Rebirth Must Be Happy

Xu Jinhuan drove to the school gate and checked the time: 12:03. Some students with long legs were already walking out of the school gate.

He parked his car on the roadside without sending any messages to Chen Xingzhu, and waited there. More and more students walked out of the school gate, forming a crowd that split into two streams outside the school gate, surging towards both ends of the street.

Now that he's back, Xu Jinhuan figured Chen Xingzhu would be even more eager to come home. Afraid of missing him, Xu Jinhuan kept a close watch and soon spotted Chen Xingzhu emerging from the crowd.

Senior high school students don't need to wear school uniforms for holiday tutoring, but Chen Xingzhu still maintains the habit of wearing school uniforms on weekdays. Xu Jinhuan noticed this during the last video call. Fortunately, it's Friday today, and students don't need to wear school uniforms to class on weekdays either.

She wore a warm white spaghetti strap dress, and despite the hot weather, she even wore a light blue shirt over it, which made her look fresh and gentle. It complemented her almost perfect face and cool temperament, giving her a sense of ethereal tranquility. You could spot her at a glance.

Looking at her, Xu Jinhuan suddenly felt a strong sense of guilt, feeling that her beauty, purity, and etherealness only highlighted his own baseness, ugliness, and shamelessness.

'So, I'll spend the rest of my life making it up to her!'

He thought to himself, opened the car door, got out of Xie Wanqing's car, leaned against the door, and struck the pose of a playboy chasing girls in movies and TV shows.

The only slightly incongruous thing was that I didn't bring flowers, and it was a bit too hot under the sun.

Zhou Wei, Zhu Xinyao, and Hu Yingxin were all nearby, chatting and laughing. Chen Xingzhu, as usual, didn't say much. She walked out of the school gate and headed towards the bus stop as usual. Suddenly, she noticed a familiar white Audi parked on the side of the road.

She turned her head and saw Xu Jinhuan posing. Her originally clear eyes brightened slightly, the frost melted away, and turned into gentle spring water. A happy smile appeared on her lips, but she pursed her lips and hid it.

Even so, that fleeting smile was stunningly beautiful. Several boys who were secretly observing her froze for a moment, but soon noticed that she had left the crowd and walked straight to the roadside.

"Hey pretty girl, wanna get in?"

Xu Jinhuan leaned against the car door, took a lollipop out of his pocket, and smiled at Chen Xingzhu, "Get in the car with Uncle, and Uncle will give you a lollipop..."

Chen Xingzhu rolled her eyes at him, wondering if he had a screw loose.

Zhou Wei and the other two followed, laughing, "Do we get candy too? We can get on the bus too!"

"There's only one candy left, but you can still get on the bus."

Xu Jinhuan responded with a smile, stood up straight, and handed the lollipop to Chen Xingzhu, saying with a smile, "I saved this from the train journey. I haven't been able to bear eating it, so I saved it for you."

Chen Xingzhu glared at him again, but still took the stick.

"Forget it, I won't hitch a ride today."

Zhou Wei and her two friends were quite perceptive; they walked towards the bus stop with smiles, saying, "Maybe next time."

Chen Xingzhu waved to them, got into the passenger seat, and turned to look at him, asking, "Back so early?"

"No, I just got back."

Xu Jinhuan laughed, "I put my luggage downstairs and rushed over without even going upstairs... Luckily I wasn't late."

He phrased it tactfully, but Chen Xingzhu naturally understood what he meant: he couldn't wait to see her. Feeling a little embarrassed but also sweet inside, she softly asked, "Where are your award certificates and medals?"

"I'm at home, I'll check it when I get back."

Xu Jinhuan had just started the car when he suddenly said with annoyance, "I forgot..."

Chen Xingzhu asked in surprise, "What?"

"I should have brought my certificates and medals with me!"

Xu Jinhuan said dejectedly, "Isn't standing at the school gate with medals and certificates like this more prestigious than having a lollipop?"

Chen Xingzhu couldn't help but chuckle and said reproachfully, "Then bring it over tomorrow and display it at the school gate."

"good idea!"

Xu Jinhuan briefly told her about his experience in the competition, and quickly drove downstairs. Instead of getting out of the car, he reached out to Chen Xingzhu and said, "My hand is still injured, take a look..."

Chen Xingzhu was about to unbuckle her seatbelt when she heard this and thought he was really injured. She quickly grabbed his hand to check carefully, "Where are you injured?"

"I'm not sure, take a closer look."

Xu Jinhuan held her hand, actually wanting to kiss her while she was being deceived, but unfortunately he hadn't had time to unbuckle his seatbelt, and the car was too cramped to get close.

Chen Xingzhu noticed his movements and immediately understood how he was "injured." She scolded him gently, "Can you please stop lying all the time?"

"Okay, it was my fault, I shouldn't have said those things."

Xu Jinhuan readily agreed, "The main problem is that I haven't been able to support it for so many days... Luckily, I only went for ten days. If I had stayed a few more days, my hand would have been ruined..."

"Okay, let's go."

Chen Xingzhu knew he was deliberately being long-winded, but she pretended not to notice and let him hold her hand for a while before gently pulling away, saying, "I'm hungry."

"Let's go."

Xu Jinhuan immediately let go, got out of the car and went upstairs. As soon as he reached the door, he saw that the door was not closed and Xiao Guai was peeking out of the door frame, looking like she wanted to sneak out but was afraid that there were treacherous people outside who wanted to harm him.

"My little darling~"

Chen Xingzhu called softly, and the little guy immediately ran over, nuzzling her delicate, bare ankles exposed beneath her skirt, then rubbing against Xu Jinhuan. "He's quite sensible."

Xu Jinhuan picked it up and returned home. He saw that his and Xie Wanqing's luggage and bags were in the living room, but Xie Wanqing's voice came from the kitchen next door. Song Zhiyu was in the living room with her father looking at the award certificates and medals.

"The cats have all run away."

Xu Jinhuan put Xiao Guai down and reminded her, "The door is just left open like this?"

“I was looking at it.”

Song Zhiyu glared at him angrily, "I only ignored it because I heard you bragging to Sister Xingzhu."

“I called that stating the facts.”

Xu Jinhuan went to the kitchen to greet her mother, then washed her face and came out to help get the bowls and chopsticks for dinner.

"By the way, CCTV News reported on your match last night,"

As soon as they sat down and he poured a drink, Chen Xingzhu looked at him with a puzzled expression and said, "You didn't know?"

Her unspoken message was: Why didn't you remind us to look?
"what?"

Xu Jinhuan was taken aback. "Which CCTV?"

"The CCTV-1 news at 7 PM,"

Chen Xingzhu glared at him, "I only heard about it today. They reported on it for over a minute, just the closing ceremony and the awards ceremony..."

"what?"

Song Zhiyu was surprised and disappointed. "Such a grand report, and we didn't even see it... Brother, you didn't know either?"

"Where do I know where to go?"

Xu Jinhuan said dejectedly, "If I knew, would I have kept it from you?"

"That too."

Everyone agreed, knowing his personality; if they had known he would become such a sensation, they would have already shown off.

Chen Xingzhu took some photos that someone else had sent her, including pictures of an awards ceremony, in which Xu Jinhuan was clearly visible.

"Send it to me, send it to me."

After finishing her meal, Xu Jinhuan asked Chen Xingzhu for the photos and then posted them on her WeChat Moments: "Didn't expect to be on CCTV News so early~"

"I'm going back to sleep for a while."

Xie Wanqing had been in the car all day and wanted to go back to take a shower, so she said goodbye and left after dinner.

Chen Xingzhu followed along and asked Xu Jinhuan, "Are you going to school this afternoon?"

"Call me."

Xu Jinhuan thought for a moment and said, "I'll see if I'm sleepy when the time comes. If I'm not sleepy, I'll go."

Song Xiaohui said, "Since you're all back, why don't you go? Sleep a little longer, and go when you're awake."

Xu Jinhuan took a shower and went back to her room to sleep. She saw unread messages on her phone and opened them to find a message from Chen Xingzhu: "I'll wake you up at two o'clock."

It means going to school later, giving him more time to rest.

Xu Jinhuan: "Okay."

Xu Jinhuan: "Chen is so considerate."

Chen Xingzhu: "Go to sleep quickly."

Xu Jinhuan: "Okay!"

Although she wasn't particularly sensitive to unfamiliar beds, Xu Jinhuan was undoubtedly more comfortable back home. She slept soundly and was almost in the dark when the alarm clock woke her up. Fortunately, she soon heard Song Zhiyu and Chen Xingzhu talking outside, which gave her the courage to get up.

Upon exiting the room, they found that Song Zhiyu's door was open, and Chen Xingzhu was inside with her, playing with the cat.

"Are you awake?"

Seeing him get up, Chen Xingzhu smiled and said, "Go wash your face before you go to school. There's no rush."

"Ah."

Xu Jinhuan was still a little dizzy. She washed her face, grabbed an ice cream, and went out with Chen Xingzhu. Before leaving, she turned back to remind Song Zhiyu, "You have your entrance exam coming up soon. Study hard at home, or go to the library."

"Okay, brother~"

Song Zhiyu rolled her eyes first, then smiled sweetly and said in a soft, cloying voice through the small clip, "I listen to my brother the most~" (End of Chapter)