Chapter 52: What a Coincidence
[They entered Greentown No. 1. Security won’t let me in.]
[Damn it. If I’d known, I would have bought a house there back then.]
[I can enter, I can enter. Brothers in front, make way.]
[Good brother, take me with you.]
[Me too, me too.]
The crowd in the Tennis Club group chat was chatting heatedly. When someone suddenly asked [Are they really going to the hot spring? In this weather with temperatures in the teens…], an account with the ID “Fuck” jumped out:
[Poor people haven’t been to hot springs, of course they want to experience it regardless of the season. I asked the boss to check; the four people from the News Club are going in after 6 PM and staying overnight.]
If anyone had been a little more observant, they would have noticed that the news “News Club is going to the hot spring” was also proposed by “Fuck” in the group. When someone questioned it, he was also the one who jumped out to refute.
At twelve o’clock, the bell tower rang with a “clang,” startling white pigeons into flight.
Li’ao opened the tablet in his hand. The screen displayed the Tennis Club group chat.
As “Fuck” constantly urged everyone to book the hot spring, his brows furrowed. “Why are these people so easy to trick?”
Shadows of pigeons flashed across his lenses. Zhou Xie’s thin lips pursed slightly, curving into a smile. “Don’t underestimate Leon’s ability to fan the flames.”
Not long after successfully leaking the news that the News Club was going out for practice, a rumor suddenly spread that the News Club was going to a hot spring.
This was getting interesting.
Someone had added fuel to the fire of the news Zhou Xie released. And it just had to be a “hot spring” where one needs to strip naked and get in the pool, thoroughly amplifying the temptation of the News Club’s outing.
Li’ao traced the source and found the account with the ID “Fuck” in the tennis group chat. A check on the IP pinpointed it precisely to Leon.
“Isn’t he busy with the milit…” Pausing, Li’ao changed his phrasing. “He’s so busy lately, yet he has time to do this?”
“Not just Leon. I just called the villa; the butler said Shi Ye isn’t there.”
Li’ao understood. Refusal on the phone was just refusal; Shi Ye still acted according to Zhou Xie’s arrangement.
He was curious again. “What charm does that Special Recruit actually have?”
“Probably just a bit of curiosity towards commoners.”
Zhou Xie reached out to push open the window, his disdainful voice spreading with the wind.
The autumn sunrise came late. The four set off at 3 AM and arrived at the foot of the mountain at 4 AM.
It was the weekend, so there were quite a few people. Zhang Jincheng took on the responsibility of the President to queue for tickets. Wen Rong stood in place waiting because of his heavy clothes and backpack.
Bored, he took out his phone to check precautions for mountain climbing. Reading one item at a time, he didn’t notice several girls had surrounded him at some point.
“He’s that Special Recruit from Floriman Academy, right?”
“Definitely is. This face is exactly the same as in the photos. Deadly beautiful.”
“He’s so tall. You can’t tell from the photos at all.”
“I wonder if I can take a photo with him.”
“If you want to go, just go. The boy who could save someone from the water should be very easy to talk to.”
“But I… Hey, don’t push me.”
Wen Rong’s phone was bumped by a dark shadow. He subconsciously reached out his hand.
The girl who steadied herself using his force apologized embarrassedly, “Sorry, sorry.”
“It’s okay.” Wen Rong withdrew his hand and continued looking at his phone.
The girl didn’t walk away. Standing in place, she hesitated and asked, “Excuse me… are you Wen Rong?”
Wen Rong paused, hurriedly putting his phone in his pocket to greet her. “Hello.”
“It really is you! I’ve seen you on Blue Book. I’m your fan.”
The girl lowered her head, stealing glances at him as she spoke. In such a cold early morning, her cheeks were slightly red, appearing to be burning.
Wen Rong read the shyness on her face, thinking of “Baby” and “Wife” on Blue Book… He genuinely agreed with what Senior Leon said: the way of communication online and in reality was different.
The girl said she was his fan. How should he reply to her?
Wen Rong had no experience dealing with polite “gestures of goodwill.” He was a bit stumped, and a troubled expression inadvertently appeared on his face.
The girl panicked slightly. “Did I disturb you?”
Beside him, Lin Qizheng knew Wen Rong was thinking just by glancing at his face. He leaned in to ease the atmosphere. “Oh my, no disturbance. He’s just a bit spaced out. Does Miss want a photo?”
“Can I?” The girl asked hesitantly.
“Of course.”
After Lin Qizheng spoke, Zhang Lin glanced at the others behind the girl and suggested, “Do your friends want to join? We’re about to go up the mountain soon; we might not have time for individual photos. How about everyone takes one together?”
The girl turned back and received vigorous nods from her friends, then nodded again.
Lin Qizheng patted Wen Rong’s shoulder. “Youngest, stop thinking. Take a photo with your fan.”
Wen Rong’s mind returned. Seeing three or four girls’ faces, he felt flattered to be surrounded in the center for a photo.
After the photo, the girl took off a red string bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Wen Rong. “This is for you. I wove this bracelet myself. I wish you academic success.”
“No need, no need.”
“Take it! This is Mom… this is my blessing to you. I really wanted to study at Floriman Academy too, but unfortunately, I couldn’t pass the exam. I super envy that you can study there, so I hope you can study hard and have a great future. Besides, didn’t you just take a photo with us? Consider it a thank-you gift.”
Wen Rong wanted to refuse again, but Lin Qizheng accepted it for him. “Thanks, I thank you for your kindness on behalf of the Youngest.”
“You’re welcome. I’ll go up the mountain first. Bye-bye.”
Wen Rong’s heart warmed, and he couldn’t help bowing. “Thank you.”
As luck would have it, bending his waist caused his huge backpack to bump into someone. He hurriedly turned to apologize. “Sorry.”
“…”
The other person was wearing exactly the same windbreaker as Wen Rong, but the size fit perfectly, unlike Wen Rong who looked like a child wearing adult clothes.
He also had the hood flipped up over his head, revealing only sharp features.
Shi Ye realized the person he bumped into was Wen Rong, and his pupils suddenly constricted. “Why are you here?”
Wen Rong looked blank. “Our club came out to climb the mountain.”
“Not going to the hot spring?”
“What hot spring?”
Shi Ye’s gaze shifted from Wen Rong to Lin Qizheng and Zhang Lin.
Shi Ye’s image in the eyes of all students at Floriman Academy was akin to a mad dog—biting whoever he saw, someone not to be messed with. But after eating crayfish at Shi Ye’s villa last time, Lin Qizheng had grown bold. Not only did he not hide, but he also teased, “Little Junior, you came to climb the mountain too? I saw there’s an open tournament in a month; I thought you were busy…”
Before he could finish, a head of golden long hair popped out from behind Shi Ye. “What a coincidence, Wen Rong.”
The azure blue eyes stunned Wen Rong inexplicably.
He only just realized that Evelyn and Senior Leon were indeed cousins. Not only were their hair and eye colors the same, but even their features were equally exquisite.
For a moment just now, he thought Senior Leon and Shi Ye were hanging out together.
Evelyn: “Are you guys climbing the mountain too? Zhiyue stays cooped up in the classroom every day, so I brought her to experience nature.”
Jiang Zhiyue walked out silently from Shi Ye’s other side. “Is this what you meant by…”
Evelyn put her arm around Jiang Zhiyue’s shoulder and pressed her cheek against hers. “Baby, aren’t you happy to see Wen Rong?”
Wen Rong felt a bit strange but couldn’t pinpoint where. His shoulder was poked; Lin Qizheng whispered to him, “When did you know so many beauties? Why didn’t you introduce them to Senior?”
Wen Rong whispered back, “Senior, I can’t introduce them to you. They are a couple.”
“Heartbroken.” Lin Qizheng rubbed his forehead in disappointment. Just then, Zhang Jincheng came back. Seeing Shi Ye and two unknown beauties, then looking at Wen Rong, he asked, “Did I buy too few tickets?”
Shi Ye turned to leave. “No need. You guys go up first; we’ll buy our own tickets.”
Many people in the school were tall, making Shi Ye look like an ordinary person. But as soon as he walked into the swarming crowd of ticket buyers, he stood out like a crane among chickens, giving the feeling of a giant walking in Lilliput.
Wen Rong withdrew his gaze. Out of politeness, he spoke to Jiang Zhiyue. “What a coincidence, are you guys here to watch the sunrise too? Want to go up with us?”
Jiang Zhiyue waved her hand. “No need, you go first.”
“Okay, then be careful while climbing. Call me if you need anything; I brought a medical kit.”
After speaking, Wen Rong was preparing to go up the mountain with the seniors when his backpack was suddenly yanked backward. A cold voice entered his ears. “Give me your medical kit.”
Shi Ye had returned at some point, his expression rather unpleasant.
Wen Rong refused subconsciously. “No, Senior Leon gave this to me.”
“With your physique, carrying so many useless things, you’ll end up in the hospital halfway up the mountain.”
“I…” Wen Rong was a little angry at his words, but Shi Ye’s expression was really fierce, comparable to the day of enrollment. He didn’t dare to clash head-on, whispering, “I’m not weak to that extent.”
“How about giving it to him? Since they are going up anyway, if needed, a phone call will get them here quickly. Besides, Shi Ye carrying this bit of stuff up the mountain is no problem. Youngest, you…” Zhang Lin weighed his words. “It’s your first time climbing; your experience isn’t rich enough.”
“Right, right, right,” Lin Qizheng chimed in.
Under everyone’s persuasion, Wen Rong handed the medical kit to Shi Ye and followed the other three from the News Club up the mountain.
It was fine at first, but half an hour later, no one could speak. None of the four were the athletic type. Lin Qizheng and Wen Rong were even more miserable—one tech nerd, one bookworm—almost physically “crawling” up the mountain with hands on the ground.
The System suggested Wen Rong exchange for items, but Wen Rong declined politely. He hadn’t triggered a task for a long time; points couldn’t be used casually in places like this. Besides, he came to climb the mountain himself; he wanted to climb up on his own.
Fortunately, Wen Rong didn’t focus too much on the climbing itself. When his body was tired, his thoughts invariably drifted to Shi Ye.
He felt Shi Ye was a bit strange today.
Whether it was losing his temper or being weird, or slightly bad like wanting him to go to the Tennis Club that day, Shi Ye’s expression had never been as cold as today.
And Wen Rong discovered he wasn’t standing on Shi Ye’s side purely because of the Senior anymore.
Maybe because Shi Jing appeared in front of him for real and caused quite a lot of trouble, Wen Rong suddenly felt Shi Ye was actually a decent person.
Thinking about it carefully, his relationship with Shi Ye had always been complex. There were times he hated him, like the enrollment days. There were also harmonious times, like cooperating to get Zhao Zeyang expelled, or Shi Ye actually apologizing to him.
When Shi Ye asked him to go to the Tennis Club, Wen Rong was actually a bit angry. But looking back later, he felt Shi Ye was very generous. The position of Tennis Club President was hard-won, yet Shi Ye actually let someone like him, who had never touched a tennis racket, be the vice-president. It was evident he sincerely wanted to compensate.
“Ah, Youngest.”
His shoulder felt heavy. Lin Qizheng clung to Wen Rong’s backpack, panting heavily. “I’m dying of exhaustion.”
Wen Rong carried him to the side of the stairs, took a bag of something out of his pack, and handed it over. “Senior Leon said if tired, drink this. I specially saved four bags just now.”
“Thanks, thanks.”
Lin Qizheng felt like he’d found rain after a long drought. He tore open the package and poured it into his mouth. A sweet and sour taste spread from the tip of his tongue, instantly clearing his mind and energizing his whole body.
He looked at the packaging in surprise. “What is this? So awesome.”
Zhang Jincheng noticed the two had fallen behind and walked down from above. “What’s wrong?”
“Dying of exhaustion. Asked the Youngest for some…” Lin Qizheng suddenly started shaking. “Young-Youngest.”
Wen Rong thought he had eaten something bad and reached out fearfully to support him. “What’s wrong? Senior, are you okay?”
“This, this, this, this…” Lin Qizheng seemed to have something stuck in his throat, shaking the packaging bag while showing it to Zhang Jincheng. “Doomed, doomed, President. Military use only. I, I, I, I…”
Wen Rong: “Huh?”
Zhang Jincheng squinted to look, and Zhang Lin was also attracted over. “What is it?”
Lin Qizheng shook the bag harder. “This is a special supplement reserved for the military. Federal law mandates this stuff can only be used by the military. I broke the law!”
Zhang Lin’s eyes widened. He snatched the packaging bag, folded it, and put it in his bag. “Be careful, don’t let others see.”
He immediately asked Wen Rong, “Youngest, how do you have this stuff?”
Wen Rong blinked clearly: “Senior Leon gave it to me.”
“…”
“…”
“…”
Lin Qizheng was silent for a moment, then suddenly reached out and cupped Wen Rong’s face. “Youngest, if only I looked as beautiful as you.”
Wen Rong: “?”
Zhang Lin slapped his hand away. “You won’t look like that in your next life either. Keep climbing; it’s almost dawn.”
Lin Qizheng, unwilling to give up, wanted to grab Wen Rong again. Zhang Jincheng reached out and lifted his bag. “Stop messing around. Keep climbing.”
Just as the four regrouped and prepared to continue climbing, they suddenly heard several girls screaming from above.
The mountain was gray. Borrowing a bit of deep blue skylight, the four saw a black shadow rolling down the stairs.
The mountain path was steep. When the stairs were built, each step was short and high, leaving almost no room for buffering. The black shadow gathered speed like a ball.
In a flash, Wen Rong seemed to see the girl who had given him the bracelet just now. Before his brain could react, his body had already rushed forward.
“That’s right, my cousin is busy with the milit… his affairs over there, so he arranged for me to be a spy. The mission requirement is simple: if anyone else from Floriman Academy bothers my future sister-in-law, take action!”
Jiang Zhiyue had poor stamina and had to rest not long after climbing. During the interval when she went to the restroom, Shi Ye figured out many things and asked Evelyn if things were truly as he thought.
Evelyn answered honestly. After all, she was Leon’s cousin; rounding up, they had grown up together.
“But I prefer to spend time alone with my Baby, so I decided to hand this glorious mission over to you.”
This was also the reason Evelyn stopped the car halfway to invite Shi Ye.
“How about it? Want to help my cousin with this favor?”
The cold wind on the mountain blew, and Shi Ye’s expression turned ugly. “No. I’m leaving.”
Saying that, he really started to go down the mountain. Evelyn hurriedly shouted, “You’re still carrying the medical kit my cousin specially prepared for Wen Rong. What will Wen Rong do if you leave?”
“It’s just climbing a mountain; no one will die.”
Evelyn was thinking of a new rhetoric when Jiang Zhiyue walked out shaking her hands dry.
She immediately stopped thinking. Shi Ye could go or stay; it didn’t matter at all.
Immediately, she threw herself onto Jiang Zhiyue. “Baby, so tired. I can’t catch my breath.”
Jiang Zhiyue pushed her away coldly. “Stop messing around. Wen Rong just sent a message saying he’s injured and needs the medical kit.”
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