Chapter 31 Class Reunion 2

Wang Shuai sat next to a young girl in a small dress, and Liao Haizhou and Chen Kang sat on his left.

It is completely opposite to the direction where Xu Mo is.

Colorful beams of light shuttled across Liao Haizhou's face. Zhao Tingyu saw Liao Haizhou pointing at the man next to Xu Mo, who was wearing a navy blue cashmere executive jacket and leaning back with a relaxed look.

Without Liao Haizhou's reminder, Zhao Tingyu saw it as soon as he entered the door. On Xu Mo's left was Liu Yue, her high school dining partner, and on her right was Lin Jingchuan.

Zhao Tingyu sat down next to Liao Haizhou.

Liao Haizhou asked: "Is that Xu Mo's husband?"

Zhao Tingyu nodded.

Liao Haizhou touched his chin and said, "He's quite handsome. Momo was obsessed with looks when she was little, and she can't change it even when she grows up."

Zhao Tingyu frowned: "Are you on my side or his side?"

Liao Haizhou smiled and put his arm around his shoulder: "It must be from your side."

Chen Kang also saw Xu Mo sitting in the corner. He hadn't seen her for a long time. The little girl who used to like bows and KITTY cats had grown into a mature woman.

Chen Kang touched his chin and asked, "Why is Momo here?"

Wang Shuai: "Nanshi is very small."

Chen Kang: "I'll go say hello to her."

Wang Shuai glanced at him and pulled him back: "Zhao Shuai is not dead yet, why are you joining in the fun?"

Chen Kang said with a smile: "What's wrong with brother saying hello to sister?"

Liao Haizhou held his forehead with his hand. Chen Kang was indeed the one who treated Xu Mo the best among the four of them, and was also the one closest to Xu Mo besides Zhao Tingyu.

Chen Kang stood up and walked towards Xu Mo, sitting down next to Liu Yue.

The tall man was wearing a light grey coat and had a crew cut. He had a refreshing and neat temperament and a strong presence.

The conversation between the girls came to an abrupt end.

Xu Mo called out, "Brother Chen Kang."

Chen Kang said with a smile: "Momo, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are a grown-up girl now. How have you been these past few years?"

Xu Mo said, "I'm fine."

"Is work going well?"

"It's going pretty smoothly," Xu Mo said. "I'm a consultant at a consulting firm. Maybe I'll be promoted to manager this year."

Chen Kang nodded: "Consulting companies train people, and the overall quality of those who come out of them is very high."

Xu Mo said, "Yeah, I'm just a little tired. What about Brother Chen Kang? Is he still working in investment banking?"

Chen Kang: "Yes, it's okay."

After thinking for a while, Xu Mo took Lin Jingchuan's hand and introduced him to Chen Kang: "Brother Chen Kang, I'm married, and this is my partner."

Chen Kang raised his eyebrows and stared at Lin Jingchuan for two seconds. The latter extended his hand to him with a faint smile on his lips.

"Lin Jingchuan."

Chen Kang looked at him for a moment, then he thought thoughtfully, "Are you Mr. Lin from Lan University?"

Lin Jingchuan nodded, and Chen Kang smiled and said, "I've heard of it a long time ago."

Lin Jingchuan: "Have we worked together before?"

Chen Kang shook his head. "Not really, but it just so happens that one of the leaders in our group keeps mentioning you to us. He says you're very talented. Although you didn't do finance work as you'd hoped, you've done very well in the real economy."

"Is that Teacher Zhang?"

"yes."

Lin Jingchuan raised his lips and smiled faintly: "That is indeed a coincidence."

"Who is Teacher Zhang?" Xu Mo asked.

"He was my mentor during my internship." Lin Jingchuan shook her hand.

Xu Mo hadn't missed the message Chen Kang had just given her. Could it be that Lin Jingchuan didn't like his current job? Was he interested in the financial industry?

Then why did he continue to work as a manager at Lan University? Xu Mo was about to ask.

A black shadow was cast from above. Xu Mo raised her eyes and saw Zhao Tingyu directly pushed Chen Kang aside and sat next to Liu Yue.

Liu Yue was surrounded by men. Although she had improved after work, she was still a socially anxious girl. With so many men around her, Liu Yue felt a little uncomfortable and said to Xu Mo, "Momo, I need to go to the bathroom first."

Before Xu Mo could say that she would accompany her, Liu Yue ran away.

Zhao Tingyu leaned on the sofa and asked, "Why are you here?"

Xu Mo frowned: "I was just about to ask you, why are you here?"

"I came here to drink." said Zhao Tingyu.

Zhao Tingyu cleared his throat:

"Xu Mo, could you tell me in advance when you buy a bed next time? I can be mentally prepared so that you don't wake me up early in the morning like you did today."

Xu Mo's face was expressionless: "The installer takes orders at 11 a.m., and it's already noon."

Lin Jingchuan did not miss the faint smile on Zhao Tingyu's lips. It seemed that no matter what Xu Mo said, the act of talking to Xu Mo was enough to make him happy.

Lin Jingchuan touched her fair little hand comfortingly and pretended to be magnanimous and said, "It's okay, we can just tell him next time we buy a bed."

Zhao Tingyu: “…”

When facing Lin Jingchuan, he always felt a sense of suffocation as if there was something stuck in his throat.

Not far away, Cai Yun had a panoramic view of their interactions.

She stood in the shadows, with unwillingness in her eyes. She had originally thought that mixing Xu Mo's ex and current boyfriend together would cause her some trouble, but she didn't expect that they could actually live in peace.

Even Chen Kang revolved around her.

After Wang Shuai and the schoolgirl finished singing a whole love song, Cai Yun walked out from the darkness while shaking the bright red handbell in her hand.

The noise she made attracted the attention of most people in the box.

Cai Yun picked up the lottery tube on the table and said, "It's a little less exciting if we play individually. Why don't we all play Truth or Dare together?"

Zhao Tingyu originally didn't want to play, as it would be embarrassing if he was asked any private questions, but Xu Mo seemed to be interested in participating actively, and under everyone's enthusiastic encouragement, he also joined the game.

He sat next to Xu Mo and whispered, "Why do you want to participate?"

"Why not?" Xu Mo asked back, "At a class reunion, having fun is the most important thing."

"What if they ask some awkward questions?" Zhao Tingyu asked. There were too many high school classmates here, and he wondered if they would bring up things from the past.

"Drink."

Zhao Tingyu snorted coldly: "You sound like you have a good alcohol tolerance."

Lin Jingchuan's voice came: "She has me."

Zhao Tingyu felt uncomfortable and simply turned his head away from them.

Chen Kang smiled, already sensing the subtle and tit-for-tat atmosphere between the two.

He first met Xu Mo and then Zhao Tingyu.

Xu Mo was a representative of the freshmen. He had seen her speak. The girl with a ponytail stood on a high podium, with fair skin and bright eyes.

Later, her pursuit of Zhao Tingyu became known to everyone. Everyone said she was persistent, but he felt sorry for her.

Xu Mo is very outstanding and she deserves better.

But she didn't know it at that time.

Chen Kang never told these words to anyone else, not even Wang Shuai and Liao Haizhou.

Truth or Dare follows the rules of the game of Pass the Flower, and the first person to be fooled is Wang Shuai.

Cai Yun was the one who asked the question, but she passed the right to ask the question to An Li, who was wearing a white flower bud miniskirt and looking shy next to Wang Shuai. She was also the birthday girl today and the one who invited Wang Shuai to the party.

An Li looked at Wang Shuai with affection in her eyes: "Senior, where is the person you like now?"

Amidst the cheers, Wang Shuai smiled and asked softly and gently.

"Where? You mean that city?"

An Li nodded shyly, and Wang Shuai replied, "It's right in front of us."

The booing became louder and louder, and Xu Mo also became interested and clapped excitedly on the side.

Lin Jingchuan asked: "Why are you so happy?"

Xu Mo gossiped with him, "This schoolgirl once pursued Wang Shuai. Wang Shuai rejected her in high school, but many years later, they met again in their hometown. I think there's a chance for them to be together."

Lin Jingchuan raised his eyebrows. Perhaps it was because men understood men better. He did not see any seriousness or cherishment in Wang Shuai's eyes. He only saw ease.

Xu Mo asked: "What are you thinking about?"

Lin Jingchuan shook his head: "Nothing, I just think they are developing a little too fast."

Xu Mo nodded and said, "It's a bit fast. In fact, perhaps An Li also understands that Wang Shuai is not serious about her, but she is willing to play this game with him. It's a willing fight and a willing fight."

She saw things more clearly than he thought about relationships, but being clear wasn't necessarily a good thing. Once someone saw through something, they wouldn't have any filters for it. Lin Jingchuan held her hand tightly, lowered his eyes, and felt a little uneasy.

The game of passing the flower continued, and the atmosphere became tense again.

Xu Mo was very lucky and didn't get caught once. She just sat there as a spectator with everyone else and was in a good mood.

After playing it a few times, Zhao Tingyu fell into the trap.

Zhao Tingyu looked at Cai Yun, and the girls around Cai Yun who knew she was interested in Zhao Tingyu became excited.

Zhao Tingyu frowned slightly.

Cai Yun knew that he didn't like her, but she still felt a little sad when she saw the look of disgust on his face.

The fire of revenge in her heart ignited, and she cleared her throat: "Since this is truth or dare, I won't be polite. Please don't mind if I offend you—"

Cai Yun asked loudly, "As everyone knows, Xu Mo pursued you throughout high school. She did a lot for you, but you remained indifferent. Yet, you suddenly ended up with her after the college entrance exam."

After a pause, a malicious smile appeared on Cai Yun's face: "So you are suddenly with her out of pity and sympathy?"

The atmosphere was tense for a moment.

Some people think that it is disrespectful for Cai Yun to ask such a question since Xu Mo is present, but others think that the purpose of playing Truth or Dare is to have excitement, and asking such a question is interesting.

Xu Mo looked at Cai Yun expressionlessly. From the moment she saw Zhao Tingyu, she realized what Cai Yun was planning when she suddenly asked her to attend the class reunion today.

Cai Yun wanted to bring up the past again, to confirm the rumor that she had been obsessed with Zhao Tingyu in high school, and to embarrass her in front of her current boyfriend.

Zhao Tingyu frowned even deeper. He could sense Cai Yun's malicious intent.

But saying more would probably lead to speculation, so he remained silent for a long time thinking about how to respond.

"Xu Mo and I..."

Before Zhao Tingyu could finish his words, he was suddenly drowned out by a burst of screams.

The sound of water splashing fell to the ground. Xu Mo held the empty wine glass and looked coldly at Cai Yun who was in shock.

The makeup on Cai Yun's face was smudged, and she lost her mind and was about to pick up the wine glass to splash her. Xu Mo dodged to the side first. At the same time, Cai Yun's action was intercepted by Lin Jingchuan.

Zhao Tingyu's hand stopped in mid-air, but Lin Jingchuan got there first.