Chapter 852 -308: Zhao Mingxuan’s Girlfriend’s Little Schemes
Zhao Mingxuan insisted on hosting dinner, claiming that Su Zelin, having come from afar, was a guest he must entertain. Zelin didn’t compete with him for the host role.
The restaurant Zhao Mingxuan chose had a nice ambiance and was quite decent by Beijing standards. After all, as a lawyer, his income couldn’t be too low.
However, Niu Rong was not satisfied.
If it were just for some powerless bumpkin, she wouldn’t mind even a street stall, but the guests were not of a low caliber.
“Your classmate is an executive of a big company and has come all this way. How could you invite him to such a restaurant? You’re not even willing to spend a little money. How do you expect him to look after you in business in the future?”
“Rongrong, this restaurant is actually quite famous. Last time a big boss took me here to dine.”
Zhao Mingxuan accompanied with a smile.
“Come on, what big boss could you possibly know!”
Niu Rong sneered disdainfully and huffed, “Even if it was a big boss, having you eat here just means they don’t value you at all, just trying to fill your stomach casually!”
Zhao Mingxuan was very embarrassed. He did exaggerate a bit; with his credentials, no big company or boss would hire him. The person was just an individual businessman. But being exposed by his girlfriend still left him feeling awkward.
However, the glasses-wearing man was used to Niu Rong’s sharp and sarcastic demeanor.
His girlfriend had a princess-like temperament during school days and became increasingly irritable after graduation.
All because he was from a small city, just a small-time lawyer.
Zhao Mingxuan could only secretly resolve to become a top lawyer soon to change his girlfriend’s perception of him.
After several days without seeing Niu Rong, they got together again, but he kept getting criticized. Zhao Mingxuan felt a deep bitterness, praying that when Su Zelin arrived soon, he’d give him some face, making sure he wouldn’t be too embarrassed.
At this moment, another person pushed the door and entered the private room—it was another high school classmate who arrived.
This person’s name was Lin Yude. He studied at Yanjing Institute of Technology in university, and was one of the three graduates from class 982 who stayed in Beijing. He had a good rapport with Zhao Mingxuan.
Niu Rong finally shut her mouth, not to give her boyfriend face, but because she didn’t want to show her bad temper in front of others. Still, she maintained a cold and aloof demeanor.
Though she stopped nagging, Lin Yude still noticed the tension between the couple.
Zhao Mingxuan never mentioned the conflict with his girlfriend to him, but occasionally you could notice some clues during classmate gatherings, as Zhao Mingxuan seemed to lose his past confidence and pride, you seldom saw his smile.
Logically, his career as a lawyer in Beijing should be good; whatever he was unhappy about would only concern his wife.
Having a girlfriend from Beijing seemed impressive on the surface. However, based on how he understood women from Beijing, outsiders, especially those from small towns, weren’t easy to get along with. Zhao Mingxuan certainly endured a lot.
“Class monitor, sister-in-law!”
Lin Yude greeted them cautiously, but Niu Rong was indifferent.
She didn’t see anything in her boyfriend’s legal background, much less in Lin Yude from a technical university.
After a while, another male classmate arrived, making four people in the room, but there was no lively atmosphere of classmates reuniting happily. On the contrary, the atmosphere was awkward, with intermittent conversation.
The private room door was pushed open again, and a young man walked in.
Seeing him, Niu Rong’s eyes instantly lit up.
His face was like a full moon, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes. His features were exquisite yet handsome, brimming with masculinity, coupled with a tall frame of around 185 cm, wearing a long down coat reaching his knees. He exuded an invisible aura, and his whole body radiated male hormones.
Such a strikingly handsome lad, his looks were akin to a celebrity!
“Sorry to keep you guys waiting, I’m late due to traffic.”
The young man spoke, his voice clear and resonant, full of charisma, impressively steady, giving a tremendous sense of security.
“No problem, you’re in Beijing for big business deals, busy people—understandable.”
Niu Rong finally spoke again, relaxing her stern face to show a smile.
In front of this handsome executive, she didn’t want to put on a sour face, so as not to leave a bad impression on him.
Zhao Mingxuan exhaled slightly, relieved that his girlfriend at least gave him some face in front of Su Zelin.
Su Zelin’s gaze also fell on Niu Rong.
He had actually seen this woman before, but in a previous life.
Back then, when Zhao Mingxuan got married, Niu Rong didn’t want to hold the wedding ceremony in Jianglan, so they had to host it in Beijing.
Few high school classmates attended, given its distance.
Su Zelin was among them.
Even though he had conflicts with Zhao Mingxuan during high school, since Zhao Mingxuan sent him an invitation, Zelin still appreciated it.
He was among the very few high school classmates in attendance.
Since then, Zhao Mingxuan’s attitude toward him changed, and their relationship improved significantly.
Though heavily made up, she was frankly not that beautiful, at least according to Su Zelin’s eye; others might find her slightly attractive, just nothing beyond that.
During the first high school reunion, Zhao Mingxuan deliberately showed the others Niu Rong’s photo; it seemed okay, but it was an artfully retouched image, with Photoshop applied, plus a halo effect as a Beijing girl in the eyes of people from small towns, making the classmates think she was quite pretty.
If they saw her in person, they would find her looks vastly discounted.