Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 202 [201] Zhizhi devises another ingenious plan

"I'm going upstairs."

The two silently went up to the fourth floor. Chen Xingzhu didn't stop, but whispered something to Xu Jinhuan before continuing up to the fifth floor with the rabbit plush toy in her arms.

"I'm with you."

Xu Jinhuan climbed another floor, walked her to the door, and then waved goodbye with a smile: "Bye-bye!"

"Bye~"

This behavior was somewhat superfluous, its symbolic meaning far outweighing its practical significance, but at this stage, the sense of ritual was paramount. Chen Xingzhu waved to him but didn't close the door, leaving it half-open as she looked at him.

Xu Jinhuan understood, turned around and went downstairs. He looked back at her from the half-floor platform. Chen Xingzhu smiled faintly, closed the door, and then the smile on her lips spread uncontrollably.

Xu Jinhuan returned home to find Song Zhiyu sitting on the sofa with her mother, picking vegetables. The theme song of the TV series "Lotus Lantern" was playing on the television: "The Three Holy Mothers descended from heaven, leaving only Chenxiang and her father to live..."

"Oh my, what a coincidence that I'm back."

Seeing his mother and younger sister staring at him, Xu Jinhuan smiled and said, "I almost missed coming back to work."

He changed his shoes and went to help, but Song Zhiyu sneered, "What have you done wrong?"

What wrong thing could I possibly do?

Xu Jinhuan pouted, knowing that she was still upset about him not taking her out, so she deliberately talked about her own bad luck, "By the way, can you believe how bad people are these days? It's one thing at school, but when I went to an internet cafe, the tires on both of my bikes were deflated..."

"Uh……"

Song Zhiyu paused for a moment, then asked him as if to confirm, "Both tires were deflated?"

"correct."

Xu Jinhuan nodded, "It took me ages to borrow an air pump, I was exhausted."

"This guy is really something, why does he keep releasing gas every day!"

Little did Song Xiaohui know that one of the tires was the work of her adorable little niece, and she said with some dissatisfaction, "I'll have to look for it later and see who it is."

"It's just, it's too much!"

Song Zhiyu was also indignant, wondering if the person who put the other tire out was out of their mind. Since they found Xu Jinhuan's bicycle in the mall and deflated it, it meant they had most likely seen Xu Jinhuan and Chen Xingzhu together.

Seeing this, you even let the air out of both tires. Aren't you afraid Xu Jinhuan will use this as an excuse not to come back tonight?
Isn't this helping him?

'Useless teammate!'

She grumbled inwardly, then asked Xu Jinhuan, "The tires are flat, why don't you just play a little longer?"

"What's the word?"

Xu Jinhuan said righteously, "My mom is still waiting for me to come home for dinner, of course I have to go home!"

"whispering sound!"

Song Zhiyu rolled her eyes in disgust, then asked, "Has Sister Xingzhu returned?"

"I don't know, I didn't have time to ask."

Xu Jinhuan pretended to have just remembered and took out her phone, saying, "Let me ask..."

'What a show-off!'

Song Zhiyu continued to express her disdain from the side, thinking to herself, 'My brother is so shameless, he's definitely not afraid of people finding out. It must be that Chen Xingzhu doesn't want anyone to know...'

This is a point that can be exploited, but even so, the two of them have started dating secretly, and even if they don't go public now, it won't be long before they do.

By then, there will be very little I can do.

'Make the most of the downtime!'

With Xu Jinhuan's help, Song Zhiyu started to slack off and secretly pondered her own plans.

Rather than waiting to be killed, it's better to turn the tables and strike back!
Chen Xingzhu came down quickly, but the vegetable picking was already done, so all she had to do was play with Xiao Guai.

Seeing that she kept avoiding his gaze and was clearly still shy, Xu Jinhuan smiled and said goodbye to her before going back to his room to code.

With less than two months until August 15th, time is still very tight. We need to get the Android version out as soon as possible so we can start selling it quickly.

After all, the development of "Flappy Bird" wasn't a huge undertaking. After finishing dinner (which was now for five people, with Song Zhiyu missing), they worked on it for a while and managed to get the Android version out.

Testing Android software is much simpler; Xu Jinhuan simply posted it in the "Love Guidance Group" and asked everyone to help test it.

The following day, on the Dragon Boat Festival, after eating zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), he busied himself fixing a bug and, too lazy to spend more time testing, submitted an application to the Google Play Store for the foreign version.

It's even more complicated domestically. Not only are there numerous independent factions, but software packages are also easily tampered with. But making money is never easy, so let's just accept the difficulties.

"Sister Wanqing, I want to tell you something."

On Monday, June 25th, Xu Jinhuan and Chen Xingzhu started classes, Song Zhiyu was on full vacation, and Xie Wanqing also started reviewing before the final exams. So, in the morning, it was basically just the two of them having lunch with Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui.

After dinner, Xu Haiguang went to work, while Song Xiaohui took the opportunity to visit Miaoyin's grandmother at the hospital. The old lady was sick and hospitalized, so only Song Zhiyu and Xie Wanqing were at home. After playing with Xiaoguai for a while, Xie Wanqing was about to go back upstairs to study when Song Zhiyu suddenly said seriously, "But you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone."

"..."

Xie Wanqing suddenly remembered the secret she had told her last time. Actually, she didn't want to listen to her talk, feeling that it would cause her trouble. However, she was embarrassed to refuse and was also a little curious.

She hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Go ahead."

"I don't know if you've noticed, Sister Wanqing,"

Song Zhiyu blinked her big eyes, looking exceptionally innocent and pure, and said in a slightly downcast tone, "My brother has been very unhappy lately."

"what?"

Xie Wanqing was taken aback. Thinking about how Xu Jinhuan had been in high spirits these past two days, she was a little skeptical: "Really?"

Why would I be unhappy? Xu Jinhuan had just received a birthday present from Chen Xingzhu, and these past two days he'd been grinning from ear to ear, even waking up in the middle of the night more often from his nightmares.

"Yes, I have!"

Song Zhiyu nodded vigorously, "But it's normal that you didn't notice, Sister Wanqing, because my brother is very good at hiding it. Think about it, you've known my brother for so long, have you ever seen him sad, depressed, or angry?"

"..."

Xie Wanqing was taken aback. After thinking carefully, she realized that since she met Xu Jinhuan, she had never seen him lose control of his emotions or be dominated by negative emotions.

"right?"

Song Zhiyu started to deceive, "Think about it, what boy this age has such stable emotions? Don't they all have crazy moments every few days, doing whatever comes to mind?"

"Ah."

Xie Wanqing nodded, feeling a deep connection to this, as she had a younger brother at home and knew very well how unstable the emotions of boys at this age could be.

Of course, the same applies to girls, but since both of them are girls, we naturally won't mention the negative aspects of girls.

“But my brother almost never does that. Even when I deliberately make him angry, he rarely argues with me. Although we sometimes bicker and sulk, he's basically just teasing me.”

Song Zhiyu feigned understanding for her brother, saying, "Do you think this is normal? He's only seventeen, right? Even adults in their thirties or forties have worries and emotional outbursts..."

"Makes sense."

Xie Wanqing slowly fell into the trap and asked her curiously, "And then?"

"Actually, it's just that my brother hid it too well."

Song Zhiyu said, "When he's unhappy or down, he'll pretend to be happy, afraid that others will notice and not want them to worry, because he's a bit of a chauvinist and cares a lot about saving face."

"Ok!"

Xie Wanqing nodded vigorously, quite agreeing with his last two sentences. She also noticed that Xu Jinhuan was very concerned about his image, loved to show off, and often bragged.

That's not a flaw; everyone does that.
She thought for a moment and asked, "So you mean your brother has been acting all happy these past few days?"

"Uh-huh!"

Song Zhiyu nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice, "Do you know why?"

Song Zhiyu's curiosity was completely piqued: "Why?"

"Because of you!"

Song Zhiyu pointed a finger at Xie Wanqing, "Didn't you notice?"

"I?"

Xie Wanqing was completely bewildered, having no idea how she had upset Xu Jinhuan. But remembering what Song Zhiyu had said before, she felt inexplicably guilty. "What did I do wrong?"

"Have you been deliberately avoiding my brother lately?"

Song Zhiyu asked in a serious tone, "Don't answer yet, think carefully, is there?"

"..."

Xie Wanqing didn't need to think about it carefully at all, because not only in the last two days, but ever since Song Zhiyu said that Xu Jinhuan had a crush on her and she also found out about it, she had wanted to avoid Xu Jinhuan.

Although she rarely made any evasive moves, and sometimes even brought them closer, leading Xu Jinhuan to misunderstand, this did not prevent her from subjectively believing that she was avoiding Xu Jinhuan.

Therefore, after hearing Song Zhiyu's words, Xie Wanqing instantly imagined what had happened:

Although he hid it well, Xu Jinhuan still realized that he was avoiding him, so he was unhappy;
Especially after his birthday, when she gave him such a thoughtful gift, Xu Jinhuan must have felt that their relationship had become closer.

But after giving him the birthday present, she felt embarrassed and her attempts to avoid him were too obvious, which made him notice.

He felt lost and sad because of this, and he was afraid of finding out, afraid of feeling guilty and uneasy, so he pretended to be happier to cover it up.

This could be kept from her, but not from Song Zhiyu, who knew her brother very well. Song Zhiyu felt sorry for her brother and also wanted to bring her and her brother together, so after struggling and hesitating, she decided to tell her the truth.

(End of this chapter)