"Hehe, Xiao Zi, are you married now?" Liu Jianjun asked curiously.
As soon as Liu Jianjun asked the question, everyone's ears pricked up, and the crowd all leaned in to listen. They seed extra interested in this question. With a slight smile, Yang Zi said, "How can I be married when I don't even have a boyfriend? I do hope that the heavens will bestow a man upon soon."
"Oh, that's great, there are quite a few unmarried guys among our classmates." Liu Jianjun grinned and deliberately raised his voice, saying, "For example, Lin Chuan!"
Liu Jianjun was deliberately causing trouble for Lin Chuan. He clearly knew that Yang Zi had fiercely rejected Lin Chuan in the past, and even humiliated him so badly that he was left wounded. And now, he had the audacity to ntion Lin Chuan in front of Yang Zi. Everyone was sowhat surprised, and all eyes were curiously fixed on Yang Zi, seemingly eager to see her reaction.
Pfft...
Yang Zi covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "Lin Chuan, huh? I'm actually quite looking forward to seeing her."
"Really?" Liu Jianjun was a bit taken aback, and he chuckled, "Lin Chuan will definitely attend today."
"Really?" Yang Zi was a bit surprised.
"Of course." Liu Jianjun imdiately nodded and said, "Would he dare not show respect?"
"Then... what's Lin Chuan doing now?" Yang Zi asked with a tinge of guilt, "It was all my fault for being so impulsive back then, causing him to drop out of school. Ever since he dropped out, I've never seen Lin Chuan again. Can you tell ?"
Liu Jianjun thought for a mont and said, "Lin Chuan? He's still an idler, not doing anything proper. However, he recently found a job."
"What?" Everyone asked, curious.
"Working as a driver." Liu Jianjun chuckled.
"Haha..." The crowd burst into laughter.
Yang Zi blinked her twinkling eyes, wanting to ask sothing, but ultimately she couldn't bring herself to do it. She just awkwardly let it go. Old Zhou laughed heartily, "It's been so many years, what a waste to be just a driver for soone else, really wasting his life."
"Ah, I thought this guy would do sothing great after dropping out of school, but I never expected..." Old Li shook his head helplessly and said, "Eight years, he could've bought a house by now if he was just laying bricks, right?"
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about that anymore, it's kind of embarrassing since we're all classmates!" Liu Jianjun said with a laugh.
At that mont, soone exclaid, "Hey, isn't that Liu Shaoqi?"
People turned around, and there he was in a white suit, hair immaculately styled, wearing gold-rimd glasses. Liu Jianjun and a large group of classmates went up to greet him. The way rich people make an entrance is just different, flanked by two brawny bodyguards on the left and right, protecting Liu Shaoqi.
Liu Shaoqi whispered sothing to the two bodyguards, and only then did they step away and leave.
"Haha, classmates, long ti no see," Liu Shaoqi said with a smile.
"Shaoqi, you're late; you owe three drinks as punishnt," the crowd joked.
"Xiao Zi, you're here too?" Liu Shaoqi was overjoyed, he quickly approached Yang Zi, completely ignoring the feelings of the surrounding classmates. Yang Zi was a bit shy and said, "Yeah, it's a class reunion, how could I not co?"
"Weren't you abroad? When did you co back? Where are you staying?" Liu Shaoqi eagerly wanted to know Yang Zi's current situation.
"I ca back a week ago, currently staying in Dongcheng District, north of the Jiang," Yang Zi replied.
"Shaoqi, you need to consider the feelings of the other male folks here," Liu Jianjun said with a sly laugh.
Haha...
The room erupted with laughter.
"Yo, Zhou Rui, you're here too?" a female classmate shouted in surprise.
A woman in a white dress entered from outside, her expression sowhat reluctant, but she managed to show a slight smile. Zhou Rui ca to the reunion purely because Aunt Zhou forced her to. Liu Jianjun had given the reunion invitation to Zhou Rui's parents.
Aunt Zhou, seeing that her daughter was already so grown up without a boyfriend, strongly demanded she attend the reunion, and even personally escorted her to the hotel's doorstep, watching her enter the hotel before finally leaving. All this was to help her niece find a boyfriend as soon as possible.
"Mm." Zhou Rui nodded slightly.
"The number two goddess," Old Zhou remarked wistfully, "Why is it that the goddess is still so beautiful, while us bunch of losers are just getting older, huh?"
Zhou Rui was the second goddess of her year—if Yang Zi's beauty was the kind that could only be admired from afar and not to be desecrated, then Zhou Rui's beauty was a tangible, real beauty. With her V-shaped face, double eyelids, dainty nose, cherry lips, and fair skin that seed delicate enough to break with a puff, her figure might not be as tall and slender as Yang Zi's, but she possessed the petite gracefulness of a Jiangnan beauty.
Suddenly, several heavy-hitters were all present, and the number of classmates in the banquet hall increased. Liu Jianjun expected about thirty to forty people to co, but surprisingly, there were already forty, with groups of three or five forming among people from all walks of life. It seed as if there were so invisible social hierarchies at play.
Liu Jianjun had always been a foil by Liu Shaoqi's side. Leading a group of so-called successful n, naturally, they occupied several goddesses of this class, including Yang Zi, Zhou Rui, and others who were surrounded by them. The group gathered together, exuding pride and chatting rrily. Among them, Yang Zi was at ease. However, Zhou Rui was sowhat unwilling; she preferred quiet by nature, and although she saw many classmates today, how could her forced mood be any good?
"Where's Lin Chuan?" Zhou Rui suddenly asked.
"Uh..." Everyone was a bit puzzled; there seed to be little connection between Zhou Rui and Lin Chuan—What could prompt her to suddenly ask about Lin Chuan?
"Xiao Rui, you... why do you suddenly ask about Lin Chuan?" Liu Jianjun asked curiously.
"Is Lin Chuan not our classmate too? Still from our factory," Zhou Rui huffed.
From her stance, it appeared that Zhou Rui held a considerable grudge against Lin Chuan. The corners of Liu Jianjun's mouth lifted slightly; he enjoyed such scenes, especially when Lin Chuan was being lectured. Liu Jianjun hurriedly said, "Oh dear, madam, don't be impatient, Lin Chuan will arrive soon. By the way, you... you couldn't possibly have feelings for Lin Chuan, could you?"
"Bullshit." Zhou Rui glared at Liu Jianjun and said, "I wish I could..."
When it ca to Lin Chuan, there really were too many entanglents.
Her voice abruptly stopped.
At the entrance, Lin Chuan was impeccably dressed in Armani suit, with a sapphire blue tie around his neck. Lin Chuan's physique, paired with such a suit, guaranteed to be the heartthrob of any innocent girl. The suit, matched with the sapphire blue tie, added a lot of charm to his appearance. His ssy hair tips, although it wasn't clear what off-brand gel he used, likewise added significantly to his appeal.
"Who is this person?" Old Zhou asked in confusion.
"Don't know." The crowd shook their heads.
"Lin Chuan?" Liu Jianjun was an old rival of Lin Chuan's; even if Lin Chuan turned to ashes, he would recognize him. Liu Jianjun said in astonishnt, "Damn, how could this guy turn out to be so handso? Today must really be haunted!"
"Is that really Lin Chuan?" The crowd was in an uproar.
Obviously, Lin Chuan's attire was much more eye-catching than Liu Shaoqi's. The black suit, sapphire blue tie, and a well-proportioned physique made many handso n at the scene pale in comparison. Yang Zi looked at Lin Chuan in surprise. It must be said, a man can change for the better in just three days.
"Hello, classmates." Lin Chuan walked in slowly.
The crowd parted to make way for him. At this mont, a female classmate from the fashion industry couldn't help but exclaim, "My god, this... this is actually an Armani limited edition suit. No wonder it looked so familiar. I can't believe Lin Chuan is wearing it. What has this guy been up to?"
"Who knows." Old Li beside her shook his head, saying, "Director Liu said that this guy has been working as a driver for soone; I don't know whether it's true or not."
"A driver can wear an Armani limited edition?" The female classmate exclaid again.
"Humph, it might just be a limited edition from Taobao." So male classmates disdainfully whispered among themselves.
Liu Shaoqi narrowed his eyes; Lin Chuan's presence obviously overshadowed his own and had successfully attracted a lot of attention, which made Liu Shaoqi secretly disgruntled. Liu Shaoqi showed a rare smile and said, "Lin Chuan, long ti no see."
"You are?" Lin Chuan looked puzzled.
"I am Liu Shaoqi, chairman of the Great Developnt Group Limited company," Liu Shaoqi said with pride.
"Great Developnt?" Lin Chuan paused and then said, "Isn't that the company that owed workers' wages last year, leading to a worker protest and two deaths from jumping off a building?"
Whoosh...
The crowd imdiately burst into a commotion, Liu Shaoqi's face turned ashen. Lin Chuan's slap was figuratively swelling Liu Shaoqi's face. Many people fell silent, not daring to speak, evidently believing that Lin Chuan had caused trouble.
"What's wrong?" Lin Chuan looked startled, curiously asking, "Did I say sothing wrong?"
"Not at all, it's a misunderstanding," Liu Shaoqi shrugged, then said, "It's all the doings of my subordinates; I've already fired those responsible. This matter has nothing to do with my Great Developnt Group; I contracted out the work to others."
"Of course, of course," Lin Chuan nodded, saying, "If the top beam isn't straight, the bottom beam will be crooked. My education is limited, if there is anything wrong with what I've said, I ask for your forgiveness."
"Hahaha..." The crowd burst into laughter.
"Did a monkey send this joker here?" Old Li joked.
"It's fine." Although Liu Shaoqi was fuming inside, he still had to display a gentlemanly deanor on the surface—after all, with so many classmates present, most importantly Yang Zi, he couldn't afford to lose his composure. Liu Shaoqi shot back covertly: "After all, you left without finishing high school, so it's understandable if you're not well-educated."
"Hahaha..." The crowd erupted in laughter once more.
On the surface, the two appeared to be on amiable terms, yet there lingered a faint scent of gunpowder in the air.
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