"Wow, it's boss Li!"
"Lisa, you've become even more beautiful!"
"All you simps, get lost, let me go first."
As soon as Li Lisha entered, the entire room of classmates became excited. Some were joking intentionally, and of course, there were also genuine simps who rushed forward, bowing and scraping with smiles.
Logically speaking, Lin Qingzhu's classmates were all wealthy and influential, yet they still fawned over Li Lisha because her father managed the money. Who would refuse money?
"Hi, Lisa."
Xiao Ai raised her hand and greeted with a smile.
"Boss Li, you're here."
Lin Qingzhu stood up from her seat.
"Simps, get out of the way."
Li Lisha, as if joking, pushed away the male classmates nearby and quickly walked to Lin Qingzhu's side, taking her hand and saying, "What's going on? Why are you suddenly getting married!"
"We met, so we got married."
Lin Qingzhu appropriately pulled Ye Zixiao and introduced them: "Zixiao, this is Miss Lisha, the boss of this Wanmei Club. She's also treating us today."
"Hello, beautiful, I'm Ye Zixiao."
At this moment, Ye Zixiao appeared very gentlemanly.
In this instant, Li Lisha felt a moment of daze.
"Oh my, what a handsome guy!"
After shaking hands with Ye Zixiao, Li Lisha suddenly said loudly, "Classmates, haven't you noticed? Mr. Ye is much handsomer than in his social media posts. Truly, truly, so handsome!"
"Yes, so handsome!"
"Qingzhu is so lucky!"
"What are you saying? Our Qingzhu is the recognized number one beauty in Beihai City. If you ask me, Ye Zixiao is the lucky one, marrying Lin Qingzhu, his ancestors must have smoked blue smoke!"
"…!"
The classmates were chatting and greeting each other.
Ye Zixiao frowned slightly. No one was deliberately hostile, but he still felt uncomfortable. These classmates were too enthusiastic, so enthusiastic it felt intentional.
After the greetings.
Everyone took their seats.
As dishes were being served, a female classmate named Beibei suddenly said loudly, "Oh right, Lisa, I heard the class monitor is coming. Is it true? Has the class monitor returned to the country?"
"Yeah, is he coming?"
"What's the class monitor like now?"
"Lisa, say something!"
The female classmates became excited.
Just then, Ye Zixiao noticed a detail. Lin Qingzhu, who had been smiling professionally, suddenly showed a hint of excitement in her eyes. She seemed to be looking forward to something.
"He's here, he'll be here soon."
Li Lisha glanced at Lin Qingzhu subconsciously.
A violent screech of brakes echoed from downstairs, and a super luxurious SUV stopped at the entrance of the club. A waiter hurried forward and respectfully opened the car door.
"Mr. Chu, please follow me."
"Mr. Chu, be careful of the steps."
Led by several waiters, the young man calmly walked into the club, holding a bouquet of roses with a relaxed smile, looking refined and cultured.
His name was Chu Nantian!
The young masters from official and military circles liked to call him "Crown Prince," not for any other reason than that his father was the current Commander of the Beihai City Garrison, holding significant military power.
The door to the private room opened.
"Hello, classmates?"
Chu Nantian's magnetic voice rang out.
After a moment of silence, the room erupted in wild cheers. All the classmates stood up, rushing enthusiastically towards Chu Nantian, even more fanatically than they had greeted Li Lisha.
It was no wonder.
Chu Nantian received such treatment not just because he was the former class monitor. In this era, it was all about money and power. A military crown prince, who wouldn't want to curry favor with him?
Li Lisha personally went to greet him.
Lin Qingzhu also followed.
A few boys remained seated, feeling a sense of inferiority and unable to join the conversation. The only girl who wasn't excited was Lin Qingzhu's best friend, Xiao Ai.
"Hey."
Xiao Ai nudged Ye Zixiao.
"What's up, beautiful?"
Ye Zixiao was studying what to eat.
"You be careful!"
"What do you mean? Is someone going to kill me?"
"No one's going to kill you, but someone will target you. I consider you a friend, so I'll tell you a secret: the newly arrived class monitor has been pursuing your wife."
"Tsk, what's the big deal? My wife is the number one beauty. If she didn't have many suitors, I'd lose face. Besides, it doesn't matter who pursues her; Qingzhu is mine."
"You're quite confident."
"Naturally."
"Let me tell you another thing. Chu Nantian is pursuing your wife, and Li Lisha is pursuing Chu Nantian. The three of them have been in a love triangle for many years. Do you understand the situation?"
"When do we start eating?!"
Ye Zixiao seemed completely unconcerned.
Xiao Ai rolled her eyes in exasperation.
After a round of fake enthusiasm and fawning, Li Lisha, holding the Crown Prince's hand, sat directly opposite Lin Qingzhu and Ye Zixiao. As soon as they sat down, the two men's eyes met.
"My name is Chu Nantian."
"My name is Ye Zixiao."
"Mr. Ye, you have a distinguished appearance!"
"Are these flowers for me?"
The conversation between the two men quickly ended.
Chu Nantian smiled faintly, stood up, and held the bouquet of roses with both hands, unreservedly presenting them to Lin Qingzhu. He said, "Qingzhu, congratulations on your wedding, I wish you happiness, truly."
"I, thank you, Nantian!"
Lin Qingzhu nervously accepted the roses.
A hint of tears flashed in her eyes!
In fact, Xiao Ai had been quite understated. It wasn't just Chu Nantian pursuing Lin Qingzhu; they had almost gotten together, but Lin Qingzhu's father, Lin Dong, had forcibly separated them.
To be responsible, Chu Nantian was Lin Qingzhu's first love. But before they could officially start dating, Lin Dong had forcefully broken them up. Lin Qingzhu still didn't know why.
Was Chu Nantian not as good as Ye Zixiao?
Lost in thought, Lin Qingzhu subconsciously glanced at Ye Zixiao, only to see him struggling to handle a king crab, not even looking at her flowers.
Roses!
Is this guy an idiot?
"Qingzhu, you've lost weight!"
Chu Nantian spoke again, his eyes full of affection.
"Ah, oh, I've been a bit busy!"
Lin Qingzhu placed the flowers on her lap.
"As a young lady, you should just focus on being beautiful. Don't overexert yourself. Making money is a man's job, right, Mr. Ye?"
Chu Nantian said this, looking at Ye Zixiao.
"How do you eat this crab?"
Ye Zixiao completely ignored him.
This caused the atmosphere to become awkward. The classmates who had been polite to Ye Zixiao suddenly changed their expressions. Although they didn't say anything explicitly, they started whispering.
"Is Ye Zixiao stupid?"
"Can't he see the roses? Is he blind?"
"The Crown Prince is about to unleash his might!"
"Let's not talk for now, let's watch the show."
As the gossiping classmates muttered amongst themselves, Chu Nantian made an even more excessive move. He actually reached out and touched Lin Qingzhu's hair.
With this ambiguous gesture,
Lin Qingzhu almost broke down.
"You, it's been five years since you left!"
Lin Qingzhu didn't dare to look at Ye Zixiao. With her past personality, she would have faced any situation openly. She wouldn't show sadness, nor would she care about Ye Zixiao's thoughts.
But now.
Lin Qingzhu's memories were stirred.
She even felt like she didn't want to get married.
Yet she was afraid Ye Zixiao would explode.
Contradictory.
So contradictory!
"Qingzhu, you're mistaken. It hasn't been five years since we separated, but six years and thirteen days. In these more than six years, I was overseas, and every day I would..."
"Damn it!"
Ye Zixiao suddenly had an episode.