Chapter 89 - Chapter 89: Racing to Climb the Mountain
Chapter 89: Racing to Climb the Mountain
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The students were divided into eight buses to go to the destination. To take care of the students’ emotions, the school authorities did not force the students of a class to sit together in one bus. However, once they arrived at the destination, the teachers from each class would still check the number of students present.
Lu Yan accompanied Mei Shu back to her bus and whispered, “I’ll come find you later. I brought a lot of snacks.”
“Okay,” Mei Shu replied with a smile.
Their conversation happened to fall into the ears of nearby people, and many of them looked at Mei Shu with envy.
“They have such a good relationship!”
“Wow, 1 wish 1 could sit with Lu Yan and maybe take the chance to ask him a few more questions!”
From a distance, Zhou Li saw the two of them whispering affectionately and walked over with a smile, “Lu Yan, you two have a great relationship. By the way, I just invited many classmates to join the weekend banquet. We can have fun together.”
Lu Yan nodded slightly, “It’s your family’s welcome banquet, so you can arrange it yourself. I’ll go now.”
“Uh…” Zhou Li seemed to want to say something more, but Lu Yan had already walked away with long strides.
She could only awkwardly smile at Mei Shu, “My mother also sent an invitation to the Mei family. You’re welcome to visit our home.”
“Okay,” Mei Shu responded casually.
Zhou Li turned back to her circle of friends, contentedly chatting and laughing with them.
Wen Miao quietly walked to Mei Shu’s side and kindly reminded her, “She was boasting about her relationship with Lu Yan the whole time in the bus. You have to be careful of her.”
“What should I be careful of?” Mei Shu chuckled.
Wen Miao looked at her strangely, “Of course, be careful of her trying to steal Lu Yan away from you!”
“He’s just an old friend of mine.” Mei Shu smiled.
Wen Miao clearly didn’t believe her.
Lu Yan had always treated girls coldly and indifferently, but only when facing Mei Shu, he subconsciously revealed a smile.
They were all teenagers. How could they not understand such a simple matter!
Wen Miao sincerely worried that Mei Shu’s cluelessness would cause her to lose Lu Yan, so she advised, “You still should be careful of Zhou Li. She definitely has ulterior motives!”
“1 know.” Mei Shu didn’t forget about the previous incident.
Hearing her response, Wen Miao reluctantly felt relieved.
After the roll call, ensuring that all students in the class were present, the teachers led the group towards the mountainside picnic area. Their goal was to reach the open space at the mountaintop for a picnic and come back down before evening.
When they reached the middle of the mountain, many students had already scattered to find partners. At this time, Lu Yan also came over and walked alongside Mei Shu.
“Feeling tired? Do you want to rest and have some water?”
Lu Yan was concerned that the climb might be too much for Mei Shu since many students who didn’t exercise regularly would find it challenging.
However, what he didn’t know was that Mei Shu now almost had the strength of an ox. Climbing a mountain was nothing for her. Even if she had to walk more, she could easily handle it.
“I’m fine. Can your slender physique handle it?” Mei Shu playfully asked, glancing at him.
Lu Yan immediately raised his face in dissatisfaction, “Where am I slender? I dress slim, but there’s flesh underneath when 1 take my clothes off. You saw it when we were kids.”
“I only saw you as a chubby ball when you were a kid.” Mei Shu teased him with a smile.
Lu Yan’s face reddened, and he looked away, “I’m different from when I was a kid. Don’t keep looking at me with the same old eyes.”
Mei Shu nodded, “How about we have a race to see who can reach the top faster?”
Lu Yan immediately became interested, “Sure, and the loser will have to sing a song as a punishment.”
“Deal.” They quickly agreed and began counting down together before setting off.
The teachers and students around them were taken aback by their enthusiasm and made way for them.
The principal, who had been leading the group at the front, was suddenly overtaken and was ignited with competitiveness, “It seems that we old folks can’t just take it easy. We have to be as competitive as the young ones!”
The headteacher eagerly agreed, “Yes, yes! Principal, how about we have a race too?”
“Alright.” The principal’s face showed a vigorous smile, and several middle-aged men in their thirties and forties stood in a row, stretching their muscles and starting to compete in a mountain-climbing race.
When Zhou Li sharply spotted the two of them pass by, she immediately followed along. Her classmates who were with her were surprised by her sudden acceleration.
At first, they could easily keep up, but as they went higher, they found it difficult to continue. Gasping for breath, they clung to the railings on the mountain path and refused to take another step.
“We can’t go on anymore, Lili. You go ahead.”
Seeing the two of them walking further and further away, Zhou Li could only nod in agreement and said, “Okay, I’ll wait for you at the mountaintop later.”
With her habit of regular exercise, climbing the mountain was not difficult for Zhou Li. If it weren’t for the people behind her dragging her down, she wouldn’t have been left behind by Mei Shu and Lu Yan..