Transmigrated into a female-oriented novel, and put an end to the domineering CEOs all over the city

Lu Jingxiu was completely stunned. Why couldn't he understand human speech all of a sudden?

"What are you talking about?"

"What? How did I die?"

"Did you travel from the future? Or did you dream about the future?"

"Have you been reading too many novels lately? Or did some school beauty hire someone to scare you?"

Lu Jingxiu bombarded Xu Na with questions, his face a picture of utter bewilderment, but he showed none of the panic or shock that Xu Na had anticipated at having her secret exposed.

Xu Na didn't speak, but stared intently into his eyes, as if trying to find even the slightest bit of pretense or flaw in those deep eyes.

She stared at it for a long time.

Then, she fell silent.

Because Lu Jingxiu's bewildered expression didn't seem fake at all.

But what if he wasn't reborn...?

So, were all those things he just said just a coincidence?

Xu Na quickly went through everything that had happened that morning in her mind.

Lu Jingxiu called Chen Xinghai to steal business in order to make some extra money on the side.

He offered advice to Chen Xinghai because he couldn't stand seeing his friend being taken advantage of.

He made himself pretend to be the object of her affections because he wanted to keep the money in the family and earn some pocket money for her.

...It seems like it really was all just a coincidence.

Each of these events, taken individually, has a perfectly reasonable explanation and doesn't need an absurd premise like "rebirth" to back it up.

That makes sense. How could it be that both he and I were reborn? The probability of that is even lower than winning the lottery.

Thinking of this, an unprecedented, overwhelming sense of embarrassment suddenly swept over Xu Na.

What did she just do?

In front of Lu Jingxiu, she cried and hugged him, even sitting on his lap and burying her head in his neck, saying something about "my feelings" with a deeply affectionate expression...

Her expression just now, her actions just now, those tears just now...

Xu Na's face turned red at a visible speed, from the base of her neck all the way to her hairline.

She seemed to suddenly transform into a red cartoon character, with white steam constantly puffing out from her head.

Overwhelmed by shame, she instantly lost all her strength, collapsing limply into Lu Jingxiu's arms, too weak to even lift her head.

She felt even more like crying now.

Several seconds passed before she managed to scrape together a barely usable reason from her nearly crashing brain.

"Brother... I... I had a nightmare last night, I dreamt about you... Never mind, I'm not going to talk about it, I was just scared, my mind is a bit of a mess right now."

Oh, so it was just a nightmare.

Lu Jingxiu breathed a sigh of relief, but still pressed on, "What kind of dream? What could have scared you like that?"

"I'm not going to say it," Xu Na shook her head, "It's bad luck to say it!"

From Lu Jingxiu's perspective, he could see that her entire face was red from her ears to her neck, and even the back of her neck was completely red.

To prevent Lu Jingxiu from continuing to press her about this nightmare that made her so embarrassed she wanted to dig her toes into the ground, Xu Na quickly changed the subject.

"And...brother, I have a feeling that your personality has changed a lot lately, you're completely different from before."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jingxiu's heart skipped a beat.

nonsense.

Even the soul has changed, coming from another world, how could the changes not be significant?

He was silent for a few seconds, his mind racing, and then he started spouting nonsense: "Maybe it's because I've been reading some books lately and figured some things out."

"...What kind of book is so magical?" Xu Na lifted her head from his embrace and looked at him suspiciously.

Lu Jingxiu remained expressionless and solemnly announced the book titles: "How to Win Friends and Influence People," "How a Class Monitor Gains Power," "How to Talk to Family Members," and so on.

Xu Na: "..."

Her lips twitched slightly, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

"...It's good...ah!"

She was speaking when she suddenly shuddered as if she had been electrocuted, and a short gasp escaped her lips.

I got an electric shock there; a current-like sensation swept through my entire body...

This...this person...how could they...?

Xu Na's heart rate instantly soared to 180 beats per minute, so fast it felt like it was about to jump out of her throat.

She scrambled to her feet, practically rolling and crawling, before staggering back to her original chair.

To cover up her panic and strange reaction, she threatened fiercely, "Lu Jingxiu! If anyone else knows what I did just now, I'll tell Mom and Dad about you... about you making that inappropriate greeting!"

As she spoke, she glanced at something meaningful.

"Um."

Lu Jingxiu was also a little embarrassed, and his ears turned slightly red.

Just now... for some reason, that kid Lu Lao Er suddenly stood up with his head held high and chest puffed out, looking very energetic, and greeted everyone.

It caught him off guard and made Xu Na gasp in surprise.

Damn it, this brat, does he think he can just greet people like that?! Doesn't he even know when to stop!

He cursed a hundred times in his heart, but on the surface he tried his best to remain calm, slowly picked up the phone on the table, and sent a message to Chen Xinghai.

"Alright, come in after you're done drawing."

The door to the private room was quickly pushed open a crack, and Chen Xinghai poked his head in, cautiously asking, "Brother Lu, are you finished talking?"

"Hmm." Lu Jingxiu nodded slightly.

Once Chen Xinghai sat back down, Lu Jingxiu didn't waste any more words and went straight through the plan he had just discussed with Xu Na.

Of course, he made some adjustments to his wording.

He didn't mention that Zhuang Xue was a gold digger, since Chen Xinghai was still infatuated and might not be able to accept the truth directly, which could easily hurt their relationship.

He simply and clearly instructed, "Next, you will openly pursue my sister Lu Na at school. Be natural in your actions and show genuine sincerity. Treat Nana the way you treated Zhuang Xue before. Once Zhuang Xue sees this, she will naturally feel threatened."

After listening, Chen Xinghai thought for a moment and then asked, "Brother Lu, this plan sounds good, but... what's the essential difference between this and my previous plan to hire Li Qingqing to pretend to be my girlfriend?"

"The difference is huge." Lu Jingxiu leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs, and looked calm and confident, like a seasoned player setting up a chess game.

He held up one finger:

"First of all, who in the whole school doesn't know that Li Qingqing is my ex-girlfriend? She just broke up with me and then became your girlfriend. Anyone who sees this will think there's something fishy going on."

"Zhuang Xue isn't stupid. She can tell with a little thought that these people are probably hired by you, and she won't really feel threatened."

He extended his second finger:

"Secondly, Li Qingqing's personality—to put it nicely, she's aloof; to put it bluntly, she's pretentious. Honestly, during this time you two were together, even though you were nominally a couple, did you really feel like a couple?"

Chen Xinghai opened his mouth but didn't say anything, but it was clear that his weak point had been hit.