Chapter 103: Not even one ten-thousandth of Gillian Chung's beauty
It was already winter, and most of the vegetation on Peach Blossom Ridge had withered. A few trees still retained a few traces of green, but the scene was still desolate. A stream meandered down the mountain, and the north wind blew by, bringing with it wisps of moisture, which added to the chill.
Despite the less-than-ideal scenery, Zhou Mujiao was in a good mood.
Because she's going to Huilan Academy to visit Zhao Yunjing!
As if by telepathy, Zhao Yunjing came out of the academy just as Zhou Mujiao arrived at the gate. The two were stunned when they suddenly saw each other.
Normally, after class, Zhao Yunjing would stay in the lecture hall to review or discuss problems with the teachers. But today, before get out of class was over, Zhao Yunjing suddenly asked for leave. Young Master Chen originally thought that Zhao Yunjing was not feeling well, so he followed along to show his friendship with his classmates. He didn't expect that Zhao Yunjing had come to see his sweetheart!
Young Master Chen, enraged, shoved Zhao Yunjing: "You, Zhao! How shameless of you to make a young lady climb such a long mountain to see you! Miss Zhou, are you thirsty? Come in and have some water! I'll show you around our library—"
Before the word "hospital" could even be uttered, Zhao Yunjing had already dragged Zhou Mujiao away.
Without hesitation, Young Master Chen lifted his foot to follow, but was blocked by Ma Dalang and two burly men. Hu Peiran and He Jiu, who were chasing after him, also grabbed him, making it impossible for him to move. He could only watch helplessly as Zhou Mujiao and Zhao Yunjing disappeared from sight.
"Just you wait! One day, I'll make you pay!"
“Young Master Chen, please calm down. Our young lady came to the academy on important business; seeing Young Master Zhao was just a side trip… Oh dear, Miss Zhou has been taken away by Young Master Zhao. What are we going to do about our important business?” Ma Dalang looked troubled. “We don’t know how long she’ll stay here. What if she misses the appointed time—”
"What is it? I'll take care of it!" Young Master Chen snorted. "It's time to let her know who's hindering her from being ambitious. I can handle things for her and relieve her worries, while that Zhao fellow only drags her down with him!"
The young men and women who had 'fallen together' hadn't gone far; they stayed at a pavilion next to the academy.
"This is the most beautiful spot to watch the sunset at Peach Blossom Ridge. I wanted to bring you here to see it as soon as I discovered it, but unfortunately there's no sun today and it's not sunset yet. But—hmm!"
She traveled so far and climbed such a long mountain, not just to enjoy the scenery with him!
Zhou Mujiao pulled his head down and kissed him without saying a word.
Their lips met, and both of them were startled.
Zhou Mujiao pressed down on his lips and kissed him wildly for a while before trying to pull away. But then her waist tightened, and she froze, exclaiming, "Zhao—"
The man's presence overwhelmed her, stealing her breath and draining her of all consciousness.
Zhou Mujiao was so weak that she could only stand up by leaning on him.
So this is what a real kiss is like.
After the kiss ended, both of them were blushing and didn't dare to look at each other for a long time.
"that--"
They both spoke at the same time, paused, and then spoke again simultaneously: "You go first—"
After a pause, the two looked at each other and smiled.
Her lips were slightly swollen from being bitten, and her eyes were shimmering. In the past, she was simply pretty, but now she had gained a touch of feminine charm, making her so beautiful that it was impossible to look away.
Zhao Yunjing quickly looked away, otherwise he might have wanted to kiss him.
"The annual exams are tomorrow. Once the results are out, the academy will give us our year-end holiday. Then—"
Zhou Mujiao quickly replied, "I, Shiba, and your parents will come to pick you up then."
Zhao Yunjing then smiled.
Zhou Mujiao smiled too.
The two stared at each other blankly, not saying a word. Zhou Mujiao felt that this was the beauty of peaceful times, and Zhao Yunjing felt that this was the stability of the present world. Meanwhile, the people peeking out from a distance to watch the spectacle found it boring.
What's the use of just looking? To ease the longing, you should hug and kiss like you did just now!
"Oh, right!"
Zhou Mujiao quickly took off her backpack and took out two meals from it: "This is my new project with Boss Tang. It will be launched in two days. Come and try it."
One dish of braised beef brisket with radish and the other of stir-fried pork were still being heated when the aroma wafted out, attracting the students who were watching the spectacle.
The students stared at the two meals with great curiosity, whispering among themselves: "Brother Zhao, Brother Zhao, what are you doing? Why is there smoke? Are you cooking? If you are cooking, why isn't there a fire?"
Zhao Yunjing smiled and said, "It's cooking rice, but it's not really cooking rice."
"How so?"
"Because the food in this box is already cooked, it can be eaten after just being heated up."
As Zhou Mujiao spoke, she took out another portion from her backpack and slowly went through the process again. Once the lunchbox started heating up, the other two portions were already heated. She opened the lid of the lunchbox, and a fragrant aroma of food wafted out, causing all the students present to swallow hard.
"Brother Zhao, may we have a taste?"
"Of course." Zhou Mujiao smiled and took out a large handful of spare chopsticks from her backpack. "This is called self-heating rice. It will be available in two days in Taohua County, Taoyuan County, Nanhua County, Xinye, Xinfeng and the prefectural capital. If you all think it tastes good, I will treat you to a set meal of our self-heating rice after the annual exams!"
"Try them one by one? How many sets are there?"
"There are fifteen flavors now, and we will introduce more in the future, trying to cater to both the north and the south. Then, you won't have to go to the south to taste the southern dishes. Even if you eat one every three days, you can taste all the food of our Great Liang Kingdom in a year. Come on, try them all."
The students, drawn by the aroma, couldn't resist any longer and surged forward. There wasn't much meat, just enough for one person, and each person could barely manage to pick up a piece. After finishing one piece, they wanted more. Even the white rice, drizzled with vegetable sauce, was delicious and was quickly devoured.
Turning her head again, she saw Zhao Yunjing enjoying a box all by himself, while Zhou Mujiao was looking at him tenderly. It was such a heartwarming and blissful scene!
Everyone was envious and jealous. Two of them exchanged a glance, then suddenly rushed forward, grabbed the food, and ran away, saying, "Brother Zhao, as the saying goes, affection makes even water taste sweet. You don't need this food. We have no affection, we're hungry!"
The pavilion was empty in an instant, the table was also empty, and even the empty lunchboxes were taken away.
Zhao Yunjing was helpless. It was a meal that Zhou Mujiao had specially brought for him, and he had only eaten two bites!
Zhou Mujiao covered her mouth and laughed: "I was worried that you would suffer because you are too honest, but it seems that I was overthinking it. Brother Zhao, how is life at the academy? How are your classmates? How are your teachers? Is the food good?"
"As you can see, the classmates are friendly, the teacher is kind and learned, but the food... is not even one ten-thousandth as good as Ah Jiao's."
"Oh, these people who go to the academy are really different. Their mouths are as sweet as honey. Zhao Yunjing, you better confess, are your teachers a bit improper? Did they teach you some tricks on how to please women?"
Zhao Yunjing panicked and stammered an explanation. After finishing, he noticed Zhou Mujiao trying to suppress a laugh and realized he'd been tricked. Utterly helpless, he said, "If you do this again, I'll—"
"You're not going to see me again, are you?"
That won't do! Next time she does that, he'll play along even more and let her bully him even more happily!
It was getting late, so the two slowly walked back along the path. Just as they reached the entrance of the academy, Young Master Chen came out and said coldly, "Zhao Yunjing, the headmaster wants you to come over immediately!"
When facing Zhou Mujiao, he showed a completely different face: "Aunt Zhou, let me escort you down the mountain!"
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