No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 279 Guan Ren's Seed
[Ping An: Guan Ren, have you seen my QQ space?]

[Guan Guan Jujiu: What's wrong?]

[Ping An: Go and see quickly.]

On the last day before summer vacation ended, Guan Ren was playing chess with Grandpa Lin at the door when he received several QQ messages from Little Lemon Goddess.

It's quite amazing.

Even though she didn't use any facial expressions, Guan Ren could still feel An Ning's joy through her words.

Then Guan Ren went to An Ning's QQ space and understood.

It turned out that the lemon tree QQ flower vine that I had given her before had grown its first fruit under her careful care.

A golden lemon hangs among the clumps of green leaves.

【Guan Guan Jujiu: Very beautiful】

[Ping An: Mm!]

But in Guan Ren's eyes, this thing was just an ordinary flash animation.

After seeing it, Guan Ren could only silently complain to himself, "Damn Tencent, they can't even make something as terrible as this."

From seed to leaf, small leaf, medium leaf, large leaf, the second large leaf…

Perhaps it's because the [Lemon Tree] is a high-level species, equivalent to an SSR in a modern mobile game, so to see the fruit fully ripen, you need many stages and a lot of sunlight.

In a sense, An Ning can also be considered a "hard worker". Despite the pitifully low number of visits to her space, she insisted on doing something similar to "checking in" every day. After a long period of careful nurturing, she finally saw her first fruit.

It's basically just a little lemon.

If it were Guan Ren, he would absolutely lack the patience.

[Guan Guan Jujiu: Congratulations! This is your first child, right? How about you name it?]

"Child...child?"

Guan Ren was just joking.

Little did anyone know that An Ning, who was helping her mother at the stall, blushed instantly upon seeing the message. She frantically wiped her hands on her apron, looking somewhat bewildered.

Guan Ren's words are really...really outrageous...

What do you mean, her child?

You see, although the flower vines grew in her own space, but…

Ultimately, it was Guan Ren who planted the seed...

Moreover, the success of the vines wasn't solely due to An Ning's efforts; Guan Ren was also helping her build her online presence every day.

Even though he wasn't interested in it, I only mentioned it with some hope, without having high expectations.

But Guan Ren persisted every day, silently responding to his expectations.

In this way, in An Ning's mind, this flower vine is actually the result of Guan Ren's and her own hard work.

But then… but then he suddenly compared this crystal to a “child” or something…

How could this not make Little Lemon think of strange and unusual things?

……

To be fair, given this background, it really isn't that An Ning's own thoughts are impure.

After all, she wasn't a filthy girl like Luo Xiaobei.

If anyone's to blame, it's Guan Ren.

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The next day, September 1, 2012, was the start of the new school year.

The start of this semester was similar to previous years, but it was also a little different.

To put it simply, around this time last year, there was a special section at the opening ceremony for the senior high school students.

This year, the students have become senior students themselves.

Naturally, there will also be a special program.

For example, a special address from the principal, a speech from a senior student representative, and so on.

Without a doubt, Gu Youli remains the representative of this year's graduating class.

Compared to when she was in her second year of high school, many people's impression of this elegant and outstanding girl on the podium also includes a layer of memory related to the closing ceremony of the sports meet.

……

"Hey, isn't that...so-and-so?"

"Nonsense, that's for sure. You didn't expect him to be both scholarly and martial, did you?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, that's great... I wish we had a goddess like that in our class."

"What are you thinking? Even if she's in our class, what does it have to do with you? I heard she already has a boyfriend."

"Oh no?"

……

In the audience of Class 7, Grade 12, gossip about the summer vacation life committee member and the study committee member getting married had already spread among a small group of people.

The boys are fine.

Most people are more interested in who bought which skins during the summer vacation.

As for the girls, many of them looked at Guan Ren with amusement and curiosity.

Some people even glanced in Guan Ren's direction while gently tugging at Luo Xiaobei's clothes:
"Xiao Bei, Xiao Bei, I heard that Guan Ren is spending the summer with Gu Youli, is that true?"

Luo Xiaobei, who was standing below the stage, staring blankly at Gu Youli on the platform, was also stunned by what she heard. Then, she pursed her lips awkwardly and said indifferently:
"Why are you asking me? I don't know anything about it."

"Huh? How could that be? Aren't you very close to Guan Ren? How could you not know he's dating?"

"..."

Luo Xiaobei fell silent. A hint of confusion and sadness flickered in her eyes.

High school students are innocent and clear-headed; many people don't have the keen ability to read the room. The other person wanted to press further, but was immediately noticing Du Zihan frowning and giving a subtle reprimand:
"Stop asking!...What is there to ask? A day full of chatter..."

……

At the same time, the girls who had been focusing their attention on Guan Ren also began to discuss among themselves:
"Look, look, being in love really makes a difference. Ren-ge has definitely become more handsome."

"Tsk, is this the power of love?"

"Come on, Guan Ren was handsome before, okay? I think you're the one who's abnormal, you only like married men..."

"Hey? Did you guys notice? Guan Ren's gaze towards the podium is different; it's so focused and affectionate!"

"Really! I noticed it too!"

"Quick! Look at the stage, did Gu Youli see his gaze? Did she blush?"

……

The girls' high school students were in complete chaos.

His gaze and speech were very direct and uninhibited.

As a result, Guan Ren was able to hear their discussion very clearly.

And that's the most painful part.

Because whether you make eye contact with them directly or pretend you didn't hear anything and focus on watching the stage.

Guan Ren couldn't help but want to laugh as he listened to those words and felt those gazes.

It's a bit like that classic video clip from later years: a black soccer player, touching his chest and singing the national anthem, is trying very hard to suppress his laughter under close-up shots.

Guan Ren is in this state right now.

The reason why they were able to endure it was...

It was purely because the girls' words stirred up a sense of guilt in him, which severely diminished his desire to laugh.

It should be noted that Guan Ren's gaze toward the podium at that moment was indeed very focused.

But he wasn't the one the girls described as "looking at Gu Youli with deep affection."

His gaze was actually focused on a teacher sitting at a row of tables behind Gu Youli...

Admittedly, Guan Ren initially intended to pursue Gu Youli as well.

After all, Guan Ren really liked the way the top student-like Pear Blossom looked standing on the podium.

Good looking, love to watch.

But let's keep watching.

I don't know why.

Without realizing it, her gaze shifted to her older sister, Ms. Gu, who was sitting in the back.

It's good-looking and I love watching it.

Gu Wancheng, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, still had a slightly solemn and aloof face. She was wearing the familiar women's formal suit, seemingly unchanged. However, Guan Ren noticed from afar that she had actually styled her hair a little before the start of the semester.

The long, smooth hair is parted in a 3/7 ratio, with a touch of retro Hong Kong style in the bangs and ends.

This makes Gu Wancheng appear more intellectual to outsiders at this moment.

But in Guan Ren's view, there was an added touch of subtle charm.

……

"...After entering our senior year of high school, we...we should..."

At this moment, Gu Youli, who was giving a speech on stage, also accidentally stumbled over her words.

There is no other reason.

It was because she quietly noticed that her bad classmate, who was also her boyfriend, was staring intently at her from below the stage.

This stirred Little Pear Blossom's heart, causing her to lose her composure slightly.

However, this was not an isolated incident.

Behind her, her older sister Gu Wancheng, who was sitting behind a row of chairperson tables, also paused for a moment in a daze.

She was casually looking around the playground below the stage.

You can do whatever you want, and before you know it, you've ended up in Class 7 of Senior Three.

Well…

Maybe it's because I originally taught this class...that's normal...

And so, in this casual and careless way, she ended up with a student she had decided to stop caring about.

Then, she was stunned to find that the student's eyes seemed to be... or rather... fixed on her the whole time...

"..."

Gu Wancheng felt a sudden panic.

She pursed her red lips and quickly looked away.

He then picked up his water glass and took a sip.

……

"Uh... Teacher Gu? This is my cup..."

"…Feel sorry…"

"Oh, it's nothing, they're all female teachers."

……

(End of this chapter)