The next day.
The sun was shining brightly, and a gentle breeze was blowing.
In Haishi, fog was common, but today, the sky was clear and blue, a rare sight.
The headquarters of Creator Corp continued to welcome graduates from the Business Management Department of Haishi University, Class 02, Batch 3.
Haishi University was already one of the top universities in China.
Additionally, the Business Management Department had always produced elites.
So, most of these students, three years after graduation, had achieved remarkable success.
Many of them were corporate executives, entrepreneurs, department managers, and so on.
But at this moment, none of them dared to act rashly!
The Creator Corp before them was simply too dazzling!
Everyone knew that this was a future giant, destined to become a super internet empire like Qiandu, Ali, or Penguin, attracting worldwide attention!
With the CEO of Creator extending an invitation, this was set to be the most prestigious gathering for the Business Management students!
And this year's reunion was different from previous ones.
It was held on the rooftop terrace of Rongteng, the tallest building in Haishi!
The view here was unparalleled, allowing a bird's-eye view of half of Haishi.
It also featured a helipad, a small golf course, a swimming pool, and a small garden!
It was sheer luxury!
As the reunion was an outdoor cocktail party, the venue was arranged like a European outdoor party.
Unsurprisingly, the guests were all dressed in their finest.
The women wore elegant gowns, while the men donned sharp, well-tailored suits.
But...
There were still two people who stood out, looking completely out of place!
One of them was Liu Di, who stuck to his perennial white shirt and jeans!
He wasn't interested in conforming to the crowd, only in feeling comfortable and at ease!
The other was Sun Dongming, wearing a polo shirt, casual pants, and a pair of no-name leather shoes!
Sun Dongming was the head of Security Team 1 at the Haishi branch of the China Cybersecurity Bureau!
He had been busy lately and wasn't in the mood to dress up, so just showing up was good enough for him!
These two were college classmates from four years ago!
At the moment, the two were sitting on the edge of the rooftop, far from the crowd.
Sun Dongming, feeling a bit bored, pulled out a pack of Hongta Mountain cigarettes, tossed one to Liu Di, and lit one for himself.
They squinted at the distant crowd.
Everyone was dressed in their finest, holding champagne and engaging in conversations.
Occasionally, hearty laughter from the men and elegant chuckles from the women could be heard.
It was a scene straight out of high society!
"Tsk tsk... looks like one of those vampire family banquets in the movies."
Sun Dongming stared at the distant crowd, taking a deep drag on his cigarette.
To Sun Dongming, all this seemed a bit ridiculous.
He didn't understand it, didn't want to understand it, and certainly didn't want to fit in.
He happened to share this sentiment with Liu Di, so they both went off to smoke alone!
Liu Di chuckled lightly.
He glanced at his old PE monitor, who he hadn't seen in three years.
His hair hadn't been washed in days.
His fingers were yellowed from nicotine stains!
No one would have guessed that the college athlete would end up working in cybersecurity, hunting down hackers after graduation!
"Dongming, from the looks of it, things haven't been going too well for you lately?"
Liu Di said with a smirk.
"Sigh... I haven't been home in three days; I can barely remember what my wife looks like!"
Sun Dongming gave a bitter smile. "I've been at it with this one hacker lately. I've tried every trick in the book, but I can't even get a whiff of the guy!"
"In all my years in cybersecurity, I've never encountered a hacker this good!"
"I've traced every IP, pulled all the surveillance footage, even talked to all my informants in the field."
"Yet, no one knows who this guy is!"
"It's like seeing a ghost!"
Sun Dongming sighed and put his hand on Liu Di's shoulder. "Tell me, where do you think this guy is hiding?"
Liu Di took a drag on his cigarette, his eyes flashing. "Who knows, man? Hackers are elusive; he could be anywhere, maybe even abroad. Far away or right under your nose, it's all possible!"
"Right under my nose? No way! I'd scare him to death!"
Sun Dongming rubbed the stubble on his chin and grinned. "I'm telling you, Liu Di, wherever he is, I've got to catch him! If I don't, I might as well quit as the head of the security team!"
"Hehe, good luck with that!"
Liu Di let out a dry laugh, feeling a bit helpless inside.
This guy, Sun Dongming, hadn't changed one bit!
In the midst of the party crowd.
Every now and then, someone would glance over at Liu Di and Sun Dongming.
Situ Yan looked at Liu Di with a complex expression, only daring to steal occasional glances at him.
Meanwhile, Guo Qian had a face full of resentment!
Many of the female classmates in the class, when they first saw Liu Di, were filled with admiration!
Because he had become so handsome, with such a unique aura!
Several single female classmates felt their hearts flutter!
The most dazzling of the women was the former Haishi University campus beauty, Zhou Shuitong!
Standing at nearly 170 cm tall, she wore a tight, sequined gown that accentuated her curvaceous figure, with not an ounce of excess fat—a perfect body!
After graduation, she used her looks and figure to slowly make her way into the entertainment industry, and she was now a moderately famous actress, the goddess of countless fans!
Zhou Shuitong frequently glanced back at Liu Di.
This made most of the men in the class very jealous!
Why would the goddess look at that guy smoking in the corner instead of me?
"Ladies and gentlemen, one of our classmates has encountered misfortune after graduation!"
A deep male voice rang out, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
Feng Haohan.
The class monitor from their college days!
His father was a factory owner, and after graduation, Feng took over his father's business. Now, he was a wealthy businessman!
"Speaking of this classmate, I'm sure you all know who he is."
Feng Haohan lowered his gaze dramatically. "He was the genius we all admired during college, the star student that teachers predicted would achieve far greater things than the rest of us after graduation!"
"Unfortunately, just three years after graduation, he suffered a terrible accident and became disabled!"
"His brain was also damaged, leaving him a mere shadow of his former self, an ordinary person who has achieved nothing!"
A strange smile appeared on Feng Haohan's face. "That classmate is none other than our dear Liu Di!"
"Look, he doesn't even dare to meet us face to face now!"
"I propose that we all go over and offer our condolences to our poor, brain-damaged classmate!"
As soon as he said this, everyone's expressions varied!
Many showed looks of pity!
The female classmates who had been infatuated earlier instantly snapped out of it!
So what if he's handsome? Who would dream of romance with a fool?
But...
More people were smirking!
That's just human nature!
When you're on top, everyone looks up to you and flatters you!
But when you fall from grace!
Many people will revel in your misfortune!
Because when they know they can't defeat you, they hope you'll encounter bad luck!
The worse, the better!
Only then can their twisted minds be satisfied!
In the crowd.
Only one person had a complicated and peculiar expression!
And that was Guo Qian, who had been utterly crushed by Liu Di in the fight over the "Experiment Graveyard"!
He was the only one who knew.
Liu Di was far from the ordinary person he appeared to be on the surface!
In fact, his power was terrifying!
But Guo Qian said nothing!
He just smiled awkwardly as he watched the crowd slowly approach Liu Di.
He didn't move.
He knew that even if everyone here pooled their assets together, they still wouldn't be able to match Liu Di!
Liu Di was someone who could casually spend 5 billion without batting an eye!
Going over there would just be asking for humiliation!