Xia Xi nearly bumped into the glass door, but Zhao Lei pulled her back. Zhao Lei laughed at her and said, "Are you okay? You reacted so strongly when Xu Yanfeng was mentioned."

"Are you sure you're not mistaken?" Xia Xi looked lost.

Xu Yanfeng is not a classmate of theirs, so why is he attending this class reunion? What went wrong?

"I said the squad leader told me, how could it be false?" Zhao Lei said, "You may not know this, but Ding Wenqi is currently working at the Xu Group headquarters and occasionally interacts with Xu Yanfeng."

The night before yesterday, she sent a private message to the class monitor, asking him to add Xia Xi's name and start a new topic. They had a pleasant chat back and forth, and Ding Wenqi, in a moment of excitement, revealed to her in advance that the important guest at the party was Xu Yanfeng.

Zhao Lei's jaw dropped at that time. Xu Yanfeng, that was indeed a big deal.

No wonder Ding Wenqi asked everyone in the group to be mentally prepared.

Xia Xi's heart was beating like a machine gun, thump thump, thump, thump, and he began to feel like retreating.

If you don’t escape now, before you even enter the box, when will you?

"Well, I suddenly remembered that I have something to do, so I won't go up with you. Have fun, I'm leaving first. Bye!" Xia Xi said quickly and turned around and left.

She couldn't leave, as Zhao Lei held her arm tightly. "It's vacation time, what urgent matter could you possibly need to deal with?" Zhao Lei offered four words that no Chinese person could refuse, "Since you're here."

Xia Xi was dragged into the elevator by Zhao Lei.

"I really have something to do, it's a family matter, not work. Let me go, and I'll treat you to a big meal next time, okay?" Xia Xi did not give up struggling and tried to persuade Zhao Lei to let go.

Zhao Lei was unmoved, shaking her head like a rattle: "I don't want a big meal, I just want you to accompany me tonight. You promised me that day, how can you go back on your word!"

"I..." Xia Xi was at a loss for words, with a bitter face and unable to cry.

Zhao Lei narrowed her eyes and examined her. "You're weird, Xia Xi. You want to run away when Xu Yanfeng is mentioned. Am I wrong? You two haven't gotten back together? That's perfect. Take this opportunity today to reconcile. You two were so loving back then, the envy of all the students at Nancheng University. If you two couldn't get married, how many people would be disappointed."

Xia Xi was in great pain.

They had no idea what had happened between her and Xu Yanfeng. There was no way a broken mirror could be mended. Not in this lifetime.

When the elevator stopped, Zhao Lei clung to Xia Xi like a piece of gummy bear, fearing that she would slip away if she wasn't paying attention.

I found the box reserved by the squad leader. The door was ajar. I didn't need to knock, I just pushed it gently and it opened.

Xia Xi looked desperate and didn't even dare to look at the people in the box.

Some classmates had already arrived and were toasting their glasses, chatting and laughing, when they suddenly heard Zhao Lei's exaggerated entrance sound effect at the door: "Dangdangdangdang, the beautiful lady has arrived, everyone get out of the way!"

Xia Xi: “…”

I really want to die.

Everyone looked over at once, and after a moment, the topic all revolved around Xia Xi.

"It's really Xia Xi! Holy crap, the class monitor is amazing! He even invited the school beauty! I saw Xia Xi on the list and didn't believe she would come, but she really showed up!"

"Xia Xi, we haven't seen each other for many years. Five years? Six years?"

"Six years, about."

"Why did you suddenly drop out of school that year? You didn't even say hello to everyone. That was so mean."

"Where have you been working hard these years? What have you been doing?"

"Are you and Xu Yanfeng still together? When I heard that you two broke up, I would never have believed it even if I were beaten to death."

"Speaking of this, I remember you chasing Xu Yanfeng back then. You were really fierce. Thousands of people on the campus forum placed bets on whether you could catch up with him. Many people said it was absolutely impossible. Who would have thought that you actually won him over in the end? Tsk tsk, Xu Yanfeng was so aloof back then. The name of Gaoling Flower was coined for him."

"Time flies. This happened so many years ago."

Before coming, Xia Xi guessed the questions they might ask, but she was still shocked by everyone's enthusiasm.

"Come on, give the school beauty a drink and listen to her talk slowly." Ding Wenqi brought a glass of wine and handed it to Xia Xi.

Xia Xi took it with a smile, sat on the sofa, and picked out the questions she could answer: "Back then... because of some changes at home, I did leave in a hurry and didn't say goodbye to everyone. Please forgive me. I studied abroad in the past few years and currently work in a design company."

"Design company? Interior design?" someone interrupted.

Xia Xi: "Yes."

"Oh, then we have the same goal. We both draw engineering drawings."

Xia Xi took a sip of the wine. The monitor gave her a milder cocktail. It tasted sweet with a hint of cherry, just like a drink.

At this point, the atmosphere became a little silent.

Seeing that Xia Xi had no intention of continuing, someone asked, "What about Xu Yanfeng? You two..."

Xia Xi knew that this was what they really wanted to know, and everything before was just a prelude.

Her expression remained unchanged as she spoke, "The rumors you heard are correct." She paused, took a deep breath, and then said what had already become an established fact, "We have indeed broken up."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xia Xi felt a strong gaze falling on her face, almost burning her.

Her eyelashes trembled, and she slowly raised her eyes, meeting Xu Yanfeng's gaze at the door of the box.

His dark eyes were so deep that it was unfathomable. Just one look at him made people feel uneasy. Xia Xi hurriedly looked away and clasped her fingertips against the wall of the glass where no one could see.

"Speak of the devil and he will appear." Someone spotted Xu Yanfeng and stood up to greet him, and others followed suit.

My dear, there is more to this chapter. Please click on the next page to continue reading. It will be even more exciting later!