Reborn and awakened, this time I won't be a love-struck fool.

"Fine, I won't blame you," He Wensi said, tears welling in her eyes. "But from now on, don't ask me for a single penny again."

"Sisi, what are you doing?" Mother He asked anxiously.

He Wensi gave her a mocking look, wiped away her tears, and turned back to her bedroom.

She threw herself onto the bed, buried her face in the blankets, and cried for a long time, feeling wronged.

I don't know how much time passed before my phone vibrated.

She pulled out a handful of tissues to wipe her tears, her eyes still red. She picked up her phone and glanced at it; it was a message from the top donor.

Top fan: [Sorry, Sisi, there was an accident just now.]

With just that one sentence, He Wensi felt as if her heart had come back to life. She typed, feeling wronged, "Why aren't you replying?"

Top contributor: [My phone just broke, so I bought a new one. I just downloaded WeChat, and all my chat history is gone. I'm so sorry.]

Xiaosi, go to bed early: [I just sent you a lot of messages, I thought you were lying to me.]

Top fan: [How is this possible? I finally won her over.]

He Wensi was coaxed into laughing.

Xiaosi, go to bed early: [Then you have to reimburse me, or I'll get angry.]

Top contributor: [Reimbursement? Of course, it should be reimbursed.]

The top donor: [I only have a few thousand yuan left right now, all in the bank. I need to get reimbursed for my baby's expenses after I go back to China.]

He Wensi hesitated for a moment: "When are you going back to China?"

Top fan: [Soon, I'll be back next week.]

Xiaosi, go to bed early: [Okay, brother.]

He Wensi breathed a sigh of relief.

-

Lin Wu took a nap and woke up at six o'clock in the afternoon. The sky was already a bit overcast.

She instinctively snuggled closer to the blanket before picking up her phone to check for new messages.

I didn't check my phone much all afternoon, but I still received quite a few messages.

Many of her former girlfriends invited her to get together tomorrow. Lin Wu used to meet up with her girlfriends whenever she had nothing to do, to chat about gossip and the latest haute couture and jewelry releases.

These girls were just friends who ate, drank, and had fun; there was no real connection between them. Their greatest skill was changing sides depending on the situation. So, after Lin Wu fell on hard times in her previous life, all these girls disappeared, and when they saw her, they acted as if they didn't recognize her.

Lin Wu scrolled to the bottom and found that Shen Mingluo had sent her a message.

Please add Xi Shi's message: 【Want to go out and play tomorrow?】

The message was sent two hours ago.

Lin Wu quickly replied: 【Sure.】

Shen Mingluo replied instantly: 【Okay, okay, so what do you usually like to play?】

Melancholy Sweetie: [I like to play everything, you arrange it, I'll come next time.]

Please strengthen Xi Shi: [Okay.]

-

The two agreed to meet at 4 p.m. the next day.

Shen Mingluo lived in the next-door neighborhood, so she had her driver take her directly to Lin Wu's building.

As Lin Wu hummed a song as she came downstairs, she immediately spotted Lin Si sitting on the carpet playing video games. She glanced at him and asked, "Going out to play?"

"Yes."

Lin Wu nodded.

Lin Si said quietly, "Xie Yanhuai went out too. Are you sure you're not looking for him?"

Lin Wu slipped and almost fell. She grabbed the door for support, saying, "Are you crazy?"

The boy held the game console and looked at her coldly.

Lin Wu said from the bottom of her heart, "Lin Si, tell me the truth, do you have a crush on him?"

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

"I have reasonable suspicion," Lin Wu said. "Have you noticed that lately you've been the one mentioning that bastard surnamed Xie all the time?"

Lin Si paused for a moment, then raised an eyebrow: "Really?"

"Very good," Lin Wu said.

Lin Si said "Oh," and added, "I'm not blind, how could I possibly fall for this thirteenth brother?"

Your taste isn't much better either.

Lin Wu endured it for a long time, and finally managed to swallow those words.

Shen Mingluo's father is not only incredibly lucky, but he also dotes on his only daughter. The car he provided for her was a brand new one that had just been purchased.

Shen Minglu rolled down the car window and waved excitedly at her: "Lin Wu!"

This person has always had a unique aesthetic sense, and this time was no exception. She wore a pink ponytail wig, boldly applied blue eyeshadow, and had glossy pink lips. She also wore expensive diamonds on her neck and wrists.

Lin Wu's eyes widened in surprise. "Hi, hi, hi."

Shen Mingluo greeted them warmly, "Get in the car quickly, get in the car quickly."

-

Lin Wu originally thought that given Shen Mingluo's carefree personality, she would go to a more lively place, but she never expected it to be an opera house.

As Lin Wu got out of the car, she paused for a moment and said, "I didn't expect that."

Shen Mingluo was taken aback: "Didn't expect what?"

"I didn't expect you to come to a place like this," Lin Wu replied.

Shen Mingluo, gripping the chain of her bag with one hand, asked, "Don't you socialites usually like to come to places like this?"

Lin Wu: "It's just a matter of wasting time."

"You...don't like it?" Shen Mingluo asked.

Lin Wu thought for a moment: "It's not really a matter of liking or disliking."

Shen Mingluo's eyes lit up: "Actually, I don't like it either. Let's go to the arcade after we finish watching it."

"Arcade?"

"Yes," Shen Mingluo said, "I absolutely love playing claw machines."

"Okay," Lin Wu readily agreed. She had only been there when she was very young.

-

It was almost dark when the two arrived at the arcade.

Shen Minglu readily exchanged the game tokens, splitting them equally with Lin Wu. This arcade was quite large; the claw machines alone occupied an entire side hall.

Because it was the National Day holiday, the place was still packed with people even at six or seven in the evening.

Shen Mingluo, carrying a basket full of game coins, stopped in her tracks when she passed a Hello Kitty claw machine.

Lin Wu remembered the backpack she often carried, so she asked, "Do you particularly like this one?"

"Yes." Shen Mingluo nodded. "I love it."

Lin Wu: "Then arrest them."

Given that today is National Day, the boss must have secretly adjusted the odds overnight. Shen Mingluo tried fifty times, losing half of his game coins, but still couldn't catch anything.

"How awful!"

Lin Wu was wearing a thin sweatshirt today. She rolled up her sleeves and said, "I'll do it."

Shen Minglu pouted and said, "Okay."

Lin Wu rubbed his hands together, breathed on his palms, inserted two game coins, aimed at the doll on the edge, and decisively slapped it down.

The claw descended at a steady speed, and did not fall even when it reached the highest point.

Lin Wu stared at the claws with shining eyes.

Shen Mingluo had already started praising: "Wuwu, you're amazing!"

Just as the claw moved toward the exit, it suddenly loosened, and the doll fell down with a thud.

Lin Wu: "..."

Shen Mingluo: "……………"

"I'm not smoking anymore." Shen Minglu waved his hand. "I think this little chick next to me is quite cute."

"Okay." Lin Wu nodded and stood aside watching her catch the chicks.

But she was still unconvinced and kept staring at the Kity Cat claw machine next to her.

A chubby little boy, about seven or eight years old, with a picture of Xiong Er eating honey printed on his chest, walked over and asked Lin Wu, "Auntie, are you still going to catch them?"

Lin Wu gasped, crossed her arms, and looked down at him condescendingly: "Who are you calling 'Auntie'?"

The chubby little boy was fair-skinned and clean-cut, with an especially cute face, big eyes, and a round face: "I'm calling you."

"That's rude, call me 'sister'."

"...Sister," the chubby boy said, clutching two game tokens, "are you still going to grab these?"

"We're not going to arrest them anymore," Lin Wu shook her head.

The chubby boy said "Oh," inserted two game coins, aimed his paw at the doll, and casually slapped it.

The claws precisely target the doll, grab it, and smoothly transport it to the exit.

Lin Wu: "?"

"No," she asked seriously, "Did you open it?"

"What? What? What?!" Shen Mingluo turned his head and looked at the pink doll in the chubby boy's hand, feeling as if the sky was about to fall. "How could he even grab that?"

The chubby boy clutched the doll tightly to his chest, staring nervously at the two women: "I caught this!"

"I know, don't be nervous." Lin Wu rested her hands on her knees, wanting him to teach her some secrets.

As a result, the chubby boy seemed to be threatened by the two beautiful older girls. With tears in his eyes, he grabbed his doll, turned around, and ran away, crying, "Waaah!"

Lin Wu froze, turning to look at Shen Mingluo in astonishment: "Why is he crying?"

Shen Minglu looked blank and shook his head. "I don't know."

Lin Wu quickly put this little incident out of his mind and was preparing to try again.

A familiar voice came from behind me.

She said, sounding aggrieved, "Brother, it was these two aunties who bullied me."

Lin Wu subconsciously turned around.