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Chapter 2087 - 565: High School Reunion (Explosive Update 19)

The three good friends reunited, and together with Gu Yelin, Bali, and Eddie, the six of them went to the night market of Qingning City for a grand feast. There, Xia Hau and An Yiqing could find the best food even with their eyes closed. They both held lamb skewers in their hands and shared a smile as they looked at the barbecue stall that had been there since high school.

The next day, Xia Hau went back to his hometown for a bit. Meanwhile, Ruan Xue excitedly followed An Yiqing to an outdoor wedding shoot location. Bali and Eddie left together with Xia Hau.

"Qingqing, the reunion is about to start. I’m already on the way to the hotel. Hurry over after you finish your shoot!" Xia Hau urged over the phone.

An Yiqing nodded in agreement, hung up the phone, and started shooting at today’s last location.

When everything was wrapped up, there were only half an hour left before the reunion started. An Yiqing called Xia Hau, only to find he was out of the service area. She tried Bali and Eddie, but they were also out of the service area. Muttering that the three of them must have time-traveled, An Yiqing called the class monitor to say she might be a bit late.

At this time, Xia Hau was already at the entrance of the Lihua Grand Hotel, stepping inside. Bali and Eddie were arranged in a room next to the reunion’s private room by him, with a table full of delicious food for them to enjoy slowly. He went to the classmates’ reunion room.

By then, the private room was already filled with people. Xia Hau quickly scanned the room with his eyes; An Yiqing hadn’t arrived yet.

Xia Hau’s arrival quieted the lively private room. A tall guy with glasses and hair standing up greeted him.

"Excuse me, you are..." He couldn’t remember any classmate being this handsome, though he didn’t want to admit this guy was more handsome than him.

Xia Hau awkwardly touched his nose, showing a friendly smile, "Monitor, I’m Xia Hau, don’t you recognize me?"

"Xia Hau?! Little Fatty?!" Class monitor Li Shuai was dumbfounded, blinking hard. "You’re really Xia Hau? The Xia Hau whose family owns a restaurant?!"

Xia Hau couldn’t help laughing, "Why can’t you even recognize my voice? You used to sit behind me in class, often asking me to cover for you while you read novels. Did you forget?"

Finally, Li Shuai believed that this taller, better-built, and more handsome guy was really the short, small-eyed Little Fatty from back then!

This is surreal!

Other classmates gathered around, looking incredulously at Xia Hau, repeatedly asking if he had plastic surgery or gone under the knife?

"I didn’t have plastic surgery, no surgery on my face, and I’m not wearing makeup. Guys and gals, I just grew taller and slimmer, and my features became more prominent!" Xia Hau almost cried. Had he known this, he wouldn’t have come.

Xia Hau insisted, and everyone stopped mentioning it. But many female classmates couldn’t help but steal glances at him now and then.

Finally, everyone arrived, and class monitor Li Shuai raised his glass and announced the start of the reunion.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let me say a few words first!" Li Shuai stood up, "An Yiqing called earlier. She’s been taking wedding photos in Qingning City these days, working late and currently on her way here. She asked me to apologize to everyone. She said she would punish herself with three drinks when she arrives. Let’s not talk about that now, let’s talk about the reunion tonight!"

The private room gradually quieted down, and Li Shuai sighed, "Three years of high school, it’s been over a year, almost two, since graduation. In the past two years, someone always had something, which delayed our reunion until now. But no matter what, being able to gather after two years shows that our class hasn’t drifted apart. Come, let’s raise our glasses, hoping our class will always stay together!"

Everyone was moved by Li Shuai’s words, standing up to toast and drink.

Afterwards, everyone sat down to eat, drink, and chat.

However, there were always a few show-offs at reunions.

"Are you at Qing University, Zhang? I heard you got into the student council?" A short guy glanced around, smiling at the guy next to him.

This person named Zhang Liang, his father was one of the top wealthy figures in Qingning City. Everyone knew his family was well-off since high school, so they all called him Young Master Zhang.

Zhang Liang smiled, his eyes showing a trace of pride, "Just a Head of the Publicity Department, not even the student council chairman, nothing to brag about. But Lin Dazhi, you are studying while starting a business. I’ve heard from your dad that you already have a little company?"

Lin Dazhi waved his hand, smiling proudly, "Just a small company, not making much, just over a hundred thousand a month, barely enough to pay the employees’ wages."

"Wow, Dazhi, you’ve got employees?" A girl exclaimed, then laughed charmingly, "If I can’t find a job in the future, can I work for your company?"

Lin Dazhi chuckled, "Of course, I will! You are our class’s Class Flower, just having you at the company entrance would be a sight!"

The Class Flower blushed and gave Lin Dazhi a playful glare, "You’re not serious! Learn from Xia Hau, lose some weight and shed some of that fat!"

Lin Dazhi kept smiling, turning his head to look at Xia Hau, five seats away from him.

"Where have you been recently, Xia Hau? I heard you’ve come to Xuandu City too?"

Upon his question, everyone perked up. Back in school, it was known that Xia Hau had a good relationship with An Yiqing. Now that An Yiqing was the Eldest Miss An, everyone naturally wanted to cozy up if Xia Hau was still in contact with her.

"Yeah, I’ve been studying in Xuandu City."

Lin Dazhi chuckled, "By the way, I remember back in high school you were closest with An Yiqing. How’s that going now? Still in touch?"

Xia Hau shook his head, "We rarely call each other. She’s too busy, it’s hard to meet." This was true; An Yiqing was indeed very busy and didn’t call much. If anything happened, she would directly go to the An Family Villa to find someone, or call Gu Yelin. In short, meeting depended on luck. But as long as Gu Tingting and Ruan Xue acted a bit spoiled, An Yiqing would immediately drop everything and gather friends for eating and drinking.

However, it was really hard to meet, no lie.

But to others, the implication was different. Rarely calling and hard to meet meant they had lost contact. Everyone thought that Xia Hau was just saving face and put it gently.

"Heh, An Yiqing is the Eldest Miss An with a company, it’s understandable if she doesn’t contact small people like us. But Xia Hau, you were so close with her back then, how come she’s a wealthy miss now and doesn’t even acknowledge you?" Zhang Liang said with a weird smile, not clear if he was mocking Xia Hau or slandering An Yiqing.