Chapter 482: Chapter 182: Sis, You Left the Auto Store Just to Follow a Little Punk?

After coming back from Qin Shiqing’s grandma’s house, there wasn’t anything important happening for the next few days.

Su Zelin first went to the second high school to see the head teacher Old Guo and a few other subject teachers, then attended a high school reunion.

This time, they didn’t choose to hold a seminar and Q&A session back in the classroom of their alma mater.

Although such reunions are meaningful, having them in the same format repeatedly becomes uninteresting.

Zhao Mingxuan suggested booking a karaoke room.

Ever since the twenty-first century began, with the rapid economic growth in the country, KTV venues have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, and even Jianglan has several places.

Everyone else agreed.

University students are quite quick to accept new things, and their modes of entertainment are trendy.

This time, the star of the reunion wasn’t Zhao Mingxuan, the class monitor, nor the class belle Qin Shiqing, but Su Zelin.

This year, Su Zelin had been too remarkable, overshadowing everyone in the class.

Because of the drinking involved, the "slacker" didn’t drive to the reunion, yet everyone in the class was talking about it, with quite a few opportunists even toasting Su Zelin.

Zhao Mingxuan was feeling quite frustrated.

The "slacker" he looked down on back in the day had, through some twist of fate, become the most impressive person in the class. How do you feel about that?

Even though he had a girlfriend now and didn’t see Su Zelin as a rival in love anymore, he still felt that he should have been the star, and it should never have been Su Zelin.

The guy with glasses just couldn’t understand how working part-time at an on-campus computer shop could lead to becoming a store manager.

He even went and checked out the company and found out it actually had a decent reputation in Lin’an, which made Zhao Mingxuan even more unbalanced.

There are always some people in the world who seem like the chosen ones; not only blessed with a handsome face and a clever mind, but their luck is unparalleled too.

Luckily, he’s doing pretty well too. After all, he did manage to pursue a real Beijing socialite.

But thinking about how during the last reunion, he let Qin Shiqing go and even graciously gave his blessings to his rival, yet Su Zelin had the nerve to insult his idol Sun Yanzi as a flat-chested "princess," suggesting he switch idols, Zhao Mingxuan got really annoyed.

What’s wrong with liking Sun Yanzi, anyway? Aside from the flat chest, what’s not to like?!

She’s from a good family, talented, well-educated...

Such a near-perfect star!

Zhao Mingxuan immediately picked Sun Yanzi’s new release from last year, "Green Light," and started singing it.

Hoping for a stroke of luck, and a thrill

What a wonderful encounter

Climbing over the mountain peaks ahead, through layers of white clouds

Where is the green light

Electrifying like a miracle, crossing my life

Unlike any meaning, you are the green light

...

After singing, he put down the microphone and provocatively raised his eyebrow at Su Zelin.

The "slacker," sensing the hostility from the guy with glasses, just shook his head.

I really had good intentions, trying to use metaphysics to help you defy fate and change your destiny!

If you won’t listen, there’s nothing I can do.

It seems like Zhao Mingxuan will likely live to be "green" in this lifetime.

His girlfriend, soon-to-be wife, is just too worrisome, Zhao Mingxuan simply can’t handle her.

There were indeed fewer guys singing, and even though Su Zelin was a regular at artistic performances, he didn’t want to show off tonight, so he handed the microphone to others.

Many of those who were at KTV for the first time couldn’t even follow the accompaniment properly, either singing too fast or too slow, and some started with a key so ridiculously high that when it came to the climax, they had to lower the pitch or just put down the microphone altogether.

After drinking for a bit with Lu Haoran, Su Zelin grew bored.

He had even less interest in dealing with the others; back in high school, he wasn’t close with them, and even those who were now actively trying to be friends with him were fickle types. The "slacker" was unimpressed and just responded perfunctorily.

Just as he was bored out of his mind, his Nokia 8210 vibrated in his pocket.

He pulled it out and saw it was a text message from Song Yuwei.

"Boss, the New Year’s so boring at home!"

"What a coincidence, I’m bored too, let’s be bored together!"

"Haha, you’re so funny! I can’t stand sitting at home, I really want to get back to work soon."

Song MM didn’t mean to show diligence in front of her boss; since following Su Zelin and becoming a manager, and realizing the potential of this company, her ambition had awakened and she transformed into a workaholic.

"Wow, Yuwei, working so hard, I like employees like you, tell me what reward you want, and let your boss know."

"What reward do I need, it’s only right for me, this horse, to repay the recognition of my mentor, gah gah!"

"Yuwei, do you know what the best way for a horse to repay its mentor’s recognition is?"

"I can’t think of anything, why don’t you tell me, boss?"

It’s letting the mentor ride freely!

Su Zelin thought to himself.

But when he responded, it changed into different words.

"Just don’t slip the reins and run off."

"I won’t, I’ll always be the most loyal little mare of my mentor ~~~"

"..."

Flirting with Song MM was quite entertaining, and Su Zelin didn’t feel bored anymore.

But she’s still a store manager for now, once she achieves something and the New Era expands further, when there’s a need to split managerial duties, then it’ll be a good opportunity to bring her on as my secretary and assistant.

After exchanging dozens of messages, Su Zelin was called to sing. Some classmates knew he was a regular at the second high school’s literary galas, and because of one song, "Love You Even If Unwilling," he had become a campus star in economics, so a bunch of rabid fans of "Meteor Garden" urged him to sing a song, and the "slacker" found it hard to refuse.

...

Xiaoxiang Province, Hengzhou, Changning City, a rented apartment in the urban village.

Song Yuwei ended her conversation with Su Zelin.