Chapter 188 Weakening the heavenly tribulation

ujia has a bit of interest in you," Zhou Liren chimed in.“How can that be…” Hao Ren called out. Finally finding something he could talk about, he stopped keeping silent."She's been looking back at you...Chapter 188: Weakening the Heavenly Tribulation

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Hao Ren couldn't figure out what Zhao Ranzi was playing at today, but the feeling of her nestling into his embrace like a little bird did give him quite a jolt. Its power wasn't any weaker than that small thundercloud tribulation.

He quickened his pace and avoided the middle school area as he made for the high school building where he spotted Xie Yujia coming out of.

Xie Yujia waved her hand when she saw Hao Ren, "Hi, Hao Ren!"

Hao Ren walked over to her. He noticed that her face was slightly red and wondered why as he blinked curiously at her, "Why are you so rosy Is it because the sun is too hot outside"

"Oh, I'm fine," Hao Ren patted his still warm forehead. "By the way, have you finished meeting all your high school teachers"

"Yeah, a few of them already moved to teach at other schools." Xie Yujia nodded and looked up at the sun. "It's too early for dinner now; let's take a walk around the campus."

Hao Ren thought that he might as well kill some time since there wasn't anything urgent waiting for him when he returned, so he agreed, "Alright then, let's go."

Xie Yujia smiled happily and walked beside Hao Ren.

At this moment, the music signaling the preparatory bell rang out. The students who were hanging around outside quickly headed back to their classrooms.

A few high schoolers brushing past Hao Ren on their way briskly discussed among themselves.

"Fatty, your crush, the pretty middle school girl Aozi, had her boyfriend come look for her just now. They hugged each other outside their building and even kissed!"

"What Where did you hear that"

"My sister is in the middle school department; she sent me a message about it just now. She saw it with her own eyes!"

As they spoke, they passed by Hao Ren and Xie Yujia. While passing them, the boys couldn't help but glance at Xie Yujia, likely finding her pretty yet unfamiliar.

Naturally, none of them paid any attention to Hao Ren, nor could they have imagined that this man was the one who had publicly hugged Zhao Yanzi in front of everyone at the junior high school section earlier.

Xie Yujia wasn't sensitive to the name "Ah Zi," and her hearing wasn't as sharp as Hao Ren's either. Thus, she didn't hear the boys' gossiping. She walked a little closer to Hao Ren, moved gracefully with light steps, and quietly observed every plant and tree in the school.

The bell for the first class rang, and the school suddenly fell silent again. It was close to dismissal time, so there were no physical education classes; even the playground was quiet.

Western sun rays with a lingering warmth bathed the entire playground in gold.

Xie Yujia walked slowly on the track while Hao Ren walked beside her. He looked down at the track, his heels and toes stepping precisely on the white lines.

The two of them didn't speak; they just strolled leisurely under the bright setting sun.

Amidst the red and white tracks, Xie Yujia reminisced about her school days, while Hao Ren thought about his university sports meet.

After a slow walk around the playground's perimeter, they wandered to other parts of the campus, visiting places like the library, music hall, and gymnasium.

Xie Yujia missed her middle school days very much, but having Hao Ren by her side made it feel different.

"I used to fall here," Xie Yujia pointed at a staircase outside the library and rolled up her right sleeve. "See I still have this wound."

Hao Ren leaned in to see; indeed, there was a faint scar on her pale skin.

Recalling the scene, Hao Ren felt a pang of sympathy for Xie Yujia's injury at that time.

"When I was in middle school, I often wondered where my big brother went to school." Xie Yujia chuckled. "But I never imagined you were right here, just across two streets from me."

From Xie Yujia's personality, Hao Ren could imagine her peaceful and dedicated life back then: quietly reading in the classroom, occasionally sunbathing on the balcony, always maintaining a friendly distance with boys but not getting too close. During physical education class, she would sit by the playground, lost in thought.

The sunlight gradually weakened, and the time truly neared the dismissal bell.

"I'll treat you to a meal."

Said Xie Yujia.

"Forget it, I still need to pick up Ah Zi on my way back. Let me send you back to school first. Actually, for lending me copies of your class notes last time, I owe you a meal," Hao Ren said as he walked towards the parking lot.

"If you're picking her up, then there's no need for you to send me back. I'll take public transportation home anyway; it's quite convenient." Xie Yujia spoke while heading toward the main school gate.

Hao Ren called out to her, but Xie Yujia didn't turn around and walked straight out through a side door.

Looking at Xie Yujia's back silhouette, Hao Ren sighed. He then walked towards the parking lot and started his Ferrari.

The security guard opened the gate for him as Hao Ren drove out to the school intersection.

Dingling— The dismissal bell rang. A few minutes later, students from both the junior high and senior high sections rushed toward the main gates.

Outside the school gate, there were still some cars waiting to pick up students, but no one had a Ferrari as luxurious as Hao Ren's. Zhao Yanzǐ came out of the door accompanied by several classmates; she even deliberately waved at him when she saw his Ferrari.

In the open-top Ferrari, young Hao Ren stood out prominently.

With her school bag slung over one shoulder, Zhao Yanzǐ cheerfully ran over and gracefully climbed into the car. Most of the students from both junior high and senior high sections at Lingzào High School pointed and gossiped as they saw Zhao Yanzǐ getting into Hao Ren's Ferrari.

After Zhao Yanzǐ got in, she even pinched Hao Ren's cheek affectionately. Hao Ren quickly started up the Ferrari and acted like a "playboy" under everyone’s eyes.

The car began to move. Zhao Yanzǐ sitting beside him glanced at Hao Ren, "Did she leave"

This kind of address clearly indicates that she is hostile towards the beautiful and full-figured Xie Yujia.

"Do you really hate her so much" Hao Ren turned to look at her.

"At least I don't find anything about her worth liking," Zhao Huizi pouted and said.

Indeed, it's hard for a good student and a bad student to mesh well. Hao Ren rubbed his head and drove steadily.

"Starting today, we can't slack off anymore; you need to study hard," Hao Ren said.

"Reason" Zhao Huizi immediately asked.

"No reason. This is my duty as assigned by your mom," Hao Ren replied.

Zhao Huizi wrinkled her nose but didn't say anything. It seemed that she had already forgotten about writing the self-criticism in the office today.

"Speaking of which, what's the likelihood of your Uncle San passing through the heavenly tribulation this time" Hao Ren asked her.

"Fifty-fifty," Zhao Huizi's expression darkened. "According to Dad, my uncle's heavenly tribulation this time is related to changes in the situation between the East Sea and West Sea."

Hao Ren also felt that this was likely true; otherwise, why would Zhao Guang remain at Long Palace to personally supervise the construction of the sacrificial altar

"If—" what are the consequences if he fails the heavenly tribulation" Hao Ren asked.

Zhao Huizi clenched her teeth. "Uncle San is so powerful, there's no way he won't pass through the heavenly tribulation."

From Zhao Huizi's expression, it seemed she wasn't very confident about this either.

"If—" Hao Ren said again. "What if I can weaken the heavenly tribulation! Su Teacher isn’t the issue but this student needs punishment!" The other male teachers echoed.Lu Qing remained silent with a cold expression on his face."Principal Lu, if you don't handle it, we'll...