Extraordinary Medical Saint in the City
Chapter 211: Birds of a Feather Flock Together, People Are Known by the Company They Keep! (5th Update)

Chapter 211: Chapter 211: Birds of a Feather Flock Together, People Are Known by the Company They Keep! (5th Update)

"Junjie, is this the ’good friend’ you were talking about?"

A woman clad in a Chanel suit and carrying a designer purse asked.

A group of men around her were staring at Qin Lan with wolfish, tiger-like eyes!

Tonight, Qin Lan.

Was simply too beautiful!

Exquisite makeup, a perfect figure, and that red, hip-hugging miniskirt, fully displayed a woman’s beauty.

"Hehe, Junjie, I think it’s not a good friend but a girlfriend, right?" said one of the men with a sour tone.

Qin Lan’s gaze was somewhat evasive, and even the corners of her eyes sneakily glanced at Lin Fan.

Lin Fan appeared calm, without any sign of disturbance.

"Between us, we are still just good friends! Qin Lan has not yet agreed to be my girlfriend!"

Upon seeing this scene, Liu Junjie’s face was smiling, but the chill in his eyes became even more intense.

"Right, Qin Lan, I didn’t expect you to be able to capture our Junjie’s heart?"

A woman’s gaze held some hostility, "Do you know? Junjie is very popular in our company! With a returnee status, a master’s degree, and more importantly, in the past few days, the company has decided to promote a project leader, and Junjie is a strong contender. It wouldn’t be long before Junjie gets the promotion."

"Tsk tsk, by then, Junjie’s annual salary will probably break five million, right?" A young elite commented with a click of his tongue.

"Isn’t five million too low?"

"I guess it’s six hundred million!"

"At least eight hundred million!"

Several others also discussed among themselves.

"The last project manager had an annual salary of ten million! Junjie will only be higher, not lower!"

As she said this, the woman’s gaze fell on Qin Lan, asking with condescension, "Qin Lan, what do you do for work? If you end up together with Junjie, can you support him?"

"Do you know, with Junjie’s status, if he wants higher achievements in the future, he definitely needs a woman to support him from behind! Can you do that?"

Her name was Yu Wen, Liu Junjie’s colleague.

She had once madly pursued Liu Junjie.

But because she was of average conditions and not very attractive, the two never became a couple.

Now, seeing Qin Lan, jealousy in Yu Wen’s heart surged wildly!

"Uh, I... I’m teaching at Jiangnan No.1 High School right now, and I’m not with Junjie, so it seems unrelated to his work, right?" Qin Lan frowned.

"Yo... turns out to be a teacher, huh?" someone exclaimed strangely, elongating the sound.

Their tone was sarcastic and mocking.

And with it, a heavy dose of disdain!

It seemed as if being a teacher was an utterly shameful matter for Qin Lan!

"Hey! Looking at her attire, I thought she was a rich family’s daughter!"

"A teacher? How much can a teacher’s salary be? Three thousand or five thousand? The bonuses we get in a year are enough for them to work a lifetime!"

Several young men, upon learning Qin Lan’s identity as a teacher, shook their heads.

"Hehe! Not together, don’t you want to be? Then why did you come here tonight? Want to climb the social ladder without weighing your own worth?" Yu Wen asked sharply.

"I..."

Qin Lan’s pretty face alternated between pale and flushed.

She felt extreme humiliation in her heart!

But she had no way to retort.

She could only look up at Liu Junjie, hoping he would stand up for her now and speak a few words on her behalf.

Even just a single word would do!

But.

Throughout the process.

Liu Junjie remained silent, not choosing to speak up for Qin Lan.

After all, these people were his colleagues.

If he sided with Qin Lan now, it would inevitably upset someone.

And that would make things difficult at work.

So, amidst everyone’s cold ridicule, Qin Lan forced a pale smile and said, "Excuse me, I’m feeling a bit unwell, I’d like to go to the restroom."

After that, ignoring the mocking gazes of everyone, Qin Lan dashed away from the scene like a fleeing bird, rushing into the restroom.

"Whimper whimper!"

As soon as she dashed into the restroom, Qin Lan slammed the door shut and squatted down on the ground, crying her heart out.

She felt so wronged!

"Eh? Who is this now?"

At last, someone.

Noticed Lin Fan.

"Oh, just a student of Qin Lan’s that we ran into on the way here, so we brought him along to broaden his horizons," Liu Junjie explained nonchalantly, his face full of derision.

"Another poor student!"

"Looking at how he’s dressed, he’s probably not a kid from a wealthy family either!"

"Birds of a feather flock together, people are known by the company they keep! A poor teacher leading a poor student, what can they ever amount to?"

Everyone shook their heads, immediately losing interest.

Considering Lin Fan had just taken a shower and changed back into his previous clothes, he indeed looked very much like a high school student.

Before long.

Qin Lan returned from the restroom, with red eyes and freshly reapplied makeup.

"Qin Lan, why are your eyes red? And you’ve touched up your makeup? Don’t tell me you just went off to cry?"

Yu Wen’s gaze was incredibly sharp, instantly discerning Qin Lan’s condition.

"No... Not at all..."

Qin Lan smiled awkwardly.

At this moment, she was like someone clad only in their final piece of modesty cloth!

Clutching onto the last shred of dignity!

But.

Yu Wen unceremoniously ripped off that piece of cloth, exposing Qin Lan in front of everyone.

And smashed her dignity to the ground with force.

Then stepped on it, crushing it!

Just at this moment, at the entrance of the birthday banquet, a commotion stirred.

"It’s Young Master Xiang, Young Master Xiang has arrived!"

A young man, reeking of alcohol, stumbled into the private room of the birthday party, surrounded by a group of people.

"Young Master Xiang, you... how did you get so drunk?" Liu Junjie quickly went up to help the young man.

Young Master Xiang, whose name was Xiang Tianming, was the young Chairman of the Jiangnan City Xiang Group.

Xiang Tianming was known for his promiscuous lifestyle, changing women as often as he changed clothes, and everyone in the circle knew it.

But with the Xiang Group’s strong financial standing, boasting total assets exceeding five billion, plenty of women still flocked to Xiang Tianming’s side.

Liu Junjie helped Xiang Tianming to a sofa.

At the same time.

"Junjie, I’m not feeling well, I should head back first," Qin Lan came over and whispered.

Qin Lan felt that she was utterly out of place in Liu Junjie’s circle.

And in the future, she did not want to see him again.

But.

The drunken Xiang Tianming suddenly noticed Qin Lan and his eyes lit up, "Nice! Who is this? Come keep me company!"

As Xiang Tianming said this, he waved Qin Lan over.

"This..."

Liu Junjie was taken aback.

"Qin Lan, what are you waiting for? Young Master Xiang is calling you over!" Yu Wen’s lips curled with thick sarcasm.

After being dazed for a few seconds, Liu Junjie immediately stepped forward, grasped Qin Lan’s wrist, and pushed her toward the sofa.

"What are you doing?"

Qin Lan was terrified, her delicate body trembling.

"Qin Lan, this is Young Master Xiang, the young Chairman of the Xiang Group. Do me a favor and keep him company!" A trace of ferocity flashed in Liu Junjie’s eyes.

[Five Chapters delivered; it’s not that I don’t want to update more, but the editor said that we must wait for the recommendation surge before we can increase updates. Once recommended, there might be over a dozen Chapters a day, so everyone can consider this as stockpiling Chapters.]