No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 213 Who is the mother?
Since it was located in a shopping mall, it was very convenient for Guan Ren to buy another pair of pants.

However, Gu Wancheng followed behind him the whole time, never leaving his side, and almost bumped into his back several times, which made Guan Ren a little strange:
"Teacher Gu, um, can we walk properly now?"

Gu Wancheng didn't speak, but her eyebrows furrowed slightly as she looked up at him intently.

"..."

Guan Ren thought to himself, "Goodness, you've only just come out and you've already forgotten how you were on the verge of crying inside, haven't you?"

It's still acting like an ungrateful wildcat...

Guan Ren found it amusing but paid her no further attention.

She went straight to a clothing store, asked the female clerk for a pair of sweatpants, and then suddenly stepped out from behind and said to the clerk:

"I need a coat."

Guan Ren was taken aback.

As if suddenly realizing something, his gaze slowly shifted downwards, landing on the bulging pink and white area at the neckline of Gu Wancheng's tank top.

Because the neckline was slightly damp with sweat in the elevator, it looked rather alluring at that moment.

So that's why she was sticking so close to me...

Gu Wancheng stood there waiting for the female shop assistant, while Guan Ren casually looked her over without attracting her attention.

Guan Ren guessed that the two of them had probably already experienced more serious situations, so Gu Wancheng was somewhat desensitized and not as sensitive to Guan Ren's gaze.

"Hey beautiful, your jacket; hey handsome, your... sweatpants..."

The female shop assistant was a little embarrassed, after all, Guan Ren was only wearing his underwear.

"How much?" Gu Wancheng asked.

"180," the clerk replied.

"I meant together."

"It's together, pants 80, jacket 100."

When Gu Wancheng came down to pick up the membership card, she was wearing a yoga outfit that didn't have pockets for money, but she did bring her phone.

In an era when QR code payments are far from widespread, Gu Wancheng is still able to pay with her mobile phone.

She simply opened the phone case.

Two hundred-yuan bills were pulled out of the case.

"Give."

"no, I'm fine."

Guan Ren naturally refused:
"Teacher Gu, I have money."

Gu Wancheng ignored him and directly stuffed the money in her hand into the shop assistant's hand:
Where is the locker room?

"there."

"Guan Ren, go put it on."

"Uh...Teacher Gu."

Guan Ren thought for a moment and handed the newly bought sweatpants to Gu Wancheng:
"Why don't you go and change into these new pants? Just give me back my old ones."

……

The female shop assistant was also quite amused by what she was seeing.

I wondered what was going on with this couple? Changing their pants so early in the morning?
The handsome man and beautiful woman looked like a married couple; one was a teacher, the other a husband…

I have to say, city people really know how to have fun.

……

"Need not."

However, after a moment's hesitation, Gu Wancheng declined:

"Take the new one and wear it; it's my compensation for you."

"this…"

Guan Ren hesitated:

"Mainly because my old pants are too big and bulky, I was worried you wouldn't be comfortable wearing them, and besides, there's still some of your stuff on them, Teacher Gu..."

"Why are you spouting so much nonsense!"

A blush flashed across Gu Wancheng's face, then she abruptly turned her head to glare at Guan Ren, and in doing so, snatched the yoga pants that he was holding—which originally belonged to her.

"Go put your pants on right now!"

"Oh, okay."

Guan Ren finally realized what was going on.

that's true…

Because of the orange juice stains, Gu Wancheng was reluctant to return it to Guan Ren, preferring to buy herself a new one instead…

……

A short while later, the two had put on their pants and coats.

Guan Ren needs to go to the restroom.

Gu Wancheng was still feeling a bit palpitations, so she found a chair on this floor and sat down to wait for him.

……

ten minutes later,

After changing in the nearby restroom, I came back and saw Gu Wancheng sitting on a chair by the stairs.

It vaguely reminded me of the time when the two of us used to go for a morning run together, and she was sitting on the bench.

Even in her simple attire of a sports jacket and sweatpants, her high ponytail still exuded a cool and aloof aura that kept outsiders at bay.

She sat there quietly, holding a bottle of mineral water in her hand.

When Guan Ren got closer, he took out another bottle of water from the other side of his body: "Here you go."

"Thank you, Teacher Gu."

Guan Ren opened the bottle cap and patted it repeatedly.

In just a few gulps, he turned a bottle of Baishui Mountain into a ten-year-old one.

"this time…"

She paused for a long time, then calmly said:
"...Thank you again this time."

"Teacher Gu."

Guan Ren recalled something for a moment, then said seriously:

“I think that sometimes we teachers and students shouldn’t always say thank you. It’s too much trouble for you to thank me and me to thank you. You’re a good teacher at school, so if you encounter any trouble outside, it’s only right for me, as a student, to help you. Saying thank you too often makes us seem distant and affects our teacher-student relationship, doesn’t it?”

Guan Ren launched into a long speech, causing Gu Wancheng to frown frequently.

Although I couldn't quite put my finger on what was wrong, I always felt like he was being sharp-tongued and trying to fool me, so I retorted:
"How can saying thank you hinder the teacher-student relationship? It's just basic politeness. The closer the teacher-student relationship, the more polite we should be."

"Ahem, yeah...yeah, that's true."

Guan Ren chuckled.

Big oranges are definitely not as easy to fool as small pears...

"Teacher Gu, shall we sit a little longer or go upstairs?"

Gu Wancheng pondered:
"Sit a little longer."

"Row."

Guan Ren sat down with her.

I kept trying to find something to say because I had been too silent for a while.

But when Guan Ren occasionally glanced at Gu Wancheng's slightly dazed profile, he decided it was best to just stay quietly by her side.

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Until noon.

"What?! Trapped in the elevator?!"

At the dining table, Guan Qiaoyun's red lips parted, and a piece of chicken wing fell into her bowl. She then frowned, looking at Guan Ren with a mixture of worry and annoyance.
"You little brat! How could you not tell your mother about something so important! Am I not your mother anymore?!"

"Oh dear, Sister Qiaoyun..."

"..."

"Uh... Mom, I was just talking to you about that..."

Guan Ren remained calm:

"We couldn't make phone calls from inside the elevator. After we fixed it, we went upstairs. Ms. Gu and I didn't want you to worry, so..."

"Ha! What do you mean you don't want me to worry?"

Guan Qiaoyun's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. After letting out a soft scoff, she picked up some food and muttered coldly:
"Who's your mother, her or me...?"

"What kind of talk is that? Who just randomly claims to have a mother outside of their family?"

Of course, the kind of relationship with a female boss in a past life doesn't count.

That's just to add some fun.

Guan Ren raised his right arm to show his loyalty:

"Sister Qiaoyun will always be my mother!"

Guan Qiaoyun ignored him and continued complaining:

"It's one thing if you didn't tell me... but as a teacher, you didn't even tell me, the parent..."

"Sister Qiaoyun, please don't say that. Teacher Gu also has her own difficulties."

"What's the difficulty?"

"The difficulty is... well, it's difficult."

Guan Ren spoke vaguely.

When he recounted the incident to Guan Qiaoyun, he naturally omitted some of the more private parts.

That was a secret between him and Gu Wancheng, and it wasn't appropriate to tell anyone else.

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Now I know that yoga studios and gyms are actually connected by a passageway.

Starting the next day, Guan Ren and Guan Qiaoyun took the elevator up to the yoga studio together.

This made him, for a time, the only man to walk into the yoga studio.

With his youth and good looks, he initially attracted the attention of many women, just like someone who had just arrived at the gym.

Fortunately, Guan Qiaoyun was by her side.

Once the women saw that the young man was "taken," they became much more subdued.

In response, Guan Ren's words were, "I'll feel more at ease if I stay with Sister Qiaoyun longer."

But in reality, there were also selfish motives involved.

After all, he had never seen Gu Wancheng do yoga before.

So now, every time Guan Ren goes to the gym, he can see her long, high ponytail displaying her beautiful figure through the large glass room when he passes by the yoga studio.

Of course, not only Gu Wancheng, but Guan Qiaoyun also did a great job.

Seeing these two beautiful women exuding a captivating mature charm, Guan Ren thought, "Isn't this a little trick for warming up before exercise?"

At first, Guan Ren could use the excuse of "looking at his mother a little longer" to stay in front of the glass room, drink water, and admire her for a while longer.

When Gu Wancheng discovered his presence, she was first startled, then her gaze sharpened, making Guan Ren chuckle awkwardly, and he couldn't linger any longer whenever he passed by.

(End of this chapter)