The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 167: High School Female Classmate, The Girl Who Once Loved Me!

Chapter 167: Chapter 167: High School Female Classmate, The Girl Who Once Loved Me!

With a voluptuously curved figure, the stunning beauty abruptly heard Xu Qianli’s words and subconsciously turned her head to look.

As soon as she recognized it was Xu Qianli, her eyes lit up, and she cheered as she rushed over, getting close and delivering a fist to his chest first.

"I was wondering who it was, and it turns out to be Xu Qianli, you jerk!"

"Hmph, seeing you just irritates me, let me punch you first."

"Oh dear, what happened to your eyes, did someone hit you?"

"A woman?"

"Or is it a beautiful woman?"

Right from the start, Ji Xiaomeng was extremely affectionate towards Xu Qianli, starting with a punch, then giggling as she looked at the bruise around his eye, not forgetting to tease him.

Xu Qianli smiled sheepishly and scratched his head.

"Come on, it’s rare for old classmates to meet, stop teasing me."

"Oh, by the way, what brings you to Jiang City?"

Xu Qianli and Ji Xiaomeng were very close, she was not only from his hometown but also his high school classmate, sharing classes for three years.

In fact, not only were they classmates for three years, their friendship was particularly strong, making them great friends.

Yet, after the college entrance exams, they had gone their separate ways and gradually lost contact.

Unexpectedly, after so many years, he spotted her here.

In his memory, she was a plainly-dressed, slightly frail girl.

Yet, how had ten years passed and she completely transformed, Xu Qianli nearly didn’t recognize her.

Now, she was wearing a long Chanel dress, carrying an LV bag, wearing a Hermes bracelet, decked in designer brands from head to toe, her face meticulously made up, and her figure exaggeratedly stunning.

Not only was the backside curve enchanting that he had initially noticed, but facing forward, Xu Qianli discovered her chest curves soared high, quivering as she giggled, making Xu Qianli unable to help but swallow.

He never dreamed that the tomboy of yesteryear would turn into a top-tier vamp, with such enviable looks and figure, it was almost outrageous.

Seeing Xu Qianli staring blankly at her, utterly amazed, Ji Xiaomeng chuckled and twirled on the spot while holding her handbag.

"How’s that, isn’t it pleasing to the eyes, isn’t it beautiful and sexy?"

"Do you feel like the current me is completely different from before, like I’ve become another person?"

"Do you regret not pursuing me back then?"

"Unfortunately, you’re too late now, I’m already spoken for, and I’m getting married at the end of the year."

"If you really regret it, it’s not too late to start now, and if you pursue me, maybe I will consider it a bit."

Ji Xiaomeng said playfully, and at the end, she even winked at Xu Qianli.

Xu Qianli smirked and, with that, he wrapped his arm around Ji Xiaomeng’s slender waist, "Well then, I won’t be polite, how about stealing a love?"

"Stop it!"

She gently pinched Xu Qianli’s hand away, moving his hand aside, Ji Xiaomeng said, "Look at you, back then, when I kissed you, you didn’t even dare to do anything, and now, just at a joke, you start getting handsy, are you still the shy boy I knew?"

Xu Qianli shrugged.

"Time has turned me into a bad seed, that shy boy has long vanished into the wind."

"So, gorgeous, you really should stop flirting with me."

"Alright, no more jokes, how did you end up in Jiang City?"

Coming from his hometown thousands of miles away, Xu Qianli was quite curious, why had she come here?

"It was my dad, he insisted on giving me a mission to check out Jiang City for any investment potential."

"You know Jiang City is just a backwater, what kind of investment potential could it possibly have? Yet my dad insisted I come check it out."

"He said he had to save face for some big shot no matter what, and needed to invest a bit of capital in Jiang City to support the big shot’s daughter."

"But it’s lucky I came here, or else I wouldn’t have run into you."

At the end, Ji Xiaomeng once again brought Xu Qianli into the conversation, her large eyes fixed intently on him.

"Hey, I want to ask you, have you been doing well these years?"

"So many high school reunions, why didn’t you attend a single one? It’s like you vanished from the face of the earth."

"Before seeing you today, I would have thought you were dead."

"Where have you been all these years, what have you been doing? Do you still think of me?"

"Um, what I mean is, do you still consider me a classmate, do you still think of me as your friend?"

Her voice grew softer, and a subtle bitterness and grievance crept into Ji Xiaomeng’s expression.

Xu Qianli said, "How could I not think of you as my classmate and friend? Back in the day, we didn’t have mobile phones, and I had no way to contact you. Meeting you today was unexpected and it made me really happy. Ji Xiaomeng, my good classmate, my good friend, it’s truly great to see you again."

"Great? I’m about to get married, and you know I’m getting married, not even feeling a bit sad, it kills me! I can’t believe I liked you back then, even confessed my feelings to you and gave you my first kiss, and you treat me like this! I hate you!"

Ji Xiaomeng stamped her foot and glared at Xu Qianli before turning away from him, her body shaking as if she was crying.

Xu Qianli thought to himself, what’s all this about? Back then, Ji Xiaomeng did like him and had confessed, but that was all in the past. How could it be that after ten years she still hadn’t let go?

Regardless, Xu Qianli grasped one of Ji Xiaomeng’s shoulders, "Xiaomeng, don’t cry, listen to me."

"Ha ha ha..."

Suddenly, Ji Xiaomeng turned around, laughing uproariously, the look of someone who had successfully pulled a prank.

"How about it, did I trick you?"

"Did you really think that after ten years, I’d still have you in my heart? Don’t flatter yourself."

"Ten years have passed, and I’ve long since dismissed you, you scoundrel, from my heart."

"Alright, no more teasing, I’m asking you, how come you’re in Jiang City, don’t tell me you’re working here?"

Xu Qianli suddenly felt incredibly relaxed, watching Ji Xiaomeng laugh endlessly was like going back to their high school days ten years ago.

"Yes, I’ve been working here in Jiang City since graduating from college."

"Oh, right, you just mentioned your uncle asked you to come to Jiang City for an investment survey to support a big shot’s daughter; which bigwig in Jiang City has that much influence?"

Ji Xiaomeng said, "I’m not sure who exactly, just know that the big shot’s surname is Lan, don’t know what he does, but his position is high, my dad practically worships him. As for his daughter, I’m even less sure. I heard there are not just us coming to Jiang City for investment scouting, but many others too, and soon an investment team will be formed."

Surname Lan?

Xu Qianli’s mind instinctively thought of someone, Jiang City’s new County Magistrate Lan Qianrong!

Indeed, that woman had an impressive background.

Moreover, she was already assembling an investment team and was about to bring a team to invest in Jiang City, yet she hadn’t greeted him at all—it seemed she really didn’t see him as one of her own.