The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 527: Shocking the Classmates Group!

Chapter 527: Chapter 527: Shocking the Classmates Group!

Gu Chen was putting on a show, but Xu Qianli couldn’t be bothered to watch this guy’s charade and was about to leave with Ding Meixin and the beauties.

Seeing this, Gu Chen became displeased.

Suddenly, he felt deeply humiliated.

He had revealed his identity as a big boss with a wealth of over a billion, and someone with extensive connections at that. Xu Qianli, a mere minor official, should have shown a look of astonishment and then immediately tried to flatter him with a big smile.

But instead, the guy just gave him a perfunctory response and turned to leave.

What was that?

What was that supposed to mean?

Clearly, this guy didn’t believe what he was saying and couldn’t care less about dealing with him!

Seeing Xu Qianli walking away, Gu Chen hurried to catch him, blocking his path, "Xu Qianli, tell me, don’t you believe me? Do you think I’m just bragging? Otherwise, why would you leave so quickly?"

Xu Qianli answered, "No, it’s nothing like that. I simply have a dinner appointment, and the person might already be waiting. I don’t want to keep them waiting any longer. If I said something that made my old schoolmate misunderstand, I apologize. But really, I can’t afford any more delays."

Upon hearing Xu Qianli’s words, Gu Chen burst into laughter.

His friends burst into laughter as well.

Amused, Gu Chen said, "What did you just say? You have someone waiting to have dinner here? Are you sure you didn’t misspeak?"

Xu Qianli responded, "What, can’t one arrange to have dinner here?"

"Yes, of course you can, only that today you can’t anymore!"

"Do you know that some important person has booked the entire hotel restaurant, and no outsiders are allowed in?"

"And here you are, claiming you arranged to have dinner inside? I think you’re just making things up."

"Xu Qianli, I didn’t expect you to become dishonest over the years, just spewing nonsense."

Gu Chen chattered gleefully.

He had originally come with a few friends to eat at the hotel, but was told that the restaurant had been booked by distinguished guests, so he had to leave; that’s when he bumped into Xu Qianli.

And there Xu Qianli was, claiming to have a dinner arrangement at the restaurant. How audacious of him.

Sun Xiaoling quickly spoke up, "Why the heck are you laughing? The person inside is waiting, isn’t it okay if it’s Uncle Xu? You all are just outsiders, but Uncle Xu isn’t!"

Gu Chen said, "Then tell me, who has booked the hotel restaurant?"

"It’s the Provincial Party Secretary Meng Yi and the Governor Sun Qiuyuan!"

Sun Xiaoling blurted out.

Suddenly, Gu Chen fell silent, and he and his friends looked at each other, eventually breaking into laughter, holding their bellies as they laughed uproariously.

Damn it, ridiculous, truly ridiculous.

Xu Qianli was just a minor official from Longhai Province, but here he was in Suyun Province, claiming to have a dinner appointment with the top two officials of Suyun Province.

I’ve seen braggarts before, but never anyone who bragged like that.

Sun Xiaoling tugged on Xu Qianli’s arm, lowering her voice and said, "Who is this guy? He’s been targeting you, did you offend him before?"

Xu Qianli whispered, "It’s nothing. My ex-girlfriend was the campus belle. It’s not only him who hates me."

Sun Xiaoling nodded slightly, now understanding; it was a love rival all along, no wonder he kept targeting Xu Qianli.

While watching, Sun Xiaoling became suspicious and asked again in Xu Qianli’s ear, "He looks so silly, how did he get smart enough to get into Peking University?"

Xu Qianli answered, "He was admitted as an art student and changed his major later."

Sun Xiaoling secretly thought that explained it.

Seeing Xu Qianli and Sun Xiaoling whispering to each other, Gu Chen guessed they must be badmouthing him and immediately became unhappy, his expression darkening, "What are you two whispering about? Can’t you say whatever you have to say openly?"

Xu Qianli responded, "It’s nothing, Gu Chen. Regardless, we’re still schoolmates, no need to get all red-faced. You just continue being your multi-billionaire big boss with extensive connections, and I’ll continue being my humble civil servant. That’s all, goodbye."

Xu Qianli dropped the line and walked away with a few beauties.

Gu Chen eyes darted around, and he quickly followed, "Old classmate, didn’t you say you’d arranged to have dinner with the Provincial Party Secretary and the Governor? Well, I know them too. Why don’t we all go together?"

Gu Chen shamelessly insisted on tagging along, determined today to thoroughly embarrass Xu Qianli and then share it in the alumni group to tarnish his reputation completely!

Acting superior in front of me, Gu Chen, even boasting about having dinner with the Provincial Party Secretary and the Governor. I can’t believe you’d boast such tall tales!

I really want to see how you will recover when your lies are exposed later.

No, it’s not enough just to watch his downfall alone; I need everyone to join in the laughter.

Having made up his mind, Gu Chen quickly took out his phone, opened the university alumni group, and busily posted a message.

"Extra, extra! Whether you’re busy or free, watching videos or working, fishing or dating, pop up now!"

"Do you know who I ran into today? Today I met Xu Qianli, the most famous guy from our department back in the day."

"Want to know what he’s up to? If you’re curious, then pop up."

Gu Chen sent out the message, and soon many replies appeared.

"Oh my gosh, you’re incredible to have bumped into Xu God. He was the top guy in our department, not only always scoring first but also handsome and good at basketball, even taking Chu Qingyu off her feet—truly a legend, many people called him a god. Too bad he disappeared after graduation, didn’t join the alumni group, and has been in hiding ever since. I can’t believe you ran into him! Where is he now? What’s he doing? Has he established a significant career in society?"

"Indeed! Who do you think Xu God is? He’s so outstanding, once he stepped into society, he definitely must have carved out a significant path that all of us look up to. He was my male god back then. If it weren’t for Chu Qingyu, I would have snagged him and been having his little monkeys by now. Thinking about it now, it’s such a pity, my youth and love just slipped away."

"I heard that Xu God went into politics right after graduation and by now must at least be a Department-level cadre. His career is definitely smooth sailing, and his future prospects are bright. He might even become a City Secretary or rise to higher levels soon."

"..."

Normally, the alumni group, where not even a dog pops up, suddenly erupted, and many lurkers surfaced. Everyone continuously posted messages, almost consistently praising Xu Qianli.

After all, he was the top guy not only in our department but also in the entire university back then. A person like that stepping into society, how could he not be successful?

The more Gu Chen read, the more pleased he became, grinning broadly.

Ha ha ha, do you think Xu Qianli has really thrived since entering society?

Come on, I’ll let you know just how much this guy has really made it.