The anchor I was supposed to meet turned out to be my student.

"Didn't Chairman Song just say he would take a picture for me? Now, could you please take a picture for both of us?"

"But……"

"It's okay, don't you know that he and I have matching profile pictures?"

“I know this anime, but…” Song Lai couldn’t accept that Lu Xiaojun would casually take a couple’s photo with a stranger.

Lu Xiaojun ignored him and gestured for me to bend down. I listened to her and did so.

"President Song, let's start filming."

After saying that, she tilted her head slightly and pressed her cherry lips to mine. As I heard the shutter click, I felt as if my heart was breaking. I finally understood their relationship: Song Lai was pursuing Lu Xiaojun, but Lu Xiaojun had no interest in him...

Lu Xiaojun moved away from my mouth and smiled at Song Lai, saying, "President Song, could you show me the photos on your camera? I'd like to see if they're good."

Song Lai's expression was ashen, like he'd just eaten shit. He glared at me coldly and said to Lu Xiaojun, "Why can you even kiss a stranger?"

"Who said we're strangers? I'm kissing Teacher Hua!" Lu Xiaojun's tone revealed her undisguised joy, a stark contrast to Song Lai's.

Song Lai froze for a moment, but quickly recovered, looking at Lu Xiaojun with a broken heart, and said self-deprecatingly, "So that's how it is, haha, I see..."

After understanding Lu Xiaojun's tactful refusal, Song Lai left in embarrassment, but the look she gave me before leaving was somewhat eerie.

"Lu, Xiao, Jun! You've gone astray! How dare you take advantage of your teacher?"

They actually used me as a shield?

Chapter 51. Xiaojun hates scumbags, is she in danger?

I had never called Lu Xiaojun by her full name before, so she was taken aback when she first heard it, and then looked at me blankly and asked, "What shield?"

"You used me to politely reject Song Lai's advances just now..." I said irritably on the surface, but in my heart I was still savoring that kiss.

Then Lu Xiaojun fell silent for a while before looking up at me and saying, "Is that what the teacher thinks? ...Does the teacher mind?"

I'm more than happy to, okay? The sweet scent she smelled when she came closer, and those soft labia—how could I possibly mind...?

But I couldn't say it like that, so I chose my words carefully and said, "I don't mind, but you're a girl, so you should be more careful... Actually, you could just put your arm around mine in front of him or something..."

Lu Xiaojun smiled happily, but then, as if remembering something, she became shy, hesitated for a moment, and said in a very low voice, "This, this is my first kiss..."

I'm not deaf, I heard clearly. I took her first kiss, and I suddenly felt a strange sense of accomplishment. Although I had guessed before that Lu Xiaojun had never had a boyfriend, now that I was 100% sure, a feeling of joy welled up in my heart because it meant that this lovely girl had never been taken by any other man.

But I was quickly surprised to find myself thinking this way. My feelings for her were currently limited to friendship, though I did have some affection for her. After all, who doesn't like a cute and sweet girl? Perhaps it's because I'm a bit possessive, and Lu Xiaojun often interacts with me. Out of selfishness, I find it hard to accept that she once belonged to someone else, and subconsciously, I feel that she belongs to me...

Seeing that I stood there dumbfounded for a while without giving any response, Lu Xiaojun pouted unhappily and said resentfully, "That's true, the teacher must have had many girlfriends and received many kisses, so he wouldn't care about me..."

Seeing her aggrieved look, I quickly said, "It's not like that. I was just thinking about how to make it up to you. After all, a girl's first time is very important..."

"What do you mean 'first time'? It was my first kiss!"

After scolding me, Lu Xiaojun paused for a moment before continuing to ask, "So, teacher, have you thought of any way to make amends?"

Um, I was just being polite. Can this be compensated for...? Do you expect me to give you my virginity? But honestly, everything about me is secondhand.

"No……"

"Then you have to think it over carefully, teacher. It has to be to my satisfaction!" Lu Xiaojun rarely showed such a domineering attitude.

I nodded and agreed, trying my best to make her happy.

"By the way, was it really okay for you to provoke Song Lai like that? After all, you're classmates and both in the student council, you'll see each other all the time..."

Then, for the first time ever, I saw Lu Xiaojun show a look of disgust. She said, "Teacher, you don't know, he's a scumbag! I've been very lenient with him, but he still keeps bothering me..."

When I heard Lu Xiaojun call him a scumbag in an extremely disgusted tone, my heart skipped a beat, but I quickly calmed down. What am I worried about? I'm not a scumbag...

"How is he a jerk?" I was a little curious. Song Lai seemed quite infatuated with Lu Xiaojun, coming over every now and then to fawn over her, and even getting angry at my intimate behavior with Lu Xiaojun.

“He took advantage of his father’s wealth to hook up with a lot of beautiful girls in private. So he bought a lot of expensive gifts to pursue me, but I don’t care about the gifts from such a scumbag.”

At this moment, Lu Xiaojun could swear fluently, unlike when she was at a loss for words when facing Luo Yao. Look how smoothly she used words like "seduce" and "scumbag".

"Doesn't he know your family background? Isn't what he's doing just stupid...?" I had looked into the Lu family's background before; most people would back down if they knew the difficulty.

Lu Xiaojun shook her head and said, "He doesn't know, and neither do my roommates or classmates. I only told you, teacher..."

She paused, glanced at me again, and said, "Of course, Tongtong must have heard me when I came to talk to you about the sponsorship last time..."

When she mentioned the time Bi Antong hid under my desk, I coughed awkwardly and changed the subject, saying, "But if you don't investigate deliberately, you really can't tell. After all, you're usually very low-key and only wear some small brand clothes."

"I don't usually wear clothes from small brands~" Lu Xiaojun said with a smile.

Could it be that the brand is too luxurious for me to recognize? Probably not. Although Mo Jia didn't have a high income before, she was quite bourgeois and would always make me empty my wallet to buy her some high-end clothes and jewelry to satisfy her vanity. So I know quite a bit about women's clothing brands. I glanced at her clothes again and still couldn't tell what brand they were, but the style was indeed very beautiful, especially on her, as if they were tailor-made for her.

Seeing that I couldn't discern the brand of her clothes after examining them for a while, Lu Xiaojun said with a touch of pride, "Teacher, you can't tell, can you? I designed these clothes myself, and then had a famous foreign manufacturer hand-sew them for me. Although they were a bit expensive, they're very comfortable to wear!"

My thinking has always been limited to the idea that clothes are something you buy; I never imagined that someone could wear clothes they designed themselves every day. It seems that poverty has limited my imagination...

"The teacher's admiration for you is like a surging river, never-ending..."

"Hehe, if you trust me, teacher, I can design one for you too, for free!"

Seeing the eager expression on her face, I didn't want to refuse her kindness, so I nodded.

……

As dinner time approached, our old university class group chat became active again. The generous Mr. Guan, Guan Hao, posted the location of his booked hotel in the group, instructing our classmates to go there early. As for the other class participating in the social event, we shouldn't notify them yet; we knew the reason—he wanted to plan his confession to the girl from that class in advance. (Note: Chapter 30)

We all said in the group that it was no problem. I hadn't interacted much with Guan Hao before, but as the class monitor, we inevitably crossed paths. But I was still willing to help with this small favor. There was no need to be unsociable at this time. After all, it's never a bad thing to give him some face. In the real world, what if I need his help someday?

As for the college gala, I'm not going. Apart from Mini-pink's performance, the rest are just so-so. Besides, I'm trying to avoid Luo Yao, that clingy girl. What if she calls me up on stage to do something naughty during a live interaction? Wouldn't I be asking for trouble? So it's better not to go.

I took a taxi to the hotel that had been located. I told the waiter my room number and was led up. When I entered the room, I found that almost everyone was there. They just gave me a perfunctory greeting when they saw me come in, and they weren't very enthusiastic. I wasn't very expressive in class before. Apart from getting along well with my roommates, I started dating Mo Jia by chance in my junior year.

Mo Jia stood with the girls discussing bags and cosmetics, pretending not to see me come in. Only Liao Zhengyang and Li Xin'er walked towards me.

Chapter 52. The average annual salary of those present was at least one million.

"We left at noon. How are things going with you and those two beauties? Have you had a threesome yet?" Liao Zhengyang asked, leaning closer with a lewd grin.

I pushed him away with disgust and yelled, "What's going on in your head? You're never serious..."

Li Xin'er, standing to the side, shook her head helplessly. She had scolded him quite a bit throughout the day because of the incident involving Hua Hua in Liaozhengyangkou.

"What? I deliberately took Xin'er away first to create an opportunity for you, brother. After all, if I were there, I would have stolen your thunder... I didn't expect you to not know how to cherish it. If it were me, I would have succeeded long ago." Liao Zhengyang looked regretful.

Then he was domestically abused by Li Xin'er. I think he deserved it. He was a married man, yet he said such outrageous things. It's a wonder that Li Xin'er could tolerate him for seven years... But it's precisely because it's been so long that I'm worried about whether their relationship can remain stable. After all, there's the seven-year itch...

No, they are some of my few good friends, how could I think of them like that?

Seeing my strange expression, Li Xin'er misunderstood my thoughts and glanced at Mo Jia not far away, asking worriedly, "You and Jiajia... is it really over?"

This kind of question doesn't require any thought to answer, because I figured it out a long time ago.

"We're not a good match. What she's pursuing, I can't give her, and what I'm pursuing, she can't give me either..."

"But……"

Li Xin'er didn't continue. She was a little sad because she remembered the times when the four of us would often go out to play together. Back then, we were carefree, and all we did was study and talk about love. We weren't hindered by material things.

"You don't need to feel too awkward. I don't mind that you and Mo Jia are still good friends, because the breakup is only between her and me..."

Liao Zhengyang, who is usually the most talkative, was silent. This was because Li Xiner and Mo Jia used to be best friends, while he and I were best buddies. He was in a difficult position. Of course, I could tell that he was still biased towards me, otherwise he wouldn't have come to talk to me in front of Mo Jia.

After chatting for a few more minutes, all of our classmates arrived. Guan Hao, who was wearing a flashy pink suit, said, "I would like to thank you all for taking the time to come and help me."

"Mr. Guan, what are you saying? Putting aside our past friendship, just considering your generosity in booking the whole place today, it's only right that we help you," someone said.

Guan Hao smiled and said, "No matter what, thank you all very much. Whether my confession is successful or not, all your expenses today are on me."

"How could Boss Guan's confession not be successful? What girl could refuse him?" Many girls were very envious of the person who was confessed to.

"Oh, not at all, she's very outstanding. I'm worried that I'm not good enough for her..." Guan Hao said somewhat insecurely.

Actually, what these girls said is true. Putting aside the fact that Guan Hao's family owns a record company, he is always kind and friendly to people, without any airs. At least that's how I felt in the few times I had interacted with him before. So I still approve of him as a person, unlike Mo Jia's boyfriend Xu Kun, who has a disgusting face. I just don't know what kind of girl can make Guan Hao feel insecure?

Then Guan Hao explained to us the process of his confession later, and where we needed to cooperate with him.

……

At six o'clock in the evening, the agreed time arrived, and the students from the joint class entered the private room one after another. To be honest, although they were from neighboring classes, the students from the two classes were not very familiar with each other. In addition, after graduating for a few years, their relationship had become even more distant. Fortunately, Guan Hao was a good communicator and was quite famous in the whole grade at the time, so he became the bridge for interaction between the two classes.

Just then, a woman who outshone all the girls in the room in both looks and demeanor walked in. She paid little attention to the admiring glances directed at her, went straight to an empty chair, put on her Bluetooth headphones, and took out her phone to start a game…

The students in the next class were stunned for a moment before realizing who this unfamiliar girl was, while the students in our class had no idea that there was such a stunningly beautiful girl in the next class. Did she go to Korea for plastic surgery and become unrecognizable?

Unlike them, I was surprised that Ye Zhi was in the class next door. Although she had told me before that she was in the same college and year as me, I still felt it was too much of a coincidence.

Once everyone had arrived, Guan Hao pressed the bell next to him, and the waiters filed in with the dishes, making quite a grand entrance.

The waiter left, and everyone started eating. But at this age, food is never the most important thing. What's important is that after several years apart, everyone has a lot of bragging rights to share.

“A few days ago, my boss asked me to go to Europe to be the project manager, but I’m still hesitant. The salary is 200 million, which is not bad, but it’s a foreign country, which is very troublesome…” said one of the guys who used to love bragging, looking distressed.

Have you heard what people say?

“I was in Europe this morning, just got off the plane and rushed here. I was also working there for a while as the head of the materials marketing department, and my salary was about the same as yours. I was living quite frugally…”

I slowly typed out a question mark.

If you're struggling to make ends meet with an annual salary of 200 million, what about me, with an annual salary of 20? I'll be eating dirt!

It's outrageous!

I felt completely out of place in this kind of back-and-forth discussion, so I ate my soup listlessly. I glanced at Ye Zhi and saw that she was also looking at me. When she saw me looking at her, she waved her phone at me, her meaning quite clear.

I never expected our once-in-a-lifetime class reunion to be so boring. Maybe everyone's mindset has changed after struggling in the real world for so long. Perhaps playing video games is a good alternative for me right now...

"What a coincidence? You're also in the marketing department. My boyfriend is now the marketing director at Huahai Entertainment, but unfortunately his annual salary is only around a million, which is not as high as yours..." Mo Jia raised her presence at the right time.

"Wow, Huahai Entertainment? That's the largest entertainment company in our country. Your boyfriend Hua Tusheng is really impressive with that salary in China."

Then everyone looked at me. I had just chosen my heroes with Ye Zhi. I was playing Sun Ce in the side lane, and she was playing Da Qiao as support. She said she wouldn't play with the marksman, she would play with me...

Mo Jia said somewhat awkwardly, "I was talking about my current boyfriend, not him..."

Then everyone realized that Mo Jia and I had broken up, and their expressions turned somewhat awkward.

"That student must be doing quite well now, right? After all, he had such good grades in school..." someone said, trying to smooth things over.