Chapter 550 - 549: Class Reunion 4

"Su Xue Mei, you’re completely shameless."

To be honest, Su Xue Mei’s game wasn’t very strong. Plenty of people in the private room could see right through her manipulative, "green tea" act.

Having secured his position as CEO of the Lu Family’s company at the young age of twenty-five, Lu Yunque had seen all sorts of people. Compared to his clients, someone like Su Xue Mei wasn’t even half as cunning.

You couldn’t call Su Xue Mei’s little stunt stupid, but you could say the head on her shoulders was probably just there to make her taller.

"You... I didn’t do anything! What gives you the right to say that to me!"

Of course, Su Xue Mei wasn’t about to admit there was anything wrong with what she’d just said. As she shot back, the rims of her eyes turned red.

Anyone who didn’t know better might have thought they’d ganged up on her.

Yun Zijin mentally rolled her eyes. ’With the way her eyes were practically glued to Lu Yunque just now, did she really think no one else could see it?’

Wang Shuming also found Su Xue Mei’s behavior completely out of line.

"Classmate Su, if there’s nothing else, you can return to your seat.

This is a class reunion, not a business dinner. We’re not doing that whole pressuring-people-to-drink thing. If you want a drink, feel free to pour one for yourself."

After all, not everyone enjoys alcohol.

It’s one thing to want a drink yourself, but it’s another to pressure others. That kind of business-dinner drinking culture has no place at a class reunion.

Hearing Wang Shuming also tell her to return to her seat, the rims of Su Xue Mei’s eyes grew even redder.

"Class Monitor, you don’t believe me either? I really didn’t mean any harm~"

The tone Su Xue Mei used when she turned to speak to Wang Shuming was a syrupy, winding affectation. Yun Zijin shot Wang Shuming a sympathetic glance, curious to see how he would handle it.

Fortunately, no one at the reunion today had been fooled by Su Xue Mei’s "green tea" act. It seemed they were all experts at spotting manipulators.

"Don’t talk like that. It’s creepy."

Wang Shuming chose the most direct and, ultimately, most effective method.

It didn’t matter if she was being a manipulative "green tea" or a "white lotus" playing innocent. If he didn’t get it, he didn’t get it. Now let’s see how she could keep her one-woman show going.

Under the table, Yun Zijin gave Wang Shuming a thumbs-up. ’That’s a pretty effective way to handle it,’ she thought.

And just like that, Su Xue Mei’s face turned green.

"Classmate Su, are you planning to stand there all day? I don’t particularly mind, but you’re blocking the way for the other students..."

Su Xue Mei was standing right in the middle of the aisle between two tables.

It was the only way for anyone sitting on the inside to get out.

Hearing Yun Zijin, Su Xue Mei finally looked around. She then realized that while the spot she’d chosen ensured she was the center of attention, it also blocked everyone’s path.

Su Xue Mei shot Yun Zijin a glare, then CLACK-CLACK-CLACKED back to her own seat on her sky-high heels, her expression anything but pleasant.

The people who’d been friendly with Su Xue Mei earlier exchanged glances when she returned but didn’t say anything.

When Su Xue Mei saw that no one was coming to comfort her, she was left to stew in her own anger.

No one else had time to waste on Su Xue Mei. It wasn’t often they all got together, so they had to seize the opportunity to network. They spent the time catching up, asking where everyone worked and what they did. You never knew when one of these contacts might become a valuable part of your professional network.

Ni Qin glanced at Su Xue Mei, a flicker of regret in her eyes.

As their former head teacher, Ni Qin never imagined Su Xue Mei would turn out this way.

She patted the back of Yun Zijin’s hand reassuringly. "Don’t let it bother you. Just keep being yourself."

Yun Zijin hadn’t been bothered by Su Xue Mei’s words in the first place, and she was more than satisfied with Lu Yunque’s reaction.

’If Lu Yunque could actually be swayed by someone like Su Xue Mei, I would dump him on the spot.’

A man who doesn’t respect himself is like a rotten cabbage.

Even if her heart still belonged to Lu Yunque, she would make a clean break. Better a sharp, sudden pain than a long, drawn-out agony.

Love could be a part of her life, but it would never be her whole life.

As if sensing her thoughts, Lu Yunque reached out and took her other hand, his eyes filled with playful reproach.

Yun Zijin just gave him a smile. "Eat. The food is getting cold."

Yun Zijin had him completely wrapped around her little finger. Although he let go of her hand, his eyes remained glued to her.

"Classmate Yun, how long have you two been together? Any chance we’ll be invited to a wedding soon?"

Everyone there was sharp. Lu Yunque exuded an aura of power, and for a group of people still struggling on the lower rungs of the ladder, this was an opportunity to climb that they couldn’t afford to miss.

After all, what if attending the wedding led to just the right opportunity? The right connection could make a person’s career skyrocket.

Hearing the question about a wedding, Lu Yunque looked at Yun Zijin with anticipation.

He, of course, was ready at a moment’s notice. He’d marry her anytime. He just didn’t know what she was thinking.

He shot an appreciative glance at the person who had just spoken.

The person’s eyes lit up, realizing their flattery had hit the mark.

Yun Zijin hadn’t expected anyone to bring up a wedding.

To be honest, Yun Zijin hadn’t even thought about marriage yet. After all, she hadn’t even finished her undergraduate degree, so she was in no hurry.

But she couldn’t say that out loud. It would sound like she wasn’t serious about her relationship with Lu Yunque.

"I haven’t graduated yet, so we don’t have any plans for that at the moment."

It was the truth. In any case, Yun Zijin had no intention of getting married before she graduated.

Lu Yunque was a little disappointed by Yun Zijin’s answer, but he had anticipated it.

The others looked toward Lu Yunque, curious to see his reaction.

Unfortunately for them, Lu Yunque had long mastered the art of not letting his emotions show. If he didn’t want them to see anything, they could stare until their eyes hurt and still wouldn’t be able to read his expression.

"That makes sense. You’re still in college. It is a bit early to be getting married."

However, that comment wasn’t exactly a comfort to those who had already gotten married.

After all... they were the ones who had gotten married early.

By the end of the reunion, Yun Zijin felt she had a completely new understanding of her high school classmates.

Aside from Su Xue Mei, who sulked and gave everyone the cold shoulder the entire time, everyone else seemed to have a pleasant time.

As the party was ending, several people came up to ask for Yun Zijin’s WeChat. Although she didn’t see the point, she didn’t feel right refusing, so she added a few of the girls.

As for the guys, cowed by Lu Yunque’s intimidating glare, none of them dared to approach her for her contact info.

"Teacher Ni, how did you get here today? Would you like me to give you a ride home?"

Yun Zijin asked Ni Qin as they walked out of the private room.

Ni Qin waved her hand. "No, thank you. I already called my husband. He’ll be here in a minute."

Ni Qin didn’t want to impose on anyone, so she’d arranged beforehand for her husband to pick her up, telling him she’d text when the party was winding down.