Li Se certainly understood Chen Bin's meaning, but he really had no interest in Cheng Mengsi at the moment. His romantic life had been quite complicated recently.
As for this class reunion, Li Se wasn't very eager to go. He had just encountered Yu Hongwei and a few others today. To be honest, he'd rather not see classmates like them.
Chen Bin said, "Li Se, let's go together. You have money now anyway, and you broke up with Zhang Yunyun. You're a typical eligible bachelor."
"Alright," Li Se agreed.
The next day.
Li Se received a message from Chen Bin. The location of the class reunion was the Sheng Long Grand Hotel, an establishment owned by the Shen Group. He even possessed a black gold card for it, allowing him free access.
Upon arriving at the hotel entrance, Li Se saw Chen Bin waiting for him.
"I have good news for you, Cheng Mengsi really came," Chen Bin said, assuming Li Se was coming for Cheng Mengsi. After all, she was the former class beauty, and with Li Se's current wealth, it wouldn't be difficult to win her over.
Entering the hotel's private room, Li Se saw many familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar faces. Yu Hongwei and his group were among them. Amidst these old classmates, Cheng Mengsi was undoubtedly the most striking.
She was dressed very fashionably, with makeup on her face, and she looked even more beautiful than during their university days, exuding a captivating charm.
Cheng Mengsi also noticed Li Se, but a hint of disdain flickered in her beautiful eyes.
"Yo, isn't this Li Se? You were a top student in school. You must be doing the best out of all of us after graduation!" Yu Hongwei exclaimed loudly as soon as he saw Li Se, as if afraid everyone wouldn't hear.
Many people looked at Li Se with scrutinizing gazes. During university, Li Se's performance had been exceptionally outstanding, coupled with his handsome looks. He naturally attracted the admiration of many women, receiving numerous love letters, which indeed made many envious.
Of course, some knew what Li Se had been up to recently, like Yuan Jiating.
"I heard you're delivering food," Yuan Jiating said with a chuckle. "I say, Li Se, you were a top student. How did you end up like this after graduation? Delivering food? One might think our university was quite rubbish."
"No way, delivering food?"
"Are you kidding me? Is that true?"
"Li Se, you're really delivering food?"
Many were astonished. After all, Li Se had been a top student; no matter what, he shouldn't be delivering food. However, at this moment, their attitude towards Li Se had changed slightly. Their gazes carried a hint of contempt, as if they felt superior to Li Se.
"What's wrong with delivering food?" Li Se sat down indifferently. "Your earnings might not even be as much as mine."
"Pfft..." Some couldn't help but laugh. A food delivery person daring to compare their income to theirs was simply laughable.
"That impressive, are you saying we can't even compare to delivering food?" Yuan Jiating seemed to be deliberately setting a trap for Li Se.
"You could say that," Li Se nodded.
"I say, Li Se, aren't you overestimating yourself?" Yu Hongwei sneered. "I heard Zhang Yunyun will also be here today. You asked her for 300,000 yuan a while ago. Maybe you can get it back today."
"What's going on?" Some classmates who didn't know what had happened asked.
Yu Hongwei didn't mind sharing Li Se's embarrassing story, recounting it with gusto, "It's like this: Li Se and Zhang Yunyun were together in university, you all probably know that, right? But a while ago, Zhang Yunyun felt there was no future with him, so she dumped him. Guess what Li Se did? He actually wanted back all the money he had spent on Zhang Yunyun over the years, totaling about 300,000 yuan."
As soon as these words were spoken, the way everyone looked at Li Se changed drastically. Their gazes were filled with more disdain. The money had already been spent; what right did he have to ask for it back?
Cheng Mengsi couldn't help but raise her eyes and sneer, "Li Se, aren't you a bit unmanly? You can actually ask for money back?"
She felt somewhat fortunate that she hadn't gotten together with Li Se back then, otherwise, she would have been the one asked for money.
Li Se was somewhat annoyed. He knew without a doubt that Zhang Yunyun was the one spreading these rumors, twisting the facts.
Chen Bin couldn't stand it anymore and snorted, "Don't believe everything you hear, okay?"
"Chen Bin, this is the truth," Yu Hongwei said, knowing Chen Bin had some capability, so he didn't dare to use too harsh a tone.
Chen Bin was about to defend Li Se, but at that moment, the private room door opened, and two people entered. One of them was Zhang Yunyun.
As soon as Zhang Yunyun saw Li Se, her eyes held venom, but she said nothing and found a seat.
The other person was quite remarkable. Dressed in a suit, wearing a tie and glasses, he had the air of a leader. He was arguably one of the most successful among them, Wu Qi.
"Section Chief Wu," Yu Hongwei immediately stood up to greet Wu Qi.
Upon hearing the title, everyone quickly stood up. Just the title alone indicated that Wu Qi worked for the government, and was in a leadership position.
Wu Qi also put on a leader-like demeanor, waving his hand. "Please, sit down. It's a class reunion, so don't call me Section Chief. Just call me Wu Qi."
"Section Chief Wu, how can we dare?" Yu Hongwei flattered him. "You're with the Administration for Industry and Commerce now. We'll have to trouble Section Chief Wu with many things in the future."
Wu Qi smiled and said, "Yu Hongwei, you can't just trouble me without reason. I'm in my position to fulfill my duties, to serve the people, and cannot help you cut corners arbitrarily."
His words immediately made everyone feel that they were on a different level from Wu Qi. His work was already about serving the people.
"Section Chief Wu, you're the most successful among us now," Cheng Mengsi said, leaning close to Wu Qi with a hint of coquettishness in her voice.
Wu Qi smiled and replied, "It's nothing much, just a section chief. However, give me some time, and I'll be able to climb higher."
Because of Wu Qi's status, everyone was extremely respectful towards him, almost revolving around him.
Wu Qi was actually a petty person. During university, he had been quite at odds with Li Se because he also liked Jiang Ranran, but Jiang Ranran was always with Li Se. Now, encountering Li Se at the class reunion, he was initially surprised, then spoke with a mocking tone, "Well, well, isn't this our university scholar Li? How come you're attending the class reunion? I thought you wouldn't come."