Rebirth: At the beginning, the cool school beauty was caught stealing in the supermarket

Chapter 681 Can I take you with me when we go out to play?
“They’re all people,” Zheng Yifeng reminded him, frowning.

Su Miaomiao put her hands on her hips, swallowing back the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

She sat angrily in her seat, but more than that, she felt helpless and anxious, unsure of what to do.

Having spent so much time with them, she now clearly understands the personalities of these four children, knows their family situations, has witnessed each of their growth and changes, and treats them as younger brothers and sisters who have come all the way from Lucheng. She genuinely cares about their studies and lives.

Su Miaomiao opened her phone, found a group chat interface, and then slammed her hand on the table.

Zhong Jincheng was completely different from his usual carefree self; his expression and mood were tense, while Luo Wei held his hand tightly, her expression also sullen.

The other three looked at the phone that Su Miaomiao had slapped on the table, and Zheng Yifeng straightened the phone.

This is a group chat called "Feedback Group for Parents of the Four Little Ones in Zhucheng".

The chat content currently displayed on the screen is from three days ago.

Su Miaomiao: @Lu Yuanqiu's dad, Xiaxia's new noodle shop is open!

Su Miaomiao: [Photo]

Su Miaomiao: There are so many guests.

'Lu Yuanqiu's father': Hahaha, that's right, Xia's noodles are incredibly popular!
Zheng Yifeng's mother: [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

Zheng Yifeng glanced at Su Miaomiao in surprise, completely unaware that there was such a group chat.

He opened the group chat's homepage and discovered that the group was actually created in 2011, or more precisely, after Su Miaomiao was confirmed as their clinical department's class advisor.

Su Miaomiao took a breath and said, "Lu Yuanqiu's father and Zheng Yifeng's mother are particularly concerned about Lu Yuanqiu, Bai Qingxia and Zheng Yifeng's life in college. After they found out that I was your class advisor, they would ask me about you almost every week. So I thought I might as well create a small group."

Zhong Jincheng then silently raised his head, remaining silent.

Su Miaomiao: "I didn't have Zhong Jincheng's father's contact information, so I asked Teacher Liu for it. It took me several days to get in touch with him and get him added to the group."

Zhong Jincheng said in a low voice, "My dad doesn't care about me."

"Really?" Su Miaomiao asked in return.

She took the phone, scrolled through the chat history, and then slapped the phone in front of Zhong Jincheng.

Zhong Jincheng's father: @Su Miaomiao, Teacher Su, is Zhong Jincheng's allowance enough? He hasn't asked me for allowance in a long time, and he doesn't call to tell me about the situation.

After Zhong Jincheng finished reading this, Su Miaomiao continued scrolling upwards with her finger.

Zhong Jincheng's Dad: @Su Miaomiao, Teacher Su, could you please send me some photos of my son and his girlfriend together sometime? [Grinning]

Su Miaomiao continued scrolling up, while Zhong Jincheng became increasingly silent.

Zhong Jincheng's father: @Su Miaomiao, Teacher Su, how is Zhong Jincheng doing lately?
Su Miaomiao: "After joining the group, your father would ask about your situation about once every two weeks. When I have time, I will also share your daily life in the group. Lu Yuanqiu's father asks the most, almost every two days. Every time he asks, he will bring up Bai Qingxia, because Bai Qingxia's family situation is special."

"You excitedly ran over to me today and told me you're going to be a dad. How do you think I should respond when your dad asks you about this next time?" Su Miaomiao asked back.

Luo Wei grabbed Zhong Jincheng's arm. She saw that Zhong Jincheng was sitting silently beside her, but he was shedding tears.

When Luo Wei saw Zhong Jincheng cry for the first time, she felt so sorry for him that she started to cry herself. She quickly grabbed some tissues from the table and helped Zhong Jincheng wipe his tears.

Su Miaomiao lowered her head and sighed.

Zheng Yifeng: "Can I... say a few words?"

Su Miaomiao: "No." Zheng Yifeng: "..."

Su Miaomiao turned to look at Lu Yuanqiu, frowning, and asked, "Why isn't Lu Yuanqiu coming over? Does he know about this?"

Seeing that Zheng Yifeng didn't speak, she raised her voice and asked, "I'm asking you, are you mute?"

Zheng Yifeng closed his eyes and rubbed his temples.

Actually, if Long Liandong hadn't been so blunt, arrogant, and secretive about her inner needs, Lu Yuanqiu felt he could have become normal friends with her.

Although thinking this way might seem like an attempt to excuse herself, to be honest, Long Liandong is really difficult to get along with. The fact that she could speak her mind today actually surprised Lu Yuanqiu a little.

Long Liandong looked towards the counter, and their eyes met. Bai Qingxia was startled, then immediately smiled at her, and Long Liandong returned a faint smile.

Her smile turned awkward, and Bai Qingxia walked aside with a somewhat unnatural expression to attend to other things.

"How do you want to apologize?" Long Liandong then looked at Lu Yuanqiu.

Lu Yuanqiu seemed to have lost all his strength, and responded listlessly, "...Happy birthday."

Long Liandong remained expressionless.

Lu Yuanqiu: "I'm sorry, I will never forget again."

Long Liandong remained expressionless.

Lu Yuanqiu surrendered, his expression bitter: "At least give me some kind of response?"

Long Liandong remained expressionless.

Lu Yuanqiu sighed: "You've helped me a lot before, and you never asked for anything in return. You're not short of money and you've never expressed any needs. I want to repay you, but I don't know how. I've thought about it seriously. I definitely wanted to be your best friend before, but the prerequisite for being best friends is to open your hearts to each other, like today, talking about what's on your mind."

Lu Yuanqiu lowered his head slightly: "In fact, when you said you liked me before, I didn't feel it very strongly, because you maintain a distance from everyone, and it might be a little less intense with me, but it still exists."

"Are you angry? You said I would apologize after we got out, but instead I've been pointing out your problems."

Lu Yuanqiu suddenly felt that all his words were useless in front of the girl in front of him, and that a straightforward conversation was probably more suitable when talking to Long Liandong.

Long Liandong placed her hand on the table, a thoughtful expression on her face. After a moment, she tentatively asked, "...You pointed out my problem, so you must consider me a good friend, right?"

She seems to care a lot about the "good friend" relationship.

Lu Yuanqiu nodded: "I did this so that we can be more comfortable with each other. If you have anything to say or ask, just say it. You're a straightforward person by nature, aren't you?"

Long Liandong curled up her hands on the table, as if she was struggling with something. Lu Yuanqiu saw that frost was condensing around her body.

Is an unhappy childhood because you can never be yourself? Is having no friends as an adult because your icy shell is covered with icicles?

However, Lu Yuanqiu soon saw that the ice around her melted, probably because the girl revealed a pleading look in her eyes that she had never seen before.

"Then...can you take me with you when you go out to play in the future?"

She asked the question in a very soft voice, her tone devoid of any coldness.

Bai Qingxia was wiping the bowls at the counter when she peeked over again.

(End of this chapter)