My beautiful CEO wife-Chapter 20: Old Classmates Encounter

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After getting home, Xiao Zheng wanted to complain to his wife, but Leng Ruobing wasn’t there. The empty villa made Xiao Zheng feel a bit bored.

At that moment, Leng Ruobing sent a text message: I’m at Jiangka Hotel, come and pick me up.

Damn!

So now I’m a bodyguard and driver, huh?

Xiao Zheng’s nose twisted in anger. Instead of coming home to a warm family welcome, he had to play chauffeur for her.

Considering her safety alone at night, Xiao Zheng helplessly decided to pick her up. After all, he was nominally her husband.

Jiangka Hotel—a five-star luxury hotel ranked among the top ten in all of Zhonghai City.

Xiao Zheng hailed a cab and upon reaching Jiangka Hotel, flicked his forehead’s short hair, trying to look cool. Sadly, his bangs were too short to make an impact.

As he entered the hotel, two doormen, spotting Xiao Zheng dressed simply, were about to stop him when he put his phone to his ear and loudly pretended, "What! Only five hundred million? Just five hundred million and you want Laozi to negotiate? Tell him to add a zero and Laozi will be right there."

The two doormen looked at each other, then watched as Xiao Zheng strutted into the hotel, muttering that the rich really could talk big.

After entering the hotel and stepping out of the elevator, Xiao Zheng bumped into a group of men in suits and leather shoes. The leading man wearing glasses accidentally bumped into him.

He quickly apologized, "I’m sorry."

Xiao Zheng nodded and continued striding forward without lifting his head.

"So rude, can’t even say it’s okay," comented a beautiful female assistant discontentedly behind the man in the suit.

The suited man smiled slightly, unconcerned.

Just as he entered the elevator, he paused, frowning slightly.

"What’s wrong, Mr. Mo?" another man in a suit asked.

Mo Liancheng furrowed his brow, turned back, and looked in the direction where Xiao Zheng had gone. That quick glimpse seemed familiar, but he couldn’t quite place it.

"What’s the matter, Mr. Mo?" The suited man glanced in the direction of Xiao Zheng’s disappearing figure.

Mo Liancheng smiled slightly, saying, "It’s nothing, probably just my eyes playing tricks on me.

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Xiao Zheng arrived at a conference room but didn’t want to enter since a meeting was in progress.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Xiao?"

A beautiful manager asked sweetly.

Xiao Zheng nodded.

"Hello, Mr. Leng has instructed us. She is in a meeting and has asked me to arrange a private dining room for you to eat first. She will come find you once the meeting is over."

"Is that so?" Xiao Zheng’s eyes lit up, rubbing his hands excitedly.

It seemed his wife was quite thoughtful, knowing that it wasn’t easy for her husband to come all the way to pick her up after not having had dinner.

"Mr. Xiao, please follow me," the pretty waitress smiled slightly.

She led Xiao Zheng to a luxuriously decorated private dining room, where a meal had already been prepared, making him inwardly praise how warm and caring his wife was.

"Mr. Xiao, please enjoy your meal. If you have any problems, feel free to call me." Before leaving, the pretty waitress purposely shook hands with Xiao Zheng, her alluring eyes tinged with a hint of flirtation.

After she left, Xiao Zheng found a piece of paper with a phone number on it in his hand.

Xiao Zheng gave a wry smile, then abruptly shook his hand, turning the piece of paper into trash.

Half an hour later, after stuffing himself, he felt stars in his eyes from overeating.

"A hundred steps walk after a meal ensures you live to ninety-nine!"

Slapping his thigh, since he had to wait anyway, he might as well take a stroll rather than lying around in the private room.

Just as he left the private room, he encountered a meticulously dressed young couple. The man was handsome, and the woman was seductively sexy in her attire.

Xiao Zheng didn’t see clearly, but the woman opposite recognized him immediately.

"Oh, Xiao Zheng!"

Just as Xiao Zheng passed by them, the woman exclaimed in surprise.

Only then did Xiao Zheng raise his head to look at the woman’s face.

"Xiao Zheng, is it really you?" The woman’s eyes sparkled with excitement, "Old classmate, long time no see!"

"Zheng Xiaorong?" Xiao Zheng frowned, searching his memory and finally remembered the girl named Zheng Xiaorong who was his classmate during high school.

Most importantly, this girl had been his secret admirer, chasing after Xiao Zheng for two years, although she was never accepted by him.

"I thought I recognized the wrong person just now, so it really is you, huh?" Zheng Xiaorong’s eyes gleamed shrewdly, glancing up and down Xiao Zheng’s figure, feeling initially happy to see an old classmate, yet her interest waned upon noting Xiao Zheng’s shabby appearance.

"Yes, how have you been?" Xiao Zheng said, smiling politely and extending his hand.

However, Zheng Xiaorong did not show any intention of shaking his hand.

"Fine, I guess, what about you? What brings you here? Don’t tell me you’re working as a security guard or a driver here?" she said sarcastically.

Xiao Zheng shrugged and smiled, "I’m a manager at a company."

"A manager? How much do you earn a month? Is it enough to spend? You might as well quit. Look at you, still so poor after all these years. We’re classmates after all, why don’t you work at my boyfriend’s company."

Zheng Xiaorong wrapped her arms tighter around the man beside her, saying, "Come, let me introduce you, this is my boyfriend, Zhang Linhua, currently a director at an IT company. If you ever find yourself struggling, come find my boyfriend."

As she spoke, Zheng Xiaorong clung even tighter to the man’s arm.

The man, about 1.6 meters tall, was in a meticulously tailored suit, too bad he was a shorty.

"You’re the one called Xiao... Xiao something, oh, Xiao Zheng, right? Xiao Rong often mentions you, you were quite the celebrity back at school," Zhang Linhua said with a slight smile, his tone carrying a strong, proud air.

Glancing at Xiao Zheng a few times, he said, "So? Waiting for someone? Haven’t eaten yet, right? We’re actually having a little gathering tonight, join us for a bit."

"Yes, this is a five-star hotel with top-notch service. With your manager’s salary, you might not afford to eat here," Zheng Xiaorong said with a laugh.

"Thanks, but I don’t need it," Xiao Zheng said with a slight smile, choosing to ignore them. He turned to leave.

Facing such blatantly boastful old classmates, he was better off without them.

Seeing Xiao Zheng leaving without giving face annoyed Zheng Xiaorong, who was proud of her superiority. She chided shrilly, "Xiao Zheng, recognize the virtue of humility. We are no longer in school. Tone down your arrogance.

In society, people must learn to define themselves, place themselves properly, be humble. I thought you might have changed over these years, yet you’re still as ignorant of the world as before."

Being ignored infuriated Zheng Xiaorong.

Surely, back in school, Zheng Xiaorong had confessed her feelings to Xiao Zheng multiple times, only to be repeatedly rejected by him, a fact that had bred years of resentment in her petty heart.

"Are you done talking?" Xiao Zheng’s gaze chilled.

His good mood was interrupted by this annoying couple trying to show off.

Even though he was patient, not even the Evil God could tolerate any Tom, Dick, or Harry telling him what to do.

Zheng Xiaorong’s face drastically changed, thinking she was being kind but scorned in return.

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