This director is vindictive.

As this was the last Welfare Festival, Chen Mo was actually quite concerned about it.

After all, he also hoped to bring the final session to a perfect close.

Although such a bizarre thing happened on the second day, he found it quite interesting.

What's the point of a week full of the same old perks? It's the sudden and unique style that leaves a more lasting impression.

The key point is that it's irrelevant to the overall situation; it just adds some fun.

"This younger sister is amazing! This plot could be made into a suspense movie." Even with her big belly, Zhang Yuqi, this fierce woman, still didn't lose her fierceness.

Seeing this news made me laugh so hard I almost fell over.

"It's really impressive! But isn't the art style a bit too strange?" Yang Mi said with a smile.

"I think it's great. This is what makes it interesting. Breakups are just another thing, everyone's already tired of them. Besides, these days people always say, 'A wise person doesn't fall in love,' so it's this kind of interesting thing that can pique everyone's interest." Zhang Yuqi said dismissively.

"No, I mean, think about it, if they can make a breakup into something like this, then I have a feeling that tomorrow's reunion theme won't follow the usual path either!" Yang Mi said calmly.

Chen Mo's heart skipped a beat. Believe it or not, was Yang Mi's guess possible? The answer was yes.

After all, this generation of netizens is quite extraordinary!

"How could a reunion not follow the usual path?" Liu Yifei asked curiously while eating grapes.

All I can say is that our fairy sister, although she has descended to the mortal world, has not completely descended yet.

Yang Mi pouted, looking at Liu Yifei with an expression that said, "You're still too naive." She said, "Yifei, you're thinking too idealistically. What does 'reunion after a long separation' mean? Isn't it just old lovers meeting again? But think about it, if they're both still single after all these years, then it's possible for their old flame to rekindle. But reality isn't like that fairy tale."

She started analyzing, counting on her fingers: "First, the possibility that neither of them is married is too small; second, what if one of them is already married? Wouldn't that be seducing a married woman? If both of them are married, that would be even more exciting—it would directly turn into a scene of infidelity!"

"No matter how well 'The Fleeting Years' is sung, it's just for fooling young girls."

Yang Mi scoffed: "In reality, this kind of reunion would probably turn into a melodramatic soap opera: the wife catches the mistress, the husband kneels on a washboard, and they might even end up getting a divorce and dividing the assets. Do you think this is an idol drama? This is clearly a script for a family drama!"

So that's what I'm saying.

Yang Mi concluded, "This 'reunion' theme might be even more exciting than today's 'breakup.' Who knows how many 'ex-wives versus first loves' dramas will pop up online!"

"This can't be that serious, can it?" Liu Yifei also found it absurd.

But for some reason, she also vaguely felt that Yang Mi's analysis was actually quite reasonable.

Fan Binbin burst out laughing.

"This isn't a problem that can't be solved; it's something that's bound to happen!"

Fan Binbin crossed her legs, her glistening thighs encased in flesh-colored stockings swaying in front of Chen Mo, her fingertips twirling a strand of hair: "Hundreds of millions of people across the country are participating in this 'reunion' theme. How many people are harboring those little thoughts? They usually don't have the guts, but now they finally have an official reason—'It's all thanks to the welfare festival that I'm brave enough to pursue love.'"

She curled her red lips into a smile: "When dry wood meets a raging fire, ha, the KPIs of the Civil Affairs Bureau and the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department will skyrocket!"

All the women in the room stared at Chen Mo, their eyes like searchlights.

Why are you looking at me?

Chen Mo leaned back and raised his hands in surrender: "The rules of this event have already been announced. Wouldn't withdrawing them now only arouse more suspicion? Besides—" He touched his nose: "If an adult really wants to do something, there are still eight hundred reasons not to have this event."

The things between men and women, those who know, know.

There's a saying that goes something like this: Never put someone through too much of a test.

Not to mention men and women.

Zhao Liying suddenly looked at Chen Mo and said quietly, "So, our big boss Chen, what about you? Do you also have some old flame you're planning a grand reunion after a long separation?"

Chen Mo was stunned. The other women looked at Chen Mo with amusement, but more than anything, they were curious.

The main issue is that, despite Chen Mo being known as a notorious scumbag, his relationships with them are common knowledge.

But who knows if Chen Mo has had any "old flames" over the years? After all, they can't always be by his side, can they?

Chen Mo reached out and grabbed Zhao Liying, then casually slapped her twice.

"What nonsense are you talking about? If I really had that intention, how could it be just you few?" Chen Mo was quite frank about it.

There are many beautiful women in the entertainment industry, and just as many flirt with him, but he has always been quite restrained in this regard, right?

Yes, restraint! Don't be fooled by the fact that he has seven women; compared to those directors in the entertainment industry who have all sorts of affairs, it's really nothing, okay?
Moreover, if Chen Mo wanted it, he wouldn't need to sneak around or hide it, right?

Of course, the women were just looking for fun; they didn't actually suspect that Chen Mo had any ex-lovers or anything like that.

Gao Yuanyuan suddenly sat up straight: "How about we issue a risk warning?"

"Don't!"

Yang Mi sat up abruptly, her beautiful eyes wide open: "This reminder is like pouring cold water into a pot of oil. People who didn't think of this before are now wondering—'Hey, how's my first love doing lately?'" She imitated the man's tone of sudden realization, which caused the whole room to burst into laughter.

Zhao Liying added insult to injury: "Believe it or not, it will immediately become the number one trending topic #ChenMo reminds you to be careful of your ex#, and then everyone will be making fun of it, and it will be impossible to control the situation."

She winked at Chen Mo, "Some people are probably going to be nailed to the pillar of shame for being 'modern matchmakers'~"

Liu Yifei popped a grape into her mouth and mumbled, "So... we'll just let this fire burn naturally?"

She suddenly choked. Chen Mo quickly reached out and patted her back to help her catch her breath.

"Ahem. As long as it doesn't burn our house, it's fine!"

Zhang Yuqi, however, dismissed it, saying, "What's there to be afraid of! If something really happens, it's their own fault for not controlling their spending, it has nothing to do with our welfare festival!"

She suddenly lowered her voice and leaned closer to Chen Mo: "However, the server needs to be expanded a lot tomorrow night. I bet five cents that the number of visits on Reunion Night will break records!"

Chen Mo couldn't help but roll his eyes.

This tiger girl really loves to stir up trouble.

However, you know what, if a few news stories like this really came out, wouldn't the servers crash?

As time went by, in fact, after this wave of activities gained popularity, everyone was still looking forward to the "Reunion Day" event.

With the arrival of "Reunion Day" on July 9th, the internet was instantly flooded with stories of reunions.

At first, the scene was quite heartwarming and touching. Just after midnight, the hashtag #OldClassmatesReunionTearfulScene# quickly rose to the top of the trending topics list.

In the video, at a 2006 alumni reunion of a university, the boy who used to always rank last in his class is now the CEO of a listed company worth over 100 million yuan. Dressed in a suit and tie, he stands on the podium, his eyes red-rimmed, staring at his white-haired homeroom teacher below the stage. His voice choked with emotion as he says, "Teacher, do you remember? Once, I ranked last in an exam again, and you punished me by making me stand in the corridor. But you secretly slipped me a bag of instant noodles."

His hands trembled slightly as he pulled a well-preserved packet of instant noodles from his pocket—it was yellowed and wrinkled, with frayed edges.

“You said, ‘How can you study on an empty stomach? Eat first.’”

The homeroom teacher, who was in his sixties, was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and wiped away his tears: "You brat, you still remember this old story?"

The boy suddenly bent down and bowed deeply, his voice choked with emotion and almost inaudible: "That bag of instant noodles... was the sweetest thing I've ever eaten in my life."

The camera panned across the audience, where a group of middle-aged, greasy men collectively broke down. Some frantically wiped their glasses, while others hugged their tablemates and wailed. The live chat exploded with comments: "Help! This isn't instant noodles, it's tear gas!"

"Homeroom teacher: If I had known, I should have made more kids stand in the corner as punishment back then; they'd all be CEOs by now!"

"That's a huge breach of discipline. My junior high homeroom teacher did something similar, it's a pity I'll never see that again."

Besides classmates, couples who were once in love but couldn't be together also bravely rekindled their romance on this special day.

At the entrance of a shopping mall, a woman in a white dress nervously gripped her bag strap and kept checking her watch.

Suddenly, a taxi screeched to a halt, the door burst open, and a man in a black shirt practically leaped out, clutching a crumpled train ticket in his hand.

"Lin Xiaoyu!"

The man shouted, panting.

The woman looked up, her eyes instantly reddening: "Wang Yuan? You...you really came?"

The man grabbed her hand, his voice hoarse: "Ten years ago you said long-distance relationships wouldn't work out, and now my company has opened in your city!"

He pulled a key out of his pocket: "I bought the house across from your company. This time, please don't push me away again, okay?"

The woman burst into tears and threw herself into his arms, prompting the onlookers to applaud and cheer.

Upon seeing the video, a jewelry brand immediately contacted its store in the mall and presented them with a pair of custom-made couple rings engraved with the words "Ten years late is not as good as now." The screen was instantly flooded with "Ahhh!" comments.

Of course, it's not all about romance.

The theme of reunion has also created business opportunities for cinemas in many places, leading to the re-release of films like "Sunny".

At 3 a.m., a special screening of "Sunny" at a movie theater saw seven middle-aged women rushing into the theater in school uniforms. Some of them had such bloated bellies that their shirt buttons were about to burst, yet they still insisted on wearing pigtails like they did in high school.

Halfway through the movie, when flashbacks appeared of the female leads in their younger days, a short-haired woman sitting in the third row suddenly yelled, "Liu Meili! You still haven't paid me back the five yuan you borrowed from me to buy spicy snacks back then!"

Amidst the laughter of the entire audience, the woman wearing glasses next to him pulled a wad of cash from her bag: "Let's calculate the interest! Here's your five hundred!"

As a result, everyone started bringing up old grievances: "You stole my first love!" "You copied my homework!" "You stole the chicken leg from my lunchbox!" In the end, the seven of them cried and laughed, hugged each other, and scattered popcorn everywhere.
These images, once filmed and uploaded online, quickly resonated with many people.

"Help! This isn't a movie, this is my real life!"

"We promised to stay single forever, but now I'm the only one who took it seriously?"

"When the sisters reunite, the first thing they do is, as expected, settle accounts."

But soon the style started to go astray.

What those women said last night has come true!
At 10 a.m., the hashtag #FirstLoveBringsChildToReuniteWithYourChild# suddenly went viral.
In the video, a man in a suit and a woman in a floral dress are holding hands and gazing at each other with tears in their eyes in a coffee shop. Suddenly, a little boy in a dinosaur hoodie rushes over, hugs the man's leg, and shouts "Dad!" The woman's expression changes instantly: "My son is five years old this year. Do the math!"

The comments section instantly turned into a math lesson: "2016 + 5 = 2021, but you two only broke up in 2018???"

"No problem! After all, it's been a long time since we've seen each other, and no one says it has to be today!"

"Yes, it doesn't have to be you!"

"Who doesn't have a few old flames?"

But this is just the beginning.

In the afternoon, a dramatic reunion took place during a live broadcast at a shopping mall—the wife, while shopping, happened to see her husband putting a necklace on his first love, and on the spot, she swung her Hermes bag and smashed it against the jewelry counter.

The saleswoman dodged while shouting, "Ladies, don't smash the display cases! There's a special breakup counter over there for the special holiday!"

As a result, in order to protect his first love, the husband used his body to block the flying platinum bag, but then there was a "snap" sound—his first love's necklace caught on his wedding ring, and the two of them were stuck in front of the counter in an awkward position.

The chat was flooded with comments: "Physically locked down!"

By evening, a viral video titled "Rebirth: I'm a Subservient Student at a Class Reunion" circulated on university forums.

—A college student, eager to show off his success, rented a luxury car and wore an expensive watch to his date, only to run into his real-life wealthy first love. As he smugly pulled out his car keys, his first love smiled slightly and said, "My family owns 27% of this brand. Should I get you a limited edition?"

What's even more devastating is that the girl he cheated on with back then is now his first love's personal nutritionist, and is respectfully handing him a black card: "Mr. Lin, here's the 82 mineral water you ordered."

Although it's unclear whether the video was scripted or real, this has definitely given the song "Old Boys" a new level of quality.

What truly sparked a nationwide frenzy was the "Reunion Mishaps Contest" initiated by a relationship blogger.

The submitted videos were getting more and more outrageous:
Some netizens discovered that their reunited partner had undergone such plastic surgery that even their own mother couldn't recognize them, and they immediately activated facial recognition payment on their phones to verify their identity.

Someone arranged to meet at their alma mater's cafeteria, only to discover that the other party was there to sell credit cards;

The most outrageous story is that a man confessed his love, saying, "I've thought about you every day for the past ten years," only to have the woman post his hotel booking records from the previous week—at the same time, he was "catching up" with another woman in the next room.

As Zhang Yuqi predicted, the server crashed three times that night. Netizens joked, "This year's netizens are even more excited about their reunion than they were on Singles' Day!"

Chen Mo looked at the backend data and smiled bitterly—the topic of "Reunion Day" was 47% more popular than the previous two days combined, and the videos under the #MostDramaticReunion# tag had over 20 billion views.

Sure enough, stories of infidelity and public feuds are far more popular than heartwarming, genuine "long-awaited reunions."

Magical stories unfolded throughout the day.

Netizens have really made the most of the memes.

A true reunion after a long separation is actually a large-scale family reunion!
What's been lost isn't the love of the past, but the infidelity of today!
A reunion turned into a scene of catching someone cheating: the most familiar stranger turned out to be the current husband/wife!

On the day when welfare days coincided, there were more people queuing up for divorce at the Civil Affairs Bureau than for marriage!
The reunion ended at the police station—'Officer, he lied to me and said it was just a class reunion!'

The most hardcore reunion gift: a choice between a paternity test report and a divorce agreement. (End of Chapter)