Since Lu Shouyue returned, Lin Wanwan stayed more in the present.

Lin Wanwan had no parents and lived alone, the Great Tang’s New Year had already passed, so when Lu Shouyue suggested going to his house for New Year’s Eve, she didn’t oppose.

But as the day drew closer, she became more unsettled.

After all, it was visiting as the future daughter-in-law; saying she wasn’t nervous would be a lie. She couldn’t help but ask Gu Jingyu for advice on the etiquette of formally visiting a boyfriend’s parents for the first time.

Turns out, after asking, she realized it would have been better not to. Because whenever Gu Jingyu talked about in-laws and family, there was nothing comforting.

On the twenty-eighth day of the New Year, the school group reunion that had been postponed several times was finally happening.

When Gu Jingyu mentioned this to Lin Wanwan, she told her that Teacher Chen would also attend and asked if she would go.

"You’ve always been in touch with Teacher Chen, right? How is she doing now?" Gu Jingyu asked her.

Lin Wanwan replied, "She’s doing quite well. It’s been over half a year since the surgery, she goes for regular check-ups, and there’s no problem."

"That’s great." Gu Jingyu smiled, "Teacher Chen is such a good person, blessed people have their ways."

"Yeah."

"Will you attend this year’s reunion?"

"Probably." Lin Wanwan asked back, "How about you?"

"I probably won’t go." Gu Jingyu sighed, "I’ve been a bit bothered lately."

Lin Wanwan showed concern, "You haven’t seemed very upbeat lately, what’s wrong?"

Gu Jingyu was silent for a moment before speaking, "My husband started his own business."

"Starting a business, that’s usually quite tough in the beginning, what is he doing?" Lin Wanwan casually commented.

"Foreign trade." Gu Jingyu laughed bitterly, "Despite his poor English, he wants to start a foreign trade company."

Lin Wanwan expressed surprise, "Then how does he secure business deals?"

"He said he’s mainly acting as an agent for domestic factories and earning commission fees."

Lin Wanwan shook her head, "That’s like others eating meat, and he’s drinking soup. If his English isn’t good, you’ll have to help him improve it."

"I’m willing to help him, but he doesn’t want to learn, plays video games as soon as he gets home."

"Foreign trade environment hasn’t been promising these past two years. Why did he decide to do this?"

"Who knows, he ignores all my advice."

Nowadays, Gu Jingyu isn’t keen on discussing family matters with Lin Wanwan; it doesn’t bring any joy, just ends up as a joke. But today, she suddenly felt the urge to share.

"Wanwan, we mortgaged our house."

Lin Wanwan immediately understood that this wasn’t about the regular mortgage.

"Didn’t you have a mortgage, so why a new mortgage?" Lin Wanwan asked.

"He borrowed money to pay off the mortgage and then mortgaged the house to the bank for a commercial loan, under the company’s name, to get three million for the business."

Lin Wanwan was at a loss for words, taking such a big step at the start of a business, even mortgaging the only home, was a gambler’s mentality!

After a moment, she asked Gu Jingyu, "The house isn’t in your name, so the loan shouldn’t involve you, right?"

Gu Jingyu laughed bitterly, "As long as we have the marriage certificate, we’re tied together. Whether my name is on the house is one thing, but the loan is another; the spouse’s signature is required for the loan."

"You signed for the three-million loan debt?"

"I didn’t want to sign, but he kept pleading and pushing, so... sigh, now I kind of regret it, but it’s too late."

Lin Wanwan was speechless, what kind of love-struck brain is this?!

"Did your parents agree to you signing?"

"I haven’t told my parents."

"Such a big matter, you didn’t discuss it with your parents? If next year you can’t repay, your house is gone, where will you and your son live?"

"Sigh, it’s too late to say anything now."

Lin Wanwan said, "Indeed, it’s too late for anything. You can only think positively and hope his business gets on track."

Gu Jingyu sighed again, without saying more.

Lin Wanwan didn’t comment further; being love-struck and easily influenced is really tough.

People, they spend their whole lives paying for their choices.

Later, Gu Jingyu indeed had no mood to attend the reunion, so Lin Wanwan went alone.

Since graduation, it was her first time at a reunion; there were no comparisons she’d seen in the news, everyone got along harmoniously.

A male classmate in the class now works part-time as an emcee, gathered his usual team, made the reunion lively and colorful, even hired a photographer to capture it.

A reunion planned by a professional team was much more interesting than simply dining, drinking, bragging, and singing karaoke.

Each participating classmate paid a fee of a thousand, but they all felt they received ten thousand worth of enjoyment.

Lin Wanwan was already a school idol when she studied, now she’s nationally famous as a social media influencer and a wealthy fiancée, naturally popular among classmates.

Classmates might not need her help, but generally, people admire strength; reaching a high enough level draws good people around.

The reunion’s time was in the evening; after the event, it was already ten-thirty when leaving the hotel.

Yongcheng is a city with limited nightlife; by ten-thirty the streets had mostly closed shops and malls, only a few night food stalls remained open.

Lin Wanwan didn’t drive herself because her fiancé, worried about her going home alone at night, insisted on coming to pick her up.

"Wanwan, how are you getting home? Did you drive?"

A classmate beside her who hadn’t left yet asked.

"My fiancé is picking me up."

No sooner had Lin Wanwan finished speaking than a bulletproof BMW X5 pulled up at the hotel entrance.

Recognizing the familiar license plate, Lin Wanwan smiled at the classmates, waved, and hurriedly opened the car door to get in, without waiting for the person inside to come out.

The composed handsome guy inside appeared before everyone’s eyes for just a second before the car door closed.

After the car drove away, someone finally spoke, "It’s just a BMW, not a Rolls-Royce."

Another joked, "No idea about it, huh? That car’s bulletproof, its price isn’t lower than Rolls."

"The goddess is indeed marrying into wealth."

Someone sighed, while others around agreed.

Lu Shouyue in the car laughed and asked, "How was it, did you enjoy the reunion?"

"It was alright, I saw Teacher Chen, she’s looking quite well now."

"Oh." Lu Shouyue nodded, "Did you meet anyone who secretly likes you?"

Lin Wanwan rolled her eyes, "No way, we were in the accelerated class back then, only focused on entrance exams, no time for early romance!"

Lu Shouyue grabbed Lin Wanwan’s hand and said, "Hmm, with your dullness, I believe there was no early romance."

After a pause, he continued, "Then, how about coming to my place tonight?"

Lin Wanwan immediately withdrew her hand, "No."

Seeing he was about to say more, she quickly added, "Hey, don’t say more, or I won’t go to your house for New Year’s Eve!"

Alright, the threat worked, Lu Shouyue gave up struggling.