The private room was dead silent; everyone was shocked as they looked at Shen Qiang.

Only Zou Dong stared dumbfounded at the lobby manager, "Corvette? Over two million? Impossible! Shen Qiang is a pauper; he can't possibly afford such a luxury car."

"The keys! Yes, the keys!"

Zou Dong snatched the keys Shen Qiang had thrown on the coffee table.

When he clearly saw the Chevrolet logo on the right side of the car emblem, set in a red diamond frame, he was stunned.

"Holy shit! It really is a Corvette! America's treasured performance sports car!"

"So freaking awesome, a sports car worth over two million, utterly lavish to the point of explosion."

"Damn, driving a luxury car worth over two million, how much must his fortune be?"

As many of the young people were astonished, Xi Hongliang snatched Shen Qiang's car keys from Zou Dong's hand, wiping them lovingly and laughing heartily, "Zou Dong, you just said it yourself, if Shen Qiang's car is better than yours, you'd go out and smash your BMW."

"Be a man, honor your bet, go smash it now, hurry up, waiter, got a hammer? Hand it over for him to use."

In an instant, Zou Dong's face turned pale.

At this moment, the lobby manager swept a contemptuous glance at Zou Dong, then respectfully said to Shen Qiang, "Sir, we're all just working here. Now a guest needs to leave; could you please move your car?"

Hearing this, Su Xiaonuan, with a cheerful smile, took the car keys from Xi Hongliang's hand and said, "I'll go. Also, I find it a bit stuffy in here, so I'll take the chance to get some fresh air outside."

Shen Qiang understood that Su Xiaonuan was somewhat disappointed with his classmates, so he immediately nodded and said, "You can wait for me in the car."

Su Xiaonuan smiled, greeted everyone, and then turned to follow the lobby manager out.

After they had walked away.

Zou Dong suddenly clenched his teeth and said, "Shen Qiang, you have no shame. I know exactly what you're like. You suddenly showing up in such a nice car must be because you're kept by a woman, the car belongs to that Su Xiaonuan, right?"

Hearing this, Xi Hongliang became anxious, "Zou Dong, the hell, are you even a man? Trying to weasel out of losing, are you?"

"I haven't lost!" Zou Dong said, "So what if Shen Qiang has ridden on someone's coattails and driven a nice car here? What's so great about that?"

Xi Hongliang retorted angrily, "If you've got the guts, why don't you do it too! Oh, so when you win it's because you've got the skills, but when you lose it's because someone else is a kept man?"

Zou Dong replied coldly, "So what if it's true? What are you going to do about it?"

Xi Hongliang, enraged, picked up a bottle from the side and was about to get physical.

Right then, Shen Qiang pulled him back.

He then sat casually on the sofa and said, "Zou Dong, when I came in, I heard you saying that if I, Shen Qiang, dared to show up, you would beat me until I knelt and called you daddy."

The private room immediately went quiet.

Shen Qiang let out a breath and said, "The reason I've been pretending not to hear those words is simply that I'm quite aware that this class reunion may very well be our last."

"Once we leave this door, many of us may never have the chance to meet again in our lifetimes."

"I don't want to leave everyone with any unpleasant memories, so I've been putting up with you, but don't mistake it for my weakness. In fact, it's just me showing respect to the other classmates."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief.

The gazes directed at Shen Qiang also began to take on a peculiar quality.

Compared to Zou Dong, who had called them early and let them go hungry until now, only caring about showing off, Shen Qiang's words truly made them feel a hint of the warmth that should exist between classmates.

"Anyone can spout pretty words," Zou Dong said dismissively, "Shen Qiang, it's just that I can't accept it. Why is it that you beat me in games for four years in the university, and why did Wang Jingshan, whom I liked so much, end up with you first?"

"The car thing was a joke; we can let bygones be bygones," said Zou Dong arrogantly, crossing his legs. "Let's talk about work."

As soon as Xi Hongliang heard this, he got angry, "You son of a bitch, can't admit your loss, and now you're saying it was a joke?"

Shen Qiang took a deep breath, pulled Xi Hongliang back, and said, "Let him speak."

Zou Dong, with a look of arrogance, said, "Xiaonuan and I have already settled our jobs, at the district health center; we can both stay in Provincial City, get it? A second-class, first-rate, public hospital!"

"With just this alone, what do you have to compete with me, Shen Qiang?"

Looking at the provocative Zou Dong, Shen Qiang asked, "Is it that difficult to stay in Provincial City?"

Zou Dong laughed, "Shen Qiang, I find you really bold; you dare to say anything. All our classmates are here; you ask them, one by one, who has the ability to stay?"

Everyone was silent.

"It's really too difficult for us, these 4+1 undergraduates, to stay in Provincial City."

"Sigh, fortunately, my family has some connections in the county; after I go back, I'll go to the county hospital."

"The county hospital isn't bad. I'm heading to the prison hospital... sigh... let's not talk about it; it's all tears."

Listening to the many classmates' helpless sighs, Zou Dong sneered, "Shen Qiang, do you now understand how strong I am? I secured not only my own job, but Xiaonuan's too."

"Are you even fit to compare with me?"

"What do you have to compete with me?"

"So it was Xiaonuan's wisest choice to abandon you, a useless waste, and come into my embrace!"

"Because if she had followed you, she would now only be able to quietly roll back to the countryside just like you."

Proudly lighting a cigarette, Zou Dong blew smoke at Shen Qiang and asked, "Have you got a job arranged? Can you get into the county hospital? Maybe the community hospital will take you, at least you're a university graduate, right?"

Listening to Zou Dong's mockery, Xi Hongliang, disheartened, sighed, "Forget it, Shen Qiang, let's go. His dad is in the health bureau; he can stay, but our dads aren't."

"Waste!" Zou Dong taunted with a smug smile.

At that moment, Shen Qiang smiled, shook off Xi Hongliang's grip, and said, "Zou Dong, if you want to bully me with your job, then you're delusional. Sorry, but I won't be going back to the countryside. In fact, I'll be staying at the top third-class hospital in Provincial City, the Medical University Affiliated Hospital. We just signed the contract yesterday."

Suddenly, Zou Dong became unsettled, standing up in a fury, pointing at Shen Qiang and accusing, "Shen Qiang, stop showing off, you won't fool me. Not to mention the Medical University Affiliated Hospital, even my dad, with all his abilities, can't get into its branches. How could they possibly want a waste like you?"

Shen Qiang spread his hands with a smile and replied, "That only proves that you and your so-called capable old man are even less than a waste!"

"You're just blowing hot air!" shouted Zou Dong angrily. "You think I can't expose you? Come on, who's online? Go check the website of the Medical University Affiliated Hospital! Trying to be slick with me, you're thinking too simply."

"What place is Medical University Affiliated? It's crawling with experts and professors! Just you, Shen Qiang? Maybe in your next life!"

Right at that moment, a girl holding her phone suddenly stood up, exclaiming, "Oh my God! It's really Shen Qiang. The Medical University Affiliated has released a public announcement. He's one of the seven newly-hired surgeons!"

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