Rebirth Must Be Happy

After taking the photos, Chen Xingzhu returned the lyric book to Liu Liangfu and then posted the photos in the group chat.

Chen Xingzhu: "[Image]"

Chen Xingzhu: "@Chen Xingruo @Xie Wanqing @Song Zhiyu"

Chen Xingruo quickly replied: "What is this?"

Chen Xingzhu: "He wrote the lyrics."

Chen Xingruo: "So fast?"

Chen Xingruo: "Wait a minute, I'll go nitpick."

In a villa in Honolulu, Beijing, Chen Xingruo lay in a bathtub full of bubbles, stretched out her bare arm, picked up her phone, and then opened the pictures, carefully selecting them one by one.

"I hear raindrops falling on the green grass... How cliché!"

"I hear the school bell ringing in the distance... but it's not as good as what I write!"

"I didn't understand feelings when I fell in love with you... How could you fall in love if you didn't understand feelings?"

"Why didn't I realize that meeting you was the best thing in my life... I was so silly!"

"Who has been silently guarding this place through wind and rain... It's definitely not me!"

She was meticulously critiquing the messages, intending to write them down first, when she returned to the chat group and suddenly noticed that her sister had sent another long voice message. Curious, she clicked on it and heard a clear, melodious voice softly humming:
"Perhaps we were too busy smiling and crying, too busy chasing shooting stars in the sky, and we naturally forgot who had been silently guarding us through wind and rain. It turns out you are the luck I most wanted to hold onto..."

The song "A Little Happiness" was originally released in 2015 as the theme song for a movie. At the time, online live streaming was booming, and it quickly sparked a cover song craze. Even in the era of Douyin (TikTok), it remains one of the classic cover songs.

Compared to the original version with its impressive vocals, many amateur female singers actually delivered a more soulful performance. Xu Jinhuan, for example, preferred Chen Xingzhu's a cappella version.

The two sisters had identical voices, and Chen Xingruo thought it sounded like she was singing. She stopped criticizing and immediately sat up in the bathtub, sending a voice message: "Sister, can you compose music?"

Chen Xingzhu: "No, he sang it for me."

Chen Xingruo: "Huh?"

Chen Xingruo: "@Xu Jinhuan, you can also compose music?"

Xu Jinhuan: "No, I was just humming a couple of lines."

Xu Jinhuan: "You can handle the music yourself."

Chen Xingruo: "I'm willing to accept the consequences of my bet."

She took a deep breath, then pressed the voice button and sweetly called out, "Brother-in-law~"

Inside a classroom at Suicheng No. 1 Middle School, Chen Xingzhu subconsciously opened the voice message sent by her younger sister. After hearing it, she blushed with embarrassment. Fortunately, she was using a receiver, so the volume was not loud, otherwise she would have been extremely embarrassed.

"Brother-in-law~"

Xu Jinhuan also turned on the voice message, brought the phone to his ear, and heard the word "brother-in-law," which immediately made him feel satisfied.

He suddenly had a whimsical thought: 'In a way, isn't this Chen Xingzhu calling out to him?'

After all, they even have the same voice, so theoretically, Chen Xingzhu should also have the same voice when she says those two words.

that……

'Since Chen Xingruo can impersonate Chen Xingzhu, then Chen Xingzhu can also impersonate Chen Xingruo…'

The thought flashed through Xu Jinhuan's mind: what if he had Chen Xingzhu pretend to be Chen Xingruo and call him brother-in-law in the future...

Isn't this a bit too perverted?

Would the little girl kill herself in a fit of anger?
He quickly dismissed these chaotic thoughts and didn't respond to Chen Xingruo's "brother-in-law," since Xie Wanqing and Song Zhiyu were also in the group chat.

'My sister-in-law is so inconsiderate, can't she send it privately? Really…'

Xu Jinhuan typed: "I have another song, but I haven't figured out how to write it yet. I'll send it to you in a few days when I've thought it through, and you can choose one yourself then."

Chen Xingruo: "Anything else?"

Chen Xingruo: "Okay!"

Chen Xingzhu pretended not to hear her sister's shout, turned to look at Xu Jinhuan, and asked in surprise, "There's more?"

"Give her a choice."

Xu Jinhuan nodded and smiled, "After all, I don't know how to choose songs either. I'll write them down first and then we'll talk about it."

What if I don't write it now, and then forget it later?
Chen Xingzhu asked, "What type?"

"I haven't decided yet..."

Xu Jinhuan shook his head and laughed, "Don't be so curious. I'll definitely show it to you first when it's written."

"Ah."

Chen Xingzhu nodded, then opened her phone again to look at the lyrics once more, still feeling very surprised and delighted.

She hadn't expected Xu Jinhuan to be able to write lyrics, even sing the gist of them, and write such good lyrics. Most importantly, without him saying it, she could guess from the lyrics which lines were about her…

Although it's a little strange that the song is sung by my sister, from another perspective, it's as if I sang it myself.

Furthermore, if my sister really uses this song to enter the competition, then we can request it at karaoke, and I can definitely sing it myself...

"I just came back from the bathroom and you're already calling me brother-in-law?"

Song Zhiyu had just returned to the classroom and was stunned when she turned on her phone. "Chen Xingruo, you surrendered way too quickly!"

Chen Xingruo was excitedly wiping her body and was also sketching out the singing style of the whole song based on the part her sister sang, so she didn't see her sister send a message at all.

Why don't you call me "husband"?

Song Zhiyu continued to criticize, "Although it sounds nice, you can still lie through your teeth. If you can't even do this, how are you going to survive in the entertainment industry?"

"It sounds quite nice."

Xie Wanqing was reviewing her postgraduate entrance exam materials when she was the last to see the message in the group. After carefully reading the lyrics and listening to Chen Xingzhu's rendition, she typed a reply: "The lyrics are well written too."

Looking at the lyrics brought her a different feeling. She felt that every word and phrase described her, especially the lines such as "Who has been silently guarding me through wind and rain," "You spread your wings," "The beauty of belated realization," and "I didn't have time to thank you for giving me courage." She felt that these lines were written for her during the time when she was having conflicts with her parents. They were so fitting.

Especially that time when I went home to see my parents, and when I went downstairs I found it was raining heavily, and he came to pick me up with an umbrella...

Isn't that what they're doing, silently protecting you through wind and rain?
At that time, she was completely unaware of her feelings for him. It was only thanks to Song Zhiyu's reminder that she realized how much he had silently done for her...

Even the time I turned and left home, it was he who gave me the courage.

Isn't this a song written for myself?
Xie Wanqing was unaware that Chen Xingzhu was also deeply moved by these words, but she associated them with the scenes of seeing Xu Jinhuan downstairs twice when she was at her most desperate and helpless.

She would never forget those two times she saw Xu Jinhuan.

As for "in the wind and rain," that's clearly an image, referring to the hardships and troubles in life, and doesn't necessarily mean that something happened while it was raining.

And as for courage, it goes without saying. If it weren't for him, I might not have had the courage to move out of my family home until I went to university...

'It's definitely not for me!'

Inside the first-year high school classroom, Song Zhiyu was also reading the lyrics word by word, humming aloud after each line, clearly dissatisfied.

Suddenly, she stopped and noticed two rather strange lyrics:

So you are the luck I want to keep most
It turns out we were once so close to love.
Song Zhiyu read it carefully several times and found the two sentences increasingly strange. The expression was clearly regret and remorse, but what regrets did Xu Jinhuan and Chen Xingzhu have?
They sit at adjacent desks in class now, so why would they suddenly realize, "You're the one I want to keep the most"?

Unless, these two lines weren't written for Chen Xingzhu...

Who was it written for?
Song Zhiyu suddenly felt her heart pounding wildly, and instantly understood the true meaning of those words:

Xu Jinhuan was attracted to Chen Xingzhu's beauty and began to pursue her, leading to a series of events and a closer relationship between them.

He later discovered that the person he truly loved was not Chen Xingzhu, but someone else... More specifically, someone after he returned to China, and possibly even later, perhaps after Huangshan...

However, by this time, his relationship with Chen Xingzhu had become quite close, and he might have even confessed his feelings to her, so he was now in a difficult position...

He regretted not realizing sooner that the person he truly loved was me, which is why he wrote it like this…

Song Zhiyu gently bit her lip, secretly thinking to herself that the lyrics suddenly made sense.

She continued looking ahead and found the line again: "When I fell in love with you, I didn't understand love; only after we parted did I realize how unforgettable it was."

'If it's about Chen Xingzhu, then he was already in his second year of high school when he pursued her. How could he not understand feelings?'

Song Zhiyu offered a reasonable interpretation and speculation: 'Unless, these two sentences were said much earlier, so early that he truly didn't understand them...'

For example, junior high school? Or even younger...

Boys mature later, so it's normal for them not to understand things at that age.

'Furthermore, when did he and Chen Xingzhu ever part ways? And why would he write that he only felt the pain of parting was unforgettable?'

Even Xie Wanqing had never been separated from him. She would only occasionally come back during holidays and then leave again soon after, separated from him by thousands of miles of ocean...

that……

Song Zhiyu looked closely and suddenly noticed the phrase "that decision to fight against the world for me" again. She felt a tremor in her heart and understood the true meaning behind the sentence.

If he likes Chen Xingzhu or Xie Wanqing, it's just a romantic relationship; why would he need to "go against the world"?
Only myself...

Although the two were not related by blood, his aunt was, after all, an adopted daughter. This apparent relationship was bound to attract gossip, and he was well aware of this, worrying about the negative impact it would have on himself, his aunt and uncle, and his grandparents...

She sniffed, feeling a mix of emotion and self-reproach. She realized she was still preoccupied with competing with Chen Xingzhu for his affections, remaining stuck in such a superficial state.

And he had already begun quietly making plans for the more distant future...

He never mentioned any of these things to himself, and even when he wrote lyrics to express his feelings, he wrote them so vaguely.

He definitely wanted to protect himself, not wanting to be troubled or burdened by these things, and was prepared to shoulder them all alone...

The little girl blinked, trying hard to hold back the tears that were about to well up in her eyes. She secretly resolved to be more obedient and kinder to him from now on, and to never let Xiao Guai wipe her bottom on his bed again… (End of Chapter)