Divorce Revenge System: Knowing the Future in Advance-Chapter 363 - 321: Sweaty Palms, Quite Slippery

The atmosphere just got awkward like that.

Sun Zhicheng saw on the path up the mountain, Chen Yunyun was tightly hugging Jiang Nian, with Wang Yuhe hanging on behind.

His mind suddenly went blank, and his whole body felt numb.

A sour feeling shot from his chest straight to his brain, stuck in his throat. His heart twisted like it was being cut with a knife, but then there was a sense of relief.

Because he was also climbing with a girl, he had no right to say anything more.

It’s just that the joy from climbing accumulated just now, suddenly diminished a lot after this glance, becoming unimportant.

Jiang Nian looked at the four people showing up ahead one by one, the two guys were familiar classmates, so he didn’t find it too awkward.

If not for his hands being tightly held by the two girls, he would probably have managed a greeting.

Actually... it’s not that he couldn’t break free, but it wasn’t necessary. To be fair, the girls’ clothes were quite nice.

The touch was soft, of course, he was talking about the clothes.

The scent of the girls’ body temperature surrounded him, one on each side. The feeling was quite peculiar as it crept into his nostrils.

Of course, he was still talking about the clothes.

In all, Jiang Nian didn’t want to move, and there was no need to move.

Among the four, Lin Dong was also stunned.

"Chen Yunyun? Wang Yuhe, why are you here?"

Seeing familiar faces, the two girls also realized that the noise earlier wasn’t something spooky. Seeing classmates from their own group, they came to their senses.

"Ah..." Chen Yunyun let go of Jiang Nian, awkwardly tucking her hair behind her ear, "Group leader, you guys are also... climbing?"

As Wang Yuhe let go of Jiang Nian, she took the chance to punch him.

"It’s all your fault with those ghost stories!!"

"Oh, then you admit you’re scared?" Jiang Nian smiled, "I thought you were really brave, turns out to be..."

"Don’t say it!" Wang Yuhe punched him again.

"I’ll say it, I’ll say it."

Chen Yunyun felt a bit headache, these two never considered the situation when messing around. But this ruckus eased a lot of the awkwardness.

A minute ago her face was red, but now she had returned to normal.

Luckily it was people from their group they ran into, otherwise, if they ran into classmates. Gossip would spread everywhere.

Lin Dong was only slightly awkward, after all, he didn’t hide much within the group.

What’s strange about a single guy going on weekend dates?

But Ah Cheng had it rough.

"Yeah... climbing with friends, quite a coincidence." He coughed and then asked, "Wanna join us?"

Chen Yunyun refused, wouldn’t that just be maxing out the awkwardness?

Hearing this, Lin Dong breathed a sigh of relief.

His invitation just now was merely a diplomatic gesture, just to be polite. With Jiang Nian there, how could he flirt with girls?

Ah Cheng was such a blockhead, he knew that too well.

Everyone has some admiration for the strong, the most daunting thing for people is comparison. In short, he couldn’t let Jiang Nian catch the fish he’d painstakingly set the trap for.

"Alright then, we’ll take this path up the mountain." Lin Dong said loudly, even pointing in a direction.

He thought Jiang Nian would understand his hint.

If not, he’d send him a message later.

"Bro, this fishing spot is mine."

.....

Jiang Nian put away his phone, with no intention of snatching Lin Dong’s fishing spot. After a moment’s contemplation, he pointed to another path up the mountain.

"Let’s take this path, go straight up the mountain."

Chen Yunyun glanced at the untrampled path up the mountain, the barren trail due to the arrival of winter, and reminded them.

"Be careful on the way up, don’t fall."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuhe puffed out her chest.

"I definitely won’t fall."

Jiang Nian didn’t comment, this path up the mountain was no different. Still, Wang Yuhe led the way, and he started at the back of the group.

As the mountain path grew more and more steep, the two girls were having a hard time.

After walking a while, Chen Yunyun was breathing heavily.

Wang Yuhe wasn’t in much better shape, stubborn like a primary schooler, she forced herself to keep climbing, then paused to rest and wait for the others.

When they reached halfway, Wang Yuhe finally couldn’t help asking.

"How much farther to the top?"

Though Qingmu Ridge had entered winter, it remained deep and mysterious. Unlike summer when you couldn’t see the sun, it was overcast now.

The path was filled with gullies and exposed sandstones, soaked fallen leaves, and fermented brown pine needles.

A sudden bird cry pierced the surrounding silence.

"We’ve probably done about a third of the way, still have..." Jiang Nian replied, "It might take another half an hour to climb."

Wang Yuhe collapsed, no longer trying to run ahead.

Thus, the three of them were back at the same starting line.

Facing steep sections, they had to run an ’s’ route from a pine tree foothold, tightly grasping another small pine tree.

It was a bit like the crazy incline that required teamwork to sprint through on the show "Mad Ji" on Golden Eagle Cartoon.

Climbing a mountain, there are dozens of ways to climb the same one.

There are winding roads with smaller angles where cars can even go up. There are also paths where difficulty can vary.

Right now, the path Jiang Nian and the two others were on was medium difficulty. Apart from more steep slopes, most were walkable paths.

It’s just that the steep slope ahead was a bit long, Chen Yunyun and Wang Yuhe were pulling each other half way up, but eventually, they got exhausted.

Primarily, it was because Chen Yunyun lacked strength and was losing energy fast.

In the end, Jiang Nian had to take the lead, pulling Chen Yunyun up at every uphill spot. As for Wang Yuhe, she could still hold on.

"I’m coming now." Chen Yunyun said.

"Mm." Jiang Nian extended his hand.

Chen Yunyun made a diagonal sprint, catching Jiang Nian’s hand just before she fell. Then with a strong pull, he hauled her up.

When she came up, Jiang Nian helped her along.

He placed his hand on her arm, and due to inertia, the two were almost sticking together. They bumped lightly before she moved away a bit.

Even though it was winter, her palms... had already started sweating.

Compared to the first time, it was a bit slippery.

She pulled out a sheet from a small pack of tissues she carried, and wiped her palms again and again. Only after ensuring dryness did she breathe a sigh of relief.

Chen Yunyun secretly thought, he might not like getting sweaty either.

After repeatedly helping each other out, the three of them finally passed the slope head-on. Their route was simple, going straight to the mountain top.

They climbed from the side of the mountain, which made it particularly tough. But that’s the meaning of climbing, different from an outing.

When they found out there was only one back slope left to reach the top.

Chen Yunyun stopped, looking up at Jiang Nian ahead. His back was upright, appearing effortlessly at ease.

"Aren’t you tired?"

Jiang Nian thought for a moment, then replied.

"I like playing basketball."

Chen Yunyun was obviously okay with this explanation. She just feared he’d blurt out, "I often climb mountains with my ex-girlfriend."

Though she felt Jiang Nian was probably Chu Nan, dating matters weren’t easy to discern if one party wanted to keep it secret.

Like online dating, once you delete the account, there’s not a trace left.

After dawdling for some time, the three finally reached the top. To be precise, it’s a small platform on the mountain, with a simple small shop.

"It’s actually a log cabin?" Wang Yuhe’s eyes were round.

"No big deal, transporting concrete bricks up here is troublesome." Jiang Nian explained, "But mainly for saving money, they don’t stay here at night."

"Oh, I see." Wang Yuhe ran over to check out the small shop, then ran back excitedly, panting.

"I saw people getting hot water, found out a small cup of hot water costs two yuan."

Jiang Nian already knew, but it did remind him, so he turned to Chen Yunyun.

"Are your hands cold?"

Chen Yunyun’s fingers were actually a bit numb, and she hesitated for a moment after hearing this.

"I..."

After two minutes, inside the small pavilion.

Both women had a cup of hot water, held in disposable plastic cups. While warming their hands on the cup walls, they sipped regularly to ward off the cold.

"Thanks." Chen Yunyun felt a slight warmth in her heart.

Recently, she found the deeper her relationship with Jiang Nian, the more unsure she felt. Liking someone should be a joyous thing.

Especially when that person you like is really great.

He’s a new sunrise never seen before, appearing perfectly fitting.

Because of that person, every day felt exceptionally fulfilling. There’s more motivation to study, not wanting to sleep until very late each night.

Even when she finally fell asleep, the first thing upon waking was reaching for her phone.

Even when pressed for time, she’d steal a moment to pick up her phone. Checking for new messages, feeling either delight or disappointment.

Counting the days, fearing to get either too close or too far.

Yet sometimes, without reason, she’d feel melancholic, seeing a vague glimpse of her future sorrow in the monotony of daily life.

Chen Yunyun calmly sipped some hot water, suppressing all her thoughts as she lowered her eyes, then she looked up and smiled at him.

"Let’s go see the top."

"Okay." Jiang Nian nodded.

The mountaintop was above the small pavilion, no need to climb. There were stairs directly leading up, winding up for two segments then reaching the top.

Wang Yuhe was eagerly up ahead and suddenly ran into Lin Dong’s group of four.

Lin Dong was eagerly chatting with the two girls beside him, while Sun Zhicheng trailed behind looking downcast.

"Leader!" she waved excitedly.

To be fair, though Lin Dong liked to play, as group leader and class representative, he was reliable usually and treated the members well.

Seeing Wang Yuhe, Lin Dong greeted her but quickly turned back around, continuing his chat with the two girls, deliberately ignoring her.

Wang Yuhe frowned, suspecting the leader was bluffing again.

She waited there for a while, until Chen Yunyun and Jiang Nian arrived together. Then she pulled Chen Yunyun aside for a little chat, behind Lin Dong’s back.

In response, Lin Dong didn’t care.

He purposefully distanced himself from Jiang Nian, to keep the fish in his pond from jumping into someone else’s pot.

Jiang Nian was equally tactful, staying away from Lin Dong’s side. He stood next to Chen Yunyun and the two girls, overlooking the whole of Zhen Nan.

"The school should be over there, right?" Wang Yuhe pointed in a direction.

"Doesn’t seem like it, probably the other side." Chen Yunyun was also interested, starting to identify familiar areas with Wang Yuhe.

Jiang Nian thought for a moment, then pointed in a direction.

"My house is there."

Chen Yunyun turned to look at Jiang Nian, couldn’t help but smile.

"Mm."

Sun Zhicheng stood not far away, listening to Lin Dong and the others chat, occasionally turning to look in Chen Yunyun’s direction.

Ignoring Wang Yuhe, who wasn’t important.

Seeing Jiang Nian and Chen Yunyun sticking together for a photo, he felt more and more stifled inside.

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