Cosmic Trading System

This time, Lin Yun simply offered a faint smile, not participating in the conversation.

If he responded to someone with a sentence or two, it was a courtesy.

He was there to accompany Xia Qingqing to the alumni gathering. He didn't want to appear too indifferent to others, but that didn't mean to persistently engage in a conversation with someone with clear intentions of bothering Xia Qingqing.

The person's comment was obviously ill-intentioned. Lin Yun certainly didn't have the patience to tolerate it.

"Shu Lee, what do you mean? What's wrong with Lin Yun being a high school graduate? Many university graduates are employees of high school graduates. Are you disrespecting high school graduates? Even though you are driving a Diling now, you used your family's money to buy it. Who knows what will happen to you in the future!" In fact, it was Zhang Yaoyao who stepped forward and scornfully retorted.

That was just Zhang Yaoyao's character—straightforward and feisty. If she saw something she didn't like, she would speak up.

Just as she did when Lin Yun was in the hospital, she bluntly expressed her opinions to him.

Shu Lee didn't expect Zhang Yaoyao to argue with him before Xia Qingqing even said a word.

Her words cut him to the quick, making him look rather petty.

However, the fact that Xia Qingqing remained silent made Shu Lee rather hopeful. Xia Qingqing, her official girlfriend until now, hadn't said anything. Wasn't this indicative of her growing dissatisfaction with her boyfriend?

Good, he thought, let me add fuel to the fire and probe the depth of her boyfriend.

With that thought, he immediately apologized, "Uh, sorry. I underestimated you, brother. Where did you went for further studies?"

He looked sincerely at Lin Yun, as if he was genuinely apologizing to him.

"I didn't go anywhere to study further, but I run a small business of my own," Lin Yun glanced at the man and replied neutrally.

"It's indeed difficult for a high school graduate to find a job in Shen City. Starting your own business is a good idea, brother. You indeed have aspiration. I wonder what business you're in. As Xia's boyfriend, we should consider each other as one family. When there's time, we'll go and support your business!" Shu Lee laughed heartily as he spoke.

His tone was generous, but inside he held only disdain.

He measured others by his own yardstick, and in his view, the "small business" that Lin Yun mentioned was probably really small. Otherwise, why wouldn't he boast about it to save face?

Perhaps, Lin Yun was just a street vendor, after all, the storefronts in Shen City weren't cheap.

If someone couldn't even graduate from college, their family must be ordinary. Considering his young age, such a situation seemed completely normal.

While speaking, he started to pay attention to Lin Yun's outfit. You can tell a lot about a person by their clothing.

Huh? Seemed like a CK brand?

He was slightly taken aback.

If it's a CK outfit, it would cost at least tens of thousands. Could it be that he misjudged and Lin Yun's family was actually affluent?

But the next moment, he scoffed.

CK was well-known for men's clothing. He too had explored CK's clothing; this outfit seemed nauseatingly familiar, but it had significant differences in certain details.

Could it be a counterfeit?

It must be.

It was only for a moment, and he wholeheartedly agreed.

Many imitation outfits were like this, make small modifications here and there to avoid issues with the original brand, people unfamiliar with the brand might be fooled by its logo.

What if he pointed out that Lin Yun's outfit was a knock off? Would it make Lin Yun feel even more embarrassed?

Would Xia Qingqing's impression of her boyfriend finally hit rock bottom?

Could they possibly even break up?

With such thoughts, he started to get excited and couldn't hold back any longer.

"However, brother, there's one thing I need to let you know. Your clothes are CK knockoffs, right? I understand your situation, doing business and wanting to dress better to boost your image. But knockoffs are frankly, pirated versions. To do business, we need genuine goods and can't get involved in this instead. The people you associate with might not know, but what if someone recognizes it?

What impression would they have of you? Would they still do business with you?" He patted Lin Yun's shoulder, speaking as if he had Lin Yun's best interests at heart.

After he finished saying these words, he felt immensely proud of himself.

His words seemed to be genuinely considering Lin Yun's situation, while in reality, he was not only showing off his own knowledge but also heaping criticism upon Lin Yun.

"CK outfit?"

"A knockoff?"

Many people around had strange expressions on their faces.

They all had heard of the brand CK and knew their clothing wasn't cheap. Surprisingly, the clothes Xia Qingqing's boyfriend wore turned out to be CK knockoffs. It wouldn't have been an issue, but it became humiliating with someone pointing it out.

They had no doubt about Shu Lee's judgement. Coming from a good family, he must have had access to CK clothes. His confidence indicated that the rumors must have been true.

"Shu Lee, you're wrong. What he's wearing is the new CK collection. If you don't have enough knowledge, don't say anything. However, you're correct about one thing: maybe you could tell us what type of business you're into. If it's for Qingqing, we can also lend our support. Who knows, my networks might be able to help you out.

Then you won't have to sacrifice your needs to pretend living larger than life."

Just then, a mild voice echoed from the crowd.

A poised young man was slowly walking in from the entrance of the hall. It was him who had just spoken.

"It's Qi Nan!"

"Qi Nan is here!"

"Damn, this is gonna be good!"

Many people turned around, recognizing the young man, and whispered among themselves.

"Qi Nan, what do you mean by that?" Zhang Yaoyao asked, her face darkening.

"What do I mean? Zhang Yaoyao, you should just check our campus forum. It's all over that place!" Qi Nan replied with a cold smile.

He was furious deep inside!

He didn't expect that Xia Qingqing, who rejected all boys, suddenly had a boyfriend, and such a pretentious one!

In what way was he, Qi Nan, worse off than this man?

He had looks, talent, fame. Although he could not yet compete with the wealthy elite, he made significantly more money than the average person. And all of it he earned himself. He wasn't born rich, but he had become rich. And he was still young, full of potential.

Despite him being such a promising prospect, she chose this man over him?

Zhang Yaoyao frowned and immediately picked up her cell phone to check their school's forum.

The others, hearing Qi Nan's words, also swiftly started to check.

Some were already browsing the forum. Hearing Qi Nan, they immediately searched for specific threads.

"Queen of the University Xia Qingqing's Boyfriend — Pretending to be Rich?"

"Want to Show Off? Start by Buying Clothing Worth More Than 80k!"

"King of Pretentiousness Dons Outfit Worth Over 80k to Woo Three Hot Babes!"

Soon, people came across several posts. One of them was a photo of Lin Yun and Xia Qingqing, among others, at the front gate of Shen University. With such an eye-catching title, the posts gained loads of attention and sparked many follow-up comments. Some couldn't help but softly read them aloud.

At that moment, Zhang Yaoyao also discovered the posts, as they were conveniently pinned at the top.

Reading the content of these posts and the comments below, her face grew worse.

It seemed her words led to Lin Yun becoming targeted.

She could never have anticipated that a comment she made at the school gate would not only be overheard but also end up on the internet.

Moreover, the content of these posts was extremely outrageous.

And the comments below were mostly unbearable.

"These people..."

Xia Qingqing and Lin Mengmeng also saw the posts that Zhang Yaoyao had found. Upset, Qingqing bit her lip and murmured.

At the moment, she was full of guilt.

She could hardly have expected that simply inviting Lin Yun to a reunion would lead to all this trouble.

"Hmph."

Lin Mengmeng snorted coldly.

Although she knew Lin Yun's resources and capabilities were extraordinary, seeing the derogatory comments on him in these posts still infuriated her. These people, casually posting and commenting, were truly outrageous.

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