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The arrival of Liu Chengcheng made the atmosphere of the class reunion reach its climax. Han Ze and Liu Chengcheng arrived at the hotel at the same time. At this time, the two stood at the door of the private room. In the eyes of the classmates in the room, this former couple, even after many years, still looked like a perfect match. I heard that they were both divorced, and I wondered if they could rekindle their relationship.
As for what the two parties were thinking, the classmates could not tell anything from their smiling faces.
The classmates stared with wide eyes, watching the two of them walk to the two sides of the table. Liu Chengcheng chose to sit next to Wang Yingmeng, and Han Ze walked to the dining chair on the right side of Dong Sheng and sat down. There was half of the table between the two. The classmates were a little disappointed that they didn’t see the good show.
Dong Sheng pulled Han Ze’s arm and glanced at Liu Chengcheng ambiguously: “You can’t catch a girlfriend if you sit here with me. You have to sit next to Liu Chengcheng to make it easier.”
Han Ze warned him helplessly: “Liu Chengcheng is not that kind of casual person, don’t joke around, it’s impossible for us.”
“I haven’t said anything yet.” Dong Sheng approached him with a playful smile and said carefully: “Why are you nervous? Are you so protective of Liu Chengcheng? And you said you don’t miss her?”
Han Ze was very serious: “I promised my daughter not to find a stepmother for her, how can I break my promise?”
Dong Sheng didn’t believe him. This kid was very cunning and he couldn’t get anything out of him.
The classmates started chatting again. They have been in society for many years and know what to say and when. Even though they are curious about Han Ze and Liu Chengcheng’s affairs, they don’t want to dig deeper.
“Our generation is under great pressure. Thirty is considered young, but look at you. You don’t make much money, your hair is thinner, your belly is bigger, your eye bags are loose, and you look like you’re forty at the age of thirty…”
“Han Ze, how do you maintain yourself? There’s not much change in all these years. You still have abdominal muscles.”
The female classmates were amazed to see Han Ze was as handsome as ever, while the male classmates were full of envy at Han Ze’s figure. They looked at their own fat bodies with disgust. There is no harm without comparison.
Liu Chengcheng kept an elegant smile, watching the classmates playing and frolicking, and occasionally answering their questions.
After the meal, the classmates moved to the entertainment venue in the hotel, some took a rest, some played cards, some played billiards, and had a lot of fun…
Han Ze went to the bathroom and met Liu Chengcheng who was putting on makeup. He paused slightly, smiled and nodded at her, then turned and went into the men’s room.
Han Ze washed his hands and came out of the bathroom, and found Liu Chengcheng standing at the bathroom door. She smiled and said, “We haven’t seen each other for so long, let’s chat?”
Han Ze nodded and asked her opinion, “How about the coffee shop on the first floor?”
Liu Chengcheng had no objection, “Okay. ”
…
Luo Xinting was unwilling to let the plan fall through, so she called and invited several of Han Ze’s lovers to come out, trying to persuade them to continue to entangle Han Ze. Those lovers had already given up on Han Ze and did not accept her invitation.
After Yan Feifei and Han Ze parted ways amicably, she hooked up with a rich second-generation man, who was short, rich and ugly, and could not compare with the handsome and rich Han Ze. If she had some feelings for Han Ze, she only liked the rich second-generation man for his money. When Luo Xinting called to invite her, she was playing in a resort hotel with the rich second-generation man and his friends. Although she parted ways amicably with Han Ze, she was still a little unwilling in her heart. With the mentality of watching a good show, she agreed to meet Luo Xinting to see what she was going to do. So, the two made an appointment to meet at the resort hotel.
…
Han Ze and Liu Chengcheng found a relatively secluded place and sat opposite each other. Han Ze ordered two cups of coffee, and neither of them spoke.
Seeing that Han Ze had no intention of speaking, Liu Chengcheng clenched the coffee cup in her hand and looked at Han Ze with a little apology: “At the beginning, my dad…”
Han Ze lowered his eyelids and looked at the coffee in front of him, with no emotion on his face.
Liu Chengcheng pursed her lips, a little uncomfortable: “What did my dad say to you at the beginning?”
Han Ze raised his head, his eyes were distant, and he said slowly and lowly: “It was too long ago, I can’t remember clearly.”
Liu Chengcheng sighed softly. Her parents knew that she was dating Han Ze, and they were very emotional. They avoided her and looked for Han Ze. She didn’t know what they said to Han Ze. After many years, she owed Han Ze an apology. Thinking of this, she said, “No matter what they said, I have to say sorry to you.”
“Although Liu Chengcheng is Han Ze’s first love, and the woman Han Ze has not forgotten for more than ten years, she is the cinnabar mole and white moonlight in his heart, but Liu Chengcheng is the daughter of the governor. Even if Liu Chengcheng is divorced, Han Ze can’t marry her with his identity. Han Ze is still young and will get married. What are you worried about?”
Han Ze was about to speak when a familiar voice came from the side. He froze. Why is Luo Xinting here?
Liu Chengcheng looked at Han Ze strangely. Is the girl next to her talking about Han Ze’s first love and the governor’s daughter Liu Chengcheng talking about her and Han Ze?
Han Ze wanted to explain, and another familiar female voice came from the other side.
“But Han Ze said that he doesn’t want to see us. He thinks we are his stain. He is afraid that his first love will look down on him.”
Liu Chengcheng couldn’t help asking, “They, are they talking about me and you?”
Who else is the governor’s daughter Liu Chengcheng besides her?
After saying that, her scrutinizing eyes fell on Han Ze. Is Han Ze so infatuated? Haven’t forgotten her after all these years?
Han Ze coughed awkwardly, looking very uncomfortable: “Maybe… maybe…”
Liu Chengcheng couldn’t help but open her eyes wide, with shock on her soft face, “You, you… can’t be serious?”
She was the one who liked Han Ze first, and she was the one who pursued Han Ze, and she dumped Han Ze under the interference of her parents. Her parents even talked to Han Ze. Until now, she didn’t know what her parents talked to Han Ze. In this case, Han Ze actually still likes her? Is Han Ze a masochist?
Han Ze wanted to explain, but the other side spoke again.
“Yan Feifei, I didn’t know you were such a coward. Han Ze was afraid that his first love would look down on him. That would only happen if Han Ze met his first love. They have different social circles. The provincial capital is so big, how likely do you think it is that they would meet?”
Liu Chengcheng’s face looked even weirder. Not wanting to face this embarrassing situation anymore, she decided to make a quick decision: “Han Ze, what did my parents talk to you about? I don’t believe you can’t remember it. I’ve always felt sorry for you about what happened back then. If I didn’t want to say sorry to you, I wouldn’t have come to the class reunion today,”
Han Ze pricked up his ears to listen. Luo Xinting and Yan Feifei seemed to have left, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Chengcheng saw his movements, her eyebrows moved, and she said with a smile: “I heard that you are also divorced. Since you can’t let me go, why don’t we try to be together?”
Han Ze paused while stirring the coffee, and then said calmly: “Don’t you really want to know what your parents said to me back then?”
Liu Chengcheng sat up straight and really diverted his attention, “You say.”
Han Ze put down the stirring spoon in his hand, leaned back on the sofa, his tone distant and low: “Back then, I was just a farm boy with nothing. It was reasonable for your parents to think that I couldn’t let you live a good life. I have to admit that they have a unique vision. I have struggled to this day, and although I have a small family business, I can only support my family…”
Liu Chengcheng frowned: “Did they say something unpleasant?”
Han Ze shook his head: “That’s not the case. They just told me the truth and pointed out my shortcomings. You should believe your parents. They can get to where they are today. There is no need to embarrass me, a farm boy.”
Liu Chengcheng didn’t speak.
Han Ze continued, “Actually, I should thank your parents. If it weren’t for their heart-to-heart talks, I wouldn’t have come to my senses, and I wouldn’t have achieved what I have today.”
Liu Chengcheng understood her parents. The so-called heart-to-heart talks from her parents were just another way of saying those words that looked down on Han Ze in their hearts. She smiled and said, “No matter what, I’m sorry for what happened back then. Since you still remember me after all these years, why don’t I give you a chance and let us try to be together again?”
Han Ze hurriedly shook his head and smiled bitterly, “Although your parents’ heart-to-heart talks have played a big role in my life, I don’t want to be called in for a talk by them again. I used to be young and ignorant, and I could ignore everything. Now I have children and family responsibilities. How can I be as carefree as I was back then…”
Liu Chengcheng smiled and said nothing.
Han Ze looked at her, his authority still lingering: “Your father was so majestic when he was the mayor. Now your father is the governor and a figure that appears in the news every day. If he asks me for a talk again, he will not kill me. My daughter and son are still young. Please forgive me.”
Liu Chengcheng laughed again: “Is it that your worry for more than ten years is not enough to support you to resist my majestic father?”
Han Ze said: “I can’t help it. It’s really that your father is not an ordinary father. Ordinary people can’t stand it, and I’m just an ordinary citizen.”
Liu Chengcheng looked at Han Ze and felt relieved. She said: “Now I know that you don’t hate my parents in your heart.”
Han Ze spread his hands: “I really don’t hate them, I just…”
Liu Chengcheng looked at him curiously: “You just what?”
Han Ze smiled and said: “I’m just afraid of them, afraid that they will come to talk to me again.”
Liu Chengcheng: “…”
Han Ze said again: “The experience of being called by the governor for a talk is enough for me to remember for a lifetime.”
Liu Chengcheng: “…”
She now doubted whether Han Ze was obsessed with her or that conversation.
After the class reunion, except for the occasional tentative call from Luo Xinting, the lovers of the original body never contacted him again. Han Ze put his mind on the children and work.
After school started, Fanfan started first grade and Lili started third grade. Considering that their original school was far from home, Han Ze transferred them to a new school. The new school was closer to the company, making it convenient for him to pick them up from school.
In the new semester and new school, the two children have good adaptability and good academic performance, especially Lili, who is very hardworking. After school, she not only learns dancing from the dance teacher, but also learns calligraphy and foreign languages. The little child is busier than her father every day.
Han Ze doesn’t want her to be too hard-working, but the child is willing to learn, so he can only support her from behind and encourage her.
Fanfan has fallen in love with boxing since he learned Taekwondo. The little guy studies very seriously. When the school was preparing a program for Children’s Day on June 1, he also performed on stage. He was applauded by teachers, students and parents, and he liked Taekwondo even more.
When Han Ze’s fitness club grew to 16 branches in the provincial capital, Fanfan was already a third-degree black belt master in Taekwondo. The handsome 18-year-old boy was the object of girls’ pursuit both on campus and in the fitness club.
Over the years, the two children have been learning and growing up. Han Ze is busy working while accompanying the children. Since he made enough money from investing in games, he has been keen on investing. Because the children like it, he is most keen on opening a fitness club. Over the past ten years, Lifan Fitness Club has become the leader of the fitness industry in the provincial capital. The name Han Ze has gradually become known to the upper class in the provincial capital.
When Lili graduated from high school, Han Ze wanted to send her abroad to study, but the child was very homesick and did not want to stay abroad alone for a few years. Han Ze did not force her to go to a foreign university or a domestic university. As long as the children have a correct and positive plan for the future, he will not interfere.
Not interfering does not mean that he is indifferent to the children’s love problems. Because the two children have been with their father since they were young, they like to discuss everything with their father, even when they are in love. Lili is 20 years old this year and has just entered her junior year. She suddenly came back to announce to him: There is a senior in the school pursuing her, and she is considering whether to agree to his pursuit.
Han Ze was stunned, and said without thinking: “You haven’t graduated from college yet, of course you can’t agree to him.”
Lili puffed her cheeks and said: “But, I have considered agreeing to him. Dating does not mean marriage, what’s the matter?”
Han Ze frowned. Could it be that this child’s rebellious period has finally come? After thinking about it, he said carefully: “Dad is not forbidding you to date. Dad is afraid that the boy has bad intentions. You are a girl, and you are the one who suffers. Do you understand what Dad means?”
Lili looked at her father strangely: “But Dad, you haven’t even seen him, how do you know that he has bad intentions?”
Han Ze thought about it and said: “How about this, you bring him to Dad to see, and Dad will test him?”
Lili tilted her head and said: “Okay, since he wants me to be his girlfriend, he must be able to pass Dad’s test, otherwise why would he pursue me?”
Han Ze nodded. That’s right. Who hasn’t been called in for a talk by their first love’s parents?
When Han Ze saw the boy pursuing Lili, his face suddenly darkened. Wasn’t this the man in his original body’s memory who broke up with Lili because Lili was dragged down by her parents?
Sam Williams On TYMIMA Chapter 152