After pondering for a moment, Li Meiying decided to attend the class reunion.

The Zhang Xiaoxue incident had always been a burden on her heart; each time she thought about it, she chose to escape, but this time she decided to confront it.

As soon as she stepped out of her house, Li Meiying was taken aback because she saw a familiar figure, Lin Chen.

"Lin Chen, what are you doing here?" Li Meiying asked curiously.

"Oh, I was just passing by. Ms. Li, do you live here?" Lin Chen said, scratching his head.

The truth was, Lin Chen had appeared here because he was still worried about Ms. Li, so he had Sun Xu find out her address. He hadn't expected to bump into Li Meiying just as she was leaving her house.

Li Meiying looked at Lin Chen standing before her, his handsome face and strong physique. Although he was just eighteen, his face carried a maturity rarely seen in young people.

Her eyes lit up, and she grabbed Lin Chen's hand," Lin Chen, can you do your teacher a favor?"

"What favor? Ms. Li, are you feeling 'thirsty' again? Okay, to satisfy your desires, I've decided to sacrifice myself," Lin Chen said with a martyr's resolve.

"Get out of here, who asked you to sacrifice yourself? I want you to pretend to be my boyfriend," Li Meiying said, her cheeks reddening.

"Boyfriend!" Lin Chen was first taken aback then nodded.

"Being your boyfriend is fine, but from now on, you have to approve my leaves when I ask for them," Lin Chen said with a smile.

"That's not possible; you have your college entrance exams coming up, and I must be responsible," Li Meiying said, shaking her head.

Lin Chen laughed, "Don't worry, it won't affect my studies. This time in the monthly exam, I ranked first!"

"First? How is that possible?" Li Meiying knew well Lin Chen's academic performance; it was impossible for him to be first.

"How about this, if when the results are published tomorrow I am first in the monthly exam, you must grant me leave whenever I ask," Lin Chen proposed with a smile.

"Alright, no problem," Li Meiying readily agreed.

"I'll drive you there," Lin Chen offered, pointing to a car not far off.

"That QQ over there?" Li Meiying asked with a laugh.

Lin Chen nodded, "Yes, let's go."

When they walked to the front of the car, Lin Chen pressed the car remote. The QQ did not respond, but instead, a BMW 740 nearby made a sound.

"This!" Looking at the car key in Lin Chen's hand, Li Meiying was shocked.

"You actually drive a BMW 740?" In Li Meiying's eyes, Lin Chen had always been a very simple boy from a not-so-well-off family, which is why she often helped him out.

But she never would have thought that Lin Chen drove a BMW.

"Is this car yours?" Li Meiying asked, stunned.

"Haha, it's a secret!" Lin Chen laughed and pushed Li Meiying into the car.

Watching Lin Chen's profile as he drove, Li Meiying suddenly felt a bit lost.

Such a handsome young man, sunny and charming, the most important thing was that he also exuded a man's allure.

"No, no, he's my student, how can I be having these thoughts," Li Meiying shook her head.

The hotel was not far from Li Meiying's home; chatting along the way, the two arrived at the reunion venue in half an hour.

"Let's go," Li Meiying said with a smile after parking the car.

"Ms. Li, we are supposed to be boyfriend and girlfriend, you should be holding my arm!" Lin Chen said with a laugh.

"This!" Li Meiying's cheeks reddened, but considering that they had already done that kind of thing together, what was linking arms in comparison?

Li Meiying, arm in arm with Lin Chen, walked into the hotel side by side.

The hotel was a DY five-star hotel, typically patronized by wealthy DY locals, and as Lin Chen entered the private room, it was already full of people.

"Meiying, you're here," Zhang Xiaoxue said with a smile as she stood up.

Seeing Zhu Tao next to Zhang Xiaoxue made Li Meiying subtly change her expression.

At that moment, Zhu Tao also stood up, "Meiying, long time no see."

Li Meiying nodded at him without saying a word.

Then, Zhang Xiaoxue sweetly took Zhu Tao's arm and said, "Meiying, this guy doesn't need an introduction, right? He's now the big deal – the general manager of Huaxin Group, with a net worth in the tens of millions."

"Zhang Xiaoxue is really lucky to have found Zhu Tao as her husband," other female classmates said enviously.

Just then, Zhang Xiaoxue, noticing Lin Chen beside Li Meiying, paused and asked, "Who is this?"

Lin Chen smiled slightly and spoke first, "I'm her boyfriend, hello everyone."

Zhang Xiaoxue glanced at Lin Chen and let out a cold laugh.

Lin Chen was dressed somewhat shabbily, clearly looking like a poor man from a village; contempt and disgust flickered in her eyes.

"So, you're Meiying's boyfriend? My, my, Meiying, your tastes have really 'improved,'" Zhang Xiaoxue said sarcastically.

Li Meiying gave a slight smile and ignored the remark, but Lin Chen's brow furrowed as he said, "This lady really has an eye for men. You wouldn't have fallen for me at first sight, would you? Otherwise, why don't you dump that guy next to you, and I can keep you as a spare."

"What... what are you talking about?" Zhang Xiaoxue's face suddenly changed upon hearing Lin Chen's words.

"Chen, stop messing around." Seeing Zhang Xiaoxue fuming, Li Meiying outwardly scolded Lin Chen, yet she couldn't help but laugh inwardly.

As the two took their seats, the banquet began. Such class reunions were ostensibly to reconnect, but there was also an element of showing off.

Especially Zhang Xiaoxue, who constantly boasted about how rich Zhu Tao was.

Pointing at her LV bag, she said, "See this bag? My husband spent hundreds of thousands to buy it in Italy."

"And look at this Patek Philippe watch, worth a hefty sum too, a one-year anniversary gift from Honey."

The other female classmates all looked on enviously, but Li Meiying was completely indifferent, not caring at all.

Hmph! Clearly jealous yet pretending to be nonchalant, Zhang Xiaoxue was infuriated by Li Meiying's dismissive attitude.

Her gaze fell on Lin Chen as she sneered, "Meiying, what does your boyfriend do? Judging by his clothes, he doesn't work at a construction site, does he?"

Her words immediately provoked laughter around the table.

"Ah, Meiying, it would have been so much better if you had stayed with Zhu Tao, but you ended up with a guy from the countryside."

"You don't know? I heard she was dumped by Zhu Tao back then."

Hearing the crowd's discussion, Li Meiying couldn't help but frown.

"Xiaoxue, don't talk nonsense. Meiying is a teacher at a key high school; how could she be with a laborer from a construction site!" Zhu Tao said as if he was scolding his girlfriend, but his face carried a hint of pride.

"I'm not saying—look at her boyfriend's clothes; you can tell he's from the countryside. And when the food arrived, he just focused on eating, as if he hasn't had such delicious food in a long time,"

As Zhang Xiaoxue spoke, she disdainfully looked at Lin Chen, with a very pleased expression, "Hey, you must not have tasted such good food before, right? Don't be shy, eat more. It's rare to encounter such an occasion. I guess each dish here costs a few months of your income. Don't worry, my husband is paying, so please eat to your heart's content."