After finishing the call with Han Sanwan, Qin Yi felt both exasperated and amused.
Zheng Dapeng and Zhang Guihua would go to any lengths, no matter how shameless, to poach him and pursue Han Xin.
However, Zheng Dapeng’s pursuit of Han Xin was nothing more than a pipe dream.
Their actions only disgusted Qin Yi and Han Xin, achieving nothing else.
Qin Yi prepared dinner, and when Qin Lei returned from work, the three of them ate together. Shortly after, Qin Yi received a call from Xiong Zhentian.
Xiong Zhentian informed him that his plane had landed back in Haicheng and arranged to meet.
Qin Yi said goodbye to Qin Lei, asking her to take good care of Zheng Shufen at home, and then left.
Qin Yi and Xiong Zhentian had agreed to meet at the Flowing Gold Years bar.
Since it took over two hours to get from Haicheng Airport to Flowing Gold Years, and only half an hour from Qin Yi’s home, Qin Yi arrived at the bar while Xiong Zhentian was still on his way.
Qin Yi entered the bar, intending to see if Jiang Bao was there and ask for a quiet private room to wait for Xiong Zhentian.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped into the bar, someone patted him on the shoulder and called out, "Qin Yi?"
Qin Yi turned around and saw a tall, thin young man. He was immediately surprised. "Haozi..."
The person was none other than his college classmate, Luo Hao.
"Qin Yi, it really is you! I thought I was seeing things just now!"
Luo Hao exclaimed with surprise, "When did you get out? Why didn't you contact me? If you had told me, I would have definitely welcomed you back!"
Luo Hao and Qin Yi were not only college classmates but also roommates, so their relationship was quite close.
"I only got out not too long ago!"
"Come on, let me take you to meet some of our old classmates, and I'll introduce you to my wife..."
Luo Hao enthusiastically slung an arm around Qin Yi's shoulder and led him towards a private room inside the bar.
Qin Yi asked, bewildered, "Haozi, you're married? Are other classmates here?"
"No, she's just my girlfriend. I call her my wife!" Luo Hao explained with a smile. "A few of our classmates who lived close by are having a small get-together tonight. We just finished hot pot and came to the bar for a bit. I never expected to run into you, what a coincidence!"
Soon, Luo Hao led Qin Yi into a private room.
As soon as Luo Hao pushed the door open, he loudly announced to the men and women inside who were drinking and chatting, "Everyone, look who I brought!"
Wei Yongfu, Song Yang, Xu Honggang, Huang Jing, Zeng Qiuxiang...
Qin Yi's eyes swept over them. Indeed, they were all familiar faces, his classmates from college.
The group looked up when they heard Luo Hao's voice.
When they saw Qin Yi, they all showed surprised expressions.
"Qin Yi..." Song Yang, who was chubby, said, "Weren't you in jail? How come you're here?"
"My sentence is up, so I'm out. I wasn't sentenced to life, after all," Qin Yi replied with a faint smile.
"I remember how long you were sentenced for back then, was it three or four years?"
Xu Honggang, the only one wearing a suit and tie, with a gold watch on his wrist, asked.
During college, Xu Honggang was their class monitor and the vice chairman of the student union. He was quite arrogant.
Qin Yi felt they were not the same type of people, so their relationship was mediocre.
Qin Yi was surprised that Xu Honggang was also present. He remembered that in college, Xu Honggang's relationship with the people present seemed average, or more accurately, Xu Honggang felt superior to them and didn't think much of them.
Despite his thoughts, Qin Yi politely replied, "Four years."
"Four years, so you just got out this year..."
"Alright, alright, let's not bring up the past."
Luo Hao didn't want them to keep asking Qin Yi about his time in jail, as it wasn't a glorious topic. He intervened to ease the tension and said, "Qin Yi, come, sit here!"
Qin Yi sat in a seat.
Luo Hao then opened two bottles of beer for Qin Yi and brought him a glass, saying, "Qin Yi, it's been so many years since we last saw each other. Let's drink tonight until we can't anymore!"
Just as Qin Yi was about to respond, Zeng Qiuxiang, who had dyed her hair light yellow and had a rather meek appearance, pulled Luo Hao to sit beside her and whispered, "Luo Hao, what are you doing! Why did you invite him? He's been to jail, isn't that bad luck?"
"Don't forget, we specifically invited Xu Honggang here tonight because we need his help! If you bring Qin Yi here and he gets upset later, how will we ask him for favors?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? We're all classmates, why would Xu Honggang be upset if Qin Yi is here?"
Luo Hao said indignantly, "Qin Yi is my buddy. Don't say things like that anymore!"
Although Qin Yi was sitting on the other side and Luo Hao and Zeng Qiuxiang were speaking in low voices, his sharp hearing allowed him to clearly hear their conversation.
For a moment, he chuckled helplessly.
Many people would look down on him for having been to jail, and his old classmates were no exception.
Of course, he was also touched by Luo Hao's words!
After a while, Luo Hao, perhaps sensing Qin Yi looking at them, immediately turned his head and said, "Qin Yi, Zeng Qiuxiang is my wife. What do you think? Didn't expect that, did you?"
Qin Yi nodded, pretending he hadn't heard their conversation, and said, "I didn't! When did you two get together? I remember you weren't together when we graduated?"
"Heh heh, actually, I had a crush on Qiuxiang in college, but I didn't have the courage to pursue her back then..."
Luo Hao put an arm around Zeng Qiuxiang's waist and scratched his head with the other, saying, "Later, when I started working, I specifically joined the same company as Qiuxiang. Then I pursued her for half a year, and I finally won her over!"
"So that's how it is. Congratulations to you both!"
Qin Yi poured a glass of wine and toasted them.
Unnoticed by anyone, Xu Honggang's face flickered with a hint of mockery upon hearing Luo Hao's words...
Luo Hao quickly raised his glass and clinked it with Qin Yi's, then drank it all in one go.
Zeng Qiuxiang, however, sat with her arms crossed and didn't move, saying indifferently, "I'm sorry, I don't drink!"
Luo Hao nudged Zeng Qiuxiang with his elbow, but she remained unmoved.
"Um, everyone, classmates, Qin Yi just got out. Let's all have a drink with him!"
Luo Hao stood up and announced to everyone.
However, an awkward scene unfolded. No one responded to Luo Hao's suggestion. Not only did no one stand up to drink with Qin Yi, but they didn't even move.
Wei Yongfu, sitting next to Xu Honggang, opened his mouth and said, "Alright, Haozi, stop trying to stir things up. Qin Yi just got out, and he might still have bad luck clinging to him. If we drink with him, what if his bad luck spreads to us?"