9:00 a.m. the next day. The door of Lin Qingxue's room opened, and Hao Jian emerged with a blushing Lin Qingxue in tow, her eyes evasive, carrying a faint trace of fatigue. As they reached downstairs, they were greeted by the weird laughter of Molan and a few other women. Tang Jian, who was busy in the kitchen, also showed a knowing smile that men would understand when he saw the slight weariness between Hao Jian and Lin Qingxue's brows. Hao Jian glared at them in annoyance, then sat at the dining table, pulling Lin Qingxue to join him. After breakfast, they bid farewell to Tang Jian. However, before leaving, Hao Jian instructed Tang Jian to prepare the herbal dishes according to the recipe he provided. Hao Jian also took out 5,000 yuan from his pocket, to cover the previous night's accommodation, but instead of handing it directly to Tang Jian, he tossed it onto the couch. After all, he knew that if he handed it to Tang Jian directly, Tang Jian would absolutely refuse to take it. "By early afternoon, maybe around one or two, we should be able to reach the summit and meet up with the people from your department." On the mountain path, Hao Jian looked up at the remaining height, realizing there wasn't much left to climb. He then turned, glanced at the women, and chuckled lightly. "Gonna meet that annoying guy again..." Upon hearing about the upcoming reunion, Lin Qingxue pouted instantly but stayed closely behind Hao Jian under his gaze. "We're from the student council too, so let's just face it. We're not afraid of him anyway." Molan pursed her lips, said a sentence, and followed behind Lin Qingxue up the mountain, with Ye Ni and Ailin following similarly with similar expressions. "Wow, your pace isn't too slow!" When the sun rose high, around 10:30 a.m., Hao Jian finally led the women to a platform on the upper half of Jiangshan where tourists could rest. But before they could show any signs of relief, a sneering voice broke their joy. Looking up, they saw Teng Ziwei and his group seated together, with him directly facing Hao Jian and his team. On hearing Teng Ziwei's voice, the student council members turned their heads and saw Hao Jian and his group, their expressions complex. "Couldn't find a place to stay last night, and just slept wherever, huh?" Climbing under the blazing sun, Hao Jian and his group were drenched in sweat, and going through the mountain trails had them brushed by branches, leaving them looking a bit disheveled. And this was why Teng Ziwei concluded that Hao Jian and his group had nowhere to stay. "Hmph! Teng Ziwei, I used to think of you as an intelligent student council president, but now, you're just a narrow-minded scoundrel!" Molan stepped out with a cold face, ignoring Lin Qingxue trying to hold her back, staring coldly at Teng Ziwei. He always considered himself a magnanimous person, and now, he was belittled by a woman? And that woman was a member of his student council! Instantly, Teng Ziwei wanted to refute, but Molan, being so clever, didn't give him the chance to speak. Her calm eyes swept over these people, with a smile on her lips. "I don't know if anyone would believe what I'm saying, but I want to say we did have somewhere to stay last night, and it was a very beautiful place..." Ignoring Teng Ziwei, Molan continued, detailing everything from their departure, describing the various sceneries and how Hao Jian resolved their accommodation, especially stressing the word "chief physician" several times. Each time those words were mentioned, many would gaze at Hao Jian with worshipful eyes. At this, Hao Jian merely shrugged. Teng Ziwei was consumed with envy. When had his members ever looked at him with such admiration? Now, an outsider had seized this honor. Was he still the president?! With envy burning inside, he shouted fiercely, "Everyone shut up, get up, we still have a mountain to climb, you've rested enough, let's continue!" "President... we've only rested for five minutes..." Qi Hai steeled himself and confronted Teng Ziwei, expressing that they had started climbing early in the morning and, after finally arriving here, wanted to rest and drink some water. They had barely rested for five minutes. How could they have caught their breath yet?! What's more, there were quite a few girls among them, whose stamina was inherently weaker. Could they endure such intensive exercise?! "Shut up! Am I the president, or are you?!" Teng Ziwei shot a cold glance at Qi Hai, then surveyed his members, let out a cold snort, and started heading up the mountain first. Seeing Teng Ziwei walk away, these members grumblingly got up, cursing silently as they followed. How did they end up with such a president?! "Just a student council president, what's the big deal? Wait until we graduate, see how we mess with you..." A male member cursed at Teng Ziwei's back. They're all students here, and this guy really thought he was the boss?! Unfortunately, within the school system, they couldn't do much against Teng Ziwei, only to wait until they returned to school to report him to have him replaced as president. Poor Teng Ziwei, he didn't realize he had already lost people's support at this moment. But even if he knew, he wouldn't care. After all, he's the president, and even if everyone leaves, he can still find ways to recruit new members. Although it violates school regulations, isn't it easy as long as you have connections? Just as he was walking away, he suddenly paused, stopping at the stairs ahead. Glancing behind, he sneered at Hao Jian and said, "Wanna race me? Consider it a chance for you. As long as you can beat me, I'll apologize to you without any problem." Hearing this, Hao Jian shook his head to himself. He really didn't need Teng Ziwei's apology, but this race could be a fun distraction for him since he was also bored. "Tell me, how do you want to race?" Hao Jian did not refuse. Instead, he grinned immediately, his white teeth shining under the sunlight, causing many girls to swoon. Seeing this, Teng Ziwei snorted coldly and immediately pointed to the remaining distance, saying, "Let's race for speed. Whoever reaches the top of the mountain first wins, and the loser must bow and apologize to the winner!" With Teng Ziwei's words, many people's expressions turned grim. Those in school knew about Teng Ziwei's athletic prowess. He had just won the 800-meter race this year and sprinted the entire way! He was a whole lap ahead of the second-place runner! Many people were contemptuous of his actions. This guy was just using his strengths to compete with others. If that guy's stamina and speed couldn't match Teng Ziwei's, wouldn't he have to bow and apologize?! He really has bad intentions! Many people secretly sneered, thinking how narrow-minded a person their president was. Now, they felt their cheeks turning red at this thought. "Alright, I accept your challenge!" Hao Jian didn't mind. It was just a diversion for him. He shrugged and agreed. "Kekekeke, kid, just wait to bow!" Teng Ziwei let out a strange laugh, and with a low shout, he suddenly kicked off the ground and dashed up the mountain! Hao Jian was fifty meters away from Teng Ziwei, yet Teng Ziwei started running first. If this isn't shameless, then what is?! "It's kind of interesting." Seeing this situation, Hao Jian laughed silently, then leisurely began to stride forward. Seeing Hao Jian's slow pace, those around urged him to catch up. "Little Xiaoxue, what's up with Hao Jian?" Ye Ni was the first who couldn't hold back, asking Lin Qingxue, and hearing Ye Ni's question, those around them also perked up their ears to listen in. But Lin Qingxue didn't answer directly. Instead, she suddenly covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "That Teng Ziwei is really foolish to think he can race speed with Hao Jian..." "Ah, Little Xiaoxue, stop teasing us and speak already!" "Hao Jian, ah, is actually just letting Teng Ziwei get ahead a little..." Lin Qingxue pointed elegantly ahead, and they saw Hao Jian stop at the stairs, while Teng Ziwei had already run a hundred meters. Hao Jian murmured, then stomped his foot heavily on the ground. Like an arrow released from a bow, he shot forward, crossing more than twenty steps in a blink. With a few jumps, he was behind Teng Ziwei, immediately overtaking him. And this only took over twenty seconds... "This... this... this speed..." "Hehe, I told you, Hao Jian won't lose." Seeing everyone in a daze, Lin Qingxue giggled lightly, then ran towards the stairs with Molan and others. She didn't want to miss Hao Jian's complete annihilation of Teng Ziwei. "How is this kid so fast?!" Teng Ziwei was stunned seeing Hao Jian, faster than himself, catching up. He quickly shook his head to clear his mind and stomped harder to increase his speed, but no matter how hard he tried, he could only see Hao Jian's back... "Damn it! Gotta go faster!" Teng Ziwei was filled with anger, pushing himself beyond his limits as he continued to accelerate.