At five-thirty in the afternoon, they were back at "Ling's River Fresh Grand Hotel."
Luke and Wang Yuting returned to the familiar place.
Ling Qingmiao personally greeted them in the lobby, smiling as she led them toward the private room.
"You two are having a high-school reunion and I'm crashing it as a waitress to snag a free al. You two CEOs don't mind, right?" Ling Qingmiao blinked, her tone playful.
Wang Yuting waved her hand. "Crash away. It's your family's hotel anyway — you call the shots."
The three of them chatted and laughed as they reached the door of the private room.
The mont the door opened, Wang Yuting started her act.
She hooked her arm through Luke's, put on an exaggerated sweet smile, and loudly announced:
"Ta-da! Everyone, this is my husband — Luke!"
The private room fell silent for a second.
Then two won shrieked and rushed over, one on each side, yanking Wang Yuting off Luke's arm.
"Yuting, you horny people's teacher!" one short-haired woman scolded with a laugh. "Your boyfriend is that bald gym teacher — stop trying to claim other people's husbands!"
The other long-haired woman was even more dramatic. She hugged Luke's other arm with a dreamy expression. "Luke is my husband. Let go of him!"
The whole room erupted in thunderous laughter.
Wang Yuting was caught between her two best friends with no way to fight back. She could only laugh and curse. "You two shaless bitches, let go of my husband!"
The playful chaos instantly heated up the atmosphere.
Luke smiled and greeted his enthusiastic classmates, secretly marveling at Wang Yuting's "godlike" social skills.
This big-mouthed woman had already "leaked" everything about him in the group chat.
She had posted group photos and exaggerated how successful he was — now a CEO of a multinational group, young, rich, a diamond bachelor.
So everyone already knew his "background." A few female classmates who hadn't planned to attend had suddenly changed their minds just to see this legendary "overbearing CEO."
Luke looked around the private room.
Class 1501 — the most elite class at Third High.
Back then, thirty-one students from this class had gotten into first-tier universities. Six of them, including Luke, had scored over 600 points… though Luke had received a 20-point ethnic minority bonus, so it was a bit of "cheating."
The provincial top scorer had also been from their class. That "academic god" wasn't here today — apparently he was doing research in the Magic City.
Out of the original forty students, twenty had shown up today.
Everyone was dressed stylishly and carried themselves well, looking like successful professionals. Their overall aura was noticeably better than that of the junior-high classmates from the morning gathering.
There were many beautiful won.
At a glance, Luke spotted several "internet celebrity-level" beauties — long legs, exquisite faces, fashionable outfits.
Girls like these, he had only ever seen on Douyin before.
Even back then he had known these girls would grow up to be stunning, and they truly had.
His gaze continued moving across familiar yet strange faces.
Then he froze.
For a mont it felt as if soone had pressed pause. Luke stood completely still.
The mighty Celestial Dragon, magic lord, baron, a being with powerful physique and spiritual strength, a battlefield god of slaughter… actually felt the instinctive urge to avoid eye contact.
Li Zijin.
She was sitting by the window. The setting sun outside poured through the glass and bathed her in a golden halo.
She wore a sweet-potato-purple coat and a matching purple headband. Her left-side hair fell over her chest, the right side draped behind her back, smooth as silk.
Her skin was fair, her face small, her features delicate and beautiful. She wore a pair of violet orb earrings.
Her entire presence was gentle and graceful.
She seed bathed in moonlight, as if all the lights in the room were shining only on her.
In that instant, Luke felt as if he had stopped breathing.
From body to soul.
Several girls ca over to take photos with him, and several boys ca to shake his hand.
He responded chanically, but everyone's voices seed far away, as if he were hearing things.
"Luke, this busy man, originally didn't want to co," Wang Yuting's voice suddenly beca clear. "If I hadn't said Zijin was coming, he really wouldn't have shown up."
Everyone let out good-natured teasing sounds.
Everyone knew that back in high school this "country bumpkin" Luke had openly pursued Li Zijin and acted as her bodyguard, not letting anyone get close to her.
Li Zijin stood up from her seat and walked toward him.
Her steps were light, her skirt swaying gently, like a purple butterfly.
She stopped in front of him and extended her slender, fair hand.
"Little Black, long ti no see." Her voice was clear, like a gentle stream. "You've changed so much!"
Little Black.
The nickna made a string in Luke's heart tremble softly.
Back then his skin had been dark, so he had earned that nickna.
Luke, like a big boy, awkwardly scratched the back of his head, making the girls cover their mouths and giggle.
He took her hand.
Her hand was soft and cool, like a piece of warm jade.
"Fancy eting you here. Long ti no see." He said, "You've changed a lot too. How can you be this gentle?"
Fancy eting you here was her online na.
The girl imdiately got annoyed.
She yanked her hand away, glared at him with wide, beautiful eyes, and raised her voice eight degrees:
"Why can't I be this gentle?!"
Luke smiled.
This was the Li Zijin he knew.
The mischievous, lively, arguntative girl.
"Wow, it really is you." He said, "I thought soone had taken over your body."
She couldn't keep up the act anymore. She flashed her cute little tiger teeth and dimples, then quickly covered her smile with her hand.
After the banquet started, Wang Yuting deliberately seated Luke right next to Li Zijin.
During the al everyone chatted about the past, the present, and the future. Most had driven, so no one drank. Even without alcohol, the conversation flowed freely.
Luke and Li Zijin sat together and talked from ti to ti — about funny stories from high school, about their current lives, about the years that had passed.
When she spoke, he watched her, just like he had back then…
When she smiled, she showed two small dimples and a little tiger tooth.
After dinner, soone suggested karaoke.
The private room had KTV equipnt, and a few mic hogs had already grabbed the microphones and started singing.
Luke had planned to slip away quietly, but everyone ganged up on him and insisted he sing a song.
"CEO, give us a song!"
"Yeah, let's hear the CEO's voice!"
"Luke, sing one! Luke, sing one!"
Under peer pressure, Luke helplessly took the microphone and chose an English song.
Perfect.
The gentle, heartfelt lody flowed out.
Luke cleared his throat and began to sing.
His pitch was excellent, his voice low and magnetic.
The lyrics and lody were already moving, and his delivery captivated several sentintal girls.
By the emotional part, a few girls had red eyes and were secretly wiping away tears.
When he finished the last note, the room was silent for two seconds.
Then it erupted in enthusiastic applause.
"Wow! That was amazing!"
"CEO, you've been hiding your talent! We didn't know you could sing like that in high school!"
"Sing another! Sing another!"
Luke smiled and waved them off, handing the microphone to soone else.
He quietly glanced at Li Zijin. She was looking down, her expression unreadable.
A little after seven, the gathering ended.
Everyone gradually left. Wang Yuting pushed Luke to drive Li Zijin ho.
"Drive her properly, don't slack off!" She winked aningfully.
Luke smiled helplessly and walked with Li Zijin toward the parking lot.
The Range Rover slowly pulled out of the hotel and rged into the night of Xiaoping City.
The car was quiet, filled only with the soft hum of the engine and the warm air.
Li Zijin sat in the passenger seat, looking over the interior. Leather seats, woodgrain trim, ambient lighting — everything looked luxurious.
"Mr. CEO…" she suddenly spoke, "how many won have sat in this passenger seat?"
Luke kept his eyes on the road and answered casually, "Four."
She imdiately turned to him, a look of disdain on her face.
"My mom, my sister," Luke continued. "I picked up and dropped off the class monitor twice today. And now you."
Her expression softened, and the corners of her mouth lifted slightly.
"What about your girlfriend?" she asked.
"Abroad," Luke said. "All ocean horses."
Her brows furrowed slightly. "All? How many? Are they pretty?"
"One, two, three…" Luke thought for a mont. "Actually, to be precise, there's only one. They're all very beautiful, with great figures, very tender, soft, and fragrant — top-tier 'ball-flower' level. If they went to Hollywood, they'd be A-listers who could live off their looks alone."
He paused, his tone turning a bit playful.
"But never mind them. I've been abstinent for over ten days. Every ti I think of them, my body heats up."
Li Zijin's face instantly flushed red.
She shrieked, "Ah! You're going to die! You little black! You've changed! You never used to say things like that!"
Luke turned to look at her, his hot gaze sweeping over her full chest.
"You've changed too."
She quickly covered her chest, both embarrassed and angry. "Pervert! Scoundrel!"
"Really?" Luke asked.
She looked confused. "What do you an, really?"
"Back in high school you were completely flat-chested." Luke said seriously.
Li Zijin really got angry this ti.
She clenched her fists, wanting to hit him, but since he was driving she could only make a fierce face and thrust her chest out.
"Realer than pearls!"
"I think those big things look fake…"
She looked like she was about to cry, glaring at him fiercely.
Luke laughed and stopped teasing her.
The car pulled into country garden and stopped in front of a large villa.
Li Zijin reached for the door, but found it locked.
She turned to him, looking at him warily, her eyes a little watery.
"Little Black, you… what are you doing? I'm ho."
Luke deliberately put on a wicked smile.
"In movies, before the male and female leads part, don't they always kiss goodbye?"
Li Zijin's face turned even redder. She looked fierce and said, "Dream on! I admit you've changed a lot, but you already have so many ocean horses. Don't co flirting with this young lady. Even if I grow old alone, I won't fall for a scoundrel like you!"
Click. The door lock opened.
Luke gave a faint smile.
"Boring. You were much more fun back in high school. Just a little teasing and your eyes would fill with tears — all bark and no bite."
Li Zijin made a face, quickly got out of the car, and slamd the door shut.
Luke shook his head with a smile and prepared to reverse.
However, the mont he shifted into reverse, he found the way blocked.
A fat middle-aged man stood in front of the car, pulling at Li Zijin. She was desperately trying to push him away, clearly not wanting the man to stop Luke.
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