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

Chapter 714 An Unbelievable Coincidence

Zheng Yifeng's uncle is clearly over 180cm tall, with fair skin and a somewhat handsome appearance. He even bears a resemblance to Zheng Yifeng, but he is much more robust than Zheng Yifeng.

“It really is Lu Yuanqiu…” Li Bowen, holding a basketball, paused in front of the group of people waving at him.

Lu Yuanqiu was even about to toss his hair so that the other person wouldn't not recognize him.

“Then this older sister must be Bai Qingxia. I’ve seen her in the newspaper, and her profile is very memorable. Hehe, my deskmate really likes you.” Li Bowen smiled and pointed at Bai Qingxia.

Bai Qingxia looked at Lu Yuanqiu.

Judging from his tone, it seemed he had guessed wrong. This guy was indifferent to Bai Qingxia. Lu Yuanqiu even imagined a scene where a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) teenager would compete against him on the basketball court for Bai Qingxia's sake.

It seems not.

Zheng Yifeng stepped forward: "Li Bowen, I am your nephew."

"Wait... no, no, although you don't seem like a conman, and everyone else matches up, I still can't understand why my parents have never mentioned you." Li Bowen immediately raised his hand and even took a half step back.

Zheng Yifeng: "Wouldn't it be clear if you just asked him in person?"

Li Bowen hesitated for a moment, then his gaze finally settled on Lu Yuanqiu: "Before that, I want to have a fight with Lu Yuanqiu first."

Cao Shuang wore an expression that said, "I knew it."

Lu Yuanqiu: "You'll only agree to arrange a meeting if you beat me?"

"It's not that... I just wanted to play a game. A girl said you could totally beat me at basketball, and I wanted to prove to her that I'm not that bad." Li Bowen's expression was serious as he gripped the basketball tightly.

Su Miaomiao smiled and said, "I guess that girl is the one you like, right?"

Li Bowen remained silent.

Are young boys' thoughts really that easy to guess?
Lu Yuanqiu stepped forward and said, "Then let's cut the small talk and start fighting."

"Hehe, my brother Qiu is really famous. Even the girls at No. 10 Middle School are his little fans," Cao Shuang said with a grin.

Bai Qingxia looked over.

Cao Shuang hesitated for a moment, then immediately added, "Maybe she's also one of your little fans, Mr. Bai."

Bai Qingxia felt very uncomfortable being addressed as "President Bai." Cao Shuang had been calling her that for almost half a month, and she still hadn't gotten used to it.

1v1 in the first half.

"You're already in your final year of high school, have you confessed yet?" Lu Yuanqiu asked from outside the line after receiving the ball.

Li Bowen glanced at him, but didn't answer. He assumed a defensive stance. Lu Yuanqiu smiled and didn't ask any further questions.

This time, he didn't dunk, but instead made a normal layup. His skillful and smooth movements caught Li Bowen off guard. It wasn't until he saw the basketball go into the basket that a hint of competitive excitement appeared on Li Bowen's face.

But the result remained the same. Li Bowen frowned, his excitement gradually turning into dejection. Lu Yuanqiu scored every single goal; he jumped too high and was simply unstoppable.

"Let me try scoring a goal, okay...?"

Li Bowen looked somewhat embarrassed as he spoke.

Lu Yuanqiu: "..."

As soon as he went for a layup, his shot was blocked. Li Bowen's smile vanished, and he cursed loudly, waving his hands repeatedly, "I'm not playing anymore, I'm not playing anymore."

Cao Shuang, squatting outside the line, grinned and said, "Now you know your crush was right, right? Junior, want your senior to teach you how to pick up girls?"

Lu Yuanqiu teased him: "You haven't even gotten your own sister yet, and you're already teaching others how to do it."

Cao Shuang scoffed and squatted down, shaking his buttocks.

Li Bowen walked off the field, wiped his sweat, and said to Zheng Yifeng, "Actually, I told my parents that they are only returning to Lucheng tonight, so they asked me to come and meet them first. You should be able to meet tonight."

"That's great." Zheng Yifeng nodded with a smile.

"Are you really my nephew?" he asked after a pause.

"real."

“…Okay, my parents’ attitude indirectly confirms that you are indeed him. So, after so many years of no contact, why did you suddenly come looking for me?” Faced with Li Bowen’s question, Zheng Yifeng didn’t rush to answer. He was reluctant to let a student who was about to take the college entrance examination know these things, so as not to increase his psychological burden.

Zheng Yifeng thought for a moment and said, "I'd better talk to your parents in person."

"Okay... Have you had lunch yet?"

"Just got off the high-speed train, not yet."

"Let's go! To my house."

Just as Lu Yuanqiu had predicted, Li Bowen came from a wealthy family and lived in a high-end residential area. Cao Shuang couldn't help but exclaim "Wow!" when she entered, but this time, without Ruan Yueru by her side, it felt a bit monotonous.

No wonder he invited me to his house for dinner. Lu Yuanqiu thought he was going to cook for me, but when I walked in, I found out he had hired a housekeeper.

"Auntie, pour some tea for my friends. Please make yourselves at home. I'm going to take a shower." Li Bowen walked towards a room.

Lu Yuanqiu and Bai Qingxia were sitting on the sofa when they saw Cao Shuang reach out to touch a jade carving on the coffee table. Lu Yuanqiu slapped his hand.

Zheng Yifeng stood up and looked around the rest of the house. Su Miaomiao was beside him. There were cameras in the living room. Zheng Yifeng glanced at the cameras and then looked at the photos posted on the TV wall.

This was the first time he had learned what his maternal grandparents looked like.

They should be over sixty years old by all accounts, but they look like they are in their forties. Both of them have a scholarly air about them, and culture and refinement seem to be ingrained in their bones.

Logically, the only link to establish contact with grandparents should be the father, but the father has disappeared.

For many years, Zheng Yifeng even instinctively felt that he did not have maternal grandparents.

Zheng Yifeng didn't get to see his mother's photo, and it's unlikely it's displayed in the living room.

Lu Yuanqiu and Bai Qingxia started playing a game of slapping the back of their hands on the sofa out of boredom.

Cao Shuang sat there chatting idly with Ruan Yueru on their phones.

The sounds of the nanny cooking gradually filled the kitchen.

"You should still remember what my sister looks like, right?" Li Bowen's voice suddenly rang out. He was drying his hair with a towel in one hand and handing a photo to Zheng Yifeng in the other.

"It's on the tombstone."

"How pitiful, we can only see him on his tombstone... I'm just being sarcastic, don't mind me."

"fine."

Zheng Yifeng took the photo and examined it.

Cao Shuang was extremely bored and hungry, but he couldn't very well ask why the food wasn't ready yet when he was at someone else's house. He crossed his legs, leaned back on the sofa, and suddenly his gaze locked onto a rocking horse in the living room.

He immediately sat up straight, and asked in surprise, "How come you also have this Trojan horse?"

Lu Yuanqiu and Bai Qingxia looked at it and found that the wooden horse looked old and strange, as if it should have another half pieced together to become a complete horse.

Li Bowen repeated his words: "Also? Where else did you see that?"

Lu Yuanqiu and Bai Qingxia both looked at Cao Shuang at the same time.

Cao Shuang hesitated and said, "At my friend's house."

"Your friend..." Li Bowen tentatively began, "...is her name Ruan Yueru?"

Lu Yuanqiu and Bai Qingxia looked on with expressions of watching the drama unfold.

Cao Shuang: How did you know?

Li Bowen had a strange expression. He glanced at Lu Yuanqiu and then remained silent.

"Wait!" Lu Yuanqiu quickly raised his hand.

"That girl who said you can't beat me at basketball, could it be Ruan Yueru?"

(End of this chapter)