Li Chen and Bi You felt a bit helpless; after all, the change in Zhang Zhiyuan’s attitude was too obvious. But they couldn’t show anything, and as they saw Luo Meiling and a young man walking over, they both stopped and stood at the entrance of the private room with smiles, waiting.
"Aunt Luo, you’re here!"
Young Master Zhang honestly bowed and greeted Luo Meiling.
"Zhiyuan, you’re back from Yunan Province, huh? Have you gone to the Magic City to see your mom?"
Luo Meiling remarked with an amused smile.
"I did, spent all day with her yesterday. Then she got tired of me, so I ended up in Hang City this morning..."
Zhang Zhiyuan replied helplessly.
"Sister Ling is great at everything, except work is all she sees. Not like me, I wish Xiao Qi would clinge to me every day!"
Luo Meiling pursed her lips with a smile, "Alright... you youngsters chat, I’ll head in first."
After speaking, Luo Meiling walked forward, nodding to Li Chen and Bi You, who were waiting for her. The two accompanied her inside.
There were only three old friends left in the corridor.
Zhang Zhiyuan wasn’t surprised by Shao Xiaoqi’s appearance. Before joining Zhang Shihao at the club, knowing Luo Meiling was also a shareholder of BSK, he had already contacted Shao Xiaoqi. But it was the young man beside him that surprised Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Guo Bing, are you ditching school again?"
Looking at Guo Bing beside Shao Xiaoqi, Zhang Zhiyuan asked with a smile.
Unexpectedly, Guo Bing just sneered, his expression carried a sort of inexplicable confidence and arrogance.
"Did he eat mushrooms for breakfast?"
Zhang Zhiyuan asked Shao Xiaoqi perplexed.
Shao Xiaoqi laughed heartily, "Brother Yuan, this time you’re wrong. He didn’t ditch school to come to Hang City. He came openly... His father personally approved his leave, and a driver brought him."
Zhang Zhiyuan was finally shocked, looking at Guo Bing in disbelief, "So it wasn’t you who got poisoned by mushrooms, but your dad!"
"Get lost, what nonsense are you spouting, only you folks from Yunan Province eat poisonous mushrooms, okay!"
Guo Bing finally couldn’t hold back. He snorted, "My dad’s very clear-headed. He heard our advisor praise me, naturally, he wanted to reward me a bit. Not only did he arrange a car for me, but he also slipped me a Diamond Card from the Construction Bank. Guess the credit limit?"
"Five hundred thousand?"
Zhang Zhiyuan asked tentatively.
"Multiply that by 10."
Guo Bing replied flatly.
"You sure your dad’s in his right mind?" Zhang Zhiyuan was shocked, "Giving you five million all at once? That’s about half a year’s pocket money for you, isn’t it?"
"Brother Yuan, you’re out of the loop. Now Bing’s a changed man. He not only doesn’t skip class but also wrote a decent research paper. Can you believe it?"
Shao Xiaoqi clicked his tongue, "Professor Liu, their MBA class advisor, was deeply moved. Didn’t even check if the paper was garbage and gave him a B-grade, oh no, a B plus, on the spot..."
Zhang Zhiyuan exclaimed in admiration, and suddenly grew curious, "So what exactly made you switch gears and start improving yourself?"
"This story has to start from the night Uncle Zhou enlightened me..."
Guo Bing’s gaze grew profound.
Zhang Zhiyuan was initially dazed; he couldn’t help but lift his hand, "Wait a minute, which Uncle Zhou?"
"Zhou Wang, Uncle Zhou, aren’t you quite familiar with him?" Guo Bing retorted, irritated at being interrupted.
Zhang Zhiyuan felt his emotions were a bit too tumultuous, yet he couldn’t help but be astonished.
He looked around, then stepped forward and pinched Guo Bing, seemingly wanting to confirm if he was still dreaming.
Because of the small misunderstanding between Guo Bing and Zhou Wang in Yunan Province, Zhang Zhiyuan had been troubled for a bit. Zhou Wang was currently one of his most important friends, while Guo Bing was his college buddy; he didn’t want the two to become estranged.
But judging from the situation, their relationship seemed hard to reconcile. Zhang Zhiyuan could only pretend nothing happened and avoid letting them meet in the future, calling it a day.
So suddenly hearing "Uncle Zhou" from Guo Bing now left him utterly bewildered.
This was different from the day Guo Bing was forced by his father. Zhang Zhiyuan could clearly see that Guo Bing was voluntarily calling him that, without any resistance.
Before Zhang Zhiyuan could investigate what had occurred, Shao Xiaoqi naturally added,
"Uncle Zhou does have something going on. My mom talked to me quite a bit after she came back that day, and I realized some of my views were quite naive before..."
Listening to Shao Xiaoqi’s sigh, a series of question marks slowly floated through Zhang Zhiyuan’s mind.
Guo Bing was one thing, although the logic didn’t connect, at least there was a trace. But you suddenly jumping in and calling him "Uncle Zhou" too, what’s the deal!
"Zhou Wang knows Aunt Luo too?"
Confused to the extreme, Zhang Zhiyuan asked instinctively.
"Uh? Brother Yuan, what are you saying? Isn’t this gathering..."
Shao Xiaoqi was about to ask doubtfully when suddenly, from outside the corridor window, came the noise of a helicopter’s whirring blades.
The three instinctively turned to look, seeing a helicopter fly overhead, descending onto the nearby lawn.
"Wow, it’s been a while since I’ve seen such a flashy way to travel. Which big shot’s coming to play golf?"
Shao Xiaoqi, who prided himself on being familiar with Hang City’s people and things, peeked out the window and exclaimed, "What a cool chick!"
A Bell 407 wasn’t enough to spark the interest of Zhang Zhiyuan and Guo Bing, but upon hearing "a beauty," their male instincts compelled them to take a good look.