Hong Kong variety show: I wanted to be a lawyer, but I became a big shot.

Just then, the elevator arrived.

Ding.

Lin Bei immediately changed the subject.

"Ou Yongen, do you want to come down with me?"

Ou Yongen glanced at his watch and nodded.

"Yes, it's lunchtime. I'm about to go downstairs for lunch."

"We haven't seen each other in so long, how about we grab a bite to eat and exchange contact information?"

Seeing that Lin Bei was still hesitating, Ou Yongen simply grabbed his arm and pulled him into the elevator.

"Come on, you're a grown man, what are you afraid of me eating you up?"

With a heart full of trepidation, Lin Bei followed Ou Yongen into the elevator.

There were only the two of them in the elevator. In the enclosed space, Ou Yongen lost his earlier carefree attitude.

To ease the awkwardness, Lin Bei tried to make conversation.

"Cough cough."

"Ou Yongen, how have you been these past few years?"

Ou Yongen raised his head and smiled slightly.

"I've been doing alright these past few years."

"I successfully entered university and am now pursuing my master's degree while interning at my mentor's law firm."

She suddenly remembered something and asked.

"By the way, you've been working for so long now, you should have a girlfriend by now, right?"

"Or are you already married?"

Lin Bei shook his head.

"I've been so focused on working and making money all these years that I haven't had the heart for it."

"Let's talk about it when we've saved up enough money to get married."

"As you know, in Hong Kong Island, just making a living requires all your strength."

He wasn't afraid that Ou Yongen would find out about Ai Lian's existence; he just felt that they were now from two different worlds.

In the future, we probably won't have much interaction, so there's no need to say too much.

Ou Yongen, however, did not think so.

Hearing him say that he was still single, I felt a little bit of secret joy.

Ding.

The elevator arrived at the first floor.

Ou Yongen and Lin Bei walked out side by side.

She pointed in the direction of the shopping mall across the street.

"There's a nice shop over there, shall we try it?"

Lin Bei naturally had no objections; all he wanted to do now was finish his meal quickly and slip away.

The two entered the Western-style restaurant.

From Lin Bei's words, Ou Yongen could tell that he had been having a tough time lately, so he wanted to treat his old classmate to something nice.

Lin Bei took the menu and glanced at it. It was all in English, but he could understand the numbers at the end.

"So expensive!"

"Such a small portion of foie gras costs several hundred?"

"Ou Yongen, I remember you weren't..."

He swallowed the word "orphan" back halfway through his sentence.

Ou Yongen rolled her eyes at him, already used to Lin Bei's unrestrained mouth.

"Although my parents passed away early, they left me a substantial inheritance."

"Besides, my master has taken good care of me over the years, so I can afford to treat you to a Western meal."

"As for you, once you make money, save it. Don't go around spending it like other people. Save it for when you get married."

When the topic of "getting married" came up, Ou Yongen's cheeks flushed slightly.

Lin Bei looked at her with great interest, never expecting that this girl was actually a little rich girl.

"No wonder you never had to worry about food and drink back in your school days, even though you didn't know how to dress and dressed in an old-fashioned way."

Ou Yongen immediately lost his temper.

"Don't you dare call me old-fashioned!"

"Don't I look quite fashionable now?"

Lin Bei chuckled and didn't respond to that.

"You've really blossomed into a beautiful young woman, becoming more and more gorgeous."

"You must have had a lot of suitors back in college, right?"

When Ou Yongen heard him praise her beauty, the corners of her mouth almost turned up to the sky.

"Of course!"

"When I was in college, the line of seniors and juniors who were pursuing me stretched from Central all the way to the end of Sai Wan."

"Alas, it's a pity that the person I like isn't among the group of suitors."

"So, to this day, I'm still single..."

As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Lin Bei.

Lin Bei had just finished ordering from the waiter when he turned around and found Ou Yongen staring at him. He quickly asked her what was wrong.

"What's wrong?"

"What did you just say?"

Ou Yongen was so angry that the veins on his forehead throbbed.

That bastard!

Just like before, she can drive you crazy.

"No, they didn't say anything!"

"I was just cursing a jerk."

Lin Bei's face was full of question marks.

"Which bastard messed with you?"

Ou Yongen was amused by his appearance.

"That bastard I was talking about..."

"I once ripped my pants during a long jump in PE class, and then I went into the wrong restroom and got kicked out by a bunch of girls..."

"If I hadn't testified for him back then, he would have been branded a pervert for the rest of his life."

"But in the end, he never even said thank you to me."

Lin Bei was completely devastated.

The bastard you're talking about, you wouldn't happen to be me, would you?

"I mean, this happened so long ago, and you still remember it?"

Ou Yongen looked at him with a grin.

"I will never forget this dark history of yours."

Lin Bei took a sip of water, his tone becoming calm.

"It was all those bastards' fault back then. They even changed the men's and women's signs on the toilet doors just to mess with me."

"All these years have passed, and I've never had the chance to thank you."

"Consider this lunch a thank you gift; it's on me."

Ou Yongen shook his head.

"Okay, okay, I'm just teasing you."

"Let me treat you to this meal..."

The two chatted casually until 1:30 pm before the meal ended.

Ou Yongen said he had to rush back to work and left first.

Lin Bei watched her retreating figure, then glanced at the business card in his hand.

"Is this... a rekindling of a past relationship?"

……

Time quickly passed to six o'clock in the evening.

After finishing his work in the afternoon, Lin Bei was having tea in the main hall. He waited for more than an hour before Jiang Tiansheng arrived.

After getting into the car, the two went over the topics for their discussion that evening again before heading to the Wan Chai Restaurant.

Inside a luxurious private room at a restaurant with a strong sense of integrity.

Uncle Mei poured Uncle Deng a cup of tea and said cheerfully.

"Thanks a lot for Deng's help this time, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to do."

Uncle Deng took a sip of tea and replied.

"Don't worry, we're all brothers in the Hongmen, there will always be arguments and quarrels."

"When things really come to a critical point, we still need to sit down and have a proper talk."

"When Jiang Tiansheng arrives, I will persuade him myself."

Uncle Mei immediately beamed with joy.

"With Brother Deng's words, I feel relieved."

Just then, the door to the private room was pushed open, and a henchman walked in.

"Uncle Mei, Uncle Deng."

"Hung Hing's Chiang Tin-sang and Knife King North have arrived."

Uncle Mei and Uncle Deng exchanged a glance, and both of them sat up straighter.

He waved his hand and gave the order:

"Go, invite them in."

The younger brother nodded quickly, turned around, and left.

A moment later, Jiang Tiansheng and Lin Bei walked slowly into the private room, one after the other.

Jiang Tiansheng greeted them with his signature smile.

Uncle Mei and Uncle Deng stood up and extended their hands.

"Ah Sheng, it's been a long time!"

Jiang Tiansheng shook hands with each of them, his smile unwavering.

"Uncle Deng, Uncle Mei, it's been a long time."

"You two are still as healthy as ever."

After the three exchanged pleasantries, Uncle Mei turned his head, his gaze passing over Jiang Tiansheng and landing on Lin Bei behind him, his tone becoming somewhat somber.

"So you're Lin Bei?"

Lin Bei slightly raised his chin, his eyes filled with undisguised disdain.

"That's right, I am Lin Bei."