CHAPTER 553: CHAPTER 307 FOCUS OF THE GATHERING_2

The meaning of these words being divisive is too obvious, everyone can hear it.

Liu Ying’s face immediately turned a bit unpleasant. Fortunately, none of the classmates wanted to make this reunion unpleasant, so a few of them quickly chimed in with jokes and banter, shifting the topic away.

Only Tang Mengjie and Liu Ying, the two women, couldn’t quite see eye to eye and remained silent.

However, soon enough, each of their sycophantic admirers came over to strike up a conversation, and they quickly got absorbed in their chats.

Meanwhile, Chen Feng was also surrounded by a few male classmates, chattering away and asking him about how he made money starting his company, with some even seeking advice on stock trading.

Of course, their enthusiasm was mainly fueled by the desire to establish connections with Chen Feng, and even a couple among them had already thought about seizing the opportunity to borrow money from him.

People praising the wealthy—it’s only human nature.

Chen Feng had originally intended to keep a low profile at this gathering, but unexpectedly, he had become the center of attention. This just goes to show how unpredictable life can be.

After dealing with these classmates for half an hour, finally, Zhang Kewei brought over Cao Li and Yuan Hua, the couple. With the addition of these old classmates, the atmosphere in the private room became even livelier.

After the buzz settled, Chen Tao, unable to contain himself, said loudly, "Is everyone here? If so, let’s get started, I’m starving since I haven’t eaten dinner."

Zhang Kewei, as the initiator, quickly laughed and said, "There’s still Cao Jun and Jiang Shasha on their way."

"Ah, are they coming too? Didn’t Cao Jun say he wasn’t available today? And Jiang Shasha, didn’t she also say in the group chat that she couldn’t make it?"

Among the classmates, Cao Jun and Jiang Shasha had the strongest presence. Cao Jun was sociable and articulate, often organizing class reunions, while Jiang Shasha was notable due to her current profession.

Zhang Kewei explained with a smile, "Originally, Cao Jun wasn’t planning to come, but then Jiang Shasha decided to attend, so he followed suit."

Hearing this, those who understood naturally understood, and some even wore knowing smiles.

At this point, Zhang Kewei looked at Chen Feng and said, "Chen Feng, this was a sudden turn of events. I only found out Cao Jun was coming back on the way, otherwise, I would’ve informed you beforehand."

The classmates pretty much all remember the incident back in the day when Chen Feng and Cao Jun got into a fight in the classroom over pursuing Liu Ying.

Liu Ying, as the class belle, had a strong presence, and Cao Jun, as the class committee secretary, often fostered camaraderie with classmates, also had a notable presence.

And back then, Chen Feng was pretty ordinary besides being somewhat handsome, until he was memorably linked to publicly being humiliated by Liu Ying and fighting with Cao Jun in the classroom.

But now Chen Feng is a wealthy figure worth tens of millions or even more, leaving an even bigger impression on his classmates.

Seeing everyone’s eyes on him, Chen Feng said quite calmly, "If he’s coming, then so be it. I don’t mind. But I’ve always had a poor impression of Cao Jun. When he arrives, don’t bother trying to persuade me to make up with him, it’s unnecessary."

Everyone exchanged glances, but no one stepped forward to mediate.

Only Zhang Kewei sighed and said, "You, really."

While he was speaking, two people walked in one after the other. The man, wearing glasses with a slightly balding head, a white shirt, casual trousers, shiny black leather shoes, neither too tall nor too short, not too fat nor too thin, maintained a good figure, with a confident smile on his face.

The woman had shoulder-length straight hair, dressed in a white shirt on top and wide-leg pants on the bottom, paired with white sneakers. This black-and-white combination looked very simple yet refreshing.

This man and woman were Cao Jun and Jiang Shasha.

Cao Jun gave off the aura of a successful social figure, while Jiang Shasha appeared as a career woman.

However, compared to Cao Jun, Jiang Shasha had changed significantly. Firstly, she no longer wore glasses. In some blurred memories, Chen Feng clearly remembered that during school days, she wore a tacky floral-patterned pair of glasses that she hadn’t changed for four years. She also constantly kept her head down, lacking confidence, barely dared to communicate with anyone.

Now, without glasses, she carried a poised and confident demeanor, to the point that without knowing, she would have been unrecognizable.

"You two finally came. We were just waiting for you."

"Alright, let’s start! Start the session!"

A few guys were shouting.

"Shasha, come sit over here."

A few girls waved to Jiang Shasha.

Jiang Shasha’s bright eyes scanned around, pausing slightly on Chen Feng before going over to sit next to Liu Ying.

Back in the school days, she was closest to a girl from the same class who lived in the same dormitory. However, she wasn’t present today. Among the girls present, Liu Ying was the one who had kept in touch with her, even taking the time for a meal together.

Meanwhile, Cao Jun also scanned the old classmates, his gaze briefly paused on Chen Feng too, then he waved a big hand and said with a smile, "To express my apology, this meal is on me, eat and drink to your heart’s content. If you get drunk, I’ll arrange a hotel."

"Great! What a man!"

"Brother Cao, you’re impressive!"

"Awesome! Can we have a bottle of Moutai?"

Cao Jun laughed and said, "It’s hard to tell the authenticity of the Moutai here. If you really want to drink it, I’ll bring a genuine bottle to the next reunion."

"Great, I’m holding you to that. No backing out."

"Certainly not."

"Okay, count me in too."

"Count me in."

"It’s best to add a few more bottles of Moutai. Otherwise, it won’t be enough to drink."

A few male classmates echoed in jest, and Cao Jun had to pretend to beg for mercy, saying, "Classmates, have mercy, have mercy."

Everyone had a good laugh, filling the private room with joy.

Now that everyone was here, the session started right away. About a dozen people sat around the big table, Chen Feng to the left, separated by one seat from Chen Tao, with Jiang Shasha next, followed by Liu Ying.

Cao Jun hesitated a bit before going over to greet Chen Tao, "Brother Tao, can I sit here with you?"

Everyone looked over at their direction.

Chen Tao looked a bit surprised at Cao Jun, then glanced at Chen Feng and stood up saying, "Sure, you can sit."

Cao Jun sat down as he wished, with a beaming smile he looked at Chen Feng and said, "Chen Feng, we haven’t seen each other in a long time. Seeing you now, you’re as striking as ever, still so handsome."

This compliment-laden sentence was indeed hard to find offensive. But Chen Feng simply couldn’t stand him, without pretending to be mature and forgiving, chuckling the past grudges, just said lightly, "You’re the same, still eloquent, socially adept, seem to be doing very well."

This statement clearly carried a sarcastic tone, and everyone could hear it.