Lynn Chen snapped out of her thoughts, suddenly remembered something, and took out her phone to send Evan Lin a text message.
"Is that for your boyfriend?"
Back in junior high, Lynn Chen was often pursued by many boys.
Seeing Lynn Chen tacitly admit it, Maggie didn't get annoyed. She smiled and said, "Perfect. We'll wait for him to come, and I'll finally get to meet him properly."
"Just don't say anything weird when he arrives. His temper's usually fine, but I'm worried he might get annoyed."
"Just don't say anything weird when he arrives. His temper is usually okay, but I'm worried he might get upset."
Lynn Chen quickly added.
But Lynn Chen never really liked Zane Liu.
"You haven't even met him yet, and you're already worried I'll bully him?"
Maggie Sun shook her head. "Relax, I know where to draw the line."
"But let me tell you, Zane Liu is coming this time too."
"Our old class monitor?" Lynn Chen froze when she heard the name, then frowned. "Maybe I shouldn't go after all."
Back in junior high, Lynn Chen was often pursued by many boys.
Zane Liu was one of them.
At the time, Zane Liu was the class monitor.
So he had more chances to get close to Lynn Chen, always coming up with ways to approach her.
For example, when the class labor committee arranged cleaning shifts, Zane Liu would specifically ask them to pair him with Lynn Chen.
But Lynn Chen never really liked Zane Liu.
Later, Zane Liu's pursuit got so out of hand that it felt like he was stuck to her like glue. Eventually, Yolanda Fang stepped in, slapped him twice, and stunned him enough to back off.
After that, Zane Liu transferred schools.
After that, Lynn Chen never heard anything about Zane Liu again.
She never expected to hear his name again from Maggie Sun.
"Come on, it's so rare for everyone to get together—if you don't go, what's the point?"
Maggie Sun shook her head, looked at Lynn Chen, and smiled mysteriously. "Besides, let me tell you—Zane Liu is nothing like he used to be."
"Back in junior high, Zane Liu was way too much of a straight guy. I knew he liked you and annoyed you, but now he's doing really well. After junior high, he moved to Beijing and started doing business with his dad."
"His dad started out as a construction foreman, then set up a real estate company. Now it's publicly listed, and Zane Liu is basically the little prince of their group."
At this point, Maggie Sun's words were full of envy.
A publicly listed real estate company's market value is counted in tens of billions.
For ordinary people, that's a fortune they'd never reach in a lifetime.
"That has nothing to do with me, though."
Lynn Chen really didn't want to see Zane Liu again.
These days, she didn't like dealing with troublesome things at all.
Every day at school, she studied seriously, like a model student.
Plenty of boys had tried to get her contact info at school, but Lynn Chen never gave any of them a chance.
If she saw Zane Liu today, it might stir up a whole new mess.
Besides, Evan Lin might show up soon.
"I'm not saying it has anything to do with you. Just treat it like a normal classmates' get-together—nothing special."
Maggie Sun held tightly onto Lynn Chen's hand. "Besides, I've already promised everyone I'd bring you. If you don't go, I'll break my word."
"Would you really let me break my promise?"
Maggie put on a pitiful expression.
There's no denying it.
Women.
Especially when pretty women act cute—their charm is hard to resist.
Lynn Chen hesitated.
"We're already halfway there. Turning back now would be a waste of time. Besides, I bet your boyfriend is on his way too—you can't just call him and ask him to turn around, right?"
"Why don't we just go and check it out? If you really don't want to stay, you can leave after saying a quick hello."
Maggie Sun pleaded earnestly.
"Alright, I'll just stay for a little while, then leave."
Lynn Chen nodded.
Seeing Lynn agree, Maggie Sun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The car made its way toward the outskirts of Beijing.
Soon, they arrived outside an estate with a classic, old-fashioned design.
"This is the Nine Pools Moon Pavilion. The estate has nine ponds. Legend has it that during the full moon, when moonlight falls on the surface of all nine ponds, nine bands of light appear, like silver rivers—it's breathtaking."
"That's how the Nine Pools Moon Pavilion got its name. Ordinary people aren't allowed in here."
After getting out of the car, Maggie Sun led Lynn Chen toward the estate.
At the entrance, attendants waited respectfully.
Clearly, they'd been well trained.
"Moon Pavilion, Ninth Hall. Zane Liu."
Maggie Sun announced.
"Please follow me."
"The top floor is the Moonview Heaven-One Suite. It's said you can take in the entire estate's beauty from there, and sometimes renowned traditional music masters play live."
"Too bad, money alone won't get you up there."
At this point, a hint of envy flashed in Maggie Sun's eyes.
Only truly influential figures can go up there.
People like us are lucky just to catch a glimpse from below.
Maggie Sun and Lynn Chen followed the attendant all the way to Moonview Pavilion.
The Earth-Nine Box here is just the first floor of Moonview Pavilion.
Starting from the first floor, the boxes go up: Eight, Seven, all the way to the Moonview Heaven-One Suite at the very top.
Even though it's just the Earth-Nine Box,
the decor inside is nothing short of exquisite.
When Maggie Sun led Lynn Chen inside, quite a few classmates were already waiting.
"You made it!"
Someone saw them come in and immediately stood up to greet them.