Dating My Scumbag Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 170: Flame Mountain

Translator: Lonelytree

The car drove for a long distance. I looked back at the mountain through the rearview mirror, I couldn’t see the flame tree anymore.

“Does this mountain has a name?” I asked.

Jing Tian thought, “Why don’t you name it?”

I thought about the flame tree. “Why don’t we call the Flame Mountain?”

Jing Tian nodded. “I’ll find someone to make a sign and place it at the entrance.”

“When did you buy the mountain?” I asked.

Jing Tian was silent for a while. “After I returned to the country from nursing my injuries.”

I stuck out my tongue, “So after finding out about Jing Ning and my engagement?”

Jing Tian nodded and blushed with some embarrassment. I was very touched. I must be extremely blind in my previous life to not notice this perfect man and had to lower myself to be with that jerk. Thankfully the God had given me a chance to start over. With that in mind, I put my palms together and started to pray.

“What are you doing?” Jing Tian turned to look at me.

I smiled at him. “I am thanking God to give me that dream to wake me up. Or else I would have missed you, thus wasting my life.” 

Jing Ting reached out his right hand to touch my head. “You rejected Jing Ning because of a dream?” He asked.

I nodded. “Is that wrong? Reality proves that it was right for me to heed the warnings in my dreams. But after hearing what you said, I still think I need to do something to them. They have been evil since they were young. They even bullied me so badly. I felt dissatisfied letting them go just like that!”

Jing Tian smiled helplessly. “Don’t push yourself until you get hurt.”

I shrugged. Then Jing Tian added, “But as long as I’m around, no one will hurt you!”

He just knew what to say. I wiggled at him. “Jing Tian, I love you so much so much so much!”

Jing Tian blushed. He focused on driving and ignored me.

…

After returning from Flame Mountain, my relationship with Jing Tian had taken a step further. I spent my days immersed in the sweetness of love.

I was particularly attentive in Professor Jing’s class. Apart from Mai Qi, no one knew about my relationship with Jing Tian. No one knew I woke up in Professor Jing’s bed every Monday morning. The secret love affair was quite thrilling.

Sky City’s business was booming as well. Even though Brother Xiao Jing wasn’t home, Brother Gao Da was still around. With his help, my gang of 4 managed Sky City well. Sky City’s Sister Xing’s name became more well-known.

I didn’t mind when I heard the sour comments that Sky City only got to its height due to protection from Dragon’s Gate and Ardent Flame Alliance. After all, that was the truth.

At City M, Dragon’s Gate was an outsider and Ardent Flame Alliance was the local. However, Ardent Flame Alliance dealt with more high-end contracts. In contrast, Sky City was more down-to-earth. We had already taken over smaller gangs in the city like Brother Han’s group. My gang of 4 was excited like they had been shot with adrenaline. Life was interesting. 

I had finished half of Gu Nian’s cases. Due to Jing Ni’s absence, I had to work very hard. As a result, I had no choice but to cut down the time I would spend with Mai Qi.

Mai Qi had already tried to deliberately avoid Ye Qian and the others. However, without my coming to her rescue, she couldn’t escape from them that often. Because of that, she started to get depressed and came to harass me.

One day, after some hesitation, I asked, “My dear princess, have you considered what you would like to do after you graduate?”

Mai Qi was startled. She thought about it and then shook her head.

I was shocked. “Then why did you come to college? Why this major?”

Mai Qi said matter-of-factly. “I didn’t want to go abroad but I have to continue my studies. M University is far from the capital and I wanted to escape so it suits me best. So here I am. With regards to the major, I merely picked one randomly.”

I was stumped.

“My dear princess, do you know how hard it is to get into M University? Jing Ni and I took 1 year of intensive training to get into this university. On top of that, our tutor was Professor Jing Tian, who was the top scorer back then.. Many people have studied hard since junior high and they still can’t get into M University! My dear princess, have you considered taking an IQ test because I think you might be a genius!”