Chapter 57: He's Actually Not Her First?

"Oh, right, almost forgot." Zhao Hejing then said to them, "Let's meet up another time."

After they left, Zhou Wanbai looked unhappy: "Meet up what meet up, did you take a liking to her too?"

Zhao Hejing let out a scoff: "Don't be ridiculous."

On the other side, Shi Haoran guessed: "They are going mountain climbing too, could it be the same group?"

Jiang Nan's mouth twitched.

Zhou Wanbai's uncle is said to be one of the people 'above'.

It's highly likely.

Shi Haoran sighed: "Although Zhou Xiaojie didn't show up halfway, an arrogant eldest Miss came ahead of time."

Compared to Zhou Xiaojie, Jiang Nan was more afraid of the latter.

"It's just climbing a mountain!" Jiang Nan took a bite of a beef skewer to summon some courage for herself.

Shi Haoran added: "We also have to stay overnight. The mountain is full of cliffs and steep walls. Aren't you afraid that she'll push you down in the dark of the night?"

Jiang Nan's heart skipped a violent beat.

She stopped walking abruptly.

Wild forests, streams, high mountains...

A few images flashed before her eyes.

In her ears, the howling of wild beasts sounded, a chill went down her back, and the sensation on her arms inexplicably became sticky...

She pushed Shi Haoran away.

The latter was caught off guard and accidentally bumped into a couple.

They were stunned at first, and the man, thinking he was being provoked intentionally, was about to raise his fists. Jiang Nan's eyes flickered, and she hurried forward to apologize: "I'm so sorry."

"What the hell, are you blind?"

"I'm really sorry, my boyfriend and I were arguing, sorry for the trouble."

Hearing that they were arguing, the man's expression immediately turned from dark to bright, "It's fine, arguing makes you happier, just don't give your boyfriend too hard a time."

Jiang Nan apologized again and quickly pulled Shi Haoran away.

They casually entered a shop and sat down.

Jiang Nan was looking at the menu as if nothing had happened, while Shi Haoran looked worried: "What was wrong with you just now?"

Jiang Nan looked confused: "What was wrong?"

Wasn't it just bumping into a couple because she didn't look where she was going?

What's the big deal.

Shi Haoran spread his hands: "Miss, you just pushed me away, and with such force. I thought I really made you angry."

"Did I?" Jiang Nan didn't even know what he was talking about and found it a bit funny, "Why would I push you away for no reason?"

Shi Haoran: "..."

"Fine, it's good that you're okay. But, you just said I'm your boyfriend?" He scratched his head sheepishly.

Jiang Nan retorted: "If I didn't say that, would they calm down? That man from the Northeast clearly looked like someone who loves his wife. It's lucky we didn't bump into his wife, otherwise we would definitely have been beaten up."

Shi Haoran was inexplicably happy: "How did you tell he was someone who loves his wife? Did he have any features on his face?"

"Uh, this." Jiang Nan took a pencil and checked the menu, saying nonchalantly, "For most people, I can tell what they are thinking in my heart with just a glance."

She is studying psychology after all.

It can't be that she's as Zhao Yuxiao said, that she can't graduate with that level of IQ.

She graduated solidly.

Shi Haoran raised an eyebrow: "What am I thinking?"

Hearing this, Jiang Nan lifted her eyes and swept across his slightly raised eyebrows. He had double eyelids, but they were hidden. When looking at people from below, he revealed white in three sides of his eyes (Sanbai eye), with his pupils looking upwards.

A person's physiognomy reflects their inner heart to a certain extent; this is what is called "outward appearance comes from the heart."

Shi Haoran lifted his chin and tucked his eyelids, and the white in his eyes instantly disappeared, returning to that obedient and innocent look.

Jiang Nan pursed her lips: "You're thinking of me."

Shi Haoran's cheeks instantly heated up: "You saw through me... You studied criminal psychology, so does that mean you can distinguish good people from bad people at a glance?"

"Not necessarily." Jiang Nan handed the menu to the waiter, "If I could, wouldn't I have seen through them long ago?"

They wouldn't still be spinning in circles now.

In the end, her life experience is still far from enough. Even if her theoretical knowledge is good, she has no way to deal with these unpredictable humans entirely.

The human heart is the most complex thing.

Shi Haoran, of course, knew what she was talking about, "You can't rush it. Since even someone as capable as those 'above' hasn't been able to investigate it clearly, let alone the two of us small fry."

That's right, they haven't investigated it clearly yet.

Right, why haven't they investigated it clearly yet?

Where did that money go?

All Jiang Nan could think of was that it was where Gong Zhengnan was hiding.

If that were the case, it would confirm her mother's crime.

Zhao Yuxiao also said that her parents are villains.

However, Jiang Nan refuses to believe it.

Until the day the truth is revealed, she will still stand by her parents' side.

Even if the whole world has forgotten about this.

...

In the dead of night, Jiang Nan tossed and turned in bed. Thinking that she had to get up in two hours, she couldn't sleep even more.

Hoo~

She turned on the bedside lamp, poured herself a glass of ice water, and grabbed her phone.

At two in the morning, there were no missed calls.

Clearly, before she went to bed, she had unblocked Zhao Yuxiao.

Did he go to coax other girlfriends?

Or is there already one lying beside him?

It must be.

Jiang Nan took a big gulp of ice water, calming down significantly. She was about to swipe away from his contact page, but ended up calling his number instead.

Just as she was putting down the water glass, she accidentally hit the call button, and he picked up.

"Still awake?"

Jiang Nan frowned and hung up.

Immediately after, Zhao Yuxiao called again.

Jiang Nan had to pick up and explained to him: "I accidentally pressed it."

There was a rustling sound on the other end, like the sound of wind blowing through the treetops.

After a while, Zhao Yuxiao finally spoke: "The signal is bad here, so I didn't call you."

She could hear the activity on his end clearly.

Jiang Nan muttered to herself, if it's inconvenient, it's inconvenient, why make up an excuse about the signal.

"Oh, if there's nothing else, I'm going back to sleep."

"Huanhuan." He called her gently, "Did you have a nightmare?"

Her sleep has always been poor, but whenever he is by her side, she sleeps unexpectedly well.

Almost every time she fell asleep in his arms, it was very peaceful.

Jiang Nan pursed her lips, "I'm used to it, it's no big deal."

"I can chat with you for a while."

Jiang Nan bit her lip and nodded: "Then let's chat for a while, just for a little while, okay."

Zhao Yuxiao chuckled softly, "Let me tell you the story from last time, my friend fell in love with a girl, remember?"

"Yeah, I remember." This friend is himself.

So Zhao Yuxiao had loved her a long time ago.

Then, would she be the first girl he ever loved?

Probably not.

Jiang Nan's heart was in chaos.

"My friend said that this girl is young, yet she wears two faces in front of people and behind their backs, and even in front of the people closest to her, she likes to force a smile."

Hearing this, Jiang Nan pursed her lips.

Zhao Yuxiao continued: "One day, he thought for no reason that he must personally tear off this girl's mask of disguise and make her cry out loud."

"Those things that make her collapse, are embarrassing, are shameful, must all be exposed, crush her dignity, and break the last line of defense in her heart. This day will definitely be something to look forward to."

Jiang Nan couldn't help but frown tightly.

She thought of those times she knelt down to beg for mercy and cried her heart out. She didn't expect that it was actually what he was looking forward to.

What the heck!

Seeming to be able to see what she looked like now, Zhao Yuxiao smiled, "Huanhuan, I am your first man, but I shouldn't be your first... right?"

Jiang Nan stood stunned for a full minute before realizing what he was talking about.

There was nothing to deny.

He knew who had been around her these past five years.

"Right."

Right, that's correct, there was a man over there.

They had agreed that she would accompany him to play a little game every month.

That person wore a mask, and she didn't know what he looked like.

Later, one time, that person broke his promise, and since then, there has been no news of him. Later on, she returned to the country.

Zhao Yuxiao asked playfully: "Was he gentle with you?"

Chapter 58: I Don't Have Those Thoughts About Him

Gentle?

That word probably can't be used to describe him.

Jiang Nan compared it in her heart and said truthfully: "He was much gentler than you."

And his emotions were very stable.

Thinking of him, that tall and imposing figure immediately appeared, the cane with dark red rubies held in his hand, like a symbol of power, mysterious and inviolable.

Every time he stood in front of her, it was like he was standing on a high platform, looking down at her, and the murderous aura on him turned into majesty.

Whenever their eyes met, her heart wouldn't stop beating faster.

Zhao Yuxiao's low voice suddenly rang out: "Are you reminiscing about him?"

Jiang Nan was startled and her soul returned to her body, she bit her lip and denied: "No."

As soon as she spoke, she realized her voice was a bit hoarse.

Zhao Yuxiao laughed softly: "You say you aren't, but could it be that you still want to..."

"No! Really no! I don't have those thoughts about him!"

The more she denied it, the guiltier she felt.

To say she didn't, would definitely be a lie.

She still thinks about him even now.

They haven't seen each other for a long time.

And she doesn't know if he found someone else, which is why he broke off contact with her.

He said that he was very dedicated and hoped she would be the same.

Anyway, since Jiang Nan had been with someone else, she had stopped sending him messages more than two months ago.

"You don't have those thoughts." Zhao Yuxiao repeated her words with a sarcastic tone, "So, for you, he is a god, holy and inviolable, while I can just be dragged into bed whenever?"

Jiang Nan: "..."

Uh...

Wait no, how did we get to this point again?

Last time, he used Lu Huaijin to bring up the matter.

For a moment, Jiang Nan was speechless because of his question.

To say that he is a god, that's correct; he is her god. She didn't dare to violate him, let alone make such requests to him.

Besides, he was a god who had helped her, not just mentally, but even materially...

This time, she was silent for a long time.

"Huanhuan."

Zhao Yuxiao's deep voice was filled with displeasure, "I didn't expect that a man you can't speak of still lives in your heart."

Jiang Nan hurriedly yawned to cover up her current emotions, "I'm so sleepy, I want to sleep, okay?"

The other side was silent for a while.

"Think about it properly these days. When I return, you must give me an answer."

Jiang Nan was a bit impatient: "What answer?"

Zhao Yuxiao: "In your heart, between him and me, who is more important?"

"Ah~" how can one even compare that.

Zhao Yuxiao is so childish.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Nan miraculously fell asleep. She had a deep sleep for over an hour. After the alarm went off, she didn't feel sleepy at all and even felt refreshed.

At 4:30 AM, facing the gray sky, she and Shi Haoran each carried a backpack and got into Lu Huaijin's car.

For this trip, Lu Huaijin only brought one assistant who acted as a part-time driver, Jiang Le.

Jiang Nan usually called him Assistant Jiang.

"Assistant Jiang, have you had breakfast?"

Jiang Le said sternly: "Ma'am, I have already eaten, but Mr. Lu hasn't."

Jiang Nan spread out her backpack, "Which one do you want to eat?"

Lu Huaijin took a glance; it was filled with a dazzling array of snacks. He said softly: "I don't have an appetite right now, I'll eat later."

"Alright." Jiang Nan knew he looked down on her stuff. She zipped it up and, remembering something, brought it up, "Who else is coming with us to climb the mountain?"

Lu Huaijin said warmly: "It's Uncle Zhou. He also brought people, but I didn't ask who they were."

Jiang Nan knew it: "I heard it's Zhao Hejing and Zhou Wanbai."

Lu Huaijin laughed: "They're going too? Are you trying to back out now?"

Looking at his expression, Jiang Nan felt inexplicably that he had known they would go, and was just too lazy to tell her.

"That's not it, my relationship with Zhao Hejing is actually not bad."

"Not bad?" Lu Huaijin raised an eyebrow. How could it be not bad? Didn't he use her affair with Zhao Yuxiao to threaten her into doing things for him last time?

Jiang Nan nodded her head: "Yeah, last time I slapped Zhou Wanbai, it's lucky I had him, otherwise I would definitely have been retaliated against by Zhou Wanbai."

Lu Huaijin laughed dumbly.

"Miss Zhou is a person who doesn't leave revenge unpaid; you had better be careful."

"Ah~ then what should I do?" Jiang Nan frowned slightly, "We are going to climb the mountain together in a while, and we have to stay overnight too!"

Shi Haoran, in the front passenger seat, heard the sweet, coquettish tone in her voice and couldn't stand it, so he turned his head and glared at her.

It wasn't that he couldn't stand her being coquettish, but that he couldn't stand her being like that with another man.

Lu Huaijin's large hand touched her head, his fingertips sinking into her long hair, stroking down, and finally coming to rest on her shoulder, gripping it gently.

"That's easy. Either you let her slap you back to settle it once and for all, or you stick close to me these two days, especially tonight. We'll stay in the same tent, so she wouldn't dare to do anything to you right under my nose."

Jiang Nan choked. She actually wanted to say, how about letting Zhou Wanbai slap her back to settle it, but this wasn't a multiple-choice question at all.

Lu Huaijin was inviting her to stay in the same tent.

An invitation that couldn't be refused. Once a consensus is reached, they are a married couple to the outside world.

That was all.

After driving for over an hour, they finally reached the foot of the mountain.

During this time, Jiang Nan had another nap, and the nap actually made her feel a bit tired.

It had drizzled lightly last night; the air was moist, and the hazy mountain path carried the fragrance of unknown flowers, which smelled especially comfortable.

However, the road underfoot was very slippery, and one would trip if not careful.

"Careful."

Someone helped her up.

Jiang Nan turned her head and realized it was Zhou Qizhen, Zhou Wanbai's uncle.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhou."

Zhou Qizhen gave a hearty laugh: "It's rare to see young people get up so early nowadays. Young lady, you've got good spirit."

As soon as this was said, the people behind were not convinced.

"Are Zhou Wanbai and I not considered young people? We're not even thirty yet, Uncle Zhou, you're being biased."

The person speaking was Zhao Hejing.

Like Zhou Wanbai, he was dressed in light gray sportswear.

Looking at them this way, the handsome man and beautiful woman were a perfect match, and even their expressions looked like a couple who had been married for a long time.

Zhou Qizhen raised an eyebrow: "I didn't mean that, 'rare' doesn't mean it doesn't exist."

Zhao Hejing pulled Zhou Wanbai up a steep slope, "Zhou Wanbai and I haven't come to climb mountains just once, right? I haven't heard Uncle Zhou praise us, and you say you're not implying that we aren't young?"

"I really didn't." Zhou Qizhen looked helpless, "You guys be careful, don't fall."

There was another steep slope ahead, and Jiang Nan turned around to go up, but two arms reached out in front of her at the same time.