Divorce Revenge System: Knowing the Future in Advance-Chapter 296 - 260: I Stand in the Light, While the Enemy Stalks in the Dark

Chapter 296: Chapter 260: I Stand in the Light, While the Enemy Stalks in the Dark

Pity?

Li Qingrong didn’t understand what was to be pitied, but after pondering for a moment, she looked up and said seriously.

"Just three months short."

Jiang Nian thought that three months wouldn’t work either, as driver’s license regulations were strict now. The rule required one to be of legal age to register and take the test; even a day late wouldn’t do.

Back in the day, getting a driver’s license?

Screw the test, I could just pay and get one.

As far as Jiang Nian knew, a relative from the Jiang Family bought his license. The guy was burly and couldn’t pass the test no matter what, being illiterate and all. So he had to pay.

It cost four thousand five hundred in total, got it straight away.

As for driving... before he even got the license, the old guy had been driving on the road for years. Ask him, he’d say life was tough, but he’s got the skills.

He’d hit the road at night, whether or not he’d get caught depended on luck and the support of various intelligence networks.

When the checks on licenses got tougher, a friend cautioned him that if he didn’t buy one soon it’d be too late. So, biting the bullet, he spent the money and got himself a license through the right channels.

He vaguely remembered, a few years back at a New Year’s dinner, that elder with a neck flushed red from drinking, bragging and smoking with Old Jiang and other middle-aged elders.

When the topic turned to driving schools, somehow a dispute broke out.

That old guy was genuine, slamming his license down on the table with a bold air of ’talk is cheap,’ and looked around.

"2007, Huang’an Driving School, registered offline, didn’t even have a network, forty-five hundred yuan!"

The surrounding relatives gasped in shock, crowding to take a look.

"Bro, you really bought it?"

"Yeah, that’s right."

An even older geezer came over, took a glance, and started boasting even more boldly.

"Back in the nineties, when I was in Guangdong learning to drive big vehicles, I knew a guy who bought a license for eight grand. There was no network back then either, and IDs were still 15 digits."

"Uncle, can it still be done now?"

"What a joke, every place has people who make a living off this. But everything’s online now, if you can take the test, just do it slowly, maybe sign up for a guaranteed pass class?"

"Wouldn’t it be a headache if you can’t pass?"

"Nah, it’d be the coach’s headache."

Just like a line of cows, each boasting bigger than the last.

The old geezers loved to brag when drunk, and the content wasn’t very reliable. But at least thirty percent was true, meaning it really wasn’t as strictly managed as before.

Forget dreaming about it now, it’s better to spend three or four thousand yourself and rush through the exams in a month.

Jiang Nian snapped back to reality, shook his head and said.

"Class monitor, you really have to be of legal age for this."

Li Qingrong frowned slightly and asked.

"Why?"

"Huh? It’s the law," Jiang Nian wasn’t sure how to explain, his mind was preoccupied with the license, "I should be able to, but you can’t, class monitor."

Wait, he seemed to have forgotten to mention something.

Li Qingrong responded with a soft "Hmm," her tone calm.

"Can’t you wait three months?"

"It’s not that I can’t, I’m still thinking about it," Jiang Nian looked up, hesitating for a few seconds, "Class monitor, are you planning to get a driver’s license too?"

Li Qingrong was stunned for a few seconds, then looked away from Jiang Nian and picked up her pen.

"Hmm."

Jiang Nian was amused, feeling like he finally found a common topic, and enthusiastically said.

"I might register first and take the first subject or something."

The bustling classroom was mostly empty, since it was the second period’s ten-minute evening break, followed by the third and fourth period study sessions.

Throughout the process, Jiang Nian was almost talking to himself.

Li Qingrong just listened quietly, appearing to be doing her problems. Her pen moved slowly, but if you looked closely, there was barely any progress, almost stagnating.

"Did you sign up?"

At those words, Jiang Nian’s voice stopped abruptly.

"No."

So after all that talking, he was all talk and no action.

"Ahem, my current difficulty is registering without my parents knowing," Jiang Nian said awkwardly, "Taking the first test doesn’t really interfere, you can just go and take it."

"Hmm." Li Qingrong nodded, not saying much.

Just then, the bell rang, ending their conversation.

When Li Hua and the others came back into the classroom, Jiang Nian perked up again. After letting Zhang Ningzhi take her seat, he chatted with them about other topics.

Zhang Ningzhi was in a good mood; she had just ordered a cushion.

But considering whether two packages would be too light and not a good enough excuse, she decided that ordering six at once was the way to go.

After all, they were friends who hung out together, she could even give one to Fangfang.

Perfect.

She couldn’t carry all six packages alone, so she’d need a little "help" from a certain little rascal. Of course, it wasn’t like there was no reward at all.

He would get a brand new free cushion and her praise.

Thinking of this filled her with energy.

Returning to her seat, she suddenly realized the downside of a deskmate. It was all too familiar; someone often simply ignored her.

He preferred chatting with the guys rather than her.

But not even a second passed before she dismissed the thought, realizing it was a bit selfish. Didn’t others have their own interests?

Feeling guilty, she moodily pulled out her book.

But accidentally, it fell to the desk with a slap.

Jiang Nian jumped, wondering why Zhizhi was upset again since he hadn’t provoked her.

"What’s wrong with you?"

"Huh? Nothing." Zhang Ningzhi blinked, started handling things gently, and said miserably, "I want to go home and sleep, but unfortunately, there are still two evening self-study periods."

Under the pale light, the noisy classroom was bright.

"That’s true, but I’m okay with it," Jiang Nian thought for a moment and told her to wait, then got up from his seat.

Zhang Ningzhi turned her head in confusion, her eyes following Jiang Nian’s back.

Watching him approach Cai Xiao, the discipline committee member, she guessed he was making up some excuse.

"Discipline committee, I need to use the bathroom." Jiang Nian didn’t bother hiding it.

He already thought of how to respond if Cai Xiaoqing asked why he didn’t go during the break, with a simple, "I didn’t feel like it then."

However, Cai Xiaoqing just glanced at him.

"Okay."

Jiang Nian had been ready to explain further, but Cai Xiang’s simple reply cut him off.

"Thanks, Cai Xiang."

Yu Tongjie, who was nearby, was not pleased and quipped.

"I need to use the bathroom too."

Cai Xiaoqing ignored him and continued doing homework.

The underlying message was that if he wanted to go urgently, he could just go. But if the teacher caught him or asked, it was because he didn’t inform her.

Watching Jiang Nian leave the classroom, the snubbed Yu Tongjie grew more upset.

"Why can he go and I can’t?"

Cai Xiaoqing stopped her pen and coldly looked at Yu Tongjie.

"When did I ever say you couldn’t go?"

"Then why don’t you just agree?" Yu Tongjie was getting frustrated too.

These past few days had been rough on him, constantly on edge and simmering with anger.

Who the hell leaked his real identity from the cheat group, with a metaphorical sword hanging over his head, constantly swinging without ever cutting down?

Damn it, always hovering to find the right angle.

Everyone dies eventually, Yu Tongjie wasn’t afraid to blow up with that idiot. After all, one had to be in the same group to sort out the info, so why act tough?

If needed, they’ll sink together, see who has a stronger backup.

But he couldn’t handle the sword constantly hovering there, occasionally reminded of it. He couldn’t let it go, and... the other party wasn’t responding.

Damn, it was like falling into a Dark Forest.

I’m exposed, the enemy is hidden, voyeuristically watching me.

The situation had developed to the point where I was the prey, just waiting for their move, be it a prank or a real strike.

In any case, life like this was unbearable.

Precisely because of this, Yu Tongjie had been a bit unstable these days, almost like a powder keg ready to explode at a spark.

On hearing his words, Cai Xiaoqing was a bit unhappy, frowning she said.

"Make your own decision, if you want to go then go, take responsibility yourself."

"So basically, you’re saying no?" Yu Tongjie, having endured enough even before joining this class, nearly forgot himself.

He was no meek little sheep but rather...

"Are you going to the bathroom or what?" Cai Xiaoqing was getting impatient, "Does agreeing make a difference? I said if you want to go, just go."

"But Jiang Nian went, why did you agree?" Yu Tongjie was also heated.

"What did I agree to?" Cai Xiaoqing said.

"You said ’okay,’ isn’t that agreeing?" His voice was also raised, "I said I wanted to go, and you completely ignored me. Isn’t this biased enough?"

Classmates turned around, watching the two argue.

"Why are they arguing?"

"No idea, seems like someone is stirring the pot."

Li Hua couldn’t stand it anymore, he wasn’t intimidated by Yu Tongjie, that idiot.

"Why don’t you just go if you need to, what are you arguing for?"

"What’s it to you?" Yu Tongjie turned and angrily shouted at Li Hua, they’d had interactions before, not completely strangers, "Mind your own business!"

"Idiot, you talking shit about my mom?" Li Hua was ready to get up and solve this physically.

Ma Guojun held him back, pulling him back he said.

"Dog biting people, just leave it."

Fortunately, it was just a verbal dispute, and after a dozen seconds, Yu Tongjie calmed down, realizing he couldn’t back down, he went ahead and apologized to Cai Xiaoqing.

"Sorry, I was a little..."

Cai Xiaoqing naturally wouldn’t hold it against classmates, otherwise, she couldn’t manage as the discipline committee.

"It’s okay."

Not long after, Jiang Nian returned, sensing the atmosphere was a bit off.

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