Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 123 [122] I Know (Third Update)

"What a coincidence?"

Upon learning that Chen Xingzhu was also taking the exam at the affiliated high school, Xu Jinhuan was pleasantly surprised. He then tried hard to recall the original historical events but found that he couldn't remember anything.

But since we're in the same school anyway, he considered the time and said, "Going home at noon will take up a lot of time. Why don't you just not go back for lunch? Consider it a rehearsal for the college entrance exam."

His real plan was to lure Chen Xingzhu to his home for lunch every day during the three-day exam period.

The four points—Chen Xingzhu's home, Xu Jinhuan's home, No. 1 Middle School, and Affiliated Middle School—are connected by a line. Chen Xingzhu's home and Affiliated Middle School are at opposite ends, representing the furthest distance. Xu Jinhuan's home is between No. 1 Middle School and Affiliated Middle School, and is very close to both schools.

This is an advantage of older residential areas.

Where is the affiliated high school?

After evening self-study, Song Zhiyu sat on the back of a bicycle and asked curiously, "I know there are No. 2 Middle School, No. 3 Middle School, and No. 10 Middle School... What is the Affiliated Middle School?"

Xu Jinhuan said, "The Affiliated High School of Suicheng Normal University is right next to Suicheng Normal University."

"Is it far?"

"It's similar to coming to our school."

"Oh,"

Song Zhiyu nodded. "What about Chen Xingzhu? Which exam room is she in?"

"She's also in the affiliated high school."

Xu Jinhuan answered first, then asked, "You call her 'Sister Xingzhu' to her face, but behind her back you call her 'Chen Xingzhu.' Don't you think that's strange?"

"Calling someone by their name is normal."

Song Zhiyu said matter-of-factly, "Calling me 'sister' to my face is polite, but it's fine if you don't... So, you two are quite destined to be assigned to the same school?"

"Yes."

"Oh."

Song Zhiyu puffed out her cheeks. "How many downloads has the game had?"

"I haven't seen it yet."

"You have no ambition at all, all you think about is Chen Xingzhu. You're indulging in personal feelings, don't you understand?"

Song Zhiyu lectured in a serious tone, "Men should prioritize their careers. With a successful career, what kind of girl can't you find?"

"Shut up."

Xu Jinhuan said irritably, "You're all set of rules... How's your revision going?"

"I have plenty of time, and I'm not in a hurry."

Song Zhiyu puffed out her cheeks, avoiding a direct answer to his question, "So, will you go home for lunch during your exam?"

"Go back, and bring Chen Xingzhu back with you."

"why?"

"She lives far from home."

"They might not be willing."

"Then you don't need to worry about it."

"Humph!"

Song Zhiyu's eyes darted around, then she revealed a smug and delighted expression. After returning home and greeting her aunt and uncle, she said to Xu Jinhuan, "You take a shower first today, I'll shower later."

"Row."

Xu Jinhuan didn't delay and took her clothes to take a shower.

Song Zhiyu carried Xiao Guai back to her room and dialed Chen Xingzhu's video call. It rang a few times before being answered.

"Sister Xingzhu, let me show you Xiaoguai."

Song Zhiyu held up Xiao Guai and showed it to Chen Xingzhu, saying, "I feel like it's grown a little. Don't you think so?"

"Ah."

Chen Xingzhu looked closely and nodded, "The fur is much softer now."

"This shows we've raised them well, right?"

Song Zhiyu smiled sweetly, chatted with her about kittens for a while, and then asked, "Sister Xingzhu, have you received your admission tickets yet? Which exam room are you in?"

Chen Xingzhu said, "The High School Affiliated to National Taiwan Normal University."

"My brother is also at the High School Affiliated to the Normal University."

Song Zhiyu's eyes widened slightly, revealing a look of surprise, and then she asked with concern, "Is your home far from the High School Affiliated to the Normal University?"

Chen Xingzhu said, "It's alright."

"If it's far, then you don't have to go back." Song Zhiyu extended a very warm invitation. "Anyway, you and my brother go to the same school. You can come to our house for lunch, and you can also visit Xiaoguai while you're at it. Wouldn't that be great?"

Chen Xingzhu hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "No need, I can find a place to eat near the school."

"Then you can come to our house too."

Song Zhiyu enthusiastically advised, "You can take a nap in my room, that way you'll have more time for the exam this afternoon. Anyway, I'm on holiday, so it doesn't matter... The main thing is that Xiao Guai misses you, don't you miss it?"

Chen Xingzhu was moved by something, and this time she was clearly more swayed.

"Think about it first."

Song Zhiyu quickly pressed her advantage, saying, "I'll go ask my brother later. He'll definitely be willing to let you come to our house for dinner. Our parents... no, my aunt and uncle like you too."

She kept saying "our family" so naturally that she even mentioned "our parents," so I quickly corrected myself, "Don't refuse yet, think about it. I'll talk to my brother later and have him try to persuade you... I'm hanging up now, bye~"

After saying that, Song Zhiyu hung up the phone before Chen Xingzhu could give an answer.

'I'm so smart!'

After hanging up the phone, Song Zhiyu smiled sweetly, secretly thinking, 'That way, when he invites Chen Xingzhu later, Chen Xingzhu will think I asked him to invite her, not that he invited her willingly… Humph!'

After causing the damage, she suddenly felt a little guilty. It wasn't that she was afraid of being discovered; in fact, sometimes she actually hoped to be discovered. It was just that she felt what she had done was a bit too dishonorable, like a treacherous and despicable person, like a rat causing trouble behind the scenes...

'However, on the other hand,'

After feeling guilty, she quickly began to subconsciously try to justify herself, thinking, 'What I did hurt him, not Chen Xingzhu... so it's not that bad, is it?'

"I ve done washing!"

After hesitating for a while, Xu Jinhuan appeared at the door with her hair still wet and called out, "Finish your shower and go to bed early."

"Wait a moment."

Song Zhiyu called out to him, "I...I..."

She stammered twice, then put on a self-righteous look and said, "I just told Sister Xingzhu to come to our house for dinner."

Xu Jinhuan asked, "What did she say?"

"..."

Song Zhiyu paused for a moment, then asked him, "Aren't you going to ask me why I called her?"

"Go ahead and shout it out."

Xu Jinhuan looked at her strangely, "She didn't agree? It's okay, I'll talk to her..."

"never mind!"

Seeing that he didn't take it seriously at all, Song Zhiyu felt inexplicably angry for some reason. She pouted, huffed, got up, opened the wardrobe, and said, "I'm getting my clothes, you're not allowed to look!"

"What catches your eyes?"

Xu Jinhuan pouted, turned around and went back to her room, "It's not like I haven't seen it before..."

Song Zhiyu has been living here for more than half a month now, and he has basically changed and washed all her clothes, and he has also looked at them all.

Between siblings, this is not something to be ashamed of, and he doesn't need to hand wash or dry it.

"shameless."

Song Zhiyu actually heard it, but after pausing for two seconds and waiting for him to walk away, she muttered something under her breath.

After hesitating for a moment, she put down her change of clothes, then picked up her phone and sent a message to Chen Xingzhu: "Sister Xingzhu, I'm sorry, actually it was my brother who wanted to invite you to my house. I just invited you before him, so you wouldn't know that it was him who wanted to invite you."

After sending the message, she didn't dare wait for Chen Xingzhu's reply and ran to take a shower as if fleeing.

"Whoa Whoah"

Clear water sprayed continuously from the showerhead, splashing and breaking on the fair and smooth skin of the young girl, then meandering down her graceful curves.

Song Zhiyu hadn't planned to wash her hair tonight, but for some reason, halfway through, after applying shower gel, she wet her hair again and then shampooed it.

This took even longer. After she finished showering, she first hung up her underwear to dry before returning to her room. As she passed Xu Jinhuan's door, she saw that it was open and he was sitting in front of his computer, though she couldn't tell if he was coding or chatting.

Song Zhiyu didn't look at it for long. She went back to her room, closed the door, and dried her hair with a hairdryer for a while. After putting the hairdryer away, she hugged Xiao Guai and hesitated for a while before finally mustering the courage to pick up her phone.

The message Chen Xingzhu replied to was prominently displayed on the lock screen. It wasn't as lengthy as she had expected; it was unusually brief, containing only three words:
"I know."

It's not "I understand"; the meanings are completely different.

'So, she guessed it when I said it?'

Song Zhiyu found it hard to believe that Chen Xingzhu could possibly know about the idea she came up with on a whim.
Even if she's incredibly smart, she can't possibly guess everything!

unless……

Thinking of a certain possibility, Song Zhiyu's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and her cheeks flushed.

She bit her lip and remained silent for a while before picking up her phone and texting Chen Xingzhu: "What do you know?"

(End of this chapter)