After breaking up with my boyfriend, I made a fortune and rose rapidly in my career.

"Wait!" Chen Pingfang disagreed with her plan. "Mayor Xiao, if they dared to steal your bag, they must have prepared in advance. The surveillance footage won't find it!"

"Even if they find out, at most they'll just find a scapegoat!"

"What's your idea?" Xiao Yuhan raised an eyebrow.

"Let's use a counter-strategy to lure them out!" Chen Ping declared emphatically. "Using the excuse of errors in the report, we'll postpone the investment promotion conference! If they don't succeed, they'll definitely try to sabotage us again!"

"We'll catch them red-handed!"

"Not bad!" Xiao Yuhan's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but glance at Chen Pingfang a few more times.

Although this young man is new to the workforce, he is steady and meticulous in his work.

Their attitude towards him also changed.

"Your name is Chen Pingfang, right? I'm sorry, I misunderstood you earlier!"

"Thank you for your help this time!"

"It's nothing!" Chen Ping said with a righteous expression. "I'm a public servant now, and I can't just stand by and watch our leaders suffer undeserved misfortune! It would cause unnecessary losses and waste for the Party and the people!"

Xiao Yuhan grew increasingly fond of the young man: "It's a blessing for the Municipal Government Office to have a comrade like you!"

"Well then, to express my gratitude, let me treat you to dinner tonight!"

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"The location is Wangjiang Restaurant. Give me your name and I'd like a private room. I need to take care of some work first, then I'll come back!"

"Great!" Chen Ping was delighted and left the municipal government office without lingering.

There's hope!

Having successfully caught Xiao Yuhan's eye, he now had a powerful backer in the municipal government office.

ding dong ding dong...

At that moment, the phone rang repeatedly.

He opened it and saw that it was a message from someone in his college classmates' WeChat group.

The first name I saw was Wang Haocheng's: "Dear classmates, it's been two years since we graduated, and we haven't had a proper get-together! Tonight, I'm treating everyone to dinner so we can catch up!"

"It's rare for Section Chief Wang to treat us, we definitely have to go and support him!" Yu Jiaojiao followed.

"Section Chief Wang? Oh my, that's a promotion!" someone immediately responded.

"Oh, not at all, it was just luck. I only got promoted to deputy section chief! Jiaojiao, you did great too, successfully getting into the municipal finance department. Consider this a celebration for you!"

"Section Chief Wang is too modest. Compared to you, I'm just a drop in the ocean..."

Wang Haocheng and Yu Jiaojiao's back-and-forth banter immediately caused an uproar in the classmates' group chat.

"Holy crap, Section Chief Wang got promoted to deputy section chief after only two years on the job! That's a meteoric rise!"

"Congratulations, Section Chief Wang! I'll definitely be there tonight!"

"Jiaojiao is a good candidate! If she gets a job in the finance department, she'll be a civil servant!"

"We will definitely get there, we will definitely get there..."

After a round of flattery, Wang Haocheng said, "Oh, we're all old classmates, no need for that. We're just getting together to have fun, so everyone who can come, please come!"

In addition to tagging the entire group, Chen Pingfang was specifically tagged three times.

Chen Ping let out a sigh of relief and laughed.

A weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken has ulterior motives.

It was clearly intentional.

I want him to go, so I'll kick myself while I'm down!

If he had the time, Chen Pingfang really wasn't afraid.

But he had a dinner appointment with Xiao Yuhan, so he couldn't be bothered to pay attention.

Following Xiao Yuhan's instructions, he went to Wangjiang Restaurant and asked the front desk for a private room.

This restaurant has a partnership with the municipal government and has dedicated space for entertaining government officials.

Upon hearing Xiao Yuhan's name, the receptionist became noticeably more polite and specially gave up room number 1.

Just as Chen Ping was about to go over, he saw many familiar figures coming towards him.

Wang Haocheng and Yu Jiaojiao, dressed in their finest attire, stood at the entrance of a private room, attracting attention like stars surrounded by the moon.

Chen Ping was taken aback. He opened his phone and discovered that the class reunion was also being held at Wangjiang Restaurant.

What a small world!

Wang Haocheng also spotted him, and was extremely excited as if he had seen some rare guest: "Oh my, isn't this our talented Chen? Everyone's almost here, we've been waiting for you, come in and have a seat!"

In an instant, all the students' eyes were focused on Chen Pingfang.

There was regret, there was indifference, but there was mostly mockery.

Everyone knows that Wang Haocheng lost to Chen Pingfang in their fight for Jiaojiao back then, and he lost face badly.

Now that he's doing so well, he's managed to steal Yu Jiaojiao away from Chen Pingfang, and with Chen Pingfang failing the civil service exam, the gap between them has widened even further.

These are all people who have entered the workforce; few of them truly value friendships from their school days.

Those who attend the dinner party are all there for the sake of profit.

Where there are interests, there will be disputes.

Immediately, some people sided with Wang Haocheng, taking the opportunity to flatter him: "I heard that the talented Chen failed the civil service exam, that's really unfair! Section Chief Wang couldn't beat you before, but now he's successful in both his career and love life. The tables have turned!"

"That's not right. How could Section Chief Wang lose? Back in school, it was just playing house! In the real world, connections and background are what really matter. What does Chen Pingfang have to compare with Section Chief Wang!"

"Exactly, in my opinion, Section Chief Wang and Jiaojiao are a match made in heaven..."

"Don't say that, everyone. I just got lucky!" Wang Haocheng was quite satisfied with the situation, but he still pretended to be modest. "When Pingfang went to university, he had outstanding grades, and this time he took the exam for the municipal government office. The difficulty level is beyond our reach!"

"Alright, let's not talk outside, let's go inside and sit down!"

"Lie flat, and you may take the seat of honor!"

Chen Pingfang pretended not to know anything and feigned ignorance, saying, "You two are having a banquet, and it's not really appropriate for me, your ex-boyfriend, to sit at the head table, is it?"

Wang Haocheng's lips twitched. Damn it!

Who threw a banquet?!

Yu Jiaojiao said irritably, "Chen Pingfang, this is a class reunion, didn't you check your phone?"

"A gathering?" Chen Ping looked surprised. "Sorry, I was too busy and didn't check my phone!"

"You guys go ahead and have your get-together, someone invited me to dinner!"

Wang Haocheng gave a forced smile: "Chen Pingfang, we're all classmates. Since you're already here, why leave? Don't spoil the fun!"

"Heh, you don't even bother to come up with a reason. This is Wangjiang Restaurant, not some cheap, hole-in-the-wall place. Who would invite you to dinner here?" Yu Jiaojiao rolled her eyes.

Clearly, they all felt that Chen Pingfang's status and wealth were not enough for someone to invite him to dinner.

"Put it down. Now that you're here, stop acting all high and mighty. We can't all be waiting for you, can we?" one of the students said in an unfriendly tone.

"I really do have an appointment, you guys eat!" Chen Ping chuckled and headed to private room number 1.

"What a hypocrite!" Yu Jiaojiao sneered twice. "He clearly wants to participate, but he's too proud to admit it. Haocheng, ignore him, let's have our own gathering!"

"Yeah, I thought this was still university where grades mattered! Chen Pingfang's been a waste of time; even after all this time since graduation, he still acts all high and mighty!"

"Come on in, let's drink and chat..."

Wang Haocheng was quite unwilling.

I originally planned to use the class reunion as an opportunity to thoroughly ridicule Chen Pingfang at the dinner table.

As a result, Chen Ping couldn't set the trap.

Forget it, he's just a nobody, someone I'm destined to never have anything to do with again. It's no big deal if he doesn't participate!