"Isn't this our pianist? Why didn't he tell us he was coming back?"

Tao Yuanhong's expression turned obsequious, and his previous harshness seemed to vanish instantly.

Chen Cixiu sat next to Jiang Yuan, with an empty seat to his left, reserved for the fat man they had mentioned when they came in.

"So Tao Yuanhong actually likes Mu Wan?" Chen Cixiu asked, eliciting surprise from Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan looked as if he had discovered something unbelievable and asked in a daze, "Brother Xiu, you didn't know that?"

Chen Cixiu looked at him, feeling like he'd been kept in the dark, and asked, "So you all knew?"

Jiang Yuan scratched his buzz cut. "Brother Xiu, I thought you already knew. That bastard wrote a love letter to Mu Wan when he was in his senior year of high school. I stopped him. I saw that you and Mu Wan were getting along well, so I didn't tell you about it."

Chen Cixiu didn't mind and gestured for him to continue watching the performance.

Mu Wan was the class beauty in their class, and the white moonlight of many boys in their class, but in the end she got together with Chen Cixiu.

"I just got back yesterday." Mu Wan casually brushed a strand of hair behind her ear; the subtle gesture was enough to captivate many.

She looked around and saw Chen Cixiu, so she nodded in acknowledgment.

When Tao Yuanhong saw that she was looking in Chen Cixiu's direction, his fists clenched tighter.

"Mu Wan, you don't know yet, do you? Chen Cixiu is already married." Tao Yuanhong's words made the old teacher frown again.

Mu Wan nodded, "I know, I've seen him before." She walked to Chen Cixiu's side, stepped past him, and came to the old teacher, greeting him.

Chen Cixiu was sitting quite close, and that's when he realized that Mu Wan had spent the last four years at Berklee College of Music, majoring in piano and singing, and that she was returning to China to prepare for her debut.

Good-looking people who can play the piano and play music can basically debut as celebrities.

How well she develops after her debut depends on what she can achieve, or whether she can retain more fans through her own abilities.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry everyone, I'm late."

A handsome young man staggered in, poured himself a drink, and said to the teacher, "Teacher, I'm sorry I'm late. We just finished filming."

"Who are you?"

The old man, wearing reading glasses and squinting, still couldn't recall who the young man in front of him was.

"Teacher, it's me, Guan Yue." Guan Yue was very happy; even his teacher hadn't recognized him.

"Guan Yue?"

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd. Who would have thought that the chubby guy who weighed 170 or 180 pounds in high school would now be such a handsome and refined young man? The girls were even more astonished, exclaiming that they couldn't recognize him at all.

Jiang Yuan's eyes widened. Over the past four years, he had made several video calls to Guan Yue, but the guy had never answered. He said he had lost weight and was waiting for him to come back so he could have a surprise.

Jiang Yuanshi disbelieved the least. Like Chen Cixiu, he knew better than anyone how afraid Guan Yue was of hardship. Even though Shen Yue, whom he liked, once said that she would be with him as long as he could lose weight, he gave up before the next day.

He even declared with great ambition, "Even if I remain single for the rest of my life, I will never let my stomach suffer."

Now, he's gotten so thin. Although he hasn't reached the level of muscle that's considered attractive among men, it's still enough to make many girls cheer for him.

"Fatty?" Jiang Yuan called out tentatively, still somewhat incredulous.

"Haha, Yuanzi, you're finally back! How do I look? Am I handsome now?" Guan Yue ran up to Jiang Yuan, gave him a hug, and then asked Chen Cixiu, "Brother Xiu, has Chen Yue arrived?"

Shen Yue was one of the few girls in their small group.

If Shen Yue hadn't come today, Guan Yue wouldn't have come either.

Just then, Chen Cixiu's phone rang.

"I need to resign. I have to work overtime. Tell the teacher I'll see him another time."

It's Shen Yue's WeChat.

Shen Yue's personality is even stranger than Jiang Yuan's. She is a loner and has a bad temper. Only their small group can tolerate her.

None of the girls in the class who were close to her were there, which is probably why she sent a WeChat message to Chen Cixiu.

Chen Cixiu looked at Guan Yue with sympathy and asked, "Didn't you go to participate in a dating reality show? Aren't you afraid people will talk about you for coming back for Chen Yue?"

"What's there to be afraid of? I was forced to participate in this dating reality show by my dad. It just ended today, so I came over." Guan Yue shrugged and sighed. What's the point of him coming if Shen Yue doesn't come?

The three brothers hadn't caught up in a long time, and chatted for quite a while until almost everyone had arrived.

The three of them huddled to one side, with someone occasionally coming over for a drink.

Guan Yue watched this scene and found it particularly boring. "Brother Xiu, this is why I hate our class. It would be so much better if we all played together, went to karaoke together. It's just that we went to university or a combined bachelor's and master's program, why does it have to be like a social gathering? Just because you're drinking doesn't mean you're some mature elite."

Chen Cixiu also disliked this kind of toasting and drinking; he found it very boring.

But with our homeroom teacher here today, it's hard to argue. I've never seen a high school class reunion like this before.

They've all either just graduated or are still studying; this whole thing really looks like an annual party.

It's said that Tao Yuanhong suggested it, so it's not surprising, since that guy loves to show off.

"Brother Cixiu." Mu Wan walked over with a glass of red wine. She must have had special training, because even her gait had become very elegant.

Presumably, it was in order to break through the competition in the talent show.

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