Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 173 [172] Holding Hands: Xingzhu
"Bye~"

After Song Zhiyu finished packing, the three of them left the residential area together. Xu Jinhuan waved to the two girls, got on his bicycle, and rode away first.

Hehe, bye-bye~

A few minutes later, a bus drove by. Song Zhiyu waved to him through the window. Although he couldn't hear her voice, he could tell what she was saying from her smug expression.

"Want to have breakfast together later?"

When Xu Jinhuan went to the flag-raising ceremony, he couldn't find Chen Xingzhu, so he took out his phone and sent her a message.

While lining up, he received a reply from Chen Xingzhu: "No, you just eat yours, I'll eat with Zhou Wei and the others."

"Ok."

Xu Jinhuan was just asking to avoid her feeling that their relationship had progressed while he hadn't made any move. At the same time, he was also using this method to further confirm the fact that their relationship had progressed, so that she wouldn't be irresponsible after confessing her feelings.

If he really wanted to have dinner together, he wouldn't have asked that question; he would have just gone to find her directly.

When you're in a relationship, you always need some rituals, like a pact not to date too early.

She used this to demonstrate her self-respect and self-love, and he used this to demonstrate his respect and understanding for her. It was just like Qin Shi Huang looking in the mirror – a win-win situation.

Although his relationship with Chen Xingzhu had progressed, the classes remained boring. Xu Jinhuan himself did not enjoy learning and was different from a true academic genius. He was just forcing himself to study seriously as an adult who had been beaten down by society, just like when he had to go to work.

At lunchtime, he received a message from Xie Wanqing: "I'm having lunch with my roommate, so I won't be going home for lunch."

"Uh-huh."

She was, after all, a university student, so Xu Jinhuan didn't mind. He gave a simple reply, then sent a message to Chen Xingzhu, and they left together.

'Is he very disappointed?'

In the library of Suicheng Normal University, Xie Wanqing looked at the two simple words Xu Jinhuan had sent and couldn't help but think:
'He didn't call me "sister" this time. Did he not want to, or was he disappointed that I wasn't coming home for dinner?'

Xie Wanqing was a little conflicted, but after having such a dream last night, she really didn't know how to face Xu Jinhuan. It was too embarrassing, so she could only run away.

After hesitating for a while, she still didn't send another message, but couldn't help thinking: 'If he really wanted to have lunch with me, he would have told me, right?'

Thinking this, I picked up my phone and glanced at it; there were no messages.

After a while, I picked up my phone again to check, but there were still no messages.

Is he angry?

Xie Wanqing's thoughts were churning. She was tempted to go to Xu Jinhuan's house for dinner, but since she had already said what she wanted, wouldn't it be even more awkward to go now?
"Wanqing, want to go eat?"

Tang Sixuan stretched and yawned, then checked the time and asked, "School's out, there must be a lot of people now."

"Go ahead, I'm hungry too."

Zhang Ling also got up. Xie Wanqing, afraid that they would notice something was wrong, smiled and followed her to the cafeteria for lunch.

'Let's go tomorrow,'

Xie Wanqing thought to herself, 'Let's see if he'll message me again. If he doesn't...'

She pursed her lips slightly, making up her mind: 'Then I'll sleep in the dorm tonight and not go back to sleep...'

After all, she would have to face Chen Xingzhu when she went back to sleep. After that embarrassing dream last night, she would feel guilty and awkward in front of Chen Xingzhu now.

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"what?"

At the same time, Zhou Wei and the others were all taken aback when Chen Xingzhu finally told them about her move. "You're living together now?"

"We don't live together!"

Chen Xingzhu was a little embarrassed and annoyed. She had just emphasized it, but Zhou Wei and the others clearly chose not to hear it and didn't know how to grasp the key point. "It's just that the apartment I rented happened to be upstairs from his."

"Oh, what a coincidence!"

"Well, that counts as living together."

"Will Xu Jinhuan take you back on his bike?"

The three of them were burning with gossip. Chen Xingzhu was a little shy, but also felt a sweet warmth in her heart. She explained, "No, I took the bus back with his sister."

"That works too. Let Xu Jinhuan chase after them."

Zhu Xinyao thought her pun was very clever, and she couldn't help but laugh.

After leaving the school, Chen Xingzhu waited for the bus with them. Song Zhiyu soon ran over as well. Xu Jinhuan didn't join them anymore and rode her bicycle home first.

"Sister Wanqing said she won't be back for lunch."

Back home, Xu Jinhuan told his mother, and Song Xiaohui said, "I know, she told me this morning."

Xu Jinhuan asked in surprise, "You saw her this morning?"

"Yeah, I came over and delivered a box of burdock."

Burdock is actually the root of the burdock plant, a kind of medicinal plant that can be used to make tea. It's not expensive, so Song Xiaohui didn't refuse.

"Oh."

Xu Jinhuan then vaguely felt something was strange. Xie Wanqing had told her mother in the morning that she wouldn't be coming for lunch, so why did she tell her again at noon?
However, it's also possible that she was afraid I would ask, and since she's actually closer to me than anyone else in the family, it's reasonable for her to tell me separately.

"I'll create a group chat for meals."

Song Zhiyu's eyes darted around, and she suddenly suggested, "Next time someone doesn't come to dinner, they can just say so in the group chat... It's a pity that Aunt and Uncle don't know how to use smartphones."

This way, Xu Jinhuan would inevitably chat with Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu in the group chat, making it easier for him to understand their movements and also making it easier for Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing to see each other's chats with Xu Jinhuan. This would easily lead to misunderstandings…

She increasingly felt that she had a brilliant plan, and was just short of giving herself the title of "Little Zhuge Liang". She quickly created two groups on her phone, one on QQ and one on WeChat, and added Xu Jinhuan, Chen Xingzhu and Xie Wanqing to the groups.

The group is called "Eating Group".

Xu Jinhuan felt it was unnecessary, but he was too lazy to say anything, since he didn't need to do anything after joining the group.

"I'll take turns washing the dishes too."

After finishing their meal, Chen Xingzhu said, "Otherwise, I can help with other chores too."

"Then the three of us will take turns washing the dishes at noon."

Song Zhiyu began to reorganize the schedule with great interest. "Sister Wanqing may not come to eat now. When she comes back to eat during the summer vacation, we will add her in... Let's rotate every day. Today, we'll start with my brother."

Xu Jinhuan retorted, "Why me?"

"Because I've been the one browsing it lately."

Song Zhiyu raised one hand, "Now let's vote by raising hands... Sister Xingzhu, raise your hand quickly."

Chen Xingzhu looked at Xu Jinhuan, smiled, and raised one hand.

Song Zhiyu immediately announced, "Okay, two to zero, passed."

"Isn't it clear that two to three?"

Xu Jinhuan said irritably, "None of us—my dad, my mom, or I—raised our hands."

"Does silence mean opposition?"

Song Zhiyu rolled her eyes. "Aunt and Uncle mean to remain neutral, and you abstain... That's the decision."

Xu Jinhuan was in a good mood and didn't argue with her. She washed the dishes and went to bed. She glanced at her phone and saw that Song Zhiyu, Chen Xingzhu, and Xie Wanqing were chatting in the group.

He glanced at the group chat and saw that they were discussing what profile picture to use, so he muted the messages and went back to sleep.

Are you still waiting for Zhizhi tonight?

In the evening, none of the three of them went home for dinner. He sent a message to Chen Xingzhu and received a reply: "Wait, I have nothing to do when I get back."

Xu Jinhuan: "If you have nothing to do at school, you can continue to go to the playground."

Xu Jinhuan: "You dance very well."

Chen Xingzhu was clearly shy and replied, "It's not dancing, it's just some light exercise."

Xu Jinhuan: "Okay, it's good that you're alive."

Chen Xingzhu: “…”

After evening self-study, he and Xie Zhiqiang continued running, while Chen Xingzhu still hid in a corner to "exercise".

"call--"

"call--"

After Xie Zhiqiang finished running, Xu Jinhuan continued running, preparing to challenge himself to run five kilometers today. However, by the end of the tenth lap, he felt that his stamina was obviously not keeping up.

Although Chen Xingzhu was watching over her, so there was no need to worry about fainting and no one taking care of her, fainting due to low blood sugar was still dangerous. Xu Jinhuan didn't dare to push herself and ended her long run for the night, walking slowly for half a lap to adjust her breathing.

"Leaving?"

Chen Xingzhu walked over and, seeing him covered in sweat, asked with concern, "How much did you run today?"

Xu Jinhuan tried to regulate his breathing: "Almost five kilometers."

"so smart?"

Chen Xingzhu was a little surprised, and asked worriedly, "Are you alright?"

"Thankfully, I won't have low blood sugar."

Xu Jinhuan smiled and nodded. As she approached, he took a breath and extended a hand, saying, "I'm a little weak. Help me."

"..."

Chen Xingzhu looked at him, unsure how to proceed, and asked, "How do I help you up?"

"so."

Xu Jinhuan wiped his sweaty hands on a clean spot on his clothes, then reached out and grasped her slender, smooth hand. "Just hold me like this... Let's go, it's time for Zhizhi to get out of school."

"Do not……"

Chen Xingzhu was a top student with a physics score of 90+, so she knew perfectly well that there was no way to support him like this. She quickly looked at the others on the playground, her face flushed, and struggled, saying, "No..."

"Just help me for two minutes,"

Xu Jinhuan coaxed softly, "Just two minutes, and I'll have the strength to walk by myself... There's no one around here, and I can't find anyone to help me."

It's true that she couldn't find anyone to help her, but the more important point is that there was no one around to watch over her, which could reduce her shyness.

Sure enough, Chen Xingzhu looked around again, and her struggling strength immediately lessened. She whispered, "Then I'll help you to the entrance of the playground..."

"Okay, walk slowly."

Xu Jinhuan agreed without hesitation. If he could help her to the playground entrance, would he be afraid that he wouldn't be able to help her to the school gate tomorrow?
As the saying goes: "Today you help someone a hundred meters, tomorrow a thousand meters, and then you can get a good night's sleep." Looking around, I saw Huan-ge running towards me again.

(End of this chapter)