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Chapter 917 - 668 Ten Years of Life and Death, Both Vast and Boundless (6k, asking for monthly passes!)

Chapter 917: 668 Ten Years of Life and Death, Both Vast and Boundless (6k, asking for monthly passes!)

We should, at the very least, possess basic gratitude for being human, let alone returning a favor for a drop of water with a gushing spring.

There aren’t many high-end restaurants in East Sea, but Li Shao, who was in charge of this gathering, chose a spot right next to East Sea University.

It suited his character and was fitting for the reunion atmosphere.

"Cheng senior."

Jiang Chen and the other three greeted him at the restaurant entrance.

Cheng Jianxin, who arrived by taxi, had a bright smile and a friendly face that had barely changed from the helpful student council senior he once was.

"Everyone, it’s been a long time."

It was hard to imagine that this man had only last year encountered the most tragic sorrow one can experience in life.

Luo Peng controlled his emotions and joked, "Cheng senior, you’re not being fair. Why didn’t you let us know you were coming back to East Sea? Are you planning on not keeping in touch with us bothersome juniors anymore?"

Jiang Chen and the others all laughed.

"How could that be."

Cheng Jianxin, approaching, joked back, "Aren’t you all graduated? It’s your time to strive for your careers; I just didn’t want to hold you back."

"Cheng senior, you’re being too insincere. How much time could a get-together possibly take up? What career could it possibly hold up?"

Luo Peng feigned dissatisfaction.

"Cheng senior, let’s go inside."

Jiang Chen spoke up.

Cheng Jianxin looked at him and nodded.

The group entered the restaurant.

"Is this place new? It wasn’t here when I was around."

"Yes, it must be new. Cheng senior, you haven’t come back since graduation, have you?"

Bai Zheli asked.

Cheng Jianxin, who had graduated three years ago, nodded, "The school has indeed changed quite a lot."

"After we eat, we can go for a walk inside."

Luo Peng suggested.

Cheng Jianxin hesitated, then smiled and nodded, "Okay."

Li Shao picked up the menu, "Let’s order."

"Are all of you in East Sea now?"

After ordering, Cheng Jianxin looked around the group.

Obviously,

he was unaware of these juniors’ current achievements.

And today, Jiang Chen and the others deliberately dressed simply, with an unspoken agreement."

"Yeah, after staying here for four years, I’m used to it," Jiang Chen said.

"Good, that’s some capability, worthy of being from our Dong University,"

Cheng Jianxin said with a proud look.

Everyone knows that surviving in a city like East Sea, where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold, is not easy.

After graduation, he did not choose to struggle here but went to Su City with his wife, where he spent the most wonderful time of his life.

Of course.

To be precise, she was still his girlfriend at that time.

"That’s for sure. When I came to East Sea to study, I made it clear to my family that unless I made something of myself, I wouldn’t go back."

Cheng Jianxin looked at Luo Peng, who had a playful grin, and said with a smile, "You haven’t changed at all."

Luo Peng then asked meaningfully, "Senior, who among us has changed the most?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Jianxin took another look at the four of them, his gaze finally resting on Bai Zheli.

"I think it’s Xiao Bai."

Bai Zheli’s face turned embarrassed as he adjusted the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose.

"Senior, you can’t think Xiao Bai has changed the most just because he’s wearing new glasses, can you? Xiao Bai, take off your glasses and let senior have a better look."

A round of jokes brought the atmosphere back to their university days.

Jiang Chen and his friends tactfully didn’t mention that female upperclassman, nor did they show off their own current successes.

In theory, as a notable figure of Dong University nowadays, Cheng Jianxin should have heard something about the deeds of Jiang Chen and the others through alumni. But perhaps due to the tragedy he experienced, this man had become closed off.

"How come it’s just you bachelors here? I was hoping to meet your girlfriends too."

The food arrived and they chatted while eating.

"How can we bring girlfriends if we don’t have them?"

Cheng Jianxin looked at Luo Peng in surprise; he knew very well about this junior’s flirtatious ways.

"You don’t have a girlfriend?"

His surprised tone made Li Shao laugh.

"What’s with that tone, senior? Is it so strange that I don’t have a girlfriend?" Luo Peng said, "All of us are single now, except for Jiang."

Cheng Jianxin looked at the junior he used to sympathize with the most.

His family wasn’t exactly outstanding, but at least they were comfortably off. But the other party...

"Why didn’t you bring your girlfriend along?"

He asked with a smile.

"She has class," Jiang Chen replied.

"Class?"

Luo Peng explained on his behalf, "Senior, you might not be aware, but Jiang Chen’s girlfriend is also from our East Sea University. I don’t know if you’ve heard of her, but she’s a year younger than us, named Li Shuru, and she’s currently the most beautiful girl in the Art College."

Cheng Jianxin looked surprised.

He indeed hadn’t heard the name Li Shuru before.

After all, when he was in his senior year, Li Shuru was just a freshman, but he knew very well that the Art College was filled with beauties.

"Jiang, you’ve really got something," Cheng Jianxin said, looking at him with new respect, genuinely surprised.

Most girls from the Art College were proud and aloof, let alone the belle of the school; to win over such a girl was certainly not easy.

And he knew full well the hardships this young man faced, having helped him obtain various forms of financial aid many times before.

"Now that you have a girlfriend, don’t forget your brothers; you should help them with their love lives too."

Cheng Jianxin teased, not prying further.

Everyone has their own destiny.

"Exactly, senior. Don’t you think Jiang is being a bit inconsiderate, only caring about himself and not looking out for us at all?"

Luo Peng immediately chimed in as if he had found a confidant.

No longer the carefree university students they once were, they chatted and laughed together without dwelling on those sentimental subjects.