OFR – Chapter 182 Mu Bai is here

While waiting out of curiosity, Li Yanyun calmly sipped her high-quality lemon juice while listening to the conversations of Mu Xiaoxiao’s classmates.

“Xiaoxiao, I heard your annual salary is in the tens of millions now. That’s amazing! When I graduate from university and enter the entertainment industry, can you help me out?”

“Xiaoxiao, you’re so beautiful, I feel completely mesmerized by you.”

“Of course! Do you think the title ‘National Goddess’ was just given to her for no reason?”

Hearing all the flattery and requests for help, a trace of well-hidden disdain flashed through Li Yanyun’s eyes.

This was exactly why she disliked celebrities attending class reunions.

She had seen this kind of scene too many times before.

It was as if, once a celebrity became famous, they were obligated to help these so-called relatives, friends, and classmates.

If they helped, people would take it for granted and might even ask for more.

If they didn’t help, they would be labeled as ungrateful and heartless.

“Heh, in a world driven by money and self-interest, how much of so-called friendship really remains?”

Li Yanyun believed that perhaps some did exist, but very little.

And the behavior of Mu Xiaoxiao’s classmates today only validated her thoughts.

Fortunately, Mu Xiaoxiao handled it well and followed her advice—she didn’t agree to help anyone directly but instead responded politely and tactfully.

She also didn’t lose herself in the flattery, remaining courteous and composed throughout the conversation.

This made Li Yanyun feel relieved.

But she knew that Mu Xiaoxiao could maintain this impeccable attitude with her classmates.

What about when it came to Mu Bai?

Would she still be able to keep her composure in front of the person she had been thinking about non-stop, even after two or three years apart?

Li Yanyun wasn’t sure.

She sat quietly, her mind starting to sketch out an image of Mu Bai.

A mischievous and unruly boy?

A young man with ambition and a stable job?

Or just a smooth talker who knew how to charm girls?

One by one, these images flashed through Li Yanyun’s mind, but they were all rather ordinary—or even unimpressive.

With her experience, she knew that in today’s society, climbing from the bottom to the top required an immense amount of effort.

Time, opportunity, and hard work—none could be lacking.

So she didn’t believe that a boy from the countryside, with no background and no connections, could have truly risen above his circumstances.

As she quietly pondered, time passed by.

Half an hour slipped away in an instant.

Just then, Mu Xiaoxiao, who had been chatting with her classmates, heard a QQ message notification from her phone.

The soft chime made her flawless face light up with a happy smile. She quickly checked her phone and, as expected, the message was from Mu Bai.

Mu Bai: “I’m here.”

Mu Bai had arrived?

Seeing the message, Mu Xiaoxiao felt a little excited. She replied with a smile: “Mhm! We’re in private room 16. Do you want me to come down and get you?”

Mu Bai: “No need. I’ll be there soon.”

Mu Xiaoxiao (smiling emoji): “Waiting for you.”

The excitement on Mu Xiaoxiao’s beautiful face was completely caught by Li Yanyun. She knew that the boy named Mu Bai had finally arrived.

Her curiosity had now reached its peak.

Finally, she could see for herself what kind of person this Mu Bai was—someone so special that even the flawless Mu Xiaoxiao still couldn’t forget him after all these years.

After a few seconds of waiting, the half-open private room door was gently pushed open.

A slender young man, around nineteen or twenty years old, with delicate features, appeared at the doorway.

“Mu Bai.”

The moment Mu Xiaoxiao saw him, she immediately stood up with joy, smiling as she walked over.

Then, under the envious and jealous gazes of everyone in the room, she threw her arms around the delicate-looking young man and hugged him tightly.

“It’s been so long since we’ve seen each other. Did you miss your sister?”

At this moment, she didn’t care about anyone else’s opinions and spoke softly.

Because to Mu Xiaoxiao, this boy was her whole world.