Chapter 38

There were already five old classmates sitting in the private room. Li Qingyao had met some of them once or twice in the past few years, and some of them he hadn't seen for seven years. They were all mature people in society, and they quickly started to greet each other.

Some people were shocked to hear that Li Qingyao was now a criminal police officer. Because everyone knew that she was admitted to the Department of Mathematics at Hunan University. Later, something happened at home and she had to repeat the year, but she and her family didn't tell anyone else. However, Li Qingyao smiled and passed it off calmly, and made two harmless jokes. Everyone felt that Li Qingyao had changed a lot and was not as arrogant as she was in middle school.

When Luo Huaizheng walked in, everyone at the table fell silent. Ma Junhong followed Luo Huaizheng. He was always good at creating atmosphere. He hooked Luo Huaizheng's shoulder and said, "Why, the squad leader came in and you didn't recognize him?"

Everyone laughed and asked how that could be possible. Someone also recalled that Luo Huaizheng was the most handsome boy in the school back then, and now he is more mature and handsome. The atmosphere suddenly became lively.

High school is often the most unforgettable experience in a person's academic career. We were too young in junior high school, and we have already stepped into society in college. Only high school is just right, with a worldview that is just beginning to take shape, but not tainted by the slightest social atmosphere. Everyone is innocent and everyone is independent. Many people make their best friends in their lives in high school. However, those are also the three most difficult years in our lives. In the blink of an eye, they are gone and can never be retrieved.

Therefore, when high school classmates get together, there are always many emotions. Everyone calls out old nicknames and asks about the current situation. Everyone's eyes are filled with tenderness. When asked about Luo Huaizheng, he smiled and said, "I took a computer diploma in prison. After I was released from prison, the warden helped me and introduced me to a few jobs. Now I have opened a small company to make a living."

After everyone was quiet, some people sincerely praised the monitor for being the monitor, saying that he would always strive for self-improvement and would not be worse than anyone else in the future. Some people also thought of the crimes he had committed and their eyes flashed with disdain. After all, the most brilliant phoenix in the school had fallen into the dirty quagmire and was no longer someone that everyone needed to look up to. Even anyone could pass by and step on him and curse him.

Li Qingyao was a bystander, taking in Luo Huaizheng's calmness and humility, as well as the various expressions of the crowd. She just picked up the tea and drank it slowly. She thought she would be angry and painful today, and would shake Luo Huaizheng's shoulders and ask him why he was found guilty.

But it turns out that today, all that is no longer important to her.

She even thought of Chen Pu. What did he say when he left? She was not paying attention at the time and could not remember it. She abandoned this housekeeper to come to the class reunion today, and he still delivered it to her honestly. I wonder if he will give her the cold shoulder tomorrow because he was treated coldly? It doesn't matter if he does. Anyway, she can just coax him a few words and he will be fine.

The dishes were all served, and Ma Junhong raised his glass: "Come, let's toast to my brother Zheng and welcome the squad leader back."

At this time, someone knocked on the door of the box, pushed it open and walked in, with a voice as melodious as a yellow warbler: "Am I late? Ma Junhong, please give me a seat."

She wore a dark purple tight dress with sequins and a white gauze outer layer. Her perfect, full, and graceful body curves caught everyone's eyes without any concealment. Her arms and legs were exposed, as white as shining snow. She had soft wavy long hair, revealing a smooth and full forehead. She no longer had thick bangs and glasses like in middle school. Her face was delicate and elegant, and she was naturally beautiful. Just one look at her and your heart would beat fast.

She had changed so much since high school, but her facial features hadn't changed. Someone exclaimed, "Xiang Siling!"

Some people had heard about the inside story of that year, and their expressions changed. Their eyes turned back and forth between Luo Huaizheng, Li Qingyao and Xiang Siling, and they muttered, "Why is she here?"

Luo Huaizheng never looked back at Xiang Siling, his eyes fixed on the cup in front of him. Li Qingyao looked at her coldly. Ma Junhong's face had already darkened, and he said, "Xiang Siling, what are you doing here?"

Xiang Siling came over gracefully, as if she didn't notice the different expressions of the people at the table. She smiled and said, "You posted a high school reunion in the group, why can't I come? Am I not a high school classmate?" She held the back of Ma Junhong's chair with one hand and said something in a low voice. No one heard what she said, but Ma Junhong bit his lip and said, "Okay, you sit down, waiter, add a chair." He turned around and said something to Luo Huaizheng, but Luo Huaizheng didn't respond.

Xiang Siling sat down between two classmates and looked up, meeting Li Qingyao's eyes. Li Qingyao still had that cold expression, without a smile at all. But Xiang Siling smiled at her, as if there was no grudge at all.

However, there were a few students at the table who didn't know what happened back then, because the case was not open to public investigation and trial at the time; there were also students who wanted to smooth things over, after all, it was all in the past, and everyone would be in Xiangcheng in the future, and it was still unclear who could help whom and who could ask for help. So the atmosphere at the table gradually heated up.

Xiang Siling was actually an old hand at socializing. With just a few words, she made everyone laugh and talk. She was completely different from the silent and wooden beauty in high school. With her around, the atmosphere at the table became more and more lively. Even Ma Junhong was amused by her several times.

Only Luo Huaizheng and Li Qingyao did not laugh the entire time, nor did they respond to Xiang Siling's words.

Later, the topic of love was discussed. Some people got married at a young age, some were in love, and some were still single. When asked about Luo Huaizheng, he smiled humbly and gently and said, "I'm single." He didn't say much. He was in prison for five years and had only been out for two years. It was not appropriate to talk to him about this topic, so we skipped it.

When she got to Li Qingyao, she wanted to tell the truth that she was single, but somehow she suddenly thought about it and said with a smile, "I have a boyfriend."

Ma Junhong immediately stared at her. Luo Huaizheng beside him lowered his head to eat as if he didn't notice. Xiang Siling held the wine glass and looked at Li Qingyao, smiling. "Where did this handsome guy come from who could have deceived our Ren Woxing?" someone asked.

Li Qingyao said shyly, "He's my colleague. He just sent me here."

Luo Huaizheng paused with his chopsticks while picking up food. Li Qingyao noticed it, but his expression remained unchanged.

Naturally, the others gave a bunch of polite flattery, saying things like "detectives and police teamed up", "two heroes of the highest rank", "Ren Woxing meeting Linghu Chong" and so on.

Li Qingyao pretended to be happy and accepted everything.

Finally they went to ask another person if he was single.

Li Qingyao suppressed her smile, lowered her head and picked up a piece of bitter melon fried with peppers with chopsticks. Her mouth was slightly bitter, and she felt a faint sense of self-mockery and cold pleasure in her heart. She rarely did such childish things, which were obviously meaningless, but at that moment, she wanted to make those people feel that Luo Huaizheng, Xiang Siling and Ma Junhong all felt that she was living a good and happy life now and had a new and excellent boyfriend. She had already moved forward a long time ago.

"So..." a classmate concluded, "Now it's just Zhang Ming and the class monitor, the two of them are single?"

Xiang Siling raised her fair and slender hand: "And me."

"I remember you got married right after graduating from college?"

Xiang Siling smiled and said, "I got divorced a year ago and I'm single now."

"Oh..." Someone was drunk and pointed at people, but skipped the ugly Zhang Ming. "That's the beautiful Xiang, and the handsome class monitor. They are both single. The handsome man and the beautiful woman are not as good as you two. Hahaha..."

Some people laughed awkwardly, some tried to smooth things over by talking about other things, and some just laughed foolishly. Ma Junhong's face changed when he heard this, and just when he was about to say something to stop them, he heard a "bang".

Li Qingyao smashed the white wine glass on the table. At the beginning, everyone persuaded her to drink, but she said that she didn't want to drink white wine even though she was on vacation. At this moment, the white wine glass in front of her was empty without knowing when.

Li Qingyao only stared at the man who had just said the drunken words: "If you don't know how to speak, then don't speak. What the hell are you talking about?"

Everyone at the table fell silent in shock, and the man who was being scolded was also stunned.

Li Qingyao was very arrogant in high school. She did what she wanted. When the hooligans in the class got angry, everyone was just afraid. If Li Qingyao got angry, no one dared to speak. It was because she was so cool that you couldn't help but be in awe of her.

At this moment, everyone seemed to be dreaming back to high school. Before they could react, Li Qingyao had pushed away the chair and said calmly, "I'm going to the bathroom, you guys continue eating." Then he walked out.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. The man who was scolded also reacted at this time. He was embarrassed and said, "Damn it, what does she mean? What does it have to do with her if I'm just joking?" The people around him hurried to smooth things over. Xiang Siling still had that look on his face as if he was about to laugh. He just picked up the wine cup, poured himself another glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

Ma Junhong smiled at this moment, poked Luo Huaizheng with his arm, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "See, he's angry, he must be jealous! Why don't you go after him?"

Luo Huaizheng seemed to have not heard anything, and remained motionless like a statue, with his eyes downcast. Under the table, where no one else could see, his hands, which were placed on his thighs, were clenched into fists.

I have already prepared the outline of the full text, but I am used to making a detailed outline every 10 chapters. Now that I have no more drafts, I have to make another detailed outline in the next two days, so there will be less time in the next few days. I also have to fix legal bugs today. I am so busy.

This chapter may be confusing, don't worry, that's because I update infrequently, and I will explain the previous story soon.