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His ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍girlfriend, spoiled since childhood, handled interpersonal relationships according to her father's ways, all with bureaucratic thinking.

But ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Ma Xiaoshuai wasn't in politics, he didn't care whether you were a clerk or a provincial governor.

As ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍for why Chen Fan was invited.

Wu ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Di could understand.

It ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍wasn't because of Chen Fan's current status, but purely because during university days, in their dormitory, Chen Fan and Ma Xiaoshuai's relationship was in a league of its own.

On this point, none of the other guys in 519 could compare.

Hadn't they seen even Brother Jie standing below applauding without going up?

Though he understood, to say he wasn't jealous at all would be impossible.

After all, it was human nature.

Wu Di applauded while saying to Brother Jie beside him.

"Xiaoshuai must have invested quite a bit in this startup, right?"

Brother Jie nodded.

Wu Di sighed: "Ah, in my opinion, Xiaoshuai might stumble this time, running a restaurant isn't as easy as you think."

Luo Wenjie looked at Wu Di with a smile.

"Brother, your perspective is too narrow."

"See that? As long as Old Chen is around, Ma Xiaoshuai's restaurant will never lack customers."

"Even if business isn't good, Old Chen just needs to say the word, ask company employees to eat here, offer some discounts or coupons, do you think Xiaoshuai's business could fail?"

Wu Di's eyes widened, then he gave a thumbs up.

"Damn. You're quick-witted. Why didn't I think of that?"

Luo Wenjie chuckled: "Back in university, I said that among all of us, Ma Xiaoshuai's future was the least worrying."

"Just based on his relationship with Old Chen, he'll never go hungry in this life."

Hearing this, Wu Di felt emotional.

During university, although the relationships between the 519 guys were good, like all relationships, some were closer than others.

Back then, his mind was full of student union and club leadership, while Chen Fan had moved out early and rarely showed up in the dormitory.

Only someone like Ma Xiaoshuai, with his easy-going and nice-guy personality, could catch Chen Fan's eye.

After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the restaurant officially opened.

Wu Di, Guo Shuai, and Luo Wenjie were arranged in a large private room on the second floor, with three dining tables that could seat over 30 people.

Besides these close friends of Ma Xiaoshuai, the other two tables were filled with university classmates, many of whom had chosen to work in Yunhai after graduation.

Among them were those close to Ma Xiaoshuai, and some of Song Linlin's classmates.

With everyone rarely gathered together, the atmosphere was naturally very lively.

After a few drinks, it felt like they were back in their university days.

A group of classmates looked at Wu Di's table with complex expressions, full of admiration and envy.

After graduation, dormitory 519 had always been a legendary existence in their class.

Chen Fan's incredible success needed no explanation.

Besides Chen Fan, look at the others: Han Xu got into a prestigious university's graduate program, Wu Di became a civil servant and found a civil servant girlfriend.

Ma Xiaoshuai found a beautiful girlfriend, opened a milk tea shop, and now opened such a large restaurant.

As for Luo Wenjie, not only had he been to prison, but it was said he now owned a very luxurious bathhouse in Yunhai.

The only one who seemed to be doing worst was Sun Hao, who went to Pudong after graduation with his girlfriend.

But he and his girlfriend had maintained a long-distance relationship for four years during university, and after graduation, she stayed loyal and was willing to accompany him to the big city to struggle, this alone was enough to make many envious.

Compared to 519, what about the other classmates? They were still working their bitter jobs every day, struggling for that pitiful salary.

At another table, Song Linlin's classmates were equally envious.

Ma Xiaoshuai was handsome, had a good personality, and after graduation opened a milk tea shop for Song Linlin, their love story was simply the envy of others.

Of course, the most legendary was still Chen Fan, who hadn't shown up yet.

Thinking of Chen Fan, these classmates couldn't help but sigh.

Back in school, Chen Fan was so low-key that hardly anyone noticed him.

Moreover, this guy set a record, almost consecutive absences for an entire semester.

Yet, he had no issues with the counselor and professors, still passing all his exams.

Heaven knows how they felt when they saw in the media that Chen Fan had become worth billions, Yunhai's richest man.

Everyone regretted it deeply.

Especially the female classmates, they were so frustrated.

Why hadn't they seen that Chen Fan wasn't ordinary?

Of course, what was more frustrating was that even if they had wanted to pursue Chen Fan during school, they couldn't even find him.

At the dinner table, Liu Qianqian sat with Song Linlin.

Now she worked at Jinding Entertainment as a regular office clerk.

The work was easy, but the salary was much lower than her previous job, most importantly, no one in the company dared to bully her.

Because everyone knew she was a university classmate of Mr. Chen.

Sitting at the same table, Luo Wenjie felt a bit awkward, never daring to look this way, afraid his girlfriend would notice something odd.

But Liu Qianqian had long let go of that relationship.

Even in her heart, she had let go of her secret crush on Chen Fan.

The secret of her previous confession to Chen Fan was known only to them, even Song Linlin hadn't noticed.

Talking about the upcoming wedding, Song Linlin invited Liu Qianqian to be her bridesmaid, which Liu Qianqian gladly accepted.

Besides her, the other girls from dormitory 326 should all come too.

When asked if Li Jiao would come, Song Linlin shook her head, saying Li Jiao had changed her phone number and cut off contact with everyone.

Liu Qianqian looked at Luo Wenjie, who was chatting with Wu Di and others across the table, then whispered to Song Linlin.

"The other day I ran into Li Jiao while shopping, she seems to have changed jobs, and broke up with her foreign boyfriend."

Song Linlin asked curiously: "How is she doing now?"

Liu Qianqian shook her head: "She wouldn't say much, but I could tell she wasn't doing well, she seemed very tired."

"I asked what she'd been busy with but she didn't answer, I invited her to eat together but she refused, we just chatted briefly before she left."

"Ah..."

Song Linlin sighed, glancing at Luo Wenjie.

Back then, Li Jiao had snatched Luo Wenjie from Liu Qianqian, directly ending the friendship between the two dormitories.

Then when Luo Wenjie went to prison, Li Jiao got together with a foreign boyfriend, abandoning Luo Wenjie.

She seemed to always be an opportunist.

But none of her choices had brought her any benefits.

Thinking of this, Song Linlin couldn't help but look at Liu Qianqian, asking with a smile.

"Do you still hate her?"

Liu Qianqian shook her head.

"What's there to hate, it's all fate."

"Thinking about it now, even without Li Jiao doing that, when Luo Wenjie went to prison later, could I have really waited for him to get out?"

"I don't know..."

Song Linlin asked again: "Then do you hate him?"

Liu Qianqian glanced at Luo Wenjie across the table, who was peeling shrimp for his girlfriend, suddenly smiled.

"Can't say I hate him."

"I wish him happiness!"

Song Linlin couldn't help but hold Liu Qianqian's arm.

"You're so good. If it were me, I couldn't take it, I'd want to fight him to death."

Liu Qianqian couldn't help but laugh: "When love is gone, what's the point of hate?"

As she said this, her gaze unconsciously went to the private room's entrance.

There, Chen Fan and Ma Xiaoshuai walked in, chatting and laughing.

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