The middle-aged woman then realized that Ling Feng knew Zhang Ning.
Feeling somewhat awkward, she then let out a soft huff at Zhang Ning before turning to leave.
"Sister Wang, you..."
Zhang Ning seemed displeased by the huff and wanted to say something, but since the other woman had already left, her attempt to speak now felt redundant and even more awkward, leaving her frozen on the spot.
Most importantly, Ling Feng was still standing there, making the atmosphere even more peculiar.
"Heh, what? That woman doesn't seem to have a good relationship with you."
Ling Feng smiled faintly, taking the initiative to ease the awkward atmosphere.
Hearing this, Zhang Ning snapped back to attention and gave Ling Feng a helpless, wry smile, shaking her head. "It can't be helped, the workplace is like this. My qualifications are too shallow, and when I handle a few more projects than usual, I get ostracized!"
After a sigh, Zhang Ning quickly ushered Ling Feng and the other person into her office. "Oh, come in quickly. Heh, I'm actually a bit surprised you came to see me so suddenly."
"Heh, what's surprising about it? Didn't I tell you before? You have some health issues, and I've come to give you a prescription!"
Upon entering, Ling Feng didn't stand on ceremony and directly found a seat.
Zhang Ning was taken aback and looked at Ling Feng curiously. "Ling Feng, are you a doctor now?"
"You could say that."
Ling Feng replied, not intending to tell her his current status. Pure classmate camaraderie would lose its meaning if other things were mixed in!
"Oh, I see. Then why was the chairman so... respectful to you earlier... do you know the chairman?"
Zhang Ning couldn't help but ask.
Ling Feng's expression remained unchanged as he smiled and nodded. "Yes, I've known him for several years, and we have a good relationship."
"Oh, I see. Heh, it seems you're doing quite well now. I only heard before that you joined the army, but I didn't expect that upon your return, you'd be a guest of honor for our chairman. I, your classmate, am truly embarrassing you!"
Zhang Ning thought of her performance yesterday and managed a very forced smile.
"You're overthinking it. Tang Zhao won't think anything of what happened yesterday."
Ling Feng shook his head. He had intended to ease Zhang Ning's awkwardness, but it seemed better not to continue this topic, as it only made Zhang Ning more nervous.
"I'm here to see you today because I heard that quite a few of our classmates are working at this Lingtian Group."
Ling Feng stated directly.
Zhang Ning nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, twelve classmates are working here. The one doing the best is Qiu Yan. She's now the supervisor of the procurement department, at the director level, heh heh..."
As she said this, Zhang Ning's gaze towards Ling Feng became a little ambiguous.
"Heh, I still remember that Qiu Yan actually wrote you a love letter back then, didn't she?"
Ling Feng raised an eyebrow. Hearing Qiu Yan's name brought back some memories from high school.
Indeed, Ling Feng had some impression of Qiu Yan. This woman had pursued him back then, but the reason behind it was something many people didn't know.
This was because Qiu Yan was the class's art representative at the time, definitely a class beauty.
Although Ling Feng was handsome, he was relatively low-key back then. No one bothered him, and Ling Feng rarely did anything that drew attention.
However, Qiu Yan writing Ling Feng a love letter at that time... it was actually passing a note during class, and then being caught by the teacher on the spot, which was quite awkward.
But it also made it known to everyone that Qiu Yan liked Ling Feng.
However, no one knew the reason, as the gap between Ling Feng and Qiu Yan was still too great.
Qiu Yan was not only the class monitor but also had excellent grades and came from a very well-off family. She usually appeared to be a gentle and elegant girl.
Yet, Qiu Yan writing Ling Feng a love letter really surprised many people.
However, only Ling Feng knew the underlying reason. The reason Qiu Yan had a good impression of Ling Feng back then was entirely due to one incident.
On her way home, Qiu Yan was harassed by some young hooligans. Ling Feng, armed with a brick, knocked out those reckless individuals.
The bloody scene startled Qiu Yan, and then Ling Feng left without saying a word.
After this incident, Qiu Yan developed a deep affection for Ling Feng, which led to the rumors of passing notes and love letters later on.
"Heh, I already explained this back then. She wasn't writing me a love letter; she was just grateful for a small favor I did for her."
Ling Feng casually explained, not wanting to dwell on this matter.
But just as Ling Feng was about to state the real purpose of his visit.
Zhang Ning raised an eyebrow at Ling Feng and said, "Heh, what small favor! I think there's definitely something going on between you two. After I saw you yesterday, I went out with some classmates for a get-together that night. Qiu Yan is a department supervisor, and it's not easy to invite her. I, a mere department manager, didn't have the face to do so. However, I mentioned you, and she agreed to come. When she arrived, she kept asking about your situation. Tell me, can she not have any feelings for you?"
Ling Feng couldn't help but frown slightly upon hearing this. He then dropped his smile and said to Zhang Ning, "It's been so many years, and we're all around thirty now. It's meaningless to keep bringing up childhood matters!"
"Heh, what childhood matters? Qiu Yan is only twenty-eight this year and is still single! I wonder if she's been pining for you for so long!"
Zhang Ning was still joking with Ling Feng.
Ling Feng felt a sense of helplessness in his heart.
After all these years, Zhang Ning was still just a small department manager and had never been able to get promoted. There was a reason for this; her ability to assess the situation was lacking.
Didn't she see that his expression had turned unpleasant?
Helplessly, Ling Feng stated, "Let's stop these jokes. I came today to tell you that I'm returning to Hanjiang to marry Siqi. The wedding will be in a few days, so I wanted to invite some classmates. The wedding doesn't need to be grand; it's just a meal, and I hope all classmates will give me face."
Ling Feng speaking in such a manner and with such an attitude was rather uncharacteristic for Yang Fei, who was beside him.
After all, with just a word from Ling Feng, millions of people would be eager to attend. Now, he was asking these ordinary people to do him a favor.
This naturally made Yang Fei feel unaccustomed to the situation!
"Siqi? Lin Siqi? No way! Ling Feng, you're marrying Lin Siqi?!"
Zhang Ning was utterly shocked.
At this moment, the office door was pushed open!
A young man with a slightly receding hairline stumbled in, regaining his balance with a look of awkwardness.
But Ling Feng glanced back at him and recognized him. This kid seemed to have been his deskmate for half a year in high school!
Qi Jun!
Qi Jun was only momentarily embarrassed before smiling at Ling Feng. "Haha, Ling Feng, long time no see. You've got guts, hooking up with Lin Siqi!"