Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 192 [191] Subduing the Sister-in-Law (Thanks to Alliance Leader 'Yun Zan Neng Wan Liu' for the 610 reward)

"He's looking this way!"

"Calm down, don't feel guilty!"

When they saw Xu Jinhuan looking over, Zhou Wei and the others panicked a little. They encouraged each other and quickly acted normally, waving to him from the crowd.

Chen Xingzhu remained calm as always, exchanging glances with Xu Jinhuan and staring at the gift in his hand.

"just,"

Xu Jinhuan waited ahead for a while, and only walked over under the gaze of many people in the crowd of students leaving school. He handed the gift box to Chen Xingzhu, saying, "Someone gave this to me. Please hold onto it for me while I go find an air pump."

"Ah."

Chen Xingzhu took the gift box, then blinked and asked with a slightly amused expression, "Is the tire flat again?"

"Yes, and this time both tires were flat."

Xu Jinhuan sighed, then waved his hand nonchalantly and said casually, "It's nothing, I'll just go get the air pump, you can go ahead."

Chen Xingzhu looked at his back and then at the gift box in her arms, feeling a little embarrassed. She had never suspected Xu Jinhuan because of Xiao Yuanxi's matter, but it was true that she had also deflated his front tires.

But now that he's handed the gift to me directly, it means my previous guess was correct; he really didn't take it to heart and was open and selfless.

Should we tell him the truth?

Chen Xingzhu hesitated for a moment, but quickly dismissed the idea; she couldn't tell him.

She wasn't worried that Xu Jinhuan would be angry with her, nor was she worried that he would punish or retaliate against her, but she felt a little embarrassed and afraid that he would laugh at her.

In his words, this is called "breaking one's persona" or "social death".

"Xixi, stop looking."

Not far behind, Xiao Yuanxi stood watching this scene. Her deskmate, Wang Qi, reached out and tugged at her school uniform sleeve, gently calling out, "Let's go."

"Ah."

Xiao Yuanxi noticed the stares of many people around her, bit her lip lightly, and then followed Wang Qi forward.

"Xingzhu,"

As Xiao Yuanxi passed by Chen Xingzhu, she heard someone next to Chen Xingzhu remind her. In an instant, Xiao Yuanxi had an impulse to go and talk to Chen Xingzhu.

She turned to look at Chen Xingzhu, who was also looking over after being reminded.

Two pretty girls exchanged a glance from afar in the crowd of students leaving school, separated by several classmates.

For some reason, when Xiao Yuanxi looked at Chen Xingzhu's beautiful and pure face and her clear and bright eyes, she instantly gave up her idea of ​​going over to talk to her.

She wanted to talk to Chen Xingzhu, not to argue, but naturally not to get closer to him.

However, after making eye contact with Chen Xingzhu, she found herself at a loss for what to do.

Is it because she feels ashamed of herself?

Xiao Yuanxi knew that Chen Xingzhu was very beautiful. She didn't intend to compare herself to Chen Xingzhu in this respect, but even boys wouldn't only look at someone's appearance when they liked them.

It also depends on body shape...

Of course, it's not just about body shape; there are many other considerations, such as personality, how to get along, and whether it's possible to win someone's heart.

Xiao Yuanxi believes that she is top-notch in terms of looks and figure, just not as good as Chen Xingzhu. Both are very beautiful. As for the two, she feels that Chen Xingzhu's advantages are not as great as they seem.

In this situation, the weakest link is more important than the strongest link.

Chen Xingzhu's shortcomings are too obvious; she is too cold!

Taking Chen Xingzhu herself as a reference, her current response to Xu Jinhuan can be described as enthusiastic. However, even after so long since Chen Xingzhu said "I like Xu Jinhuan" in class, the two have not publicly announced their relationship.

This indicates that something must have changed.

This is your chance!

In fact, she wasn't sure if she really liked Xu Jinhuan, but after confessing her feelings that day, she watched Xu Jinhuan transform himself and quickly become a popular figure at school. In particular, the rumors about him and Chen Xingzhu kept fermenting and spreading, which made her very conflicted.

Whether it was because of Xu Jinhuan himself or because he wanted to compete with Chen Xingzhu, Xiao Yuanxi was certain that he had "desire" for Xu Jinhuan.

Since that's the case, we should at least give it a try.

If I could really be with Xu Jinhuan, even if we broke up quickly afterward, the negative impact of my confession to Xu Jinhuan would be swept away. In fact, because I defeated Chen Xingzhu, it would become a huge boost to her reputation.

By then, when people mention her again, it will no longer be limited to the impression of "the prettiest girl in Class 11".

Xiao Yuanxi had fantasized about confronting Chen Xingzhu at school, and today was a perfect opportunity, but before she could take action, she found herself losing her courage.

Was it because he felt ashamed of himself, or because he felt guilty, or because the gift he had given Xu Jinhuan was now in her arms?

Xiao Yuanxi wasn't sure of the answer and didn't think about it anymore. She and Wang Qi quickly walked out of the school gate.

At this moment, he saw Xu Jinhuan walk towards the supermarket not far away. Next to her stood a girl of similar height and even similar appearance, who was also pure and sweet, and was talking to him fiercely.

Xu Jinhuan said something, and the sweet girl paused for a moment, then covered her mouth and laughed happily, laughing so hard she almost fell over.

This was undoubtedly very unladylike, but the girl's innocent smile made her seem very pure and cute, attracting many people nearby to look over.

"Another pretty girl?"

Wang Qi muttered to himself, "What kind of incredible luck is Xu Jinhuan?"

She had no idea there was such a beautiful girl in the school, who looked to be on par with Chen Xingzhu.

That's his sister.

Xiao Yuanxi had never met Song Zhiyu, but had heard of her. He smiled and said, "Let's go."

"Hahahaha! Hahahahahaha..."

Song Zhiyu finished class early today, so she came to the high school section to wait for Xu Jinhuan and Chen Xingzhu. She met Xu Jinhuan halfway there and was initially quite happy, but Xu Jinhuan didn't even see her and walked past her. She then angrily went to question him, but after hearing that Xu Jinhuan's two tires were flat, she became happy again.

"Wait for me!"

She laughed uncontrollably, holding onto Xu Jinhuan's shoulder to prevent him from running away and causing her to fall. She even reminded him, "Wait until I laugh, hehehehehehehehehe..."

"Are you concerned?"

Xu Jinhuan was infected by her laughter and couldn't help but laugh too. "Alright, go find Chen Xingzhu to laugh. I need to go cheer her up."

"Geese, geese, geese, geese..."

Song Zhiyu's laughter changed from a goose's quack to a pig's squeal before finally stopping. Xu Jinhuan said irritably, "Hurry up and leave after you're done laughing, you're delaying things."

"Serves you right for having both tires flat!"

Song Zhiyu huffed angrily, turned around and walked away. After taking a few steps, she started laughing again, which drew the attention of the surrounding students.

"..."

Song Zhiyu didn't recognize Xiao Yuanxi at all. She walked to the school gate with a smile on her face and saw Chen Xingzhu walking out with a gift box. Her smile vanished instantly.

'Did Xu Jinhuan give this to her?'

Her eyes darted around, she quickly composed herself, and walked over sweetly, greeting, "Sister Xingzhu, is this a gift from my brother?"

Chen Xingzhu smiled and said, "It was given to him by someone else."

"Oh."

Song Zhiyu nodded, her smile immediately becoming much more genuine, and then asked, "Who sent it?"

Hu Yingxin spoke first: "There's a pretty girl in his class."

"is it?"

Song Zhiyu's smile froze briefly before returning to normal. "What did you give me?"

"do not know."

Chen Xingzhu shook his head.

"Never mind him, the bus is here."

When Song Zhiyu saw the bus arrive, she called Chen Xingzhu to come over together. The bus they were on wasn't crowded, so there was no need to rush. After saying goodbye to Zhou Wei and the others, they even had time to chat and laugh. "Do you know that my brother's two tires are flat this time?"

Chen Xingzhu almost laughed, but held it back and nodded gently, saying, "Yes, I just heard him say that."

"Deserved it."

Song Zhiyu took Chen Xingzhu's hand and boarded the bus. There were seats available in the back, so they went over and sat down together. She whispered, "Sister Xingzhu, would you like to help my brother see what someone gave him?"

"what?"

Chen Xingzhu was a little surprised and hesitated, "Isn't this inappropriate?"

"It's definitely not good if you're all alone."

Song Zhiyu advised, "It's not good if I'm alone. He might accuse me of invading his privacy and disrespecting him. But it's different when the two of us are together. Even if we argue, he can't win the argument with both of us, right?"

"..."

Chen Xingzhu wasn't afraid of losing an argument, but she felt that the matter itself was inappropriate. However, perhaps because she had just done something wrong, Song Zhiyu's words made her feel restless again, and she really wanted to take it apart.

After all, this was a gift from another girl to Xu Jinhuan.

He's already held my hand, so it's not too much to ask him to look at the gift someone else gave him, is it?

"But……"

Chen Xingzhu was still a little hesitant, "He didn't even open it himself, but we opened the gifts that other people gave him..."

Song Zhiyu said, "That's right, my brother didn't even open the gift before giving it to you..."

"Yes, so..."

Chen Xingzhu wanted to say that since Xu Jinhuan trusted her so much, she couldn't betray his trust and couldn't peek, but Song Zhiyu continued, "It's because I'm afraid you'll misunderstand. This is a gift from another girl. What if you think there's something between him and that girl?"

Chen Xingzhu paused for a moment, then realized that what she said made some sense.

“If you tear it down now, it means you don’t consider my brother an outsider, and my brother will be happy.”

Seeing that her persuasion had worked, Song Zhiyu pressed her advantage, "Because you opened the package, it means you're worried about him and that girl, which means you care about him a lot..."

"Ok."

Chen Xingzhu thought for a moment, then nodded, "Let's open it and take a look."

"well!"

Song Zhiyu was overjoyed and, fearing her daughter might change her mind, quickly helped her unwrap the gift, thinking to herself: 'Anyway, he gave the gift to you; if he gets angry, I'll just blame it on you…'

Chen Xingzhu also unwrapped the gifts, but instead of looking at them, she sized up Song Zhiyu. Seeing that Song Zhiyu seemed smug, she secretly found it amusing.

She has good logical reasoning skills and has even read books on logic outside of her studies. How could she possibly be fooled by Song Zhiyu's simple fallacies?
If she wanted to shirk responsibility, she could easily shift the blame to Song Zhiyu, since Song Zhiyu had been trying her best to persuade her, and it wouldn't be difficult to shirk responsibility.

However, even if Xu Jinhuan doesn't blame her for this, and even if he does get angry and blames her, Chen Xingzhu won't shirk responsibility. Instead, she will take the initiative to help Song Zhiyu take the blame.

On the one hand, as the Tao Te Ching has long said, "It is precisely because he does not contend that no one in the world can contend with him." On the other hand, what she wanted to do was never to contend with Song Zhiyu for anything.

Instead, the goal was to win over this eccentric sister-in-law, whose identity and mindset were quite strange.

In other words, Song Zhiyu is arguing about things, while she wants to settle down.

(End of this chapter)