Capítulo 1496: Chapter 1695: The So-Called Class Reunion!

Regarding the other aspects of the four forbidden zones, Hao Jian isn’t very clear, but when it comes to the behaviors of the bosses of the four managers, he’s all too familiar.

So, Hao Jian has never had a good impression of the four forbidden zones.

They would even think of sending people to Hua City to recklessly kill innocents to lure him into action, so naturally, they’d do anything against morals and ethics.

Since they are waiting for him to make a move in the Huaxia Ancient Martial Artist Tournament, then he might as well meet them and see who’s behind stirring up trouble in this matter.

The Huaxia Ancient Martial Artist Tournament is held every three years and garners major attention in the Huaxia ancient martial arts world.

It affects the ranking of forces among the Huaxia martial artists. If any individual or family or a certain force shines brightly in the competition, then similarly, their status in the Huaxia ancient martial arts world will rise in the coming three years. However, if they don’t gain any advantage in the next competition after three years, their status will decline.

The world is such that it’s survival of the fittest. If you’re strong, others will curry favor with you, nodding and bowing to you, but if you’re not, sorry, just stay away.”

It’s an unwritten rule, a common practice.

But since the Huaxia Ancient Martial Artist Tournament is still a few days away, Hao Jian doesn’t plan to set off today. Instead, he prepares to rest for a day or two before making plans to leave.

The day quickly passed by.

The next day, when the first light of dawn appeared, Hao Jian hadn’t opened his eyes yet, and then he was woken up by Liang Yuwei.

Due to convenience and having a vacation these days, Liang Yuwei, under the guise of protecting Hao Jian, directly lived here.

Luckily, there were many empty rooms in the villa. Shu Ya only returns at night to sleep and hurriedly leaves for work in the morning. Xie Qianqian sleeps on the couch, a habit she seems to have developed over time.

So with plenty of rooms, Liang Yuwei staying here wasn’t a problem.

Early in the morning, she came to Hao Jian’s room and woke him up.

Hao Jian looked at her sleepily. If anyone wanted to sleep at that moment, no one would want it more than Hao Jian.

But he had no choice; he had to get dressed and get up.

Liang Yuwei turned her back while Hao Jian put on his clothes before turning around.

“What’s the matter, just say it!” Hao Jian said.

Liang Yuwei blinked and said, “Alright, I’ll tell you. Today is my high school class reunion. I wasn’t planning to go, but if I’m the only one not attending, it would be awkward. Besides, most of them work in Hua City, and we might run into each other, so I’d better go. But…”

She paused, then said, “But… the main issue is that if I leave, who will protect you? Yan Chen is quite scheming, and if she takes the chance to retaliate against you while I’m away, then what?”

Hearing this, Hao Jian was both crying and laughing. If only he could reveal his true identity to her. Moreover, that delicate-looking person lying on the couch is actually the top assassin on the Assassin’s List.

Of course, he wouldn’t tell Liang Yuwei any of this.

Liang Yuwei said, “So, for your safety, you have to come with me to the reunion!”

Hao Jian was brushing his teeth and almost spat out the foam when he heard this.

He turned around and saw Liang Yuwei’s twinkling eyes and said, “Protect me? More like at the reunion there are always a few guys wanting to hit on you; you want me there to fend them off, right?”

Liang Yuwei seemed to have her thoughts exposed, and she gave Hao Jian a glare.

Hao Jian continued, “Also, do you think I’m especially handsome and bringing me along would make you look good, and have me pretend to be your boyfriend to shine a bit, haha…”

Saying this, Hao Jian chuckled lasciviously.

“You’re asking for it!”

Liang Yuwei playfully punched Hao Jian with her little fists.

If it were anything else, Hao Jian might not have agreed, but for something like this, he had no objections. After all, he had nothing better to do, and turning down a beauty’s request would be ungentlemanly and not match his style.

So Hao Jian said, “Alright, I’ll reluctantly be your boyfriend for this occasion.”

Liang Yuwei felt immensely pleased inside, but outwardly she tried to appear calm.

Actually, she always wanted to attend the reunion each year because there are always a few self-important guys bugging her. But this time, with Hao Jian pretending to be her boyfriend, it would save her a lot of hassle.

So, as someone who normally doesn’t bother much with appearances, Hao Jian let Liang Yuwei clean him up a bit, and after she was done, he looked much more refreshed.

Then she lightly dolled herself up, and the two of them set off in Liang Yuwei’s car for the venue of the class reunion.

Actually, class reunions are always the same: eat a meal, then go sing karaoke. It seems like there are no other activities besides these two, so most people aren’t really interested in attending reunions.

After all, unless they were really close, the so-called “classmate friendship” tends to dissipate after all these years. When they talk about getting together, it’s mostly just for show. Everyone knows how much, or how little, they really feel for one another.

They claim to meet under the guise of preventing the dilution of years of classmate camaraderie. But really, it’s just some who, after graduation, got rich, became bosses, got promoted, or those second-generation rich or officials showing off.

Liang Yuwei wasn’t too bothered by this.

Liang Yuwei was driving, while Hao Jian sat in the passenger seat looking quite disinterested, which wasn’t surprising.

Following the address sent in the class’s WeChat group, Liang Yuwei expertly drove them to their destination.

After getting out of the car, Hao Jian’s first impression was that the hotel appeared grand and classy, but with a whiff of that nouveau riche aura.

Two tall doormen stood at the hotel’s entrance. Upon seeing Liang Yuwei parking her car, one of them immediately ran over to take the keys she handed over to park the car, while the other bent respectfully to ask her, “Are you Miss Liang?”

Liang Yuwei was initially surprised that they recognized her but then remembered the venue was at her classmate Hou Longtao’s family hotel, which must have been specially arranged, so she understood.

“Yes, I am.” Liang Yuwei said.

Then the doorman said, “Young Master Hou has made arrangements; please follow me.”

After that, the doorman led the way for Liang Yuwei and Hao Jian into the hotel.

Hao Jian found it boring, so he just followed behind Liang Yuwei without saying a word.

Soon, the doorman led them to a very large private room, which looked like one of the most top-tier ones in the hotel.

Upon reaching the private room door, the doorman said, “Young Master Hou is inside, awaiting Miss Liang’s arrival. Please, Miss Liang.”

With that, the doorman personally opened the door for them to enter, and then closed it behind them as he left.

As soon as Liang Yuwei entered, a large group of people sitting around the dining table turned their attention to her.

Seated opposite in a suit was Hou Longtao. Being the first to spot Liang Yuwei and as the host, he was the first to speak.

“Yuwei is here, our beautiful Yuwei has arrived!” Hou Longtao said.

At this moment, everyone shifted their gaze towards the door.

Immediately, someone chimed in, “Ah, Yuwei’s here, how long has it been? You’ve become even more beautiful.”

A chubby man followed up, “Yes, our Yuwei is getting more gorgeous. She was a school beauty back then, but who would’ve thought she’d keep becoming more and more beautiful after all these years. It

makes me proud to tell people that Yuwei was my classmate back in the day!”

Another guy stood up and said, “Yeah, knowing our beautiful Yuwei was probably the luckiest thing for me in those high school years.”

Hearing this inexplicable flattery, Liang Yuwei felt a wave of awkwardness but could only pretend with a smiling face.

If she had known it would be like this, she wouldn’t have come no matter how much they persuaded her. It’s always the same flattery; these reunions are so pointless.

Just then, Hou Longtao suddenly said, “Oh Yuwei, everyone’s already here and you’re just now arriving. According to the set time, you’re late. Being late isn’t okay; you have to drink three penalty glasses, or else no one will be happy!”

Someone else chimed in.

“Yes, yes, if you don’t drink three penalty glasses for being late, we won’t be happy!”

“Punish with drinks, punish with drinks, haha…”

Before Liang Yuwei could speak, Hou Longtao had already brought out a wine glass, and without hesitation, poured a full glass and walked over.

He then said, “Yuwei, three penalty glasses.”

Liang Yuwei looked awkward. Though usually bold, everyone knew she couldn’t drink. Just one drink and her face would turn red, she’d get drunk, and yet here was Hou Longtao bringing such a large glass over, saying she had to drink three penalty glasses. Drinking three large glasses would be enough to make her drunk, and she’d just arrived—how would the rest of the event carry on if she got drunk?