Chapter 096 【School Anniversary】

At six in the afternoon, the entrance of Maplewood Middle School was packed with various luxury cars. ZUILU.*

To make Maplewood Middle School’s celebration a roaring success, Xu Qin had invited notable figures from all walks of life in Hong Kong through various channels, including business tycoons and political celebrities. Originally, Ling Wei’s father was also supposed to attend the celebration, but with the escalating conflict between the Dong Xing Gang and the Red Star Gang over the past two days, Ling Yongbing was too preoccupied and had called Gu Feng in advance.

Naturally, Gu Feng didn’t say anything about it.

For Ling Yongbing, attending Maplewood Middle School’s celebration was negligible compared to dealing with the Dong Xing Gang.

However, to show respect for Gu Feng, Ling Yongbing still sent someone to attend the celebration.

The attendee was the CEO of a large company under Ling Yongbing’s control, who was also quite well-known in Hong Kong’s business circles.

Among all the guests, aside from some government officials, Yang Bing’s father was the most prominent. As the chairman of Hong Kong’s Tianrong Group, Yang Qingshan was a renowned magnate in the business world, with a reputation almost on par with Hong Kong’s financial emperor, Li Kecheng (chuckle, can’t use real names).

In the evening, a large stage was set up on the school’s football field, with a red pure wool carpet laid out in the center and many tables and chairs arranged on it.

In the stands around the stage, students from each class sat in their pre-assigned seats.

As time went on and the sky grew darker, the stage lights were turned on by the lighting technicians, and the atmosphere at the venue became lively.

Once all the chairs on the stage were filled, the host slowly walked onto the stage to deliver the opening speech.

Then, amid the cheers of the students, representatives from the government officials and business tycoons each gave a speech. The representative speaking on behalf of the parents was Yang Bing’s father, Yang Qingshan.

As a figure comparable to Hong Kong’s financial godfather, Yang Qingshan handled such a small occasion with ease. He simply smiled and offered a few words of blessing, which were met with thunderous applause.

The last person to speak was Xu Qin.

Today, Xu Qin had swapped out her professional suit for an elegant evening gown. Normally shrewd and capable, she looked much more dignified and noble in that outfit.

“Now, I declare the school celebration officially open!”

As Xu Qin’s firm and powerful words echoed, fireworks were set off above the football field. The colorful explosions in the sky elicited waves of screams and cheers from the students!

The atmosphere at the venue reached its first climax with the sound of the fireworks!

Class 4-8 was seated on the west side of the football field. After the fireworks began, the students of Class 4-8 stood up, raised their arms, and cheered at the sky.

Sitting among the crowd, Gu Feng didn’t try to stop the students. Watching their excited expressions, he felt happy inside.

After the fireworks display, the main event of the school celebration began: the cultural performance.

By the time the fireworks ended, most of the invited dignitaries on the stage had already left, with only a few accompanying Xu Qin to watch the performance from the sidelines of the football field.

Clearly, for those in high society, watching a cultural performance here was a waste of time.

When the host announced the official start of the cultural performance, Tian Tao and several other boys stood up from beside Gu Feng.

Today, Tian Tao was dressed in a black suit, wearing a black hat and a pair of pointed leather shoes. To imitate the famous comedic master Charlie Chaplin, the somewhat short boy had gone all out with his outfit, even sticking on a fake mustache.

At that moment, he looked quite like Charlie Chaplin, making his classmates burst into laughter.

“Tian Tao, you look absolutely hilarious!”

“Yeah, you and Charlie Chaplin could be brothers!”

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Listening to his classmates’ teasing, Tian Tao tipped his hat and smiled elegantly, saying, “This is called art! Art, do you understand?”

With that, Tian Tao raised his head proudly.

“Teacher Gu, we’re about to perform soon. We need to go down and prepare,” Tian Tao said to Gu Feng with a smile.

Gu Feng nodded with a smile and said, “Go ahead. Perform well and aim for first prize!”

“Don’t worry, Teacher Gu. The two first prizes for the cultural performance will definitely go to our class!” Tian Tao replied confidently before leaving with the other students.

At the same time, Guan Mingyue and a few others also came over to say goodbye to Gu Feng before leaving.

Shortly after Guan Mingyue and the others left, Gu Feng’s phone rang. The caller was Zhou Tong.

“Mr. Gu, I’m near the teaching building. Both sides of the football field are packed with people. Where are you?” Zhou Tong’s voice came through the receiver after the call connected.

“Wait for me at the teaching building. I’ll come find you.”

After saying this, Gu Feng hung up the phone and turned to Ling Wei beside him. “Ling Wei, I’ll be gone for a while. Keep the class in order.”

“Don’t worry, Teacher Gu,” Ling Wei replied with a smile.

Gu Feng had invited Zhou Tong to sing at the school celebration to fulfill Lin Jiaying’s dream.

Ever since taking Lin Jiaying to Zhou Tong’s concert last time, Gu Feng understood that Lin Jiaying loved Zhou Tong’s songs and admired her to an indescribable degree.

Originally, Zhou Tong had suggested rehearsing with the students of Maplewood Middle School to achieve the best effect. However, Gu Feng declined her offer.

Gu Feng knew that for a big name in the entertainment industry like Zhou Tong to make an appearance at Maplewood Middle School’s celebration was already a big deal. If she rehearsed with the students beforehand, it would cause a sensation and attract entertainment reporters, which wouldn’t be good for Zhou Tong’s reputation.

Although Gu Feng wanted to help Lin Jiaying fulfill her dream, he didn’t want it to affect Zhou Tong’s reputation.

After about a few minutes, Gu Feng saw Zhou Tong below the teaching building.

Zhou Tong was dressed in simple casual clothes, wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, completely concealing her appearance.

Seeing Gu Feng approach, Zhou Tong took off her sunglasses and said somewhat awkwardly, “Mr. Gu, I’m sorry. I was afraid reporters might be following me, so I disguised myself. But I brought my performance clothes with me. They’re in my car.”

“I should be the one apologizing,” Gu Feng chuckled. “Let me help you get the clothes.”

“No need. I’ll call my assistant and have her bring them over,” Zhou Tong smiled and then asked, “By the way, Mr. Gu, which number is my performance?”

Hearing this question, Gu Feng felt a bit embarrassed. Although he had mentioned singing to Zhou Tong, he hadn’t told her about performing on stage with Lin Jiaying.

Taking a slight breath, Gu Feng said, “Miss Zhou, here’s the thing…”

Gu Feng quickly explained his idea to Zhou Tong but didn’t mention his relationship with Lin Jiaying.

“I see!” Zhou Tong frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said, “Then let’s do it this way. Your goal is to fulfill that girl Lin Jiaying’s dream, so I’ll wait until she’s on stage before making my appearance. That’ll have an unexpected effect.”

Gu Feng didn’t have much experience in performances, so he agreed to Zhou Tong’s suggestion.

After Zhou Tong called her assistant, Gu Feng led her toward the football field.

Meanwhile, about a few dozen meters away from them, a girl grabbed a boy’s hand and said nervously, “That person just now looked like Zhou Tong!”

“Are you out of your mind? Why would Zhou Tong be here?” The boy, hearing his dream girl mentioned, couldn’t help but feel annoyed.

In the distance, Gu Feng and Zhou Tong overheard their conversation and quickened their pace. Zhou Tong even put her sunglasses back on.

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