Chapter 462

"Xie Wenru?!"

As soon as Xiao Chukun heard this name, his heart was instantly filled with jealousy.

This Xie Wenru was the head of the student council's external relations department back then, and also a rich second-generation heir from a very wealthy family.

Back then, both he and Pan Yuanming were among Han Meiqing's suitors.

It was just that at that time, Han Meiqing had no interest in either him or Pan Yuanming, so even though Xie Wenru pursued Han Meiqing bitterly for many years, Han Meiqing remained unmoved.

After Xiao Chukun and Han Meiqing got together, Xie Wenru would oppose him in every way, always trying his best to show off in front of Han Meiqing.

Later, after Han Meiqing broke up with Xiao Chukun, he immediately sensed that his golden opportunity had arrived, so he launched a frantic pursuit of Han Meiqing.

But Han Meiqing still didn't accept him and instead went straight to the United States.

Xie Wenru's family background was very wealthy at the time; his father had already expanded his business to Hong Kong before he even went to university, making him one of the first tycoons to get rich after the country opened up.

Therefore, with strong family backing, Xie Wenru simply gritted his teeth and followed Han Meiqing to the United States.

Unfortunately, even after arriving in the United States, Han Meiqing still did not accept him.

Seeing Han Meiqing eventually dating an American, Xie Wenru left the United States in dejection, and from then on, he went to Hong Kong to develop his career.

More than 20 years had passed, and he had become a well-known successful businessman in Hong Kong.

Xiao Chukun felt very uncomfortable, because he knew that what he lacked most now was money, while money was the one thing Xie Wenru didn't lack at all.

Who would have thought that Xie Wenru would give out tens of thousands of yuan in one go just by sending red envelopes in the old classmates' group.

At this time, the classmates in the group who had received the red envelopes began to flatter him one after another.

"Boss Xie is truly deeply affectionate; he couldn't sit still the moment he heard Meiqing was coming back."

"Boss Xie, aren't you afraid of Meiqing's husband getting jealous?"

"Exactly, you're running over so actively, but what if you get there and see Meiqing and her husband being all sweet and loving? Won't that shatter your old heart that's been beating for forty or fifty years?"

"How will you explain it to your wife when you get home?"

At this time, Han Meiqing's good friend Li Lan sent a "hush" emoji in the group and said, "Everyone, stop speculating blindly here. Sister Meiqing's husband passed away a while ago..."

As soon as Li Lan said this, the old classmates in the group immediately sent prayer emojis with hands pressed together.

Many people also @Han Meiqing, saying, "Sister Meiqing, please accept our condolences!"

However, although everyone said so on the surface, most of the male classmates didn't feel the slightest bit of regret about this in their hearts.

Especially Xie Wenru; hearing that Han Meiqing's husband had passed away, he couldn't be more excited.

What he had been waiting for all along was a chance to truly be with Han Meiqing.

After all, this was the woman he had struggled so hard to get back then, no matter what.

Now that her husband had passed away, wouldn't he have even fewer obstacles?

So, Xie Wenru immediately replied in the group, "Sigh, my wife also passed away a long time ago. It seems Meiqing and I are fellow sufferers..."

A nosy old classmate, hearing this, immediately said in the group, "Oh my, then you and Meiqing, isn't that a match made in heaven?"

Other old classmates who had taken his red envelopes also chimed in one after another.

Someone even said, "Oh my, Wenru, you and Han Meiqing are both widowed now, so you two are truly the most suitable for each other. And I remember you had a special fondness for Meiqing back then; you must work hard, all of us old classmates are wishing you well from the bottom of our hearts!"

Hearing this, Xie Wenru immediately laughed out loud and said, "Then I'll thank my old classmates for their blessings in advance, but this matter still depends on Meiqing's wishes."

After saying that, he added, "Regardless of whether Meiqing agrees to me or not, I have decided to return to Jin Ling for long-term development this time."

"No way?" someone in the group exclaimed, "Wenru, hasn't your whole family been developing in Hong Kong for many years? Why did you suddenly decide to return to Jin Ling at this time?"

Xie Wenru said, "Meiqing lived in the United States for so many years, and hasn't she decided to come back now? It seems Jin Ling is still the best after all. This is the place where we spent our youth, sweat, and tears back then. I'm planning to retire in Jin Ling now that I'm back!"

Xiao Chukun could no longer hold back. He immediately posted in the group, "Xie Wenru, I advise you not to settle in Jin Ling. Meiqing didn't fancy you back then, and it's impossible for her to fancy you now. Don't go looking for trouble!"

In fact, Xiao Chukun was feeling very nervous and inferior at this moment.

In his view, Xie Wenru was now a big Hong Kong businessman with a net worth of hundreds of millions, far superior to himself.

He hadn't lived a good life all these years, and compared to his high-spirited self during university, it was like heaven and earth.

The most critical thing was that he and Ma Lan were not yet divorced; he was a married man, while Xie Wenru was widowed!

Since Han Meiqing was also widowed, them being together would truly be a perfect match in terms of circumstances.

Therefore, no matter how he compared it, he was at a disadvantage.

Having not seen Han Meiqing for so many years, Xiao Chukun couldn't gauge what she was thinking now. What if she took a liking to Xie Wenru during the reunion at noon?

Seeing Xiao Chukun speak in the group, Xie Wenru smiled and said, "Oh my, I thought our former student council president only knew how to bury his head in grabbing red envelopes. I didn't expect the president to finally speak."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chukun's face turned bright red. As the saying goes, "eating someone's food makes your mouth soft, taking someone's things makes your hands short." He had just grabbed several 200-yuan red envelopes from the man, and now being called out like this, he really couldn't keep a straight face.

This is what happens when you have no grain in your pocket and panic in your heart.

Xiao Chukun had never lived a wealthy life, and since Ma Lan had always been in charge of the family's money, he could be happy for a long time just by grabbing a 5 or 8 yuan red envelope in a WeChat group.

So he had long since formed the habit of grabbing every red envelope he saw.

Today, when Xie Wenru sent red envelopes in the group, he didn't even bother to see who sent them; his first priority was to grab them first.

It turned out each red envelope was 200 yuan, which made Xiao Chukun secretly happy, but he never expected that he was grabbing red envelopes from a rival in love, and this act had given the other person ammunition against him.

Truly a case of the loss outweighing the gain.

Seeing him go silent, Xie Wenru continued to mock, "The president's official airs are quite grand, aren't they? It's been so many years since graduation, and you still think you can order me around?"

Xiao Chukun bit the bullet and replied, "I'm not ordering you, I'm advising you, it's for your own good."

Xie Wenru immediately replied, "For my own good? For my own good, you don't want me to settle in Jin Ling and keep everyone company? I think you, guy, still can't forget Meiqing after all these years, and you're afraid that if I settle in Jin Ling, I'll become your rival in love!"