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Chapter 265 - 261 The first alliance leader has appeared, thank you!

Chapter 265: 261 The first alliance leader has appeared, thank you!

Qin Island’s Eastern District.

Zijin Mountain.

A large array of tombstones stood haphazardly on the hillside.

The breeze was gentle.

The trees rustled softly.

The azure sky was clear with clouds drifting leisurely.

Jiang Chen bent down and placed the daisies in his hand in front of the tombstone.

Li Shuru stood quietly by the side, silently staring at the black and white photograph on the tombstone without uttering a word.

Jiang Chen straightened up, didn’t make a sound to disturb her, and gently took her hand.

"It’s okay."

Li Shuru turned her head with a tactful smile.

Xue Mingqin didn’t come, perhaps afraid of being overwhelmed by emotions, or maybe she didn’t want to reveal her vulnerability in front of the two younger ones.

Dad, the kind of man you spoke of, I’ve found him, you will bless me, right?

The only response to Li Shuru was the breeze that lifted her hair.

There are too many involuntary joys and sorrows, separations and reunions in this world.

Spring, summer, autumn, and winter, leaves may stay green, but life, old age, sickness, and death spare no one.

"Let’s go."

Li Shuru smoothed the hair sticking to her face.

"Won’t you stay with your uncle a little longer?"

"My dad just said that he is right by my side, and if someone bullies me, he will come to settle the score with them."

Jiang Chen was taken aback.

Li Shuru had already turned around and started walking back the way they came.

Jiang Chen looked back at the tombstone, smiled silently, then stepped forward to follow.

The two left the cemetery.

"Shall we go take a look at my high school alma mater?"

On the way down the mountain, Li Shuru asked.

"I’ll do as you say, lest you get unhappy and your uncle really comes to have a word with me."

"Scared, huh?"

Li Shuru’s lips curved upward.

Jiang Chen remained silent, heaving only a sigh.

They hailed a taxi and headed to Qin Island No. 4 High School. The school itself hadn’t changed, but the surrounding environment had evolved, many of the shops Li Shuru remembered had changed their appearance.

"There used to be a milk tea shop here. It was quite successful. I didn’t expect it to have closed down. And over there, there used to be a restaurant. I’d often eat there before night study. The owner cooked way better than my mom..."

Li Shuru pointed here and there, introducing everything to Jiang Chen as they walked down the street, and he listened with interest, not minding her chatter at all.

All this, was a part of her youth that he had never been a part of.

"Let’s take a look inside."

Li Shuru pulled him into the campus.

It was the New Year’s holiday and high school had already broken up, so the grounds were quite deserted.

In East Sea University, Li Shuru, the stunning and unparalleled belle of the college, seemed like a different person, her red lips never ceasing to move, and she was proving to be an incredibly capable guide.

"I even wanted to take you to see my old classroom."

They arrived at a teaching building, only to find it locked, leaving Li Shuru feeling somewhat disappointed.

"What’s so interesting about a classroom? Why don’t you take me to where you used to date instead?"

Jiang Chen said, half-smiling.

"What date?"

Li Shuru didn’t quite catch on for a moment.

"Your first love, the senior. I’m sure there are quite a few memories of you two here, right?"

Li Shuru realized, and responded not with anger but with a laugh.

"You remember?"

"Of course, I remember."

She seemed to have only mentioned it once, and had he not brought it up, she might have forgotten she ever spoke of it.

"Jealous?"

"Why would I be jealous? Didn’t you say that back then it was just a student-type platonic relationship? Things like holding hands, I don’t mind at all."

"It wasn’t just holding hands, you know, my first kiss actually..."

Jiang Chen’s expression changed subtly.

Seeing this, Li Shuru burst into laughter, her eyes playful, "Just pretend, weren’t you very open-minded?"

Jiang Chen hesitated for a moment.

"Did you and that senior really..."

Li Shuru’s past was indeed not something he had the right to interfere with, but not knowing was one thing; hearing about it firsthand was quite another.

"What do you mean by ’really’ or ’not really’?"

Li Shuru’s thick eyelashes fluttered as if she didn’t understand.

Jiang Chen dropped the subject and didn’t ask any further.

"Let’s go somewhere else."

"Are you angry?"

Li Shuru grabbed his hand, her pretty face beaming.

"And here I thought you were so generous, turns out you’re just a petty guy. Relax, we haven’t done anything."

"What makes you think I’ll believe that?"

Jiang Chen’s face was expressionless.

Li Shuru was taken aback, at a loss for what to say.

Prove it?

How could she prove such a thing?

"I really didn’t... I’ve told you before, back then we were all about getting into a good university. When we were together, we just talked about studies. If you don’t believe me, you can ask my mom... my mom didn’t even know him..."

The incoherence of her speech suggested that Li Shuru was indeed panicking.

"So it’s only you who can joke around?"

Jiang Chen suddenly said.

Li Shuru was startled again.

"That kid should be thankful he was keen on studying back then. If not, even if he fled abroad, I would have dug him out. Touching your hand would mean losing his hand, and if he did anything else, it would be outright destruction of humanity."

Jiang Chen said "viciously."

Li Shuru knew she was being teased, but she couldn’t get angry at all. Instead, hearing his domineering words made her feel as sweet as if she had just drunk honey.

"Are you even being reasonable? We didn’t even know each other back then."

"Still defending your old flame?"

"If you keep spouting nonsense, I’ll really get mad!"

Li Shuru glared with her beautiful eyes.

"Li Shuru?"

A tentative voice rang out.

Turning his head, Jiang Chen saw a middle-aged woman with glasses looking at Li Shuru incredulously, slowly approaching.

"Ms. Kang?"

Li Shuru also showed surprise.

"It really is you."

Now the middle-aged woman was sure she hadn’t recognized the wrong person and smiled broadly.

"I thought I had seen wrong. You’re truly the recognized beauty of Fourth High, becoming more and more beautiful."

Jiang Chen actually saw a trace of shyness on the girl’s face.

"Are you back for the holiday?"

"Yes, Ms. Kang, are you still teaching English?"

"Yes, but not as a homeroom teacher anymore. I’m getting older and can’t keep up with the energy required."

Ms. Kang’s attention then shifted to Jiang Chen.

"And this is...?"

"This is my boyfriend, Jiang Chen. This is my former homeroom teacher."

Li Shuru hurried to introduce them.

"Hello."

Jiang Chen greeted her politely.

"Not bad, a handsome man and a beautiful woman."

Ms. Kang nodded with a smile.

As a teacher nearing fifty, she might not remember every one of the thousands of students she taught, but certain students were unforgettable.

And a student as talented and beautiful as Li Shuru would not easily be forgotten by any teacher.

Bumping into her high school homeroom teacher was an unexpected joy; the three of them chatted for a long time.

Through Ms. Kang, Jiang Chen also gained a deeper understanding of Li Shuru’s past.

Ms. Kang even warmly offered to treat the young couple to dinner, but Li Shuru declined, citing a family dinner in the evening as the reason.

"Seems like you were quite popular back at school."

As they left the school, Jiang Chen remarked.

"Of course, back then, lots of boys from other classes would wander around my class during breaks. Ms. Kang worried I would start dating early, so she secretly told my dad. That led to him picking me up every evening, come rain or shine. I actually harbored some resentment towards Ms. Kang at the time."

Jiang Chen chuckled.

"She was just being conscientious. Otherwise, how could you have escaped the clutches of those bad boys?"

Li Shuru nodded, "Yes, you really should thank Ms. Kang."

Jiang Chen paused, then burst into laughter, somewhat taken aback.