Super Zoo

Lin Mu and He Yanyan, when they were at school, Lin Mu was the captain of the college basketball team, and He Yanyan was the deputy director of the student council's publicity department. Their relationship back then was rather 'close', and there were rumors of a romance. But for some reason, they never ended up together.

Outsiders didn't know why, but Yang Tao did. Because Lin Mu was a member of their dorm. He Yanyan was quite the beauty in school and had many suitors. Lin Mu made several advances, but He Yanyan's reactions were rather cold. Lin Mu himself wasn't lacking either, being the basketball team's star forward, with a following of female fans of his own. Over time, Lin Mu lost interest in chasing after He Yanyan.

After graduation, He Yanyan went to develop her career at a large coastal company, never expecting that these two would end up together first.

"You lad!" Yang Tao laughed heartily, at an angle where He Yanyan couldn't see, he secretly gave Lin Mu a thumbs up, then gently punched his shoulder, and walked up to He Yanyan, "Mr. He, long time no see!"

He Yanyan stood up gracefully, with a slight smile: "Yeah, back in school, our dorms had an inter-dorm event. I remember, Old Yang, you sang wonderfully."

"Just making noise." Yang Tao humbly said.

"Is everyone from your dorm here today?" He Yanyan casually brushed her hair, seemingly asking offhandedly.

"Aren't there already two of us here?" Lin Mu sat down beside Yang Tao, jokingly said, "Who else do you want to see?"

"Cut it out, you're always such a smooth talker. We're all old classmates, it's been so long, can't I just ask?" When He Yanyan spoke, her eyes were still on Yang Tao, waiting for him to answer her earlier question.

"Five of us are coming; one isn't," Yang Tao said.

He Yanyan asked, "Who's not coming?"

Now, that was an interesting question. Yang Tao glanced at Lin Mu beside him and said with a smile to He Yanyan, "Mr. He, who would you like to show up, and who would you not?"

Teasing pretty girls was one of the unofficial lessons for many college guys, and Yang Tao, seen as the big brother, was no exception. If handled well, it was just a joke that lightened the mood; if not, it could be bothersome and annoying.

Naturally, Yang Tao was the former. He Yanyan shot him a charmingly reproachful glance, cleverly avoiding the question.

"I get it, if it's not Lin Mu, then who is it? Tell me, beautiful, and I'll drag them here for you," Yang Tao said.

"What beautiful!" He Yanyan sighed, "I'm going to become an old lady soon."

While they were talking, the door to the private room was pushed open again.

This time, a guy with glasses, looking gentle and refined, walked in. It's not quite right to call him a boy—with neatly pressed trousers, decent but not overly polished shoes, and a clean white shirt, he gave off a very orderly impression, even his walking pace was consistent and measured.

"I'm late, I'm late." The young man came over to the three, smiled, and reached out to shake hands with each, "It's been a long time."

"Li Bing, we're all old classmates, don't be so stiff, we're not at the office." Yang Tao grabbed an empty glass, poured half a glass of water and handed it over. Li Bing was stunned, scratched his head and chuckled wretchedly: "Hey, I just became a civil servant, still on probation, got used to it. Old Yang, is Wang Hao from your dorm coming?"

"Nowadays, Wang Hao is mixing up with Mr. Su, if Su comes, he comes," Lin Mu said with a smile.

Yang Tao knew what Li Bing was thinking and nodded, "Wang Hao is coming; that big guy is still pretty reliable."

He Yanyan, sitting nearby, heard this conversation, her eyes lighting up.

Then, classmates started to arrive at the restaurant's private dining room, and soon the room became lively. A few people asked the waiter for a deck of cards to play at the table, while the rest gathered around the big sofa, inquiring about each other's recent lives. Those who had been close started chatting together, asking about classmates who hadn't arrived and what they were up to.

Some started to tease, turned on the sound system, and called for Yang Tao, the head of the class, to sing a song. Yang Tao had booked this karaoke-equipped room for that very reason, so they could have some entertainment after dinner. Seeing that not everyone had arrived, he wasn't in a hurry to start the meal. He walked up to the stage with a smile, turned on the sound system, and spoke into the microphone, "Singing is something that requires alcohol and passion. After we have eaten and are a bit tipsy, we'll take turns going up to sing."

A little while later, Suming and Wang Hao arrived, four people coming in together, which was quite a sight. As they entered, all eyes in the room turned to them.

"Yo, Mr. Su, Young Master Wang!" These were comments from those who, after graduation, had stayed local in Yangchuan City and were aware of Suming and Wang Hao's recent status.

Some classmates had moved away after graduation and were not very familiar with the events in Yangchuan City over the past year. Although Suming was famous, not everyone read the newspapers or followed the news. Besides, there are many people with the same name, so even if they saw the name, they wouldn't necessarily think of the Suming in the papers as their college classmate of the same age.

It was the beauties who attracted the most attention, and their gaze fell on Nangong Yan and Peng Xue, "You two are something else, snagging two great beauties just half a year after graduation. Introduce us quick."

Wang Hao introduced Peng Xue first, but before it was Nangong Yan's turn and Suming could speak, Lin Mu jumped in, "Introduce what? Monkey, I always say you're only dedicated to sage books and blind to the beauty outside the window! Nangong Yan, that big beauty, the campus belle from the year after us, you don't know her?"

"Hello to all the senior brothers and sisters," greeted Nangong Yan cheerfully to everyone present.

To say they didn't recognize her, most of the people present honestly did not; a university is so big, with tens of thousands of students and staff, no one could possibly know everyone, especially not from different classes or years. Many had merely passed Nangong Yan in a hurry on campus, and after more than a year of graduation, naturally they wouldn't recognize her.

However, most people there had heard the name. For one, Nangong Yan was indeed a campus belle at the time, and while guys might forget the formula for calculus, the names of the campus belles stuck with them; and secondly, Nangong was a rare family name.

What consoled Suming was that, just a year after graduation, it seemed that people hadn't picked up too many of society's bad habits; they didn't come over to flatter him just because he now had money. Of course, this might also be because many of the classmates present were not fully aware of Suming's situation. After all, the major projects like the distillery, the film, and the entertainment company were not well known outside the industry; only insiders understood that Suming was the big boss behind the scenes.

On the contrary, everyone was egging on Suming to share how he had managed to win over Nangong Yan.

Greeting everyone present, some he had not spoken much to during the four years of college, some he had been close to, and a few with whom he had had friction.

Time had passed, and now gathering together again, those past incidents, especially the unpleasant ones, seemed to have vanished like smoke, leaving no trace in their minds. Only the nostalgia for the four years of university remained.

To each classmate, everyone seemed like the most familiar stranger. Those precious four years of Suming's life shared mutual intersections with them, crafting shared beautiful memories. One could even say they had enriched each other's lives during that time. Having been cast in different roles after over a year in society, everyone now showed a fresh side different from their student days, like an unfinished great book beckoning to continue reading.

The dishes hadn't yet been served, but the atmosphere in the private room was already buzzing.

"When did Suming and Nangong Yan get together?" He Yanyan asked a very enchanting girl in a low voice next to her.

This girl was He Yanyan's roommate in college and they were very close, forming a tight-knit friendship. After graduation, she worked at the Industrial and Commercial Bank in Yangchuan City...

Indeed, she was Luo Sha, Suming's personal client service manager at the Industrial and Commercial Bank.

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I won't split the large chapter of 4,000 words into parts to post separately. The revisions are coming to an end, and I hope they'll pass. Once complete, I'll get back to updating at full speed~~