended the contest between Lin Fan and Liu Qiang.
It seemed this round, Liu Qiang won, after all, heâs driving a BMW, Lin Fanâs driving a Xia Li. Liu Qiang was being praised and surrounded by everyone as they entered the school gate.
No one was willing to come over and cozy up to Lin Fan, this dead broke guy is poor enough, let alone he doesnât know how to act, daring to go against Brother Qiang. Not flattering Brother Qiang would be one thing, but to even dare to look down on a BMW, does he have the qualification, truly doesnât know how to act.
Lin Fan watched all of this, finding it amusing internally. He had a reason for not liking school reunions, these kind of reunions were full of comparison and flattery, the bond among classmates seemed like nothing but a joke.
Riiing... Riiing...
Lin Fanâs phone rang at this moment. Lin Fan looked, it was a call from the rental car company, so he answered it.
"Mr. Lin, your rental time is almost up, would you like to renew? If not, please return the car promptly." The other side said.
Lin Fan said, "I wonât renew, but Iâm also not free to return the car now, how about you bring my car over and swap it, Iâll tip you."
"Alright, Mr. Lin." The other side agreed.
Lin Fan then hung up the phone.
Jia Xiaoling came over at this moment, saying, "Lin Fan, sorry, if I had known they were like this, I wouldnât have asked you to come along."
Jia Xiaoling wasnât a fool, how could she not see that these classmates looked down on Lin Fan because the car he drove didnât seem great.
Indeed, Jia Xiaoling, though she didnât understand cars, had heard of BMW being a luxury car, while Lin Fanâs brand she hadnât heard of, certainly not as good as a BMW.
Lin Fan smiled, among all these classmates, the only one not shallow was Jia Xiaoling.
Though Lin Fan didnât have romantic feelings for Jia Xiaoling, he did have a liking for her, she was truly a high school buddy.
"Itâs okay, I came because of you." Lin Fan smiled.
Jia Xiaoling was stunned, Lin Fanâs words could easily be misunderstood. She was already married and had children, it was impossible with Lin Fan...
The group of classmates entered the school.
The school was quite lively at this moment, with the centennial celebration going quite grandly. Apart from current students, there were past students invited to come, and also some celebrities from various social circles invited to join.
Additionally, there were past students who came on their own, so the school was bustling for a while.
The schoolâs publicity was to welcome past students to participate in the centennial celebration. Although they werenât independently invited by the school, as long as they were past students, they could attend.
Because of this, Lin Fan and the others were able to enter the school without obstruction.
However, past students who came by themselves were not given any hospitality, they had to find a place themselves and move freely.
The centennial celebration was held at the soccer field, and the spots set up on site were for current students and invited guests. Past students who came on their own could only stand on the outskirts, acting as spectators.
There was no choice, while the school claimed to welcome past students, from the schoolâs perspective, those not invited were not important.
People who are not important naturally do not receive high-level treatment.
The centennial celebration was about to start soon; students were already entering, and school leaders were accompanying the invited guests to their seats.
Past students who could only act as spectators envied those invited to sit among the honored guests.
Those people have really succeeded, by comparison, those people are successful individuals, while they are failures. To the school, these failures are just passing clouds.
Lin Fan mingled with the past students watching, but unlike those around him who were filled with envy looking inside, Lin Fan wasnât envious of those successful individuals at all.
If it werenât for bumping into Jia Xiaoling on the way, he probably wouldnât have come to join in the fun.
Now, he was merely here to catch up with classmates a bit, but based on the meeting just now, this catch-up didnât seem meaningful anymore.
"Lin Fan, isnât that Lai Xiaomei? Iâve heard you were in the same middle school, well, sheâs amazing, sitting in the guest seats, while you..."
Liu Qiang, standing nearby, said mockingly, seemingly still holding a grudge from earlier.
The classmates hearing this all started to snicker, indeed, compared to Lai Xiaomei, Lin Fan really paled in comparison.