Divorce Revenge System: Knowing the Future in Advance
Chapter 186 - 157: If You’re Not Cold, Give Me Your Coat

Chapter 186: Chapter 157: If You’re Not Cold, Give Me Your Coat

In the bathroom, Wang Yuhe paused for a moment.

"That bit..."

"Ahem, the pancakes in the cafeteria are really good." Chen Yunyun hurriedly interrupted her.

Kid, this is a bathroom, not a secret chamber.

Why are you speaking so freely? Ji Jiayu is right next door. Who knows, there might be someone in this dorm who is close to her. You never know with these things.

Wang Yuhe looked at Chen Yunyun curiously, a puzzled expression on her face.

"What’s going on?"

Chen Yunyun, feeling awkward, shook her hand.

"It’s nothing, let’s talk later, finish up and let’s go out."

"Oh, okay."

After finishing up, the two girls changed clothes and walked down the dormitory corridor in the cold wind, continuing the conversation they started in the bathroom.

Ji Jiayu is indeed a bit overbearing, it’s not that they dislike women. It’s just that she studies with her boyfriend Yuan Zhengchuan during the first half of lunch break and gets cozy with him during the second half.

Simply put, she’s the kind of person who pursues her dopamine fix without considering the feelings of classmates trying to take a nap in the classroom.

"So we can’t talk about it?" Wang Yuhe was displeased.

"That’s the truth, she just offends us." Chen Yunyun reassured, "Most people in the dorm aren’t in the classroom during lunchtime, so they don’t care."

"Ji Jiayu is on good terms with them, so it’s best not to badmouth her in the dorm."

Wang Yuhe, still somewhat puzzled, nodded anyway.

"Yeah, but is there no one who can handle her?"

"I don’t know, but it seems like she’s been having mysterious breakup issues with her boyfriend lately." Chen Yunyun smiled, "Seems a bit strange, someone must be handling her."

"Who?" Wang Yuhe asked.

The two girls watched the rain from the balcony. The sky was a bit dark. Bean-sized raindrops fell on the windowsill, filling the round holes in the gutter with clear rainwater.

Chen Yunyun’s voice was very soft, "Those who nap in the classroom, who else could it be."

".... Jiang Nian?" Wang Yuhe was surprised, "But he didn’t do anything, did he?"

"He didn’t do anything, but lately the boys in class have been acting strange." Chen Yunyun said, "Especially our group leader, suddenly becoming attentive towards Ji Jiayu."

"Jiang Nian’s idea?" Wang Yuhe said, "Couldn’t handle Ji Jiayu, so went for her boyfriend instead?"

"Yeah, he didn’t say it to me directly, it’s just my guess." Chen Yunyun said, "Let’s keep it between us, don’t tell anyone else."

"Mmm." Wang Yuhe nodded, "I got it, thanks to their argument, we can finally nap in class again."

The rain outside grew heavier, and the sky gradually darkened.

....

Pitter-patter, raindrops fell on the pavement, covering streets, alleys, and shops.

"Ah! Jiang Nian, do you even know how to hold an umbrella?!"

"Don’t move, it’s about to slip out."

"Why don’t you just leave and give the umbrella to me." Xu Qianqian said pitifully, "You’re a big man, getting a little wet won’t make you catch a cold."

"Sex discrimination, huh? If we’re going down, we’re going down together." Jiang Nian decisively refused.

In the pouring rain, the umbrella handle swayed unsteadily.

"Ah! The rain’s getting into my neck." Xu Qianqian clung to Jiang Nian’s clothes, incessantly screaming, "Can’t you sacrifice a bit? That’s what they always do in dramas."

"What era do you think we’re in, still watching dramas!" Jiang Nian shouted amid the pouring rain, "Don’t count on me, I only browse on the internet."

"Creep."

"What are you talking about, who doesn’t use websites to watch shows these days?" Jiang Nian retorted while looking for a place to avoid the rain.

It’s all Xu Qianqian’s homeroom teacher’s fault, really a Sima move, dragging on the lesson knowing it was about to rain. Couldn’t she just put that will in the class group chat?

Now look what happened, turned into a downpour.

On the road, a few of Xu Qianqian’s classmates could be seen, wearing raincoats and braving the blinding rain on bicycles. With every gust of wind, the air was swept away as well.

Panic-stricken, directly crashed into the curb.

"Damn it, can’t go back now." Jiang Nian cursed.

"What?"

Xu Qianqian asked instinctively, looking equally miserable. Her backpack was worn in the front, squeezed under a small blue umbrella with shameless Jiang Nian.

The two of them were almost crammed together, each getting one side wet.

Jiang Nian was utterly ridiculous, really didn’t care about his own wellbeing. Brazenly squeezed under the umbrella, unabashedly claiming they could fit if they huddled together.

Turns out, not even close!

"I said! The rain is too heavy, we can’t go back!" Jiang Nian raised his voice, "Let’s find a place to have a baby, no, find a place to hide from the rain!"

"Reminder, I’m not deaf." Xu Qianqian glared at him, hugging herself fearfully.

"I know, I was just joking earlier." Jiang Nian said with a slick tone, eyes scanning for shelter, spotting a medium-sized mall ahead.

"You’re being a bit too humorous." Xu Qianqian criticized.

Under the umbrella, there was actually a bit of space, she looked up at Jiang Nian. Black hair and bright eyes, a clear jawline, if he didn’t speak, he could pass for a good dog.

Perhaps it was an illusion, but Jiang Nian didn’t seem as frail as before.

"The rain’s too heavy, let’s take cover in that mall." Jiang Nian suggested.

The rain became more intense, Xu Qianqian started feeling a bit scared.

"Okay."

They moved towards the mall, with the heavy rain and small umbrella, they walked slower to avoid getting wet.

"It seems we’re walking quite slowly, at this rate we’ll be wet before reaching the mall." Xu Qianqian analyzed, "Why don’t you run over first, and I’ll catch up with the umbrella."

"How about you run, your clothes won’t get see-through if wet anyway." Jiang Nian uttered something even worse than refusal.

"Go to hell!"

In short, the umbrella space was too limited, with their shoulders pressed together one plus one still tends to be more than two. If only they could subtract the distance...

Jiang Nian thought for a moment, and put his arm around Xu Qianqian’s shoulder.

Now they’re at zero distance.

This abrupt movement made Xu Qianqian blink rapidly, her heart beating uncontrollably fast. Suddenly, a sourness from her chest spread throughout her entire body.

"Wha... what are you doing?"

"Umbrella’s too small, let’s walk faster." Jiang Nian was speechless but also felt something... different, Xu Qianqian’s scent was quite nice.

He didn’t know how to describe it, from the warmth exhaled near her neck, a straight line from his nasal cavity to his brain stem.

"Oh." Xu Qianqian didn’t know what to say.

The atmosphere under the umbrella was weird, the two of them stayed silent all the way to the mall. Entering the underground rain shelter on the lower basement floor, where many others without umbrellas had gathered.

Through the edge of the umbrella, Xu Qianqian scanned around, seeing that all eyes in the crowd were on them. As if watching some fun, oh-oh-oh, a couple had arrived.

In reality, they weren’t, just unable to shake off being neighbors.

Seeing no students in the crowd, Xu Qianqian breathed a sigh of relief. Not that she felt guilty, just didn’t want to be misunderstood as dating a monkey in school.

Jiang Nian didn’t know about Xu Qianqian’s peculiar thoughts, after they entered the basement-level steps of the mall, he let go of Xu Qianqian’s shoulder.

Closed the umbrella, good, only got a little wet.

Turned his head, found Xu Qianqian still standing there stiffly.

"What are you daydreaming about?"

Hearing this, Xu Qianqian snapped back, a slight blush on her face. But she, someone not easily conceding to others, didn’t want to admit that her mind had wandered because of some absurd thoughts.

She looked at Jiang Nian earnestly and spoke.

"I’ve always thought you were both handsome and wealthy, there are umbrellas for sale in the mall."

"You must be crazy, we’ve already taken shelter, why buy an umbrella." Jiang Nian glanced at her, then looked inside the mall, "Still a while before the rain stops, want to check it out inside."

Xu Qianqian agreed, taking out her phone to reply to messages while following Jiang Nian inside.

They called it a mall, but there were hardly any people on the second and third floors of the stores. Most people came here for the large supermarket on the basement level.

She browsed her phone, receiving several WeChat messages.

Song Xiyun messaged twenty minutes ago that she had arrived home, only a little wet. Li Hongmei asked if she got wet, and if she needed a ride.

Xu Qianqian replied with a no, and sent a picture of the mall.

"Not wet, taking shelter from the rain, will head back once it eases."

Li Hongmei responded with an okay, then asked about Jiang Nian.

"Is that kid with you? I heard he didn’t bring an umbrella today, did he snatch yours?"

Upon seeing this, Xu Qianqian immediately felt embarrassed, biting her lower lip she replied.

"He is."

Inside the mall, the air conditioning made it quite chilly. Xu Qianqian immediately felt the cold, and before she could respond to Aunt Li, she involuntarily shivered.

Jiang Nian, walking ahead, seemed to sense something, turned around and asked.

"Xu Qianqian, are you cold?"

Xu Qianqian, being stubborn, shook her head.

"Not cold."

"That’s good, that’s good." Jiang Nian reached out his hand, naturally asking, "I’m a bit weak, feeling a bit cold, can I borrow your jacket?"

Xu Qianqian’s fists hardened, gritting her teeth she said.

"Freeze to death!"

"Oof."

Xu Qianqian: "...."

Some profanity slipped by, she felt that Zhenan Middle School’s atmosphere was indeed lacking, the students’ moral standards had much room for improvement.

Suddenly, Jiang Nian handed his school jacket to her.

"For you."

"Tch." Xu Qianqian felt a bit awkward, it all felt a bit strange.

She’d borrowed his jacket before, how old were they at that time? Ten or twelve? Back then the skies were bluer, and Jiang Nian was still a decent person.

Growing up, things inevitably changed.

Xu Qianqian didn’t fuss about it, took the jacket and put it on. The basement floor of the mall was cold, and after a while, the chill clinging to her subsided.

"Are you cold?"

"I don’t really feel anything, jacket or not, it’s the same." Jiang Nian wasn’t cold, at that age full of energy.

Back in middle school, even in winter, he’d only wear two pieces. Stubbornly keeping his jacket unzipped, just an outer layer and an undershirt, while classmates around him were bundled up like balls.

Back then, he once thought he might be a descendant from Five Elements Village, one of the chosen for Armored Warriors.

Needless to say, he didn’t want the Eagle Armor.

That phase of choosing style over comfort had passed, but the foundation remained.

But with some experiences...

Xu Qianqian stared at him for a few seconds, sniffled, and said.

"We finished browsing, let’s go out."

"Wait, I haven’t gone in yet." Jiang Nian was surprised, turned and asked, "Waiting outside for the rain to stop, that’s boring."

After being together for several years, Xu Qianqian knew his temperament too well.

If Jiang Nian voluntarily suggested going shopping, it’s likely because he had little time left. Just enough breath to experience a different life.

The only one interested in mall-shopping, was herself.

"I don’t find it boring, it’s too cold here." Xu Qianqian said, "Not good for my brilliant brain, if it freezes, I might only score six hundred and thirty points."

Honestly speaking, Jiang Nian felt a bit hurt.

At the entrance of the mall’s basement floor, after waiting for about twenty minutes, the rain finally stopped.

No need for umbrellas now.

He thoughtfully handed the umbrella over to Xu Qianqian, "There’s still a bit of drizzle, you take the umbrella."

Xu Qianqian gritted her teeth, "Clearly you just don’t want to carry it!"

The two of them walked along the way home, puddles everywhere. After being subjected to the downpour, it was already 7:10 pm, and the streetlights began lighting up one by one.

After the storm, the road reflected various lights, the air unusually humid, and cold gusts of wind swept by.

Xu Qianqian tucked herself tighter, catching a scent not belonging to her from her collar.

Her body heat steamed out a damp detergent scent, mixed with a hint of lavender, hazy and quickly whisked away by the cold wind.