Chapter 53

"Turns out your surname is An and your given name is An, so you're called An An. I thought An An was your nickname or one of your other names?"

In the car, only the two of them, who were actually not very familiar with each other, remained. To ease the tension and deepen their familiarity to avoid any mishaps later, Mu Yan deliberately asked An An some questions.

"This name was given to me by my father. He hoped I would have a peaceful life!" An An seemed a bit sad when she mentioned her father.

Mu Yan could sense that this little girl clearly had a good relationship with her father, but her father was now hiding to avoid debt, and no one knew where he was.

Xiang Man Lou is a relatively famous restaurant in Donghai. Although it only differs by one character from Xiang Wei Lou near the gate of No. 7 High School, the class difference is significant.

Yang Bin was currently welcoming guests with his girlfriend, Qian Xiaoman.

Today was Yang Bin's 20th birthday, and his girlfriend, Qian Xiaoman, was two years older than him. After entering university, he met this beautiful senior and was easily seduced by her, losing his virginity to her.

Although it was the first time for Yang Bin and Qian Xiaoman, he knew that it wasn't her first time. Later, he found out that Qian Xiaoman had had several boyfriends before him.

At the time, he had only slept with Qian Xiaoman out of impulse. He still had a girlfriend in high school and didn't want to break up with An An because of Qian Xiaoman.

However, he soon learned that An An's family had run into trouble. Her father's company had gone bankrupt and owed a lot of debt.

Originally, he had pursued An An because she was a rich girl. Without money, he could still play around with her, but there was no way they could stay together.

So, after a chance encounter, Yang Bin slapped An An hard, which made Qian Xiaoman very happy.

Next, he used all his charm to finally make the promiscuous Qian Xiaoman agree to be his official girlfriend and even introduced him to her family. Although Yang Bin knew that with Qian Xiaoman's character, she might have already cheated on him, her family was richer than An An's, and she was the only daughter. Once they got married, everything would be his. After gaining control of all the financial power, he could kick out that woman who had been with many men.

Of course, this was just Yang Bin's vision for the future. He knew that Qian Xiaoman's family was not simple. Her father had strong connections and was very powerful, far beyond what An An's family could compare to.

Perhaps because Qian Xiaoman's father, Qian Xingye, knew his daughter had a bad reputation and that no one would want to marry her, he recognized that although Yang Bin came from a humble background, he was a promising young man who treated his daughter well and even made her more settled. He quickly approved of this future son-in-law and even helped organize his 20th birthday party to expand his social network.

"Yang Bin!" A man and a woman got out of a BMW 7 Series and waved at Yang Bin.

Seeing them, Yang Bin didn't wait for them to approach. He immediately greeted them with a smile and introduced them to his girlfriend and future father-in-law: "These are my high school classmates, Li Feng and Wu Yu. Li Feng's father is the owner of Donghuang Clothing, and Wu Yu's mother is the deputy branch manager of the Donghai branch of the Bank of Communications. This is my girlfriend, Qian Xiaoman, and this is her father, the CEO of Yongtai Building Materials."

"Oh! So you're Yang Bin's classmates. If I'm not mistaken, the Bank of Communications' Manager Sun is your mother, right?" Qian Xingye, seeing that these two classmates had some influence, immediately greeted them warmly.

"That's right, I didn't expect Uncle Qian to know my mother!" Wu Yu smiled, behaving quite gracefully.

"Yes, I happen to have some matters I need to discuss with Manager Sun. Let's sit in the private room together later!" Qian Xingye said politely.

Previously, he had only nodded or said something like "You're a good young man" to the other classmates, but he said so much and even invited them to the private room in front of these two influential classmates. Indeed, status and position were everything, which made Yang Bin more determined to rely on this powerful connection.

At this moment, a Volkswagen Santana suddenly stopped in front of them. Qian Xingye didn't move when the previous Mercedes-Benz and BMWs arrived, but he immediately ran over when this Santana stopped.

Soon, a man in his fifties, who looked overweight, and another man in his forties got out of the car.

Qian Xingye immediately reached out and grabbed the overweight man's hand, smiling: "Comrade Xu, your presence truly honors my humble abode. And this must be the newly appointed Director Zhang. We seem to have had a drink together before."

"Hehe, I was just reporting to the old leader at the Municipal Bureau, and he dragged me along. I hope you don't mind my uninvited visit, Mr. Qian." Zhang Huangyan smiled and chatted.

"Not at all, Director Zhang, I've been wanting to invite you for a long time, but I never had the chance to meet you. Yongtai is in your jurisdiction, and I hope you will take good care of us in the future!" Zhang Huangyan was just a police station chief before, but now he was the head of the district police bureau and was very prominent, clearly on the rise. Since his company was in his jurisdiction, Qian Xingye naturally needed to build a good relationship with him.

Qian Xingye didn't pay attention to his daughter and future son-in-law, who were still chatting at the door, and directly welcomed the two men inside.

Seeing that his future father-in-law had already left, and it was already past six, Yang Bin thought no one else would come, so he said to the others, "It's past time, let's go in."

Qian Xiaoman, however, didn't move and said, "Aren't you still waiting for some classmates?"

Hearing this, Yang Bin knew Qian Xiaoman was waiting for An An. Last time, although he had slapped An An, she was indeed more outstanding than Qian Xiaoman. So, Qian Xiaoman was still not over An An and wanted to take this opportunity to show her some colors.

Yang Bin knew An An's situation. Thinking that An An was his first love, he felt a bit sorry for her, but since Qian Xiaoman insisted, he couldn't go against her and had to do as she wished.

"Who else hasn't come?" Li Feng asked curiously.

"Oh, a classmate named An An!" Qian Xiaoman said indifferently.

Hearing An An's name, Li Feng and Wu Yu exchanged glances. Although they were Yang Bin's classmates, they knew about his relationship with An An. Seeing the situation, it was clear that the new love was going to show the old love some colors. They thought to themselves, "Yang Bin is really something, to make two beautiful women fight over him."

If they knew what had happened to An An's family after graduation, they wouldn't have such playful thoughts.

Just then, with the sound of a car engine approaching, a sleek silver Lotus sports car drove up and stopped at the entrance of the hotel.

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