Glasses Man's Ordeal

Another hour passed, and Yang Xiao's group of three had reached the mountainside. Strictly speaking, this was the "Fifth Station."

Mount Fuji's height was divided into levels. Each level was called a station. The foot of the mountain was the "First Station," while the mountainside was the "Fifth Station." Climbing upward from the Fifth Station led to the Sixth Station, Seventh Station, and all the way to the Tenth Station at the summit.

Reaching the Fifth Station was already quite impressive. Wu Shiyin had no plans to continue climbing and intended to have a meal on the mountainside while enjoying the scenery.

Of course, there were no restaurants on Mount Fuji. It was completely different from Huaxia, where restaurants could usually be found near the summit or halfway up a mountain, waiting for people to eat there.

These kinds of restaurants were also called farmhouse inns. Some were at the foot of the mountain, while others were near the summit, preparing food to tempt hungry and thirsty tourists.

However, some people climbed mountains specifically to eat farmhouse food, so there would be customers even without any temptation.

Shinso Hitoshi, some distance away, also had no intention of climbing any farther. He carried only a thin shoulder bag on his back. After arriving here, he opened it and took out an ordinary-looking boxed lunch.

Yang Xiao set all the bags in his hands on the ground, then took out a piece of blue cloth and spread it out.

Wu Shiyin came over to help as well, taking the food and drinks from the bags. They sat near the edge of Mount Fuji, where they could look down and see an endless sea of flowers below.

Toga Himiko picked up a piece of sushi and put it in her mouth, smiling contentedly. Then she opened a drink, gulped down several mouthfuls, and spat out one word. "Awesome!"

Wu Shiyin was in a good mood too. He took out his favorite Chinese food and began eating, while Yang Xiao had bought burgers and similar food. However, because Mount Fuji was rather cold, his burgers had already gone a little cold.

"You might as well eat sushi instead of that stuff," Toga Himiko said disdainfully. "Don't you know that's junk food?"

Yang Xiao smiled. "But America eats this stuff all the time, and aren't they still strong and healthy?"

"You wish!" Wu Shiyin spoke up this time. "That's a matter of American genes and race. If us Asians eat American food, it'll only have the opposite effect. It's fine once in a while, but eating it regularly really isn't good for your body."

Yang Xiao had not expected those two to have such strong opinions about America. Then again, perhaps it was not really an opinion so much as a cultural difference. Every country had its own merits.

Yang Xiao did not continue the topic and simply ate on his own.

They had brought plenty of food and drinks this time, so there was no problem sitting here and eating for an hour. Besides, there were not many tourists left at the Fifth Station. Looking around, only scattered groups of people were resting nearby.

Seeing Shinso Hitoshi and Yang Xiao's group start eating, most of the others sat down as well. Some tourists had not prepared very thoroughly and had brought only a little food.

"Let this beautiful scene become eternal, and let all pain scatter with it!" A loud voice drew everyone's attention.

Yang Xiao turned to look. A bespectacled man in his thirties stood at the very edge, his arms spread wide and wearing an utterly despondent expression.

Some people immediately guessed what the man intended to do. He was going to kill himself.

"Wait!" Wu Shiyin immediately stood up and called to the man in the distance, "Friend, if something is troubling you, you can tell me. My Problem Solver handles every kind of problem. I can help you solve many difficult matters."

Yang Xiao gave Wu Shiyin another look. Though the owner looked lazy all day long and often wore dead-fish eyes, he had stepped forward without a second thought in a situation like this. From that alone, Yang Xiao knew that Wu Shiyin was dependable in certain ways and was a good person.

Glasses Man paused when he heard Wu Shiyin's words, then turned around. "Stop joking. You can't help me with my problem."

"Sir, why don't you tell us? Let us hear what happened," a tourist asked.

"Hahaha..." After laughing a few times, Glasses Man said miserably, "You actually want me to share something like this with you? Fine... I'm going to die anyway, so I don't care about saving face anymore. Listen carefully."

"I've only been married for a year. I was extremely responsible toward my family, almost always working nine to five and rarely staying out late for fun. But one day, I discovered that my wife had been seeing another man behind my back... Fine, I could even forgive that, because I loved my wife very much. But there was one thing I could never forgive. It was bad enough that she did that behind my back, but in the end, even the child wasn't mine!"

By the time Glasses Man said this, Yang Xiao and some of the others completely understood. This was a tragedy. For a man who had only recently married to have something like this happen in his family truly was tragic. In any case, Yang Xiao would never be able to endure such a thing. That woman simply had no virtue as a wife and was utterly wicked.

"I loved my wife so much. Who could have known she would treat me like this? Tell me, is there still any point in living?" Glasses Man said painfully, shuffling a step forward. One more step, and he would fall off the cliff.

"Of course there's a reason to keep living!" Wu Shiyin stepped forward a few paces. "Eight or nine things out of ten in life go against one's wishes. This is only one small part of your long life, just a small beginning. Since she is that kind of person, leave her. Don't cling to any obsession. A better life is waiting for you. Believe me, I can help you get through this."

Yang Xiao looked at Wu Shiyin strangely. He felt that Wu Shiyin must have a wealth of life experience, or else how could he say such things?

Toga Himiko did not say anything. She merely ate quietly and watched everything unfold.

"Forget it. Maybe in my next life..." Glasses Man had clearly lost all hope for this world. He lifted one leg, ready to step off.

Yang Xiao knew that if he did not act now, it would be too late. He had to save this man.

"Hold on. Aren't you about to die? Can you let me curse you out a little? I've been irritated lately."

Just as Yang Xiao was about to act, Shinso Hitoshi's voice came from behind him. Right, this guy was here. Then there was no problem!

"Uh..." Glasses Man froze. His foot remained suspended, unable to step down. He had not expected that, despite being so miserable, someone would still want to curse him. Anger surged up inside him at once.

This world truly was full of malice toward him. It was actually toying with him like this.

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