The Personal Bodyguard of the Female CEO
Chapter 304 - 304 303 Another Class Reunion

304: Chapter 303: Another Class Reunion 304: Chapter 303: Another Class Reunion Wang Dadong was smoking a cigarette when suddenly Lv Xiaoqian walked out of the office.

At the door stood a woman dressed in fancy clothes, adorned with lots of jewelry, wearing deep red lipstick, and looking quite beautiful.

Such women, though dressed brightly and attractively, were not truly high-class; one could tell at a glance that they had climbed the social ladder by relying on men.

They lacked a genuinely noble air, instead exuding a full measure of flirtatiousness.

Lv Xiaoqian and the woman embraced each other.

“Xiao Qian, long time no see,” the woman said.

Lv Xiaoqian nodded, her smile more forced than genuine.

“Xiao Qian, it’s my birthday tonight.

My boyfriend has booked several tables at Prince Hotel.

Some old classmates will be there, and you mustn’t miss it,” the woman said with a smile.

“Okay, I know, I’ll be there.”

“Then, that’s settled.

I’m heading off, bye.” After saying this, the woman walked away, her heels clicking and her steps full of allure, as she climbed into her Audi A6, started the car, and sped off.

The entire encounter had lasted less than two minutes.

After the woman had gone, the smile on Lv Xiaoqian’s face gradually faded, turning into an expression of profound loss as she lowered her head and walked towards the office.

“Someone’s treating her to dinner, why does Xiao Qian look so unhappy?” Wang Dadong was puzzled.

Moreover, just hearing the name of that hotel indicated it was a nice place.

He would be happy even if invited to a roadside stall, let alone a hotel.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jian sighed and said, “Treating her to dinner?

It’s more like a trap.

That woman just now, do you know who she is?

Her name is Xue Lu.

She was Xiao Qian’s classmate in college, and they were rivals back then.

After graduation, she has invited Xiao Qian to her birthday party every year…”

Having heard Yang Jian’s explanation, Wang Dadong roughly understood the situation.

It turned out that Lv Xiaoqian had been the student council president in college and had mixed well, whereas Xue Lu was a rather restless student, inevitably leading to some friction between them.

Yet, after graduation, the tables had turned.

Xue Lu was doing well, whereas Lv Xiaoqian was just a minor employee in a company, not even a white-collar worker.

“Even so, Xiao Qian shouldn’t be this dejected.”

“Brother Wang, you might not know this, but today is also Xiao Qian’s birthday.

Think about it—spending her own birthday attending someone else’s, how could she not be sad?”

“How did you know today is Xiao Qian’s birthday?” Wang Dadong asked curiously.

“I have my ways,” Yang Jian said proudly.

Wang Dadong shook his head, “Brother, that’s exactly why you’re still single.”

With that, he walked towards the duty room.

“What does that have to do with me being single?” After Wang Dadong had left, Yang Jian touched his head, utterly confused.

Lv Xiaoqian was indeed very downhearted.

Once the prominent president of the student council and top of her class, she had ended up not doing as well as a student who had always messed around in society.

Others drove branded cars and led glamorous lives, while she still had to squeeze into public transport to get to and from work.

It was her own birthday, yet she had to attend someone else’s celebration.

She too longed to celebrate, to treat her old classmates to a big meal.

But where could she invite people to dine?

At most, just a slightly decent restaurant.

But Xue Lu was able to host hers at a five-star hotel; it was obvious which birthday party her old classmates would choose to attend.

Thus, Lv Xiaoqian simply buried this secret deep in her heart, and forced a smile as she went to Xue Lu’s birthday gathering.

It was only after the event that she would silently buy a small cake, secretly light the candles, and wish herself a “Happy Birthday.”

Aside from her notebook, no one probably even knew when her birthday was.

“Xiao Qian, did you finish the report I asked you to do?” Seeing Lv Xiaoqian’s distracted look, Zeng Xiaozhang frowned and asked.

“Not, not yet.”

“Not yet?

Then why aren’t you hurrying to finish it?

If you don’t complete it today, don’t even think about leaving work.” Zeng Xiaozhang huffed coldly, then left the office.

After Zeng Xiaozhang left, Lv Xiaoqian buried her face in the keyboard and sobbed.

Why was life so unfair?

She was clearly superior to Xue Lu in every aspect, and she was no less attractive.

But why could Xue Lu live such a life?

Branded goods, an Audi, and no need to work.

Meanwhile, Lv Xiaoqian faced endless shifts and endless loans.

This returned her to the initial quandary: was it all because she was a “good girl”?

If she had landed a rich man like Xue Lu did, she wouldn’t need to work either and wouldn’t have to endure being taken advantage of by her hypocritical bosses and wouldn’t face their underhanded tactics.

Most importantly, she could celebrate her birthday openly and honestly!

Sometimes, a simple matter for some became a luxury for others.

She wanted to be like Xue Lu too, the center of everyone’s attention, watched with envy by others, and not being scolded daily by her boss, stuck doing all kinds of tedious and meaningless tasks.

Lv Xiaoqian cried for a short while, dried her tears, and continued working on the unfinished reports.

If she didn’t get them done, who knew what trouble Zeng Xiaozhang would find for her tomorrow.

She kept busy until six o’clock, finally finishing her tasks.

The gathering was at eight o’clock; she should be able to make it on time.

Lv Xiaoqian first took a bus to a stop two stations from Prince Hotel, then took a taxi there.

This behavior might seem hypocritical, but Lv Xiaoqian was not actually being deceitful; she just didn’t want to be looked down on by her classmates.

Class reunions, birthday gatherings; indeed, weren’t they just opportunities for those who had succeeded to show off to those who had not?

Otherwise, why would those who organized such events usually be the ones who were better off?

Lv Xiaoqian thought her actions would go unnoticed, unaware that from the moment she left the company, a pair of eyes had been watching her.

Observing her every move.

By the time she reached Prince Hotel, nearly everyone was there.

The attendees were all female classmates, each accompanied by a man, tall or short, fat or thin.

But on the whole, they were somewhat older; the youngest were in their thirties, the oldest even in their fifties.

“Xiao Qian, why have you just arrived now?

Didn’t your boyfriend drive you here?” Xue Lu asked with feigned concern.

“My, my boyfriend is quite busy, so, he couldn’t make it.” Lv Xiaoqian replied quietly.

“Oh Xiao Qian, your boyfriend really is a career-oriented man, unlike my Old Huang.

I told him I could come by myself, but he insisted on driving me here.

He said it wouldn’t be safe at night and even canceled a few meetings for it…” At this moment, a classmate clinging to the arm of a forty-year-old bald man spoke up in a loud, coquettish tone, her expression one of extreme arrogance, like a haughty sparrow.