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Chapter 411

“Celia, have you heard David mention someone named Pearl?” Mindy asked.

She had been following the updates on East League Capitals and she had noticed this woman early on.

She had also looked closely at Pearl’s profile.

Mindy found that she was just someone who came out of a poor rural area and she had relied on a powerful person like David to transform into a businesswoman worth tens of billions of dollars.

Moreover, this only took a few months.

She was now the general manager of East League Capitals, the second most powerful person in the trillion-dollar company East League Capitals, after David himself.

Mindy was very concerned about the women around David, for fear that someone better than his daughter would steal David away.

Where else could she find such a handsome, rich, and good-natured son-in-law?

One could only come across such things serendipitously.

“No, what’s wrong?” Celia asked curiously.

“Oh, you, why don’t you care about this kind of thing? Pearl is the general manager of East League Capitals, so she is in constant contact with David. Plus, she’s pretty good-looking. Aren’t you worried that she will steal David away from you?” Mindy said, feeling resentful toward Celia for not meeting her expectations.

“Gosh, Mom, David is so excellent. Isn’t it normal to have a few women around him? Besides, he will tell me when he feels ready to, and if I ask him when he doesn’t want to tell me, I’ll only get a bad reaction from him. What good will that be? Besides, I trust him,” Celia said.

“You dummy, why are you so…”

Mindy was interrupted by Jon before she could finish speaking. “Enough, you’re already so grown, and yet your vision is still not as broad as our daughter. Do you think David is the kind of man you can get just because you want him? The tighter you hold onto him, the more you will push him to another woman. I will tell you responsibly, as a man, Celia’s temperament is definitely a great advantage.”

“I’m just worried about her, okay? David went away for an entire month. Who knows what he’s up to?” “Your worries are superfluous. Let’s not intervene in the children’s affairs, otherwise, it will be counterproductive. Just let them handle it themselves.” “Jon, you said this yourself. If your daughter…”

Mindy was talking when the door was pushed open.

As soon as David entered the door, he saw three pairs of eyes staring at him.

‘What’s going on?’

David was a little confused.

He felt as if he had been caught in the act.

He had been to Celia’s house many times before. Therefore, he would just push the door to go directly inside. If the door could be opened, he would call Celia and ask her to open the door.

“Mr. and Mrs. Young, you’re here too,” David said after he came back to his senses.

“Oh, we have nothing going on today, so we are all resting at home. David, stop standing, come in and sit down,” Mindy said politely.

David walked into the living room and sat next to Celia.

Celia smiled at David.

Her request was simple, as long as she could see David, she was happy.

Although David was away for nearly a month, they talked every day.

It was just that she had not seen David for almost a month, so she wanted to see him badly.

“David, have you had lunch yet?” Mindy asked.

In the past, Mindy would not have cared about whether David had eaten or not.

“Mrs. Young, I’ve eaten,” David replied.

He was a little uncomfortable with Mindy’s enthusiasm.

Although he knew that this was brought about by his own change in identity, Mindy’s change was too drastic and it made him a little uncomfortable. He much preferred Jon’s attitude toward him. Before discovering David’s identity, Jon did not deliberately belittle David, and after knowing his identity, Jon also did not deliberately flatter him.

Everyone got along as usual, and this was fine.

“David, you haven’t come over for almost a month. Have you been busy recently?” Mindy could not help but ask.

“Mrs. Young, I’ve been out of the country for a while,” David replied.

Going to Dark Cape was indeed going abroad, so David was not lying.

‘Abroad?’

Mindy was shocked.

It was because she had been observing the movements of East League Capitals and she was also paying close attention to Pearl.

Therefore, she knew that more than 20 days ago, Pearl, the general manager of East League Capitals, led a team to go abroad for development. David also left Capital City at that time.

‘So did they travel abroad together?’

Mindy would not believe it if other people told her that David and Pearl had nothing going on.

She had also been in the business world for many years, so she knew some of the unspoken rules about this.

The men she knew who had successful careers would have one or even several families outside. If they did not have a relationship with each other, why would Pearl be directly appointed by David as the general manager of East League Capitals when she was just a recent fresh graduate?

She even grew to have a net worth of more than 10 billion in just a few months. Pearl did not qualify for that in any way.

Mindy quickly asked again, “Abroad? On your own?”

David could not stand Mindy’s character of digging into everything, but he still replied, “I went abroad to handle some things with a friend.”

David definitely would not want to have anything to do with Mindy if Celia was not likable.

Celia was the best and most likable girl David had ever seen, and she was the complete opposite of her mother, Mindy.

It did not matter what the topic was. If David told her, she would listen, and if David did not tell her, she would not ask.

Furthermore, she had never been petty. After all these years, David had never seen Celia getting angry.

A woman with this type of personality was definitely someone that every man would like.

Celia was not only good in character, but she was also pure and lovely in appearance. Could an ordinary woman make the second son of the Chasez family fall head over heels over her?

Mindy wanted to continue asking him questions, but Jon was one step ahead of her, “David, you should stay for dinner later. Mrs. Young and I will go buy some food, you and Celia can have a chat with each other in the meantime.”

After Jon finished speaking, he dragged Mindy away. “Buy food? Don’t we have…” “Just come with me, stop talking,” Jon said.

If he did not stop Mindy, he did not know what kind of problems would arise.

David’s status was different now.

Besides, Celia and David were not married yet!

Mindy was not yet his mother-in-law, so it would be better to not scare him away. After that, the two of them left the villa coyly.

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After Mindy and Jon left, Celia said apologetically, “David, don’t mind them. My mother is like thhat, she is just very curious.”

“Silly girl, what’s there to be angry about? Mrs. Young is just concerned about me,” David said with a smile.

He still had no idea what was on Mindy’s mind. He thought it was because he had not come here in a

long time and Mindy thought that there was some conflict between himself and Celia, and that was why she was asking so many questions.

Frankly, no one could get angry with a woman like Celia.

“David, how long are you going to stay in Capital city this time?” Celia asked.

“Um… A day or two.”

“So short?” Celia asked, feeling a little lonely.

She thought that David could spend more time here and accompany her to go around. She did not expect David to leave so soon.

“I have no choice. The class reunion is coming soon, and I have to go back early since I promised to go. Plus, I have to go back to see Aunt Sally and Aunt Diana as well. But I’m going t o talk to your parents later to see if they can let you come with me.” “Really?” Celia asked in surprise.

“Of course, I don’t think they will refuse.”

“As long as you’re the one asking, they will definitely not refuse,” Celia said excitedly.

She knew her mother so well. Right now, Mindy was eager to marry her off to David right away.

Of course, she would not refuse David’s request.

“That’s good. When we go back, I’ll introduce you to my aunts and the rest of the family.” “Okay,” Celia responded with a blush.

‘David said that he grew up with his Aunt Sally and Aunt Diana, right?

‘Is he going to take me to see the elders?

‘I’m so happy!

But I’m so nervous!

Celia thought as her heart raced.

Outside the villa.

“Jon, what are you pulling me out for? I hadn’t finished asking about him yet,” Mindy said, shaking Jon’s hand away.

“Honey, please, stop questioning him. Celia and David aren’t married yet. You might scare David away if you keep doing this,” Jon said.

“How am I scaring him? Even if they’re not married, he’s still Celia’s boyfriend, right? What’s wrong with me asking him questions?” Mindy asked disapprovingly.

“What information can you get from that? You can’t get anything!”

“Why not? Do you know Pearl, the general manager of East League Capitals, went abroad more than 20 days ago? David also went abroad at that time, so they must have gone together. He said it’s to handle some matters? I think they went abroad to travel together!”.

“Are you sure?” Jon asked.

“Of course I am! You didn’t pay attention but I’ve been keeping a close eye on the movement o f East League Capitals every day. More than 20 days ago, East League Capitals announced that their general manager Pearl Warner had brought a team to develop abroad.”

“If that’s the case, they might have gone together,” Jon thought about it and replied. “What do you mean ‘might? They definitely went together!” Mindy said angrily.

“So what if you asked? They’re there for work. Do you want Celia to break up with David over such a small thing?”

“I…” Mindy did not know what to say to Jon at that moment.

“You should close one eye if you don’t have evidence in case you make things awkward for everyone,” Jon urged.

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“But we can’t leave him to continue behaving like this, right? The more you indulge men, the more out of line they become.”

“Stop bringing this up. We have no evidence, so are we supposed to forbid them from interacting even if it is for work? David is the boss of East League Capitals and he took the general manager and employees to develop abroad. This is normal.”

“But…”

“No buts, let’s go. Go buy some food with me. We should give them some alone time.” After dinner at night, the family sat in the living room.

Eventually, Mindy managed to hold herself back and did not continue to question David.

“Mrs. Young, Mr. Young, I’m going back to South River Province tomorrow. I have a high school reunion in a few days and I want Celia to accompany me there. We’re on break now and we have nothing much going on. Plus, she’s also our high school friend,” David said to Mindy and Jon.

“Okay, you can take Celia out to relax. We don’t feel at ease if she goes alone but we will feel more relieved if she’s with you. Since you’re going there and it’s break time, you two can do some traveling too,” Mindy said.

She wanted badly for Celia to stay with David every day, and naturally, she would not refuse David’s request.

“Thank you, Mom,” Celia said happily.

“I know you want to go with David. When a girl is of age, she must be married off anyway,” Mindy lamented.

“Mom, what are you talking about?” Celia said blushing.

“What? I’m talking about you and David, of course.”

Mindy then said to David, “David, you and Celia will start your fourth year in university soon. I think you two should get married after you two graduate from university. When you have a stable family, the man can then go out and start a career. Of course, although there is no need for you to temper yourself anymore, after marriage, a man will become more mature and stable. It will also be of great benefit to your future career development.”

“Mom, we’re still young. Why are you talking about marriage again?” Mindy glanced at Celia, but she ignored her and continued to look at David.

She thought to herself, “Silly girl, I am helping you. With your temperament, you will let David make all the decisions and won’t object. If I don’t do something, I don’t even know what will happen to you two. This is in case you end up empty-handed.” David did not expect Mindy to suddenly ask such a question.

She was not doing things according to the proper course of events at all and she would speak whatever was on her mind.

However, David still replied, “Mrs. Young, we are all still young and we are still a year away from graduation! If Celia has no reservations at that time, I will agree to marry her.”

David would definitely not let Celia down. After he saved her back then, she kept sacrificing herself for him and even waited for him for so many years.

However, David was a little troubled when it came to Pearl.

He could sense Pearl’s feelings toward him, but what could he do now that he had Celia?

At this moment, David wished that he was born in ancient times. Not that he wanted to marry a lot of wives, but he did not want to let down both Celia and Pearl.

Back then, he had invested so much in Sarah, and now, these two women were doing the same for him. Sigh.

It was not good for a man to be too excellent.

At least, this was how David felt.

“Alright, it’s settled then. You’ll get married after graduation. It’s good to start a family earlier,” Mindy said happily.

If David could say that, it meant he really liked Celia. As for Pearl, she would back off if David and Celia got married.

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The next morning, David and Celia flew straight to River City in South River Province.

After getting off the plane, David took Celia back to South River International Residence.

Although he had not been back for a long time, housekeepers would come in to clean every week, so his house was still very clean.

On the way, David called the Golden Leaf Hotel to have them deliver lunch to South River International Residence.

He was too lazy to run around anymore, and since he had the power, he should just use it. After entering South River International Residence, David said to Celia, “Celia, if you are tired, you should rest and I will call you when lunch arrives.”

“I’m not tired. David, is this where you live? It’s so beautiful,” Celia asked, looking around the house. “Yeah, I used to live here. If you like it, we can stay here for the next few days. If you want to stay in a hotel, we can do that as well. There is an eight-star hotel here that belongs to me too.” “No, I don’t want to stay in a hotel. I’m fine staying here,” Celia said.

“Alright, we’ll stay here. In the afternoon, I’ll take you to see Aunt Sally and Aunt Diana. They are also staying in this area.”

“Um… Um, David, do I need to buy some gifts for them?” Celia asked awkwardly.

She was still a little nervous about seeing David’s elders.

“No, they don’t lack anything at home. It’s fine if you show up. Isn’t this what you told me when I went to your house?” David said with a smile.

“That… That’s different,” Celia whispered.

“Alright, it’s fine. Aunt Sally and Aunt Diana are very nice people. They don’t care about these things.

Would you like to take a bath and rest?”

“No, I’m not tired. I’ll just look at the scenery here, you should go ahead first,” Celia said as she walked toward the huge French window.

“Okay, I’ll go upstairs and take a shower. I’ll come down right away, you sit here for a while.” David went upstairs.

Celia stood by the window and took a few deep breaths to ease her nervousness.

After more than ten minutes, David came down.

The two sat in the living room chatting for a while before the doorbell rang.

“That should be lunch. I’ll open the door.”

David walked to the entrance, opened the door, and found that it was Aunt Sally and the others.

“Dave, why didn’t you tell us you came back?” Aunt Sally asked reproachfully.

“Yeah, it’s been a long time since you came back. If it wasn’t for the people in the hotel saying that they’re delivering food to you, we wouldn’t have known you were back,” Aunt Diana also said. “Aunt Sally, Aunt Diana, I just arrived. I was going to see you guys in the afternoon. Come in and have a seat.”

After David said that, he invited Sally and the rest to come in.

Sally and Diana were not the only ones here, Uncle Alex, Uncle Yousef, Cousin Judy, Judy’s husband Jude, Cousin Lily, and Cousin Jacey were all here.

The two families, aside from Lily and Jacey who were still at school, were all working in the Golden Leaf Hotel.

Plus, they held middle-ranking positions and above, so they did not need to do much to make a lot of money.

David purposely arranged this. Their annual salary was more than the salary of a general manager in the Golden Leaf Hotel.

David had changed the lives of the two families.

They had gained a foothold in a big city like River City. They were driving luxury cars and living in extravagant villas.

Furthermore, they had decent jobs that paid them an insanely high salary.

They felt very proud when they went back to Shu City together.

The two families would drive three luxury cars worth millions each to go back to Shu City, creating a dazzling view.

Aside from them, there had never been three luxury cars worth millions appearing at the same time in Shu City.

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Sally and Diana’s families were also well-known in Shu City now. In their words, they were honoring their ancestors.

These were given to them by David.

What the two families did was just help David at his most difficult and pitiful time and took him in to stay with them.

From Sally and Diana’s view, they were David’s relatives and also David’s elders, so they should help David as a matter of responsibility.

However, David gave them so much in return.

Of course, David had the same idea. Since they were family, he should help them if he had the ability to do so.

On the contrary, David’s Uncle Bobby and Uncle Leslie, as well as his uncle, were at odds now because of the compensation from David’s parents. To this day, David had not given them any benefits.

The two families still remembered the envious eyes of those people when they went back. They were begging Sally and Diana’s family to help them find a way for them to also come to develop in River City.

However, Sally and Diana both refused.

They wanted them to work in David’s company, but if David did not say anything about it, Sally and Diana had no right to say anything.

They knew David’s temper.

When someone showed him a little bit of kindness, he would return it with everything he had.

However, these families owed David no favors at all.

Furthermore, the feud between Bobby and David was pretty bad, so of course, they would not agree.

When they were working in the hotel earlier that day, they heard from the hotel staff that the chairman was back and he had asked the hotel to prepare lunch.

Thus, Sally and Diana gathered their family members to come together to deliver the food to David.

After this, the group of eight entered the living room.

David greeted everyone one by one.

After that, he called to Celia, who was acting somewhat reserved by the window, “Celia, come here. Let me introduce to you my Aunt Sally and Aunt Diana.”

At this time, the two families noticed that there was actually another person in the living room.

Celia nervously came over and stood beside David.

Sally and Diana looked at Celia’s face with surprise.

This girl was so pretty.

They had worked in the Golden Leaf Hotel for so long and most of the people coming and going were elites, but they had never seen such a beautiful girl before.

‘Atta boy, Dave. You found such a pretty girlfriend.’

David introduced them to each other.

Celia also greeted these people one by one.

“Celia, you are so beautiful,” Lily said happily after putting the things in her hands on the table and grabbing Celia’s hand.

“Lily, you’re so beautiful too.”

“Dave, why didn’t you tell us that you brought your girlfriend along? I didn’t prepare anything,” Sally said.

According to their tradition, the elders of the family would need to give David’s girlfriend a present when he brought her back.

“We didn’t prepare anything either,” Diana said.

“Aunt Sally, Aunt Diana, how was I to know that you’d suddenly show up? I was going to bring Celia to visit you guys in the afternoon,” David smiled wryly.

“Well then, we’ll find a time to have a gathering in the future. You haven’t eaten, right? Come eat first.”

After Sally said that, she put the lunch she was holding onto the table. The rest of them followed suit and also placed the food they were holding down.

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The next day, David brought Celia to visit both his aunts Sally’s and Diana’s families.

Celia received four different presents, as it was a tradition David’s family followed to bestow their blessings.

As David’s elders, the adults decided to bestow their blessings in the form of presents, but how expensive each present was depended on the adult’s financial ability.

Celia was elated, not because of how many presents she received since she did not care too much about that, but because she had been accepted by David’s elders.

This was the most important thing of all to her.

David had plans to bring Celia back to Shu City. Their high school reunion was in three days, and he thought about taking that chance to visit the school they had once attended.

At the same time, they could also take the opportunity to walk around Shu City as they had many memories of that place.

When Sally and Diana found out that David was going to Shu City, they packed their things to return with him as well.

Despite living permanently in River City now, Shu City was still their hometown where their family and friends were.

They had made it a habit to visit Shu City every month.

The group of ten thus left River City for Shu City in four luxury cars.

David drove the Benz G-Class worth around three million instead of his eighty-million-dollar Bugatti Veyron.

Firstly, a Bugatti would attract too much attention.

Secondly, Shu City was a small county, and its roads were not paved for a Bugatti’s low chassis. When they arrived at Shu City, Sally and Diana invited David to their house, but the man ended up deciding to bring Celia to the best hotel in Shu City.

People tended to be more cautious when they lived as guests in other people’s houses. David was fine living with his aunts since he had lived there for years before, but he did not want Celia to feel uneasy. After resting for the night, David and Celia went to Shu City High where they had studied together after breakfast.

The short distance meant that they did not need to drive, as they could just walk over. This was because of how small Shu City was.

When the couple walked on the streets, they attracted the eyes of the passers-by on the road. Shu City was a small city, and the people there rarely saw a couple as ethereal and attractive as David and Celia.

The duo chatted and laughed as they walked, but when they arrived at a crossroad, Celia suddenly stopped walking and stared blankly forward.

“What’s wrong, Celia?” David turned around and asked, having realized that Celia did not, continue walking with him.

“David, do you remember this place?” Celia asked, her voice thick with emotion.

David looked at the familiar crossroad and thought back to that specific day a few years ago.

This was where he had saved Celia’s life all those years ago, the place where their paths and fates had first crossed.

“Of course I do. How could I forget this place? I saved an angel with broken wings here years ago. I thought she would leave and return to the place she belonged once her wings recovered, but I never thought that she would stand there waiting for me instead.”

“I don’t want to be an angel, David. All I want is to stay by your side forever. I do not expect to be your one and only for the rest of your life. I would be content just seeing you each day,” Celia looked at David and said sincerely.

“Why are you so silly?” David gently pulled Celia into a hug.

Celia leaned into David’s embrace and hugged him back.

The two of them hugging on the streets attracted the attention of many people around.

After all, it was the middle of the day and such public displays of affection were rare.

Mostly, though, they two attracted so much attention because of how handsome and pretty they looked. They were more good-looking and charming than celebrities on television.

More people started to gather and Celia realized how they must look to the passers-by, hugging in the middle of the street. Hence, she pushed David away and took his hand with a blush, then speed-walked toward Shu City High.

She felt embarrassed to be stared at by so many people on the street.

The two of them arrived at Shu City High.

The large metal gates were closed, but the small door by the security room was still open. David and Celia walked over to the open door and saw an old man watching television inside.

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“Do you remember me, Mr. Lowell? I’m David, I’m here to visit you.”

David brought the two bags of goods into the security room with Celia following behind him a she spoke and placed them on the small table inside.

Mr. Lowell took a good look at David. The young man looked familiar.

After some thought, he finally remembered who the young man was.

It was David Lidell, Shu City High’s ex-student. The reason why David felt familiar was that the young man used to deliver food to him during breaks.

After some time, the two became familiar and close with each other. Mr. Lowell actually had a great deal of respect for this young man.

While the other students studied and played around, David was usually out doing part-time jobs. What truly solidified that respect, though, was how despite doing part-time, David’s results had never faltered and he was always among the top two in his grade.

David was one of Shu City High’s prized students, as he got enrolled in SRU after graduating three years ago

Unfortunately, a female student who scored even higher managed to enroll in Greenwood University that year. Had she not, David would then have the best results of all the graduates i n Shu City High. ‘Wait! That girl behind David, isn’t she the girl that got into Greenwood University?’ Celia’s picture was still pasted in Shu City High’s Column of Glory.

After all, she had scored the highest among the other students during her year in South River Province.

Shu City High had celebrated for days because of this.

It was the best thing that had happened to Shu City High since its founding.

No one had expected a student from the high school of a small county to score higher than all the other students in South River Province.

“David! Took you long enough to come and visit me! And here I thought you’d gotten successful and forgotten all about me, hmm?” Mr. Lowell teased enthusiastically as he extinguished the cigarette in his mouth and stood up.

“I would never! I’m here now, aren’t I? Here, these cigarettes and alcohol are for you. Thank you for watching over me all those years.”

“You didn’t have to get me anything, boy! Take them back. You can get me gifts after you’ve graduated and made big bucks, okay? I promise I’ll accept those gifts then but not now. Not when I know how difficult things are for you,” Mr. Lowell said rather angrily.

He was well aware of David’s financial situation, seeing how he kept doing past-time during his last year of high school when he should have been cramming his studies instead.

It was likely that David was doing part-time while studying at university as well. While the cigarettes and alcohol were far from pricy, they would certainly cost a day or two’s worth of part-time wage. “It’s not like I’m coming over to see you every day, Mr. Lowell. Just accept the gifts. I already bought them, it’d be a waste not to accept them.”

Mr. Lowell thought about it and replied, “Alright, then! I’ll accept it this time, but don’t you dare get me anything when you visit next time, okay?”

Mr. Lowell decided to accept the gifts in the end. He had seen potential in David all those years ago and the two of them were rather close. Not accepting it would be downplaying David’s sincere feelings. “Is anyone in the class, Mr. Lowell? If I remember correctly, there should be extra classes for seniors and sophomores during the holidays, right?” David asked.

“There is! Sophomores have extra classes now to prepare them for their senior year,” Mr. Lowell replied.

“Can we go in and look around? It’s been a while since we came back to Shu City High, I quite miss the place.”

“Sure, just don’t make too much noise and don’t disturb the students in class.” “Thanks, Mr. Lowell. We’ll be going in, then.” David took Celia’s hand to go inside.

“Wait! Are you Celia Young? The one who scored the highest score three years ago?” Mr. Lowell suddenly asked.

“She is! Mr. Lowell, Celia’s also my girlfriend now!” David said with a smile.

“Hello, Mr. Lowell. I’m Celia,” Celia greeted shyly.

“Good job, boy! Haha! Off you two go, then!”

“Thank you, Mr. Lowell!” After this, David walked into campus with Celia.

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Mr. Lowell got up and walked to the table to take David’s gifts only after David and Celia entered the campus.

Mr. Lowell took a glance at its contents and was shocked.

He quickly opened both the bags and was stunned by what he saw.

One bag had ten high-quality cigarettes. It was a luxury cigarette brand, and Mr. Lowell had never tried a cigarette so expensive before.

One cigarette of this brand cost a few thousand dollars, meaning ten of those cigarettes cost a total of a few dozen thousand dollars.

The other bag had a box of expensive branded brandy.

One bottle of this liquor costs more than ten thousand dollars, so a box of six meant another few dozen thousand.

The two bags from David could amount to at least a hundred thousand. Mr. Lowell stared at them dazedly.

It took a long while before Mr. Lowell could come out of shock.

It had only been a few years since they last met and David was already successful enough to gift someone something so expensive.

Coupled with the fact that David managed to find a girlfriend like Celia, Mr. Lowell could only imagine how successful the boy had become.

He had always known that David would achieve great heights one day, but he never expected David to do so in such a short time.

The boy had not even graduated from university yet, so Mr. Lowell was curious about how David managed to become so successful so quickly.

Still, Mr. Lowell suppressed his curiosity and carefully stored the gifts on the shelf. They cost a few dozen thousand, after all.

At the same time, David and Celia walked side-by-side through the sports ground.

The two of them twinkled under the sunlight.

Mr. Lowell had helped David a lot during high school.

To save time, David would usually just deliver take-outs by the security entrance and have the students take their food from the security room.

Thus, Mr. Lowell would have to help him confirm each student’s identity before letting them take their delivery order.

Mr. Lowell had never made a mistake in this case and David was eternally grateful for the elder’s help.

As such, in addition to attending the reunion, David had also come to Shu City to thank Mr. Lowell.

David had given the man the best cigarettes and brandy one could buy in Shu City.

In fact, he had opened and poured out all the liquid from the brandy and stuffed two million dollars worth of cash into the bottles.

David decided against putting a bank card in case Mr. Lowell felt uneasy about retrieving the money inside from the bank. Alas, the box only had space for two million dollars cash, so David could not give more even when he filled the box with it.

In other words, Mr. Lowell was not holding a box of brandy but rather a box with two million dollars of cash inside.

Two million dollars was more than enough to allow Mr. Lowell’s family to live comfortably in a poor little county like Shu City.

David even left his phone number so that Mr. Lowell could call him whenever necessary.

This was how David repaid others’ kindness, simple yet crudely.

David personally believed that because he was doing well, the people who were nice to him should also do well.

However, David made a mental note to remind Mr. Lowell when he left not to sell the brandy away if he was too reluctant to drink it.

Not because the buyer would mistake the bottles for true brandy, but because it was dangerous to reveal that he had so much cash at a time.

Just because it was wrong to take advantage of others did not mean one should not be alert of potential dangers.

Walking under the warm sunlight, David and Celia took a trip down memory lane as they strolled through the sports field.

The school may be on holiday, but there were still more than ten classes holding extra tuition sessions. Thus, once classes ended, gone was the prior quietness of the campus.

David and Celia had only started walking through the campus not too long ago when the bell signifying the end of class rang.

There were only ten minutes of break time between classes, though, so little to no one would come to the sports field.

Once the teacher left, students tas extra tuition groaned in annoyance.

No one liked to have half their holiday taken up by extra classes, but there was nothing they could do about it.

As Shu City’s best high school, Shu City High had a tradition of giving extra classes during summer break. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. All students enrolled in Shu City High had no choice but t o follow this tradition.

A male student looked out the window and happened to see David and Celia strolling on the sports field. He exclaimed, “Holy sh*t! Who are those two on the field? I’ve never seen them before! That girl looks so pretty!” “Where? Where?”

“Let me see!”

A group of boys rushed to the window and looked over to the field when they heard there was a pretty girl.

“Holy sh*t, she’s really pretty! Snow doesn’t hold a match against her, even though she’s the prettiest girl in school.”

“Since when do we have such a pretty schoolmate? Come on, let’s go take a closer look in the field. Who knows, maybe we’ll even get to bump into her.”

“You wish. Can’t you tell that they’re on a date? Look at yourself in the mirror then look at that guy over there. As if you can compete with that.”

“What’s wrong with my looks? You look worse than I do, okay? God knows how your mom gave birth to some dwarf like you.”

“Say that again, I f*cking dare you!”

“I’ll say it again and again if I have to. You look like a dwarf.”

“I’ll f*cking kill you!”

Seeing how the two of them were about to fight, the people around them quickly pulled them apart.

No one was happy about having to come for extra classes during the holidays, and students would often get into conflicts over little matters due to their already sour mood.

Soon after, the school bell rang and the campus fell quiet again.

David and Celia were still walking around the sports field. “David, let’s go visit Ms. Hans later!” Celia said.

“Sure. I was just thinking about it as well,” David replied. Ms. Hans was their homeroom teacher during senior year, and she was very nice to them as David and Celia were always the top two scorers of their year.

“But the teachers should be in class now, so let’s look for them after classes are over.” “Okay!”

The two talked about their high school experiences as they walked.

Time flew by and soon, it was lunchtime.

The bell signifying the end of class rang again.

David and Celia walked to the teaching area and into the building.

All the students they passed by stared at the duo curiously.

Mainly because of how attractive and charming they were.

The prettiest and most handsome students in Shu City High at the moment could hardly compare with David and Celia’s looks.

The couple had already graduated three years ago, meaning the school’s incoming freshmen during their senior year had also graduated and left the school by now.

Thus, no one recognized these two once-popular students.

The two walked over to the teacher’s office that was assigned to senior-year teachers and went inside together.

Chapter 419

David and Celia entered the office together.

There were around several teachers packing things up when they got in, most likely getting ready to go for lunch.

The couple stopped before their ex-homeroom teacher, Ms. Hans.

“Ms. Hans!”

“Ms. Hans!”

They greeted at the same time.

Giselle was currently straightening her table when suddenly, she heard someone call her.

Not too far away stood a young man and woman.

They looked rather familiar to Giselle and after some thought, she quickly recalled who they were. Both of them had changed a lot, but they had left a long-lasting impression on Giselle, so she immediately remembered who they were.

David and Celia’s senior year was one of her proudest years in her teaching career, as two of her students were admitted into two of Somerland’s top ten universities.

One of them even scored the highest among everyone in South River Province and got enrolled into the internationally renowned Greenwood University.

That was the year she became a special-grade teacher and gained quite a few benefits. “David, Celia, why are you two here?” Giselle asked happily.

They were her best students.

The other teachers in the office turned to look at the couple as well.

David was slightly known in Shu City High for getting accepted into SRU, but he had indeed graduated three years ago so only teachers who taught him remembered who he was.

However, not only was Celia the first Shu City High student who was accepted into Greenwood University, but she was also the top scorer of her year in South River Province.

Celia had a place in Shu City High’s Column of Glory. Her name was still at the very top and her standing was unshakable.

“We’re on summer break and we happened to come back to Shu City, Ms. Hans, so we thought we’d come and visit you,” David replied.

“You’re the Celia Young who got accepted into Greenwood University?” A teacher pointed at Celia and asked.

“I am, Miss,” Celia replied.

“You were the top scorer of South River Province back then. You brought glory to our school.” “You’re too kind, Miss. I couldn’t have done it without Ms. Hans’ teachings,” Celia said humbly.

“What a polite girl! You’re smart, I know you’ll reach great heights in the future.” “We’ll be going to lunch first, Giselle. Have fun talking with your students.” The other teachers bid Giselle farewell and left the office to eat lunch.

They were all envious of Giselle back then. Both her students were enrolled into Somerland’s top ten universities, and one of them was a top scorer in the province as well. As their homeroom teacher, Giselle’s name was spread far and wide.

The school’s director had plans to retire, and there were rumors about how Giselle would become the next director after this batch of seniors graduated.

The other teachers were green with envy, but this was up to luck and there was nothing the other teachers could do to change it.

Despite transferring during her sophomore year, Celia still managed to be the top scorer.

“Have you two eaten yet? Let’s eat outside. We can talk while we eat,” Giselle suggested.

“Sure! But we should be the ones treating you, Ms. Hans. Thank you for taking care of us back then,” David said.

“It’s all a result of your own hard work. All I did was guide you.” Outside Shu City High campus.

Chapter 420

In an ordinary small restaurant.

David, Celia, and their ex-homeroom teacher, Giselle, ate lunch together.

“So, how are the two of you doing?” Giselle asked.

“Not too bad. Celia’s studying at Greenwood University and I just came back from an exchange program with Greenwood University,” David replied.

“David, I thought you were studying at SRU?”

“Mhmm. But there were several quotas for an exchange program with Greenwood University, s o I went and studied there for a bit.”

“If that’s the case, you must be one of the top students in SRU. Or such a quota couldn’t have been yours.”

“I guess, ” David replied.

Top student indeed, thanks to the money he donated to SRU.

“That’s good, then. Very good. Both of you are the most hardworking and disciplined students I’ve ever taught. I know you’ll achieve great success in the future,” Giselle praised. “Stop praising us, Ms. Hans before we end up overconfident and prideful.” “What’s the relationship between you two?” Giselle asked pointedly.

She had been teaching for years and had a sharp eye for things like this. It was only natural that she could sense a certain dynamic between David and Celia.

“Celia’s my girlfriend now.”

“David, Celia, I saw a lot of potential in both of you back then, but as university students, the two of you should focus on your academics. You can only take control of your destiny after you graduate when you are knowledgeable, do you understand what I’m trying to say?” Giselle said seriously.

She was afraid that her best students would lose their motivation to study now that they were dating.

The two of them were on Shu City High’s Column of Glory. It would be a shame if they could not make a living in the big cities and had to return to a small county like Shu City after everything

“Don’t worry, Ms. Hans. We understand.”

“Don’t worry, Ms. Hans. We understand.” David and Celia replied at the same time. “Alright. As long as you understand.” Giselle did not say any more.

She trusted both of them to be able to pay attention to their studies while maintaining their relationship.

The three of them returned to school after lunch.

The principal happened to be on campus today, so when he heard that the province’s and school’s top scorer had come to visit, he went to the senior-year teachers’ office as well.

Giselle was chatting away with the young couple when the principal suddenly came in. She quickly stood to greet him, “Mr. Johnston! Why are you here?”.

“Sit, Ms. Hans. I’m just here to walk around. I heard that our top scorer is back.” Mr. Johnston said with a smile.

“Hello, Mr. Johnston.”

“Hello, Mr. Johnston.”

David and Celia stood to greet.

“Sit, two of you. You must be Celia, right? As expected of the province’s top scorer. As Shu City High’s principal, I truly owe you my thanks. You’ve contributed greatly to our school’s history. It’s a shame you didn’t come back to campus after your college entrance examination.” Mr. Johnston lamented. “I’m really sorry about that, Mr. Johnston. It’s just that my parents live in Capital City, so I never got the chance to come back,” Celia replied apologetically.

“No, no, it’s alright! You chose to continue studying with us even after your father was transferred out of Shu City. On behalf of all our teachers, I thank you for your trust in Shu City High. Thanks to you, Shu City High will always have a provincial top scorer as our student,” Johnston thanked genuinely. He knew about Celia’s identity. It was a total surprise that she continued studying in Shu City High after her father was transferred back to Capital City, and thus allowed Shu City High to have a provincial top scorer as a student. .

This boosted Shu City High’s popularity within the province. Not only did the school become well-known because of this, but they had also received more favored teaching resources as a result.

“You’re too kind, Mr. Johnston!”

Celia felt embarrassed by Mr. Johnston’s words and glanced over at David beside her. She did not stay because of her faith in Shu City High, she chose to stay because doing so meant she could see David every day.