But when they saw the man beside Su Qing, their little thoughts instantly crumbled.
Squad leader Xu Jiaying greeted them warmly.
"Long time no see, Su Qing!"
Su Qing smiled and released Yan Luo, hugging Xu Jiaying. "Long time no see."
Xu Jiaying's father is one of the top ten richest businessmen in Guangzhou, just like Su Tian, but he is far inferior to Su Tian, especially since Su Tian has recently started cooperating with the Tu family in Beijing, making him even more powerful in Guangzhou.
After hugging Xu Jiaying for a while, Su Qing introduced her and the other students: "This is my fiancé, Yan Luo."
This truly shocked Xu Jiaying and her classmates.
Xu Jiaying, who was the first to recover, quickly arranged for the two to sit down, and everyone soon became lively again, chatting about interesting things from the past. It was a pity that Su Qing didn't know most of these things, as the girl was still tormented by depression back then.
Su Qing came because Xu Jiaying had invited her so many times that it was hard to refuse, and besides, Yan Luo was accompanying her this time.
Just as the atmosphere was getting right, a young man wearing a police uniform with a down coat over it pushed open the door and came in, panting as if he had run there. Deputy squad leader Cao Ge stood up to greet him.
"What a busy man, Officer Yuan!"
Yuan Shu and Cao Ge hugged each other happily. Xu Jiaying and a group of classmates also greeted Yuan Shu warmly. Unlike Su Qing and Xu Jiaying, who came from well-off families, and most of the other students who were still in college, Yuan Shu had already been working in the Yangcheng Police Station for a year or two at the same age. It was said that he was highly valued by the director and had a bright future.
After another round of pleasantries, Yuan Shu sat down next to Cao Ge, and everyone picked up their chopsticks to eat. Yuan Shu kept glancing at Su Qing, and he leaned over to Cao Ge and asked, "Old Cao, who is that man next to Goddess Su?"
Cao Ge answered that he was Su Qing's boyfriend, which made Yuan Shu's heart tighten. He had been very happy to hear that Su Qing would be coming, and he had even specially put on his police uniform to show Su Qing whether he was qualified to stand by her side or whether she would take notice of him.
However, the man beside Su Qing made Yuan Shu feel depressed. The man looked extraordinary and seemed to be a good match for Su Qing. Yuan Shu could not accept that his high school goddess was being affectionate with another man.
Yuan Shu raised his wine cup and walked toward Su Qing and Yan Luo.
"Student Su, do you remember me? I am Yuan Shu."
Su Qing and Yan Luo were discussing what to buy for a late-night snack after the event when Tu Keke, who had already returned home, texted Yan Luo saying she was hungry. Before she could finish her sentence, Yuan Shu interrupted her.
Su Qing smiled politely, "Of course, Yuan, I remember every classmate in the class."
Yuan Shu gestured to the wine cup in his hand and said to Su Qing, "Su Qing, it's been so long, let me toast you."
Su Qing didn't react at all. Instead, Yan Luo stood up, picked up his wine glass and said, "Hello, Yuan, I am Su Qing's fiancé. My name is Yan Luo. She is not feeling well and cannot drink. I will drink with you on her behalf."
Yuan Shu gritted his teeth, clinked glasses with Yan Luo, and slunk back to his seat. Cao Ge saw through his old classmate's thoughts and whispered in his ear, "Old Yuan, don't be discouraged. Maybe that guy is just a pretty boy. You still have a good chance."
Hearing Cao Ge say this, Yuan Shu cheered up again, clinked glasses with his old classmate, and then stood up to call on his classmates to have a drink together. He added, "Red wine is good for girls, but boys shouldn't drink red wine, they should drink white wine."
Yuan Shu turned his head and looked at Yan Luo again.
"Friend, since Su can't drink, why don't you drink a few more glasses for her? Everyone's having a good time today, you wouldn't be so disrespectful to your classmates, would you?"
Cao Ge, always eager for drama, stepped forward and said, "We're all men, it's okay to have a few drinks of baijiu, right?"
Yanluo glanced at them indifferently, clearly seeing what they were up to—wanting to show off their drinking skills in front of the girls. Yanluo didn't care and simply went along with it.
Yuan Shu and Cao Ge kept pouring wine for Yan Luo. They were also experts at drinking and were not worried about getting drunk at all. However, the more they drank, the more uncomfortable they felt. The two men felt dizzy and disoriented, while Yan Luo calmly drank one cup after another.
It's as if the glass contains water instead of liquor!
This alarmed Yuan Shu and Cao Ge, and Xu Jiaying quickly stopped the male classmates who were drunk.
"Everyone, stop drinking. If you get really drunk, there'll be another round."
Hearing the class monitor say that, the group of male students had no choice but to give up, which allowed Yuan Shu and Cao Ge to escape. The more they drank, the more frightened they became, feeling that Yan Luo sitting opposite them was too terrifying. His calm demeanor made them uneasy.
Feeling dizzy and lightheaded, Yuan Shu couldn't hide his feelings. He stood up unsteadily and shouted at Su Qing, "Su Qing, I like you! I've liked you since the first year of high school! What's so great about that pretty boy? He can only drink a little, right?"
“I’m a thousand times better than him. The bureau chief said that as long as I work hard, my future is limitless…”
Yuan Shu, who was about to say something more, was stopped by Xu Jiaying.
"Yuan Shu, you're drunk. Don't say things you shouldn't. Aren't you ashamed?"
But these words only made Yuan Shu more agitated.
"Squad leader, stop pointing fingers. So what if your family has some money? What's there to be so arrogant about?"
"You're still a whore who pleases men. Let me tell you, give me a few more years, and once I become a leader, all those rich businessmen will have to be like grandsons in front of me!"
These arrogant remarks infuriated Xu Jiaying, and Yuan Shu's outburst also brought Cao Ge to his senses. He didn't expect this guy to be so stupid as to dare to speak to Xu Jiaying like that. Cao Ge immediately moved to the side, afraid of being implicated by Yuan Shu, this idiot.
Xu Jiaying stared coldly at Yuan Shu, picked up her phone and made a call. Soon, several security guards from the restaurant came in, grabbed Yuan Shu, and took him out.
The dramatic scene brought the students, who had been drinking heavily, back to their senses, and the atmosphere instantly turned icy. They never expected that Yuan Shu, a policeman, would say such a thing.
It's often said online that we should demystify any profession. We are all human, and humans are diverse. No matter how sacred a profession may be, we are still human.
Xu Jiaying sighed, adjusted her mood, and tried to liven up the atmosphere again. Seeing that the students had started chatting and laughing again, Xu Jiaying stood up and walked to Su Qing and Yan Luo's side.
"I'm sorry, Su, I didn't expect things to turn out this way. I'm so sorry, Mr. Yan."
Su Qing shook her head, clinked glasses with Xu Jiaying, and smiled, "It's not your fault, class monitor. Don't blame yourself. As long as everyone has fun."
"My fiancé and I have to go now. Let's go out alone another time."
Xu Jiaying personally escorted Su Qing and Yan Luo to the door, where they encountered Yuan Shu arguing with the security guard, hurling all sorts of profanities at him.
"You're just security guards, do you even know who I am?! Let me tell you, you can't afford to mess with me in your entire lives! You'd better get out of my way, or you'll regret it!"
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