Chapter 92 - 73: Inverted Mountain

Chapter 92: Chapter 73: Inverted Mountain

He stepped out of the elevator, went to the gate of his complex, and hailed a cab to the hotel.

Chen Yuan felt that choosing the zoo was the perfect plan. ’Isn’t this the exact kind of place you go for parent-child bonding?’

’Just have to wait and see when she’ll finally call me Dad.’

Meanwhile, Song Jianye was in her dorm room, getting ready to go out.

She stared into her closet, carefully deliberating for a long while.

’I’ll wear a skirt today. It’s going to get cold in a few days, so if I don’t wear it now, I won’t get another chance.’

’And I’ll wear a pair of long stockings. He seems to like them. Last time, he kept sneaking glances.’

’I have a brand-new pair, too... should I give them to him?’

After muttering to herself for a bit, Song Jianye picked out her outfit for the day.

She put on the outfit and was exceptionally pleased with her look. After a final check of her makeup in the mirror confirmed everything was perfect, she grabbed her bag, which was covered in little figurines, and prepared to head out.

"Aiyaa..."

Wang Chuyue crawled out from under her covers, yawning, her hair a bird’s nest.

"You’re usually the one sleeping in. Getting up this early on a weekend... you must be going on a date."

"It’s not a date. We’re just going out to have fun."

"What’s the difference? Stop trying to be coy," Wang Chuyue said.

"The weather’s a little overcast. Let me read your fortune for the day."

"You can do that for the weather?"

"Of course I can. Now, where are my tarot cards?"

Wang Chuyue felt around under the covers. ’Did I put them in my locker...?’

"Didn’t you lend them to Liu Qi from Class Two?" Meng Tingting said from under her covers.

"Oh, right! How could I have forgotten? No problem, I have another way."

After rummaging through the storage pocket on her headboard, Wang Chuyue pulled out a traditional daily calendar.

"Let me see what day it is, and I’ll check your fortune."

"You even have one of those? I’ve only ever seen one at my grandma’s house," Meng Tingting said.

"I got it as a filler item to hit a ’30 off 200’ discount," Wang Chuyue said, flipping through the calendar. "This is wisdom passed down from our ancestors. It has some reference value."

Wang Chuyue was quite the character.

"Uh-oh..."

As Wang Chuyue flipped through the calendar, her expression soured and she looked conflicted.

"You know, this ancestral wisdom can be a little off. Let’s not look at it. Hurry up and go on your date."

"What does it say?" Song Jianye asked, standing on her tiptoes by the bed.

"It’s nothing. Now go, I’m going back to sleep."

Wang Chuyue’s reluctance only made Song Jianye more curious.

"Come on, tell me."

It wasn’t often she got to spend a weekend with Chen Yuan, so Song Jianye wanted everything to be absolutely perfect and for it all to go smoothly.

She hoped the sky would be clear and the breeze warm, that the bus would arrive just as they reached the stop, that there would be two seats available, and that they would hit nothing but green lights...

"Fine, but you’re the one who wanted to see this..."

"Uh-huh."

Since it was just a harmless bit of fun, Wang Chuyue indulged her.

She passed the calendar to her, and Song Jia took it.

Auspicious: Ground-breaking, Moving, Starting Work.

Inauspicious: Dates, Engagements, Marriage, Travel.

"This stuff is never accurate. Just treat it as a bit of fun," Wang Chuyue said with a yawn.

Song Jianye stared at the calendar, not moving, a little crestfallen.

But...

’It doesn’t seem like a big problem.’

She looked down, found a pen, and scribbled out the entire line for "Inauspicious: Dates, Engagements, Marriage, Travel." Then, she added a new line of small text.

Auspicious: Ground-breaking, Moving, Starting Work, Going out with Chen Yuan.

’I am the master of my fate, not the heavens!’

"There, that’s better. I’m off!"

Song Jianye slung her bag on, beaming. "If you need me to bring anything back tonight, let me know in advance."

"Okay, have fun on your date," said Meng Tingting.

After Song Jianye left, Wang Chuyue took the calendar back.

"Get a load of this!"

"What’s wrong?"

"Look what she did." Wang Chuyue passed the calendar over.

Meng Tingting was stunned after she saw it. "Did she just forcefully defy the heavens to change her own fate?"

The sky had been a little overcast when she was in the dorm, but after she stepped outside, it suddenly cleared up.

Song Jianye didn’t know why, but in any case, the calendar said today was a good day to go out with Chen Yuan.

No!

’It wasn’t the calendar that said so, it was the ancestors!’

She’d had Uncle Zhang prepare some cut fruit, and once she bought a drink, they could set off!

So happy!

"Miss."

Seeing Song Jianye arrive, the lobby manager, Xu Jing, who had been speaking with the front desk staff, walked over.

"Sister Jing."

"Just a moment. The cantaloupe was just delivered, and the kitchen is cutting it up now. It’ll be ready right away."

"Uh-huh, no rush. He’s not here yet anyway."

Song Jianye sat on a sofa in the lobby, looking so quiet and well-behaved you’d never guess she had any connection to the hotel.

"Miss, are you going out with Chen Yuan today? Where are you off to?"

Xu Jing was a bit of a gossip. Being older herself, she loved to see this kind of young romance blossom.

Her young miss was beautiful and Chen Yuan was handsome; when they were together, it felt like a scene from a romantic drama.

It wasn’t like dating for an older woman like herself, which was just going out to eat and then having sex, or having sex and then going out to eat. There was no creativity to it.

But these young people could make a simple trip to the park feel special and exciting. She was genuinely envious.

"I don’t know either. He hasn’t told me yet."

Song Jianye wanted to ask about it, but she held back. She wanted to preserve some of the anticipation.

Anyway...

’As long as I’m going out with him, where we go isn’t important.’

Although...

’I’m still a little curious...’

"The weather is lovely today, too. Perfect for a date."

"No, no, no!"

Song Jianye quickly cut her off. "We’re just going out to have fun, it’s not a romantic date."

Xu Jing felt her brain short-circuit. Was there really a difference between the two?