Seven in the evening.
Lin Fan, dressed in a casual suit with his hands in his pockets, paced back and forth on the Fulai Square in Shimenzhen.
He would occasionally take out his phone to check the time, lest he be late.
"Xiao Fan~"
A Porsche, with a sharp design and a front end resembling a sports car, slowly pulled over to the side of the road.
Wang Ying stretched out a fair, jade-like hand from the car window, waving at Lin Fan with a charming smile.
"Finally arrived."
Lin Fan hurried over and got into the passenger seat from the other side, complaining, "Didn't you say you'd get off work at six? It's already seven."
Wang Ying pouted her small lips as if acting coquettish, "Didn't you say you wanted me to save your face?"
"I finished my meeting, went home to change, put on makeup, and borrowed a car from a friend. It took me over an hour. Instead of praising me, you're blaming me?"
Lin Fan shrugged, "Alright, Sister Wang Ying, you're the best."
He looked Wang Ying up and down and complimented her, "Wow, my dear sister, you look really beautiful today!"
"Hypocritical."
Though Wang Ying called him hypocritical, her heart was already blooming with joy.
She patted the steering wheel and asked, "How is it? This Porsche Cayenne, costing over a million, I begged a friend to lend it to me. Can it help you save face?"
Lin Fan was stunned, then asked, "That's strange, why didn't you borrow a car from Sister Yu Rou?"
"I don't want anything from her!"
Wang Ying's tone was haughty, as if there was some misunderstanding between her and Su Yu Rou.
"Fine, if you don't want to, then don't."
Lin Fan knew she was beginning to reject Su Yu Rou and didn't want to get too close to her.
Every man didn't want the woman he liked to be flamboyant, and every woman was the same, with women's jealousy being even more terrifying.
Lin Fan mentioned the address of the class reunion and then sniffed the air, exclaiming, "It smells so good!"
"Of course it smells good, I'm wearing Gucci perfume."
Wang Ying started the car and, as she drove forward, extended her fair, jade-like hand to Lin Fan, asking, "Smells nice, doesn't it?"
"You focus on driving."
Lin Fan had almost gotten into a car accident that afternoon and had a phobia of female drivers.
"Don't worry."
Wang Ying tilted her pretty head and smiled, "The road is so wide, I got my driver's license when I was eighteen."
"Tsk tsk."
Lin Fan really wanted to tell her that Tian Mengyao had said the same thing.
Looking at the night scenery outside the window, Lin Fan's thoughts began to drift.
Both Tian Mengyao and Wang Ying came from official families and got their driver's licenses and bought cars at an early age.
As for him, Lin Fan, he came from a poor background and still couldn't drive.
Let alone not being able to drive, he didn't even recognize many common car brands on the market.
Thinking about it this way, he couldn't help but chuckle at himself.
Everything would come in time!
By the time his children's generation arrived, he believed they would also be able to buy cars early and wouldn't have to endure poverty like he once did.
Wang Ying was very happy because she was attending Lin Fan's class reunion that day.
This meant that she and Lin Fan had taken another step forward!
One more step, and they would enter the marriage hall!
"What are you smiling about?"
Seeing the smile on her face never cease, Lin Fan asked, "Are you this happy to see me?"
"Yes~"
Wang Ying giggled and said in a sweet voice, "Young Master Lin is so charming. This humble girl is deeply honored!"
After she finished speaking, Lin Fan joined her in a hearty laugh.
They both laughed naturally, as if they were discussing the world over wine.
After laughing for a while, Wang Ying turned to look at Lin Fan and asked, "Xiao Fan, what do you think of my dress? It's very expensive, over three thousand, does it look good?"
Lin Fan tilted his head to look at Wang Ying's dress and wondered, "It looks good, but... the material seems quite thin. Isn't it just for show?"
"It's not what you think..."
Wang Ying was about to talk about the brand and quality of her dress when she felt a small hand on her leg: "Look if you want, but don't touch without permission."
Lin Fan shook his head and retorted, "If I don't touch it, how do I know if it's worth that much money?"
Wang Ying swatted Lin Fan's hand away and huffed playfully, "Don't be naughty, I still have to drive!"
Lin Fan instinctively withdrew his hand, then looked at Wang Ying's beautiful profile and asked, "Sister Wang Ying, do you particularly like me?"
Wang Ying bit her lower lip and said coyly, "You're annoying, of course I like you!"
"No wonder you always want to be with me every day."
Lin Fan said triumphantly.
He knew that Wang Ying was particularly dependent on him because she had been abandoned by her ex-husband.
Sometimes, when he was seeing patients at the clinic, Wang Ying would send him message after message, as if she had endless things to say to him.
"What, am I annoying you?"
Wang Ying pouted charmingly, "I know Physician Lin is very busy, the entire village relies on you!"
Lin Fan chuckled, "That's not it. I was thinking, I should find a way to tie you to my belt, and when no one is around, I can untie you and hold you in my arms..."
"Who wants to be tied to your belt!"
Though Wang Ying said this, her heart was filled with sweetness.
"You do!"
Looking at Wang Ying, who was both obedient and gentle, Lin Fan gave her a thumbs-up and praised, "Sister Wang Ying, you're so good!"
"It's good that you know."
Wang Ying thought Lin Fan was going to touch her face, so she turned her head to avoid it and chided, "Don't smudge my makeup that I worked so hard to put on."
After she finished speaking, she looked up and saw the brightly lit sign of the Old Captain Restaurant twinkling amidst the colorful neon lights ahead, and asked, "Xiao Fan, is this the Old Captain Seafood Restaurant you mentioned?"
Lin Fan nodded, "Yes, this is the place."
His expression was stern, and he thought to himself, "Today, I must make that scoundrel pay!"
...
In a private room at the Old Captain Restaurant, most of the classmates had arrived one after another, forming small groups based on their relationships.
Zhang Liang was considered one of the more successful ones, and the people in his small group were also doing well.
They deliberately raised their voices and laughed boisterously, as if afraid others wouldn't know how well they were doing.
"It's like going back home in brocade clothes without anyone knowing, like walking at night."
Having made money and achieved success, of course, they wanted their hometown folks to know.
As for those who hadn't achieved much, their every move betrayed a sense of caution and timidity.
There were also those who liked to curry favor, constantly approaching Zhang Liang and his group to get acquainted.
"Liangzi, stop looking so glum."
A young man in a suit, with slicked-back hair and a smarmy face, slung an arm around Zhang Liang's shoulder and said carelessly, "It's just about your girlfriend's situation. I'll ask my dad later and see if he can help you sort it out."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Liang exclaimed with surprise, "Really?"
"When have I, Jiang Yi, ever bragged? My dad and I are in the municipal engineering business."
"Although the Construction Bureau doesn't have much power, with some connections, we can find a way."