"Sis, is the discussion over?" Lin Chuan asked with a smile.

"Yeah." Tang Yumeng nodded, saying, "It just finished, and I called you right away."

"Hehe, you missed me that desperately?" Lin Chuan teased with a mischievous smile.

"Go away." Tang Yumeng retorted, "I just wanted to give you some news. Why are you so full of yourself? Or is this just your usual style?"

"Haha." Lin Chuan laughed heartily, "So, did the negotiation go smoothly today, sis?"

"Well!" Tang Yumeng appeared slightly melancholic, saying, "It went fairly smoothly. Song Ming also agreed not to pursue your responsibility, but I could tell he wasn't too keen on cooperating with me. Maybe he's too fixated."

"Fixated?" Lin Chuan blinked, saying, "It seems he still wants to climb to the top position, huh?"

"Exactly." Tang Yumeng smiled, "But as long as he doesn't continue to pursue your responsibility, I don't care about the rest. If he thinks he can topple me, let him try. I have nothing to hide."

"Right." Lin Chuan nodded, "But, harboring ill intentions is impermissible, yet being cautious is indispensable. Sis, you should still be careful with him. I feel he won't let things go easily. If he couldn't use my situation to bring you down this time, he'll probably try something else against you sooner or later."

"I understand." Tang Yumeng nodded.

"Sis, New Year is approaching in a few days, where do you plan to spend it?" Lin Chuan asked.

"I…" Tang Yumeng was about to answer, but suddenly remembered she had already agreed to accompany Bai Yifan to a musical on New Year's Eve. Her voice immediately became grave: "I… I might need to go to the provincial city on New Year's Eve."

"What are you going to do in the provincial city?" Lin Chuan asked, "Is your family there?"

"This…" Tang Yumeng awkwardly smiled, saying, "Yeah, my family is there. In the future… you're welcome to visit my home."

A well-intended lie. Tang Yumeng had never lied before; this was her first time. She wasn't very experienced in lying. Or rather, she never thought Lin Chuan would suddenly throw such a question at her, which caught her off guard. Fortunately, Lin Chuan provided her an out, so she promptly climbed down that ladder.

"Alright." Lin Chuan nodded.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Chuan felt puzzled. Tang Yumeng's tone and expression at the end were somewhat off. Was she hiding something? Was going home for New Year's Eve just a lie? Lin Chuan quickly dismissed the thought, how could his sister lie to him? Lin Chuan hurriedly banished the idea from his mind.

New Year's Day 27.

This was the day Liu Jianjun had invited him to a high school reunion. Although Lin Chuan didn't have much expectation for the reunion day, he still missed Xiao Zi. Even though Xiao Zi had publicly read his love letter in a fit of anger back then and had severely humiliated him, she was still his first love, albeit unrequited, but Xiao Zi had been the goddess in his heart back then.

"Beep beep beep..."

A series of urgent honks at the door.

"Kai, go check if our car is blocking the way," Lin Chuan lazily suggested while lying on the Taishi Chair, killing time by hanging out and chatting with Zhou Kai and others at the factory.

"Brother Chuan, it's that bastard Liu Jianjun," Zhou Kai couldn't help cursing, "That guy is honking like crazy at the gate."

"Him?" Lin Chuan was startled, then suddenly realized: "Oh no, today is the day of the reunion."

"Lin Chuan." Outside, Liu Jianjun, dressed in a black suit resembling evening attire complete with a bow tie, presented himself as a successful person. He was glowing, his hair impeccably styled with gel, wearing shining leather shoes, smoking a cigarette, and shouting at the factory gate: "Lin Chuan, come out."

"Liu Gou, dare to show off on our turf," Lu Dapao charged out wielding a machete.

"Hey, bro, stop messing around, I have something important for your big brother today," Liu Jianjun hurriedly said.

"What's so important?" Lu Dapao asked coldly.

At this moment, Lin Chuan walked out of the factory, dressed in a military green coat and warm cotton shoes, somewhat resembling the look of Brother Sharp from the past. Liu Jianjun was taken aback: "Hey, I mean, big brother, you can't possibly be wearing that to the reunion, right?"

"Of course not." Lin Chuan shook his head, "I haven't changed yet. You go ahead. I'll be right there."

"Alright, then please hurry up," Liu Jianjun nodded, "Go home and clean up properly, change that outfit of yours, look at you, dressed like a beggar."

"Fuck, who are you calling?" Lu Dapao brandished his knife.

"Stop, stop, I'm leaving, I'm leaving now!" Liu Jianjun hurriedly ran into his freshly waxed BMW and sped off in a cloud of smoke, spitting out a mouthful of saliva and cursing as he left, "Little bastard, what freaking nonsense."

Lin Chuan stretched lazily, and Zhou Kai beside him chuckled, "Brother Chuan, I don't think you should go either. Going to this kind of class reunion is just adding to your troubles. These reunions are meaningless and it's better not to go. It's just a chance for those who've skyrocketed to wealth to show off."

"Yeah." Lu Dapao nodded, saying, "Look at that Liu Jianjun, damn, driving a shitty BMW acting like it's a Porsche. It's just uncomfortable to look at, hanging out with such people definitely shorthens your life by many years."

"You guys know nothing." Lin Chuan looked at them disdainfully and said, "I'll just stay here, I'm going home to change clothes."

After speaking, Lin Chuan returned home to wash up and change clothes.

The top floor of the Sheraton Hotel was booked today, an entire panoramic banquet hall. However, today, it was taken over by the 2000 class reunion from Changlin School, being used as the venue for the reunion.

Liu Jianjun arrived at the Sheraton Hotel early since he was hosting, he naturally couldn't be late.

When Liu Jianjun got to the hotel, several classmates had already arrived. These classmates were all old classmates from Changlin Factory, they usually meet quite frequently. Even though these people can't be considered very rich and wealthy, at least they all owned cars and houses. They had already moved out of the impoverished area of Changlin Factory, away from that slum.

"Oh, Director Liu is here?" Several classmates went up to greet him, all smiles.

"Hey, Old Zhou, Old Li, you guys all came." Liu Jianjun laughed loudly, saying, "You guys really give me face."

"How could we not come?" Old Zhou laughed, "Among all the classmates, you're the most prestigious. If you beckon, how could we not come?"

"Exactly, this demolition, it was you who helped us get a good price," Old Li said cheerfully as he handed over a soft pack of Zhonghua cigarettes, "We really have to thank you, without you, how could we have gotten an extra hundred thousand yuan."

"It's nothing, you guys were cooperative. Besides, you are all my old classmates, how could I not help?" Liu Jianjun's face flushed with pride, basked in the compliments for a while, he completely lost his bearings.

"Let's go, let's head inside." Old Zhou smiled, "There are quite a few other classmates in there."

"Let's go." Liu Jianjun nodded quickly, "Rarely do we have a gathering, we have to drink a few good rounds."

A few people walked into the banquet hall on the top floor together. Upon entering, Liu Jianjun immediately noticed that nearly everyone was crowding around one person. This person was Yang Zi. Yang Zi was regarded as the goddess by all the men of that class, and even now, she still portrayed a beauty that could overthrow cities and rival the most beautiful.

"Goddess is here?" Liu Jianjun was overjoyed, he hurriedly went over to greet her.

Yang Zi, looking at everyone with a smile, indeed was a stunning woman. With cascading long hair like a waterfall, slender brows, starry and moon-like eyes, a prominent nose, slightly flushed cheeks, and dewy lips over a fair melon seed-shaped face full of tender and shy expressions. Her skin was flawless and extraordinarily beautiful. Her figure was delicate and full of spiritual energy. Especially her bright eyes, which radiated a playful, shy, and vibrant light, as if they were eyes that could speak.

Her figure was also noteworthy. At a height of 1.7 meters, wearing high heels, she immediately overshadowed the stature of most of her male peers. With an hourglass figure, draped in a blue evening gown with a deep V-neckline, revealing a vast expanse of fair cleavage, her enticing twin peaks were slightly visible.

"Director Liu, long time no see." Yang Zi held a stemmed glass in her left hand and gently played with her hair with her right, exuding the aura of a goddess.

"Oh, my apologies, apologies," Liu Jianjun almost drooled, grinning, "Xiao Zi, just call me Jianjun. We're all classmates after all, you calling me that way feels quite estranged."

"Is that so?" Yang Zi covered her lips, smiling without showing her teeth.

"Tsk tsk, today's class reunion, it's rare," Liu Jianjun said with a smile, "And there are still a few heavy hitters who haven't appeared yet."

"Is it the handsome guy Da Liu?" Old Zhou asked.

"Exactly," Liu Jianjun nodded quickly, "This Liu Shaoqi is not simple at all. Now he's a big boss, a typical wealthy man. He owns quite a few buildings in the provincial capital. What's the most profitable venture nowadays?"

"Of course, it's real estate." Everyone said in unison.

"Right." Liu Jianjun nodded, "Xiao Zi's worth is now several billion yuan."

"Wow..." Everyone was astonished.

Even Yang Zi couldn't help but be surprised for a moment, she smiled, "I didn't expect that all our classmates have become so successful. Ah, poor me, I haven't achieved anything yet."

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