The Guardian's Return by Old Pumpkin

Chaptér 396

Stephen was stunned for a moment. That was Blake?

In his memory, Blake was tall, thin, and rather handsome. Now, he looked completely different.

"I couldn't recognize you at first," Stephen said.

"I get it." Blake said, "I must've changed a lot."

Blake sat down with Stephen and laughed. "You're amazing, Stephen. You're managing all of Riveria. Riveria is the number one province in the country. You might even make it to the cabinet."

Stephen's smile turned wry. Most people did not know about Riveria's economic state, but he did.

The number one province in the country? Riveria's GDP had dropped several digits from its original 15 trillion. If he did not act fast, it might even drop to 10 digits.

"Let's change topics." Stephen felt that he could not talk about such matters. He asked Blake, How have you been? You seem to have gained some weight, so things must be going well."

However, Blake smiled wryly. "Not really. My parents' health aren't great, so I took over the family business, but we're struggling due to the weak economy. I gained weight because of constant social obligations.".

was an arranged one. We've only met less than five

face disappeared. He thought that only he was having a tough time, but Blake seemed no better off. Furthermore, from how he spoke of his marriage, it was clear that he was

way better than mine. If you can, marry someone you love and who loves you back. Don't end up in

late. He had gotten married recently, and his partner was indeed someone

when Stephen

Stephen snapped back to his senses.

Blake stood up and said, "Let

yet.

they were somewhat similar. His family was rich, but there were

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who entered this time also wore glasses, but he wore a suit, had slicked-back hair, and

him. He hurriedly walked over to Stephen and held his hand out

hand and asked,

said. "You guys used to

was struck by

parents were not well-connected. They did not even graduate from high school. Leo had gotten into school purely from his results. He studied relentlessly

and the other young masters did not like him and gave him