Tianyue Entertainment and Recreation Club was an upscale establishment offering numerous leisure activities such as KTV, nightclubs, massage services, saunas, foot baths, gambling, and spa treatments. The club boasted extravagant decorations and was considered one of the top places to spend money in Jiangzhou City.

Song Cai, known for his profligate spending habits, had reserved a large hall on the fifth floor, complete with a small buffet area, for a reunion with his old classmates.

As Lin Feng and Tang Rou entered the reserved hall, they found about a dozen men and women already there, chatting over tea.

"Hey, look who's here! It's Tang Rou, our class beauty!" Upon hearing the door open, an average-looking girl with a round face, short hair, and a genuinely warm smile greeted them. She approached Tang Rou, pulled her into a friendly embrace, then glanced at Lin Feng with a puzzled expression. "And this classmate is...?"

"This is our former class monitor, Chen Li," Tang Rou introduced the short-haired girl to Lin Feng, then said to Chen Li with a blush, "This is my boyfriend, Lin Feng..."

"Oh! Our class beauty has a boyfriend now! And he's quite the handsome catch. Such terrible news! I bet countless guys will be crying themselves to sleep tonight when they hear this!" Chen Li joked with a laugh. She possessed a unique charisma that made it difficult for anyone to dislike her.

"Not at all..." Tang Rou knew many boys admired her, but Chen Li's claim about them crying all night was a wild exaggeration. Worried Lin Feng might be upset, she quickly shook her head in denial.

Lin Feng wasn't upset. He noticed that Tang Rou's classmates seemed to warm up to him considerably once they learned he was her boyfriend; each offered a polite smile and a nod. Some of the male classmates, presumably Tang Rou's admirers, had slightly forced smiles and a hint of resentment in their eyes. Lin Feng didn't mind, though. It was only natural, given how beautiful and gentle his Tang Rou was.

"So, Tang Rou, what does your boyfriend do?" Chen Li subtly tried to gather more information about Lin Feng's background, careful not to say anything that might inadvertently cause offense.

"He's a student at Jiangzhou University, just like me..." Tang Rou explained to Chen Li, her cheeks still flushed.

"So, a fellow student! It's true what they say, 'familiarity breeds favor'!" The astute Chen Li's eyes twinkled, though a flicker of doubt crossed her face.

Chen Li knew a bit about Tang Rou's background; the Tang Group was a multi-billion dollar corporation. Given Tang Rou's looks and status, it would make sense for her to have a boyfriend of comparable standing—either a rich heir or an official's son. Lin Feng, however, didn't seem to be either. Could he really be just a simple university classmate of Tang Rou's?

Despite her curiosity, Chen Li, with her tactful nature, knew better than to press further about Lin Feng's identity, regardless of what it might be.

"You must both be hungry. Please, sit down and have something to eat. Tell me what you'd like, and I'll get it for you!" Chen Li graciously attended to Lin Feng and Tang Rou, guiding them to a relatively quiet corner table perfect for a couple and offering to fetch their food.

"That won't be necessary, class monitor. We can get it ourselves in a bit!" Tang Rou gently declined, not wanting to trouble Chen Li.

Chen Li didn't insist and returned to her seat to continue chatting with her old classmates.

"That's Liang Ming, a former class representative, and Zhong Zhang, another former class representative..." Tang Rou gestured lightly, briefly introducing Lin Feng to the classmates present.

"Okay, got it! I'll go grab some food. What would you like?" Lin Feng had an excellent memory; he remembered things perfectly after hearing them just once.

"Mmm, just get me a small vegetable and fruit salad, please. I don't want to eat too much tonight," Tang Rou whispered softly in Lin Feng's ear.

"How can you not have a proper meal? You'll get hungry!" Lin Feng glanced at Tang Rou's figure, which was perfect—curvaceous in all the right places. "You're not trying to diet, are you?"

"No... I just... I'm afraid of gaining weight. I need to maintain my figure," Tang Rou murmured.

"Your figure is amazing! Listen, you need to eat a proper meal. You'll get hungry, especially with all the... intense activity planned for tonight," Lin Feng grinned mischievously and whispered back.

"What intense activity tonight..." Tang Rou paused, then suddenly recalled that one time with Lin Feng that had lasted until three in the morning. Her face instantly turned crimson. Tonight? She cast a shy, fleeting glance at Lin Feng, then fell silent, merely nodding.

Lin Feng left their table and walked over to the buffet. He picked up two plates, loading one with meat for himself and preparing a slightly smaller, balanced plate of meat and vegetables for Tang Rou.

"Look at him, piling up two huge plates at once! Were you a starving ghost in your past life or something?"

A mocking voice suddenly reached Lin Feng's ears. Looking up, he saw Song Cai appear at the hall entrance, flanked by a group of snobbish followers. Song Cai was staring at him with a pretentious smirk, yet he himself looked deceptively refined and elegant.

"Why are you trying to act superior in front of me? Ever heard the phrase 'For a king, his people are his sky, and for his people, food is their sky'? You clearly haven't. Let me enlighten you: for a ruler, his people are paramount, and for the people, food is paramount. Eating is following the Mandate of Heaven, understand? You uncultured fool! Besides, being able to eat is a blessing. Someone as unfortunate as you is bound to throw up whatever you eat..." Lin Feng approached Song Cai and lightly patted his shoulder. Then he unleashed a barrage of barbed remarks, twisted logic, and curses that left Song Cai stunned and speechless for a long moment.

"Is that how it works? Eating is following the Mandate of Heaven! I've learned something new today!" a classmate behind Song Cai mumbled after a stunned pause.

"Is Tang Rou's boyfriend on the debate team or something? He's so good at arguing," Chen Li remarked, her curiosity about Lin Feng growing.

Feeling triumphant, Lin Feng returned to his seat beside Tang Rou with his plates. After vigorously wiping his hands on his pants a few times, he picked up his chopsticks and began to eat.

"What happened to your hand?" Tang Rou asked with concern.

"Nothing, just touched something dirty. Felt a bit disgusting..." Lin Feng said with a chuckle.

"You're awful!" Tang Rou knew perfectly well that the "dirty thing" Lin Feng referred to was Song Cai.

Song Cai, rendered speechless by Lin Feng's retort, saw that everyone else was chatting harmoniously and heading to the buffet. He couldn't find a suitable opportunity to cause more trouble for Lin Feng at that moment.

Just you wait! I'll get you later! Song Cai thought, holding a plate of peeled shrimp. He forked a piece and popped it into his mouth, already plotting how to embarrass Lin Feng. Suddenly, he felt a strange pressure in his throat, making him gag involuntarily. HORK! He spat out the disgusting, mushy shrimp mixed with sticky saliva...

"See? Disrespect the Mandate of Heaven, and retribution will follow!" Lin Feng observed the scene, gloating.

"Ugh, that's so disgusting..." Tang Rou felt her appetite vanish.

"What's wrong with Song Cai? Is he drunk already, before even having a drink?" Although the other classmates found Song Cai's display repulsive, they were, after all, his guests. They feigned concern, refraining from direct criticism.

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