Chapter 54 - This Here, is Our Future Sister-in-Law~!

Several days later, on the day of the class reunion.

Inside a high-rise hotel, dozens of banquet tables covered in red cloth were arranged neatly in the venue hall. A dazzling array of mountain and sea delicacies was laid out on long tables for the guests to choose from. Warm, bright lights illuminated every corner of the hall, making it shine brilliantly, and champagne glasses filled with wine reflected the joyful chatter and laughter of the people.

Because the number of people who signed up for the reunion was quite large this time—with almost the entire class attending, and many bringing their family members along—the class had specially booked out an entire banquet hall floor of the hotel in advance.

Standing in front of the hall's floor-to-ceiling windows, one could take in the entire bustling and magnificent scenery of the Magic Capital.

Rather than calling it a class reunion, it was more like a grand banquet.

Those who had arrived early gathered in groups of twos and threes, joyfully exchanging pleasantries about their lives after graduation.

While everyone was chatting and laughing cheerfully, Lin Fan arrived fashionably late with Long Yue, and they walked into the hotel hall together.

The moment they entered the hall, almost everyone's line of sight converged on the two of them.

“Who's that…?”

“Looks like… it seems to be Lin Fan!”

“Lin Fan?! No way! Wasn't he like a skinny monkey back in university? You're telling me this physique now is Lin Fan?”

“I don't think Lin Fan has ever come to a class reunion, right? It's rare for him to be here.”

“Didn't I hear that he got into an accident and went missing before…?”

“I heard he passed away a year ago…”

“If the guy is Lin Fan, then who's the girl?”

“I don't know, did we have someone this beautiful in our class? I don't remember…?”

“It can't possibly be that guy Lin Fan's wife!”

“…”

Seeing the sudden appearance of a completely transformed Lin Fan, everyone was shocked, putting their heads together and whispering amongst themselves.

Compared to the familiar Lin Fan in everyone's memory, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he had almost become a completely different person; only his facial features retained a few traces of his former self.

“Lin Fan, what took you and sister-in-law so long? I almost thought you weren't coming.”

Zhou Yan, who had already arrived at the venue, beamed when he saw Lin Fan and quickly walked over to them.

“Waiting for the subway and transferring took some time,” Lin Fan explained with a light chuckle.

Zhou Yan had a speechless expression on his face.

“You two, could you please not be so frugal…”

On a great occasion like a class reunion, you should have just taken a taxi to get here early, yet you two actually rushed over by taking the subway and transferring…

“Forget it, what matters is that you're here.”

“Today, the iron triangle of Dorm 618, after five years, assembles once again!”

As he spoke, Zhou Yan turned his head and waved to a gentle, scholarly-looking man with black-framed glasses in the crowd, calling out:

“Ah Zhai, stop playing that stupid game of yours! Get over here, Lin Fan's here.”

“What do you mean, stupid game? This is my romance simulation!”

Lu Zhai put away the game console in his hands and walked straight over to Lin Fan.

“Ah Zhai, long time no see. You're the same as always,” Lin Fan teased with a light chuckle.

Lu Zhai was his other best buddy from university, besides Zhou Yan. The three of them were extremely close and were known as the Iron Triangle of Dorm 618.

Just as his nickname suggested, he was a veteran otaku. However, he wasn't fat; his build was very well-proportioned. With his glasses, he looked clean and delicate, very scholarly—the spitting image of a science major—but he was actually a deeply hidden otaku!

He usually spent his time following anime, reading manga, and playing games, with a particular fondness for completing galgames and various text-based romance games.

According to his own personal count, including mobile romance games, he had completed at least six hundred romance games to date!

And what he himself loved most, his greatest passion, was animal girls!

As for how passionate he was, let's just put it this way: during the freshman class gathering, in front of the entire class, he bluntly made the shocking declaration that his dream in this life was to marry an animal-girl wife.

From that point on, he had basically just enrolled in university and had already announced his farewell to any chance of finding a partner.

However, he wasn't a bad person. He didn't care at all about others' opinions and was extremely straightforward.

It was precisely because of his straightforward and sincere personality that the three of them formed their 'iron triangle' during their university days.

After graduation, he and Zhou Yan stayed in the Magic Capital, while Lu Zhai returned to his hometown. This was their first reunion since graduation.

Lu Zhai pushed up his glasses, his eyes carefully sizing up Lin Fan for a moment. His gaze gradually softened, and a pleased smile graced the corners of his mouth.

“Brother Fan, you disappeared for a whole year. I thought you had beaten me to reporting for duty in another world.”

“......”

As soon as these words were out, Lin Fan fell into an awkward silence.

Just as he said, he really had taken a trip to another world; he just happened to have come back...

But this was something he definitely couldn't talk about.

“I just went on a long trip, that's all. I forgot to tell you guys beforehand. Sorry for making you worry.”

“Exactly! What other world is there? Stop saying such weird things all the time.”

“Lin Fan just got back, so you'd better shut your jinxing mouth.”

Zhou Yan said to Lu Zhai, displeased.

Ever since their university days, Lu Zhai would always talk about things like reincarnating in another world or transmigrating.

It's all from watching too much anime and reading too many novels, letting his imagination run wild.

What other world could there possibly be!

“No, I believe there definitely exists another world completely different from our own!”

“Maybe it's a fantasy world of swords and magic, where cute animal-eared girls live!”

“It's just that with our current level of technology, we are temporarily unable to peek into that world!”

Lu Zhai pushed up his glasses, his expression serious and earnest, looking for all the world like a wise sage.

Zhou Yan shot him a look as if he were an idiot, while Lin Fan and Long Yue, standing to the side, couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

In the past, if he had heard these words, he would have just laughed it off as a joke, but now he couldn't just treat it as a joke…

He hadn't been to a world of swords and magic, but he had indeed been to a world of swordsmanship and immortal arts and come back…

“Ah Zhai, maybe everything you're saying is true…”

Lin Fan stepped forward, solemnly patted Lu Zhai's shoulder, and expressed his agreement with his words.

“I knew it! It's still you, Brother Fan, who understands me!”

Lu Zhai's eyes lit up, and tears couldn't help but well up in his eyes. He felt deeply moved and encouraged.

Every time he said these things to other people, he was treated like an idiot. Only Lin Fan had unconditionally chosen to believe him!

“You, just stop spoiling him,” Zhou Yan said, exasperated.

This kid Ah Zhai is already crazy enough, and Lin Fan is spoiling him. Isn't this just encouraging him in disguise...

“I also think he's right. This world is merely sealed by a restriction, which is why it's impossible to detect the existence of other worlds.”

Long Yue, who had been pensive, suddenly chimed in, agreeing with him.

“Ooh! You get it too!”

Hearing this, Lu Zhai looked at Long Yue with a pleasantly surprised expression.

He had thought that perhaps only Lin Fan in the entire world understood him, but he never expected there was someone else who shared his ideas!

“How is it that even you, sister-in-law... Sigh, forget it. As long as you're all happy.”

Zhou Yan let out a light sigh, a look of helplessness on his face.

Lin Fan and Lu Zhai were one thing, but now sister-in-law had joined in too. Suddenly, he felt like he was the only one who didn't fit in...

“Sister-in-law?”

Hearing Zhou Yan's form of address for Long Yue, Lu Zhai's pleasant surprise turned to confusion.

“That's right~”

Zhou Yan smiled slightly and introduced her to him with great solemnity:

“This person here, is our future sister-in-law~!”

Lu Zhai was greatly shocked and blurted out a greeting without hesitation:

“Hello, sister-in-law!”

Long Yue: “…”

Long Yue's cheek twitched slightly. She had a helpless look on her face, but she no longer felt as angry as she had in the past.

After being called 'sister-in-law' by Zhou Yan again and again during this period, she had long since gotten used to it.

In any case, she was often misunderstood when she was out. She was too lazy to explain anymore, and one more person calling her that wouldn't make a difference. So be it…

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