Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 174 [173] Testing Xu Jinhuan
"I, we..."

Chen Xingzhu was led by the hand, walking slowly along the track towards the playground gate. Her heart was pounding wildly. Suddenly, as if remembering something, she still didn't dare to look at him, and whispered with her head down, "This isn't puppy love..."

"Yes, that's definitely not it!"

Xu Jinhuan immediately nodded in agreement, "We agreed a long time ago that we wouldn't date in high school and would focus all our energy on studying. I was just too tired from running and almost collapsed, so you were afraid I would fall and helped me up. It's definitely not dating."

Chen Xingzhu gently bit her lip as he led her forward slowly. She soon realized that instead of him leading her, she was being led by him and was the one leading him.

"Hurry up and walk."

Chen Xingzhu vaguely heard male and female voices talking behind him. Apparently, because the two of them were walking too slowly, the people behind them were slowly catching up and were urging him on, a little shyly.

"I'm exhausted, I can't walk fast."

Xu Jinhuan spoke weakly, and with the sweat from her recent run, she didn't even need makeup to look genuine.

Looking at Chen Xingzhu's beautiful and pure face, he made another suggestion: "Why don't you hug me... no, I mean you drag me along, that would be faster."

"no!"

Chen Xingzhu's cheeks burned even hotter, and she refused without hesitation. Although she didn't know what he meant by "dragging," she wanted him to at least hug her once.

Letting him hold her hand tonight had already crossed her original bottom line, but he was indeed tired from running, and she was afraid he would fall, so she agreed.

I won't let him hug me!

He didn't actually fall down...

"It's okay, I still have energy, I can walk."

Xu Jinhuan said very considerately, "It's just that we're walking a little slower, no rush, Zhizhi won't be out that quickly either..."

"you……"

Chen Xingzhu felt embarrassed, angry, and also a little amused, not expecting him to be so childish.

She knew perfectly well that Xu Jinhuan was doing it on purpose. Just because she had stipulated that they would let go at the entrance of the playground and that there was a limit on the distance, he deliberately walked slower, wanting to hold her hand a little longer...

Although she felt shy, amused, and even a little annoyed by her shyness, she didn't dislike it at all; on the contrary, she felt a sweet warmth in her heart.

The reason Xu Jinhuan would do this, going to great lengths and racking his brains to hold her hand a little longer, is ultimately because he likes her, isn't it?

How can you blame him?
"arrive."

The two of them walked slowly to the entrance of the playground. Seeing that Xu Jinhuan showed no intention of letting go, Chen Xingzhu had to whisper to him, "You can let go now."

"But I still feel a little weak..."

Xu Jinhuan started to play the victim, "Why don't you help me up a little longer?"

"no!"

Chen Xingzhu found it even more amusing, and said shyly, "I've been holding your hand for so long, walk by yourself."

"Alright, a man should be strong."

Xu Jinhuan released her hand, then stretched her shoulders and exclaimed in surprise, "Xingzhu, have you studied medicine? You're a miracle doctor! I feel strong now, I can walk..."

"Ignore you!"

Chen Xingzhu wanted to laugh but was too embarrassed to, so she quickly walked towards the school gate.

"Let me pull the car."

Xu Jinhuan lost his enthusiasm and ran to the bike shed to get his bicycle. He then went with Chen Xingzhu to the entrance of the junior high school.

He had already been running for quite a while tonight, and then walked at a snail's pace for half a day. As soon as he walked out of the school gate, he saw Song Zhiyu already waiting for him at the bus stop.

Seeing the two of them come out together again, Song Zhiyu rolled her eyes at Xu Jinhuan, then walked over lightly and said with a smile, "Sister Xingzhu, come here quickly, a classmate of mine wants to get to know you, he admires you so much!"

In fact, compared to Chen Xingzhu, the girls who were gossiping last night were more interested in Xu Jinhuan and were very curious about what kind of boy could win over Chen Xingzhu, but Song Zhiyu completely ignored this fact.

She now felt that something was wrong. She hadn't thought this brother was that great, but Chen Xingzhu was so beautiful and outstanding, yet she was also having an ambiguous relationship with Xu Jinhuan.

And last night when I told Xie Wanqing that Xu Jinhuan liked her, Sister Wanqing's behavior was a bit off... This annoying guy seems to attract girls easily, so it's better not to take the risk.

Otherwise, it would be exhausting to fight just the two big ones. If a few smaller ones were to appear, even if Zhuge Liang were alive, he would easily be so tired that he would have to go to Wuzhang Plains again.

"I am leaving."

Xu Jinhuan waved his hand and continued riding his bicycle ahead. Perhaps because the bus arrived late, he was not overtaken this time.

He arrived home first, and as soon as he opened the door, he heard Xie Wanqing's voice in the living room. He changed into slippers and came in, and sure enough, he saw Xie Wanqing playing with the cat in the living room.

Sister Xie had obviously taken a shower. She was wearing a light purple short-sleeved dress and was holding the shoelace in her hand, swinging it back and forth to amuse Xiao Guai.

However, her movements were small and lacked rhythm and appeal, so Xiao Guai didn't seem very excited. She squatted on the floor for a long time before jumping over and pouncing on her as if to appease her.

Judging from the objective scene alone, it seems more like Xiao Guai is playing with her to keep her from getting bored swinging the rope by herself.

Hearing the noise, Xie Wanqing turned her head and looked over. When her eyes met his, she immediately felt her face burning. Especially when she saw that there was still sweat on his face and body, and his tall and strong figure vaguely exuded a unique masculine heat and aura, she felt her heart beat faster.

She inexplicably thought of the scene in her dream last night and that vague, strange, comfortable feeling. She felt a strange feeling stirring in her heart and deep within her body. It was an unusual feeling that she had never experienced before, yet it was also somewhat familiar.

Because I had this feeling in my dream last night, and also when I first woke up...

"Sister is here?"

Seeing her looking at her, Xu Jinhuan smiled and greeted her. Then, noticing Xiao Guai squatting motionless at her feet, she laughed and said, "You need to swing the rope farther and faster. Cats react almost ten times faster than humans. It already thinks we're slow, so if you're any slower, it'll get even more bored..."

"oh oh."

Xie Wanqing nodded, and seeing that Xiao Guai was still squatting still, she threw the rope far away.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back."

Dad was sitting on the balcony enjoying the cool air, and Mom was in the bedroom. Xu Jinhuan greeted them, and then saw Xiao Guai chasing after the rope like a dog, running out, biting the rope, and bringing it back.

Seeing this, Xie Wanqing gently bit her lip, then casually squatted down, beckoned to Xiao Guai, and called out in a gentle voice, "Xiao Guai, come here, give it to me, I'll let you play with it."

As she watched Xiao Guai approach, her heart pounded wildly, and she couldn't help but wonder: 'Will he peek?'

In Xie Wanqing's mind, what Song Zhiyu said last night was basically logically consistent and very reasonable—especially after she filled in the blanks.

But these were only Song Zhiyu's opinions, and she still felt somewhat uneasy.

This feeling is complicated. I'm afraid that what Song Zhiyu said is true, but I also hope that it's not. Yet, I'm also vaguely afraid that it's not true. I'm caught between hope and fear.

So she decided to give it a try.

Other things are hard to test, but there is one thing that is very easy to test: pretending to accidentally expose yourself.

This was a test to see if Xu Jinhuan would actually spy on him.

She hesitated for a long time before coming back tonight, and finally convinced herself that the reason she came back was to test Xu Jinhuan. This was a serious matter and a legitimate reason for her to come back.

After taking a shower, she spent a long time choosing this dress. It wasn't revealing, but it wasn't too conservative either. She took a picture of it with her phone. If she had squatted down, Xu Jinhuan would definitely have been able to catch a glimpse of it from her perspective.

As for whether Xu Jinhuan would see this test, she had considered that issue. Although there was a risk of her being taken advantage of, if he had no feelings for her, he wouldn't look at it, so there was no need to worry about it.

If he can see it, it means what Song Zhiyu said is true, and he must have secretly seen it countless times already...

One more time wouldn't hurt... right?

"Did Zhizhi and Xingzhu come back?"

Song Xiaohui was tidying up her things in the bedroom when she heard this and asked a question.

"Then, I rode my bike fast today."

Xu Jinhuan casually replied, "I'm going to take a shower first. I'm covered in sweat, it's so hot..."

He stopped talking at this point. Although it was normal for it to end like this, Xie Wanqing, squatting on the floor, had a very strong intuition:
He's watching!
He's spying on me!

She didn't look up, but the feeling was exceptionally strong. She could almost feel his gaze, as if it were a physical touch on her body, giving her a tingling sensation.

(End of this chapter)