Chapter 137: Opponent
And just as Su Can's trip to the United States stirred up California, sending its most glittering aristocrats scrambling after him, prompting Wall Street's elite titans to hold roundtable meetings, and setting Silicon Valley's machinery in motion in hopes of investing in Facebook that winter.
In another direction, in the eastern hemisphere, Su Can's friends in Rongcheng discovered that he had suddenly disappeared overnight.
This left some of the friends who had come from Xiahai to Rongcheng, including Xue Yiyang, Liu Rui, Zhang Xi, and other local rich kids from Xiahai, grumbling among themselves. "We agreed we'd come over during the holidays. What's with this guy disappearing on us at the last minute?"
Their activities were not confined to Xiahai. Some had families in Xiahai but had gotten into universities in Rongcheng, while some whose families had planned ahead had also bought homes there. Liu Rui, Xue Yiyang, and the others had arranged to come over from Xiahai together this time. They were all friends who had drawn closer after Su Can left, about seven or eight of them. Some were Su Can's friends, while others were rich kids like Zhang Xi who had once disliked him but had now become part of their circle.
Wang Weiwei, Lin Zouwen, and Lin Luoran were in Beijing. When they learned the group was coming, they made a point of calling Zhuang Zhiyu, Zhang Xian, and the others to ask them to host. Zhuang Zhiyu, who had met Xue Yiyang and Liu Rui a few times, readily agreed and hauled everyone off to Soho at No. 8 Jiuyan Bridge. He brought along some other friends as well, making nearly fifteen people gathered in one place. It was quite lively.
"I called his house. His dad said he'd gone traveling. Of