Lin Ziyi chuckled, "Alright, you have a boyfriend now, yet you said you'd accompany me until the end of time. You scumbag."
Su Xiao giggled, "Are you saying I can't light a lamp while you officials are allowed to set fires?" As she spoke, she glanced at Ye Tian.
Su Xiao still looked down on Ye Tian in her heart. Her family background was decent, with both parents being middle-class, and she had formed a set of values from childhood. In her opinion, Ye Tian was just a poor kid with no dreams and no future. What happiness could there be in marrying such a person?
Lin Ziyi said, "Alright, I can't argue with you."
Jiang Hao said, "Let's talk inside."
Thus, the group proceeded into the main hall of the party. The hall was specially decorated in a cocktail party style, with a dining area offering various buffets and drinks.
As they entered the banquet hall, a man with slicked-back hair and a thick gold chain strode over, smiling at Lin Ziyi, "Beautiful Lin, you're as stunning as ever!"
Lin Ziyi thought for a moment before smiling, "Are you Xu Jinwu?"
This young man was named Xu Jinwu, a student who had repeated his senior year in Lin Ziyi's class. Despite repeating a year, he still failed to get into a vocational college and started working in the dried goods business with his parents as soon as he finished school.
Xu Jinwu jiggled the Rolex on his wrist and stroked his shiny, oiled hair, saying, "It's rare for a beauty like you to remember me."
As he spoke, his gaze swept over Su Xiao.
Su Xiao had a sharp eye. With a glance at Xu Jinwu's attire and wristwatch, she knew he was doing very well. She immediately smiled and went to shake his hand, "Old classmate, are you only greeting the beautiful Lin?"
Xu Jinwu chuckled, "Su Xiao! I remember you. Back then, I even had you help me pass love letters to Ziyi."
Ye Tian was unaware of this incident. Hearing Xu Jinwu mention it, he couldn't help but glance at Su Xiao. He didn't have a good impression of Su Xiao; she had often sabotaged his relationship with Lin Ziyi back then.
Su Xiao's attention, however, was entirely focused on Xu Jinwu. She asked, "Xu Jinwu, where are you making your fortune now?"
Xu Jinwu chuckled, "Just a small dried goods business, not a large scale. The annual turnover is tens of millions."
Su Xiao's eyes lit up instantly. She exclaimed dramatically, "Wow! Xu Jinwu, you're amazing! Tens of millions a year, that means the profit is at least tens of millions, right?"
Xu Jinwu laughed heartily, "There are gains and losses. Overall, I make a few million a year."
It was only then that Xu Jinwu noticed Ye Tian. Of course, he recognized Ye Tian, because when he was pursuing Lin Ziyi in their senior year, Ye Tian was Lin Ziyi's boyfriend.
His feelings towards Ye Tian were complex, a mixture of disdain and jealousy. Disdain stemmed from his belief that Ye Tian was incompetent and a poor kid. Jealousy, naturally, was because Ye Tian could date a top beauty like Lin Ziyi.
"Isn't this Ye Tian?" he asked with a half-smile, "I heard you had some trouble and went to jail?"
It's said that one should not hit a man in the face or expose his shortcomings when scolding him. Xu Jinwu's words made Lin Ziyi's heart tighten, and her pretty face immediately fell. She said, "Xu Jinwu, this is not right!"
With that, she pulled Ye Tian, intending to walk away and not say another word to this Xu Jinwu.
Xu Jinwu reached out to stop Lin Ziyi, a smile on his face, "Ziyi, don't be angry, I was just joking."
As his hand was about to touch Lin Ziyi's shoulder, Ye Tian waved his hand. Xu Jinwu's entire left side went numb, and his right arm immediately dropped, becoming completely useless.
He was greatly shocked. What was happening?
Ye Tian ignored him and went to another spot with Lin Ziyi.
Amidst his shock, Xu Jinwu cursed hatefully, "What kind of person is this Ye Tian! What I earn in a day is more than he earns in a year!"
Su Xiao quickly chimed in, "Exactly. Look at his aloof expression, he's indifferent to everyone. Hmph, if Ziyi wasn't here today, would he even be able to attend a class reunion of this caliber?"
Xu Jinwu shook his arm, gradually regaining sensation. He sneered coldly, "I'll make him pay later!"