"Pfft! Hahaha, Lin Chen, how can you still look like this after getting out of jail?"
However, before Sun Peng, who was in front of Lin Chen, could react, a burst of laughter came from beside him.
Turning his head, he saw several people in sharp suits walking slowly towards them.
The leader was Lin Chen's class monitor from university, Luo Bin.
Luo Bin came from a well-off family, but he wasn't a good person in university. It was rumored that he had gotten several female classmates pregnant.
"What? Class Monitor Luo, are we not allowed to brag when classmates chat?"
Seeing Luo Bin's arrogant demeanor, Sun Peng directly rolled his eyes at him.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Bragging is one thing, but classmates, our classmate Lin Chen, a former convict just released from prison, is actually the CEO of Ru Shuang Group, and is living with President Qiu! Hahahaha, this is killing me!"
Hearing Sun Peng's words, Luo Bin couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, what a boast. Lin Chen, I think it would be more believable if you said you won five million in the lottery."
"Exactly, exactly. President Qiu is not only the CEO of Ru Shuang Group, but also one of the Four Great Beauties of Hangcheng. Lin Chen, how could a good-for-nothing like you be worthy?"
"You couldn't even keep your own girlfriend, and you dare to fantasize about President Qiu? Lin Chen, what gives you the confidence?"
The others around them also burst into laughter, as if they had heard the funniest joke in the world.
Hearing his classmates call him a good-for-nothing and a former convict repeatedly, Sun Peng's expression instantly turned cold.
"Luo Bin, and you all, have you gone too far?"
"We're all classmates, do you have to rub salt in someone's wounds?"
At this moment, Sun Peng was already getting agitated.
Clearly, he considered Lin Chen a true friend.
"Classmates? Humph, is such a good-for-nothing worthy of being our classmate? Get lost sooner rather than later. Don't tell anyone you're my classmate when you go out, you're embarrassing us!"
"That's right, that's right. I feel disgusted just hearing Lin Chen's name now."
"Damn it, who on earth notified him to attend our class reunion?"
"Oh, oh, oh, don't say anymore. This is a former convict. What if he gets angry and stabs us again?"
A group of people bickered back and forth, completely ostracizing Sun Peng and Lin Chen.
"What a load of crap class reunion, do you think I care? We're not attending today!"
"Let's go, Lin Chen, I'm treating today. Let's eat at a roadside stall."
As he spoke, Sun Peng directly grabbed Lin Chen's hand and prepared to leave.
He knew Lin Chen's personality and that he wouldn't be able to tolerate such sarcastic remarks.
If something really happened again, Lin Chen would probably be completely ruined for life.
"It's fine, I didn't come for this so-called class reunion anyway."
"I have a dinner engagement upstairs today. We can go together. At worst, we can pretend we never went to college."
Lin Chen shook his head slightly, having completely lost hope in these classmates.
"Pfft! Hahahaha, I can't, I can't, I'm really going to die laughing."
As soon as Lin Chen finished speaking, Luo Bin, who had just taken a sip of tea, instantly spat it out.
He had completely lost his composure and started laughing hysterically.
"What's wrong, Class Monitor? Isn't the second floor of Hangcheng Hotel just charging an additional venue fee? Lin Chen wants to show off, surely he has enough for a few months' salary?"
Seeing Luo Bin laughing so exaggeratedly, the people around him were a bit confused.
The second floor of Hangcheng Hotel wasn't a particularly high-end place, nor did it have any rules that only non-members could use it.
As long as one paid, they could go up and eat!
It was just that the venue needed to be booked in advance, and the venue fee was something ordinary people couldn't afford.
"Hahahaha, you guys don't know, today the Governor of Hangcheng has booked the entire second floor of Hangcheng Hotel to specifically entertain the elders of the major families and CEOs of listed companies in Hangcheng."
"But now Lin Chen says he has a dinner engagement upstairs, doesn't that mean he's also one of the family patriarchs or CEOs of listed companies in Hangcheng?"
Luo Bin suppressed a smile and explained to the classmates around him.
"Holy cow, so that's how it is. No wonder there were so many luxury cars parked outside today."
"No wonder the stairs leading to the second floor were guarded by bodyguards. So we're actually eating in the same hotel as the Governor of Hangcheng today?"
"This Lin Chen is truly bragging!"
A group of people pointed and gestured at Lin Chen, their expressions filled with disdain.
Only Liu Yan and Qin Wanru stood in the distance, not saying much.
They didn't want to leave a bad impression on Lin Chen, but at the same time, they didn't want to offend these old classmates.
After all, Luo Bin's family had some influence in Hangcheng.
"Come, come, Lin Chen. Since we're all classmates, please tell us, which table are you dining at on the second floor today?"
Luo Bin, suppressing his laughter, asked Lin Chen again.
He came from a better family, so he naturally knew more than others.
The Governor of Hangcheng was hosting, and the earlier the table number, the higher the status.
But even the last seat was occupied by top figures in Hangcheng!
Although their Luo family was a considerable family in Hangcheng, their seating arrangement today would barely place them in the top hundred.
"I'm not on the second floor, I'm on the third floor."
Hearing Luo Bin's question, Lin Chen subconsciously shook his head.
Indeed, Elder Meng had mentioned before that he was hosting a banquet on the third floor of Hangcheng Hotel, not the second.
"Third floor? Hahaha, if I remember correctly, the third floor is the storage room, right?"
Hearing Lin Chen's words, Luo Bin finally couldn't hold back and burst into laughter again.
"I don't know about that, but since it's a genuine invitation from a friend, does it matter if we're dining in a storage room?"
"How about it, Old Sun? Are you willing to go to the storage room with me to eat?"
Immediately, Lin Chen turned to Sun Peng beside him and asked.
He knew that Elder Meng had genuinely invited him for a meal before, and the location didn't really matter.
He didn't care about the formalities. As long as he was eating with a true friend, the location was irrelevant.
"What are you saying? We're good brothers. We said we wouldn't go home until we're drunk! A storage room is fine!"
Sun Peng nodded at Lin Chen nonchalantly.
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Lin Chen?"
As soon as Sun Peng nodded, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie came up to Lin Chen and bowed slightly.
"General Manager Xiao?"
Seeing this person, Luo Bin was stunned.
My goodness, the person who arrived was actually the General Manager of Hangcheng Hotel!