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
“I haven’t gone anywhere. I stayed back in Waltz City,” Zayn replied evenly. “Ah, is that so? We haven’t seen each other for such a long time, and I can see that you’ve grown much taller. I remember you used to be a shorty standing at the height of my chest in the past, hahaha.”Shepherd began ridiculing Zayn with a jesting expression on his face. He assumed that he was very good at judging others and he could tell at one glance now that Zayn had certainly been doing poorly over the years. In fact, Zayn was even a goner一that was why he was dressed so shabbily when attending a reunion like this. Zayn furrowed his brows ever so slightly. He came to the reunion today with anticipation and joy. He was planning on having a good time reminiscing about the good old days with his friends and was even looking to help out the friends who were facing difficulties in life. He did not expect meeting the class president would put him in a foul mood. When they were in junior high, Zayn was not
“Hey… Aren’t you—Zayn Larson?” One of the women cried out curiously.“Zayn Larson—oh, I remember now! The laureate of our humble little class!”“Yo, are my eyes playing tricks on me? Zayn Larson is here? I thought he went abroad!”“Hey, wait a sec… Isn’t Larson a son of the ultra-rich? The hell is he doing wearing something like that?”As soon as the crowd noticed him, a new wave of discussion filled the hall. They began chattering and commenting amongst themselves as they gathered around him. It did not take long for them to notice how shabby the man’s clothes were—he was without an expensive watch, or a golden necklace, or any other accessories that gave a nod to his wealth. Zayn looked like a poor NPC, and that fact was even more amplified when compared to the other guests and their shiny, dazzling showboating.Shepard jostled Zayn from behind in an attempt to push him deeper into the crowd. “Don’t just stand there like a mouth-breather! Say hi to your old friends! Look, they’r
Shepard froze. He was at a loss for words. Zayn was right! The man had done nothing except standing there, with not a finger laid on Shepard himself. It really was his own doing that made him fall.Shepard was sure that Zayn knew, though. He must have done this on purpose to embarrass him! Heck, he could see the contempt and disdain in Zayn’s eyes already! It was very infuriating—he swore he was going to get back on him later!The other onlookers began to approach them, with two of the men helping Shepard up to his feet, looking at him questioningly. “The hell’s wrong with you, Day? That was one nasty fall, man.”“Bruh, did you come here completely wasted already?”Shepard was hard-pressed to even answer them—he had no idea how to articulate the annoyance and embarrassment. In the end, he could only shoot Zayn a glare; it was the most he could do as a warning this time, seeing he was in no position to shout at him.Zayn smirked in disdain and disregarded his threat completely.Th