Chapter 941: In Which Year Did the River Moon First Shine on People [Extra · River Moon Edition]
This is the fifth day since getting rid of Jiang Yan.
Those people finally haven't come looking for her again.
Shang Shuyue breathed a sigh of relief.
But faintly, she felt like something was missing.
What was missing?
Her original life was boring and uninteresting.
Nothing worth missing.
Shang Shuyue still arrived early at the classroom and left the latest, as usual.
Except the breakfast that was exclusively for her was gone.
That day, as usual, she waited for everyone to leave before she packed her backpack.
Suddenly, a few figures appeared at the front of the classroom.
Seeing the girl leading them, Shang Shuyue reflexively tensed up, her hands trembling uncontrollably.
Just as she was hesitating whether to run away, that girl suddenly rushed forward and grabbed her hand.
Shang Shuyue instinctively wanted to scream, but a warm force suddenly came from her shoulder.
"Don't be afraid."
It was Jiang Yan's voice.
Before she could figure out the situation, the few girls in front of her started to cry.
"Sorry Shang, we won't dare again."
"Sorry, you're a good student, don't let us affect your studies."
"We were momentarily blinded by our heads, we shouldn't have treated you like that, truly sorry."
Shang Shuyue was dumbfounded.
Jiang Yan's hand was still on her shoulder.
"These few were the ones bullying you last time, right? Don't worry, I've educated them over the past few days, they won't bully you anymore. You don't need to think about forgiving them, I'm just having them come to apologize, for doing bad things requires an apology."
Shang Shuyue looked at him, somewhat stunned.
So, he disappeared these days for this?
Specifically for her?
Shang Shuyue bit her lip, even if the apologies from the girls seemed sincere, she still couldn't be happy.
"I don't want to see you."
Jiang Yan immediately swept an icy glare over them.
"Didn't you hear? Hurry and leave."
The leading girl bowed, quickly sobbing as she ran off.
The rest scattered like birds and beasts.
Shang Shuyue continued packing her bag, Jiang Yan didn't stop her, just continued muttering:
"Sorry Shu Yue, I didn't know you were being bullied by them."
"I heard it was because of me, I'm really sorry."
"Oh by the way, they said it was my sister who told them is also false. My sister is troublesome but not to that extent."
"But still, I owe you an apology."
"Just, can you promise me one thing, next time something like this happens don't keep it to yourself. Tell me, even if I have to go through fire and water, I'll solve it."
Shang Shuyue paused, looking at him puzzled once more.
The boy's eyes were especially bright under the light.
This time, those stark lights weren't as frightening.
"Why? Why are you so nice to me?"
Jiang Yan smiled, "You'll understand in the future."
"By the way."
While Shang Shuyue was still in a daze, Jiang Yan grabbed her backpack with one hand and her arm with the other.
"There's another thing, I need to accomplish today, come with me."
Shang Shuyue had no time to react before being pulled along by him.
Outside the school gate was an eye-catching motorcycle parked there, Jiang Yan went straight to it and picked up the helmet.
Shang Shuyue frowned, "You ride this?"
Jiang Yan then realized and quickly waved his hands, "No no no, I borrowed this from my uncle, I need it for something today."
Saying this, he put on the helmet and handed a smaller one to Shang Shuyue.
"Put it on."
Shang Shuyue hesitantly took a step back.
"Don't worry, it's just to take you somewhere. I've already informed your mom, so you don't need to worry."
Shang Shuyue looked at him skeptically.
He really planned everything out so meticulously?
Jiang Yan opened the visor, raising an eyebrow, "What, is our Shang University Scholar scared? Then forget it."
The provocation worked, Shang Shuyue tossed her backpack aside immediately.
"How could I be?!"
Then, smoothly put on the helmet and got on the motorcycle.
Jiang Yan chuckled, hands gripping the handles.
"Hold on tight, we're off!"
"Vroom—" The black, shiny motorcycle sped off into the moonlit night.
Initially, Shang Shuyue was a little scared for sure.
After all, it was her first time on such a thing.
But maybe it was the boy's determined back or the tranquil moonlit night that inspired her, she soon started to scream out loud.
The grievances and pain accumulated during this time seemed to erupt at this moment.
The bike soon came to a halt on a winding mountain road.
Shang Shuyue jumped off, her cheeks flushed red.
She looked at Jiang Yan, feeling much more at ease now.
"Thank you for taking me out to relax, it really feels much better."
Since entering high school, she had been suppressing herself.
Even upon learning of her grandma's passing, she hadn't dared to cry out loud.
But at that moment, the adrenaline surge set her completely free.
Jiang Yan mysteriously smiled.
"This is just the beginning."
He then directly grabbed Shang Shuyue's hand, heading down towards the coast.
There, a white sailboat was already anchored, shining under the moonlight.
Jiang Yan jumped onto it, extending his hand.
"Come on up, I'll pull you."
Shang Shuyue grew nervous.
"Where did this boat come from?"
"Don't worry, it's mine. Last time, thanks to you, I improved a lot, so my grandfather bought me one."
Shang Shuyue: "....."
It's good to be rich.
Hesitating for a bit, she took Jiang Yan's hand and jumped on board.
After putting on the life jacket, Jiang Yan started up the sailboat.
Shang Shuyue immediately grasped his arm nervously.
"Is it just the two of us? No captain?"
Jiang Yan pulled a hat over his head.
"I'm the captain."
"Shang, sit tight, our ship is setting sail!"
Shang Shuyue initially thought he was joking, but didn't expect that after Jiang Yan's operations, the ship indeed started moving.
She looked at him in surprise, "You actually know how to sail?"
"Of course, those dozens of boats at home aren't just for show."
Shang Shuyue lowered her head in thought.
"You're actually not that unruly, but before why..."
Jiang Yan waved his hand, "Just consider the past not the real me."
Thinking about it, he added, "Consider even the future me not the real me, the true me might be in the far future."
Shang Shuyue got confused again.
Jiang Yan always came up with weird, confusing words.
"Oh well, enough of that, do you know where we are?"
Shang Shuyue shook her head.
Jiang Yan pointed ahead.
"If we keep going 7888 kilometers more, we'll reach the West Coast. I remember your grandma lived there, right?"
"Though we can't sail there now, tonight is probably the closest we've ever been to your grandma."