Don't get married if you're reborn.

Chapter 360 The Truly Reborn Person
The meal lasted three hours. Zeng Wenjie forced Fu Qianzhu to rest and, together with Fu Yong, cleaned up the mess.

Fu Qianzhu gently blew cool air onto the back of her hand.

"Be careful not to hurt yourself next time," Zeng Wenjie said with a smile as he came out of the kitchen.

"It's nothing, I've been burned by oil countless times since I was a child." Fu Qianzhu shook her head.

Zeng Wenjie offered a cigarette to Fu Yong, lit one for himself, glanced at the time, and said, "Thank you for the hospitality. I'll be going now. You two have a happy New Year!"

Fu Qianzhu stood up and said, "I'll see you off."

"Be careful not to hurt yourself next time."

As they walked downstairs, Zeng Wenjie turned around and said something again.

Fu Qianzhu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay!"

Zeng Wenjie nodded in satisfaction, and after reaching the bottom of the stairs, he said, "I'll leave you here."

Fu Qianzhu stopped and said, "Thank you for coming to spend the New Year with me."

Zeng Wenjie then said, "Let me see your hands."

Fu Qianzhu showed him her scalded hand.

Then, he blew a breath of cool air on it.

"I...I'll go back first!" Fu Qianzhu blushed and turned to go upstairs.

Zeng Wenjie couldn't help but chuckle. If he hadn't flirted with her like this, she probably would have stood there watching him walk out of the community gate.

Today is the 29th. In Fengzhou, a city with many cars, many people, and little money, it's rare to see no traffic jams. There are few vehicles on the road, and many of them are taxis.

Zeng Wenjie hailed a taxi and took it to the university town.

Of course, I have to sleep at Feng Xiao's place tonight, since she's spending the New Year alone in Fengzhou.

When Feng Xiao heard the sound of the door lock being turned, she was a little surprised, then smiled helplessly.

Zeng Wenjie opened the door, stood in the doorway with his hands in his pockets, and said, "Oh, not surprised at all?"

Feng Xiao said, "I'm quite surprised. I didn't expect you to come all the way to Fengzhou today!"

Then, she smelled the alcohol and said with a half-smile, "Looks like I'm benefiting from Fu Qianzhu's influence!"

"Tsk, sometimes being too smart isn't a good thing. It's no fun if you see through everything and then have to say it out loud," Zeng Wenjie said unhappily.

"Aren't you the same kind of person?" Feng Xiao retorted, leaving him speechless.

Zeng Wenjie said, "I'll take a shower first."

Feng Xiao said, "Please do as you please. I'll go make some snacks to go with the drinks."

When Zeng Wenjie turned off the shower, he vaguely heard Feng Xiao arguing with someone outside, probably on the phone.

"I'm quite satisfied with my life right now, so please don't bother me!"

"Please don't be so naive. It's not as simple as you make it out to be."

"I'm happy being alone, so what?"

"Being alone is great, carefree! What's wrong with celebrating the New Year? I can just cook a fish and have a simple meal, and I'll still have plenty every year, right?"

"Goodbye, that's all!"

When Zeng Wenjie came out, he saw that Feng Xiao had just hung up the phone and looked very unhappy.

"Who has upset our General Manager Feng?" Zeng Wenjie asked.

“My sister-in-law,” Feng Xiao said directly, without any hesitation.

Zeng Wenjie was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Although your brother passed away unexpectedly, your sister-in-law is still considered half a family member. Why are you arguing?"

Feng Xiao sneered, "That stupid woman wants me to go back to the capital to work with her. She says that if I go, she can find a way to help my father get a reduced sentence."

Zeng Wenjie raised an eyebrow and said, "Isn't this a good thing?"

"A good thing? She's too stupid. She hasn't seen through the wickedness of people here. Those guys say one thing and do another. They can fool even ghosts with their words! If I go back, I'll only get taken advantage of and won't get anything out of it!" Feng Xiao said coldly with a disdainful expression.

"It would be best if you didn't go back, then I'll take advantage of you completely," Zeng Wenjie said with a grin.

Feng Xiao glared at him and said, "Kid, this isn't funny."

Zeng Wenjie sat down and said, "Let's get up early tomorrow morning, go to the market to buy a fish, and then cook it when we get back. After we eat, I'll go back to my hometown!"

Feng Xiao gave a thumbs up and said, "Boss Zeng, you've had a tough time. Even the sun would praise you for being so warm." Zeng Wenjie replied, "Of course. The recent melting of the polar ice caps has been thanks to me."

Feng Xiao chuckled and leaned against him, saying, "But it really warmed me up."

While one may be sarcastic or eccentric, their true feelings are another matter entirely.

Having experienced a true rebirth, Feng Xiao can now clearly distinguish right from wrong, good from evil, and beauty from ugliness.

"You'll be even warmer in a bit, and then you'll know why glaciers melt." Zeng Wenjie reached out and touched her chest.

"Come on, you have to finish this box today!" Feng Xiao bit the rubber band on her wrist and started tying her hair, while also taking out the large box of small umbrellas from the drawer.

Zeng Wenjie reached out and pinched her chin and cheek, staring at her intently, and commanded, "Call me!"

"Brother~"

The allure in Feng Xiaotao's eyes had long since melted into a pool of autumn water, and she called out softly with a dreamy expression.

Who can withstand that?

Although her sister-in-law's phone call did affect Feng Xiao's mood to some extent, she quickly put those unpleasant feelings behind her.

That's the good thing about people who have truly experienced rebirth; they can take everything less seriously.

People like Zeng Wenjie, who are fake reborn, can't stand it and hold grudges. He even insisted that Momo Sing be invited back.

Feng Xiao, who had provoked the vengeful one, was thoroughly humiliated all night.

Was this night a preview of the famous scene where Germany stunned Brazil?

The next day, the two went to the market early to buy fish.

Prices are really high today, making Zeng Wenjie feel as if he had been transported back to 202X.

Back in the small apartment, Zeng Wenjie made braised fish, while Feng Xiao took out the dumpling wrappers and meat filling she had prepared in advance to make dumplings.

However, Feng Xiao's dumpling-making skills were rather questionable. Zeng Wenjie felt that they weren't dumplings, but more like steamed buns, or perhaps... glutinous rice balls?
Faced with the scoundrel's mockery, Feng Xiao calmly replied, "Isn't the meaning enough?!"

We cooked a big bowl of dumplings and served a braised fish, and that was it. There were only two of us, so we couldn't eat too much anyway.

After finishing the dumplings, there was still half a fish left, which symbolizes abundance year after year.

"Thank you for spending this New Year with me."

Feng Xiao rested her chin on her hand and spoke gently and sincerely to the man in front of her who was ten years younger than her.

"who am I?"

Zeng Wenjie asked in a rather cheeky manner.

"Brother~"

Feng Xiao was quick to respond and immediately called out sweetly.

Zeng Wenjie nodded with satisfaction and said, "I'm leaving."

Feng Xiao stood up and said, "Here you go."

She took Zeng Wenjie's hand and stood close to him, escorting him downstairs to the roadside.

While waiting for the bus, she took two steps back, hugged the person from behind, and leaned against the broad back that made her feel safe.

Zeng Wenjie reached out and covered the back of her hand, gently stroking it, feeling that there was no need to say anything more to her.

Talking too much is actually a bad thing.

After seeing an empty car approach, Feng Xiao let go of him and said, "Be careful on the road."

"Don't you have anything more sentimental to say?" Zeng Wenjie asked.

"Our feelings were deep, but our fate was shallow," Feng Xiao said, feigning sadness.

Zeng Wenjie turned around and kissed her lips. Just then, the taxi stopped, and he got in and drove away.

With a face as beautiful as a peach blossom, Feng Xiao stood there watching the taxi drive away, murmuring, "Love is too much of a luxury for me."

Then, she smiled sweetly, "But I still love you, Brother Zeng~"

Unfortunately, Zeng Wenjie couldn't hear it at that moment.

(End of this chapter)