novelraw Chapter 674 : End-of-Year Gathering
Chapter 674 : End-of-Year Gathering
Chapter 674: End-of-Year Gathering
Everyone close to Chen Fan knew Su Ruochu's importance in his heart.
Especially Ma Xiaoshuai, Luo Wenjie, and Wu Di, who understood Chen Fan better. This guy had never lacked women of all types around him since his school days.
But no woman could replace Su Ruochu's position in Chen Fan's heart.
Ma Xiaoshuai had once joked that Su Ruochu must have been Chen Fan's mother in a past life, otherwise, this guy wouldn't be so fond of her, even to the point of doting on her.
In the private room, everyone sat casually instead of according to status, just like they used to in university.
Chen Fan had Wu Di on his left and Su Ruochu on his right, with Su Ruochu next to her closest friend, Song Linlin.
Today's dinner was mainly to welcome Su Ruochu back.
Everyone understood Su Ruochu's importance to Chen Fan. Some things might be inconvenient to ask old Chen for, but if you could get Su Ruochu to speak up, old Chen would definitely help without a second thought.
This was a case of one thing overcoming another.
Among them, Guo Shuai had known Chen Fan and Su Ruochu the earliest, but he had already mixed well with the 519 group.
Only Guo Shuai's girlfriend, Miaomiao, was the most unfamiliar.
She had been very nervous and excited before coming.
Because she had officially joined the music studio under Feifan Media, becoming one of its members, and no longer worked as a resident performer at the bar.
To some extent, Chen Fan was her boss's boss's boss.
So she was very nervous, changing her outfit several times before coming.
But when she actually sat down for the meal, Miaomiao found the atmosphere completely different from what she had imagined.
At the bar, she was somewhat famous.
But here, no one paid attention to her existence.
The group didn't excessively flatter Chen Fan for being the big boss.
The topics didn't always revolve around Chen Fan either. Everyone was just like a group of old classmates, eating, drinking, and chatting casually, very relaxed.
Miaomiao was very clever, setting herself the goal of watching more, speaking less, and making fewer mistakes.
So she kept observing secretly.
She discovered that the atmosphere at the table wasn't something everyone was deliberately maintaining, but that each person truly didn't treat Chen Fan as a billionaire big boss.
In their eyes, Chen Fan was an old classmate, a dormmate.
However, if observed carefully, she could still see some differences.
For example, her boyfriend Guo Shuai was very casual and natural in front of Chen Fan, and had no restraint at all towards Su Ruochu, calling her "sister-in-law" without fear of offending her.
Another was Ma Xiaoshuai, who truly treated Chen Fan just as a buddy, and apart from that, his eyes were only on his girlfriend.
Of the remaining two, Wu Di was a civil servant, very good at reading people. Even though he was trying his best to steer the conversation, Miaomiao could see that Wu Di was actually constantly trying to engage Chen Fan in conversation.
Then there was Luo Wenjie, laughing and joking, occasionally even telling a dirty joke.
Even when facing Chen Fan, he would occasionally tease him a bit.
But when facing Su Ruochu, he was truly well-behaved, as if afraid of offending her.
Miaomiao quickly realized that Su Ruochu was the key.
Everyone clearly understood Su Ruochu's importance to Chen Fan.
She had only met Su Ruochu once before at the bar.
So when Su Ruochu actively chatted and clinked glasses with her during the meal, Miaomiao was so excited she almost stood up.
She excitedly discovered that originally when she chose Guo Shuai as her boyfriend, no one around her approved, even looking down on him for having been in prison.
But now, possibly because of her boyfriend, her future might really take off...
"I called Hao-zi and Han Xu a couple of days ago. They said it's been a long time since everyone got together, so they're planning to come to Yunhai for a gathering before going home for the New Year," Ma Xiaoshuai said to Chen Fan with a smile.
Chen Fan's eyes lit up: "That's great news."
Ma Xiaoshuai asked, "You two aren't in a hurry to go home, right?"
"Not at all, even if we were in a hurry, we'd have to have a meal with them before leaving."
Beside them, Song Linlin hesitated for a moment before saying softly, "Some people from our dorm are also saying they want to come for a gathering."
Hearing this, Wu Di's expression immediately froze.
"Um... is Su Qing coming?"
Song Linlin glanced at Wu Di, seeming to still hold some resentment towards him.
"She's your girlfriend, why are you asking me about this?"
In front of so many people, Wu Di's expression became a bit awkward. He smiled sheepishly and said,
"I called her a few days ago, but she didn't mention this."
Ma Xiaoshuai secretly tugged at Song Linlin. Only then did Song Linlin speak up.
"Su Qing said she's coming, along with Sun Min, Lu Wei, and Liu Qianqian."
There were six people in Dorm 326, but Song Linlin only mentioned five names.
Li Jiao wasn't included.
It seemed that even now, the girls in the dorm hadn't forgiven Li Jiao for what she did back then.
Chen Fan glanced at Luo Wenjie beside him, but unfortunately, Brother Jie and Li Jiao hadn't ended up together.
Luo Wenjie, chewing a piece of beef, asked seemingly casually,
"Liu Qianqian... what is she doing now?"
Song Linlin felt a bit annoyed. You have the nerve to ask about Liu Qianqian?
It seems you were the one who abandoned her back then, right?
But in front of so many people, Song Linlin didn't go too far, just mumbled,
"She's doing well. If you have anything you want to ask, why don't you ask her yourself when you see her?"
No one mentioned Li Jiao. It was as if everyone deliberately ignored this name.
Think back then, Li Jiao used one instance of stealing a dormmate's boyfriend to end her friendship with 326.
Then later, she used one instance of cheating to end her friendship with 519.
The meal was enjoyed by both hosts and guests, everyone had a great time.
After the meal, Wu Di and Brother Jie clamored about going to KTV to continue.
Chen Fan looked at Su Ruochu beside him, and seeing that no one was drunk, he nodded.
"Singing is fine, but we can't stay out too late. My Ruochu just flew back today, she needs to rest."
Ma Xiaoshuai teased with a smile, "Don't worry, we won't be too late. We won't interfere with you two going back to make babies."
The group started to cheer along.
The comment made Su Ruochu hide behind Chen Fan, while Song Linlin directly gave Ma Xiaoshuai a kick.
Chen Fan pointed at Ma Xiaoshuai.
"Alright. When we get to the private room later, watch me drink you under the table."
Ma Xiaoshuai stuck out his neck and shouted, "Bring it on, who's afraid of who!"
"How about this: the loser has to run naked around the school gate, shouting out their enrollment year, college name, class, dorm, and name?"
Ma Xiaoshuai was scared stiff.
"Big brother, are we really going that far?"
Brother Jie laughed and added fuel to the fire.
"No worries, if you lose, you can shout that you're Wu Di."
Wu Di, who had been sending text messages behind them, immediately got angry when he heard this.
"Damn. Thanks a lot, you jerk."
Song Linlin pulled Chen Fan's hand and walked forward.
"Don't mind them, they're a bunch of lunatics."