After Mad Dragon was released from prison, I shocked the world!

"It's gone...it's all gone..."

Zhai Guiwen almost burst into tears when he thought about the opportunity he had missed.

"Cry! You still have the nerve to cry!"

His wife, enraged, rushed over and started hitting him again, yelling, "I told you so! Don't get involved in the Wang family's mess! You just wouldn't listen!"

"Now look what's happened! We've offended such a big shot. How are we supposed to keep this restaurant running?!"

"Stop hitting me! I'll think of something... I'll think of something to fix this..."

Zhai Guiwen pushed his wife away and gritted his teeth, saying, "I'll call Lin Li right now! I'll apologize to him, kowtow to him, and even pay out of my own pocket to invite them up for dinner!"

"Too late!"

Zhai Wen, however, was smarter than her parents and said, "Dad, haven't you figured it out yet? They don't need us at all."

"Then, what should we do?"

Zhai Guiwen looked somewhat frightened. He had treated Lin Li so badly yesterday, Lin Li would definitely not let him off easily!

"..."

Zhai Wen sighed and said in a deep voice, "There's only one way."

"Let's cut our losses before Lin Li has a chance to deal with us."

……

The grand opening ceremony of Lin's Industrial Co., Ltd. exceeded everyone's expectations.

Lin Yuehua had originally booked only twenty banquet tables, thinking that inviting some senior company executives and some business partners would be enough.

But in the end, she had to urgently contact the hotel and add more than a dozen tables to barely accommodate the people who came today.

Lin Li, dressed in a dark blue suit, stood in the center of the crowd. Although he kept smiling, there was a hint of impatience in his eyes.

He has disliked these kinds of social occasions since he was a child.

"Auntie, could you please keep an eye on things? I'm going downstairs for some fresh air."

While Lin Yuehua was exchanging pleasantries with a business partner, Lin Li whispered something, nimbly slipped out of the crowd, and slipped into the elevator.

The lobby on the first floor was also very lively.

Lin Li quietly walked to the entrance of the hall, and only then did he feel a sense of relief.

"Oh? Isn't this Lin Li?"

Just then, a slightly surprised voice rang out from the side.

Lin Li turned his head and saw a man wearing an executive jacket and with a parted hairstyle standing not far away, looking him up and down.

The man was probably around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and exuded a sense of superiority and scrutiny unique to those working within the system.

Lin Li thought for a while before recognizing the person.

"Liu Jun?"

"Haha, it really is you!"

Liu Jun walked over with a forced smile and an exaggerated tone: "Old classmate, long time no see! I heard you... went to jail a few years ago? When did you get out?"

He spoke very loudly, as if afraid that the people around him wouldn't hear him.

Lin Li raised an eyebrow, his tone calm: "I've been out for a while now."

"Tsk tsk tsk, look at you, you were quite the star student back in school, how did you end up like this?"

Liu Jun shook his head, adopted the demeanor of an old cadre, and began to lecture: "Although you have made mistakes, you still have a long life ahead of you, so you must not give up on yourself."

"oh."

Looking at his pretentious face, Lin Li found it amusing and casually replied, "Thank you for your concern."

Seeing his "submissive" attitude, Liu Jun felt even more superior.

"I now work at the Municipal Tax Bureau, and I was just promoted to head of the Service Section."

He deliberately straightened his collar and boasted, "If you ever have any questions about taxes or want to set up a stall or start a small business, you can come to me. I'll definitely help you out as an old classmate."

Lin Li almost burst out laughing; what a display of official arrogance!

He pointed to the building behind him and smiled, "You're here for the opening ceremony too?"

"Of course!"

Liu Jun nodded proudly, "Our bureau chief is here, so as a key member of the department, I naturally have to come and see what it's like."

As he spoke, he pointed to the line of luxury cars outside and exclaimed, "Look, look! This is the pinnacle of business!"

"I heard that the owner of Lin's Industries is also surnamed Lin, named Lin Yuehua. He's young but very capable!"

Liu Jun glanced at Lin Li sideways and said sarcastically, "We both have the surname Lin, but our fates are so different."

"He's the glamorous 'Chairman Lin,' with all the city's top leaders as his guests; you, on the other hand, are a rat everyone wants to beat, a convict in a labor camp."

"..."

Lin Li looked at Liu Jun as if he were an idiot.

Is this person mentally ill?

They came to the opening ceremony with others, but they didn't even know who the company owner was, and they just spouted nonsense.

"You're right, different people have different fates."

Lin Li was too lazy to waste words on such an idiot. Just then, he saw Wang Hexing's car arrive, so he said, "I have something to do, so I'll go take care of it."

After saying that, he turned and left.

Liu Jun watched Lin Li's retreating figure and scoffed, "Tch, what's with the pretense? He probably just found a security guard or odd job here, right?"

As he spoke, he suddenly took out his phone, snapped a photo, and sent it directly to his high school classmates' group chat.

[Liu Jun: Brothers, guess who I ran into? It's our young master Lin Li! He's actually working odd jobs at Lin's Enterprises now, looks really down on his luck.]

The moment the photo was posted, the whole group chat instantly buzzed with excitement.

[Student A: Wow! It really is Lin Li? How did he manage to find a job? Doesn't the company that hired him check his criminal record?]

[Classmate B: Tsk tsk, things really do change drastically over time. He was so arrogant back then, and now he's reduced to working for someone else?]

[Classmate C: Class monitor, you're a section chief now, so please give your old classmates a hand in the future, hahaha!]

Looking at the messages in the group chat, Liu Jun felt incredibly pleased.

Back then, Lin Li came from a good family, was handsome, and had excellent grades, which completely stole his thunder.

Seeing Lin Li fall into the mire now makes him happier than if he himself had been promoted and made a fortune.

[Gu Xiaomeng: You guys have gone too far! You're not allowed to talk about Lin Li like that! And Liu Jun, you're violating his portrait rights, take the photos back immediately!]

Liu Jun looked at the message and curled his lip in disdain.

[Liu Jun: What, feeling sorry for your old flame? He's a convict now, I'm only taking pictures of him out of respect!]

The group chat erupted in laughter again.

Just then, a jarring message suddenly appeared.

[Liu Hongyan: Wait... Look closely at the person in the background of the photo who just got out of the car. That person looks like Wang Hexing, the top secretary of the municipal party committee compound!]

Liu Hongyan also works in a government department, so she remembers the faces of these important figures very well.

[Liu Jun: Hongyan, you must be mistaken. How could someone of Secretary Wang's caliber possibly be in a place like this? Even if he were to come, he would use the VIP entrance, not be in the lobby.]

[Liu Hongyan: There's no mistake! It's Secretary Wang! And it seems Lin Li went to greet Secretary Wang?!]