Chapter 94 Class Reunion
The next day, just as Ruan Yao put down her work and was about to slack off for five minutes to massage her sore back, Jiang Tangtang called, her voice as excited as if she had won the lottery.
"Honey! Have you checked our high school classmates' group chat? The class monitor is organizing a reunion! Are you going? Are you going?"
Ruan Yao was taking small sips of yogurt when she heard this and paused for a moment.
She found the long-dormant group chat, and sure enough, hundreds of unread messages flooded the screen.
The announcement at the very top clearly stated that a class reunion would be held the day after tomorrow, Saturday, at a hot spring resort in the northern suburbs of Beijing.
"Let's go! It's been so long since we went out together!" Jiang Tangtang urged on the other end of the line. "Just imagine, soaking in a hot spring, drinking some wine, and taking a bunch of beautiful swimsuit photos to post on WeChat Moments, how about that!"
"Besides, you were so exhausted the other day, just go out and relax. Look at our old classmates, what have they become?"
Hot spring resort?
Ruan Yao's heart skipped a beat.
Since her rebirth, she was first busy saving the Ruan family, and then she plunged into the Lexing Island project. She had indeed been working non-stop for too long, and her nerves were always on edge.
Moreover, she and Jiang Tangtang really hadn't gone out to play in a long time.
“Go!” Ruan Yao said almost without hesitation. “I was just thinking of buying some new clothes.”
"Absolutely!" Jiang Tangtang's voice was even happier. "Consider it a celebration of your family overcoming the difficulties, and also a pre-wedding bachelorette party for you, the bride-to-be!"
Just thinking about soaking in a warm hot spring with her best friend, chatting away, made Ruan Yao feel all her fatigue disappear.
Jiang Tangtang suddenly lowered her voice, her tone becoming mysterious and full of gossip.
"Hey, Yaoyao, I'll tell you a secret. Guess who's coming this time?"
Who is it?
"It's Chen Jiayu, the guy who chased you so hard back in high school that everyone in the school knew about it!"
Chen Jiayu?
Ruan Yao searched her mind for a moment before recalling the boy who liked playing basketball, had tanned skin, and a cheerful smile.
"What's wrong with him?"
"What's wrong? My dear lady, have you forgotten? He had a crush on you back then, and the whole school knew about it! The love letters he wrote to you could circle the entire track!" Jiang Tangtang exaggeratedly described. "I heard he's doing incredibly well now. He started a business with someone in college, doing e-commerce, and he's already financially independent!"
Ruan Yao asked in confusion, "What does that have to do with me? Didn't you say last time that he's changed girlfriends several times in the photos he posts on social media?"
"How can that be the same?" Jiang Tangtang argued. "A girlfriend can be anyone, but you were his unattainable white moonlight back then! Just think, the white moonlight that was once out of reach, now that he's successful, do you think he won't rekindle his old flame and put on a show of being crazy in love for you right here and now?"
"Jiang Tangtang, if you keep talking nonsense, I'm hanging up!" Ruan Yao was both annoyed and amused.
"Just kidding!" Jiang Tangtang chuckled and changed her tune. "You're taken now, don't worry. I'll have to be very observant and keep an eye on you for President Huo, making sure no other man gets a chance!"
The two joked and laughed for a few more minutes before hanging up the phone.
After get off work in the afternoon, Huo Yanzhi's car was parked downstairs at the company on time.
As soon as they got in the car, Ruan Yao excitedly announced, "Yanzhi, let's skip dinner and go shopping first."
Huo Yanzhi started the car, turned his head to look at her, and asked in his dark eyes.
“I want to buy a swimsuit.” Ruan Yao waved her phone to show him the messages in the group chat. “I’m going to a high school reunion the day after tomorrow at Senyu Hot Spring Resort. Jiang Tangtang will be there too.”
Huo Yanzhi's expression remained unchanged, but when he heard the words "class reunion" and "swimsuit," his fingers gripping the steering wheel tightened unconsciously.
He steered the car smoothly onto another road.
"Senyu Resort?" Huo Yanzhi's tone sounded casual. "I know their owner, I can give you a discount."
"Really? That's great!" Ruan Yao's eyes widened in surprise. She admired Huo Yanzhi's ability to get things done so calmly and efficiently.
"Send me the party guest list, and I'll let them know." His tone remained gentle, showing no sign of anything amiss.
“Okay.” Caught off guard, Ruan Yao immediately found the compiled list of personnel in the group files and forwarded it to Huo Yanzhi.
Huo Yanzhi glanced at the screen, his gaze lingering for less than half a second when it landed on one of the names.
Chen Jiayu.
The cold light from the screen reflected in his unfathomable pupils, and a fleeting, sinister aura flashed by, too fast to be detected.
He recognized the name.
The boy who waited for Ruan Yao outside her school building every day with a basketball when she was in high school, bringing her water and snacks, and writing her countless love letters.
He put down his phone, turned his head, and his face once again wore that gentle, impeccable smile, as if the gloom from before had never existed.
"Okay." He said softly, his tone full of indulgence, "Take my Yaoyao to pick out the prettiest swimsuit."
*
The VIP area on the top floor of the most luxurious shopping mall in northern Beijing has been cleared out.
There weren't many customers in the shop, and the environment was private and quiet.
Ruan Yao was dazzled by the wide variety of swimsuits available, while Huo Yanzhi showed great patience, following behind her and offering accurate and pertinent advice from time to time.
"This pink one doesn't suit you."
Ruan Yao picked up a bikini adorned with lace trim.
"This doesn't fit well."
Ruan Yao then picked up a very stylish one-piece swimsuit.
"If the design is too complicated, it will affect your comfort in the water."
Ruan Yao: "..."
She wandered around several times, but Huo Yanzhi rejected every item she liked with various impeccable reasons.
“Huo Yanzhi,” Ruan Yao finally couldn’t hold back anymore. Holding two swimsuits of completely different styles, she looked at him with a conflicted expression, “Do you think I don’t look good in anything?”
There was a hint of grievance in her tone that she herself didn't realize.
Huo Yanzhi was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then burst into laughter.
He walked over, took the two swimsuits from her hands, and put them back in their place.
Then, he took her hand and walked to an area displaying designer collaborations, where he took down a white one-piece swimsuit.
"This suits you very well."
The swimsuit had a simple yet sophisticated design, with an elegant crisscross strap design at the chest that perfectly accentuated the figure, neither too revealing nor lacking in innocent sensuality.
The taste of Ruan Yao.
Ruan Yao's eyes lit up; this one was indeed much prettier than the ones she had chosen earlier.
"Am I really bad at judging taste?" She stuck out her tongue a little embarrassedly.
“No,” Huo Yanzhi’s fingertips gently caressed the back of her soft hand, his voice low and tender, “I’m just too picky.”
Ruan Yao was overjoyed by his flattery. She grabbed the white swimsuit and then casually picked up a black bikini that she really liked, which had very little fabric, and excitedly ran into the fitting room.
Huo Yanzhi watched her cheerful figure and followed her. He sat down on the sofa outside the fitting room, crossed his long legs, and leisurely flipped through a fashion magazine.
A few minutes later, the fitting room door opened a crack, revealing Ruan Yao's slightly flushed face.
"Huo Yanzhi..." she called him softly.
"Hmm?" He looked up.
"Could you...could you come in for a moment?" She bit her lip, a little embarrassed. "I can't tie this strap properly."
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