Zayn was unaware that his two experienced subordinates, Sean and Gordon, would come up with so many ideas just because he rode an electric scooter. As he rode the electric scooter home leisurely, it was a pleasurable feeling for him. He found the sun that his skin soaked in comforting. Just as he was waiting for the traffic light to turn green, the Porsche next to him rolled down its window and a puzzled voice was heard saying, “Zayn Larson?”Zayn turned his head to the side to find a slightly chubby man with gold-rimmed glasses immediately. The man appeared rather familiar. “Are we acquainted with each other?”“F*ck, it really is you! Oh, Zayn, it’s been so long since we last met!” The man became excited at once. Zayn became even more confused in the meantime because he did not seem to recall who the man was. “You are...?”The man immediately scolded in rage, “F*ck! How dare you forget me? Damn it! I’m Kaiser. We used to go to the same school when we were in eighth grade!”U
In middle school, Kaiser had been very close to Zayn. They headed to different high schools after graduation and lost touch with one another gradually. Kaiser felt that it was a pity that they drifted apart. Kaiser noticed that Zayn was dressed rather crudely earlier and was riding an electric scooter under the hot sun. It was apparent that Zayn was not doing very well in life. It was a coincidence that the middle school reunion was taking place tonight. The other ex-schoolmates were doing very well in life now, hence perhaps it would be a good opportunity for Zayn to change his life for the better if Kaiser were to invite him. Most importantly, it would be even better if Zayn could catch Roxanne’s eyes. One should know that Roxanne used to be rather close to Zayn in the past. In fact, they even flirted with one another at one point. At the time, both Zayn and Roxanne had the best academic performance, and they sat next to each other. They were nicknamed the golden children.N
On the other hand, Zayn suffered a disastrous decline. He had actually been reduced to riding an electric scooter now. She wondered how he would react when he saw how impressive she was now.Roxanne began to anticipate that scenario in her heart. Over on Zayn’s side, he sent a text message to Kaiser with his phone when he arrived home. It did not take long before Kaiser called him. “Hello, Zayn. You’ve finally gotten around to calling me. I was still thinking about how you might not remember my number!”Zayn chuckled and said, “Your number is quite easy to remember.”Kaiser sniggered, then said, “Of course. I spent a few thousand dollars to get this number, so it has to be something that is easy to remember.”Next, Zayn and Kaiser exchanged small talk on the phone. Kaiser went straight to the point and said, “Hey, Zayn. Let’s talk about something important. Many of our friends are attending the middle school reunion that’s taking place tonight. Do come and join too by then.”“Mi
Zayn agreed without the slightest hesitation. He was very free now anyway and did not have anything else to do, so he agreed to attend right away. “Alright, just send me the address and I’ll be there.”“Alright, that’s great then. Don’t stand me up!” Kaiser’s tone relaxed when he said, “We were talking about you during the previous reunion. We spoke about how it had been a long time since we last met you and how you used to be the best student一almost abnormal for always performing the best. Those old pals of ours will certainly be overjoyed to see you now!”Zayn smiled and noticed that he was anticipating the event. After counting roughly, he realized it had been more than a decade since he last met these old friends. He believed that the event would certainly be interesting!After hanging up the call, Faye came home not long after. Zayn told her about the incident and asked if she would like to join him for the reunion. Faye guiltily rejected the invitation because she still had
Half an hour later, Zayn rode his electric scooter and arrived at the five-star hotel. His arrival seemed rather out of place. Amidst all the luxury cars parked in front of the hotel, there he was, zooming in on an electric scooter. Hence, his arrival drew the attention of many people. They looked toward him and saw that he was dressed in unsophisticated attire. Any ordinary person would assume that he was just a runner to deliver food.“Hey, hey, this is a five-star hotel. You can’t park your electric scooter here.”He had just parked the scooter when two security guards walked over and chased him away in contempt. Zayn was already used to this situation by now. “I’m here to attend a dinner event. Why can’t I park here?”“What, you’re here to attend an event? You must be joking. Judging by what you’re wearing, you must be working as a deliveryman who makes a few hundred bucks a month. Can you even afford to attend a dinner event here?”The other security guard huffed impatient
Zayn felt his emotions fluctuate for a moment when he saw Roxanne. It was not because Roxanne was beautiful, but that familiar face of hers made him recall the incident back in middle school. He felt rather emotional all at once. Moreover, Kaiser was right about Roxanne’s change in appearance indeed. She was much more beautiful and elegant compared to when she had been in middle school. Zayn could tell at one glance that she was a woman with a successful career and great wealth. The confidence and arrogance emanating from her expression could not be feigned. Zayn was happy for Roxanne because he knew that she actually came from a common family. Her parents were farmers, and now, she did not disappoint them. She started from scratch and eventually built her grand empire. It was very impressive of her. Kaiser opened the door for Roxanne before bowing and calling out respectfully, “Miss Harrison!”Moreover, in another Toyota Prado parked next to them, four burly men dressed in su
Zayn was at a loss of whether to laugh or to cry upon seeing Kaiser’s reaction. He figured that Kaiser was empathizing with his abjectness. “Kaiser, truthfully, I’m not doing as bad as you imagine, and it’s highly possible that you won’t even believe me when I tell you that I actually own a few companies too.”Zayn was not lying although he omitted the detail that he owned a few companies with especially high market value. Moreover, he had recently absorbed the Aeolus House and Hydrocure United, so his power stretched beyond the business industry. Even if he was an ordinary person and not a perfect-class master fighter, his status was way superior to other businessmen!Kaiser was stunned for a moment. He did not expect Zayn to possess his own companies too. If that was the case, Zayn had not done so badly in life either. However, just as Kaiser was about to speak, the two security guards interrupted, “Sir, can you please park your electric scooter in the underground parking space?
Zayn rode the electric scooter to the underground parking area, then he headed to the thirteenth floor in the elevator straight from the basement. The gathering this year was rather grand. As soon as Zayn stepped out of the elevator, he saw more than ten young, beautiful usherettes stationed at the entrance of the lobby. It was a pleasant sight to behold, and those usherettes would bow down and call out as soon as someone entered, “Welcome to the Griffin Oakley Academy Class of 2003 annual reunion!”By the time when Zayn arrived at the scene, there were already two of his old friends who had entered the venue. Zayn straightened his casual attire ever so slightly before he walked into the venue with long strides as well. He was dressed so informally and ordinarily that there was a stark contrast between him and the other attendees of the reunion. Hence, the usherettes did not bow to welcome him when he entered the venue. On the contrary, they stopped him and said, “Hello, this is