Cao Dayong naturally recognized Wu Fei'er, the former school beauty. He just couldn't believe how Chen Xiao, the fourth in their group, could be with Wu Fei'er.

"Old Fourth, what's going on? Aren't you going to introduce us?"

Cao Dayong asked with a sly smile and a meaningful tone.

Chen Xiao said with a smile, "Fei'er and I are colleagues now. I went to her house earlier to take care of something and just happened to hear you were here, so we came over together to see you."

The sly smile on Cao Dayong's face grew even thicker. "Take care of something?" Heh, that was quite the euphemism.

Chen Xiao saw the look on his face and knew he was thinking naughty thoughts. He immediately punched him playfully and asked with a smile, "I haven't even asked you yet, why didn't you give me a heads-up before coming? You just launched a surprise attack."

"I wanted to give you an unexpected surprise, but who knew you'd moved..."

Cao Dayong grimaced in pain, clutching his chest, thinking to himself, "How has Old Fourth's strength become so great!"

Although Chen Xiao was just joking with him, an ordinary person wouldn't be able to withstand the force of that punch.

Chen Xiao was so happy that he'd forgotten about that.

Seeing Cao Dayong's expression, Chen Xiao realized that he had used too much force. He immediately smiled awkwardly and changed the subject, "Alright, let's go eat first. We can chat while we eat."

The three of them went to the roadside to hail a taxi. Chen Xiao's cars were too flashy, so he had been taking taxis to and from work lately to keep a low profile.

Cao Dayong took the opportunity to pull Chen Xiao aside, his eyes glancing at Wu Fei'er. "Old Fourth, tell me the truth, what's your relationship with the school beauty?"

Chen Xiao smiled slightly. "The truth?"

"Yeah, the truth. With our relationship, don't you dare lie to me..."

"We really are just colleagues."

"..."

Just then, a taxi arrived, and Cao Dayong had no choice but to drop the subject.

To recapture the feeling of their college days, the three of them returned to the vicinity of the university town.

Xu's Hot Pot – this was where they used to drink together.

As the billowing hot air rose above the copper hot pot, old friends who hadn't seen each other in years opened up.

The three of them clinked glasses. Cao Dayong said, "Old Fourth, where are you working now? To be colleagues with Wu Fei'er, it must be a good company!"

"It's just so-so. I'm at Jiangcheng Hospital!"

Chen Xiao said with a hint of pride, implying a bit of showing off.

He had once told Cao Dayong that being able to stay at Jiangcheng Hospital was his dream. Now that his dream had come true, he naturally had to show off in front of his old friend.

Sure enough, after hearing Chen Xiao's words, Cao Dayong's face was filled with surprise. "Damn, you're something else. You've even made it to Jiangcheng Hospital, and you're saying it's just so-so?"

His face was filled with excitement, and it was clear that he was genuinely happy for his brother.

Chen Xiao laughed and said, "What about you, Third Brother? How have you been lately? I haven't heard from you in a long time. You must be at least a deputy chief physician by now!"

Cao Dayong paused slightly upon hearing this, then said casually, "I quit a long time ago. I'm working as a sales representative at a pharmaceutical company now."

Chen Xiao was stunned and asked in confusion, "Third Brother, why did you quit? That hospital was pretty good, and its ranking in the province was quite high..."

"Heh, the hospital was indeed good."

Cao Dayong gave a wry smile. "It's just that the money I earned was too little. I had no choice. For the sake of living, let's have one!"

Cao Dayong raised his glass to Chen Xiao, and Wu Fei'er silently raised her glass as well.

Because she seemed to see her own shadow in Cao Dayong.

But Chen Xiao felt it was a great pity. Cao Dayong had been very successful in the hospital, and his bold and meticulous personality made him very suitable to be a surgeon.

If he had continued to be a doctor, his future would definitely have been brighter than that of a pharmaceutical sales representative.

After finishing a glass of wine, Chen Xiao couldn't help but advise, "Third Brother, I think being a doctor is more suitable for you. If you've encountered any trouble, you can tell me..."

Cao Dayong gave a self-deprecating smile. "It's all in the past. There's no turning back for me..."

After a moment of silence, he said quietly, "Back then, I had a girlfriend, but because I didn't have a car or a house, and I couldn't come up with three hundred thousand in betrothal money, she eventually chose to leave me and married a fifty-year-old boss. Brother, can you feel that taste? It was all forced by life."

Chen Xiao couldn't help but sigh. "Alas, I didn't expect you to have gone through something like this. Why didn't you tell me!"

"What's the use of telling you? You had just graduated not long ago at that time. Forget it, forget it... Come, let's drink."

Cao Dayong took another big gulp of wine, comforting himself as he said, "And I'm very good now. I have a car, a house, and savings. Although I have to pay a lot of loans every month, at least I can be considered to have made something of myself."

Chen Xiao felt that the atmosphere was a bit sad, so he took the initiative to end the topic and asked, "By the way, Third Brother, why did you suddenly come to Jiangcheng? Are you here on a business trip?"

Cao Dayong paused slightly and asked with surprise, "Don't you know?"

Chen Xiao's face was full of confusion. "Know what?"

"Tomorrow is our class reunion. Didn't anyone notify you?"

Cao Dayong tilted his head and asked.

"No one notified me..."

Chen Xiao said, then he looked at Wu Fei'er. "Did anyone notify you?"

"It's only been a few drinks, and you're already like this. I'm not in your class. Why would they notify me..."

Wu Fei'er rolled her eyes at him.

Chen Xiao then realized that Wu Fei'er was just an alumna from the same department, but not a classmate from the same class.

At this time, Cao Dayong said with the smell of alcohol, "Such a big event, it's impossible not to notify you. Maybe they forgot. I'll ask for you later. The reunion is set for seven o'clock tomorrow night. The location is the Longfeng Grand Restaurant. You should prepare well then, and we brothers will go together."

Tomorrow was the weekend, so the reunion was set for tomorrow to make it convenient for those classmates who were out of town to rush over.

"Alright, it just so happens that I haven't seen those old classmates in a while. It's good to get together."

Chen Xiao agreed, but in reality, he was agreeing for Cao Dayong's sake.

Because a few months ago, he had already gathered with some of the classmates who had stayed in Jiangcheng.

That class reunion left Chen Xiao with unforgettable memories.

It was at that class reunion that Sun Li met Long Yaoyang, and later the two got together. Chen Xiao's life trajectory also changed because of this...

He didn't expect that in just a few months, everything had changed.

Long Yaoyang and Sun Li were no longer in this world.

Just as they were talking, two men and one woman walked into the hot pot restaurant.

The hot pot restaurant was not big. As soon as the three of them walked in, they could see Chen Xiao and his group at their table.

One of them immediately showed a surprised expression on his face. "Hey? Look, isn't that Chen Xiao and Cao Dayong!"