Chapter Nine Classmate

  Some pleasant surprises are delightful, while unpleasant ones are frightening.

  Lin Fang returned to the company with a little time left and took a short nap.

  This afternoon passed very quietly, Lin Fang finished today's work early and no one came to find him.

  After Zhong Jiayi and Ning Zhiyuan chatted for a while, there was nothing else.

  "Ring ring ring!" Lin Fang's mobile phone rang, and after taking a look at the display, it was Zhou Yi calling.

  "Zhou Yi, come on, call me once a day." He answered his phone and teased Zhou Yi.

  "There's nothing, just a few brothers from the dormitory called today to say that it's been a long time since we've gathered together, and they came to ask for your opinion." Zhou Yi said on the phone.

  "Get together? When? I might be busy these few days." Lin Fang thought of his upcoming vacation plans.

  "Tonight, let's go to a restaurant in Yinan District first and then head to KTY to have some fun, are you coming?" Zhou Yi sounded very energetic when mentioning KTY, as if he had found something exciting again.

  "Alright then, I'll go over tonight, but maybe a bit later, around 6 o'clock." Lin Fang thought for a moment that the Wing Nan district wasn't very far away, and it would take about half an hour to get there by car.

  "No problem, remember that restaurant is called Xiang Xia Ren Jia, you go there and just say Mr. Zhou booked a room." It seems like Zhou Yi has already made some arrangements.

  "Hunan cuisine? I like it. Alright, have you contacted others?" Lin Fang thought for a moment, he was more fond of eating dishes with strong flavors, although his daily meals were very plain, but sometimes he would intentionally go get some spicy or bitter dishes to eat.

  "They've all contacted each other. Super Brother is right next to me now, you go ahead and busy yourself first, he'll be here later." The "Super Brother" in Zhou Yi's mouth was also one of their dormitory members, but at the same time, he was also their big brother.

  "Alright, I'll get busy first, see you later." Lin Fang hung up the phone. It seems today won't be so boring after all.

  Time flies quickly, and soon it was 5 o'clock in the afternoon, time to get off work.

  "Finally off work." Lin Fang stretched his long-sitting body, as if he hadn't looked forward to getting off work in a long time.

  "See you later, Qiangzi." After punching in, he walked towards the elevator and greeted a colleague goodbye, taking the initiative.

  "See you tomorrow." The colleague named Qiangzi was a bit stunned, Lin Fang actually took the initiative to greet him and even seemed to be in a hurry to leave, which was strange.

  Lin Fang walked towards the elevator under Zhongzi's curious gaze and pressed the button for the first floor.

  "I should call Zhou Yi now, still don't know the specific location." Took out the mobile phone and dialed Zhou Yi's number.

  "Ring, ring." After a few rings, someone picked up on the other end of the phone.

  "Hey, Xiao Fang!" This voice wasn't Zhou Yi's.

  "Yes, hello, I'm looking for Zhou Yi." Lin Fang said, feeling that this voice was somewhat familiar.

  "Xiao Yi has gone to the toilet, and his phone is left here. I am Quan Ge." said the person called Quan Ge.

  "Oh! Boss, how have you been lately?" Lin Fangyi knew that the person was Jiang Zhiguan, their dormitory's boss at the time, as soon as he heard the name "Quan Ge".

  "Still the same as before, where are you now? Not coming over?" Jiang Zhiyuan said the same as before, Lin Fang wasn't very clear, after all, when Lin Fang was in his student days, he seemed too quiet.

  "As soon as I got off work, he came, isn't this asking about Zhou Yi's specific location?" Lin Fang explained.

  "Oh! This is Wing Nam District, 65 Anming Road, Xiang Xia Renjia, there's a bookstore opposite, easy to find." said Jiang Zhiquan.

  "Which subway line can I take to get there? I don't have money to buy a car." Lin Fang was not familiar with the Yinan District, but there was a subway, and he chuckled.

  "Haha, wait till you buy a car and then come pick me up on the way home. If it's by subway, I'll ask around, just wait." Jiang Zhiquan wasn't from Yinan District, when he introduced himself in the dormitory, Lin Fang still remembered roughly.

  "Hey, just take the subway to Fazhong, which line you can check again." Jiang Zhiyuan estimated that he asked the waiter, Lin Fang could hear him shouting a while ago.

  "Alright, Brother Quan, I'll go catch a ride first, we can talk later." Lin Fang had already walked to the subway station's staircase.

  "No problem, you come early, we'll talk later." Jiang Zhiquan ended this call.

  Lin Fang put down his phone, he had arrived at the subway station.

  An hour later, in the Yinan District on Anming Road, a person arrived at a restaurant and looked up at the sign above it, which read "Xiang Xia Ren Jia".

  This person is slightly thin, with some trendy hairstyles on his head, giving people a deep impression, and a pair of melancholic eyes. Although he doesn't look very handsome, he has another kind of masculine charm.

  "Hello, sir. Is there a seat available?" The beautiful receptionist at the entrance asked the young man with a slight bow.

  "Mr. Zhou's position." As soon as he spoke, his voice had a magnetic quality that left a deep impression on those who heard it.

  "Alright, follow me. We'll meet in the second floor room." The beautiful woman glanced at the reservation list on the counter and led the young man into the restaurant, having a waiter show them to the second floor.

  "This name is interesting." The young man smiled lightly, still interested in Zhou Yi's arrangement, and followed the waiter to the door of the gathering room on the second floor.

  The waiter opened the door, and Wu Kaiyue saw a slightly robust person sitting at the dinner table. At first glance, he recognized that it was Zhou Yi, the organizer of this gathering. After he entered, the waiter closed the door.

  "Zhou Yi, long time no see, long time no see."

  "Wu Kaiyue, you're here." Zhou Yi saw the young man and also recognized who he was, standing up to greet him.

  "Hmm, Zhou Yi, it seems like you're not very early for this planning meeting." Wu Kaiyue noticed a menu on the table.

  "It won't be long, come on, sit down and let's talk." Zhou Yi said as he pulled his hand and walked to the side of his seat.

  "How's the show going lately?" Before Wu Kaiyuan had even sat down, Zhou Yi had already started asking questions.

  "You're still the same as ever, always asking so many questions when we meet." Wu Kaiyue smiled.

  "It's not that I don't understand you, brother," said Zhou Yi. His figure was quite good, and he looked very sunny, with a charming smile.

  "I've been practicing guitar at home recently." Wu Kaiyue said, looking at Zhou Yi.

  "You've finally decided to develop in music?" Zhou Yi heard this and immediately became even more interested.

  "You also know, I liked music very much when I was in college, and I never missed a music class. Before that, I had found several jobs, but none of them were likable, so I didn't continue doing them. At home with nothing to do, I finally decided to buy a guitar and practice by myself." By the time Wu Kaiyue finished speaking, Zhou Yi had already poured him a cup of tea.

  "And then? Is there any inspiration?" Zhou Yi said.

  "Maybe I have some talent in music, I learned it quickly and when I'm free, I play and sing a song, record it and put it online, there are also people who like to listen." Wu Kaiyue said this with a joyful expression, the worry in his eyes disappeared, replaced by happiness.

  "What's the click-through rate?" But Zhou Yi seemed even more excited than him, eagerly awaiting an accurate number.

  "Haha, about 1 million yuan." Wu Kai couldn't help but laugh a little.

  "Go, when you become a big star in the future, don't forget about us brothers." Zhou Yi heard this and became very excited, as if he could see Wu Kai's bright future ahead.

  Just as Wu Kui wanted to continue speaking, voices came from outside the room door.

  "Someone else is coming." said Wu Kaiyue.

  The door opened, and three people appeared outside the door. Two men and one woman, both men wore glasses. One of them was dressed casually, very handsome, with a mature air about him, especially his eyes, which seemed to hold a deep understanding, as if he had gained confidence after knowing many things. Walking in the middle, on the left side was an adorable woman, who could be described as lovely in every way - appearance, temperament, and figure, all perfectly lovely and delicate.

  "Zheng Ge, you're here! And Xiao Fang too." Wu Kaiyue was taken aback when he saw this confident person, then looked again for a while before recognizing him as their dorm's big brother, Jiang Zhiquan.

  Another man was Lin Fang, who was standing on the right side of Jiang Zhiquan at this time, holding a briefcase, wearing a white shirt and leather shoes that clicked with each step, looking like Jiang Zhiquan's follower.

  "Kaiyue is here, I didn't see you when I went out to pick someone up just now, but I saw Xiaofang instead." Jiang Zhiquan used his right middle finger to press the middle of his frameless glasses and pushed them up.

  "Lin Fang, you're here." Zhou Yi and Wu Kaiyue both stood up, with Zhou Yi saying this to Lin Fang behind him.

  "Ha, everyone's here, it seems like we haven't gathered in a long time." Lin Fang said with a smile.

  "Let me introduce her to everyone. This is my girlfriend, Siu Xiao Yue." Jiang Zhi Quan pulled the woman beside him forward and said to Wu Kai Yue.

  "It's sister-in-law, good sister-in-law." Wu Kaiyue heard this and greeted her in a tone as if asking how she was doing.

  "Wu Ge, don't tease me anymore, I'm not sure if she's your sister-in-law or not." Xie Xiaoyue covered her mouth and smiled, and her whole demeanor changed from cute to warm like a spring breeze in March.

  "Haha, haha." Wu Kaiyue wasn't laughing because of Xiǎo Yuè's smile, but rather because her words were making him bitterly laugh.

  "Someone like Brother Quan can only be matched by Xiaoyue." Lin Fang saw Wu Kui's expression and spoke up.

  "Alright, alright, stop boasting and let's talk after we sit down." Zhou Yi was impatient, waving his hand to signal everyone to take a seat.

  After everyone sat down, Wu Kaiyue discovered some problems. Lin Fang met Jiang Zhiquan outside and chatted with him without any other emotions, but Zhou Yi was normal.

  "Don't look at me like that, I've already talked to Quan Ge. Before you guys arrived, I was strolling around this area with him." Facing Wu Kaiyue's gaze, Zhou Yi suddenly gave a sidelong glance, as if he knew what she wanted to say.

  "Haha, Zhou Yi actually has such an expression, it's rare. " Jiang Zhiyuan burst out laughing, with a long-forgotten and unfamiliar feeling.

  "I didn't expect Zhou Yi's expression, and I even more didn't expect that you, Jiang Zhiquan, actually found a great girlfriend." Lin Fang shifted the topic to Jiang Zhiquan.

  "What's unexpected about it? It was bound to happen sooner or later." Jiang Zhiquan felt a bit helpless towards Lin Fang.

  "Everyone has changed, that's a good thing, it means people should look forward." Zhou Yi said, there was a sense of strangeness brought by time among the few people, but he was the one who adapted the fastest.

  "What's going on? Everyone has sat down here. Still good brothers." Wu Kaiyue's eyes seemed to have a special meaning at this time.

  "Yes, classmate, friend," Lin Fang said, he could understand what this meant.

  "By the way, where's Xiao Cai? Hasn't he arrived yet?" Jiang Zhiquan said. Their dormitory had 5 people and they were still waiting for the last one to arrive.

  "That guy is a bit far from here, I just called him and he said he's on the way." Zhou Yi replied.

  A few people chatted and the little unfamiliar feeling had disappeared.