Guests inside the Tianyige lobby all turned to look at Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan couldn't be bothered to care, nor did he want to argue. Since he had been cuckolded, there was only deep disgust for the woman in front of him.
And with so many stores selling traditional Chinese medicine, there was no need to waste time here.
"You stop right there for your old lady!"
Yang Li blocked his way relentlessly, playing the victim first as she shouted, "Everyone, judge for yourselves, this shameless man is my ex-boyfriend, a good-for-nothing who never strives for progress. Under unbearable circumstances, I chose a peaceful breakup."
"But he didn't reflect on his behavior, he even broke my brother's leg!"
With these words, the hall erupted into shock!
"Better to have broken up with such a man early!"
"Just look at that good-for-nothing attitude he has!"
"What a jerk!
"..."
Clueless customers, after believing Yang Li's slander, couldn't be bothered to find out the truth and indignantly began to chastise Zhou Yuan!
Even Zhou Yuan, with his good temper, couldn't bear Yang Li's unreasonable nuisance and the whispers of the people around him, and he immediately retorted angrily, "It was your brother's own fault, what right did he have to sell our family's house without permission?"
"And you, don't make your affair sound so noble!"
He had his dignity to protect!
Furthermore, he had suffered a great deal throughout the entire affair and was still expected to be the one at fault.
If he could tolerate such humiliation, he would truly become a cuckolded fool!
If it were the past, perhaps he might have endured, but not anymore!
Chu Ran stood outside and wasn't in a hurry to step forward, but she really couldn't stand Yang Li's behavior anymore.
Zhou Yuan was indeed honest; otherwise, he would have slapped her by now.
It seemed that his actions yesterday weren't aimed at gaining her favor.
"You... are talking nonsense!"
Yang Li was at a loss for words. Before she spoke, she never considered that the normally weak and timid man would dare to talk back to her.
"Get lost!"
Zhou Yuan didn't want to be entangled further; he just wanted to improve his skills as quickly as possible.
"Presumptuous!"
Yang Li was so furious she practically snorted fire from her nose, then changed tactics, self-righteously saying, "I know breaking up was a big blow to you, but you don't have to appear before me in such a clumsy manner."
"Begging for my forgiveness!"
That left the onlookers completely baffled.
What was the truth? Was the man unambitious, or did the woman have an affair?
But none of that seemed important, after all, they were just there for the excitement, to spice up their dull lives, so they simply watched with relish.
"From the moment you had an affair, we had nothing to do with each other anymore!"
Zhou Yuan hit back mercilessly, "Don't think too highly of yourself!"
Yang Li's eyes bulged like a cow's, and it took her a moment to react. "Hmph, sour grapes!"
"I am a woman you could never afford, even if you sold everything you had!"
"You're just a loser who will never win a woman's heart. You're only fit to stay single for life!"
Zhou Yuan's expression turned cold, and anger rose within him.
A girlfriend of three years, who cheated and then treated him like a mad dog, constantly belittling him.
There was also his not-so-bad fiancée, who had been betrothed to him since childhood, who just yesterday happily called off their engagement. In the end, it was still because he wasn't strong enough, not outstanding enough.
Facing the whispering crowd, he felt an immense sense of shame and anger.
"Aren't you going to speak up?"
"You were pretty talkative just now, weren't you?"
Yang Li seized on Zhou Yuan's weak spot, retaliating furiously, the smugness evident on her face.
After all, after she married Liu Yuanpeng from Innovation Technology tomorrow, she would be going from a nobody to a phoenix.
Of course, she had to fiercely belittle Zhou Yuan to prove her choice was right.
"My boyfriend is simply choosing not to argue with you; don't mistake a man's decency for helplessness and weakness!"
Chu Ran, with a beauty that could overthrow cities and nations, entered the hall confidently, wearing a radiant smile.
The jaws of the onlookers nearly dropped!
Chu Ran's aristocratic demeanor emitted an aura of noble unapproachability.
And she was dressed in designer brands from head to toe; even her simple white dress was a favorite on fashion channels, worth hundreds of thousands.
And she claimed to be Zhou Yuan's girlfriend?
But Zhou Yuan, dressed so plainly, didn't seem like the boyfriend of someone like Chu Ran. Could it be because of his low-key nature?
Chu Ran's arrival instantly made Yang Li feel an overwhelming sense of inferiority. If there weren't so many spectators, she would have wished for a hole to crawl into.
She had just said Zhou Yuan couldn't find a girlfriend, only to be so resoundingly contradicted...
"Miss Chu..."
Zhou Yuan's heart was filled with gratitude!
Chu Ran was willing to sacrifice her own status to help him out of this situation?
"Some people deserve kindness, but some truly don't!"
Chu Ran smiled slightly, not forgetting to wink!
Zhou Yuan knew this was just an act, but the young mistress before him was helping him preserve the last bit of his dignity.
This was a great kindness!
"Who... who are you?"
Yang Li, fully aware that she was outmatched in appearance and temperament, especially in front of the man she had discarded, lost her imagined nobility.
So she deliberately stood tall, flaunting her cleavage as if size equaled righteousness!
"I am someone you will never be worthy of!"
Chu Ran replied disdainfully without so much as a gesture, but it was clear to everyone that even when it came to stature, Yang Li was several levels behind!
Yet, Yang Li refused to accept defeat, yelling in frustration, "My husband is Liu Yuanpeng, the chairman of Innovation Technology!"
This was her trump card!
Her husband was more outstanding than Zhou Yuan; this woman before her had to feel inferior now, right?