Just as Gerald was about to say something, he was promptly cut off by another person talking loudly. It was Chase. “Wow! So many of our classmates are here today! All of you are really giving me a lot of face for attending! I’ve already made all the necessary arrangements today so why not enter first before continuing to chat?” As he scanned through the crowd, he saw Mr. Weiss and Kristen. With a smile on his face, he walked over to both of them before saying, “Mr. Weiss! Miss Yahn! Welcome, let’s go in and have a seat first! Eh? You’re here too Gerald? Well Alright then! Let’s go in together!” Chase was slightly surprised to see Gerald so he simply greeted him casually. “Hey Sherry, come over here. Can’t you see that our class teacher is already here?” called out Chase when he saw her. As soon as she stood beside him, Chase immediately interlocked his fingers with hers. Most of their classmates were taken aback when they saw this, and this included Gerald. Sherry was ap
“Oh? Another classmate is celebrating their birthday today too?” asked Chase as he smiled with a slightly raised brow. “That’s right! Today is Kirk’s birthday as well! Going back to Xeno, when I told him about the celebration, Xeno told me that he wasn’t free to attend today!” Kirk was another of their junior high classmates. Though he was a pretty honest and straightforward person, academic-wise, he was always at the bottom of the class. His family owned a cement factory and since he realized he wasn’t cut out for studying, he immediately started working for his family after graduating from junior high school. Everyone was now looking at Kirk. “Well d*mn! Why didn’t you tell us it was your birthday today too, Kirk? Well this is embarrassing! Hahaha!” said Chase. “So it’s your birthday today too! Everyone, let’s add Kirk on WeChat so that we can each give him a red envelope for his birthday!” Hearing the suggestion from one of their classmates, the crowd cheered in agreem
After that, Gerald looked at Lolita and she nodded before bidding farewell to Mr. Weiss as well. “What? They’re actually leaving? Did they really just come here to visit Mr. Weiss? What a load of bullshit! What about us? Don’t we exist?” exclaimed a few of the girls, visibly upset. “Right? Are you holding a grudge against us just because we didn’t wish you a happy birthday?” “Gerald, I’ll be frank. It’s not that I don’t want to wish you a happy birthday through Line, but I really don’t want your number on my phone in the first place! Hahaha!” “D*mn! Roasted!” Immediately after that, everyone began laughing. Laughing at him seemed to be their favorite form of amusement after all. Gerald simply remained silent. He knew that it wouldn’t be difficult to make them eat their own words. However, he decided to be the bigger person and just left with Lolita. Having a major reaction to his classmates’ mockery would be pretty petty of him after all. Sherry on the other hand, shook h
After picking everyone up, there were four people in the car as they headed for Fuenti. It took roughly around twenty minutes for them to arrive at Sunny Springs. Gerald really hadn’t expected to see such a huge crowd. Luxury cars continued to enter, one after another, and several hawkers had congregated at Sunny Springs’s entrance. After all, this was their prime opportunity to make a profit off the ever-growing crowd. Rather than a birthday celebration, it looked like an entire festival. ‘How lively!’ Gerald thought to himself. A red carpet had been laid out from the entrance all the way to the hotel, and dozens of employees were rushing around, busy welcoming any honored guests they could see. If it weren’t for Zack, Gerald really wouldn’t have thought of hosting something on such a grand scale. It didn’t even feel like the event was to celebrate his birthday anymore. “Christ, there’s so many people here! How did you even manage to make a reservation, Gerald? It’s impossi
“Settle down now, today’s Gerald’s birthday and he said that he’d treat us to dinner. Since all of you don’t seem to have anything better to do, let’s just celebrate his birthday together! Show us to the restaurant, Gerald!” suggested Mr. Winters. “What? We’re busy dad. You know, we’re going to have dinner with some of Boss’s friends. Why don’t you come with us instead?” asked the first sister in law. She then turned to look at Francis before saying, “Fran, Jazz, both of you can run along now. You don’t have to waste any more time here, and remember to be on your best behavior when your leader arrives!” Francis and his colleagues nodded immediately. They knew how important the event was. After glaring at Gerald one final time, Francis left with his colleagues. As for Queeny, she had been quietly observing Gerald the entire time. Just a while ago, everyone was making fun of Gerald. Some were even openly insulting him. However, Queeny knew better since she was already aware tha
It was the Jungs. Willie had been very excited about the event. However, as soon as he saw Gerald, his expression immediately darkened. Gerald himself dreaded seeing them as well. In the past, he would’ve still greeted them out of politeness. Now, however, such courtesy was no longer necessary. “Oh my god, look! There are so many luxury cars!” “Really? Where? Oh god, you’re right!” Scream after scream could be heard from within the crowd as the cars made their way through. The crowd made sure to split accordingly to allow the cars to pass. As they did so, the employees readied themselves to welcome their new guests. A middle-aged couple stepped out of the first vehicle, hand in hand. “A warm welcome to Mr. Samuel Edwards and Mrs. Jennifer Edwards!” As soon as the employees saw the couple, all of them immediately bowed. “Oh my god, it’s the Edwards! Mr. Edward is the top philanthropist in Sunnydale! He used to be the richest man there too! I didn’t expect him to come he
It was then that the rest of the Winters realized that the celebration was being held for such a powerful figure. Gerald, on the other hand, was being squeezed within the crowd, feeling slightly stunned. He hadn’t expected Zack to go all out with the celebration, nor had he imagined that so many famous celebrities would be invited over. He had estimated for only thirty people to participate at most, and this was clearly way more than that! “Wait! Guys, look! Isn’t that Mr. Zebriel from Sunnydale?” “Oh f*ck, it is! Even Mr. Zebriel’s here!” The crowd had been continuously shocked by the main guests of the event. “Say mom, I’m going to go take some photos, could you guys take care of my stuff? Okay guys, let’s go!” said Francis in a serious tone as he rushed off while holding his camera. With celebrities arriving at the scene one after another, nothing could make the crowd shut up. Mr. Winters himself was delighted. After all, he had only been able to see all these people
“Humph! Just look at you. Trying to squeeze in front like that!” scoffed Sandrilla as she watched Gerald get pushed to the back again. ‘D*mn it all!’ Gerald thought to himself. He couldn’t progress forward at all! “Hey Gerald? Maybe you should just watch from here. I mean look at all the celebrities!” suggested Lolita. As she said that, the last guest arrived at the celebration. In the conference hall, Zack himself was already on the stage, giving thanks to all the present guests. All of a sudden, Zack’s phone began to ring and everyone went silent. Despite the fact that there were so many people in the outdoor conference hall, it was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. “It’s been hours… Which one of them is Mr. Crawford? Why haven’t we seen him yet?” “Maybe he didn’t come? But that’s impossible, right?” “Or maybe he’s already inside! Perhaps he just didn’t want to expose what he looks like?” “Huh? Does that mean we won’t be able to meet him?” said a few of the g