Chapter 113: She Seems To Be Glowing
Chen Hao discovered that Chang Ning had changed a lot after a year apart. Previously, Chang Ning wouldn’t have held his temper like this; facing his provocation, Chang Ning would usually counterattack.
As a second generation from an extraordinary family background, Chen Hao was not the brainless second generation side character from novels. Seeing Chang Ning not taking the bait, he naturally wouldn’t dwell on it.
In fact, the friction between this guy and Chang Ning was all just minor squabbles.
With Chang Ning not taking the bait, Chen Hao suddenly felt bored and let go of Ye Luoli’s hand.
“Everyone hasn’t seen each other for a long time, especially the great talented scholar Chang, who graduated early. It’s been a whole year and we’ve finally seen you show up.
Today everyone happens to have time, so I asked Cao Ninghua to invite you, this great god, over.
Since everyone’s here, we all have one goal today: eat well and drink well.”
After speaking, Chen Hao called on the phone to have the kitchen serve the dishes. From start to finish, he had no interaction with his girlfriend Ye Luoli.
Chang Ning saw through the reason; Chen Hao wasn’t as foolish as he had imagined.
Ye Luoli used the predecessor to provoke Chen Hao, and Chen Hao was doing the same.
However, these two people’s goals were different. Ye Luoli was after a life of luxury, while Chen Hao was purely targeting him.
Chang Ning searched through his memory but couldn’t find why Chen Hao always had it in for him. If this guy didn’t know restraint, although there were always minor frictions, they were never excessive. Chang Ning would have left long ago and wouldn’t be sitting here eating.
Seeing Ye Luoli’s puzzled expression directly across from him, Chang Ning was delighted inside.
If he was right, this meal was both for the class reunion and could be considered Ye Luoli and Chen Hao’s breakup meal.
The classmates, seeing no more drama, all changed their faces, and the table suddenly buzzed with lively chatter.
Most were talking about things from school back then, occasionally mixed with gossip and each person’s developments after graduation.
“Chang Ning, you graduated a year early. I don’t know where you’ve found work? If things aren’t going well, just tell me.
We’re acquaintances at least, still classmates. I can introduce you to our company.”
Chen Hao put down his chopsticks and said to Chang Ning.
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at Chang Ning, with envy in the classmates’ eyes.
Chen Hao’s family company had powerful strength, one that could be counted among the top in the national scope.
Even as graduates from prestigious schools, they weren’t guaranteed to get hired there.
Cao Ninghua was full of anger, pissed off by Chen Hao’s condescending attitude of charity.
If Chang Ning hadn’t held him down under the table, he would have pulled Chang Ning and left long ago. So what if it offended Chen Hao? No matter how powerful their family was, they couldn’t cover the sky with one hand.
He now deeply regretted calling Chang Ning here, letting his good brother suffer this indignity!
“I appreciate the kind offer, but I’m doing fine now.”
The reason Chang Ning held down Cao Ninghua was that he saw the sincerity in Chen Hao’s eyes when he said those words, though it only lasted a few short seconds, it was enough for him to notice.
This meal was interesting. Chang Ning discovered that this body definitely had some unknown secrets with Chen Hao or their Chen family.
Otherwise, with his academic god persona, it wouldn’t be enough to make a second generation so invested.
Now these secrets didn’t matter to Chang Ning. He would develop in the military unit later; that place was pure, and the outside world’s demons and monsters couldn’t influence it yet.
“What work? Can you tell us?”
Ye Luoli, sitting next to Chen Hao, saw Chang Ning being vague and thought that “doing fine” was just something Chang Ning said to save face.
What could prove one’s eyesight better than exposing an ex’s unsatisfactory life?
After talking for so long, the highly popular academic god Chang Ning from school still hadn’t said what industry he was in now; everyone was quite curious.
Even Cao Ninghua was full of curiosity, but right now he still wanted to pull Chang Ning away.
He felt that Chang Ning must not be doing well outside, or else he wouldn’t keep everything from him.
As good brothers, he knew most of Chang Ning’s matters.
Having lived two lives as a human, Chang Ning hadn’t truly struggled in society’s big dye vat, but in his previous life he had read plenty of novels with descriptions of similar scenes, so Chang Ning could tell what Ye Luoli meant.
Now that the two sides weren’t in the same circle, he and Ye Luoli were destined to have no further intersection.
Facing Ye Luoli’s provocation, he just wanted to laugh a little.
“Nothing much, I enlisted.”
Chang Ning’s words stirred up a thousand waves with one stone.
At this time, enlisting wasn’t a good choice; society was rife with the notion that “good men don’t enlist.”
For a genius graduate from a prestigious school like Chang Ning to enlist, the classmates couldn’t understand.
They thought Chang Ning could totally get an office job, sitting in the office drinking coffee—wouldn’t that be nice?
“What? You enlisted!”
Then Cao Ninghua muttered: “No wonder I couldn’t contact you.”
Cao Ninghua didn’t understand Chang Ning’s choice, but he didn’t look down on it either—much better than the so-called classmates.
This group heard Chang Ning say he enlisted, and their expressions were all very strange.
Stepping on the low and fawning on the high, bullying the weak and fearing the strong—that was human nature’s norm, and Chang Ning knew it all.
“Enlisting, huh, that’s great. If you have any difficulties, just tell me.”
Upon hearing Chang Ning enlisted, Ye Luoli’s demeanor became condescending again.
“Defending the country is what true men do! Sadly, I’m the sole survivor in my family, otherwise I’d go too—I can’t let you have all the glory!”
Chen Hao raised his wine glass and took a sip; he spoke very sincerely.
Now Chang Ning was really curious about what was up with Chen Hao. Could there be something his family was hiding from him?
Chang Ning decided to go back and probe around to ask.
“I have other matters. I’ve seen everyone today, and from now on, we’ll likely never meet again!”
The class reunion let Chang Ning see what kind of people they were; only Cao Ninghua was truly good to him.
As for Chen Hao, there was something odd about this guy. Chang Ning had a premonition that he would have endless entanglements with this kid in the future.
A big trouble!
But he also thought of himself in the barracks—not afraid of trouble coming to the door!
After eating and drinking their fill, Chang Ning proposed to take his leave.
This behavior was not giving face to Chen Hao, the main person involved. Logically, Chen Hao should have a bad look on his face, but surprisingly he didn’t.
This made Chang Ning even more certain that something was off with Chen Hao.
“Clang!”
Just as Chang Ning and Cao Ninghua stood up, the banquet hall door was roughly pushed open.
In came an excessively beautiful woman, with very exquisite makeup on her face.
Especially the pink lip gloss was the finishing touch, making the woman’s temperament appear even more pure and alluring.
In the banquet hall, whether men or women, all were stunned by the entering woman.
The woman was wearing sportswear, with a high ponytail. She first swept a glance over everyone, pausing slightly on Chen Hao.
When she saw Chang Ning, she smiled brightly, and the entire banquet hall seemed to light up because of that smile.
“Chang Ning, have you eaten enough?”
