Chapter 255: Chapter 146: I’m Inexplicably Wearing a Fake Watch?

After more than six hours and two breaks along the way, the group of five finally reached the summit a little after three in the afternoon.

At the very top was a viewing platform with a stunningly beautiful view, making all the other mountains seem small by comparison.

The surrounding mountain ranges and the Yangtze River were all spread out below them.

Gao Wenwen was the most excited. It was her first time climbing Taoyuan Mountain, and she couldn’t believe she’d actually made it to the top.

Zheng Yi said, "If you have a wish, you can shout it out to the mountains. They say it’s really effective."

"I’ll go first then."

Gao Wenwen leaned over the guardrail and eagerly shouted, "I want to find a super, super handsome boyfriend!"

"Didn’t you say you don’t want to be in a relationship right now?"

Lin Xi teased from the side, "What? Sudden change of heart?"

"Yep, had a change of heart."

Gao Wenwen said, "I didn’t want to date before because all the guys who pursued me were too ugly. I’m all about looks. I don’t care about money, the most important thing is that he has to be handsome."

"With criteria like that, isn’t our Xu Yun a perfect fit?"

Zhu Jingheng said, "Why don’t you and Xu Yun just get together? Keep the good stuff in the family."

This was a subtle jab, implying that Xu Yun was handsome but poor.

"Sure, I have no problem with that."

Gao Wenwen looked at Xu Yun and asked, half-jokingly, "The key is whether Xu Yun is willing."

It sounded like a joke, but she was actually being sincere.

She had liked Xu Yun ever since high school, simply because he was handsome and a decent person.

But because he’d always had a secret crush on her best friend, she had never confessed her feelings.

Seeing him again today, Xu Yun was as handsome as ever—he’d even gained a certain charm.

Although he seemed a little down on his luck at the moment—unemployed and with a humble family background—she didn’t care.

She had her own car and house, so as long as he wasn’t a lazy freeloader, it was fine by her.

"I’m willing, but I don’t meet your criteria."

Xu Yun replied with a smile, "I am very handsome, but I’m not the least bit poor right now."

Hearing this, everyone just chuckled.

They obviously didn’t believe him and thought he was joking.

Gao Wenwen, however, smiled and asked, "Oh, really? Then tell us, how much money do you have?"

"Not much. Just about a hundred million for now," Xu Yun said with a perfectly straight face.

"Hahaha..."

Zhu Jingheng couldn’t help but laugh. "Xu Yun, I never realized you had such a sense of humor."

"Yeah, you laid that on a little thick."

Zheng Yi laughed too. "Next time, remember to say a smaller number, like a million."

"None of you believe me?"

"Nope."

Xu Yun sighed to himself. ’What’s wrong with society these days? No one believes you when you tell the truth.’

’Do I have to lie and say I only have 100,000 in savings for them to believe me?’

"They don’t believe you, but I do."

Gao Wenwen suddenly spoke up. "Xu Yun, I believe that you have a hundred million!"

"Uh, why do you believe me?"

"Because when a guy is handsome, everything he says is right."

Xu Yun: "..."

"I’m done shouting. Now it’s your turn."

Gao Wenwen turned to Lin Xi. "Lin Xi, your turn to shout."

"Okay."

Lin Xi walked to the guardrail, cupped her hands around her mouth, and shouted, "May I win the heart of one, to never be parted, even when our hair turns white!"

"I hope I can find a girl just like Lin Xi to be my wife!" Zhu Jingheng immediately shouted from the side.

"Eww, Class Monitor, that’s so cheesy." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Gao Wenwen teased, "Why don’t you just confess to Lin Xi right here and now? Who knows, our Miss Lin might get swept up in the moment and say yes."

"Really?"

Her words made Zhu Jingheng’s heart skip a beat.

Just as he was hesitating over whether to do it, Lin Xi said, flustered and annoyed, "Gao Wenwen, we’re here to climb a mountain today, not to stir up trouble!"

Hearing that, Zhu Jingheng had no choice but to give up and wait for another chance.

Zheng Yi also walked up to the guardrail.

"I hope that in five years, I’ll become Director Zheng!"

Gao Wenwen looked back at Xu Yun and said, "Xu Yun, you’re the only one left. Come on, what’s your wish?"

"Mine is pretty mundane."

Everyone thought he was going to wish to get rich, but instead, Xu Yun took a deep breath and shouted, "I hope my mom stays healthy and safe, and lives to be a hundred years old!"

"..." Everyone was silent.

Everyone else had subconsciously made a wish for themselves; only Xu Yun had wished for a family member.

Gao Wenwen gazed at Xu Yun, the affection in her eyes growing even more apparent.

’He’s handsome and devoted to his family.’

"What time is it now?"

Lin Xi asked, "Shouldn’t we start heading back? If we wait too long, we won’t make it down in time."

"Four-fifteen." Zhu Jingheng held out his wrist, deliberately flashing his expensive watch for Lin Xi to see.

It was a deliberate display of his wealth.

And Lin Xi did indeed notice.

She smiled and said, "Did you get a new watch? I feel like this one looks a little nicer than your previous one."

"Oh, I happened to see this Patek Philippe on my last business trip. I thought it looked pretty good, so I bought it."

Zhu Jingheng said with feigned nonchalance, "It’s a bit more expensive than my old Rolex. Only around a million."

Sure enough, Lin Xi looked visibly impressed after hearing the watch’s price.

Seeing her reaction, Zhu Jingheng felt very pleased with himself.

"You damn capitalists should all be strung up on lampposts."

Zheng Yi couldn’t help but say with a laugh, "The watch you casually bought costs as much as my entire house. Careful, or I’ll start hating the rich."

Hearing this, Xu Yun suddenly remembered the three-million-yuan watch on his own wrist and discreetly pulled his sleeve down over it.

’I’m a capitalist now, but not a damn one. I’m very conscientious. I even pay my receptionist thirty thousand a month!’

But then, to everyone’s surprise, Gao Wenwen dropped a bombshell. "Class Monitor, is your watch really that expensive? Because I thought I just saw Xu Yun wearing one that looked pretty similar."

"..." Xu Yun was speechless.

’Teacher Gao, you’re really something else!’

’Do you have a grudge against the Class Monitor or something? Why do you keep using me to one-up him?!’