Changsun Qinghe rolled her eyes and said, "I don't believe you."
"Hahaha." Zhou Hong didn't bother to say anything else, just let out a laugh. In his life, he had indeed possessed many beautiful women; women were not a rarity to him.
"Where are we going now?" Zhou Hong asked after walking on the street for a while.
"I was originally going to a class reunion, but now... I can't just leave you alone. So, we're not going anywhere else, I'll accompany you. Where do you want to go?"
"You don't have to go out of your way to accompany me. If you're going to a class reunion, then go. I'll go with you; I don't have anything particularly important to do anyway," Zhou Hong said indifferently.
"But if you accompany me to the class reunion, what will I tell my classmates when they ask who you are?"
"Just say you're a friend, or a colleague, or even a boyfriend."
"Alright then, I'll take you to my class reunion."
Thus, Zhou Hong followed Changsun Qinghe to a five-star hotel. Changsun Qinghe's university class reunion was being held in this hotel.
"Qinghe, where did you study in college? Was it the Kyoto Martial Arts Academy?" Zhou Hong suddenly asked as they arrived at the hotel entrance.
"How could that be? It would be great if I could get into the Kyoto Martial Arts Academy," Changsun Qinghe said with a bitter smile. "I graduated from Nanshan Martial Arts Academy. It hasn't even been a year since graduation, and today is our first reunion after graduation."
"Oh, Nanshan Martial Arts Academy? Is this martial arts academy very bad?" Zhou Hong asked again.
"That depends on who you compare it to. If you compare it to the Kyoto Martial Arts Academy, it's certainly far behind. But if you compare it to the martial arts academies in ordinary cities, like the martial arts academy of Jinzhou University, then it's definitely much better. Our Nanshan Martial Arts Academy, no matter what, is still a martial arts university in Kyoto."
"Oh, so martial arts academies also have different grades," Zhou Hong said with a wry smile.
"Of course. Our Nanshan Martial Arts Academy is an upper-middle-tier academy in the entire Kyoto."
"Not bad. It seems that the martial arts academy of Jinzhou University is quite insignificant in the whole of China."
"That's for sure. A martial arts academy in a third-tier city barely meets the qualification to operate."
Without further ado, Zhou Hong followed Changsun Qinghe into the hotel.
"Qinghe." Just then, a shout came from the hotel lobby.
Zhou Hong followed the sound and saw a woman running towards Changsun Qinghe.
"Guiyun." Changsun Qinghe also went to meet her.
"Qinghe, it's been almost a year since graduation, and I finally see you. I heard you went to a third-tier city to be a police officer," the woman named Guiyun said happily.
"Yes. And you, Guiyun, what are you doing now?"
"I'm working as a martial arts data organizer at the Kyoto Martial Arts Archives Bureau."
"Wow, that's great! The Martial Arts Archives Bureau has records of many masters, and even martial arts notes left by some masters. It must be wonderful to work there," Changsun Qinghe said with envy.
Zhou Hong stood behind, looking around the hotel.
"Qinghe, this isn't your boyfriend, is it?" At this moment, the woman named Guiyun looked at Zhou Hong and asked.
"Uh." Changsun Qinghe was taken aback, wondering how to introduce Zhou Hong.
However, Zhou Hong took the initiative to say, "Hello, I'm Qinghe's boyfriend. My name is Zhou Hong."
Seeing that Zhou Hong had already introduced himself, Changsun Qinghe could only follow his lead and say, "That's right, he's my boyfriend whom I met in Jinzhou City."
"He's quite handsome," Guiyun praised, though her inner thoughts were different.
Guiyun's mind raced, thinking, "What a waste of a beautiful flower to be paired with a clod of dirt. The famous campus belle of Nanshan Martial Arts Academy back then ended up finding a boyfriend from a third-tier city. It's truly a pity and regrettable."
Of course, she wouldn't say such things to their faces.
"What about you, Guiyun? Have you found a boyfriend yet?" Changsun Qinghe quickly asked.
"Yes, I brought him today too." As she spoke, Guiyun waved at one of the men chatting in the distance.
A few seconds later, one of the men walked over.
"Qinghe, this is my boyfriend, Cao Rulan. He currently works at the Martial Arts General Bureau," the woman named Guiyun immediately introduced her boyfriend, with an indescribable hint of pride on her face, as if her boyfriend's workplace was quite impressive.
"Wow, the Martial Arts General Bureau." Changsun Qinghe couldn't help but be slightly surprised. It was indeed a good place to work. She was currently a captain in the criminal police bureau of Jinzhou City, which was worlds apart from the Martial Arts General Bureau in Kyoto. One was a police bureau in a third-tier city, while the other was the Martial Arts General Bureau in Kyoto; they were completely different concepts.
"Qinghe, you could also develop your career in Kyoto. You were our famous campus belle back then. It's quite a downgrade for you to end up being a captain of criminal police in a third-tier city, and besides...!" Guiyun suddenly stopped herself. She had intended to say, "and you even found a boyfriend from a third-tier city," and as a former classmate, she felt very regretful.
"Hello, Changsun Qinghe. I've heard my girlfriend mention you often. You were the most famous campus belle of Nanshan Martial Arts Academy back then. Seeing you today, you are indeed as beautiful as a celestial being," Cao Rulan, Guiyun's boyfriend, quickly greeted Changsun Qinghe.
"Thank you. Guiyun has good taste. Don't disappoint her," Changsun Qinghe said with a smile.
"Heh heh, this must be your boyfriend, right? Why haven't you introduced him?" Guiyun's boyfriend looked at Zhou Hong, his eyes carrying a hint of condescension. Although Zhou Hong looked good, his attire was a bit unkempt, and coming from a third-tier city, he was inherently seen as inferior. Therefore, when looking at Zhou Hong, his gaze was unconsciously a bit haughty.
"He... he's Zhou Hong. He's my colleague from the criminal police bureau in Jinzhou City." Changsun Qinghe introduced him casually, deliberately omitting that Zhou Hong was still a student at Jinzhou University. If she had said he was a student, his status would have been even lower. In the eyes of students from Kyoto martial arts academies, Jinzhou University was akin to a vocational college, so it was better to say he was a colleague.
"Hello," Zhou Hong said to Cao Rulan proactively.
"Mm." Cao Rulan nodded at Zhou Hong casually, his gaze carrying a hint of superiority, as if he didn't think much of Zhou Hong.
Zhou Hong could naturally see that this person named Cao Rulan looked down on him a little.
However, Zhou Hong was too lazy to bother with him. He couldn't just slap him just because he looked down on him, could he?