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 Not long after Zhong Rui carried Jiang Nian, Xu Haiyuan couldn't resist wanting to carry her himself. He'd never carried Jiang Nian before and wondered what it would feel like.

He imagined her being small, gentle, and soft.

His wife leaning against his broad back, her face close to his head, the whole world just the two of them, harmonious and sweet—how wonderful!

But before Xu Haiyuan could speak, Fu Qing had already coaxed Jiang Nian into letting him carry her, and he succeeded.

When Zhong Rui put Jiang Nian down, he felt a huge sense of loss, a void in his heart. His expression remained unchanged, but his fingers clenched into tight fists behind his back.

Xu Haiyuan, on the other hand, was somewhat angry but didn't know what to say. He could only stare at Jiang Nian with a gloomy expression.

For some reason, Jiang Nian sensed resentment in Xu Haiyuan's gaze.

At this moment, Fu Qing gave Jiang Nian a shake, then cupped her bottom with his large hand, the soft flesh sinking in, squeezing out a little more flesh between his fingers.

Xu Haiyuan's eyes widened in disbelief. Coming to his senses, he wanted to slap himself. When had he become such a lecherous man?! His feelings for Jiang Nian were clear to heaven and earth. He wasn't just someone who coveted her body; he wanted Jiang Nian as a person… He… he… actually, he was greedy too.

He wasn't impotent or Platonic, so what was wrong with wanting to have sex with his wife?

At the prime of his youth, even a casual pout from Jiang Nian made Xu Haiyuan wish he were a dog, able to lick his wife's lips.

However, Xu Haiyuan wasn't usually this agitated; he was usually quite calm and collected. It was only with Jiang Nian that he felt this way. It was all Jiang Nian's fault! It was all because she suited his tastes so perfectly, Xu Haiyuan thought angrily. Everything about her—personality, appearance—was exactly what he wanted, except for being a little slow-witted. But that wasn't a flaw. Xu Haiyuan was very smart; his wife being slow-witted was fine too—it was complementary.

In short! It was all Jiang Nian's fault for being so pleasing to him; wasn't this seduction?

The worst part is that even after seducing him so much, she still won't give him a title. With so many mistresses around, he'll teach this philandering wife a lesson sooner or later.

Xu Haiyuan's gaze towards Jiang Nian became even more resentful.

Jiang Nian: ?

Zhong Rui, standing nearby, saw Jiang Nian's confused expression and chuckled. It was just a mockery of Xu Haiyuan; being a man, Zhong Rui could easily see through the filthy thoughts in Xu Haiyuan's mind.

Only the innocent Jiang Nian couldn't see it, which was normal; Jiang Nian couldn't see anything. That's fine, it saves Jiang Nian's heart from being tainted by others' filth, Zhong Rui thought.

But in reality, out of the four, only Jiang Nian wasn't a virgin.

Xu Haiyuan gritted his teeth and said, "Want to fight, huh?"

Zhong Rui was too lazy to even acknowledge him; he'd rather save that energy to carry Jiang Nian a few more stretches of mountain road.

After finishing with Zhong Rui, Xu Haiyuan turned to his good friend Fu Qing and said, "And you, get your filthy hands off Nian Nian! Have you no shame!"

Fu Qing, with higher emotional intelligence than the other two, supported Jiang Nian with one hand and held her slender ankle with the other. Hearing Xu Haiyuan's words, he said to Jiang Nian, "Sweetie, do you mind? Just now, when Zhong Rui was carrying you, I saw you kept slipping off, so I thought supporting you would make you more comfortable."

"But I didn't expect Xu Haiyuan to think so much. If you're worried about others misunderstanding, I won't support you."

The system sighed in admiration, "That's a real green tea b*tch."

Fu Qing's words simultaneously insulted two people: Zhong Rui for being careless and making Jiang Nian suffer, and Xu Haiyuan for having a filthy mind and not being worthy of Jiang Nian.

Jiang Nian blinked. He wanted to climb the mountain comfortably. If they started arguing, it would never end, and almost everyone climbing the mountain was from the academy. It would be embarrassing to make a fool of himself in front of everyone.

However, Jiang Nian, who was enjoying the novelty of the group trip, suddenly remembered that she still had a mission to complete, so she decided to tease them a bit.

Xu Haiyuan understood Fu Qing's mockery, his handsome face flushed red, and he explained to Jiang Nian, "I didn't, I didn't, I was just afraid that you, my wife, would be taken advantage of without even knowing it."

Zhong Rui honestly admitted his mistake, somewhat annoyed, and said, "I'll be more careful later."

After hearing their conversation, Jiang Nian tilted her head, revealing a delicate and beautiful curve, glanced at Xu Haiyuan, and said lightly, "You're a pervert."

Xu Haiyuan: "!"

Xu Haiyuan was flustered and at a loss.

"Wife, I didn't... I..."

"What do you mean, 'you'? You're shameless, you're lewd."

Although it was the truth, Xu Haiyuan felt a little wronged. How was it lewd? How was having lewd thoughts about Jiang Nian lewd! Wasn't this just a matter of course?

After speaking to Xu Haiyuan, Jiang Nian turned to Zhong Rui, her face cold, and continued, "And you, little brother."

Zhong Rui was taken aback, feeling nervous for the first time under Jiang Nian's scrutinizing gaze.

Jiang Nian said, "You'll try to take advantage of me later too, you'll be even more despicable."

Zhong Rui couldn't refute her, though that wasn't her intention, but that's exactly what happened.

Fu Qing laughed upon hearing this, and then he was punished by Jiang Nian, "What are you laughing at? They're just thinking about it, but you took action and are making excuses, you're the most despicable rogue."

Fu Qing: ...

Each with their own thoughts, the three, who weren't exactly innocent, fell silent, somewhat deflated.

Jiang Nian, seeing that she had already given them a slap, decided to give them something sweet, so she smiled again, her tone sweet and sticky, as if she were coaxing them, "But, I don't dislike you guys like this, it proves you like me."

"Yes! Wife." Xu Haiyuan hurriedly offered his true feelings.

The others didn't say anything, but they visibly relaxed.

Then they heard Jiang Nian say, "But I don't want to see you two fighting. I like you both too. Can you two get along peacefully for my sake? If any of you are sad, I will feel sad too."

"Each of you is important to me."

At this point, the three of them went blank again, automatically deleting the word "you all" from their minds and replacing it with their own, thinking that Jiang Nian was making a subtle confession to them.

Jiang Nian was already in such a difficult position, so what was wrong with giving in?

As long as Jiang Nian cared about them, that was enough.

The three of them compromised, realizing that jealousy would indeed give Jiang Nian a headache, so they would just secretly kill each other, so Jiang Nian wouldn't see it and wouldn't have a headache.

Then, at that moment, Pei Shuheng, who had been hiding in the crowd because Jiang Nian had explicitly told him to stay away from her, quickly pushed his way through the crowd and ran to Jiang Nian's side, excitedly saying, "Wife! Wife! I can do it too! I can get along with them too, so don't be angry with me anymore, just accept me."

"If you're still angry, just slap me a few more times,"

Zhong Rui said disdainfully, "You wish."

Before Jiang Nian could react, Lei Zhanxing, who appeared out of nowhere, walked past them silently with the student council members. As he passed by, he scoffed and said to Jiang Nian, "Good tactic."

Now it was Jiang Nian's turn to be silent.

What happened to the promise of a life without many spectators? He felt like his every move was being watched. Jiang Nian tilted his body, glancing around at the crowd. Sure enough, he spotted several boys who hadn't yet put their phones away and were taking pictures of him.

Jiang Nian's fair face flushed, a faint, delicate pink.

Some of the bolder boys exclaimed, "The school beauty is blushing! So cute!"

"Don't be shy, school beauty! You can take as many as you want, take me too!"

"Yeah, yeah, one more or one less won't make a difference!"

"I'm still a virgin, take me, school beauty!"

"Get lost! Who isn't a virgin? It makes you look bad."

Hearing these teasing words, Jiang Nian forced a sob and buried his face in Fu Qing's neck.

Like a ruffled kitten, with nowhere to hide, he could only deceive himself.

Fu Qing felt Jiang Nian's movements and softened considerably. He comforted her, "It's okay, sweetheart."

Jiang Nian muttered, "It's all your fault."

Then, she said to the other three, "It's all your fault!"

Still feeling uncomfortable, she looked up and hit Fu Qing with her hand. Fu Qing smiled contentedly, finding Jiang Nian incredibly adorable, and wanted to kiss her right then and there. However, afraid that Jiang Nian would get too angry, Fu Qing said, "Sweetheart, hit her all you want, it'll calm you down, but don't hurt your hand."

Jiang Nian struggled to jump down with a cold face. Fu Qing, afraid of hurting her, put her down. Xu Haiyuan thought it was his turn and stepped forward, reaching out his hand, only to be hit by Jiang Nian.

Then, Jiang Nian pushed away the boys surrounding him, picked up her small bag, and went hiking.

The others were stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and chased after Jiang Nian to coax her.

Xu Haiyuan was the most aggrieved, because of this incident, he lost the privilege of carrying Jiang Nian. Everyone else got to carry her, but he didn't, and he was furious but helpless.

But seeing Pei Shuheng made him feel better, because Pei Shuheng hadn't carried Jiang Nian before. Wait… when did Pei Shuheng hook up with Jiang Nian?

How come there's another person now!

A womanizing wife! She needs to be taught a lesson!

Xu Haiyuan gritted his teeth, caught up with Jiang Nian, and handed her her favorite salty cookies, saying, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. Our relationship is none of other people's business. Let them watch if they want. Eat something, don't be angry with your husband. Didn't your husband already beat you up?"

Actually, Jiang Nian was only shy for a moment. He'd never been so embarrassed in all the time he'd been doing missions. The system calmed him down.

It said, "Baby, weren't you going to be the universally hated 'green tea'? You did very well this time. Everyone knows your true colors now, the progress bar has increased a bit."

"Okay," Jiang Nian thought, it was all for the mission.

So, half-heartedly, he agreed to let Xu Haiyuan carry him again.

But Jiang Nian didn't trust Pei Shuheng, so Pei Shuheng was rejected.

Unlike Xu Haiyuan, whose joy was barely concealed, Pei Shuheng harbored hatred for the others, wanting to kill every bitch who approached his wife. However, when Jiang Nian glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, Pei Shuheng transformed into a docile figure, as if he were very obedient. This

was simply because Jiang Nian disliked him acting this way.

Regardless of what they thought, Jiang Nian was genuinely relieved.

However, Jiang Nian hadn't expected that these usually easy-going individuals would suddenly become so mild-mannered.

She couldn't understand it.

Anshan wasn't high, and after several hours of climbing, they reached the summit. The summit was covered in wildflowers and exposed rocky cliffs, with a long mountain path leading to a sightseeing bus that took them to the glass bridge.

On the bus, the wind brushed against Jiang Nian's cheeks, which was very pleasant. The others secretly compared themselves to each other for the seat next to Jiang Nian, and in the end, Lei Zhanxing got the seat.

His reason was that the student council would send a member to accompany them on the bus, and he just happened to be on this one.

Jiang Nian disliked him and ignored Lei Zhanxing, who remained silent.

While walking across the glass bridge, Jiang Nian, though not afraid of heights, still carefully stepped along the railing.

Then, Lei Zhanxing pulled her a few paces, startling her. Realizing what was happening, she shook off his hand and cursed him, "You pervert!"

"You jerk, don't touch me!"

The others protected Jiang Nian, but a sense of unease rose within them towards Lei Zhanxing. They all felt that his actions stemmed from his affection for Jiang Nian.

Lei Zhanxing remained silent. The wind at the mountaintop was strong, ruffling his hair, obscuring his vision, and blurring his thoughts. He rubbed his fingertips together, shifting his gaze to the distant road. He seemed completely unconcerned about Jiang Nian

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His earlier actions were merely an accident.

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