Chapter 185 So satisfying! (Heart emoji)

Dozing off until midnight, Jiang Nian heard the whooshing sound of white noise.

He opened his eyes to the dim ceiling of the room.

He listened carefully for a while and realized it seemed to be raining outside.

Location’s weather was indeed peculiar; there were always a few days each month when a sudden heavy downpour would strike, either due to a passing typhoon or other reasons.

Awake and unable to sleep, he pulled out his phone and opened NetEase Cloud Music’s local downloads.

“Fleet of Time.”

He hadn’t dated, hadn’t experienced a breakup, but he just wanted to immerse himself in it.

The room was dim, and the music’s prelude echoed like a tide. Half a song later, a faint weather forecast interrupted the melodious tune.

“The Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that a new, stronger cold front will arrive starting tomorrow.”

Outside the window, the pitter-patter of rain sounded, hitting the old house’s rainproof awning.

Jiang Nian pondered for a moment, then opened Xu Qianqian’s WeChat and messaged her.

“I don’t blame you, only the pervasive fog.”

“I learned to hide a dagger in my smile when I was young. I’m no longer a prince; if I bow, my crown will fall. Tune in to Wisdom Tree at 8 PM tonight to hear my revenge plan.”

He sent two harassing messages, but there was no response.

Jiang Nian scrolled through his phone repeatedly, until he came across Le Zhi’s QQ. Their chat stopped the day before yesterday; he had already sent him methods for improving his scores.

As for what to do, it was up to him.

He glanced at the QQ group again, where Yu Tongjie’s suspected alt account had surfaced. He hadn’t said anything particularly special, just a few sarcastic complaints.

“The questions are great, about what I usually score.”

Insta-kill, Little Turtle.

Jiang Nian couldn’t help but laugh. Scrolling up, he suddenly saw a familiar avatar. He hadn’t seen it before, but the avatar and nickname style felt somewhat familiar.

A Bite of Little Spring (No Cilantro Version): “Congratulations.”

Scrolling further back, Jiang Nian found that this person rarely spoke, but their Yin and Yang style was very similar to Zhou Yuting’s. Based on his understanding of Zhou Yuting, he could practically arrest her on the spot.

In a group of less than twenty people, there were already three acquaintances: Le Zhi’s alt account, Zhou Yuting’s alt account, and Little Turtle’s alt account. As expected, Location had many talented people.

He thought for a moment and used Le Zhi’s alt account to add both of them as friends.

The verification message was simple: just type their name, and add, “If you don’t accept, I’ll directly spread evidence of cheating and report it to the grade level office.”

Jiang Nian was just trying his luck; since it was a no-cost venture, he’d be itching if he didn’t stir up some trouble.

Early the next morning, Jiang Nian woke up to a flood of messages on his phone.

There were messages on both WeChat and QQ. He checked WeChat first; the latest message was from Xu Qianqian, presumably after she woke up and saw his late-night NetEase Cloud Music posts.

“Are you crazy, Jiang Nian! (Disdain)”

Jiang Nian: “Satisfied (heart emoji).”

Xu Qianqian: “????”

Jiang Nian typed back, “Is it still raining outside when you leave?”

“Yes.”

“Is it heavy?”

Xu Qianqian: “Where are you?”

Jiang Nian looked around, typing with one hand.

“Brushing my teeth in the bathroom (shy).”

Xu Qianqian: “. Stop sending those idiotic emojis. Listen to me. Stick your head out the bathroom window, and you’ll know if the rain is heavy.”

Jiang Nian replied: “Too big, I’ll get stuck.”

Xu Qianqian: “. I’m not talking to you anymore. The rain is too heavy; I don’t recommend cycling.”

“Oh, okay, then I guess I can’t go today,” Jiang Nian replied. “Then let’s do the ring toss another day, tomorrow or the weekend. You should have time, right?”

Xu Qianqian replied quickly, “I do, but can you actually win?”

Jiang Nian sent an emoji, “You doubting me means I’ll win.”

Xu Qianqian: “.”

Jiang Nian smiled, then swiped to QQ, finding that Lin Dong had sent messages at three in the morning.

“(Grinning) A small profit of three hundred, simple as that.”

At five-thirty, he sent another message.

“I pulled Hu Nianzhong in too; he stubbornly insisted on joining. It doesn’t look too risky right now; he should have already made over twenty yuan.”

Jiang Nian got out of bed, scrolling through Lin Dong’s messages.

He had also looked at that software; it was purely a game of musical chairs. When one got trapped depended on when the software decided to ‘harvest the leeks.’

Lin Dong dared to play purely because he was bold; whether he lost or not depended entirely on his self-control.

However, 99% of people would die in it; even if they didn’t fall this time, they would next time. They’d end up in debt and, when forced, pay with their backsides.

The best way was to not touch it at all.

Jiang Nian noticed Lin Dong had posted a new update, so he clicked on his QQ Zone.

“Have you seen Location at four in the morning? Hard work is the only secret to success. (Image jpg WeChat transfer 345)”

Jiang Nian looked around; there were only a few comments from acquaintances below, so it must have been set to be visible only to selected friends.

Chen Yunyun: “Team leader made big money again, buy me a milk tea.”

Lin Dong: “(Sunglasses) In a few days.”

Wang Yuhe: “Did the team leader go to a black brick kiln?”

Lin Dong: “Secret (grinning).”

Seeing Lin Dong’s eager, show-off demeanor, Jiang Nian couldn’t help but be amused, and commented.

“I actually scrolled to you, it’s really been a long time, do you still remember me? We didn’t know each other when we were young, you played at your house, I played at mine.”

“Seeing you doing well, brother, I’m genuinely happy for you. I know this might be a bit abrupt, but could you spot me fifteen yuan for a duck leg rice?”

After sending, Jiang Nian exited and continued browsing messages while brushing his teeth. Yu Tongjie and Zhou Yuting had both accepted Jiang Nian’s friend request in the morning.

The messages they sent were all similar and very cautious.

Zhou Yuting: “I’m sorry, you have the wrong person.”

Yu Tongjie: “What do you want to do?”

Jiang Nian smiled and replied to them separately.

“Don’t be nervous, this is just a small attempt.”

Zhou Yuting: “I don’t understand what you’re saying.”

Clown: “You wouldn’t want me to report you to the school, right? I heard you got promoted to a higher class, congratulations.”

Zhou Yuting: “I didn’t cheat!”

Clown: “Who knows? You can tell that to your classmates.”

Zhou Yuting: “Who are you?”

Clown: “Justice Partner.”

On Yu Tongjie’s side, Jiang Nian also replied with similar words. The more he said, the more loopholes there would be, so Jiang Nian quickly went offline to avoid exposing Le Zhi’s alt account.

Let them enjoy a few good days.

After brushing his teeth, a cold draft swept into the living room.

His mom had just woken up, glanced at Jiang Nian, and reminded him.

“It’s getting colder today, wear your hoodie.”

“Got it, I’ll go look for it,” Jiang Nian replied, returning to his room, pulling on a black hoodie, then grabbing a denim jacket, and heading out with his bag.

Downstairs, Jiang Nian opened his black umbrella, the cold wind constantly blowing down his neck.

He looked up at the grey sky and walked into the rain. Looking from above, countless raindrops fell, like a blooming black lotus.

He closed his umbrella and hung it by the classroom window.

Early in the morning, the light outside was poor, and all the lights in the teaching building were on.

After the major joint exam, Zhang Ningzhi was uncharacteristically early, wearing a coffee-colored knitted cardigan with off-white wide-leg pants. A small bag hung on her chair, containing her school uniform jacket.

“Why are you here so early today?” Jiang Nian asked as he put down his backpack and sat down.

“Couldn’t sleep,” Zhang Ningzhi’s voice sounded a bit strange.

He subconsciously looked over, seeing her pale face and poor spirits. Her lips also looked bloodless, giving her an extremely weak appearance.

“Are you here?”

Fortunately, she arrived very early, and there was no one around, otherwise Zhang Ningzhi would have wanted to crawl into a hole. How could he ask about such a thing so directly?

Seeing Zhang Ningzhi’s silence, he naturally took it as an affirmation.

Oh, you’re getting shy now.

Who gave you hot water last time, just to be warmed up and then discarded, right?

Girls’ thoughts are hard to guess.

Jiang Nian was too lazy to guess. He felt his thermos cup to see if it was hot. He forgot that it was insulated, so he directly unscrewed the lid to look, and a puff of hot steam hit his face.

“Don’t play with my cup,” Zhang Ningzhi said, feeling wronged.

She was already like this, and he was still bullying her.

“Hey, don’t accuse me, kid,” Jiang Nian clarified immediately, making a husky’s pointing gesture, “I’m showing concern for a classmate, worried you didn’t get hot water.”

Zhang Ningzhi’s expression froze, and she said apologetically.

“Oh, then I’m sorry.”

Branch Branch Baby, so easy to trick.

Jiang Nian felt that with his normal performance, he could probably trick her out of all her pocket money. This was direct wealth through skill, compared to Lin Dong’s three to five hundred yuan profit.

“Did you bring that waist patch?”

“What? Waist patch?” She looked a bit confused.

“It’s that thing that heats up, a hand warmer?” Jiang Nian wasn’t sure, he hadn’t had a period in all his life, “Did you bring it? It’ll feel better if you put it on.”

“Mm, I brought it,” Zhang Ningzhi nodded.

She wasn’t stupid; she had prepared all sorts of supplies in advance. She just didn’t think it was that serious, which is why she dismissed the idea of taking leave and still insisted on coming to class.

“Did you put it on? Let me see,” Jiang Nian said something foolish.

Zhang Ningzhi immediately buried her face on the desk, looking like she wouldn’t show him.

“No.”

After saying that, she added.

“I haven’t put it on yet. It’s only useful if I put it on when the pain is worst.”

Jiang Nian habitually asked, “Is there such a saying? What about painkillers?”

“Eating too many can lead to dependence, so I try not to eat them if possible,” Zhang Ningzhi finished, then slightly turned her head, which was buried in her arms, and asked suspiciously, “How do you know so much?”

“I saw it on Douyin; there are tons of ‘warm guy’ tutorials,” Jiang Nian lied without batting an eye, changing the subject, “Why don’t you just go to a doctor to regulate it?”

“Last time you also… at the beginning of the month. If it keeps going like this, won’t you be having it right around the college entrance exam in June next year?”

Hearing this, Zhang Ningzhi blushed slightly.

“Regulating it takes a lot of time, and taking medicine will affect my study state. I’ll regulate it during the New Year. That shouldn’t always be so punctual either.”

She stammered, clearly a bit embarrassed.

“As for what you mentioned, I asked a senior from the previous year. They said not to worry, a few days before the college entrance exam, the school will suggest buying…”

Jiang Nian listened while tidying his desk, then suddenly noticed she had paused, and couldn’t help but ask curiously.

“Buying what?”

Zhang Ningzhi thought for a moment, thinking he probably wouldn’t understand, so she chose a different way to phrase it carefully.

“Medicine to delay those few days.”

Jiang Nian was slightly stunned and blurted out.

“Birth control pills?”

Zhang Ningzhi’s pupils constricted slightly, and she instantly turned her head away.