Rebirth Must Be Happy

Xu Jinhuan certainly didn't let Xiao Huang stay with him, otherwise he wouldn't be able to get a good night's sleep.

The little one was quite well-behaved and didn't make a fuss at night. Xu Jinhuan had been driving for half a day and was indeed tired. Although he was a little disappointed that Chen Xingzhu chose to sleep with Song Zhiyu instead of him, he still slept soundly.

When Xu Jinhuan woke up the next morning, it was already 8:30. He yawned, got up, drew back the curtains, and opened the window. Fresh air, along with the warm winter sun, entered the room. He stretched his body, waiting for the morning's restlessness to subside, and then got dressed and left the room.

After wandering around the house for a while, Xu Jinhuan almost thought he was dreaming:

The house was empty. Across the street, Song Zhiyu's door and window were open, but Xiao Guai was nowhere to be seen.

The living room was also empty, and the windows on both sides of the balcony were open, letting in the warm winter sun, making the living room look cozy and tidy. But apart from him, there was no other living thing in the house.

The living room smelled of sweet potato and pumpkin porridge. Xu Jinhuan went to the kitchen and saw the rice cooker steaming. But the house, his parents, the cats and dogs, and Song Zhiyu and Chen Xingzhu were all nowhere to be seen.

"Abandoned their home and ran away?"

Xu Jinhuan muttered something to himself, took out his phone, and dialed Song Zhiyu's video call. It rang for a while but was not answered. Instead, he heard voices coming from outside the door.

When I opened the door, I saw my mother, Song Zhiyu, and Chen Xingzhu coming upstairs together. Song Zhiyu was walking the dog, and Chen Xingzhu was walking the cat. They all looked very happy.

Song Zhiyu was still holding her phone, but she didn't answer. When he opened the door, she smiled and waved her phone at him, saying with a grin, "Were you scared because you couldn't see us when you woke up?"

Xu Jinhuan: "It's just walking the dog, I could have guessed it... Mom, what did you buy?"

"steamed stuffed bun."

Song Xiaohui shook the bag in her hand, "Want some?"

"I can't go hungry even if I don't eat."

Xu Jinhuan took the steamed bun from Chen Xingzhu and, seeing that Xiao Guai was tied with a rope, asked with a smile, "You even took it for a walk. Wasn't it scared?"

"Don't be afraid, it's actually quite excited."

Chen Xingzhu seemed to be in a good mood, and replied with a smile, "It's with Xiao Huang, and they're having a great time."

"That's good."

After returning home, Xu Haiguang served the porridge, set out the steamed buns, bowls, and chopsticks. He then came upstairs and said, "I just ran into someone downstairs who was asking if Chen Xingruo had come to our house."

Song Zhiyu laughed and said, "Uncle, you're right. Anyway, they look alike."

"You can't just say that."

Song Xiaohui said reproachfully, "If others misunderstand again, the more similar people look, the more we need to distinguish them."

She put it very tactfully, but her meaning was very clear: Chen Xingzhu was the prospective daughter-in-law at home, otherwise why would she be afraid of "misunderstandings"?
Chen Xingzhu immediately felt that these words had struck a chord with her. She simply nodded slightly, but her opinion of her future mother-in-law rose to a new level.

Before this, she had always been concerned about the fact that she and her sister were easily mistaken for each other, but it seemed that no one else could understand it except herself.

This was the first time she had heard such words from someone else. Although it was just a sentence, "The more similar they look, the more you need to tell them apart," it was enough for her to confirm that Song Xiaohui could understand and comprehend her concerns.

After breakfast, Xu Jinhuan took some things from home and then accompanied Chen Xingzhu back to Kong Lingyu's place.

"Brother Jinhuan! Sister, you're back?"

It was New Year's Day holiday, and since they knew Chen Xingzhu was coming over today, Li Gaoyuan, Kong Lingyu, and Li Yunxue were all home. As soon as the two of them rang the doorbell, the door opened quickly. Li Yunxue, wearing a pink hooded down jacket, looked at them with a surprised expression. "I was just thinking about you guys... Mao Mao missed you guys too!"

Mao Mao is her cat, just like Chen Xingruo's "Panda". It is also a golden shaded cat and seems quite affectionate, unlike Xiao Guai, who is so arrogant. Even when Xu Jinhuan came into the house, it rubbed against her several times.

Chen Xingzhu definitely smelled of Xiao Guai, but it didn't mind and still clung to Chen Xingzhu.

"I heard from Xiaoxue that your game is quite popular?"

As they sat down to chat, Li Gaoyuan said with a smile, "She said that quite a few of her classmates play it, and even spend money to buy skins and stuff..."

Xu Jinhuan smiled and said, "Thank you for your patronage!"

It was a little joke, and Li Yunxue seemed to be enjoying it very much, laughing, "It's so much fun! I like the one surnamed Sun, but I can never get him. Jing Ke is fun too; I've bought skins for them all..."

Li Gaoyuan and Kong Lingyu didn't know much about games, so they only asked about Tencent's investment. Li Yunxue then asked, "Sister, how many shares do you still have now?"

Chen Xingzhu said, "17%."

Li Yunxue turned to Kong Lingyu and asked, "Mom, how much is this worth?"

Kong Lingyu laughed and said, "This is quite complicated. Based on the scale of Tencent's investment, the company's valuation should be at least 16 billion, and actually more."

Tencent's investment amount is far lower than the market average, mainly because Tencent controls the game distribution channels and the copyright of League of Legends, which is an implicit investment from the very beginning.

"That is……"

Li Yunxue did the calculation, which took her a little over a minute, and surprisingly, she actually got it right. "2.72 million, right?"

Seeing Chen Xingzhu nod, she couldn't help but widen her eyes and ask incredulously, "You're so rich?"

Chen Xingzhu smiled faintly and glanced at Xu Jinhuan to indicate, "He gave it to me!"

"very nice!"

Li Yunxue was a little envious, and her expression was somewhat strange, as if she had other thoughts, but she didn't say anything.

"..."

Li Gaoyuan and Kong Lingyu exchanged a glance and remained silent for a moment. Then Li Gaoyuan smiled and said, "If it really sells, it will definitely be worth far more than this. To put it simply, three to five hundred million is no problem."

His feelings were actually very complicated, because he had been secretly competing with Chen Guiliang for half his life, but now he was far inferior to Chen Xingzhu, let alone Chen Guiliang.

He actually had a real chance to surpass Chen Guiliang, and he didn't even need to make any shrewd decisions; he just needed to keep Xu Jinhuan in check.

He originally had a natural advantage in this regard, but unfortunately, he failed to handle family relationships well and missed this opportunity to "help the dragon rise to power" due to the estrangement between him and Chen Xingzhu.

On the contrary, Chen Guiliang, who was far away, seized this opportunity.

Kong Lingyu looked at Xu Jinhuan with very complicated feelings, some regret and a little sadness. Even though Chen Xingzhu's attitude seemed very gentle now, she knew in her heart, and everyone else knew, that the scars were still there, just hidden.

Didn't disappear.

This also means that her relationship with Chen Xingzhu and her daughter can never be restored to what it was before.

After chatting for a while, Xu Jinhuan said goodbye and left. As soon as she arrived at the entrance of the community, she saw her mother chatting with a group of elderly men and women on the roadside in the cold wind.

"mom."

Xu Jinhuan called out, and was immediately surrounded by uncles, aunts, elders, brothers and sisters. He was showered with compliments until he was a little dizzy. He finally managed to get rid of them and quickly slipped home.

Xu Jinhuan's parents enjoyed the sight of the scenery, but he still felt a little uncomfortable. He only felt relieved when he got to the stairwell.

"I travel north, leaving behind the season that held you..."

Back home, before even opening the door, Xu Jinhuan heard the song "All the Way North" playing from inside. When he opened the door, he saw Song Zhiyu sitting on the sofa with a cat lying next to her and a dog squatting at her feet. She was playing a game on a tablet and playing music on her phone.

"What kind of background music is this?!"

Xu Jinhuan suspected that her song was alluding to her, so he found it unpleasant to listen to. He walked over and sat down next to her—without provoking the cat, on the other side of the cat.

"Hong Fu?"

Xu Jinhuan glanced at her and saw that she was playing Hong Fu Nu with a score of 2-2-1, which was not bad, so he didn't mock her. Instead, he said, "You bought the skin too? We're all family, no need to be so polite..." "Be polite my ass!"

While focused on the game, Song Zhiyu casually complained, "I asked you to send me skins, but you didn't."

"You keep asking for skins every few days, even Zhongdeng can't keep up with this gold rush!"

Xu Jinhuan pouted and said, "Just choose a few heroes you like to play and buy skins. You won't be able to play more than that."

"You've had two girlfriends, and you haven't complained that it's too many."

"..."

Xu Jinhuan was immediately hit where it hurt, and could only retort with things like "two girlfriends are never too many" and "Can love be the same as skin?" which made Zhizhi sneer, and even the dog next to him wagged its tail, seemingly happy.

"This guy surnamed Sun is really idiot!"

Song Zhiyu encountered a jungler who wasn't very skilled this game, and got a bit angry after being let down. She muttered to herself in frustration, and eventually even started swearing.

"I'll accompany you."

Seeing that his chance to shine had come, Xu Jinhuan decisively took to the field and played with Song Zhiyu. After just one game, Chen Xingzhu and Li Yunxue also came online. Song Zhiyu then called Xie Wanqing to join them, and they started a fun five-player team game.

"You can lose too?"

The first game of the five-man team didn't go well. They were outplayed by two skilled opponents. In Xu Jinhuan's judgment, they were both at a professional level. As the boss, founder, and designer, Xu Jinhuan naturally faced criticism. Fortunately, they finally won the second game and regained their face.

After the game ended, Xie Zhiqiang logged on and appeared to be waiting outside. He messaged Xu Jinhuan: "How many of you guys are playing?"

Xu Jinhuan: "Five, there are no more seats."

Xie Zhiqiang: "Apart from you, they're all women?"

Xu Jinhuan: "Uh"

Xie Zhiqiang: "Hehe!"

Xie Zhiqiang: "Men!"

Xu Jinhuan was speechless.

After playing games for a while, my mom came home. She glanced at them playing games, but naturally couldn't understand what they were doing, so she went to cook.

"Wow, hello Mr. Xu!"

"Hello, Brother Xu!"

"Hello, senior!"

After lunch, Song Zhiyu wanted to play games again. Chen Xingzhu and the others weren't online, so she invited a few of her classmates to play. Among the girls, Xu Jinhuan recognized the voice of the tall Huang Lina, but she didn't remember the others. However, they all seemed to have a good relationship with Song Zhiyu.

Perhaps because of the distance between them online, the girls were all very lively and cheerful, occasionally teasing Xu Jinhuan. However, it was still noticeable that they were somewhat reserved, since Xu Jinhuan was now a legend not only in Suicheng No. 1 High School, but also in the entire city.

"I'm going to post this on my WeChat Moments later: The big boss of Honor of Kings is playing Honor of Kings with us!"

"Me too!"

"Senior, you don't need to give me any kills, you can eat them yourself!"

"Last time I stole a kill from you and you complained for ages, now you're all humble and courteous..."

That's because you're bad at the game!

After playing with a few girls for a while, before her mother scolded her for spending all her time on her phone, Xu Jinhuan called Song Zhiyu downstairs together, and also picked up Xiao Huang, and they went to see the new house together.

Xie Wanqing and Chen Xingzhu arrived soon after. Whether they were too lazy to pretend or felt it was unnecessary, they were chatting and laughing as they came in, and seemed to have had a good conversation along the way.

"Xiao Huang!"

Upon seeing Xiao Huang, Xie Wanqing was even happier. She ran over to hug it and turned back to ask in surprise, "Why did you bring it here?"

"Let it get used to being in the car first."

Song Zhiyu raised her chin. "My idea was pretty good, wasn't it?"

"really."

Xie Wanqing nodded and asked again, "How is it? Is it getting used to?"

"I'm quite used to it, and I wasn't scared at all."

Song Zhiyu was still boasting, "I let it get used to it beforehand, didn't it? And the Haval at home is noisier, this car's sound insulation is much better..."

"It usually poops in the morning, and we get home in the evening. We just need to watch it pee on the way home..."

Chen Xingzhu was also planning, "Prepare some more food for it. If it doesn't seem right, we can go to the service area to rest and let it get down. That should solve the problem."

After talking about the dog, the girls finally took a serious look at the house's decoration and furniture, even though they already knew about it all along.

Song Zhiyu was involved from beginning to end, and Chen Xingzhu had also communicated with Song Xiaohui many times by phone. Given Chen Xingzhu's personality, he most likely also brought Xie Wanqing into the picture. At this moment, they all seemed very satisfied and even a little proud.

Both houses have been renovated and furnished with furniture and appliances. Many pieces of furniture look like two sets of the same item. Xu Jinhuan isn't picky about this, but he's quite satisfied with them. They're much more spacious and elegant than the old house he lives in now, a complete upgrade.

After viewing the house, Xie Wanqing once again drove Chen Xingzhu home, while Xu Jinhuan and Song Zhiyu took the dog home together, taking a longer route so that Xiao Huang could get used to riding in a car.

Back home, after dinner, Xu Jinhuan chatted and watched TV with his parents. Since there was no heating in Suicheng and Pengcheng, Xu Jinhuan hadn't planned to take a shower, but after being ridiculed by Song Zhiyu, he had no choice but to sigh and take a hot shower.

"give it to me!"

He took the hairdryer back to his room and was about to dry his hair when Song Zhiyu pushed the door open, glanced at him, and then came over to take the hairdryer.

She hadn't washed her hair tonight, so she skipped the blow-drying process. Wearing a thick pajama top with a cartoon dog printed on the front, her pure and innocent face looked even sweeter and more charming. She very obediently helped Xu Jinhuan dry her hair, then waved and said, "I'm leaving now, goodnight!"

"good night!"

Xu Jinhuan smiled and waved, then turned off the light. In the darkness, he sighed slightly, still feeling a little unfamiliar with the well-behaved Song Zhiyu.

However, I really like it.

He closed his eyes to drift off to sleep, but just as his thoughts were in disarray, he suddenly heard the door being gently pushed open. Startled, he opened his eyes and turned his head, only to see a familiar dark figure close the door and quickly come to the bedside in the dark, cold winter night.

Then, with practiced ease, she lifted the covers and crawled in.

"you……"

Xu Jinhuan sat up, and before she could ask any questions, she felt a warm, fragrant breeze on her face and was immediately embraced by her.

Moreover, she was hugged and pressed down onto the pillow.

"Brother~"

A girl's voice, slightly trembling with nervousness, rang out in the darkness, "You... do you want to try the taste of an innocent girl?"

After a brief silence, she added in a low voice, "In two years, it will be too late for you to try..." (End of Chapter)