Chapter 551 - 550: The Class Reunion Ends

He should be arriving soon.

"When will your husband be here? We’ll wait here with you."

Yun Zijin didn’t feel comfortable letting Ni Qin wait for a car alone. By the time they finished dinner, it was already completely dark outside.

Since they were the ones who had invited Ni Qin, it was their responsibility to see her home safely.

"He’ll be here soon. He just messaged me; he’s two intersections away. Has your ride arrived? You don’t need to wait with me, I’ll be fine by myself."

As a local, she was far more familiar with the area than these students. Besides, she wasn’t so old that she was unsteady on her feet. There was absolutely no need for them to wait with her.

However, even though Ni Qin said it wasn’t necessary, Yun Zijin and Wang Shuming both insisted on staying.

Wang Shuming had persuaded the others to leave. After all, even if they were going to wait with Ni Qin for her husband, there was no need for the entire group to stay behind.

Before Su Xue Mei left, her eyes were glued to Wang Shuming. Yun Zijin got the feeling that she had something she wanted to say to him.

’But I’m not about to help her by reminding Wang Shuming,’ Yun Zijin thought. ’After all, the two of us aren’t on good terms.’

Yun Zijin couldn’t find a single reason to help Su Xue Mei.

’Besides, she spent the whole reunion trying to seduce Lu Yunque, and now that it’s over, she’s after Wang Shuming. What a shameless schemer.’

’Does she really think all the men in the world are fools who can’t see her for what she is?’

It was hard to tell if Wang Shuming genuinely didn’t see her or if he was deliberately ignoring her, but in any case, he never once glanced in Su Xue Mei’s direction.

In the end, Su Xue Mei could only depart, reluctantly glancing back over and over again.

"Our class president is as charming as ever!"

Yun Zijin had seen several girls from their class go up to Wang Shuming after the reunion specifically to ask for his WeChat.

She didn’t know what excuse they gave, but Yun Zijin saw Wang Shuming add every single one of them.

There was a reason Wang Shuming had been their class president for three years straight—the man definitely had charisma.

The four of them sat and waited in the hotel lobby’s lounge area for seven or eight minutes before they saw a black Mercedes-Benz pull up to the entrance.

Both Yun Zijin and Wang Shuming recognized the car as belonging to Ni Qin’s family, and they stood up almost in unison.

"Teacher Ni, your ride is here."

When Yun Zijin stood up, Lu Yunque quickly stood up as well.

’Remembering the effortless sync between Yun Zijin and Wang Shuming just now, Lu Yunque felt a pang of jealousy.’

’But he also understood that it wasn’t intentional on their part. If anything was to blame, it was that he and Yun Zijin had met too late.’

If Yun Zijin knew what Lu Yunque was thinking, she would have told him:

’The timing of our meeting was just right. Otherwise... the Yun Zijin Lu Yunque would have met would still be that poor student, the one who had to work part-time jobs every day just to pay for school and living expenses.’

There are barriers between people from different walks of life. If Yun Zijin hadn’t gotten the System, her path and Lu Yunque’s likely would never have crossed in this lifetime.

After all, under normal circumstances, the lives of a poor student who needed to work part-time every day and the president and chairman of a world-class multinational corporation would simply never intersect.

After the Mercedes-Benz stopped, someone got out of the driver’s seat.

Ni Qin stood up and started walking toward the hotel entrance.

The three of them followed behind Ni Qin, heading outside together.

"Hello there. Thank you all for keeping your teacher company while she waited."

"How are you all getting home? We can give you a ride, if it’s on our way."

Ni Qin’s husband looked like a very refined, gentlemanly, middle-aged man. It was clear he took care of himself, either through exercise or a healthy lifestyle.

He didn’t have the beer belly or weight gain so common in middle-aged men.

He was tall and lean, but not rail-thin.

To put it simply, he had a very well-proportioned physique that was pleasant to look at.

"No, no, that’s alright. I drove here. I’ve already called for a designated driver; they’ll be here any minute."

Wang Shuming was the first to decline. He wasn’t lying; he had indeed driven, but since he’d been drinking at the reunion, he couldn’t drive himself.

"We drove here too. Our driver is already waiting outside."

Zheng Hao had arrived with the car a while ago, but since Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque were accompanying Ni Qin, he had to wait outside.

"Alright then. Since you all have rides, I won’t insist. But please send your Teacher Ni a message when you get home to let us know you’re safe. That will put our minds at ease."

"Don’t worry, sir. We already arranged it. Everyone is supposed to send a message in the class group chat when they get home to confirm we’ve all arrived safely."

This wasn’t the first time Wang Shuming had organized a get-together. Having everyone report their safe arrival was standard practice; he would never forget something like that.

It was completely dark out by now, so the group didn’t continue chatting. They exchanged goodbyes and got into their respective cars.

As they left, Ni Qin’s husband glanced through the car window and saw Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque get into the back seat of a Rolls-Royce, a look of surprise on his face.

"I remember that Classmate Yun came from an orphanage, right? Did she make a fortune after starting college? Or does that car belong to her boyfriend?"

"I don’t know. What business is it of yours what car she gets into or whether she’s made money? I know my own student. There was never anything wrong with her character. Now, just focus on your driving!"

Although Ni Qin was also curious as to how Yun Zijin ended up in a Rolls-Royce, she was keenly aware that she was, at the end of the day, just Yun Zijin’s former teacher.

It was important to maintain a sense of boundaries; otherwise, you risked becoming a nuisance.

"Alright, alright. It was just an idle question."

A car like a Rolls-Royce was a truly rare sight in a place like ZG City, to say nothing of the fact that they clearly had their own chauffeur. Anyone in his shoes would have been curious too.

Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque had no idea they were the subject of conversation. After getting into the car, they both leaned back against the seats and closed their eyes to rest.

They didn’t open their eyes again until Zheng Hao prompted them upon their arrival back at the orphanage.

Seeing them return, Liao Zhuxiu came out of her room.

"You’re back? The cleaning staff for the orphanage came today. I had them do a quick clean of your room."

"When you go in, if you feel like anything’s been moved, please don’t read too much into it."

"However, if there are any issues, you can come and talk to me about it anytime."

The rebuilt orphanage was massive. Liao Zhuxiu and the other staff members couldn’t possibly keep such a large place clean by themselves.

In the end, Yun Zijin had to put her foot down and arrange for a professional cleaning service to come and clean the orphanage on a regular basis.

Of course, this level of cleaning was only for the orphanage’s interior. For the grounds, sanitation workers came by every day with a garbage truck to empty the trash cans, picking up any litter they saw along the way.

However, the sanitation workers were certainly not as meticulous as the professional cleaners. After all, there was a huge difference in their job descriptions.