Chapter 716 Chance Meeting


    It was already evening when Chen Hao had arrived in Jin Ling at the headquarters building. The


    Economic Zone’s deputy general managers were Zhenguo and someone called Zhong Wuyan, both


    loyal to the Chen Family; it was especially so for Zhenguo, who Chen Hao was familiar with. ording


    to Uncle Pingan’s judgement, something could have gone wrong with them, so he needed to


    investigate properly.


    “Sorry, sir. Both Mr. Zhong and Mr. Li are absent until tomorrow morning. Even if they were present, I


    can’t simply allow you to meet them!” said the receptionist politely. Although her tone was courteous,


    the hint of mockery in her voice was obvious. Who the hell are you to ask to meet these two bigshots?


    “Call them and say Chen Hao has arrived!” he said simply, not wanting to waste his time.


    “What? You’re Young Master Chen, Chen Hao?” Several front-desk staff immediately stood up straight


    and looked at him with disbelief.


    “Can you make the call now?” Chen Hao said coldly.


    “Alright, Young Master Chen, I’ll call… the security instead!” The staff sounded friendly at first, but she


    suddenly switched to a mocking tone, making Chen Hao frown.


    “What are you looking at, idiot? How dare you impersonate Young Master Chen with that outfit? Do you


    know how many people are walking around Jin Ling, iming to be Young Master Chen? Where do


    you think you are right now? How dare you be this insolent!” the staff yelled. “Security, get this


    troublemaker out of here!” she said, then threw down her pencil.


    Immediately, several guards surrounded Chen Hao and was about to make a move on him when he


    looked at them and sighed. If neither Zhenguo nor Zhong Wuyan was present, he might as welle


    again the next day.


    It wasn’t that Chen Hao wasn''t angry; in fact, no one who insulted him could get away with it but for one


    thing, these people were his own employees, not to mention there wouldn’t be a point to punishing


    them. Technically, he could simply reveal himself and show off to them so long as he could prove his


    identity, but he saw no point in doing that since he was too frustrated to deal with them. So, he did


    nothing.


    “Alright, since they’ll only be back tomorrow morning, then I’lle back to see them tomorrow!” Chen


    Hao shook his head with a bitter smile, then left with one hand in his pocket.


    “Damn, who’s this kid? His outfit is so cheap, but he sure has a big attitude!” The guards exchanged


    looks and shared mocking smiles.


    A female receptionist reminded the guards by saying, “Probably an asylum escapee, with his stupid


    look. If he darese tomorrow, you all had better stay alert and keep Mr. Li and Mr. Zhong from


    meeting this man. Otherwise, we’d be fired. Remember, there’s a big meeting tomorrow so we can’t


    afford to make mistakes!”


    The guards promised her by replying, “Don’t worry. If he does show up, we’ll show him the door!”


    Meanwhile, Chen Hao had exited the ce and nned to head for the Hot Spring Vi when he met


    several young men and women. “Hey, man!” One of the more borately-dressed girls called out to


    Chen Hao with her finger pointing at him, making him stop in his tracks.


    “Aren’t you what’s-his-name?” The girl scratched her head in thought. Chen Hao nced at her; she


    seemed pretty, but the point was that he didn’t seem to know her.


    “What’s my name?” Chen Hao asked.


    “Wait, let me think. Oh yeah, didn’t you graduate from Jin Ling College? Do you know Yang Hui?” she


    asked.


    “Yep! We shared a dorm, but do I know you?” Chen Hao asked.


    “Haha, that’s right. I knew you looked familiar!” The girl smiled.


    “Who’s this, Weiwei?” The other girls crowded around curiously with crossed arms and their handbags


    slung over their shoulders. Looking Chen Hao up and down, they thought he looked handsome, but his


    whole impression was ruined by thepleteck of a noble air!


    “He’s a roommate of someone from my town. I remember him because he was always clearing trash


    and running errands for money. He was quite poor,” Li Weiwei said as an introduction.


    “This is quite normal. Every school has someone like him, if you know how to look. From grade school


    to college, you’ll always find that one person like him regardless of which school you go to! That’s


    where the saying ‘great minds think alike, but fools rarely differ’ came from!” a handsome guy from


    beside Li Weiwei piped up. The guy was wearing designer-brand athletic clothing.


    “Haha! Yang Ming, you’re sure smart with your mouth. How did you make even such a saying sound so


    sagely? Haha, no wonder Weiwei likes you!” the men and women burst outughing.


    “So what are you doing right now? I heard Yang Hui’s actually made it big and even started his own


    listedpany! Are you two still in touch? You don’t look like he’s been paying you any attention,” Li


    Weiwei asked curiously. Coincidentally, she’d also been looking for ways to contact Yang Hui since as


    his friend in high school, they naturally came from the same town.


    In high school, Yang Hui was quite popr and she’d always liked him, but things changed after they


    went to college. How could she put it? She’d basically gone through an ugly duckling transformation


    and her tastes became wildly different from what she liked in high school, especially because people


    who seemed cool in high school often became nobodies in college. It was even worse once they


    entered the workforce, where the cool kids truly disappeared into mediocrity.Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.


    As such, her feelings toward Yang Hui changed with every new life stage she went through— from


    admiration to ignorance to condescension. By the time they neared graduation, Li Weiwei barely


    bothered to speak with him and had even deleted his contact details, thinking he''d amount to nothing


    more than a sryman once they graduated.


    To her surprise, she heard that he’d be the boss of apany that was listed on the stock


    exchange, and thus she bitterly regretted deleting his contact details. She’d been thinking about asking


    around for his contact details when fate itself seemed to work in her favor, and she’d bumped into Yang


    Hui’s old roommate. What a godsend!


    Sure, she was a divorced woman with a new boyfriend, but no one could know for sure how things


    would turn out to be. She thought that maybe if she got in touch with Yang Hui again, sparks would fly;


    such was the mindset of pretty women like her, always on the lookout for backups.


    “We’ve been out of touch for ages. I have his WeChat details on my phone, but I haven’t used my


    phone since a long time ago,” Chen Hao said, instantly realizing what Li Weiwei was getting at.


    “Holy crap, have you been living under a rock? Who the hell would believe you not having a phone?” Li


    Weiwei’s eyes went wide.


    “I’m serious! And ording to my estimations, he’d probably have switched ounts by now?” Chen


    Hao vaguely remembered asking Li Zhenguo to give Yang Hui apany of his own that was worth


    several billion in terms of market price. He didn’t mind shelling out such arge sum, because their


    friendship was worth more than that.


    However, his words instantly changed the way Li Weiwei looked at him now that he’d exhausted his


    usefulness to her. “Hmph, dumb*ss! I should have known Yang Hui wouldn’t spare you a second


    nce in this sorry state, you piece of trash! What a waste of my time!” she yelled.