No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 253 Putting Out Fires on Both Sides
How important was the message recall function that QQ updated in 2015?

Guan Ren in 2012 never felt it.

But it will be soon.

"Why hasn't Luo Xiaobei replied to my message yet?"

He invited Luo Xiaobei on a date...

wrong.

It should be said that after Guan Ren thought he had extended a date invitation to Luo Xiaobei...

Guan Ren lay on the bed, waiting for Luo Xiaobei's reply while chatting with An Ning about the QQ flower vine he had given her before.

Seeing Little Lemon Goddess's worried expression, wondering if her QQ vine would wither and die because no friends would visit her QQ space, Guan Ren couldn't help but chuckle to himself.

Hehe, so cute~
Smiling foolishly, time passed by unnoticed.

Guan Ren stretched, then belatedly realized that his QQ hadn't rung and Luo Xiaobei hadn't replied.

"He's probably playing a dungeon run with that 'pretty girl teacher' again..."

……

Actually, when Guan Ren was bored these past two days, Luo Xiaobei repeatedly told him that the "beautiful girl teacher" wanted him to play games together and that she would give him all sorts of good stuff.

Guan Ren refused them all.

This prompted the "beautiful teacher" to say to Luo Xiaobei, "You're getting a good deal but acting innocent," and then she never mentioned the matter again.

This made Luo Xiaobei secretly grimac.

She never expected that her usually calm and collected master would get angry over something as trivial as "Guan Daxia 520," which made her increasingly suspicious that Guan Ren had given her master some kind of drug.

……

Seeing that there was no reply, Guan Ren immediately opened his mobile QQ, opened Luo Xiaobei's chat box, and started typing.

It's worth noting that in 2012, it was normal for mobile QQ not to sync messages from desktop QQ immediately, given the limitations of both the network and the devices used.

So when Guan Ren opened Luo Xiaobei's chat window on his phone, he didn't see the invitation he had sent earlier. He didn't think much of it at the time and continued typing:

[Guan Guan Jujiu: Where is everyone? Say something! Are you going on the date or not? If not, I've made plans with someone else!]

It's been a long time since I've been to a movie theater. And with "Meet the In-Laws" almost out of theaters, Guan Ren really wants to go see it with Luo Xiaobei.

The content of the movie is secondary.

The main point is still the same: I haven't seen her "cute and adorable" face like Little Lemon's in a long time, so I miss her a bit.

Drop drop-

"Oh, here we come."

This time the reply seems to have been very quick.

However, Guan Ren was dumbfounded when he picked up his phone.

Because it wasn't Luo Xiaobei who replied to the message.

But it was Gu Youli.

[Xiao Li: Sorry, you sent this to the wrong person. I'm not the one you're thinking of.]

"???"

Guan Ren was stunned when he saw this sentence.

"!!!"

He then slapped himself on the forehead.

"Holy crap! We're doomed!"

Guan Ren swiped up hard and realized that he had sent the message to Gu Youli instead of Luo Xiaobei!
to be frank.

If it's just that the "date invitation" part of the message was sent incorrectly, without naming names or specifying a subject, then Guan Ren is probably okay.

It's simply a change from "inviting your childhood sweetheart on a date" to "inviting your classmate on a date."

Since it's all about making plans anyway, that's fine too.

After all, Guan Ren's desire for Luo Xiaobei doesn't mean he doesn't want to miss Gu Youli.

Guan Ren treats everyone equally. The reason he wanted to find Luo Xiaobei after being bored was simply because he was too familiar with Luo Xiaobei, so it felt strange not seeing her for a few days.

Moreover, if it were Luo Xiaobei, she definitely wouldn't need to hesitate; she would just hop and skip right out.

Gu Youli is hard to say, because what if Gu Wancheng is at home keeping an eye on things and imposes restrictions? For example, "come back in an hour," "don't stay too late," "don't stay overnight," and so on.

The problem now is that Guan Ren mistakenly sent a message to Gu Youli that included a subject.

[Guan Guan Jujiu: Luo Xiaobei, let's go on a date!]

Then look at the reply that came after a while.

[Xiao Li: Sorry, you sent this to the wrong person. I'm not the one you're thinking of.]

"..."

Guan Ren touched his heart, his eyelids twitching.

Clearly, because of this mistake in naming names, Guan Ren had no room for maneuver.

And just as one wave subsided, another arose.

Drop drop-

Before Guan Ren could figure out how to tell Xiao Lihua, Luo Xiaobei's QQ rang.

"Oh wow..."

Guan Ren felt a chill run down his spine.

I opened Luo Xiaobei's QQ and looked at the chat interface.

[Guan Guan Jujiu: Where is everyone? Say something! Are you going on the date or not? If not, I've made plans with someone else!]

[On the River Isle: What kind of date? Who are you talking to?]

Snapped!
Guan Ren clapped his hands and covered his face again.

Meanwhile, news about Luo Xiaobei continued to emerge in succession.

[On the River Isle: Who are you going on a date with?]

[On the River Isle: Guan Ren, what are you doing? Why aren't you replying?]

[On the River Isle: Guan Ren, say something!]

Goodness, five messages a second! I'd like to reply, but can I even get through them?
Guan Ren wiped the sweat from his brow and quickly replied: 【Guan Guan Jujiu: Calm down, I just sent the wrong message】

"Wrong message sent..."

Meanwhile, in the sweetly scented girl's bedroom, Luo Xiaobei stared blankly at her phone screen, blinked, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears.

and so…

Who is her childhood sweetheart going on a date with...?

Is it Gu Youli?

Sitting on the bed, Luo Xiaobei struggled to finish sending the message. She gripped her phone tightly with both hands, hugged her knees and legs, her white toes digging into the sheets, and buried her head in her knees. Her conversation with Gu Youli on the night of the closing ceremony of the sports meet replayed like a revolving lantern.

Shallow tears slowly slid down her calves to her ankles.

This isn't the first time Luo Xiaobei, who's prone to crying, has cried.

But this was the first time she had cried so silently.

……

"Damn! What kind of input method is this?!"

Meanwhile, Guan Ren was writing a long essay to explain the whole story thoroughly.

The only problem is that the phone's input method is a bit lacking in intelligence.

By the time Guan Ren remembered he could use the computer to write, the short essay was already finished.

"send!"

Okay, I've explained it to Luo Xiaobei.

What's even more of a headache now is explaining it to Gu Youli.

……

Gu Youli was lying on her side on the bed, holding her phone to her chest, her eyes unfocused as she stared at the window frame reflecting the glaring summer sunlight.

【Dating】

He probably wouldn't use that word with an ordinary girl...

Except for his childhood sweetheart.

In fact, since the start of the holiday, Gu Youli has been thinking about a boy she really likes every day.

So much so that sometimes when she sits at her desk, she will habitually glance in the direction where Guan Ren was in the classroom.

Then, turning around, she would secretly wonder if that naughty classmate was thinking about her too.
However, this message sent to the wrong address today made Gu Youli's heart sink suddenly, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head.

My deskmate was indeed thinking about a girl.

It's just that it wasn't her.

Yes…

Regardless of his attitude towards Luo Xiaobei.

At least Gu Youli herself knew that her deskmate and her childhood sweetheart had been together for more than ten years.

Although she asked him directly on the day of the sports meet, and Guan Ren admitted it himself, he was still in a relationship with her, but…

The girl curled up slightly.

I don't know what I was thinking about on and off, but my eyes started to sting.

So... in his heart, Luo Xiaobei is ultimately different...?

Drop drop-

……

"Send again!"

Guan Ren also sent an explanation message to Xiao Lihua.

[Guan Guan Jujiu: Hehe, I didn't send the wrong message. Actually, there's a movie that Luo Xiaobei wants to go to with me. As her deskmate, I'm just asking for your permission. So, what do you say? Can I go?]

"Phew... let's leave it at that for now..."

The situation was urgent, and Guan Ren couldn't think of anything better for the time being, so he decided to just make do with what he had.

No matter what, just don't let your deskmate and your childhood sweetheart, the two most important girls around you, have any major conflicts.

……

Meanwhile, Luo Xiaobei was sniffling and clutching a tissue, but she had stopped crying.

Because she received a short essay from Guan Ren.

[Guan Guan Jujiu: I originally asked you if you wanted to go on a date, but I accidentally sent it to someone else. I didn't know that! I waited for ages and you didn't reply, so I asked again. Then I noticed I hadn't sent you the first message, so I only sent one sentence, which was basically just asking if you wanted to go on a date!]

Drop drop-

[On the River Isle: Oh, okay~]

“OK~!”

Guan Ren was relieved.

Luo Xiaobei truly lives up to her reputation as the best childhood sweetheart in the world; she's so easy to talk to!
[On the River Isle: Let me think about the date time first]

[Guan Guan Jujiu: Okay, okay, as you wish]

[On the island of the river: Yeah]

Luo Xiaobei exited the chat.

But it wasn't exactly a case of turning tears into laughter.

She looked down at the only pinned chat box on her QQ phone, the one with the name "Guan Guan Jujiu," her lips slightly pursed, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

As far as she knew, Guan Ren's QQ account also had her message pinned to the top.

Therefore, generally speaking, it is impossible for a message to be sent incorrectly.

But he still sent it to the wrong person.

Does this mean…

Guan Ren removed his pinned post?

Or…

Besides her, what other girls did he pin to the top of his chat list?
Hmm, I guess so...

However, Luo Xiaobei didn't want to care anymore. As her childhood friend, she had to be magnanimous. As long as the pig-headed guy still wanted to go on a date with her, that was enough.
(End of this chapter)