"Oh, the handsome guy is here, fashionably late as always. Why didn't you come with your Xia Xia? You two were the golden couple back then!"
As Su Jiamu appeared, a group of people started teasing him.
Jiang Shiyu didn't look at Su Jiamu. After everyone finished speaking, she explained, "Jiamu and I have amicably broken up. I'm married, and my husband is not Jiamu."
A silence fell over the private room after Jiang Shiyu spoke.
Su Jiamu was surprised by how frankly and decisively Jiang Shiyu had said these words. He stared at her, frowning.
The class monitor was the first to react, "Congratulations on your wedding! Xia Xia, why didn't you bring your husband along? What does he do? He must be very accomplished!"
Jiang Shiyu had no intention of sugarcoating Murong Cheng's identity. She answered truthfully, "He's just a driver. He earns at most five thousand yuan a month. He's not young anymore, almost thirty, but he treats me very well."
A wave of sighs went around after Jiang Shiyu finished speaking.
Even the class monitor couldn't help but frown.
"Oh wow, how did the former class beauty end up like this? Rejecting the excellent Su Jiamu to marry an old and poor driver, she really must have lost her mind!"
A sharp, mocking female voice rang out.
The speaker was Li Jing, Jiang Shiyu's arch-rival from their school days.
Li Jing sat on the sofa with her legs crossed, fiddling with her exquisite fingernails. She was dressed head to toe in designer brands, her hair and makeup meticulously done to perfection, exuding the aura of a wealthy socialite.
"Li Jing has been doing very well these past few years. I heard she married the cousin of the Ling Sheng Corporation's CEO. The Murong family is incredibly wealthy, you can imagine... I heard she even came in a Bentley today! Be careful not to offend her, you can't afford to cross her."
The class monitor kindly reminded Jiang Shiyu.
Jiang Shiyu nodded to show she understood. Her phone vibrated; it was a call from Murong Cheng. Jiang Shiyu walked into the corridor and answered, "Are you done with your work?"
"Wife, where are you?"
The man's voice carried a hint of exhaustion, deep and hoarse, yet pleasant to the ear.
"I'm at a class reunion," Jiang Shiyu stated the hotel name.
"Wait for me, I'm coming over."
Murong Cheng hung up after speaking.
After the call ended, Jiang Shiyu stood in the corridor for a moment before turning back into the private room.
Su Jiamu was sitting among a group of classmates.
The Murong family was a prominent clan. Upon learning of Su Jiamu's engagement to Murong Xue, everyone scrambled to curry favor with him.
Everyone knew who the Murong family was; if the Murong family stamped their foot, the entire Haicheng would tremble.
Even the usually arrogant Li Jing smiled and flattered, "Jiamu was academically excellent in high school and handsome too. I didn't expect his taste in partners to be so good after graduation, choosing such a wonderful wife!"
Jiang Shiyu heard this the moment she entered and felt a mix of emotions.
It wasn't because of Li Jing's veiled insult, but because she remembered what Su Jiamu and Murong Xue had done behind her back. Anger surged through her, and she clenched her fist tightly.
She managed to suppress the grievances and anger in her heart.
The class monitor walked over to Jiang Shiyu, "Xia Xia, don't be angry. That's just Li Jing's personality; you know her well. If she goes too far, I'll back you up."
"Thank you, Class Monitor." Jiang Shiyu just wanted to end this gathering quickly. She sat back down in her seat.
"Li Jing, don't just talk about Jiamu. Why hasn't your husband arrived yet?"
Speak of the devil, as soon as the words were out, the private room door opened. The person who entered was Li Jing's rich second-generation husband. Seeing him, everyone enthusiastically stood up to welcome him.
"You're late, darling. I've been waiting for you for so long," Li Jing said shyly as she leaned into the man's embrace.
"Is this Li Jing's famous husband? I heard he's a cousin of the Murong family?"
"Not at all, Jiamu is the truly impressive one. He'll be marrying Murong Xue soon, and Murong Xue is the young lady of the Murong family!" Li Jing said, warmly pulling her husband to introduce him to Su Jiamu.
"Here, this is Li Jing's husband, Zhao Yao. He's a cousin of the Murong family and also the cousin of the famous Ling Sheng Corporation's CEO. I heard you work at Ling Sheng, so you must have heard of him. The CEO of Ling Sheng, the heir of the Murong family, Rong..."
Before Li Jing could finish, the door was pushed open from the outside again.
Everyone turned to look and saw a female server pushing the door open with her waist bent. Then, a man walked in with a deep and stern expression. He wore a simple white shirt and suit pants, the fabric of superior quality, as if tailor-made, fitting his tall and imposing physique perfectly and seamlessly.
He looked like someone living in a glass case, handsome and elegant.
"Oh my god, so handsome..."
The women in the private room simultaneously covered their mouths, exclaiming with genuine admiration.
"Sir, who are you looking for?" The class monitor was surprised. She didn't remember any handsome guys like this in their class, and everyone was already here today. Had he come to the wrong place?
"Wife, I'm late."
Murong Cheng's gaze passed over all the irrelevant people, locking firmly onto Jiang Shiyu.
Jiang Shiyu swallowed. Although she had gotten used to the man's face these past few days, seeing him suddenly like this still took her breath away. Thinking that such a handsome man belonged to her, Jiang Shiyu's steps became light. She rushed forward and, in front of everyone, hugged Murong Cheng.
"Husband, why are you so late? I missed you so much!"
Murong Cheng was slightly taken aback, then a helpless smile curved his lips. "Have you eaten?"
"Not yet..."