Rebirth Must Be Happy

"Sis, Sister Shan asked me a question today,"

Before going to bed that night, Chen Xingruo lay in bed and told Chen Xingzhu what Yu Peishan had said that day, and said with a grin, "I feel like what she said makes a lot of sense... doesn't it?"

What do you think about all day?

Chen Xingzhu thought her younger sister was just as clueless as Song Zhiyu. Both of her sisters had some issues, so she scolded, "You should focus on preparing for the exam first. We'll see how embarrassing you are if you fail."

"I'm very serious."

Chen Xingruo sighed, "But that makes sense. When I wasn't serious before, I could say I didn't study hard if I didn't do well on a test. Actually, I'm quite smart. But what if I'm serious now and still don't do well?"

"So you need to work harder."

Chen Xingzhu then asked, "Do your classmates know you're going to stay in China?"

"I don't know, and I'm not going to tell you."

Chen Xingruo laughed and said, "Otherwise, if someone hears that I'm not going abroad anymore, or that I don't want to go abroad anymore, wouldn't I be changing their life trajectory? I can't bear such a big responsibility."

She suddenly asked again, "Hey, sis, do you think if Xu Jinhuan hadn't gone to Jiangning to film that subway movie, she wouldn't have met me, wouldn't have mistaken me for you and taken me back, and we wouldn't have met?"

The smile on Chen Xingzhu's face gradually disappeared in the phone screen, then she smiled again and said, "No, we'll meet again eventually."

"Not always."

Chen Xingruo sighed and said softly, "If I hadn't found you, I would have gone abroad... But you will still come to the capital to study, so we should still be able to meet... Anyway, I have already found you, so it doesn't matter."

She shook her head and asked, "What I'm trying to say is, wouldn't you say that Xu Jinhuan has already changed the course of our lives?"

"It's possible."

Chen Xingzhu answered softly, thinking to herself that Xu Jinhuan might have had limited impact on her sister's life trajectory, but he had definitely changed her own.

Without him, I would never have moved out of my family home so quickly, and my relationship with my family and Li Yunxue might still be the same as before.

It was something that made her feel suffocated just thinking about it.

After chatting for a while, the two sisters hung up the phone. Chen Xingzhu thought about what her sister had just said, clicked on Xu Jinhuan's profile picture, and typed, "I've always been curious, what does your profile picture mean?"

Xu Jinhuan changed his profile picture a while ago, and now he uses the same one on QQ, WeChat, and Weibo: a cat crouching with its back to him, looking at several birds flying in front of him.

Xu Jinhuan was chatting with Kong Wenbo. His cousin had been working very hard lately, wanting to finish "Subway Surfers" as soon as possible, and would occasionally ask Xu Jinhuan for help when he encountered problems.

Xu Jinhuan is still hiding his true abilities and doesn't want to appear knowledgeable, but he can still offer some pointers in a different way. Kong Wenbo is almost developing a path dependency now; he goes to his boss whenever there's a problem.

Since I'm working for him anyway, and he's capable of solving problems, who else should I turn to?
"Ding Dong"

Hearing the phone ring, Xu Jinhuan picked it up and glanced at it. After finishing her conversation with Kong Wenbo, she hung up the video call, closed her laptop, and typed a reply on her phone: "What does this look like to you?"

Chen Xingzhu looked closely and saw that the cat's back view conveyed a sense of loneliness and desolation. She typed, "Lonely?"

Xu Jinhuan: "That's just the surface. Look closely, what is this cat looking at?"

Chen Xingzhu looked closely and replied, "Four birds?"

"So, that's the key."

Xu Jinhuan typed, "This cat looks like it's in a daze, but it's actually staring at those birds, wanting to eat them all. It has big ambitions; this is a cat with dreams."

Chen Xingzhu: “…”

She never expected Xu Jinhuan to explain it this way. Normally, shouldn't the cat envy the bird for having companions while it is all alone?
Xu Jinhuan: "I use it as my profile picture to motivate myself and tell myself that life is not only about the present, but also about the future and dreams. I can't slack off and I have to keep working hard."

"Ok."

Chen Xingzhu didn't know what to say, then thought for a moment and asked, "What is your dream?"

Xu Jinhuan: "I will try my best to make the people I love and the people who love me happy, so that I won't feel regretful when I look back on it when I'm older."

Chen Xingzhu: "Is there anyone in life without regrets?"

Xu Jinhuan: "So, it's like that cat wanting to eat the bird flying in the sky. It's very difficult, so dreams are what's truly important."

Chen Xingzhu: "Okay."

Chen Xingzhu: "I'm going to sleep now."

Chen Xingzhu: "You should go to sleep early too."

Xu Jinhuan: "Okay, I'll tidy up and go to sleep."

Xu Jinhuan: "Goodnight, baby."

Chen Xingzhu: “…”

She found the term of endearment too cheesy and didn't know what to say, so she replied, "Goodnight."

Xu Jinhuan had already washed up. He opened the door and saw that Song Zhiyu's room light was still on, so he went over and gently knocked on the door before pushing it open.

Song Zhiyu was sitting on the bed reading a book on her iPad when Xu Jinhuan came in. She looked at him curiously and asked, "What's up?"

Xu Jinhuan exclaimed in surprise, "You're reading a book?"

"It's as if I never read books."

Song Zhiyu pouted, "I've already finished reading 'The Three-Body Problem' and 'Dream of the Red Chamber,' okay? I didn't finish Shi Tiesheng's books because they're boring..."

"Yes! You love reading."

Xu Jinhuan smiled and asked, "What are you reading?" "Fortress Besieged."

Song Zhiyu flipped the iPad over for him to see. "Sister Xingzhu recommended it to me. She has the book, but I still prefer to read it on the iPad... Have you read it?"

Xu Jinhuan laughed and said, "I've seen it, it's quite harsh."

"I just love this sharp, sarcastic flavor,"

Song Zhiyu chuckled, "It's quite interesting to learn how scholars speak in a sarcastic and cryptic way."

"Well then, remember to go to bed early."

Xu Jinhuan was about to close the door when Song Zhiyu asked, "You came all this way just to say this?"

"Hmm, I came over to see what you're doing."

"Oh, goodnight~"

"Good night."

Xu Jinhuan returned to her room, lay down, and checked the time. It was already eleven o'clock. So she sent Xie Wanqing a message: "Is sister asleep yet?"

Xie Wanqing: "I just lay down."

Xie Wanqing: "Are you done with your work?"

She knew that Xu Jinhuan was discussing games with Kong Wenbo.

Xu Jinhuan: "Yeah, it should be available before New Year's Day."

Xie Wanqing: "Is this considered fast?"

Xu Jinhuan: "We're short-handed, so this is already a very fast pace."

Xie Wanqing: "Mhm, I'll play it during the test."

Xu Jinhuan: "There's something else. Are you planning to pay social security, sister?"

Xie Wanqing: "Ah?"

Xu Jinhuan: "You're an employee too. Pay your social security contributions early so you'll have a higher pension when you retire."

Xie Wanqing: "Isn't there a need to be in such a hurry?"

Xie Wanqing: "Isn't this the same as paying for everything out of pocket?"

Xu Jinhuan: "Okay, then let's wait until university. We'll all transfer to the company in Beijing then."

Xie Wanqing: "Mmm."

Xie Wanqing: "I'm just a weak and pitiful little assistant, I listen to the boss."

The sentence was a bit playful, but it didn't have any flirting or seductive undertones. However, when Xu Jinhuan read it, he felt a sudden warmth in his heart and was reminded of the two days he spent competing in Yinchuan.

At the time, he felt that progress was already very fast, but now he regrets not being bolder.

Maybe she'll agree?
When will I find such a good opportunity again?

Xu Jinhuan: "You'll listen to everything?"

His words were clearly meant to flirt, and having already experienced the trip to Yinchuan, Xie Wanqing naturally understood, replying, "I listen to most of it."

Xu Jinhuan: "Next holiday, I want to go to Hangzhou. Sister, can you come with me?"

Xie Wanqing: "Where are you going?"

Xu Jinhuan: "I should at least go and check on the company's situation, and show my face to reassure everyone."

Xie Wanqing: "Then I don't need to go."

Xu Jinhuan: "Aren't you an assistant? This is work."

Xie Wanqing: "When are we going?"

Xu Jinhuan: "Let's see when we have a holiday. How's your revision going, sister?"

Xie Wanqing: "It's not going well. What if I don't pass the exam?"

Xu Jinhuan: "Then I won't take the postgraduate entrance exam, I'll just focus on working."

Xie Wanqing: "Let me think about it some more."

Xu Jinhuan: "Both paths are fine. If you like the feeling of being on campus, then continue taking the exam. It doesn't matter which school you go to."

Xu Jinhuan: "If you want to be a boss all the time, that's fine too. After all, it's already exhausting to run a business like Guangqingfang."

Xie Wanqing: "Hmm, let me think about it some more."

Xu Jinhuan: "Go to sleep first, think about it again tomorrow morning, don't think too much tonight."

Xie Wanqing: "Okay, I'm going to sleep now."

Xie Wanqing: "Good night."

Xu Jinhuan: "Good night."

He put down his phone, stretched on the bed for a moment, then turned off the light and quickly fell into a deep sleep. He had hoped to have a dream, but he didn't even dream, which made him a little disappointed. He started wondering when the school would give him leave. (End of Chapter)