My girlfriend was reborn.

Chapter 56 I want to see the moon through your window.
Saturday.

night.

The continuous rain finally stopped in the evening, but the wind had turned completely cold. The golden ginkgo leaves brought the chill of late autumn. This is a season where you can easily catch a cold if you're not careful.

In Cheng Shuangjiang's room, Zhou Heming glanced at her as she focused on studying.

"What's wrong, are you sleepy?"

The girl quickly noticed the gaze of the person next to her, and casually tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear with her left hand, which was holding a pen, and asked.

Zhou Heming shook his head, got up, and added some more water to their water glasses—he was already very familiar with the location of everything here.

Cheng Shuangjiang invited Lu Bai to come over tomorrow, but didn't mention it was her birthday.

She hadn't even specifically told Zhou Heming about this. If the boy were ignorant and unaware of the situation, he might have simply thought it was just an ordinary invitation.

But Zhou Heming would certainly know.

As someone who would thoroughly search through the other person's social media activity on the very first day of meeting them, Zhou Heming knew everything perfectly well.

The girl named Frostfall was indeed born on the day of Frostfall.

She didn't think her parents chose a simple name; on the contrary, she felt it was fate's arrangement, just right.

Moreover, Zhou Heming could sense that Cheng Shuangjiang actually knew that she and Lu Bai were secretly planning something, but she was just pretending to be completely unaware.

The two understood each other implicitly and did not use words to reveal the surprise they both longed for.

However, Zhou Heming didn't know why, but he felt that time was passing very slowly today.

At 11:45, Cheng Shuangjiang put down her pen, packed her things, and stood up.

The girl, dressed in slightly thick long-sleeved pajamas and wearing a coat, seemed completely oblivious to the fact that her birthday was tomorrow, just like always.

"Ah He, it's almost midnight."

She reminded him that, in the past, Zhou Heming should have picked up the test papers and exercises by now, said goodnight to her, and gone back to his room.

Surprisingly, Zhou Heming did not make a move.

"Ah He?"

Cheng Shuangjiang asked another question, and smiled slightly when she saw the boy's somewhat apprehensive expression.

"It's too early for us to stay overnight~"

"Oh, no, that's not what I meant."

Her gentle teasing left Zhou Heming completely flustered. He hurriedly stood up, slowly packed his things, and awkwardly tried to stay there a little longer, until the clock struck midnight.

But there wasn't much stuff to begin with, so even though he was slow, he finished cleaning up in five minutes.

11:52.

There are eight minutes left until Cheng Shuangjiang's birthday.

Zhou Heming only regretted that he couldn't manipulate the hands of time to fast-forward the plot to eight minutes later.

Standing in the slightly cramped but clean room, the boy racked his brains for a plausible reason to stay.

Then, he paused.

"The moon seems to be very beautiful tonight."

"moon?"

Cheng Shuangjiang blinked, looking completely at ease, cooperating with the boy's performance.

"Yes, I glimpsed it on my way home. Do you want to take a look together?"

Zhou Heming scratched his head and picked up the test paper on the table again.

"Uh, never mind, I'll just go back."

"Okay~"

The girl nodded slightly, causing him to pause.

"You're going to watch it right here?"

"Hmm, I'd like to see the moon through your window; it must look better than the one over there."

Zhou Heming nodded.

Cheng Shuangjiang was slightly taken aback, then a smile spread across her face.

"Okay."

She naturally took Zhou Heming's hand and walked towards her bedroom. The faint scent of cream that filled the room wafted into his nostrils, making the young man's heart race.

After all, even if you know there's no real intention, being led into your lover's bedroom hand in hand can still make an eighteen-year-old boy's mind wander.

The two went to the balcony, opened the window, and a cool breeze carrying a slightly damp smell entered the room, making them both shrink their necks.

Looking up, Zhou Heming realized that the moon had long since disappeared, and all he could see was a deep, dark night sky.

"It seems like we can't see the moon at this time of day."

He awkwardly searched for a topic of conversation, but the night in Jiangcheng was still quite bright, making the dim stars difficult to see.

Cheng Shuangjiang listened to the boy's flimsy explanation as he peered in, a smile playing on her lips, but her eyes did not look at the night sky.

Just then, Zhou Heming's phone vibrated, emitting a pleasant alarm sound.

This signifies the arrival of midnight.

Somewhat flustered, the boy fumbled for his phone, hurriedly turned off the alarm, and looked up somewhat embarrassedly.

But what I saw was the girl's eyes sparkling with starlight under the dim city lights outside the window.

And, in that starlight, his eighteen-year-old self.

His breath hitched for a moment. Zhou Heming slowly put down his phone, calming his heart pounding so hard it hurt his eardrums. He spoke, though he wasn't sure if his voice was trembling.

Happy birthday, Frost's Descent.

For an instant.

The boy seemed to see a bright moon rising in the room.

However, the girl's smile was even brighter than the moonlight.

The moon in her room is indeed more beautiful.

"Actually, I also prepared a gift, but I feel that it is a gift that needs to be given at a specific time, so, well, I may have to wait until tomorrow, no, later today to give it to you."

Zhou Heming explained somewhat hastily.

He didn't think Cheng Shuangjiang would be angry because she didn't receive the gift immediately; he just wanted to make the gift more meaningful.

"Okay~"

The smile on her face grew wider and wider from the moment it started.

"Then I won't ask any more questions; I'll keep it a surprise."

The girl, who was very understanding, agreed to save that expectation for later, but her excited mood didn't seem to allow the night to end so quickly, so she asked again.

"So, you stayed here until midnight just to say happy birthday?"

"Because I want you to be happy all day long."

Zhou Heming spoke frankly, but also with some unease.

"Should I prepare some gifts that I can afford right now?"

"no thanks."

Cheng Shuangjiang shook her head, then pointed to the boy in front of her.

"At this moment, having you by my side is the best gift."

next moment.

The girl snuggled into his arms. She had changed into her pajamas, so her right hand wasn't hanging in front of her, allowing their bodies to press tightly together.

Warm, soft, petite, and with a faint fragrance that he couldn't tell if it was laundry detergent or shampoo, Zhou Heming felt Cheng Shuangjiang's left hand gently wrap around his waist, her palm resting on his back.

thump--

thump--

thump--

The intense, indistinguishable beating of his or her heart filled his ears. Her head with its long, flowing hair was so close that he could even feel the delicate touch of her nose against his chest. This caused Zhou Heming's brain to freeze on the spot, and he remained motionless.

"Silly girl, you should hold me tight even now."

Even her voice became soft and shy, and the girl's coquettish words came from the boy's chest.

"Oh"

Finally snapping out of his daze, Zhou Heming inwardly berated himself for his lack of romantic understanding, while slowly, tentatively, and cautiously placing his hand on her back.

Even through the slightly thick pajamas, he could clearly feel the slender lines of the girl's back. Not daring to move his hand, Zhou Heming had already exhausted all his courage just by placing his palm on it.

Courage training is clearly far from enough.

At this moment, Zhou Heming suddenly felt a sense of melancholy and sorrow for no apparent reason.

Because it was this petite, delicate girl, who seemed so fragile that she could be broken with the slightest force, who endured suffering, was misunderstood, witnessed separation, and finally, after traversing a long period of time, came to stand before him.

He knew that the two of them understood each other implicitly; some things, even without being spoken, were understood by both of them.

Yet, in this moment that one longs to hold forever, the young man still wants to use words to make it even more beautiful.

So, Zhou Heming spoke up.

"Frost's Descent, I love you."

All of a sudden.

He felt the girl in his arms tremble slightly.

Then, with all her might, she hugged his body, as if she wanted to meld herself into him.

At this moment, in the silent room, only the intertwined heartbeats of the two could be heard.

It's like a binary star system that has broken the Roche limit.

From that moment on, we became one, never to be separated again.

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