Chapter 456 High Imitation
Su Wan had been the school beauty, and now she had become even more beautiful and graceful.
In the past, more than half of the boys in the class had secretly admired her.
Seeing Su Wan now, it was impossible for some of the guys not to be interested. Seeing her holding hands with a boy added extra caution to their thoughts.
A man in a suit asked, "Su Wan, is this your little brother? He looks quite young."
"Yes, he must be a lot younger than me, right?"
Several people purposefully asked this question.
Su Wan had not yet opened her mouth.
Long Xiaoshan had already let go of Su Wan's hand and, instead, wrapped his arm around her waist and said, "What little brother? Wan'er is my girlfriend. Stop guessing, guys. Do I really look that young?"
Long Xiaoshan touched his own face.
"You're Su Wan's boyfriend!"
The faces of many of Su Wan's male classmates showed disappointment.
Many had come to the reunion solely because of Su Wan, and several of them were still unmarried, thinking they might have a chance to rekindle an old flame. They didn't expect that Su Wan would have a boyfriend, which was a cold bucket of water thrown on their hopes.
Su Wan had brought Long Xiaoshan along precisely to be a shield.
Now, of course, she smiled and said, "Yes, he's my boyfriend, Long Xiaoshan."
"Su Wan, your boyfriend is quite handsome, but he has a baby face. You're not in a May-December romance, are you?" The round-faced girl said with a laugh.
Su Wan blushed and responded, "He's a few years younger than me."
"Haha, who would have thought our School Beauty Su would also fancy younger grass. Not bad, impressive." The round-faced girl's words prompted a round of laughter.
After a few words, some girls pulled Su Wan to sit at the table, and everyone took their seats again. Since Su Wan had brought her boyfriend, the guys had no choice but to be envious. Seeing how young Long Xiaoshan was and that he was wearing sportswear, they couldn't help but feel unbalanced.
How could a mature beauty like Su Wan fall for such a young boy?
Shouldn't she be looking for a successful man with an established career?
A somewhat handsome male classmate asked, "Mr. Long, you're so young, you're not still studying, are you?"
Long Xiaoshan replied, "Oh no, I've stopped studying a long time ago. Now, I am working as a doctor."
Long Xiaoshan thought for a moment and decided not to mention that he was a farmer, fearing that being too low-key might invite trouble. After all, he was there to shield Su Wan, so he needed to consider her reputation as well. The profession of a doctor was not too ostentatious, but also wouldn't be looked down upon.
"A doctor, that's good." When everyone heard this, they said one after another. Doctors and lawyers, these kinds of professions, are highly regarded in the eyes of ordinary people, not less than a common businessman.
"A doctor?" The same guy looked skeptical and said, "So young and you're already a doctor? Clinical medicine takes seven years to complete, didn't you skip some years?" Experience more tales on My Virtual Library Empire
Long Xiaoshan waved his hands and said, "I'm not a Western doctor, I practice Traditional Chinese Medicine. It's a family tradition, not as strict."@@novelbin@@
"Traditional Chinese Medicine, huh!"
A flicker of disdain appeared in the eyes of the crowd.
The status of Traditional Chinese Medicine was much lower than that of Western medicine, and nowadays, it had been demonized, equated to the occult. So when they heard he practiced Traditional Chinese Medicine and it was a family legacy, their enthusiasm diminished greatly.
"Su Wan, that dress you're wearing is so beautiful, and it feels so nice too," said a girl sitting next to Su Wan while touching the fabric of the dress.
"Yes, that's what I think too. How much did it cost? I want to buy one too," the women said excitedly upon the mention of Su Wan's dress.
Su Wan quickly said, "I don't know, my boyfriend gave it to me."
She dared not admit the clothing cost 600,000—saying that would seem too showy.
"Your boyfriend treats you so well. You can tell by looking that this dress isn't cheap—it could easily be worth tens of thousands."
"I was wondering why this dress looked so familiar." A girl suddenly called out with her phone in hand, "Look, this looks just like the one the big star Tan Feifei is wearing."
She waved her phone, and everyone gathered to see a news article on its screen.
It was about celebrity fashion.
One of them was Tan Feifei, wearing the very same design as Su Wan's.
After comparing, a few remarked, "It really does look the same, the diamond pattern embellishments and details match exactly."
"Su Wan, you're really rich, to wear the same brand as Tan Feifei," several women said with envy while the men looked astonished at Long Xiaoshan, wondering if he was a discreetly wealthy second-generation rich kid. How else could he afford to give Su Wan a dress that a top star like Tan Feifei wore? Given her status, any piece of her clothing must be expensive, certainly a big-name brand.
Just then, a girl scrolled further down to find more details about the dress and began to exclaim in shock.
"Damn, this dress costs 589,800. Is this some kind of mistake?"
"Let me see, let me see."
"It's a Prada limited edition, and it's hand-crafted by Italian grandmasters. There are only ten pieces in the whole country, priced at 589,800 yuan each."
"Holy crap, that's insane—this dress could buy you a small apartment in Qingyuan City."
While everyone wildly gossiped, their expressions towards Long Xiaoshan and Su Wan began to shift.
At first, they thought Long Xiaoshan might come from a wealthy family, but with this price revealed, they didn't think so anymore. It had to be a high-quality replica; it just couldn't be the real thing. Not to mention the limited availability, but even a somewhat affluent second-generation couldn't afford it.
Who would spend 600,000 on a dress for a woman?
To actually buy a counterfeit.
It was like trying to puff up your face to look fat—no one would mind if you dressed in budget clothing when you're poor, but pretending to own designer knock-offs when you can't afford them just seemed a bit low-class.
And it was a nightmare to be wearing a fake and get called out on it.
Seeing the mocking glances of everyone, Su Wan's face warmed with embarrassment, and she felt as if she were sitting on pins and needles. She was an ordinary woman with a woman's vanity and couldn't maintain a calm demeanor. She wanted to explain that her dress wasn't a fake, that it was real.
But such an explanation was superfluous.
No one had directly pointed it out, and being too eager to explain would reveal a guilty conscience.
Su Wan's awkward look.
Everyone was more convinced that Su Wan was wearing a counterfeit dress.
"No wonder our country is called the kingdom of knock-offs," a girl said casually as if the remark was just an offhand sigh with no particular target.
However, everyone knew who she was referring to.
At this moment, a woman in a casual gray outfit entered. She was dressed very simply, without any makeup, but her face was every bit as pretty as Su Wan's, even if she wasn't as curvy.
As she walked in, many people eagerly called out, "Isn't that our class president arriving?"
Everybody stood up, greeting her with immense warmth.
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