"Lin Chuan, long time no see, do you still recognize me?" Yang Zi approached gracefully.

"Xiao Zi, is that you?" Lin Chuan smiled and said, "It's been years, you're still so beautiful. Have you found a boyfriend yet?"

"You wish, stop dreaming about dating out of your league." From the crowd, a man's voice came out, causing everyone to snicker.

"Exactly." Lin Chuan nodded and said, "Toads usually hide in the dark, afraid to come out into the open."

"I haven't yet." Yang Zi shook her head and asked, "What about you, are you married yet?"

"No." Lin Chuan shook his head and smiled, "For men, career comes first."

"May I ask what Lin Chuan is doing now?" Old Zhou asked curiously from the side.

"Oh, occasionally I discuss an investment project with PetroChina, but most of the time, I'm working on partnership projects with China Mobile." Lin Chuan talked eloquently, "I've lived in the United States for a while, and then worked at Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom, sometimes having dinner with the Queen. However, I didn't stay in that job for long before moving to Holland..."

Lin Chuan's words left everyone speechless.

Of course, no one believed him, but they hadn't expected someone to brag to such an extent. It was considered a skill in its own right.

"PetroChina's project is just refueling at a gas station, and you talk it up so much."

"And what about cooperating with China Mobile? Damn, just topping up someone's mobile credit, really good at putting on airs."

A group of male classmates couldn't help but tease from behind.

Pfft...

Many female classmates couldn't help but laugh out, it's a wonder how the male classmates could hold it in. Liu Shaoqi laughed, "Lin, your job is really impressive. But, why do I hear you just chauffeur people around?"

"Chauffeur?" Lin Chuan was surprised and said, "Yes, driving. Driving is a pretty good job. I've driven the Bentley for the Queen, the heavy Cadillac for the US president, not to mention those luxury cars. I think being a chauffeur is more comfortable than being a CEO."

Everyone's faces turned grim. It seems Lin Chuan was the only person who could make driving sound so grand.

"Alright, enough of that." Liu Jianjun quickly changed the subject, "Today we have a class reunion, it's rare for us to gather. Let's not talk business today, just memories. No discussions of the past hardships, only about the future and dreams."

"Alright." Everyone nodded in agreement.

Instantly, the crowd dispersed, many gathered around Liu Shaoqi, and Lin Chuan was quickly left out in the cold.

That's the reality these days, people gravitate around the wealthy. At this moment, Yang Zi emerged from the crowd, holding up her evening gown, and slowly walked towards Lin Chuan.

"Lin Chuan, actually, there's something I want to tell you," Yang Zi stood in front of Lin Chuan.

"Go ahead," Lin Chuan nodded, "as long as you're not confessing your love for me."

Pfft...

Yang Zi covered her mouth and laughed, "You're really funny. Actually, I've always wanted to sincerely apologize. I really regret what I did back then and have always felt very guilty towards you. Even though I looked down on you at the time, thinking about it now, you're actually a good man. I hope you find a suitable girl soon."

"Thank you," Lin Chuan nodded slightly.

"By the way, are you really driving others around?" Yang Zi asked.

"Indeed, I'm a chauffeur," Lin Chuan admitted candidly.

"You... you're just openly admitting it?" Yang Zi was somewhat surprised.

"There's nothing shameful about it," Lin Chuan laughed, "I think it's quite a decent job. At least I can support myself, right?"

"That's true, but I think you should have better prospects, right?" Yang Zi smiled and handed Lin Chuan a business card, "This is our company's business card. If you're interested, you can apply at our company, I will take care of you. Consider it an apology for my reckless actions back then."

Lin Chuan thought for a moment, took the business card, and nodded, "Okay."

"Lin Chuan!" At this moment, an angry voice came.

Lin Chuan turned his head to see Zhou Rui charging towards him with a glass of red wine, looked puzzled and asked, "You... who are you?"

Whoosh...

A glass of red wine was poured all over Lin Chuan's face.

"You bastard." Zhou Rui glared at Lin Chuan and said, "I heard you refused to go on a blind date with me?"

"Zhou Rui, this... this is a misunderstanding." Lin Chuan looked dumbfounded.

This scene instantly attracted everyone's attention. Liu Jianjun secretly snickered; it seemed he was right after all—there were indeed conflicts between Zhou Rui and Lin Chuan. What no one, including him, expected was that Zhou Rui wanted to have a blind date with Lin Chuan? Most importantly, Lin Chuan actually refused.

"A misunderstanding?" Zhou Rui snorted coldly: "My aunt made it very clear, although I wasn't thrilled about the blind date with you, you had the audacity to refuse me."

"Alright." Lin Chuan quickly wiped the red wine off his face, looking embarrassed, and said: "I was wrong, and you've already punished me. Isn't that enough?"

"Hmph." Zhou Rui coldly huffed: "Is it that easy?"

"So what do you want?" Lin Chuan said helplessly.

"Come here, keep me company and drink." Zhou Rui dragged Lin Chuan to the sofa nearby to drink.

This made Yang Zi somewhat puzzled; how did Zhou Rui end up on a blind date with Lin Chuan? Although Zhou Rui wasn't as beautiful as her, she was still the second most popular goddess in school back then, turning away countless pursuing men. And Lin Chuan was just a loser; besides being slightly handsome, he had no money, no car, no house, a typical nobody, and also came from a poor family background. Her apologizing to Lin Chuan today was merely to salvage some reputation—as several classmates blamed her for being too harsh in the past, saying she shouldn't have publicly read that love letter or belittle Lin Chuan.

Therefore, although regretting her harshness, Yang Zi still considered Lin Chuan being poor, even a loser, but he did have a good appearance suitable as backup.

Only, Yang Zi couldn't understand why such an excellent girl like Zhou Rui would be interested in a loser guy like Lin Chuan.

Yang Zi looked puzzled at Lin Chuan and Zhou Rui who seemed to be enjoying their conversation, clinking glasses cheerfully.

"Xiao Zi, how about we have a few drinks?" Liu Shaoqi said with a smile.

"Sure." Yang Zi blinked her big eyes, her expression pure and innocent.

"By the way, where are you going to work after coming back?" Liu Shaoqi asked.

"I'll be working at a corporate group in Jiangbei's PR department." Yang Zi smiled.

"Why don't you just come to my company?" Liu Shaoqi smiled: "The PR department is still vacant in my company. You are an overseas high talent; I'll offer you double the salary, how about it?"

"Really?" Yang Zi looked at Liu Shaoqi smilingly, saying: "Is that really okay?"

"What's wrong with that?" Liu Shaoqi chuckled, "My family owns a major stake in Great Development Group. I am the chairman, and I'm in charge of hiring. If you come to my company, I'll definitely make you a department head, how about that?"

"Deal." Being beautiful indeed gives one an upper hand. No truer words. Yang Zi's lips slightly curved, deciding it was time to capitalize on her beauty and make more money. As for her future, she's still young and put those thoughts aside for now.

At the class reunion, it's inevitable to have a sense of competition.

"Folks, among us, Liu Shaoqi is definitely the most successful." Liu Jianjun chuckled. "Although we are related, his net worth has already exceeded hundreds of millions. Ah, makes me feel quite incompetent."

"Haha..." Liu Shaoqi patted Liu Jianjun on the shoulder, saying: "Jianjun, you shouldn't say that. We're all classmates here, comparing these things is pointless. Nowadays, rich people aren't just about money. It's all about the cards."

While speaking, Liu Shaoqi pulled out his wallet, and after opening it, a black bank card stuck out among all the others, conspicuously catching the eye.

"Wow, so many bank cards?" Liu Jianjun asked curiously.

"It's not that simple." A female classmate adjusting her glasses said: "This one is the legendary black card."

"What's a black card?" everyone asked curiously.

The common folk living at the most ordinary strata of society had little understanding of bank cards. At most, they knew a bit about ordinary gold cards, silver cards, and diamond cards. They've heard that owning a diamond card was already a level of extravagance, requiring fixed deposits of above a million and daily transactions of over a hundred thousand to qualify for a diamond card. Otherwise, ordinary people couldn't qualify.

But the black card, that was the highest level of cards.

"This one is a black card from China Minsheng Bank." Liu Shaoqi couldn't help but proudly pull out that black card, which represented his status and his ticket to high society.

"This... what's the difference from a regular credit card?" someone curiously asked.

"The difference is huge." The classmate working at the bank quickly explained: "In 1999, the 'Centurion Series Charge Card' was launched in the United Kingdom, and its black titanium version, due to its black main color, is also called the 'black card.' The Centurion black titanium card is globally recognized as the 'king of cards,' targeting the top tier, with cardholders being politicians, billionaires, and social celebrities, invited by American Express, not accepting regular applications. Cardholders can enjoy the world's top-most exclusive member privileges, benefits, and services. Due to domestic policies prohibiting foreign card organizations from independently issuing charge cards in China, American Express adjusted the Centurion series cards to credit card format in China, authorizing China Industrial and Commercial Bank, Minsheng Bank, and China Construction Bank to issue them. This card from Minsheng Bank is a black card. Awesome, Liu Shao, you're truly my idol."

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