Rebirth: My Childhood Sweetheart Came into My Arms

"Aren't you going to invite me in for a bit, Little Lightning?" Bei Yao clung to the doorframe, a delighted smile plastered on his face.

Jingran was taken aback. "Why is it you?"

"The president said we were short-staffed here, so I came over," Bei Yao said as he squeezed inside. "Honey, could you get me a pair of slippers, please?"

Jing Ran: "..."

Although Jingran was speechless at Beiyao's constant calling him "baby," he still obediently got him slippers and led him to the living room.

Several people greeted Bei Yao when they saw him.

"Brother Yao, have you had lunch yet?"

"not yet."

"Let's eat together then."

While Jiang Nanqiao was unpacking the takeout and distributing it to everyone, He Ziyu announced, "From now on, this will be our base. I'll distribute the spare keys to everyone in a bit."

Upon hearing this, Jingran immediately became excited. "Wow! Does that mean I can sneak here to play games from now on?"

"I don't mind if we secretly have sex," He Ziyu said, "just don't use my bed."

"Get lost! You're the only one out of us who's not single. If anyone's going to get lost, it's you."

"Oh? Is that so? Then how about I go with you?"

He Ziyu held Jingran and they rolled around on the sofa, their giggles echoing throughout the living room.

……

After an unknown amount of time, the "battle" finally subsided.

Jingran's face was flushed. She opened her mouth wide and took a bite of the hamburger, muttering, "Ayu, you're such a pervert! You're like an old scoundrel. I really don't know how Brother Yu can stand you."

He Ziyu raised an eyebrow. "He likes me being this wild, right, Brother Yu?"

"Yes," Jiang Chengyu nodded with a smile, "I like you no matter what."

Feeling a bit tired after being inexplicably bombarded with displays of affection, Jingran lowered his head and continued eating his hamburger.

Bei Yao saw through his little scheme and deliberately moved closer to him, putting her arm around the back of the sofa.

"Is it tasty?"

"tasty."

"Can I have a taste?"

Upon hearing this, Jingran instinctively gripped the hamburger tighter.

He's a bit possessive of his food, especially when it's delicious. Even though today's hamburger wasn't particularly tasty, he was hungry, and when he's hungry, he won't allow anyone to touch his food.

Bei Yao lowered his head and pulled him even tighter. "Not even a single bite?"

Jingran glared at him, and was about to nod when she suddenly remembered that she needed his help to assemble furniture that afternoon, so she hesitated.

What if he becomes possessive of his food, and Bei Yao holds a grudge and refuses to help him?

Never mind, let him have a bite.

Jingran reluctantly handed over the hamburger, saying, "We agreed, you'd only have one bite."

Bei Yao nodded, but did not take the hamburger.

"What are you doing? Didn't you want to eat?"

"I want you to feed me."

"..."

After Bei Yao finished speaking, the others present immediately switched to watching the excitement, especially Jiang Nanqiao, whose eyes were full of anticipation.

After all, she has the soul of a fujoshi (a female fan of male-male romance), and she can detect even the slightest hint of something. Right now, the interaction between Bei Yao and Jing Ran is clearly full of bromance...

"Don't you have hands?" Jingran retorted without hesitation.

Bei Yao had anticipated that he would say that.

He chuckled, his hand, which had been resting on the back of the sofa, inadvertently slipping down to Jingran's shoulder. His voice was deep and magnetic: "Baby, have you forgotten about me feeding you crayfish before? Although I'm willing to spoil you, you can't be too domineering, or I'll think you're treating me like your... um."

Before he could finish speaking, Bei Yao's mouth was stuffed with a hamburger.

Jing Ran felt a pang of heartache, but there was nothing he could do. If he didn't quickly shut Bei Yao up, the guy might say something strange again.

Let's look at Beiyao again...

His smile was especially bright after his scheme succeeded, and then he took a big bite and ate half of the hamburger.

He learned this trick from Jiang Chengyu.

Last time, after Jiang Chengyu finished eating He Ziyu's popsicle, the two of them flirted and teased each other for a long time on the playground. Now that he's biting into Jing Ran's hamburger, does that mean...?

"You! Didn't I tell you to take a bite?!"

Seeing his hamburger disappear by half, Jingran's eyes widened instantly!

Bei Yao explained unclearly, "It's a 'ri yi hou ha'." (It's a 'yi yi'.)

"Are you a hippopotamus? Your mouth is so big!" Jingran took a deep breath, and a small flame rose up in her chest.

He doesn't have the same good temper as He Ziyu.

Daring to snatch food from a tiger's mouth...

Let's see how he deals with this guy!

Jing Ran cracked her wrists twice, then pounced on Bei Yao in a flash, pinning him to the sofa and tearing at him.

"Brother Yu, it's too noisy here, let's go to the kitchen to eat."

"it is good."

Jiang Chengyu and He Ziyu hit it off immediately, grabbed their hamburgers, and made a quick getaway.

Jiang Nanqiao didn't follow, but instead brazenly used his phone to record the two "wrestling" process, his smile once again reaching the sun.

Actually, she had long suspected that there was something wrong between the two of them.

Previously, Bei Yao named their team "Lightning," which was obviously for Jing Ran. Also, the pink team uniforms they wore that day—almost everyone in the junior high school at No. 8 Middle School knew that Jing Ran loved wearing flashy pink running shoes.

In addition, Bei Yao made a heart shape with his hands towards the stands, asked Jing Ran to watch the shooting stars, bought him snacks, and called him "baby"...

Jiang Nanqiao was moved to tears, and raised her phone to take pictures from every angle, afraid of missing any detail.

……

After lunch, the furniture was delivered. Jingran, like a local landowner, kicked Beiyao in the butt and shooed him into the room, then crossed his arms and ordered him to do chores.

Jiang Nanqiao didn't want to be idle, and since she had nothing else to do, she simply picked up the vacuum cleaner and started cleaning the room.

While everyone was busy with their own tasks, He Ziyu pulled Jiang Chengyu into the bedroom.

Jiang Cheng thought he wanted to do something sneaky with him, so without saying a word, she pressed him against the door and kissed him.

He Ziyu's legs went weak from the kiss, and it took a lot of effort to push Jiang Chengyu away.

Jiang Chengyu's breathing became slightly erratic, and he unconsciously licked the corner of his mouth, his eyes brimming with starlight.

"Ah Yu, you're so sweet."

"..."

He Ziyu blushed and quickly lowered his head.

He felt that Jiang Chengyu had gone astray, and was talking more and more inappropriately. He didn't know who he had learned it from.

Jiang Chengyu: "Can I kiss you again?"

Upon hearing this, He Ziyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Brother Yu, weren't you always so serious? How come you are now..."

"Everyone grows up, and I'm no exception." Jiang Chengyu grabbed He Ziyu's hand and pulled him closer. "Besides, if we're talking about being irresponsible, wasn't it you who taught me to be like that?"

"I..." He Ziyu's lips twitched, unable to refute.

Jiang Chengyu smiled, her thin lips close to his ear, "There were so many people outside just now, I've been holding back for so long. Let me kiss you a little longer, and I'll let you go."

He Ziyu: "I promise you, but I have more important things to do right now. Let's finish talking, and then... then we can kiss again."

Jiang Chengyu: "What is it?"

He Ziyu reached into his pocket, took out a bank card, and stuffed it into Jiang Chengyu's hand.

"There's 100,000 yuan in this card. It's pocket money my dad gave me. Please keep it safe for me; the studio will need it later."

Jiang Chengyu held the card, slightly taken aback.

One hundred thousand yuan.

This amount may not seem like much to the Jiang family, but in the eyes of this "fallen young master," it was a huge sum of money.

"This is too much money, you should keep it." Jiang Chengyu pretended to return the card.

He Ziyu took a step back. "Didn't we agree before that you would be in charge of the studio's finances? Since you're in charge of finances, the money should naturally be in your custody."

"But……"

"There are no buts," He Ziyu said firmly. "You know I'm a big spender, I can't hold onto money. If you don't want our studio to fail before it even starts, then you'd better take good care of it for me."

Jiang Chengyu: "Then, I'll keep it for you for now, and give it back to you when you need it."

He Ziyu: "No need to give it to me, just swipe it. The PIN for this card is your birthday."

He Ziyu spoke these words in a nonchalant tone, as if the card contained only ten dollars, not one hundred thousand.

Jiang Chengyu paused, then asked, "Aren't you afraid I'll use the money in there to buy things for myself?"

"Buy it if you want," He Ziyu raised an eyebrow. "Anyway, we'll be family from now on. My money is your money, and your money is my money. As long as it doesn't interfere with important matters, you can spend it however you want."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chengyu's heart softened, and the card in her hand suddenly felt heavy.

He Ziyu said they are "one family".

For him, these three words represent responsibility, but also a lifelong bond.

He took a deep breath, put away his bank card, walked over and hugged He Ziyu, letting him rest his head on his shoulder.

"Thank you, Ayu. I won't let you down."

He Ziyu wrapped his arms around his waist and rubbed against his shoulder. "You are the most important person in my life besides my parents. I am willing to bet everything on you, and I will not regret it even if I lose."

"We won't lose," Jiang Chengyu gently stroked his hair, "We definitely won't."

……

Bei Yao assembled all the furniture single-handedly, and was drenched in sweat.

Jingran wanted to lend a hand during the process, but Beiyao felt sorry for him and told him to sit aside. So Jingran supervised the work for two whole hours.

"It's too hot, I'm going to take a shower." Bei Yao stood up and looked at Jing Ran, "Baby, do you want to come with me?"

Jing Ran: "Get out!"

Bei Yao: "Tsk tsk, someone that fierce won't find a girlfriend."

Jingran: "So what if I can't find one? I can always find a boyfriend."

As soon as the words left her mouth, Jingran realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

"Boyfriend, do you think I'm suitable?" Bei Yao looked at him with a half-smile. "I'm not very good at studying, but I'm pretty good at everything else, especially physical strength. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Jingran's face turned red at a visible speed. She caught sight of the wrench on the ground out of the corner of her eye, picked it up, and was about to smash it at him.

"Calm down, baby. This thing will be dead after it hits someone." Bei Yao backed down, quickly opened the door, and slipped out. "But you can still consider it. After all, it's not easy to find someone with my stamina."

After Bei Yao finished speaking, he slammed the door shut and sneaked away.

……

That evening, the group quickly reached an agreement and decided to stay overnight at He Ziyu's house.

During this rare holiday, parents are not too strict, and since Jiang Chengyu's parents haven't returned to China yet, there are almost no obstacles to him staying overnight.

only……

"I don't care, I want to sleep on the sofa." Jingran hugged her pillow, her face showing an expression of unyielding defiance.

The house in Xinrong Garden has only four bedrooms in total, one of which has been converted into a workroom. The remaining three rooms are just enough for them to divide in a "2-2-1" arrangement.

"I'll sleep on the sofa," Bei Yao said, plopping down on the sofa. "You're a restless sleeper; you'll easily fall off if you sleep on the sofa."

Jiang Chengyu & Jiang Nanqiao: "?"

It seems like we've discovered some incredible secret?