I Have 10 Trillion Dollars only Usable For Simping-Chapter 52 - More haste less speed

52: More haste, less speed.

52: More haste, less speed.

[Li Shuru’s favorability towards you -20]

Standing outside the bus, Jiang Chen was speechless and choked up, on the brink of tears.

Don’t they always say good people get good returns?

How has it turned out to be the complete opposite for him?

Staring at the shocking -100 favorability, Jiang Chen wanted to confront Li Shuru, but in the end, he just let out a deep sigh.

Forget it.

There’s no reasoning with women.

She won’t consider whether you meant well or not, she will only focus on the fact that you took advantage of her.

No wonder the world is becoming colder and more indifferent.

“Jiang senior, what are you dazing for?

Let’s set off,”

Fan Feiyu urged.

They had already entered the Paradise Village scenic area, with Paradise Mountain right in front of them.

Although suddenly back to square one, it wasn’t without its gains.

Jiang Chen caught up with the group while consoling himself silently in his heart.

At least he had “probed” the lower limit of the favorability.

If nothing unexpected happens, -100 should be the limit; otherwise, they wouldn’t have deducted just 20 this time.

In other words, even if you murdered the target of your pursuit’s entire family, their favorability probably couldn’t get any lower.

With this thought, Jiang Chen raised his head to look at the mountains soaring into the clouds and once again couldn’t help but let out a deep breath.

Paradise Mountain wasn’t really famous, but with its highest peak exceeding 3000 meters in altitude, looking up from the foot of the mountain gave one the sense of an overwhelming presence, seemingly insurmountable, with rugged rocks and lush forests.

In terms of sublime beauty, it wasn’t necessarily less than those more renowned ranges.

The weather today wasn’t great.

Although the wind hadn’t picked up yet, visibility was low, and the air was quite humid, making people feel suffocated.

At higher elevations, clouds and fog shrouded the area, adding a mysterious and solemn atmosphere to the mountains.

“See there?

That’s the highest peak of Paradise Mountain, Qibing Peak.

That’s our goal for today.

Does everyone feel confident?”

Hu Heng pointed in the direction where a sword-like rock was faintly visible through the mist.

Bathed in the morning light, it looked like a divine weapon that had fallen from the skies.

“Yes!”

Despite the poor weather, it didn’t dampen everyone’s enthusiastic responses.

“Good!

Let’s go!”

To climb Paradise Mountain, there were two routes.

According to the pre-arranged plan, the mountaineering club chose to start the climb from the northern trail.

“Shu Rui, what’s wrong with you?”

Zheng Jingjing noticed something was off with Li Shuru, who had been wearing a grim expression since getting off the bus, as if someone owed her money.

“Did Jiang Chen piss you off?”

She glanced back.

Jiang Chen and Fan Feiyu were not far behind.

“It’s nothing.”

Even with a close girlfriend, there were things she couldn’t discuss—the incident of being groped was definitely one of them.

“Let’s walk faster.”

Li Shuru quickened her pace, undoubtedly wanting to leave Jiang Chen behind.

“Jiang senior, they’re heading to the front.

Aren’t you going to follow?”

Fan Feiyu reminded him.

“No need.”

Jiang Chen wasn’t in a rush.

At this time, Li Shuru probably still harbored resentment for the accident on the bus; getting too close would only backfire.

“Chasing a girl isn’t about being blindly aggressive; you need to have a strategy, play it cool…”

As a ‘lickspittle’, Jiang Chen found himself giving others “lessons on picking up girls.”

The key was that Fan Feiyu was really giving him face, not scoffing at him for leading others astray, but nodding continuously, listening with great interest.

“Pfft…”

A girlish giggle came from behind.

Jiang Chen turned around, saw who it was, and chided, “Senior, eavesdropping isn’t a good habit, you know.”

“This isn’t eavesdropping, I’m listening openly and honestly,” she retorted.

Xie Qian, who had been walking behind the two of them, wasn’t embarrassed at all and teased, “I wouldn’t have guessed you’re quite the expert on romance.”

“Of course,” Jiang Chen replied, unashamed.

“These are lessons learned from countless failures.

Chasing girls is just like mountain climbing.

The mountain is there, it’s all about how you conquer it.

If you go all out from the start, only thinking about climbing up desperately, you’ll be exhausted halfway, so you have to keep your own pace.

Haste makes waste…”

Jiang Chen lectured extensively, not the least bit modest.

“Alright, you make some sense.

You two take your time to discuss, please make way, excuse me.”

Xie Qian moved between them and climbed ahead.

“You’re single right now, aren’t you?” Jiang Chen asked Fan Feiyu, while watching Xie Qian’s back.

“Yes, what about it?”

“What do you think of this senior?”

Fan Feiyu was taken aback, then offered a bitter smile, “Jiang, don’t joke around.

She’s a graduate student, how could she look at someone like me?

And she’s older as well.”

Some people always lack confidence.

While others are too confident.

“So what if she’s older?

‘An older wife is like a treasure’, haven’t you heard that?

I talked a lot with her last night.

She’s a great senior, with proper principles.

She just went through a breakup and joined this activity for healing.

This is a rare opportunity.”

Jiang Chen patted Fan Feiyu on the shoulder and sped up his pace.

Fan Feiyu was caught between laughter and tears.

Indeed, students’ physical fitness these days leaves much to be desired.

Plus, with the steep mountain path and the damp air, after more than an hour, most were sweating profusely and gasping for breath.

Hu Heng could only let everyone rest in place.

Under Jiang Chen’s matchmaking, Fan Feiyu really did start to hit it off with Xie Qian, sitting together, talking and laughing.

This young one has potential.

Jiang Chen replenished his fluids, eyes roving, finally landing on Li Shuru.

As if sensing his gaze, Li Shuru looked back at him, her eyes cold, filled with a warning.

Jiang Chen, just about to move forward, secretly sighed and suppressed the urge.

It couldn’t be this bad, could it?

Having invested his prime in this, not even making any progress would have been one thing, but to have things rewind back to the start?

Jiang Chen was beginning to regret his impulsive decision to make Li Shuru his experimental subject; had he known how difficult she was to win over, he probably could have picked any other girl in KIMI and done better.

But regretting now was too late.

Before completing the current phase of his conquest mission, he couldn’t switch targets mid-way.

“In about forty minutes or so, we’ll reach Magpie Bridge.

Let’s all make an effort and clean up the trash.”

Magpie Bridge was one of the key landmarks in Heaven, a suspension bridge stretching across the sky, adorned with carvings of magpies, given romantic significance.

Anyone who came to Heaven Mountain would go to the Magpie Bridge to check in.

Hu Heng led by example, demonstrating the excellent qualities of a university student, with everyone picking up their own trash and taking it with them.

“I heard if a couple walks over the Magpie Bridge together, they’ll stay together till their hair turns white.”

“But what if I’m still single?”

“Then if you walk over Magpie Bridge, you’ll encounter a wonderful love very soon.”

“Is that really true?”

“Why not try and see for yourself?”

The beautiful legend of the Magpie Bridge gave the girls a strong boost of motivation, even making them forget their physical fatigue.

Thanks to the girls’ uplifted spirits, the whole team’s pace quickened significantly, and in just half an hour, they could see the approximately two-hundred-meter-long suspension bridge appearing before everyone’s eyes.