No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 180 Bad Student Gu Youli
A young man came to Red Cat Yoga.

Although she looked to be around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, well...

Anyway, someone observed that her skin looked even more radiant than some of the girls in their early twenties in the yoga class.

And this "observer" is Guan Qiaoyun.

Before Gu Wancheng, Guan Qiaoyun was always recognized as the youngest-looking person here.

But now, Gu Wancheng is on par with her.

She even surpasses Guan Qiaoyun in actual age.

Of course, Guan Qiaoyun wasn't the kind of person who would be jealous of someone else's woman if she had nothing better to do.

She's a mother now, so logically she shouldn't care about such trivial things anymore.

I practice yoga partly for my health and partly for my son.

Since my son has already gotten the card, it would be a waste not to come.

however.

When Guan Qiaoyun unexpectedly encountered Gu Wancheng here, she inexplicably felt a little uncomfortable looking at her.

It wasn't the kind of discomfort that I felt aversion to.

It's simply that I don't really want to have much contact with the other person.

This includes living under the same roof.

Why is this happening...?

Guan Qiaoyun was also thinking about this question. She had no grudge against this Teacher Gu, and in fact, she had only seriously looked at him a few more times today.

Is it because her surname is Gu again...?

As Guan Qiaoyun gazed at Gu Wancheng in the distance, her mind gradually overlapped Gu Wancheng's bright face with Gu Youli's small face.

Although she herself couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong.

But her eyebrows unconsciously furrowed.

"Alright, let's start class. Let's warm up first! Wan Cheng, you... go next to Qiao Yun."

At Teacher Fang's command, Gu Wancheng nodded and walked straight towards Guan Qiaoyun with her yoga mat. She raised her beautiful eyes and met Guan Qiaoyun's gaze, then nodded politely.

Guan Qiaoyun responded with a quick, slight twitch at the corner of her lips.

But I had some doubts in my heart:
"Did she recognize me... or does she simply not remember me at all?"

Because Guan Qiaoyun had only met Gu Wancheng once before in the office, she couldn't make a judgment based on Gu Wancheng's greeting.

……

Guan Qiaoyun was unaware that Gu Wancheng was also having doubts at this moment.

The woman next to me, so charming and alluring... haven't I seen her somewhere before...?

So, while warming up, Gu Wancheng also took several glances at Guan Qiaoyun.

Her delicate, fair oval face, her long, smooth, jet-black hair styled in an updo, her phoenix eyes with their inward and outward curves, deep and sharp yet sexy, her eyebrows like dark ink...

Looking at her, Gu Wancheng even thought of someone she didn't want to mention when she was a little younger, who seemed to be just like Guan Qiaoyun.

Coincidentally, Guan Qiaoyun was also secretly observing Gu Wancheng.

She discovered that her son's young Chinese teacher was not only beautiful, but also possessed a capable demeanor no less than her own, and even more intellectual.

All I can say is, she truly lives up to her reputation as Yuri's older sister...

……

And so, it wasn't until the break that Guan Qiaoyun took the initiative to go over and greet Gu Wancheng:

"Teacher Gu, I didn't expect to see you here."

Gu Wancheng was slightly taken aback.

It seems I have indeed met him somewhere before.

"Hello, I'm sorry, actually I remember you too, but..."

“I am Guan Qiaoyun, Guan Ren’s mother.”

"?!"

Seeing Guan Qiaoyun's generously extended hand, Gu Wancheng suddenly understood, but a strange look also welled up in her eyes. At the same time, she grasped Guan Qiaoyun's hand:
"Hello, Aunt Guan Ren."

……

Gu Wancheng's strange feeling at this moment was not without reason.

The reason she came to sign up for yoga today is related to Guan Ren.

Previously, because she felt she was gaining weight, Gu Wancheng started going for morning runs in order to manage her figure.

After running with Guan Ren for a while, Guan Ren stopped running.

At the same time, it also provided Gu Wancheng with a very important piece of information.

That means running too much will build up leg muscles.

This immediately alerted Gu Wancheng, who was focused on managing her figure. She wasn't just skin and bones; she already had plenty of muscle. If she continued running and her calves got bigger, making her as bulky as Teacher Li Min, it would be a losing proposition.

Just then, Guan Ren gave her a yoga discount coupon.

Before the business trip, Gu Wancheng had kept the coupons in her drawer and hadn't decided whether to go or not.

But this Christmas, after receiving a formulaic gift from someone, the same one her sister received, Gu Wancheng developed some subtle feelings.

So much so that, for some kind of "venting" purpose, he decided to use Guan Ren's coupon thoroughly.

Since it's free anyway, psychologically speaking, I can consider it as getting some advantage from him.

……

With this mindset in mind, Gu Wancheng took advantage of the first day of the New Year's Day holiday and came to Red Cat Yoga.

But she never expected that the reason Guan Ren was able to find that yoga discount coupon was related to his mother.

It turns out that Guan Ren's mother, Guan Qiaoyun, also works at Red Cat Yoga!

……

"Teacher Gu, how has Guan Ren been doing at school lately?"

"Good…"

Gu Wancheng practically forced herself to say those two words.

Because what she really wanted to say was: "Your son is really something! Not only did he write such ambiguous phrases as 'golden wind and jade dew' for his teacher, but he also wrote the exact same thing for the teacher's sister!"

However, this feeling was too personal and had nothing to do with Guan Ren's performance in class, so Gu Wancheng definitely couldn't tell Guan Qiaoyun.

Besides, Gu Wancheng thought about it for a while.

I have this feeling that if she were to say these things to Guan Qiaoyun, it would inexplicably feel like a "daughter-in-law complaining to her mother-in-law"...

……

After that, there was a brief exchange of pleasantries between the parents and teachers.

But this is a yoga studio, not a school.

After their conversation, the topic quickly shifted to yoga.

Gu Wancheng also focused her attention on practicing.

Because she noticed that among all the people's actions, Guan Qiaoyun seemed to do the best.

So Gu Wancheng practiced with extra focus all morning.

Ultimately, as a beginner, she managed to perform the two basic poses, Tree Pose and Triangle Pose, to a perfect 10 or even 90% accuracy.

"Late Orange has a really good foundation!"

Teacher Fang also gave Gu Wancheng high praise.

However, if Guan Ren were here, he would be very familiar with this situation.

It was obvious that Gu Wancheng's stubbornness had been ignited by her mother...

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When Guan Qiaoyun returned home at noon, she did not tell Guan Ren about Gu Wancheng.

It wasn't that she deliberately hid it.

For the same reason, she felt inexplicably "incompatible" with Gu Wancheng, to the point that she didn't bother mentioning it when she got home.

"Sister Qiaoyun..."

"Um…"

"What are you gnawing on..."

"Chicken feet... huh?"

Wait, how did it turn into my son's pig's trotters?

"Sister Qiaoyun, why are you spacing out while eating? Is something wrong at the company?"

"kind of."

Guan Qiaoyun gave a perfunctory response.

Guan Ren didn't ask any more questions, just offered a few words of comfort and that was it.

……

Meanwhile, at Gu Youli's house, Gu Wancheng was also somewhat distracted.

It's just not as exaggerated as Guan Qiaoyun's.

But Gu Youli, as the younger sister, still noticed something was amiss and asked with concern:
"Sister, did your yoga session this morning not go well?"

"No, it went smoothly. I was just... recalling the movements."

Gu Wancheng did not mention Guan Qiaoyun to Gu Youli.

Not because of Guan Qiaoyun herself.

It was simply because she was Guan Ren's mother.

How's your preparation for the final exams going?

"is acceptable."

"Ah."

Gu Wancheng nodded, then added something she wouldn't have said in previous years, but which she'd started saying frequently this semester after interacting with a certain student:
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself, it's just a regular exam."

"I know, sister."

Drop drop-

As soon as Gu Youli finished speaking, her phone rang.

She took it out and looked at it; her plain little face revealed a hint of joy in her eyes.

Gu Wancheng noticed her small gesture of tilting her phone screen away from her sister, and frowned slightly.
"Is someone looking for you?"

"Ah... a classmate."

Upon hearing this, Gu Wancheng didn't want to ask directly if it was Guan Ren, so she probed indirectly:
"Be careful when making friends at school. Learn to discern and don't be influenced by some unsavory students."

"No, sister, I'm full."

As she spoke, she put down her chopsticks and returned to her bedroom.

……

Little Pear Blossom lied.

Back in her bedroom, she collapsed onto the bed and looked at the familiar profile picture on her phone that had sent her a message: "Sister Gu, tomorrow is 2012. I wish you a beautiful new year." She rolled a little further from the edge of the bed.

"What an idiot..."

Everyone else is saying Happy New Year.

He, on the other hand, had a wonderful New Year.

That being said, Xiaolihua's eyes shimmered, and a gentle smile played on her lips.

Two shallow dimples on her cheeks gave her a sweetness that was completely different from Gu Youli's usual self.

……

Sister, I'm sorry.

It seems that what you feared has happened.

As expected, Yuri was influenced and led astray by a bad person.

She herself... no... actually, it should be from that day a long time ago, she was probably already a bad student who was in a relationship too early.

(End of this chapter)