Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 200 Miao Qingqing Arrives

Chapter 200: Chapter 200 Miao Qingqing Arrives

"Sorry, I was a bit late because I was preparing," Miao Qingqing’s voice came through the phone.

"You’re really coming?" Song Xiaodong asked in surprise, then quickly added, "I was just saying. You are so busy, you don’t have to come."

Su Yao immediately said, "Don’t, let your girlfriend come over. I really want to see her."

"Right, you must bring her. Your girlfriend isn’t someone you can’t show off, is she?" Cui Sijiao said with a snicker.

Everyone was egging him on, and Zhou Peng even said, "We’re all classmates here, and your girlfriend isn’t a stranger, Xiaodong, you don’t have to mind. Face is something you show to others, not something you keep between classmates."

Song Xiaodong shrugged his shoulders and said, "Alright then, I’ll ask her to come over. Qingqing, do you need me to come downstairs to pick you up?"

Miao Qingqing replied immediately, "No need, I’m already at the hotel downstairs. Just tell me which room."

"Alright, come to the Dongmei Hall."

"OK! I’ll be right there," Miao Qingqing hung up the phone cheerfully.

Seeing Song Xiaodong put down his phone, Su Yao asked with a smile, "So, when is she coming?"

Song Xiaodong thought about how Miao Qingqing, such a big boss, was coming to join a class reunion and as his girlfriend at that. He really didn’t know how shocked everyone would be and felt he shouldn’t have let her come. He couldn’t help but smile wryly and said, "She’s already downstairs, she should be here very soon."

Zhou Peng’s face darkened as he said, "Xiaodong, that’s not right. No matter what, how can you have such an attitude? Since you chose her as your girlfriend, you shouldn’t harbor thoughts of not wanting to bring her out."

Cui Sijiao said in a coy voice, "That’s right, not every woman is willing to stick with a man through thick and thin. A relative from the countryside, aged twenty-six this year, not so good-looking and with a bad temper, still demanded a house and a car when she got married, plus a hundred thousand in cash for the dowry."

Wang Yuming feigned pity and said, "It’s true, getting a wife these days is really not easy. Tell me, Jiaojiao, you wouldn’t ask for that much in a dowry, would you?"

Cui Sijiao gave Wang Yuming a light smack and said, "What do you think? I’m definitely better than my poor relative, aren’t I?"

Song Xiaodong said, "Alright, everyone stop waiting for her, please take a seat. I’ll introduce her when she comes in."

Seeing that Song Xiaodong didn’t seem to care much about his girlfriend, everyone sat down, leaving a space next to him. In their minds, they had automatically pictured Song Xiaodong’s girlfriend as a very ordinary woman or perhaps even something worse.

"Do you have a photo? Show us," Su Yao said giggling.

Song Xiaodong laughed and said, "I really haven’t taken any pictures of her."

Everyone shook their heads. A guy who didn’t even want to take photos of his girlfriend must have a girlfriend who could only be imagined as very undesirable. Otherwise, in a romantic relationship, who wouldn’t want to take photos together and show them off?

There was a knock at the door, and Su Yao and Cui Sijiao immediately jumped up, racing to open it. They both wanted to be the first to see what Song Xiaodong’s girlfriend looked like.

"Huh, who are you looking for?" Seeing the person outside, both of them asked in unison.

Standing at the doorway was none other than Miao Qingqing. She looked up at the sign above and, with a slight smile, said, "I’m looking for Song Xiaodong. This should be the right place, right?"

"You’re looking for Song Xiaodong? Don’t tell us, you’re his girlfriend?" Cui Sijiao’s voice was loud.

The two were standing at the doorstep, preventing everyone from seeing what Miao Qingqing looked like, but the way they reacted made everyone very curious. They couldn’t understand what kind of woman she was to elicit such a response from them.

"Yes, I am his girlfriend. Is there a problem? Aren’t you welcoming me?" Miao Qingqing’s voice rose again.

"Welcome! Of course, welcome!" Su Yao and Cui Sijiao quickly made way, and Miao Qingqing finally appeared before everyone.

As soon as Song Xiaodong saw Miao Qingqing, he couldn’t help but widen his eyes. Her long wavy hair was now tied back in a ponytail. Her face was devoid of any makeup, a baggy T-shirt adorned her torso, she wore light denim jeans, and her feet were snug in a pair of travel shoes.

The clothes on her were not particularly valuable, but her natural beauty was captivating.

Everyone watched intently as Miao Qingqing walked up to Song Xiaodong’s side, and once Miao Qingqing had settled in, a boy immediately widened his eyes and exclaimed, "Damn! Song Xiaodong, is she really your girlfriend? Is this some kind of mistake?"

Song Xiaodong cleared his throat and replied, "Yes, she is. What about it?"

"Your girlfriend is way too beautiful. How the hell are you so lucky to have such a gorgeous girlfriend?" The boy’s tone and pitch were incredibly exaggerated.

However, everyone felt that such an exaggeration was justified because in their minds, Song Xiaodong’s girlfriend should not look like that. It was such a stark contrast to what they had imagined.

Miao Qingqing, who was accustomed to such situations, saw everyone’s reaction as normal. She smiled gently and said, "I’m really sorry, I was held up by some matters. Please don’t take it the wrong way."

"No offense taken..." Everyone subconsciously nodded. With just a short sentence, Miao Qingqing already had the ability to captivate the whole crowd.

Su Yao was originally the most beautiful girl there, but compared to Miao Qingqing, she seemed rather ordinary, which suddenly left a sour taste in her mouth. As for Cui Sijiao, she felt even worse. She had seen with her own eyes that Song Xiaodong was just a porter, so how could he have such a girlfriend?

With a twist at the corner of her mouth, Cui Sijiao inquired, "Miao Qingqing, I’m really puzzled here. Song Xiaodong is just a porter, right? You’re so beautiful, what could you possibly see in him to be with him?"

"A porter?" Miao Qingqing looked at Song Xiaodong and nearly burst into laughter. How on earth had he ended up with such an identity? She was unaware that Cui Sijiao and her friends had made assumptions on their own.

Miao Qingqing had come out today purely to relax, and seeing everyone react this way, she went along with Cui Sijiao’s words, saying, "Exactly, I regret it so much now. How could I have been so blind to fall for him? He doesn’t seem to have any prospects."

Cui Sijiao’s eyes lit up, saying, "That’s what I’m saying. A beauty like you should easily find a tall, rich, and handsome boyfriend. It’s such a waste to be with him."

This was a great insult to Song Xiaodong. Normally, everyone would be expected to defend Song Xiaodong, but none of them did. They truly felt that a beauty like Miao Qingqing was a rose wedded to dung.

Although Miao Qingqing had just arrived, seeing everyone’s reactions, she felt somewhat indignant. The playful mood vanished instantly.

Stretching out an arm, she took hold of Song Xiaodong’s arm and said softly, "However, since I’ve chosen to be with him, if he eats bran, I’ll eat bran too. If he lives on the streets, I’ll join him there. No matter what hardships we face, I will never leave his side and will always be with him."

Instantly, everyone’s faces stiffened, and the boys nearly all shared the same thought: the world was insanely crazy. Why couldn’t they find such an amazing woman themselves?