Ye Chen answered, somewhat confused,
"Hello?"
"Hello? Is this Ye Chen? This is Xu Qiang."
Xu Qiang had been Ye Chen's class monitor during his university years and was known for being very smooth or "sleek." He had done well in the student union and was highly valued by the department head. However, that had nothing to do with Ye Chen. After coming back to his senses, Ye Chen asked lightly,
"Yes? Is there something you need?"
Xu Qiang said,
"We haven't seen each other in half a year. Are you free to get together tonight?"
"This guy organized a party last night, and Du Xiaoya and Li Kexin didn't go,"
Ye Chen thought.
"He should have given up by now. Why is he still persisting? He even contacted me about it..."
Thinking of this, Ye Chen politely declined,
"Maybe another time when I'm free. I've been working overtime recently."
To be honest, attending a class reunion when you weren't close with most people felt awkward. Ye Chen really had no interest. Go there to show off his wealth? Unnecessary. Going there to flatter others was even more out of the question.
Xu Qiang hurriedly advised,
"Don't say that! Many of our classmates are back in Magic City, so we should really get together. By the way, I'll pay the bill for the party tonight."
"To be so insistent and offer to pay... this kid definitely has other ideas..."
Ye Chen mused.
"Is he still trying to make a move on Xiaoya?"
"Nine out of ten..."
After regaining his composure, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes and said,
"Call me when everyone has gathered."
Xu Qiang said excitedly,
"No problem, I'll call you then!"
"Okay." Ye Chen finished speaking and hung up the phone.
"In the past, when he was chasing Du Xiaoya, that was his business and had nothing to do with me..."
Ye Chen thought irritably.
"But now he's bothering me with this!"
Xu Qiang was a local from Magic City and his family owned two houses. Ye Chen had heard that after graduation, Xu Qiang's family sold a house to help him open a home improvement company. The business was reportedly doing quite well, and it was said he had made hundreds of thousands of yuan in half a year. Ye Chen didn't know if it was true or not; anyway, that was the rumor circulating in the class WeChat group. Of course, this wasn't important. What was important was that Ye Chen was very possessive. If Xu Qiang dared to extend his "claws" towards what Ye Chen considered his, Ye Chen would metaphorically "chop them off."
The black extended Lincoln sped along, and twenty minutes later, he arrived at the Four Seasons Hotel. Ye Chen took the special elevator directly to the presidential suite on the thirty-sixth floor. As soon as he reached the door, Andy, his butler, greeted him with a smile:
"Mr. Ye, welcome home. Do you need a meal now?"
Ye Chen shook his head and said,
"No need for now."
After Ye Chen finished speaking, he took out his room card and opened the door to the presidential suite. Contrary to Ye Chen's expectations, Du Xiaoya was not there.
"Huh? What's the situation?"
As if noticing Ye Chen's confusion, Andy bowed slightly and asked,
"Mr. Ye, do you have any instructions?"
Ye Chen waved his hand, and Andy, seeing this, immediately fell silent. Just as Ye Chen was about to make a call, Du Xiaoya's call came in. Ye Chen pressed the answer button.
"Husband, you didn't come to the party?"
When Ye Chen heard this, he instantly knew the situation.
"Damn Xu Qiang," he thought,
"he's quite good at fooling people..."
"But then again, why didn't Xiaoya call me first to confirm?"
"Or, is it that she doesn't want to disturb me?"
"It must be because she was afraid of disturbing me..."
Thinking of this, Ye Chen said,
"I'll be there in a while."
Du Xiaoya on the other end of the phone instantly heard the anger hidden in Ye Chen's words. After a moment of stunned silence, Du Xiaoya asked cautiously,
"Husband, I... did I do something wrong?"