All Acquaintances

"Class Rep."

Qin Ning led the group over and greeted her with a smile.

Tang Pengfei was Su Xingwan's maternal grandfather.

The Tang family ran some small businesses in the Magic City. Things had gone smoothly for them over the years, and their family assets had just surpassed a hundred million. Although they couldn't be compared to top-tier families like the Wangs or the Cais, they lived quite comfortably.

Today was Tang Pengfei's seventieth birthday, and many wealthy merchants from the Magic City had come to offer their congratulations.

However, these so-called wealthy merchants were actually similar to the Tang family, belonging to the same social circle. They had nothing to do with top-tier families like the Wangs and Cais, and could never reach that level.

Therefore, the appearance of Wang Er and Cai Cheng did not attract the attention of anyone present. Since these people had never seen them before, they naturally wouldn't recognize them.

Because Qin Ning's group was quite large, Su Xingwan specially arranged a separate table for them.

"Qin Ning, you guys take a seat first. There are quite a lot of guests today, so I have to go help out. I'll come over and have a few drinks with you later." After arranging for them to sit down, Su Xingwan quickly left again.

"Huh? Isn't this Qin Ning?"

A voice suddenly came from the next table.

Qin Ning looked over and saw three young people sitting there, two men and one woman. They looked somewhat familiar.

He quickly reacted and recognized the three of them; they were all his old classmates.

"Qin Ning, I didn't expect you to come too. I haven't heard from you in years. You didn't attend the previous class reunions either. I thought you had cut off contact with everyone, but I didn't expect you to still be in touch with the Class Rep."

The three walked over. The one speaking was Luo Ze. He was chubby back in school, but unexpectedly, after so many years, he had gotten even fatter.

The female classmate also smiled and said, "Yeah, long time no see. You still look the same, not much has changed."

Her name was Lin Hongying, and she was quite pretty. Back in school, many boys in the class had pursued her, and Shen Jun, one of the three, was one of her suitors.

However, Shen Jun had never managed to win Lin Hongying over. After graduation, everyone went their separate ways and rarely contacted each other. Running into her at Master Tang's birthday banquet, Shen Jun started getting ideas again.

Back in school, Shen Jun had poor grades and was a well-known delinquent in the class and even the school. His relationship with Qin Ning had never been good because Qin Ning, as the vice class rep at the time, had once approached him and told him to study hard.

But Shen Jun not only ignored the advice, he also thought Qin Ning was being a busybody.

"Heh, I wonder where our vice class rep is working now? I seem to have heard someone say you were delivering takeout in Willow City? Why did you come to the Magic City? Could it be that you made a special trip just to attend the Class Rep's grandfather's birthday?"

"A round trip like this must have cost you a lot of money, right? I wonder how long you'll have to deliver takeout to earn it back."

Shen Jun's personality was the same as before, arrogant and domineering. Moreover, since he finally got to see Lin Hongying, he naturally wanted to show off in front of her by picking on a soft target like Qin Ning.

Most importantly, he had been pursuing Lin Hongying since their school days, but she had never given him the time of day. Now, seeing how polite Lin Hongying was to Qin Ning, Shen Jun naturally felt very displeased.

He couldn't understand why Qin Ning, an orphan, could have such good popularity.

Not only Lin Hongying, but even the Class Rep, Su Xingwan, had always had a good relationship with Qin Ning.

Wang Er, Xia Fei, and the others were instantly enraged after hearing Shen Jun's words. But seeing that Qin Ning didn't say anything, they didn't act rashly.

The main reason was that today's occasion was a bit special. Su Xingwan was suspected to be their future sister-in-law, so Xia Fei and the others naturally didn't dare to cause any trouble at her grandfather's birthday banquet.

"Shen Jun, we're all classmates. Why do you have to speak like that?" Lin Hongying frowned.

The chubby Luo Ze also spoke up, "Yeah, although you and Qin Ning didn't get along in school, it's been so long since we graduated. We're not kids anymore. You really should change this personality of yours."

"What does this have to do with you?"

Hearing this, Shen Jun immediately became even more annoyed. Why was everyone speaking up for Qin Ning instead of taking his side?

"Besides, I'm not wrong, am I? Aren't you just an orphan who delivers takeout?"

He looked at Qin Ning again. "Back in school, your grades were better than mine. Not only were you the vice class rep, but you even came to advise me, saying that if I didn't study hard, I would be a loser in the future. Heh, and now? Does delivering takeout make you a big success?"

"Qin Ning, do you know what my status is now?"

"A manager at the Shanhai Group in the Magic City, with an annual salary of nearly a million. What about you?"

"And you talked to me about being a success? Heh, do you even deserve to?"

As he spoke, Shen Jun pulled up his sleeve, revealing a watch on his wrist, and continued to mock, "Do you recognize this? A Shilijia brand watch. Just the price of this one watch is something you couldn't afford even if you delivered takeout for ten years."

His voice was quite loud, and it had already attracted the attention of many guests present, who all cast their gazes over.

"Shen Jun!"

From not far away came a sharp shout. Su Xingwan walked over with anger on her face. "What are you doing? Hurry up and apologize to Qin Ning!"

"Apologize? Me, apologize? Apologize to Qin Ning?"

Shen Jun smiled disdainfully. "He's just a takeout delivery guy. What right does he have to make me apologize to him?"

"You!" Su Xingwan gritted her teeth in anger.

Right at this moment, Cai Cheng, who was sitting not far from Qin Ning, had already darkened his face. His eyes looked as if they were about to shoot fire as he asked in a deep voice, "You're from the Shanhai Group?"

"So what?" Shen Jun looked over, not recognizing Cai Cheng.

However, since the other party had come with Qin Ning, he figured he was probably just an insignificant nobody from the bottom rung of society.

"Heh..."

Cai Cheng took a deep breath and sneered, "Your name is Shen Jun, right? Starting tomorrow, you don't need to go to work anymore."

The Shanhai Group was actually one of the Cai family's enterprises, but it didn't bear their name, so almost no one in the group knew about it.

Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment. Su Xingwan also looked at Cai Cheng curiously. She only knew that he was Qin Ning's friend, but didn't know his specific identity.

Hearing Cai Cheng say such words at this moment, anyone would initially think that he had some major background.

"Ha? What a boast! Who do you think you are?" Shen Jun frowned first, naturally having some suspicions in his heart. But when he thought about how Qin Ning was just a delivery guy, how could his friend possibly have any status?

Moreover, as a manager of the Shanhai Group, how could he possibly lose his job just because of someone else's words?

"General Manager Liao is here."

At this moment, a voice came from outside the door.

Everyone's attention was drawn over.

Then, they saw a middle-aged man walk in.

"The General Manager of Shanhai Group, Liao Yingjiang!"

Many people were astonished. The Shanhai Group was a massive enterprise worth billions. In terms of status, President Liao was leagues above everyone else in the room.

After all, even the Tang family of the birthday celebrant, Elder Tang, barely had a hundred million in assets. The sheer magnitude of the gap was obvious.

"President Liao!"

Shen Jun, who had been acting incredibly cocky just a moment ago, instantly changed his tune the second he saw Liao Yingjiang appear. He eagerly trotted over to him like an obedient lapdog.

"Oh? It's Shen Jun. What are you doing here?" Liao Yingjiang paused in surprise.

His father and Elder Tang had shared some friendly ties in their earlier years, which was why he had made a special trip here today to offer his birthday greetings.

"It's like this, President Liao. I'm classmates with Elder Tang's granddaughter," Shen Jun said, his face full of flattery.

"I see. What a coincidence. I didn't expect to run into acquaintances everywhere," Liao Yingjiang chuckled.

"Isn't it? What a coincidence indeed, running into acquaintances absolutely everywhere."

Suddenly, a voice chimed in out of nowhere from a short distance away.

Liao Yingjiang felt the voice was somewhat familiar. When he shifted his gaze toward it, a look of absolute shock washed over his face. "Young Master Cai!"