1 Year Of Beginning

Han Mei walked to the side with Tian Quan. Right now, Tian Quan's attention was already moved to the food on the side. He didn't even care whether Han Mei was following him or not.

"Mr. Tian?"

"Yes?"

"I heard that you're very successful in your career."

Tian Quan's eyes lit up when Han Mei mentioned that. Of course, he would be happy if someone mentioned his art. "Of course! I'm one of the geniuses in the century. No one would be able to contend against me at all."

Han Mei's smile was stiff. She still remembered how Tian Quan somehow managed to brag for three hours in the past. Internally, she hoped that Tian Quan didn't have any interest to brag that long today.

"Yes, you're amazing, Mr. Tian."

"Hmph! Many people always like to belittle me. I'll show them that I can do great," Tian Quan said happily.

"But in our class back then, there's always Xiao Lan who's better."

Tian Quan's mood plummeted when he heard her name. He truly didn't want to remember her at all. Because of her achievement, he had always been overshadowed in whatever he did. However, it didn't mean that he would give up. He would show the world that he was capable with whatever he did.

"She was only better back in university. I don't believe that I won't be able to defeat her."

"How about Feng Mian?"

"Feng Mian?"

Han Mei nodded. "Don't you want to stay at the top? Wouldn't Feng Mian be a barrier for you?"

Tian Quan looked at Han Mei closely. His mind suddenly replayed the scene in the past when there was a sudden uproar. Someone reported that Feng Mian had stolen her art. At that time, he could remember Feng Mian's calmness and cold gaze. Even though it was not directed at him, he could sense that Feng Mian was very dangerous at that time.

His eyes scrutinized Han Mei closely. He sneered. Even though he couldn't remember clearly, he could guess that the one who tried to steal the painting that time was Han Mei. This woman was trying to accuse Feng Mian because she wanted to take the credit for herself.

"Are you stupid?"

"Huh?" Han Mei was stunned.

Tian Quan waved his hand nonchalantly. His face was that of mocking. "I don't really care that much about Feng Mian. If she could be better than me, then I'll defeat her fair and square with my skill. Why should I feel threatened by her?"

"But you want to be the best?"

"I do want to be the best, but what do you want to offer to me is basically just sabotaging here, right?"

"Uh…" Han Mei couldn't find the right word to continue. She thought that Tian Quan was nothing more than a pampered young master in a rich family. But the one in front of her was surely someone who was very knowledgeable and had a sharp mind.

She hadn't told him anything, yet he could guess her intention.

Tian Quan had lived with people who wanted to use him from the past. He would always find a way to get by them because he didn't find them interesting or important. This Han Mei was not that different in his eyes.

Even though he wanted to be the best, he wanted to win fair and square. He would beat Feng Mian and Xiao Lan with his skill alone.

"I don't need to resort to such a low method just because I want to win," Tian Quan snorted.

Han Mei frowned. "But if she threatened your…"

"My position? I don't worry at all," Tian Quan shrugged. He was only doing arts because it interested him. As for the profit, it was still a drop in a bucket compared to what his family earned each month. He didn't think that he would be able to make a living with just painting either, which was why he behaved well in his family.

Even though he was known as a troublemaker, he still knew his limit and would not go overboard.

"But the real world is different with university. It's impossible to keep the competition fair and square."

Tian Quan snorted. He knew about that very well. Because his brother was involved in business, he had learned some of them when he was growing up. It was simply impossible to keep one's hand clean when they were doing business. At times, there were times when they wanted to gain more from their negotiation.

Some people resorted to underhand means, but Tian Quan hated it so much. He might love to brag until they stopped him because it was too much, but he wouldn't resort to anything low.

"Do I look that low in your eyes?" Tian Quan passed a sidelong glance to Han Mei. "Find someone else if you want to make things difficult for her. I don't have any interest in underhand methods."

Han Mei frowned. "You…"

"Don't think of yourself too highly, Miss I don't know your name. I don't know you in this society at all, so I believe that you just make your way here. As for your career, I never even heard of you."

Tian Quan snorted. The only people from his class that have started to make their name in the painting world were only Xiao Lan and Feng Mian. The rest started slowly. Even Feng Mian had only started small, so he didn't really pay her much attention for now.

Han Mei's face darkened. This was one of the reasons why she hated those from the upper class society. They would always think of themselves as the best and ignored the rest because of their background.

"Early success didn't mean anything. Aren't you the one who said it before?" Han Mei asked.

Tian Quan nodded. "Indeed. That's why I'll continue to do my work and strive for it. I'll not go and flaunt my face everywhere just because I can like you, Miss I don't understand how you think. You think too highly of yourself. Your worth is not even that much."

If this Han Mei was truly someone who pursued art, he might appreciate her more. However, he couldn't even think of anything good about this woman, who came to him because she wanted him to make things difficult for Feng Mian. For him, it would be better to leave.

"Mr…"

"I'm busy. Go talk to others." Tian Quan got bored and annoyed, so he left immediately.

Han Mei stood rooted in her place. Her face flushed red as she looked in Tian Quan's direction. If not because of the clear social barrier between the two of them, she would have long wanted to pounce on the man and kicked him.

However, she had to restrain herself because it would just create trouble for her.

She passed a look to the side where she saw Feng Mian and Zhang Liang talking to the guests. Her eyes gleamed with a ruthless glint. No matter what, she wouldn't want to see that b*tch succeed at all!

Feng Mian sighed after Zhang Liang introduced her to another friend of his. She felt that his contact list must be extremely long. There were so many people that he introduced today.

"Are you tired?" Zhang Liang asked with concern.

Feng Mian nodded. "Yeah, I'm still not used with this. Do you mind if I go to the bathroom?"

"Sure. Take Zhang Ai with you."

Feng Mian's lips twitched. She was only going to the bathroom, but she had to take Zhang Ai with her? However, she realized that Zhang Liang was serious, so she began to search for Zhang Ai. That woman was already busy going here and there like a busy bee.

"She's over there."

"Ok."

Feng Mian noticed Zhang Ai and walked over. Right now, Zhang Ai was busy gossiping with her friends. They all talked about the latest artist that was currently on hit. It was a topic that Feng Mian couldn't understand.

"Zhang Ai."

"Oh, Er Jie!" Zhang Ai greeted cheerfully. "What is it?"

"Brother Liang is asking for you."

"Aw, ok." Zhang Ai knew that her brother wanted her to do something since he specifically asked for her. She turned her head to the girls around her. "Let's talk again later everyone. I have some business to attend to."

"Okay."

"Take care."

Zhang Ai noticed that they were looking at Feng Mian curiously, but she didn't introduce Feng Mian. She was not sure that Zhang Liang wanted her to introduce Feng Mian to her circle of friends too. After all, she had seen that Feng Mian was tired from the constant introduction.

"So, what did Liang Ge ask?"

"He wanted you to accompany me to the restroom."

Zhang Ai blinked her eyes. She nodded her head. "Got it."

Zhang Liang couldn't possibly follow Feng Mian to the women restroom, so he asked her to come with Zhang Ai. The two women entered the restroom and Zhang Ai used the chance to enter too. She needed to relief herself.

Feng Mian finished and opened the door. Seeing the woman who washed her hand on the sink, she was hesitant whether to greet or not. However, the woman herself also noticed Feng Mian through the mirror and greeted, "Hello, Madam Zhang."

"Hi, Miss Su."