Outside the Sihai Restaurant, Zhao Ling watched the passing vehicles and then looked at Shi Yuqian beside her, "Are you sure you notified him?"
Shi Yuqian nodded, "He said he was already in the car and should be here soon."
"I'd like to see if he's really as good as you say," Shi Yuqian finished, looking at the passing vehicles again.
About twenty minutes later, a car stopped not far in front of them.
The car door opened, and a figure emerged from the back.
Seeing Yu Daochen, Shi Yuqian walked forward with a smile, "Old classmate, you're finally here."
Zhao Ling stood still, observing Yu Daochen.
White!
Her first impression of this person was his paleness, a sickly kind of white.
Her second impression was his handsomeness.
Yu Daochen smiled, a little embarrassed, "Sorry, I just finished dealing with some matters."
"Let's go inside quickly," Shi Yuqian said, leading Yu Daochen to Zhao Ling, "Old classmate, do you remember her?"
Yu Daochen looked at Zhao Ling, his mind racing to recall who this woman was, but ultimately, he couldn't remember which old classmate she was.
He could only introduce himself awkwardly, "Hello, my name is Yu Daochen."
Zhao Ling could tell that Yu Daochen didn't remember her, and she offered a polite smile, "Old classmate, my name is Zhao Ling. I transferred to the school in the second semester of sixth grade."
She extended her hand, and Yu Daochen nodded, shaking it politely.
The moment their hands touched, Zhao Ling's attention was drawn to Yu Daochen's eyes.
Seeing Zhao Ling staring at him, Yu Daochen smiled faintly and asked, "Is there something dirty on my face?"
"Not at all," Zhao Ling shook her head slightly, a little embarrassed, but inwardly, she was somewhat shocked.
She couldn't see anything in this person's eyes, not even a hint of negative emotion.
It was as if he wasn't from this world at all.
Yu Daochen didn't reply further, merely offering a smile to ease the awkwardness.
Shi Yuqian, standing beside them, saw that they had finished their introductions and said with a smile, "Then let's go inside quickly. The dishes should all be served by now."
Yu Daochen nodded, and Shi Yuqian led them into the Sihai Restaurant, heading to a private room on the second floor.
Pushing open the door to the private room, they saw that a round table was already filled with people, and most of the dishes had been served.
Yu Daochen quickly scanned the room and finally looked at Jin Wei, his brow furrowing slightly.
Why was there a ghost following behind this guy!?
The ghost seemed to sense Yu Daochen's gaze and instinctively hid behind Jin Wei.
Yu Daochen immediately reacted, retracting his gaze and looking back at Jin Wei.
So, he was a fellow practitioner.
But his skill was only a tiny bit... not good enough.
To be precise, he was someone who had only half-stepped into this line of work.
Jin Wei picked up a glass of red wine and walked up to Yu Daochen, a smile on his face.
"Old classmate, do you remember me? You've kept us waiting for a long time. It wouldn't be right if you didn't drink three penalty cups."
"It's only right."
After saying that, Yu Daochen asked, "By the way, who are you?"
The Yang Mai trio beside them saw that Yu Daochen was showing no respect to Jin Wei, and they desperately tried to suppress their laughter.
This guy was finally in trouble.
This felt so good!
Jin Wei's face showed anger, but he quickly suppressed it, saying awkwardly, "Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay. So many years have passed, it's normal not to recognize each other. I'm Jin Wei from elementary school."
Yu Daochen, being an experienced old hand, couldn't miss the sharp coldness emanating from Gao Liang, but he pretended not to notice.
"Oh, it's Gao Liang, I have a slight impression."
It wasn't that he wasn't giving him face, he genuinely didn't know who this person was.
In his memory, he didn't recall anyone like that.
However, he did have some impression of the three people chuckling beside him.
Especially that extremely ugly-looking man, he seemed to be called Gao Liang. In elementary school, everyone called him Platypus.
"Come, sit down and eat," Jin Wei said with a smile.
Yu Daochen nodded, scanned the surroundings, and finally found an empty seat to sit down.
Jin Wei had originally intended to invite Shi Yuqian and Zhao Ling to sit next to him.
But he saw them follow Yu Daochen to another side.
After sitting down and drinking his three penalty cups, Yu Daochen remained silent, as if none of this concerned him at all.
Shi Yuqian was fine, chatting and eating as usual.
However, Zhao Ling kept staring at Yu Daochen, as if watching a movie.
Yu Daochen would occasionally pick up his chopsticks, take a few bites of food, and then put them down.
Perhaps it was Yu Daochen's aura, but ever since he entered, many of the girls had been looking at him intentionally or unintentionally.
This meant that Jin Wei's proud sense of satisfaction had been significantly diminished by Yu Daochen.
Yu Daochen didn't mind; he had been walking the martial world for so many years and was accustomed to being stared at.
He had seen all sorts of gazes: apprehension, fear, admiration, envy, killing intent...
He was always at ease in the face of great storms, never flustered.
Now, facing such a small scene, would he be scared?
It was like someone who dealt with tigers and lions every day suddenly facing a pack of small poodles.
What was the difference between that and playing?
As for Jin Wei, he was at most a lapdog, posing no threat at all.
Yang Mai raised his wine glass and looked at Yu Daochen, "Old Yu, is the food not to your liking?"
Yang Mai's face was full of smiles, but inwardly he cursed.
This guy had gotten handsomer over the years without him noticing.
It was too detestable!
One Jin Wei was bad enough, and now another one who was even more handsome.
Yu Daochen politely raised his wine glass to clink, took a sip, and smiled, "Not at all, I just don't have much appetite today."
Yu Daochen felt miserable inwardly.
Zhao Ling next to him was staring at him as if he owed her three million, making him too embarrassed to eat much.
Besides, he couldn't taste the flavors of these delicacies; apart from the texture, they were no different from steamed buns.
But speaking of which, why was this girl staring at him without eating her food?
There was nothing on his face.
Seeing Zhao Ling constantly staring at Yu Daochen, Jin Wei drank his wine in one gulp, asked Gou Wang to refill his glass, stood up, and looked at Yu Daochen, "Old classmate, where have you been developing yourself all these years?"
Yu Daochen looked at Jin Wei with disdain and chuckled.
This was just a supporting character giving himself a slap in the face.
He was almost becoming the protagonist of a wish-fulfillment novel.
Yu Daochen lazily picked up his wine glass, supported himself with the other hand on the chair, and stood up, grinning, "I just opened a shop in Jiangdu, earning a little money."
"Oh, Jiangdu?" Jin Wei smiled faintly, "Old classmate, what kind of shop is it? A general store or a supermarket?"
Yu Daochen thought for a moment and replied, "It's pretty much the same, no different from a general store."