Chapter 271 - Hes Not a Scumbag (2/2)

Guo Qinghe responded to Zhang Mengqi, speaking out in defense of his cla.s.smates, “Society is like a large dyeing tank. It has been three years now, and you’d expect people to change, to adapt to new conditions, and evolve to fit into the environment they live in. If Xiao Luo thinks that everybody should remain as simple and innocent as they were in college, then he’s a fool. If we don’t change ourselves, how can we survive and keep a foothold in this society? So, we are not wrong. I think he has a problem.” Xiao Luo’s success had made Guo Qinghe completely stand on the opposing side of Xiao Luo.

The crowd fell into dead silence…

[At the ground floor of the Maple Leaf Hotel]

Xiao Luo and Chu Yunxiong were still chattering away in an animated conversation. They had been at it from the moment they met earlier, and they seemed to be discussing many matters close to their hearts.

Xiao Luo was well aware that he wouldn’t have achieved success so quickly without the support of Chu Yunxiong, and it was something that he would always be grateful for. Chu Yunxiong, on the other hand, had expressed his eternal grat.i.tude to Xiao Luo for saving his daughter’s life. She was the most precious thing in his life, and he cared for her dearly. And Chu Yunxiong’s grat.i.tude was not something that could be measured in terms of money.

At one point, Chu Yunxiong even succinctly played the matchmaker for his daughter. As a father, he was very aware of what was going on in Chu Yue’s mind. Besides, he also had great admiration for Xiao Luo, and if Xiao Luo were to become his son-in-law, he felt his life would be complete.

Xiao Luo respectfully turned him down with the excuse that Chu Yue was still young, and it was too early for her to commit to love. He thought that her feelings for him were more of infatuation, and he believed she should be given time to explore her emotions and find true happiness. But although Chu Yue was devastatingly beautiful, she was definitely not his cup of tea.

Most certainly, the two ended their conversation in good spirits as they laughed with their heads thrown back. It was a telling tribute to their friends.h.i.+p despite their disparity in age.

Just when Xiao Luo was about to leave, Tang Wantian ran over.

“San Qian Luo Shui, I had such a hard time finding you!”

Tang Wantian was out of breath from all the running. She was gasping as sweat rolled down her forehead.

Xiao Luo and Zhang Dashan glanced at each other, and they both saw the looks of surprise in each other’s eyes.

“Miss. Tang, are you high on something?” Zhang Dashan said, deliberately testing her.

“Don’t act dumb with me, Zhang Dashan. I already know through Sina Corp that the account ‘San Qian Luo Shui’ was registered with the number Xiao Luo had in university. So that means that San Qian Luo Shui is actually Xiao Luo,” Tang Wantian said, looking really pleased with herself.

When things came to light, it was impossible to conceal regardless of how much they wished to.

Xiao Luo could only force a smile, “Wantian, for the sake of our friends.h.i.+p, can you keep it secret for me? Please?”

“Oh yeah. Don’t expose Lao Xiao on the internet, alright, or else he’ll be in big, big trouble. And he hates being a public figure as you know,” said Zhang Dashan.

Tang Wantian rolled her eyes at them, “Do I look like someone who’d betray my old cla.s.smates for the sake of personal benefits?”

“Nope, haha… maybe not!” Zhang Dashan said, laughing.

“What do you mean by ‘maybe not?’ It should be ‘absolutely not,’ alright! Otherwise, I wouldn’t be here to find you both either.”

Tang Wantian defended herself, then giggled, “Wow, you guys are having such a great life now. If one day, I happened to seek you both when I’m down and out, don’t buckle up your belts and disown me, alright?”

Xiao Luo looked a little embarra.s.sed with her comment. He thought, “What does she mean by ‘buckle up our belts’ and disown her? What does that even mean?”

“Holy f*ck. Can you be more conservative, like how pretty ladies should be? You think you’re a tomboy, is it?” Zhang Dashan responded with his usual candor.

“Yeah, I’m a tomboy at heart. Not convinced? You want to have a fight with me?” Tang Wantian lifted her nose at Zhang Dashan and snorted with her fist raised.

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