Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 168 [167] I won't be able to leave my room tonight (Fourth update, please subscribe)

'Are you born in the Year of the Dog?'

Xu Jinhuan inwardly complained, but on his face, he looked puzzled: "What is it?"

"do not know."

Song Zhiyu answered decisively, "But something's definitely wrong. I can sense it. Don't try to lie to me!"

"You're not a thermometer, what can you feel?"

Xu Jinhuan complained, "Stop overthinking all the time. What could possibly happen between Chen Xingzhu and me? Would you believe me if I said she confessed to me?"

That little girl is causing trouble all the time now. If she finds out that she and Chen Xingzhu have made a real breakthrough, who knows how she'll react.

They might stop causing trouble, but they might also intensify their efforts. Xu Jinhuan disliked this uncertainty.

It's better to play it safe and not be reckless.

Do you think I'm stupid?

Song Zhiyu rolled her eyes at him, "It's more like you confessed to Sister Xingzhu and got rejected by her."

"Since you've said that, what else could it be?"

Xu Jinhuan pursed her lips, then suddenly exclaimed "Hey!" and made a thoughtful expression, saying, "But now that you mention it, I also think she was acting strange today, like she was in a really good mood..."

"right?"

Hearing him say that, Song Zhiyu's eyes lit up immediately, as if she had found a sense of agreement. "I knew something was going on... You figured it out, right?"

"I was just talking about this with Sister Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu upstairs,"

As Xu Jinhuan recalled, he said, "Chen Xingzhu seemed to be in a good mood, she was interested in these gossips, and she seemed to be talking more than usual today, it's just..."

He frowned and looked deep in thought, as if he couldn't find a suitable word to describe it.

Seeing this, Song Zhiyu tentatively asked, "Very lively?"

"Yeah!"

Xu Jinhuan nodded quickly, "That's exactly what I meant. She seemed much more lively than usual today..."

"Uh-huh!"

Song Zhiyu nodded in agreement, her big eyes blinking rapidly: "I think so too!"

She looked at Xu Jinhuan suspiciously again: "You don't know why?"

"Where do I know where to go?"

Xu Jinhuan shrugged, "We're not in the same class. After school, I went to the playground and ran with Xie Zhiqiang. She watched from the sidelines. After we finished running, she came to pick you up. We didn't even exchange more than a few words..."

"Really?"

Song Zhiyu seemed to be in a much better mood, but she still asked again, "Did you run for that long?"

"Yeah, otherwise where would all that sweat come from?"

Xu Jinhuan answered frankly, "We need to warm up first, and besides, there are so many people on the playground. If I wanted to take Chen Xingzhu for a walk, she would have to be willing, right?"

Hehe, you didn't expect that, did you? They're willing!

Xu Jinhuan kept his smugness to himself and asked Song Zhiyu in a serious tone, "If I said that Chen Xingzhu became so happy and lively because she went for a walk with me on the playground, would you believe me?"

"Do not believe!"

Song Zhiyu shook her head without hesitation and said disdainfully, "It's already dark, stop daydreaming... You're even more of a fantasist than your chubby classmate!"

"Alright, alright, that's enough. Let's go to sleep."

Xu Jinhuan started to shoo people away. Chen Xingzhu hadn't replied to his message yet, so he was going to make her a video or voice call. "You have to go to early self-study tomorrow, so go to bed early so you don't oversleep again."

"Okay, then I'm leaving."

As Song Zhiyu spoke, she straightened up, then suddenly plopped back down, continuing to sit like a duck, and also pulled Xu Jinhuan's blanket into her arms. She blinked her big eyes and said, "Hey, brother, I'll tell you a secret, okay?"

Xu Jinhuan thought about it for a moment and decided that it was okay to know. It was just a secret; what could possibly happen?
Surely they wouldn't kill you to silence you?

He asked curiously, "What secret?"

“I only asked you to answer one question at first, but you ended up answering two,”

Song Zhiyu adopted a very reasonable stance, "So, in return, I'm telling you this secret..."

Xu Jinhuan stole a glance at her half-exposed, fair foot peeking out from under her blanket, then quickly looked away and said, "Okay, go ahead and say it."

It's strange. I didn't want to look at her like this when she wasn't covered by the blanket, but now that she's covered by the blanket and only half of her is showing, she looks even better.

Of course, Xu Jinhuan does not consider himself a foot fetishist; he simply has a heart that appreciates beauty and eyes that are good at discovering it.

"Then let me ask you first,"

Holding the blanket, Song Zhiyu asked him seriously, "What do you think of Sister Wanqing?"

"pretty good."

Xu Jinhuan found her question strange. "She's beautiful, has a gentle personality, and has helped me many times... Why are you asking this?" "Really?"

Song Zhiyu had an expression of finding agreement again, "I also think Sister Wanqing is a very nice person, gentle and beautiful... Do you think Sister Wanqing is prettier, or Sister Xingzhu is prettier?"

How can I compare these?

Xu Jinhuan said irritably, "Just tell me your secret, why are you making up these nonsense?"

"No, you must answer."

Song Zhiyu stared at him and said, "You must answer directly, this is directly related to the secret... Tell me quickly, who is prettier?"

"alright."

Xu Jinhuan sighed, then thought for two seconds before looking into her bright, sparkling eyes and saying, "You are the most beautiful."

"..."

Song Zhiyu paused for a moment, seemingly about to subconsciously refute his answer as being against the rules, but a sweet smile appeared on her lips first. She clearly realized that Xu Jinhuan was staring at her and felt a little embarrassed, so she quickly straightened her face and wanted to say something to him, but before she could speak, her eyes met Xu Jinhuan's and the sweet smile on her lips would reappear uncontrollably.

Now she was truly embarrassed, so as to pull the blanket over her face in shame, and at the same time subconsciously raised her foot to kick him, saying coquettishly, "You can't do that...you're cheating!"

Although the words were accusatory, the adorable gesture of covering her face in embarrassment and the joyful, sweet tone made it clear that she was extremely satisfied with the answer.

This time, she forgot to hold down Xu Jinhuan's skirt when she kicked him, and since she kicked him out from under the covers, the skirt was held down by the blankets, leaving only her bare white leg sticking out.

"I mean it."

Xu Jinhuan rarely saw her so cute, and couldn't help but laugh out loud. At the same time, he reached out and pressed down on her feet, pushing her legs to the side to prevent her from kicking her feet too high and getting a sty.

"Hey, your legs are pretty weak."

Xu Jinhuan released her feet and couldn't help rubbing his hands together, but then he felt that the action was a bit perverted, so he quickly stopped. "Tell me, tell me, what secret is it?"

"abnormal!"

Song Zhiyu pulled the blanket off him, her face flushed red as she glared at him, whether from the compliment or the touch, she couldn't tell. "Let me think about it, whether I should tell you or not..."

"Then what have you been saying all this time?"

Xu Jinhuan really wanted to hit her. "You can't not talk now, so tell me!"

"Ok."

Song Zhiyu threw his blanket aside, "Your blanket stinks..."

"Tell me something."

Xu Jinhuan suspected she was trying to get away with it. "If you don't tell me, you won't be able to leave today, I'm warning you."

"you dare?"

Song Zhiyu rolled her eyes at him, not believing he had such guts, but she didn't dwell on it anymore. She sat up straight and asked seriously, "Brother, what do you think of yourself?"

"Tell me something!"

Xu Jinhuan was no longer going to be fooled and focused on the key point: "Don't beat around the bush."

"嘁~"

Song Zhiyu puffed out her cheeks before saying, seemingly somewhat reluctantly, "Then I'll tell you, but you're not allowed to tell anyone."

"Row."

Xu Jinhuan nodded in agreement, "Go ahead and speak."

"No, I don't believe you."

Song Zhiyu pouted, "You swear, if you lie to me and don't keep your word, then when you get married, the person you marry won't be Sister Xingzhu!"

"you……"

Xu Jinhuan wanted to hit her, "You're too cruel!"

"That's how it works!"

Song Zhiyu's dimples reappeared, and she said smugly, "As long as you don't break your oath, everything will be fine, right? Unless you never intended to keep it..."

"Row."

Xu Jinhuan thought about it for a moment and then simply agreed.

No one takes a vow seriously, right?
I swear if it works, and I'm not bragging, just striking him would take so much of the Thunder God's magic power.

Besides, he really couldn't think of any unexpected thing that could happen between him and Chen Xingzhu. If he didn't marry her, who else could he marry?
"I swear I will not tell anyone else the secret that Zhizhi told me, otherwise when I get married, the person I marry will not be Chen Xingzhu."

After Xu Jinhuan solemnly made the oath, he said, "Can you tell me now?"

He swore that if Song Zhiyu didn't tell this time, he would make sure she wouldn't be able to leave his room tonight!

　The chapter about confessing feelings was revised yesterday, mainly in the details. The previous version felt a bit off and didn't fit Chen Xingzhu's personality. The revised version feels much better. Interested readers can take another look.

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