Chapter 1136: Chapter 1134 Returning to School

The night in the mountain cave was full of ambiguous feelings. It was unclear whether it was due to the two of them or the bonfire, but even sleeping naked in the cave felt as comfortable as sleeping on a Simmons mattress.

Since Hao Jian added enough firewood last night and got up several times during the night to add more, the fire was still burning in the morning, keeping the entire cave warm.

The clothes that had been baked all night were also dry, though they carried a faint smell of firewood, giving them a unique flavor. Hao Jian took down his clothes and put them on.

He’s not an exhibitionist, especially with a beautiful woman accompanying him. Last night was out of necessity, and now that the clothes were dry, when else would he put them on?

“Mm…”

Just after Hao Jian put on his clothes, Lin Qingxue’s voice emerged, perhaps because Hao Jian’s movements while getting up were loud enough to wake her.

“Awake?”

Hearing the noise, Hao Jian turned his head and saw Lin Qingxue stretching, her beautiful curves exposed. His old face flushed red but quickly returned to normal.

“Put on your clothes first. Although the cave is warm, being without clothes isn’t quite right, is it?” Hao Jian looked at Lin Qingxue, smiling mischievously.

“Hmph!”

Lin Qingxue didn’t object, promptly grabbed her dried clothes from the rack, quickly put them on, and covered the spring-like scenery she had exposed.

However, her pretty face was still flushed, and a subtle glimmer danced in her eyes, unnoticed by the busy Hao Jian tending to the fire.

The time was half-past eight in the morning, not too early, as the sunshine outside the cave had evaporated the dew on all the plant leaves.

Although it was autumn, the temperature was as hot as midsummer. Combined with last night’s heavy rain, the whole mountain looked rejuvenated.

“It’s not early anymore. We should prepare to head back, or else your family will start worrying.”

Checking his watch, Hao Jian covered the last sparks of the fire with sand to ensure it was completely out. He stood up, clapped his hands, and chuckled at Lin Qingxue.

“Do you have classes this morning?”

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingxue shook her head and said, “Today is a rest day; classes haven’t started yet. We still have a week of military training before official classes begin, so there’s no rush.”

“But I need to return to school first; I’m worried my name might appear on the latecomers list…”

University life is quite simple, unlike full-time high school, which requires attending classes all day. University schedules rarely have a full day of classes.

Some days have no classes at all. After all, university is not about forcing you to attend classes daily but about cultivating your self-study and interpersonal skills, among others.

It’s the first stepping stone towards real-world interaction; only by preparing well here can you spring high and far from this platform.

Most schools have freshmen undergo a week or two of military training, although some universities schedule it during summer or winter breaks.

“Alright, let’s hurry then.”

Hao Jian nodded. Although they weren’t in a rush, it was better to descend the mountain early, given the unpredictable weather. Hao Jian was concerned something might happen.

So, Hao Jian carried Lin Qingxue, walking slowly downhill. Lin Qingxue had sprained her foot the previous day, and Hao Jian had given her emergency treatment. A few days of rest should suffice for recovery.

Before that, however, walking would cause some pain. While walking casually might be okay, climbing would turn slight pain into severe pain.

Since Hao Jian was carrying her, the descent was naturally much faster. Once down the mountain, they suddenly spotted a small hotel not far away, checking the sign, it appeared to be a chain hotel.

Though located in such a place, Hao Jian thought, the business probably wouldn’t be great, would it?

Thinking to himself, Hao Jian turned towards the hotel, running to it. Perhaps fearing Lin Qingxue might misunderstand, he explained to her, “We’re too dirty. Let’s wash up at the hotel and ask the staff to buy us some fresh clothes.”

“Alright!”

Initially, Lin Qingxue was puzzled about Hao Jian running towards the hotel. After hearing his explanation, her confusion dissipated. She hadn’t realized until Hao Jian mentioned it, but now she noticed an earthy rank from her clothes, her pretty face changing instantly.

The earthy stench hit her nostrils.

Hao Jian and Lin Qingxue washed thoroughly at the hotel, removing all the mud from their bodies before dressing in the clothes bought by the staff and leaving the hotel.

Outside the hotel, Hao Jian led Lin Qingxue towards Jingyue Farmhouse. His sports car was still parked in their lot, and not returning last night might have worried Gao Tian and others.

So he didn’t linger, picking up the pace towards the farmhouse.

“Haha! Little Jian, I thought something happened to you!”

As soon as Hao Jian appeared with Lin Qingxue, Gao Tian, who was smoking and sunbathing in the courtyard, saw him and was momentarily stunned. Then he burst into laughter, but Hao Jian could clearly hear the nervousness in his voice.

However, by the end of the sentence, it was completely transformed into joy. The nervousness and worry had already dissipated with Hao Jian’s appearance.

“No choice, I encountered a landslide in the mountains last night, so I had to spend the night in a cave.”

Hao Jian smiled wryly and then relayed his encounter in the mountains to Gao Tian, who listened with a constantly changing expression. Gao Tian was aware of the landslide in the mountains last night as well.

Fortunately, the direction of the landslide was towards the uninhabited forest; if it had come towards them, their farmhouse might not have been safe.

At that time, he was worried that Hao Jian might be caught in the landslide. Now upon hearing it, it turned out to be true, but he was relieved as Hao Jian was fine.

“Uncle Gao, I need to take Qingxue back to school now, so I won’t stay here any longer.”

Upon hearing this, Gao Tian, who was about to ask Hao Jian to stay for breakfast, withdrew this thought, patted Hao Jian on the shoulder while laughing out loud, and said, “Alright, alright, then you can go back first, but remember to tell Uncle next time you come over for a meal, so I can prepare for you!”

In response, Hao Jian smiled wryly inside, realizing that he wouldn’t be able to pay for his meals here in the future. But he did not refuse Gao Tian’s kindness and responded with a light smile, “It’s a deal then!”

“Haha, it’s a deal!”

Gao Tian laughed heartily and then saw off Hao Jian and Lin Qingxue into the car. After the car disappeared beyond the horizon, he turned around and returned to his farmhouse.

This time, Hao Jian had indeed helped him solve a big problem, first with the Brother Mouse incident, then the Zhang Dahai incident. These two matters combined had made the little gangsters from Zhang Family Village not dare to cause trouble at his farmhouse anymore, which increased the safety index of their farmhouse.

With safety up, the customer traffic could also increase. After all, most of the diners here are locals rather than tourists.

The car moved quickly, and over an hour later, Hao Jian arrived at the entrance of Lin Qingxue’s school, where they naturally drew a crowd.

After all, the luxury of the Enzo Car was something many young people envied, but unfortunately, the prices for this car model were being driven higher and higher.

“Oh oh oh, our Little Xiaoxue is back?!”

When Lin Qingxue returned to the dormitory, Molan’s teasing voice suddenly echoed, with a suggestive tone that made Lin Qingxue’s pretty face blush without reason.

“Hurry up and tell us, what exactly did you do last night?!”

“Nothing… didn’t do anything!”

When Molan said this, Lin Qingxue instinctively recalled Hao Jian’s well-built muscles and body lines from last night, and her pretty face turned red abruptly.

“Haha! Nothing? Your face is so red, and you say nothing happened?!”

Molan laughed and said, “Be honest, what exactly did you do? Did you do it or not?!”

“Aiya! Ye Ni, Ailin, you two help me out here!”

As soon as Lin Qingxue entered, she was teased by Molan to the point where her face was all red. She couldn’t help but look towards her other two roommates for help.

“Playing games, no time!”

Ailin had a computer in front of her, three laptops on the bed behind her, had a lollipop in her mouth, and her face was serious as her hands moved back and forth between the four computers. Upon hearing Lin Qingxue’s voice, she only spared a moment to reply.

“Hehe, Little Xiaoxue, I am preparing for a cosplay event now, so I have no time either!”

Ye Ni was busy applying various makeup products, and an anime costume was hanging on the clothes rack, obviously about to be used soon.

“Hmph! You two! I’ll remember this!”

Lin Qingxue snorted softly, then glared at Molan, saying, “Lanlan, I’m not joking with you. Did the dormitory supervisor check our room last night?”

“She did, but I used a few pillows to pretend you were sleeping.”

Molan’s tone had a mischievous smile, then laughed, “Didn’t expect our Little Xiaoxue to come back late on just her first day at school!”

“Hmph! Annoying!”

Constantly being teased by Molan, Lin Qingxue could only snort and ignore her. She did, however, breathe a sigh of relief now, relieved that she was not marked for coming back late, at least maintaining a decent record.