Chapter 2: Classmate Reunion and Murong Goddess

  Unexpectedly, Wang Ke and Su Rui refused the invitations of many men, then looked around, after which Su Rui pulled Wang Ke over to Ling Mu. They sat down next to him, but he only felt their presence when they were already seated, lifting his head to take a glance before continuing to eat with his head down.

  "You! Ling's surname! Can't you see that two beauties have given you face and sat down? Don't you know how to show some courtesy? All you do is eat, eat, eat!" The big beauty Wang Ke was so angry that she pointed at Ling Mu with her slender fingers and scolded.

  Wang Ke and Su Rui were able to earn the title of "big beauty" and "little beauty" respectively because they each had their own unique shining points. Wang Ke was tall and slender, with a fair complexion and a beautiful figure, often referred to as a model-like beauty, standing at over 1.7 meters high, earning her the nickname "big beauty". Su Rui, on the other hand, was petite, shy, timid, and innocent, like a naive and bashful little sister next door, thus having many fans protecting her, earning her the nickname "little beauty".

  "I'm hungry!" Ling Mu raised an eyebrow at her, muttered vaguely, and grabbed another chicken leg to gnaw on.

  "Are you saying this is from a helper's restaurant? How humiliating!" Wang Ke said with a look of disdain.

  "Alright, alright!" Ling Mu finally stopped talking and put down the chicken leg he had just taken a bite of. He knew that with Wang Ke around today, they couldn't enjoy their food and drinks comfortably. "I'm saying, you've been looking for trouble with me for so long, it's been three years now, and we haven't seen each other in two years. Can't you just let it go? Can't we just sit here happily eating and drinking?"

  Ling Mu's tone was sincere, his eyes gazing steadily at Wang Ke, while his hand pulled over a bowl of turtle soup. He had just swallowed a chicken leg in haste and choked on it. He couldn't understand why Wang Ke always liked to make things difficult for him.

  Wang Ke was silent for a moment, still not speaking up, probably also feeling that if they started arguing again it would spoil the atmosphere so he also temporarily stopped. On the other hand, Su Rui heard them stop quarreling and then waved her small white hands, blinked her innocent eyes, and said in a spoiled tone: "Mu Zi Ge, long time no see!"

  "Ah, it's been a long time since I've seen Little SuSu, and she's grown up so much! Come here and let Brother MuMu touch your tummy to see if you've gained weight recently." After drinking a big mouthful of soup, Ling Mu comfortably rubbed his belly and said casually.

  "But Mu Zi Ge has oil on his hands and will stain my clothes..." Su Rui's expression hesitated.

  Bang!

  "Ouch!"

  Ling Mu hadn't spoken yet, when Wang Ke pointed a finger at Su Rui's head. Looking at Su Rui's two small hands covering her head with tears in her eyes, she said angrily: "Is this the key point? Ah? What does it have to do with him having oil on his hand? Can't you just let him touch and know?"

  "But he is Mu Zi Ge..." Su Rui blinked her innocent big eyes and asked in confusion.

  "Don't even mention Mu Zi Ge! Even if it's Mu Zi Dad, it won't work, got it?" Wang Ke was exasperated and made a gesture to knock again.

  "Ow, ow, stop hitting! Stop hitting! I know, I know..." Su Rui was so scared that she buried her small head in her chest, with both hands tightly covering her head.

  Wang Ke was amused and couldn't bear to take action, but when he turned around, he saw Ling Mu standing beside him with a smile: "I've been looking for you for three years, and you still don't remember? You dare to bully Su Su!"

  "I didn't bully Su Su!" Ling Mu said innocently, it turned out that he was always getting into trouble for this reason.

  "Just as Wang Ke was about to speak, a sudden commotion erupted on the first floor of the Baolai Tower."

  "Murong has arrived!"

  "Murong..."

  Ling Mu also stopped and wiped his hands with a paper towel, looking towards the door.

  Like a woman surrounded by the stars and moon, she was as dazzling and captivating as two years ago, wearing an unchanged purple long dress, with willow eyebrows, starry eyes, snowy skin, and a stunning beauty that could overthrow cities and surpass the ages! The former number one goddess! Murong Xue!

  Still so dazzling, wherever she goes, she is the center of everyone's attention. Just like now, all the students on the first floor are surrounding her, regardless of gender, except for Ling Mu, Wang Ke, Su Rui and three others. The class monitor Wei Shan, who was welcoming at the door, is following closely behind her, while the fat boy, who was previously discussing loudly in the hall, is leading the way with a nod and a bow.

  Ling Mu gazed quietly at Murong Xue, a hint of nostalgia flashing across his eyes. As the goddess-like Murong Xue, she naturally had many admirers, and Ling Mu was once one of them. However, like everyone else, he was rejected by her calm and gentle refusal. Now, after being apart for two years, Ling Mu couldn't help but reminisce a little.

  Ling Mu's eyes were sharp, and he suddenly caught sight of the low-key man standing next to Murong Xue, who was almost ignored by others. After taking a closer look, he suddenly felt unenthusiastic, turned around, and continued eating, but found the food tasteless. He couldn't help feeling a bit annoyed, but after thinking for a moment, he realized that Murong Xue wasn't really related to him anyway, which made him feel slightly better.

  The man was wearing a rather old-fashioned brocade robe, while Murong Xue's long purple dress that she had been wearing for years would not have seemed out of place to anyone, but Ling Mu also knew that it was also an old-fashioned long dress. Adding to this, the man and Murong Xue shared the same temperament, making it easy to imagine their relationship, which is why Ling Mu felt a sense of disappointment.

  Murong Xue and the group naturally saw Ling Mu and his two companions, in fact it was hard not to notice them. Ling Mu had a strange temperament and didn't sit or move, while Su Rui completely didn't understand why everyone was gathering together. Wang Ke accompanied Su Rui and also sat still, which made the entire first floor hall, with the exception of the corner table where they were sitting, empty.

  "Who is that? So ignorant of the rules?" The fat man pointed at Ling Mu's back, his chubby face scrunched up, but still with some elegance. In fact, it was because he saw Wang Ke and Su Rui, two beauties accompanying him, that he pointed out Ling Mu wanting to cause trouble, jealousy!

  "It's that Lin Mu kid!" A tall and thin figure beside him said, taking a glance. He was the one who laughed the loudest when the fatty was boasting earlier.

  "Which Ling Mu?" Fatso furrowed his brow, his mind was filled with too many indulgent memories, to the point where he would forget many unimportant people and things.

  "He's a small fry, of course, not worth Brother Hai's attention, but his nickname will surely ring a bell. At that time, the whole school called him 'Dirty Man'!" The tall and thin one slapped his thigh, his tone becoming increasingly bitter towards the end.

  "It's him!" The fat man suddenly realized and instantly remembered who this "dirty person" was, with a deep memory!

  Not just him, even Murong Xue's ears moved slightly, and a hint of annoyance flashed in her eyes.

  "I remember he was great at online games before?" Not only did I recall who it was, but also his specialty. It seems this nickname has really stuck with people.

  "Yes, indeed very good! And his nickname is just as famous as the person himself." Another person replied, with a somewhat admiring expression.

  Chubby hesitated for a moment, and even Murong Xue paused, her beautiful eyes glancing at Ling Mu. Others might not understand the inside story, simply playing the game for its own sake, but standing in their shoes, they could see more of the game's inner workings.

  "I don't know if he played the just-ended 'Chuán Shì'..."

  "This is undoubtedly the case, he was originally a online game fanatic, and this is his specialty, there's no reason not to play 'Eternal Realm'!" The man who had previously been admired said.

  Whether intentionally or unintentionally, a group of people walked to Lingmu's table. Wei Shanshang walked up and patted Lingmu on the shoulder: "Lingmu classmate, this is where you went wrong! How could you do this?"

  "What's wrong with me?" Ling Mu turned back and asked in confusion.

  "This is our Class 9's pride, Mu Rong fellow student! Everyone has come out to welcome you, how can you just sit there alone? Isn't this not giving face to Mu Rong?" Wei Shan said with a bitter tone, seemingly offering kind advice but actually flattering Mu Rong Xue while putting Ling Mu in opposition to the whole class, especially Mu Rong Xue.

  Ling Mu suddenly had a bad impression of Wei Shan again, and he swept his gaze over the large crowd behind him with a lukewarm expression, uttering a sentence in a flat tone.

  "It's too crowded!"

  "Wei Shan's face changed, but it quickly returned to normal as he burst out laughing. "Ling Mu is still as humorous as ever! I've always admired your personality, Ling Mu! You're one of a kind!"

  Wei Shan patted Ling Mu's shoulder, looking very familiar, but Ling Mu didn't bother to respond to him. Wei Shan's face twitched and he smiled as he turned back.

  "Alright, now that everyone is here, let's all take a seat! Just one requirement for tonight: have fun!" Wei Shan waved his arms and the crowd erupted in cheers. After Murong Xue gathered everyone together, they found their familiar feelings returning, and with laughter and chatter, they sat down together.

  "Murong classmate, I specially left the table with the most open view for you, let's go..." Wei Shan accompanied a smile and was about to lead the way.

  "No need, Murong is tired from walking, let's just sit here!" Murong Xue smiled lightly, her bright eyes and white teeth refusing Wei Shan, as she moved two steps to sit down beside Ling Mu on his left side.

  The man who came with Murong Xue sat down beside her without saying a word. The first floor of the Bao Lai Da Jiu Lou had only six seats, and now five people were seated, with Ling Mu as the center. To his right were Wang Ke and Su Rui, to his left were Murong Xue and the low-key man, and only the seat opposite was empty.

  Wei Shan's face stiffened again, he didn't expect that even inviting Murong Xue to sit down couldn't be done properly, and actually relied on Ling Mu this kid to sit down! Now only he and the fat man are still standing here, he looked at the fat man with embarrassment.

  "Hey Weishan, go greet our classmates." The fatty stretched out his pale big hand and walked over to sit down opposite Lingmu.

  "Look at what you said, brother Hai. I'm the one who initiated this gathering. Who else would I invite?" Wei Shanping said with a smile, and then turned around to walk along the table.

  Ling Mu put down the hairy crab in his hand, feeling a bit unnatural. Everyone at the table was staring at me, what's going on? Oh, that annoying mysterious man wasn't staring at me, but actually at Su Rui! Even more annoying! Wang Ke and Su Rui, you two can stare at me if you want, Mu Rong Xue is staring at me because I'm handsome, but the fat guy opposite me, what are you looking at me for?