My girlfriend was reborn.

Chapter 130 Both of these girls like you
"Why should I save you?"

He Mu bit her lower lip lightly, seemingly dissatisfied with the answer.

"After I was swept away by the flood, I was lucky enough to be caught by a tree branch and was not directly swept into the river."

Lu Bai seemed reluctant to recall the situation at the time, and his expression was somewhat sad.

"By the time the floodwaters receded, it was almost dark. I climbed down from the tree to the ground, not knowing where to go. At that age, I had absolutely no idea how to cope."

"Later I learned that I was actually almost at the bottom of the mountain, but due to a landslide, all the roads were washed away. That area was actually very dangerous; it was a low-lying river valley."

"I stayed there and waited for who knows how long, until it was completely dark, and that's when I heard the sound."

"At first, I was very scared and didn't dare to respond, but later I heard that it was Asahi's voice."

“I turned around and called out, and soon I saw Ashen.”

"Although she wasn't swept away at first, she was trapped, so much so that when the second flood came, she was swept away and landed near me."

"We had absolutely no idea what to do at the time, so we just huddled together and waited, not knowing whether wild animals or the flood would come first, or whether the rescuers would arrive first."

"We found a big rock, sat on it and fell asleep. It wasn't until the next morning, when we heard the sound of water, that we realized we were surrounded by water."

"Just as the water touched our feet and we were about to lose our footing, the military rescue team found us in a lifeboat."

"We were both very happy, but also very nervous."

"Just then, a wave crashed over us, and A-Qian and I were both thrown into the water."

Lu Bai fell into a long silence after saying this.

She seemed to be organizing her thoughts, recalling memories, or hesitating.

"Ah Qian was caught first. She immediately tried to grab my hand, but only managed to grab the bracelet. The bracelet broke, and I thought I was going to be swept away, but she immediately grabbed my wrist."

"Then she pulled me toward the lifeboat, and the rescuers held me back, but before we could all get on board, another wave came and the lifeboat almost capsized."

"Then, Asa pushed me toward the boat."

"I turned around, trying to grab her, but I could only grab her bracelet."

"I just watched helplessly as Asahi was swept away."

As Lu Bai spoke, his voice trembled, not from sadness, but from some kind of post-traumatic stress disorder.

"These are all your side of the story. Can anyone verify them?"

He Mu said in a deep voice.

"The rescuers that day were from the military; if we can find them..."

Lu Bai glanced at Cheng Shuangjiang.

"At that time, thousands of households in the entire Heming Township were affected by the disaster, so in the end, no one knew who was on the lifeboat that day. I only remember that there were three people, one of whom was an aunt."

"Look, there are no witnesses at all, so who knows if what you're saying is true or false?"

He Mu persisted, seemingly convinced that Lu Bai had deliberately caused Lu Qian's death.

"I can go ask."

At this moment, Cheng Shuangjiang spoke, causing He Mu to suddenly become more reserved.

How did you ask?

Nevertheless, He Mu still asked a question in return.

"My family is in the military."

Cheng Shuangjiang said calmly.

"Uncle Liu also participated in the rescue back then. If what Lu Bai said is true, some people should remember him."

She looked at Lu Bai, seemingly seeking the opinion of the person involved.

Lu Bai always felt that she was responsible for Lu Qian's death. From the description, it seemed that Lu Bai's life was saved by Lu Qian's final push. Therefore, Lu Bai felt guilty.

For her, no matter what she does, she can't bring Lu Qian back to life or change the past. In fact, everything she does now is just reopening her old wounds.

As for He Mu's thoughts, they are actually unimportant to Lu Bai, Cheng Shuangjiang, and Zhou Heming.

"Let's go."

Lu Bai made a decision.

"Together we will."

Zhou Heming responded and took Lu Bai's hand to stand up.

He Mu stared at the two holding hands, her expression displeased.

Cheng Shuangjiang got up and walked at the front.

It was already past four in the afternoon, and the afternoon sun was shining through the gaps in the trees, bringing a bit of heat to the mountain.

Zhou Heming glanced at the Taoist temple's architecture.

Although it is just an obscure little Taoist temple, it has been around for quite some time, and many famous people have written poems and couplets about it.

Looking at these unfamiliar poems and texts, Zhou Heming walked down the mountain.

but.

As he casually glanced at those poems that were difficult to circulate widely, he suddenly saw a line that looked somewhat familiar.

A lone cloud points into the ravine, birds follow the stream, guiding the traveler home. The road ahead is deep and treacherous in the mist; when will I again be able to knock on the pine-covered gate?

These are the lines of poetry left by eighteen-year-old Cheng Shuangjiang on the honor roll of her final exams.

At the time, Zhou Heming thought it was just an ordinary inspirational poem.

But now it seems.

Zhou Heming, who was holding Lu Bai's hand, glanced at Cheng Shuangjiang in front of him.

He hesitated.

But thoughts kept running through my mind.

What were Cheng Shuangjiang's feelings when she wrote this poem? Did she hope that one day Zhou Heming would recognize its source?

If Zhou Heming had recognized the poem back then, would their circumstances have been different?

he does not know.

After descending Heming Mountain, the four of them boarded a bus.

To get to the military base from here, you need to take a bus back to town first, and then take another bus that crosses the town.

The bus was almost empty. Cheng Shuangjiang sat at the front, while He Mu sat at the back, watching Lu Bai and Zhou Heming like a guard.

Lu Bai stared silently at the back of the seat in front of him.

Zhou Heming looked at her.

Lu Qian saved Lu Bai.

Lu Bai was deeply traumatized by this and locked himself in his room for a long time before coming out.

She remembered what Lu Qian had said, so she came to Jiangcheng to study in high school.

Perhaps Lu Bai didn't really have any hope of running into the boy Lu Qian liked back then, so much so that for the first two years of high school, Lu Bai and Zhou Heming didn't know each other at all.

It wasn't until that evening in my senior year of high school.

In the enchanting moments outlined by golden strings.

Lu Bai and Zhou Heming met for the first time.

At that time, Zhou Heming was still with Cheng Shuangjiang, who had been reborn, and Lu Bai was just a stranger.

If Cheng Shuangjiang hadn't mentioned their future, Zhou Heming probably wouldn't have become familiar with Lu Bai.

It would be even more impossible for us to be together like this now, to become lovers.

Therefore, everything returns to its original starting point.

Zhou Heming thought to himself.

Was Lu Bai's choice to be with her because he wanted to make up for Lu Qian's regrets?
Like Cheng Shuangjiang in the previous timeline, who wanted to make amends out of guilt?
Zhou Heming didn't ask the question.

By the time they arrived at the military base, it was almost five o'clock.

Although Cheng Shuangjiang was allowed to enter, others were not allowed to enter freely and could only wait in the reception room near the security booth on the outer perimeter.

Fortunately, Uncle Liu arrived soon.

"Hello, I'm Liu Jian. Shuangjiang said you want to know about what happened seven years ago?"

At his post, he wore a military green shirt and walked with a brisk and powerful stride.

"Hello, actually I was rescued from a flash flood by you seven years ago, but because it was too chaotic at the time, I was unable to thank my benefactor in time. I would like to ask if anyone rescued a pair of twins back then."

Lu Bai took a light breath and then asked.

"twin"

Liu Jian touched his chin.

Then, he looked at Lu Bai with some confusion.

"At that time, there were indeed twins trapped near Heming Mountain. We carried out a rescue, but unfortunately, we only managed to save one of them."

Upon hearing Liu Jian's words, He Mu suddenly stood up.

"What exactly happened at that time? Who saved her? Could you please find him?"

She asked eagerly.

"then."

Liu Jian hesitated for a moment, then subconsciously looked at Cheng Shuangjiang.

"Besides me, the other two people in charge of the rescue were your parents, Shuangjiang."

hum-

Upon hearing this, Zhou Heming's heart raced, and he hurriedly looked at Cheng Shuangjiang.

The girl in the dress suddenly changed her expression, looking both surprised and somewhat disappointed. "Originally, your parents didn't need to come to the scene to help, but he said that as the political commissar, he needed to be at the forefront."

Liu Jian looked dejected.

“We only managed to save the older sister, not the younger sister. All three of us felt guilty. We asked me to take the little girl back to her family, while they continued searching for the victims. Later, as you know, an accident happened, and they couldn’t come back.”

"Uncle, I am that girl from back then."

Lu Bai glanced at Cheng Shuangjiang before speaking solemnly.

"It's you."

Liu Jian was taken aback, and then carefully examined Lu Bai.

After a moment, Liu Jian straightened up slightly and then bowed deeply to Lu Bai.

"I'm sorry I couldn't save your sister back then."

His voice was sincere and earnest, filled with deep regret.

"That's not your fault."

Lu Bai hurriedly helped Liu Jian up.

"I have always wanted to thank you. Thank you for saving me."

Both of them were somewhat sentimental.

Zhou Heming glanced at Cheng Shuangjiang.

She seemed to notice Zhou Heming's gaze, and turned her face away, not wanting the boy to see her expression.

He Mu frowned as he watched this scene.

"So, what exactly happened at that time?"

All she wanted was an answer.

It seems that this matter has troubled her for many years.

Liu Jian composed himself and then began to recount what happened back then.

His account of the rescue process was almost identical to Lu Bai's, and there was no evidence of the sisters killing each other, or Lu Bai harming Lu Qian, as He Mu had speculated.

"I remember you quite well because you were wearing traditional Chinese clothing at the time."

Liu Jian added.

Lu Bai encountered the flash flood after the Xuanjun ceremony, so he was still wearing the Xuanjun's clothes that he hadn't taken off at the time.

Lu Qian, on the other hand, wore an ordinary dress.

"May I visit their graves to pay my respects?"

Lu Bai asked Liu Jian, then looked at Cheng Shuangjiang.

"Of course, but it's already very late today. Come over tomorrow and I'll drive you there."

The military cemetery is located on the hill behind the garrison.

Lu Bai nodded.

Zhou Heming silently took her hand.

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Afterwards, Liu Jian drove them back to town.

He Mu got off the car first, followed by Lu Bai and Zhou Heming.

He turned around and saw Cheng Shuangjiang and Liu Jian talking to each other. Then, he got out of the car as well.

"I'll stay tonight."

After the military jeep drove away, she looked at Lu Bai and said.

Lu Bai nodded.

"I still don't believe it. I don't believe that A-Qian is gone just like that. Why did she save you? You treated her so badly."

Standing under the streetlight, He Mu still couldn't forgive Lu Bai. She stared at Lu Bai resentfully and continued to speak in a deep voice.

"I wish it was you who died, Lu Bai."

After saying that, she ran away as fast as lightning without waiting for Lu Bai's response.

Lu Bai fell silent.

"Let's go home first."

Zhou Heming took her hand and walked with Cheng Shuangjiang towards her maternal grandmother's house.

"Aren't you going home tonight?"

He glanced at Cheng Shuangjiang, who was wearing a dress.

"Ah."

She responded with a natural "yes".

So much happened today, and I learned so much about the past. Perhaps Cheng Shuangjiang also needs someone her own age to keep her company.

The convenience store was still open, and Grandma was sitting behind the cashier, next to the old lady from next door.

"Oh dear, I already told them I didn't need it, my current phone still works, but they insisted on replacing it for me. Ugh, this screen is so big, I can't even hold it with one hand, ugh."

Grandma was showing off the new phone Lu Bai bought for her, making polite, disdainful remarks, but she was actually beaming with joy.

The two soon spotted the three people approaching.

"Wow, your kid's pretty good, he has two girlfriends."

The old lady next door saw Zhou Heming with two girls and teased him with a smile.

"Oh no! The other one is a classmate, don't talk nonsense."

"Okay, okay, I'll go back and cook now."

The older woman smiled and looked the two girls over before waving goodbye.

"Grandma, Cheng Shuangjiang will have dinner at our house tonight and then stay with us."

Zhou Heming spoke first.

"Oh, okay, no problem, no problem, I'll go cook for you."

Grandma got up.

Zhou Heming originally wanted to help, but his grandmother asked him to tidy up downstairs and close the roller shutter, so Zhou Heming had no choice but to obediently stay downstairs.

"I'll help too."

Lu Bai seemed to have recovered quite a bit and began helping Zhou Heming tidy up.

Cheng Shuangjiang, standing to the side, casually moved the table that had been placed outside back inside.

After the three of them finished and locked the roller shutter, they smelled the aroma of food as they went upstairs.

Need a helping hand?

Zhou Heming walked into the kitchen and picked up a cleaver to start chopping vegetables.

Upon seeing this, Cheng Shuangjiang, who had already sat down in the living room, also got up, went into the kitchen, and helped wash the vegetables.

"Oh dear, you're a guest, how can I let you help me?"

Grandma, who was cooking, saw this and stopped her.

"It's nothing, just something I did."

Cheng Shuangjiang didn't stop.

"Grandma, look in the pot, don't let it burn."

Zhou Heming reminded him.

Grandma then focused on the stove again.

Lu Bai also came to the kitchen at this time, but it seemed there was nothing she could do.

"Why don't you wash the bowl and put it on the table?"

Zhou Heming didn't dare let Lu Bai touch the kitchen knife or anything like that, and since she didn't know how to wash vegetables, she could only do odd jobs.

"Uh-huh."

Lu Bai patiently washed the bowls and chopsticks clean, placed them on the dining table in the living room, and then picked up a dish that his grandmother had just cooked.

Soon, a table full of dishes was served.

Steamed pork with rice flour, stir-fried cured pork with garlic sprouts, spicy and sour lotus root slices, stir-fried pea shoots with pork cracklings, and a bowl of tomato and egg soup.

Cheng Shuangjiang and Lu Bai were clearing the table, while Zhou Heming was in the kitchen doing the final touches with his grandmother.

At this moment, Grandma suddenly leaned close to Zhou Heming's ear.

"Tell your grandmother the truth."

"what?"

Zhou He was puzzled.

"Are you really dating two people?"

Grandma glanced at the two girls in the living room.

"No, your grandson doesn't have that ability."

Zhou Heming was amused.

"Don't laugh. Your grandma has eaten more salt than you've eaten rice. I can tell at a glance."

Grandma muttered to herself.

Both of these girls like you.

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