After the divorce, I became a god that my ex-wife couldn’t reach.

"An old classmate?" Lan Bowen frowned slightly, clearly unable to recall which old classmate it was.

Du Zhiyuan chuckled, "Old classmate, now that you're the general manager of Yan's Group, you haven't forgotten me, have you? I'm Du Zhiyuan."

Lan Bowen said with some surprise, "Du Zhiyuan? Director Du?"

"The deputy... the deputy..."

Du Zhiyuan said modestly on the other end.

Lan Bowen said calmly, "What does Director Du want with me?"

He didn't have much of an impression of this person.

If there is any connection, it's that back in school, this person would often cut in line when getting food in the cafeteria.

Sometimes, he would even laugh at his poverty with other classmates.

Lan Bowen comes from a mountain village. His family sold everything they owned to send him to school so that he could have the opportunity to leave the village in the future.

Being able to go to high school was already thanks to the full support of my family.

So he saved money whenever he could while he was in school.

They always eat the cheapest dishes, and sometimes they even eat the pickled vegetables they bring from home.

In his classmates' eyes, he was a freak.

But in the end, he felt that he had no hope of getting into university, and he was also unwilling to see his parents working so hard, so he took the initiative to drop out of school and went to work on a construction site carrying bricks.

From that time on, he basically cut off contact with all his high school classmates.

However, when his high school classmates organized a reunion, they actually found him.

But at that time, Shanhe Infrastructure had not yet been established, and he was still working as a bricklayer.

I know that if I attend such a gathering, I will only become the subject of their laughter and gossip.

They called him two or three times, but when he still wouldn't come, they stopped calling.

He didn't know much about the other classmates, but he did know something about Du Zhiyuan.

After all, I work in the construction industry. Although I may not deal with him directly, I know that Du Zhiyuan is now the deputy director of a department in the Urban Construction Bureau.

After so many years of no contact, Lan Bowen was naturally surprised when Du Zhiyuan suddenly called.

"Old classmate... oh, no, shouldn't I call you President Lan now?" Du Zhiyuan's laughter came from the other end of the phone.

"Just call me Lan Bowen," Lan Bowen said calmly. "If it's about attending some class reunion, forget it. I have no interest in that."

Du Zhiyuan said, "It's not a class reunion. I just thought that since we old classmates haven't seen each other for so many years, I wanted to invite you over for a cup of tea and a simple get-together."

Lan Bowen asked, somewhat surprised, "You invited me? Just me?"

"Just you," Du Zhiyuan said bluntly. "What, can you give me some face?"

Following his usual practice, Lan Bowen refused outright.

However, he hesitated for a moment.

Du Zhiyuan is now the deputy director of the infrastructure office. Although his position is not high, he is in charge of infrastructure.

Although she wasn't afraid of him, if she directly refused, given Du Zhiyuan's cunning, he might cause her some trouble.

As the saying goes, "The King of Hell is fond of fighting, but his underlings are hard to deal with."

It's really not worth offending someone like that.

He thought for a moment and said, "Director Du is joking. How could I, Lan Bowen, dare not give you face?"

"Haha, great!" Du Zhiyuan said happily, "Since President Lan is so decisive, then the sooner the better. How about tonight, the Imperial Chef?"

Lan Bowen said calmly, "You decide, I will definitely be there."

"Then it's settled. I'll be waiting for President Lan at the Imperial Chef Restaurant tonight."

Du Zhiyuan said with great satisfaction and hung up the phone.

Lan Bowen slowly took the phone away from his ear, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. He let out a long sigh before turning around and returning to the chairman's office.

"Mr. Lan, I've just looked at the companies that have signed up, as well as your bidding plan. I think it's fine, so let's proceed according to your plan."

Seeing Lan Bowen enter, Pi Yangyang put down the documents in his hand and said.

Lan Bowen hummed in agreement, then hesitated slightly before saying, "Chairman, that call just now... was from Du Zhiyuan, the deputy director of the Infrastructure Office of the Urban Construction Bureau."

“Du Zhiyuan?” Pi Yangyang looked up at Lan Bowen and smiled calmly, “Is our project under his management?”

“No, that’s not it.” Lan Bowen shook his head. “He’s my high school classmate, we haven’t been in touch for many years. He just called me out of the blue and asked me to have dinner with him tonight.”

Pi Yangyang asked with some curiosity, "Your classmate? We haven't been in touch for many years, why would he suddenly ask you to have dinner?"

Lan Bowen frowned and said, "I also find it strange. We didn't get along very well in school. After I dropped out, I never had any contact with him again. Even after I founded Shanhe Infrastructure, I never contacted him..."

"Oh, so you agreed?" Pi Yangyang asked calmly.

Lan Bowen said, "I originally wanted to refuse. But considering that he works in our department, it wouldn't be appropriate to refuse directly. So I thought I'd go see him tonight and see what he wanted to see me about."

Pi Yangyang nodded. "You're right. Go check it out tonight and find out why he suddenly contacted you."

Lan Bowen agreed, "Okay, I'll head back now."

On the other end, Du Zhiyuan, who had just hung up the phone, seemed rather smug.

He waited a full five minutes before leisurely calling Du Hongyu.

"Brother, it's all arranged. We'll meet at the Imperial Chef Restaurant tonight." He said to Du Hongyu after the call connected. "I've already booked a private room for you. Please head over a little early tonight."

Du Hongyu immediately replied happily, "Okay, thank you, Director Du."

Du Zhiyuan laughed and said, "There's no need for us to be so polite."

"Hehe, if we can get this person, we'll be confident of winning the bid."

Du Hongyu said with great joy.

Du Zhiyuan said proudly, "I believe he will still give me this much face. Back in school, he was always obsequious to me. Even if he becomes the general manager of that Yan Group now, I don't think it's anything special."

"That's right, no matter what, you're now the leader of his department..."

Du Hongyu happily showered him with compliments.

Both of them burst into laughter on the phone.

After get off work, Lan Bowen drove away from the company and headed to the Imperial Chef Restaurant.

It was rush hour, and traffic was slow.

But Lan Bowen wasn't in a hurry. He slowly cruised along, thinking and guessing what Du Zhiyuan had suddenly wanted to see him about.

Although the Urban Construction Agency is the competent authority for Shanhe Infrastructure, they also have management authority over the Hsing Yi Industrial Park.

But for someone of Du Zhiyuan's level, the entire project is indeed beyond their reach.

This is a key project personally overseen by the bigwigs above; even the Director of the Urban Construction Department can only cooperate.

Does a mere deputy director of an office really think he can get his hands on something?

Lan Bowen wasn't afraid of him reaching out.

But he didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble.

If Du Zhiyuan really doesn't know what's good for him and insists on reaching out, given Pi Yangyang's personality, he will definitely cut off his claws.

Thinking about this, he slowly drove towards the Imperial Chef.

Meanwhile, Du Hongyu and Du Zhiyuan had already arrived.

The two sat in the private room, waiting for Lan Bowen to arrive.

It was already past six o'clock, and there was still no sign of Lan Bowen.

Du Hongyu grew anxious and asked, "Third brother, didn't President Lan really promise to come? Why hasn't he arrived yet?"

Du Zhiyuan said, "Of course he agreed, let's wait a little longer."

Actually, he also felt a bit annoyed.

As a deputy director, no matter what kind of dinner party he attends, others are always waiting for him. When did it become his turn to wait for a company manager?

If it weren't for the prospect of the Xingyi Industrial Park being such a lucrative opportunity, he would have lost patience long ago.

He owns shares in Hongyu Infrastructure.

If he can secure a portion of the projects in Xingyi Industrial Park, he will naturally receive a substantial share of the profits.

Seeing that it was almost seven o'clock, Du Hongyu said anxiously, "Why don't you... call again and ask if he's arrived?"

Du Zhiyuan was somewhat annoyed.

I've been waiting here for so long, but I still can't see Lan Bowen.

He grabbed his phone, about to make a call, when Fan Qingxiang rushed in and reported, "Chairman, President Lan is here."

Du Zhiyuan immediately put down his phone and looked towards the door.

Within minutes, Lan Bowen appeared at the door of the private room, led by a waiter.