Lilian said in surprise. But other than surprise, she seemed to be filled with a kind of sarcasm at that moment, mocking Gerald.
It was the kind of feeling one had when she finally realized that the person whom she thought had long disappeared appeared in front of her again. After so many years, the b*stard whom she thought had long been dead appeared out of nowhere. She was filled with that kind of surprise.
In fact, looking at Lilian like that, Gerald was stunned too. He was tongue-tied…
Certainly, he knew who Lilian was. They were in the same class since sophomore year. When they were about to go into different courses in junior high, they were put in the same class again.
At that moment, Lilian seemed to be the art committee member. She was good at singing and dancing.
However, there was nothing special in their relationship back then.
A girl like Lilian would certainly like those boys whose families were rich and were esteemed in high school. Gerald did not have those qualities.
Further, their school was located in town, and Lilian was a resident there. So her taste and family background did not allow her to befriend a person like Gerald.
For three years in high school, the things they said to each other were less than what they said to each other when they met each coincidentally there at the school just now.
So they certainly did not keep in touch with each other after they graduated from high school.
Although Gerald noticed Lilian’s disdainful gaze just now, he still cherished things of old.
“Yes, we haven’t met each other for three years now. I almost couldn’t recognize you. You’re so much prettier now!”
Gerald smiled slightly.
“Hey! It’s indeed been a long time. Even you can learn how to praise others. But why did I feel quite awkward about it, listening to your praises?”
Lilian crossed her arms around her chest and smiled coldly.
“Lilian, let’s introduce him to us since he’s your old classmate…”
That woman noticed that Gerald appeared pleasing to the eye, so she smiled and said directly.
“What the hell! Fiona, could you please stop fawning on every man you met all the time? Do you know what kind of a person Gerald was during my high school?”
‘Oh my god!’ Lilian was tongue-tied.
Her best friend always acted like that. She was obsessed with finding herself a boyfriend every time she met a slightly handsome man.
But she thought that Fiona really needed to keep her eyes open.
Lilian could not help but admit that Gerald was indeed quite handsome, but he was just a…
“What’s wrong?”
“Gerald was an infamous poor person back in high school. Do you know what he usually ate during lunch hour at that time? He ate only plain bread with a few pickled vegetables. Besides, his uniform was so shabby that the pants around his knees were all torn. He even put patches on them. But he did not even want to buy a new uniform!”
“What? How is it possible that there’s such a poor person?”
The beautiful woman——Fiona stuck out her tongue, claiming that she was indeed frightened and shocked.
“I don’t believe you! Lilian, are you exaggerating the facts?”
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