Chapter: 1019

At this point, Xiao Changkun pointed to a small park on campus and said: "This used to be a big forest area where students would often come to hold romantic gatherings. We'd sometimes sneak away from school to meet up here. Do you remember that?"

Han Meiying had been very calm until Xiao Changkun's words, but then suddenly blushed bright red.

How could she not remember that forest area? Back then, it was a sacred place where many wild birds from school would often come to have romantic gatherings. She and Xiao Changkun had also been there many times.

At that time, everyone in this small forest area felt really free and deep in love, thinking they could do anything with their loved ones.

Adding to the fact that it was also an era without other places to go, everyone would all come here, and no one found it strange at all.

However, if she thinks about it again now, those young people from back then were quite open-minded, and they had more courage than today's young people...

Xiao Changkun deliberately mentioned the small forest area just to see Han Meiying's blush.

Even if she remained calm, thinking about their reckless youth and sweet and ambiguous past would undoubtedly make her embarrassed.

Xiao Changkun felt that he had to gradually lead Han Meiying to think back to those times when they were young and passionate, which would definitely ignite the fiery passion that had been waiting for 20-odd years in her heart.

Han Meiying knew what Xiao Changkun meant, and with a hint of embarrassment, she steered the conversation away from that topic and said, "By the way, how's our old teacher doing these days?"

Xiao Changkun replied, "He's not bad, just having some mobility issues. Last time we had our reunion, we specially invited him to come visit our alma mater and even gave a lecture in the classroom."

Han Meiying sighed and said, "I'm really sorry I couldn't attend that reunion – it was too regrettable!"

Xiao Changkun chuckled and said, "Our last gathering was quite small-scale, with only local alumni or those from nearby cities, all male friends."

Han Meiying nodded and said, "This time's reunion seems to have a lot of attendees because I contacted several female friends from back then who are willing to come."

"That's great," Xiao Changkun smiled and said. "So this time we can really catch up with each other."

Han Meiying said, "However, I heard that Pan Yuanming had some issues recently and was being investigated for corruption – he's currently in custody waiting for trial."

"Yes, that's true," Xiao Changkun thought back to the last time Pan Yuanming brought his son-in-law around, pretending to be something he wasn't, and felt furious.

That old scoundrel really didn't spare any of our classmates' faces.

"Ah, that old Pan had it coming. You're good at your job and don't mess around, thinking about how to use your position for personal gain all day long. That's unacceptable! Our teachers back then taught us not only to succeed but also to be upright individuals, and people like him are a problem from the very start!"

Han Meiying nodded in agreement. Most of their generation's intellectuals were very principled, and they all went to college with an attitude to contribute to the country and society.

Although Han Meiying had been living abroad in America, she had always kept her heart tied to China. Whenever there were significant disasters in China, Han Meiying would donate a large amount of cash and materials, and even received national recognition for it.

However, she was always very low-key about her philanthropic activities, never speaking about them to others, not even to old friends like Xiao Changkun.

Just then, Xiao Changkun's phone suddenly rang.

He picked it up and found it was a WeChat group from his university days. The group hadn't been active for several days, but someone had suddenly messaged everyone, saying: "Fellow classmates, Han Meiying is organizing an alumni gathering at noon today. Have you all arrived?"

"I'm already in Jinling, getting ready to go," said one response. JrNovels.com