"Brother Zheng!"
"You and your sister-in-law only got together by accident. Why not give your first love, Goddess Wei, another thought? Maybe you two are true love!" Li Hao said with a grin.
"Scram!"
Chen Zheng gave him a kick and then turned over to sleep.
Wei Xuerou is indeed a regret, but I've already made an agreement with Wei Zixuan. Besides, what's not to love about having a wife who's a CEO worth ten billion?
"Tsk! I bet someone is dying to see her but is just pretending not to," Li Hao muttered disdainfully at Chen Zheng before lying down to sleep. He was curious to see how Chen Zheng would manage to sound so tough tomorrow.
「The next day.」
"Let's get going. I'll transfer the money to your account. After the gathering, we need to start getting the food court project organized!"
Li Hao nodded, and the two of them set off immediately. They had originally planned to look at houses today, but since it conflicted with the class gathering, they had to postpone it.
After eating and depositing the money, it was already five in the afternoon. Chen Zheng and Li Hao didn't dawdle, driving directly to the Yun City Hotel.
The venue Huang Dazhi had chosen for the gathering was an exclusive private room at the Yun City Hotel.
Room 666.
By the time Chen Zheng and Li Hao arrived, quite a few people were already there. At a glance, everyone looked a little different, but they were still recognizable.
"Brother Zheng, Haozi, over here!" a familiar voice called out from nearby.
They both looked up. The voice belonged to a man in a suit who was about 1.6 meters tall.
"Skinny, have you been starving or something? It's been years! How are you still as thin and short as ever?"
Skinny was a nickname; his real name was Zhao Gao. Back in high school, Chen Zheng, Li Hao, and Zhao Gao had been an inseparable trio.
"Get lost! Don't you know that good things come in small packages? I'm not some simple-minded musclehead like you!"
The moment they met, they started bickering.
"Alright, enough of that. Come on and sit down, Brother Zheng!" Zhao Gao laughed, quickly pulling out a chair for Chen Zheng.
"What the hell? You get a chair for Brother Zheng but not for me? Are you looking down on me or something?" Li Hao piped up again.
"Don't mind him, Brother Zheng. Flies are always this annoying," Zhao Gao retorted with a subtle jab.
"Alright, you two. Don't act like you've swallowed gunpowder the second you see each other," Chen Zheng said with a hint of resignation.
Hearing that, the two, who had been on the verge of an all-out war of words, finally settled down.
"Hmph! As the bigger man, I'll forgive you," Li Hao scoffed, finding a chair and sitting down.
"So, Brother Zheng, how are things with Huang Yiyi? Have you two, you know…?" Zhao Gao asked with a suggestive smirk, wiggling his thumbs.
"Don't even mention her! That woman is no good!" Li Hao cut in before Chen Zheng could speak. He then proceeded to recount what had happened.
Zhao Gao's expression shifted from anger to vindication.
"Damn! That's karma! A woman like that deserves what she gets!" he fumed. "But hey, Brother Zheng, your luck is something else. You actually managed to land a billionaire for a sister-in-law!"
His tone shifted to one of pure envy.
Even though it's a marriage of convenience, they're still husband and wife. Being chosen by a billionaire beauty like that… isn't he about to soar?
Just then, the noisy private room suddenly fell silent.
"Classmates, look who's here!"
As the pleasant female voice rang out, a stunning woman in a white gauze dress with waist-length hair slowly opened the door.
"Wow!"
A collective gasp swept through the room.
Her lustrous, jet-black hair cascaded down her back. The white dress perfectly highlighted her graceful figure, and she carried an LV handbag in one slender hand. Her phoenix eyes, shining like stars, exuded an alluring charm. Her skin was flawless, her smile radiant, and she had a figure to die for.
If a perfect score was one hundred, this woman was at least a ninety-nine.
At that moment, Chen Zheng froze. The image of a figure from his past flashed through his mind.
"Welcome, Goddess Wei!"
"Goddess! Goddess!"
A group of the men shouted themselves hoarse with excitement.
Wei Xuerou's lips parted in a captivating smile. "Long time no see, everyone!"
As she spoke, her gaze swept across the room before finally landing on Chen Zheng. An unusual light flickered in her soft, beautiful eyes.
The next second, Wei Xuerou walked straight toward him.
"May I sit here?" she asked, her voice clear and melodious. Before Chen Zheng could even react, she had already taken the seat next to him.
Their eyes met.
His once-calm heart stirred with a strange emotion.
Finally, Chen Zheng whispered, "Long time no see."
"Indeed. It's been seven years, four months, and fifteen days," Wei Xuerou replied softly, her eyes fixed on him.
Seeing the special emotion deep in her eyes, Chen Zheng hurriedly looked down.
He was afraid he wouldn't be able to control himself, that he would forget he was a married man. He was afraid he might impulsively pull her into his arms.
Noticing his reaction, Wei Xuerou's eyes betrayed a hint of disappointment, but she quickly masked it.
"I heard… you have a girlfriend?" Her voice seemed to tremble ever so slightly.
"Yeah." Chen Zheng was silent for a long moment before finally nodding.
At that moment, he felt a sense of closure. The two of them were truly not fated to be together.
"But it's not Huang Yiyi," he clarified. "And… I… I'm already married!"
"Married?" Wei Xuerou's gaze faltered, and her voice began to shake. "Wh-When?"
Just as Chen Zheng was about to answer, a loud voice boomed from the doorway.
"Hello, classmates!"
As he spoke, Huang Dazhi walked in with a corpulent, middle-aged man. While everyone was wondering who the newcomer was, Huang Dazhi spoke up.
"Everyone, let me make an introduction. This is the General Manager of Dahong Real Estate, Mr. Zhang Wei! Boss Zhang!"
"I've gone to great lengths to get a fantastic deal for all of you. Anyone who wants to buy a house tonight gets a 30% discount!"
"Holy shit, a 30% discount? That could save us hundreds of thousands! The class president is incredible! Boss Zhang is the man!"
Hearing this, the classmates erupted in cheers.
"Don't be strangers! Any classmate of Dazhi's is a friend of mine!" Zhang Wei said with a broad smile.
Chen Zheng glanced at the two men, making a mental note of the name Dahong Real Estate. I'll make sure to avoid them when I buy property.
Just then, Zhang Wei noticed the stunning Wei Xuerou and ambled over with a smile.
"President Wei, I didn't expect to run into you here!"
"Yes, what a coincidence," Wei Xuerou replied, her tone even more impatient than before.
"You're absolutely right!" Zhang Wei chuckled, pulling up a chair and sitting down right beside her.