During the banquet, Zhou Yufei and Lin Chen had a delightful conversation, while they only gave perfunctory attention to everyone else, which greatly vexed the well-born young men present.

Xu Gang, watching Lin Chen whispering to Zhou Yufei, felt so annoyed that his teeth itched. Suddenly, an idea struck him.

After several more dishes were served, Xu Gang smiled and said, "Today is Yu Fei's birthday, and I believe everyone has prepared gifts, right? So, let's all present our gifts now."

"Yes, yes, let's all take out our gifts." Everyone at the table began to bring out their carefully selected gifts for Zhou Yufei.

After all, those attending were people of status, hence the gifts were quite valuable, with the least expensive being over ten thousand yuan.

At this point, Xu Gang took out an exquisite earring and said with a smile, "Yu Fei, this is a little token of my affection, specially brought back from overseas for you."

"Oh my gosh, is that a diamond? It's huge!" a girl nearby exclaimed.

"Xu is really willing to spend, that must be over a hundred thousand," another boy commented, smacking his lips.

Xu Gang smiled proudly, "It didn't cost that much, just about one hundred and eighty thousand."

"One hundred and eighty thousand isn't considered a lot? Xu really has deep pockets!" Several boys seized the opportunity to suck up to Xu Gang.

Then Xu Gang's gaze suddenly fell on Lin Chen, and he sneered, "I wonder what kind of gift our honored guest has for Yu Fei?"

"Haha, it's not like he came here without a gift, just to freeload food and drinks."

By now, Lin Chen had practically become the public enemy of all the men there, so naturally, they didn't miss any chance to attack him.

Lin Chen smiled, pulled out a delicate little box from his pocket and said, "Yu Fei, this is my gift for you, wishing you happiness every day!"

Zhou Yufei happily accepted the box; in truth, no matter what was inside, she liked it simply because it was from Lin Chen.

Xu Gang's expression turned even darker, for Zhou Yufei hadn't seemed that pleased when he gave his gift.

"Yu Fei, open it up and let us have a look!"

"Exactly, let's see what Lin Chen got for you."

The others also chimed in, urging her on, convinced that whatever Lin Chen had given could not be worth much money.

"Go ahead and take a look!" Lin Chen said with a smile.

Zhou Yufei carefully opened the gift box and was taken aback by the jade pendant inside.

The gift Lin Chen had given Zhou Yufei was a ruyi jade pendant, exquisitely crafted and crystal clear.

The onlookers' eyes all widened in astonishment—could that sheen be from Type A jade?

Seeing that Lin Chen's gift was actually a jade pendant of such high quality, Xu Gang couldn't help but look displeased. A jade pendant of this caliber could be worth hundreds of thousands, if not more. How could this be?

Suddenly, Xu Gang sneered, "Lin Chen, that couldn't possibly be a counterfeit from a street stall, could it?"

All eyes turned to Lin Chen, and Zhou Yufei also looked at him expectantly.

Lin Chen nodded, "Yeah, it didn't cost much."

After all, Zhou Yufei's father was a high-ranking official, and Lin Chen did not want others to know he was giving such an expensive gift to Zhou Yufei. Since Xu Gang had put it that way, Lin Chen happily went with the flow.

"I thought it was Type A jade, turns out it's just a counterfeit."

"Tsk, just look at his poor ass, how could he afford to give Type A jade."

Hearing what Lin Chen said, basically admitting that he bought the stuff from a street stall, everyone started to mock Lin Chen with one witty remark after another.

Xu Gang was especially smug, "Lin Chen, no offense, but if you don't have the capability, don't pretend. Buying some street stall junk, who are you trying to fool? In the end, it's just embarrassing when people find out."

"Enough, as long as it's from Lin Chen, even if it's a fake I'll like it. Lin Chen, help me put it on," Zhou Yufei couldn't wait as she took out the jade pendant.

Lin Chen hadn't expected Zhou Yufei to ask him to help her with the jade pendant, causing his cheeks to turn red.

The other young masters were dying of envy toward Lin Chen, and Xu Gang's face turned green with anger.

He had given a diamond worth tens of thousands, yet Zhou Yufei did not even give it a glance, only showing such affection for Lin Chen's street stall item.

Under the envious gazes of everyone, Lin Chen helped Zhou Yufei put on the jade pendant around her neck.

"Does it look good?" Zhou Yufei asked Lin Chen with a blushing face.

"It looks good," Lin Chen nodded. Zhou Yufei's skin was fair to begin with, and the emerald pendant made her look even more beautiful.

"Yu Fei, if you like jade that much, I'll give you a piece of ice kind; wearing a fake one out is too embarrassing if someone recognizes it," Xu Gang couldn't help but interject.

"I just love it. Even if it's fake, as long as it's from Lin Chen, I love it," Zhou Yufei cheerfully said.

Everyone present wasn't stupid, they could all see that Zhou Yufei had developed feelings for Lin Chen.

But they were all baffled. This poor kid from the countryside, without money or power, wasn't particularly handsome either, how did he manage to enchant the most beautiful girl on campus? It didn't make sense!

Zhou Yufei took out her phone, snapped a selfie, and immediately posted it to her social media with the caption, "It may not be expensive, but this is the most beautiful birthday gift I've ever received."

"Thank you for your gift, Lin Chen," Zhou Yufei said as she posted it online and then raised her glass of red wine to Lin Chen.

Lin Chen laughed, "Haha, as long as you like it, I'm relieved. This is the first time I've given a girl a birthday gift."

"Really, then I'm extra lucky. I'll have to make Zhao Xiaowen jealous later," Zhou Yufei chuckled. She and Zhao Xiaowen were best friends; both had a crush on Lin Chen and had even agreed privately to compete with each other fairly.

"Ding dong!"

Zhou Yufei's phone chimed, indicating someone had responded to her social media post. She casually grabbed her phone and glanced at it, suddenly stunned.

"What's wrong?" Lin Chen, having finished his drink, saw Zhou Yufei staring at him with a look that made him feel uneasy.

"Oh my God! The pendant that Lin Chen gave to Yu Fei is actually made by Annie's mom, and it's said to be worth millions!" a girl exclaimed after seeing the comment in the social media feed.

Lin Chen took out his phone and looked at the social media feed, feeling somewhat speechless.

It turns out Annie's mom was an internationally renowned jewelry designer, and this particular pendant had been designed by her mother, so upon seeing the photo, Annie recognized it at a glance.

Annie left a comment in Zhou Yufei's social media post, "Yu Fei, you're too much, this jade pendant is designed by my mom. It's the purest ice kind, worth at least a million. And you said it's not expensive!"

Then Zhou Yufei's social media feed exploded, and she inadvertently became a target, dubbed as a prime example of pretense.

They were all classmates who could see each other's social media posts, a few of them looked from their phones to Lin Chen and were completely flabbergasted.

Their view of Lin Chen changed instantly; they realized the most awesome person sitting there was none other than the low-key Lin Chen.

Recalling their recent mocking of Lin Chen, those who had called him a pauper wished they could bury themselves underground.

They had been calling Lin Chen poor, but he had nonchalantly given a birthday present worth a million. Damn, if he was considered poor, then they were all beggars.

Xu Gang's face turned as red as a monkey's butt. Looking at Lin Chen, he felt a sense of inferiority for the first time.