You're dumping me, huh? Fine, then I'll just pick up the school beauty and make her my wif

The interior of the SUV wasn't cramped, but for some reason, the two people in the back were sitting right next to the center line, leaving a large empty space on either side of the doors.

Since there was nothing between them and the two were very close, Wang Kai's arm could touch Liu Mengyao's arm with the slightest movement.

With every breath he took, he could smell the faint fragrance emanating from Liu Mengyao.

Wang Kai felt that he was no different from a piece of wood now.

He held onto his knees with both hands as obediently as a primary school student, his eyes fixed on the back of the passenger seat in front of him, not daring to even glance to the side.

Just yesterday, when we were chatting on the phone, he was able to talk non-stop, telling one joke after another.

But when he actually sat down next to the girl, he realized he couldn't even find his tongue.

Wang Kai secretly glanced at Liu Mengyao and found that she was also looking down at the tips of her shoes, her fingers twisted together on her knees.

He was clearly in a very tense state.

Seemingly noticing Wang Kai's gaze, Liu Mengyao quickly turned her head to look out the window, pretending to admire the scenery, even though it was pitch black outside.

If you look closely, you can see that the base of her ears is flushed with a suspicious red.

However, neither of the two people in the front row noticed the subtle atmosphere between the two people in the back row.

Liu Zhenguo was focused on driving, while Jiang Che rested his chin on his hand, watching the scenery rushing past the window, his mind replaying the three names Liu Zhenguo had mentioned the night before.

Chen Feng.

Current member of the provincial team.

Third place in the National Championships.

Although Liu Zhenguo had explained that the three of them were aiming for the special admission quota at Peking University, Jiang Che still felt that it was somewhat strange for people of this caliber to appear at the Lincheng Marathon.

So after hanging up the phone last night, he went to look up some information, and sure enough, he found a problem.

The number of places specially recruited by Peking University is not limited to the Lincheng Marathon.

Almost every province hosts similar sports events, and the top three finishers in each event qualify for special admission to Peking University's sports program.

If Chen Feng really wants to secure this spot, Lincheng is clearly not the best choice; there are many cities with less competition than Lincheng.

There was absolutely no need for him to come to such an unstable place to fight for a spot.

Unless, of course, his goal wasn't to get a special admission spot at Peking University in the first place.

Jiang Che frowned unconsciously. If it were just a simple competition, that would be fine, but he was afraid that these people were coming in to target someone.

But who exactly will it target?

……

The eerie silence inside the car continued until it entered the winding mountain road.

"Grandpa Liu, where are we going?"

Looking at the increasingly desolate scenery around them, Wang Kai, sitting in the back seat, finally couldn't help but break the silence first.

"Qingfeng Mountain," Liu Zhenguo replied, glancing in the rearview mirror.

Qingfeng Mountain is located on the outskirts of Lincheng. During holidays, many tourists come to visit the mountain, making it a well-known scenic spot in Lincheng.

By this time, the sky was already beginning to lighten, and a few scattered pedestrians appeared on the mountain road, also coming for their morning run.

Liu Zhenguo parked the car in the parking lot at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain and then ordered everyone to get out of the car.

"Let's start warming up now, five minutes."

Liu Zhenguo pressed the timer button on his watch, and then, while stretching, explained today's tasks to the three people in front of him.

"Today's task is simple: just drive along the winding mountain road all the way to the observation platform at the top of the mountain. The whole route is about seven kilometers and it's all uphill."

Seven kilometers, uphill, very simple.

Jiang Che knew every single word and phrase, but how come he couldn't understand a sentence formed from these words?

Wang Kai, standing next to him, felt a chill run down his spine. Just hearing Liu Zhenguo say it so casually made his legs start to cramp.

He already has to exert a lot of effort to travel five kilometers on flat ground, so if he were to go up seven kilometers uphill today, wouldn't he just die?

But now they've been dragged to this godforsaken place, and they don't even have a chance to regret it.

Jiang Che even suspected that Old Master Liu was afraid they wouldn't want to come if they found out, so he did it first and then informed them later.

Reluctantly, even though they were extremely unwilling, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and prepare to go to the battlefield.

Five minutes later, the special training began.

Liu Zhenguo took the lead and ran in the front, followed closely by Jiang Che, while Wang Kai and Liu Mengyao followed at the back.

The first kilometer was relatively easy for Jiang Che, but he soon realized the difference between running on mountain roads and running on flat roads.

As the slope continues to rise, physical strength is being rapidly depleted.

With each step, the thigh muscles have to bear several times more load than usual.

My heart started pounding wildly, and my lungs felt like they were on fire, with each breath causing a sharp, piercing pain.

"Adjust your breathing: three steps for one exhale, three steps for one inhale!"

Liu Zhenguo's voice came from ahead, "Don't look down, look at the road ahead, and shift your body weight forward!"

Jiang Che gritted his teeth and forcibly adjusted his disrupted breathing rhythm, taking a great deal of effort to finally manage to get it back on track.

Wang Kai's face was now contorted with rage.

His tight-fitting clothes were soaked with sweat and clung to his body, jiggling with his fat, which looked somewhat comical.

Even though his breathing was already heavy and he had almost exhausted all his strength, Wang Kai still gritted his teeth and desperately moved his legs forward.

Even if the speed is as slow as a tortoise crawling, it still doesn't turn into walking.

Liu Mengyao was not far from him. After training with her older brother for the past few days, her already good physical fitness has improved even more.

She deliberately slowed down because if even she ran faster than Wang Kai, he would be left all alone and abandoned at the back.

It's so pitiful.

When the group reached the halfway point of the mountain, it was still dark.

Both sides of this section of road are lined with large trees, whose dense foliage almost completely blocks out the already dim light.

The road surface has become somewhat potholed and uneven due to years of disrepair, with scattered gravel everywhere.

"Watch your step," Jiang Che reminded everyone as he turned around.

Even though he reminded him very quickly, he still heard a gasp of "Ouch!" from behind the moment he finished speaking.

It's Wang Kai's voice.

Wang Kai was running just fine before Jiang Che reminded him, but as soon as Jiang Che finished speaking, he stepped on a stone.

Immediately afterwards, his ankle twisted uncontrollably, and he fell directly into the drainage ditch to his side.

At the critical moment, a girl's urgent voice came over.

"Be careful!"