The King of Urban Mercenaries
Chapter 652: 654

Chapter 652: 654

“If he were here, he wouldn’t want you to stand up for him.”

With just one sentence from Xia Youyou, Qi Wenjie, who originally resented those who echoed Lu Ping’s words, slumped back into her chair like a deflated ball.

“That bastard, why hasn’t he come yet?! If he were here, to listen to these shameless jerks spouting their nonsense. It might not be entirely bad, perhaps their rubbish talk could wake him up!”

Qi Wenjie, who had slumped back into the chair, forced herself not to listen to those who were echoing Lu Ping and even outright belittling Lin Fei, flattering Hao Yongjun. Instead, she somewhat grudgingly began to mutter about Lin Fei, who was still nowhere to be seen.

“I really don’t know what you’ve been waiting for all these years! Back then, it was clearly he who abandoned you! Now that he’s back in Zhonghai, he has shown no intention of looking for you. Instead, he married another woman behind your back! Tell me, why do you still think about him! If he had turned out to be like Hao Yongjun, you could say that you hadn’t loved the wrong man! But now, he’s just a lousy security guard! Tell me, what exactly are you holding on to!”

Privately griping about Lin Fei, Qi Wenjie couldn’t maintain a calm demeanor like Xia Youyou. Involuntarily, she turned her ire towards Xia Youyou, who had pined for Lin Fei for eight years.

Xia Youyou, faced with her long-time best friend Qi Wenjie’s indignant reproach, responded with silence.

Xia Youyou, with her head lowered in silence, seemed to be in a different dimension from Qi Wenjie, as well as the rest of the high school classmates in the luxurious dining room.

No matter what was said, Xia Youyou paid no mind at all.

In fact, Xia Youyou, the former school beauty, truly had no interest in doing so. With her gracefully demure demeanor, the only reason she attended such an out-of-character class reunion was because of Lin Fei.

Had it not been for learning from Qi Wenjie that Lin Fei might attend the reunion, Xia Youyou, the former school beauty, most likely would not have taken part in such a gathering, which did not suit her temperament.

Of course, wanting to see Lin Fei did not mean that Xia Youyou, the former school beauty, intended to use any means or words to reignite their past affections.

Nor did it mean, as Qi Wenjie thought, that she wanted to compare herself to others to force Lin Fei to divorce and marry her.

Lin Fei, after returning to Zhonghai, chose not to seek her out. Conversely, he married another woman behind her back. To say that Xia Youyou, the former school beauty, had no hard feelings about it, was clearly impossible.

After all, she had loved Lin Fei deeply for eight years. Lin Fei had long become her emotional pillar.

When she heard that Lin Fei was married, Xia Youyou, the former school beauty, even contemplated suicide. If it were not for Qi Wenjie’s constant vigilance and her promise that Lin Fei would surely attend the reunion,

Xia Youyou would likely now be bedridden due to heartache.

Fortunately, she managed to get through the toughest part of the journey by comforting herself.

Today, although Xia Youyou still couldn’t fully let go, she had no intention of letting her feelings disrupt Lin Fei’s normal life.

Having loved Lin Fei deeply for eight years, Xia Youyou found it difficult to accept the fact that Lin Fei had abandoned her to marry someone else. But precisely because of her deep, irrevocable love for Lin Fei, Xia Youyou, the former school beauty, found it even more unacceptable—that her emotions might negatively impact Lin Fei’s life.

As for why she still decided to attend the reunion with Qi Wenjie, and thus have a chance to see Lin Fei,

It was because Xia Youyou, the former school beauty, wanted to see for herself if Lin Fei was doing well.

She genuinely just wanted to see if Lin Fei was happy now.

Even if it was just a glimpse from afar.

As long as she confirmed that Lin Fei was doing well, Shanshan was completely at ease.

Being at ease is not the same as giving up. After pining for eight years, Xia Youyou, the former school beauty, had already taken Lin Fei to be the only one for her in this lifetime. In other words, she had lost the capacity to fall for another man.

Aside from Lin Fei, Xia Youyou’s heart could no longer accommodate anyone else.

However, Youyou did not intend to express this emotion to Lin Fei. Nor did she plan to express it to anyone else. She didn’t want her irrevocable affection to cause even the slightest negative impact on Lin Fei.

If, because of her, Lin Fei’s life were to suffer any negative repercussions,

It would break her heart even more.

She liked Lin Fei, she loved Lin Fei. Yet, once she had confirmed that Lin Fei was doing well, she would choose to seal away her feelings deep within her heart.

Never to reveal them to anyone again, she was willing to silently cherish Lin Fei in her heart.

For this, she was willing to live a solitary life…

As long as Lin Fei was well, as long as she was still able to love him, even if it was a silent love in her heart.

For the former school beauty, Xia Youyou, that was enough.

“Youyou, it’s been over two years since we last met, and you’ve become even more beautiful and charming. I wasn’t telling the whole truth earlier in front of our classmates. This reunion, in fact, I organized it just for you. I wanted to see you, but I couldn’t find a good enough reason. So, I organized this reunion in the hopes that you would understand my feelings.”

After basking in a series of flattery from Lu Ping and others, Hao Yongjun confidently approached Xia Youyou with his wine glass in hand, the undertone of his words heavy with the intent of a confession.

“I’m sorry, but I have something to do. I must be going.”

Xia Youyou, whose heart could only accommodate Lin Fei, picked up her purse without any hesitation upon hearing the love-laced words from Hao Yongjun and promptly excused herself to leave.

“President Hao, you might not know this, but over the years, there have been no shortage of successful men trying to woo our Youyou. In the eyes of most people, your achievements might seem quite impressive. But among the many suitors of our Youyou, at best, you rank at the very bottom.”

Qi Wenjie gave Hao Yongjun a boastful and sardonic remark then she too picked up her purse, following the direction in which Xia Youyou had left.

“Youyou, wait a little longer. Lin Fei, he will surely come. If you leave now, you’ll definitely regret it in the future.”

In front of the Four Seasons Hotel, Qi Wenjie caught up to Xia Youyou and implored her with a tone filled with entreaty, trying to persuade Youyou to stay and continue waiting for Lin Fei.

“It’s okay, if he wanted to come, would have probably done it by now. Since he hasn’t come up until now, that can only mean that we’re not destined.”

With a distracted shake of her head, Xia Youyou waved down a taxi and promptly got in and left.

As Qi Wenjie stood rooted to the spot, watching Xia Youyou’s taxi drive away for a long while, she came to her senses, biting her lip in frustration, her pretty eyes blazing with indignation. She pulled out her phone, ready to scold Lin Fei.

At that moment, the BMW belonging to the ice queen CEO Mu Shanshan slowly drove into the Four Seasons Hotel…