The man stood with his hands in his pockets, his gentle gaze fixed on Nina for a while before he said, "I''m Scott Lucas. Nina, we were in the same ss in elementary and middle school."


    Nina''s mind wandered for a while. In her memory, Scott waspletely different. He used to be a chubby kid, always sitting quietly at the back of the ss every semester, hardly noticed by anyone. She didn''t have much interaction with him. With her consistently excellent academic performance, she served as the ss monitor, and at most only exchanged a few words with him during homework assignments.


    She never expected such a


    transformation; he had be so good-looking. "Scott?" Nina''s lips curled


    slightly. "You''ve changed so much. I almost didn''t recognize you."


    "Yeah, I''ve changed a lot. It''s normal that


    you didn''t recognize me," Scott''s deep eyes stared at her. "Many ssmates don''t recognize me anymore, but I recognize you."


    Nina was happy to see her old ssmate. After starting work, she rarely attended ss reunions due to her busy schedule. Her life was monotonous, revolving around work and family. Apart from work -rted acquaintances, Yvonne was her only friend.


    Thinking this way, her life seemed quite dull, with most of it devoted to Nash.


    "After middle school, where did you go? I don''t think I''ve heard any news about you," Nina chatted with him.


    "I studied abroad," Scott replied. "I just returned recently."


    "I see," Nina looked at his soaked suit. Take your clothes off. I''ll wash them for you."


    "It''s really not necessary."


    Nina insisted, "It''s been ages since we


    last saw each other, and I feel bad about giving you such a ''grand gift. Let me wash it, and I''ll return it to youter."


    With her insistence, Scott didn''t refuse anymore. "Alright."


    He took off his suit jacket and handed it to Nina. Fortunately, his shirt


    underneath wasn''t wet, so he didn''t look too disheveled.Content from N?velDr(a)ma.Org.


    Nina took a gift bag and packed it directly.


    "Mr. Lucas," someone suddenly greeted, warmly asking, "Long time no see. You''re back in the country? Why didn''t you notify us? We didn''t even have a chance to visit you.”


    "Just wait for me, I''ll say hello to someone," Scott said to Nina.


    Nina nodded. Seeing that the person was also a well-known entrepreneur and was so enthusiastic towards Scott, it seemed that Scott had quite a background.


    She quietly checked and found out that indeed he was quite impressive. He


    graduated from Victoria University in the Estnd with a degree in finance and obtained a dual Ph.D. at a young age. He started from scratch in college and founded a financialpany in the highlypetitive Estnd. Step by step, he became the Scott of today.


    However, her focus had been too narrow, still fixating on the chubby kid from middle school. He was no longer that chubby kid; he was now a big shot.


    While Nina was lost in thought, Yvonne bumped her shoulder and smirked, "Do you know Scott?"


    "An old ssmate," Nina replied.


    "You''re pretty good. Scott recognizing you as an old ssmate," Yvonne grinned even wider. "Do you know how


    impressive he is? He''s the CEO of a listedpany at such a young age. He started from scratch, and he''s in finance. People in finance are good at making money, much better than Nash. I think you two are meant to be."


    Nina warned her, "We''re just ssmates. Don''t make up stories. He doesn''t have any intentions towards me."


    "How can there be no intentions? I''m sure there are," Yvonne asserted confidently. "Recognizing you at a nce means he''s thought about you a million times in his head." "Don''t talk nonsense."