Class Reunion

Feeling the warmth in his arms, Lin Chen's resentment and anger finally subsided somewhat.

He let out a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, then said softly to Shang Zhiyi:

"Thank you, Zhiyi."

"If you hadn't secretly taken money from your family to pay for my father's treatment back then, he might have died on the spot."

"Although my father ultimately still left me, I, Lin Chen, will remember this kindness for the rest of my life."

"So you don't need to thank me for helping you."

"Because the one who truly needs to give thanks is me, Lin Chen."

"Thank you."

With that, Lin Chen released her and gave Shang Zhiyi a deep bow.

Fortunately, there were no outsiders here. If Tang Guogang had been present, he would probably have been so shocked that he could have swallowed a goose egg whole.

"Lin Chen, it's all in the past. You're no longer the same person you once were."

"If those relatives saw what you've achieved now, they must already regret it in their hearts, right?"

"Whether they regret it or not, I don't know. But if they think this can just be put behind us, it won't be that easy."

A chilling glint flashed through Lin Chen's eyes as he said, "I received word that all their children are studying abroad now. Once every last one of them returns home—"

"I'll let them know what true humiliation and a fate worse than death feel like."

"So I'm waiting, waiting for a chance to pull the rug out from under them and wipe them all out in one sweep."

Seeing what Lin Chen was like now, even Shang Zhiyi couldn't stop her body from trembling a few times.

One could imagine just how deeply he still cared about the resentment he had harbored since those years ago.

It had even become an obsession he could not shake off. Only by cutting that obsession away completely could he truly become himself again.

"Alright, thank you for listening to so many of my complaints and all this negativity."

"Remember, if anything happens to you in the future, you can call me anytime. I'll help you bear all your troubles and worries."

"This is my promise to you, Shang Zhiyi."

"Mm."

Shang Zhiyi nodded, a trace of joy flashing through her heart.

At the same time, after hearing those words, her heart began pounding violently in her chest again.

Sensing that something was wrong with herself, Shang Zhiyi's cheeks gradually turned rosy.

To keep Lin Chen from noticing, she hurriedly said goodbye to him, claiming she had to go to work or she would be scolded for being late.

Watching Shang Zhiyi leave, Lin Chen shook his head with a smile. "This girl... who in the entire group would still dare scold you now?"

With that, he did not linger either and took the elevator down as well.

Inside the elevator, Lin Chen opened the Silver Treasure Chest PLUS he had not used in a long time.

"Open it."

As soon as the words fell, the Silver Treasure Chest PLUS burst with golden light, followed by the System's pleasant voice.

Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have obtained 100% ownership of Zhonghai Emperor International Hotel.

Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have obtained one Zhonghai Imperial City Entertainment KTV.

Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have obtained 3 billion yuan in cash.

As the System's voice faded, Lin Chen's phone rang as well.

Looking at the bank message on his phone, Lin Chen was utterly dumbfounded.

Three breaths later, overwhelming ecstasy surged straight to his head.

"Holy crap, the stuff from this Silver Treasure Chest PLUS is way too good! And it gave me three things at once."

"Forget everything else, just these 3 billion yuan in cash are already enough to get anyone excited."

"System, I seriously love you to death."

If the elevator had not been empty at that moment, everyone who saw him would probably have thought Lin Chen was insane.

Still filled with wild joy, Lin Chen walked out of Shilin Guomao Group. Just as he was preparing to go on a spending spree, his phone rang again.

"Cheng Gang?"

Seeing the caller ID, Lin Chen smiled faintly.

The caller was his university classmate and close friend, a textbook minor rich second-generation heir. The two of them could talk about anything.

Even though they had graduated years ago, they still kept in touch privately.

Lin Chen also valued a friend like this greatly.

"Lin Chen, it's me."

After he answered, a hearty voice immediately came from the other end, leaving Lin Chen both amused and exasperated.

"I know it's you. You sound like you're in a good mood today. Did you strike it rich again recently?"

"Of course! My old man's company had pretty good performance last month. He closed a big deal and gave me plenty of spending money."

"So I was thinking, it's been a long time since everyone graduated and saw each other. We should take this chance to get everyone together for a proper reunion."

"A class reunion?"

"Yeah. You're not going to skip it, are you? It's not often that we get together like this, bro. You can't bail on me."

Afraid that Lin Chen might refuse, Cheng Gang immediately began playing the victim.

"Don't worry. I might not go if someone else was organizing it, but if you're holding the reunion, I'll definitely be there."

"Hehe, I knew you had my back. You're worthy of being the brother Cheng Gang picked."

"Then it's settled."

"Let's make it six o'clock tonight. The location is Zhonghai Emperor International Hotel."

"For this gathering, your bro really went all out."

Hearing that, Lin Chen suddenly froze.

Zhonghai Emperor International Hotel?

Why did that name sound so familiar? It felt like he had heard it somewhere just moments ago.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Chen realized, Isn't that my own hotel?

Just now, he had opened a Silver Treasure Chest PLUS and received three treasures.

One of them was 100% ownership of Zhonghai Emperor International Hotel.

"Lin Chen, Lin Chen..."

Just as Lin Chen was spacing out, feeling that the world was absurdly full of strange coincidences, Cheng Gang's voice came through the phone again.

"Stop yelling. I'm here. Keep shouting like that and you'll deafen me."

"You're still there? I've been calling you forever and you didn't respond. Don't tell me my luxurious arrangements shocked you speechless?"

"Well, you did kind of shock me..."

Lin Chen smiled and said nothing more, but that made Cheng Gang somewhat nervous.

"I hope everything goes smoothly tonight."

"Oh? From the sound of it, do you have some special arrangement planned for tonight?"

Lin Chen began to wonder.

"Come on, you know perfectly well, yet you're still asking. My family has a little money, but I wouldn't book such a luxurious hotel just for a class reunion."

"The reason I booked such an expensive place today is entirely because of Qin Xueqing."

"Because of Qin Xueqing?" Lin Chen said softly.

"Yeah, you might not know yet, but our former Campus Belle is incredible now."

"At the last Douyu Anchor Gala livestream, she took first place outright."

"Now she is already showing signs of becoming Douyu's top female streamer."

"If I don't seize this chance to make a good impression, I'm afraid I'll truly have no chance in the future."

Lin Chen did not know whether to laugh or cry. So Cheng Gang had booked such an expensive hotel solely because he wanted to confess to Qin Xueqing.