Rebirth: My Childhood Sweetheart Came into My Arms

"Brother." He Ningqiu stood outside the door, smiling as she greeted him.

He Ziyu frowned. "Why are you here?"

He Ningqiu: "My parents had a dinner party today, and I was so bored at home by myself, so I came over to join in the fun."

Since everyone was already at the door, they couldn't be turned away, so He Ziyu opened the door and let He Ningqiu in.

"Everyone's busy with work right now and doesn't have time to spend with you. If you're bored, you can watch TV in the living room."

"Don't worry, brother, I won't bother you." He Ningqiu sat down on the sofa, pretending to look down at his phone.

He said he came today to "join in the fun," but actually, he wanted to see how He Ziyu's studio was doing.

He had been busy taking care of Lan Yuan during this time and hadn't paid much attention to He Ziyu's affairs. He was quite surprised to suddenly hear that He Ziyu was going to open a studio.

But after the initial surprise came a lingering fear.

Before coming to the He family, his mother repeatedly told him to surpass He Ziyu in every aspect, and he had always done so. But now He Ziyu is not only studying hard, but also starting his own business, which makes He Ningqiu have to be more vigilant.

He feared that He Ziyu was pretending to be weak while actually being strong.

If his grades improve and the studio makes money, wouldn't his father praise him to the skies?

He has to find a way to prevent this from happening.

……

"What did you say? He Ningqiu is here?" Upon hearing He Ningqiu's name in the workroom, Jiang Nanqiao immediately glared at her, switching to a high-level defensive stance. "He's here to see the class monitor, right? That little bitch is definitely up to something again. Let's see what I do..."

Halfway through her sentence, Jiang Nanqiao suddenly remembered He Ningqiu's other identity, and the action of rolling up her sleeves instantly froze. "Ahem, I forgot he's your younger brother, sorry~"

Although He Ningqiu is a naive and innocent girl, he is still the second young master of the He family. His status is what it is. Even if she, as an outsider, dislikes him, she can't very well criticize him in front of his brother.

Besides, she's a lady, and ladies shouldn't resort to violence, hmm!

"He is indeed my brother, but we're only in name; our relationship isn't as close as yours," He Ziyu said. "But Qiaoqiao, you should still avoid contact with him. After all, he's a cunning person, and you're a girl; I'm afraid he might hurt you."

"He hurt me?" Jiang Nanqiao's eyes widened upon hearing this. "He dares to hurt me, and I'll torture him until his ashes are mixed with rice, his brains are planted with trees, and even his own mother is sent to heaven!"

Jing Ran: "..."

Bei Yao: "..."

Jiang Chengyu: "..."

Women are not to be trifled with.

Jiang Nanqiao put her hands on her hips, her eyes practically rolling to the sky.

In front of her friends, she's a gentle little rabbit, but in front of the innocent and timid, she's even more timid than a tiger.

Want to break up her relationship?

Unless you step over her dead body first!

"Um, Qiaoqiao..." Jingran couldn't help but ask, "Why do you hate He Ningqiu so much?"

He could understand why He Ziyu disliked He Ningqiu, but as for Jiang Nanqiao, logically speaking, there was no conflict of interest between the two.

Besides, she even helped He Ningqiu with her homework before, and things were going well back then, weren't they?

Faced with Jing Ran's probing question, Jiang Nanqiao said seriously, "Because he's a shameless, innocent girl. He knows the class monitor doesn't like him, yet he still tries to interfere between the class monitor and A Yu!"

The thought of He Ningqiu secretly acting as a third wheel between the two of them made Jiang Nanqiao furious.

If he had just used a megaphone to announce that he liked Jiang Chengyu and wanted to compete fairly with He Ziyu, she probably wouldn't have been so disgusted. But that guy didn't dare to come out of the closet, and instead wanted to ruin other people's relationships.

Sly and wicked.

"Huh? He likes Yu-ge?" Jing, a beat behind, felt out of touch again.

"Don't you know? I thought you did. He made it so obvious. He brought breakfast to the class monitor and deliberately fell down in front of him. Even mistresses in TV dramas wouldn't dare to act like that."

Seeing Jingran's blank expression, Bei Yao felt a pang of sympathy and quickly went over to put his arm around his shoulder. "The child isn't quite right in the head, please forgive him."

Jing Ran was stunned for two seconds. After realizing that Bei Yao was teasing him, he raised his leg and stomped hard on Bei Yao's slippers.

"Ugh..." Bei Yao let out a muffled groan.

"You're the one who's not smart enough! Your whole family is not smart enough!"

"Yes, you're right. My brain isn't working well, and neither is my wife's. So our child is definitely not out of the question."

After Bei Yao said that, Jing Ran felt that he had backed down and was quite satisfied, unaware that the faces of the others were almost frozen with laughter.

Jiang Nanqiao: "Brother Yao, I feel so sorry for you."

He Ziyu: "Add one."

Jiang Chengyu: "Add one more."

……

Half an hour later, "Tinder" rushed over.

He Ziyu led him to the workroom and enthusiastically introduced him to its layout.

"You can put your comics on the bookshelf here, then there's a desk. This desk is big enough to hold all your tools. And also, this simple bed can be used to put your clothes or to sleep. Anyway, knowing you, you'll definitely finish drawing and go straight to sleep, then wake up and continue drawing."

"Fire Seed" looked around the room, her eyes glistening with a gentle light.

Rather than investors promising him how many copies of his comics would sell or how many tens of thousands of fans he would accumulate, he hopes that they will truly understand him and what he has been persisting in all these years.

Clearly, He Ziyu is the one who understands him.

He understands that benefits depend on the artwork, so he does his best to create a better creative environment for him so that he can focus on creating better works without distractions.

He couldn't have been more eager for such a "talent scout".

Tinder: "I really like this room, thank you."

He Ziyu: "From now on, we'll be working partners, so don't be shy."

After touring the workshop, He Ziyu thought that since the "Spark" people were all here, he might as well have someone transport his things over as well. Anyway, there wasn't much in his tiny apartment, and a taxi would solve everything.

"I'll go," Bei Yao volunteered. "Moving things is my forte."

"You moved a lot of things yesterday, aren't you tired?" Jingran asked.

Bei Yao: "To be honest, I'm a little tired, but if more people were with me..."

"Stop talking nonsense," Jingran grabbed her coat from the hanger, trying to make her expression look natural. "I'll go with you."

"See? You still care about me after all." Bei Yao smiled triumphantly.

Although his darling is a bit assertive in words and a bit ruthless in actions, she can be quite warm when she needs to be.

Tell me, what else could this be but love?

"If you say that again, I'm not going with you!"

"No, no, no, I was just teasing you. Let's go, baby."

"..."

After Jingran and Beiyao left, the house became much quieter. He Ziyu glanced at the time and went back to his bedroom to continue working.

……

While everyone was busy, He Ningqiu quietly went to the "Spark" room.

He had loved drawing since he was a child and had read a lot of comics. When he learned that He Ziyu ran a comic studio, he felt very uncomfortable, as if his area of ​​expertise had been invaded.

"Tinder" was looking something up on the computer when he heard a knock on the door and said, "Come in."

"Hello, I am He Ziyu's younger brother, He Ningqiu." He Ningqiu introduced himself at the door with a fake and kind smile on his face.

"Ah, is this Mr. He... is he A-Yu's younger brother? Please come in."

"Fire Seed" looked He Ningqiu up and down.

The child looks about the same age as He Ziyu, but they don't look alike. They're probably cousins ​​or something.

He Ningqiu sat down on the sofa and took the initiative to start a conversation: "My brother told me that you are a cartoonist. I also really like reading comics. Two people who like comics will definitely have a lot to talk about."

Given that the other party was He Ziyu's younger brother, "Fire Seed" was completely unprepared and felt a sense of regret for not having met him sooner.

He had been lonely for too long, and he cherished any empathy he received from others. The appearance of He Ningqiu was like a ray of new dawn for him.

The two chatted about domestic comics and foreign comics, from early comics to newer works...

Unlike He Ziyu, He Ningqiu, though not good at analyzing the situation of the comic industry, had read many works and could even name some niche comics, which surprised and impressed "Fire Seed".

"Mr. Fire Seed, how about we add each other on WeChat?" When things got interesting, He Ningqiu took the initiative to ask to add each other on WeChat.

Upon hearing this, "Fire Seed" quickly took out his phone.

You know, he's the kind of person who can easily meet up with fans by sending them private messages, so of course he wouldn't refuse such a like-minded person.

However, before He Ningqiu could scan the QR code, she heard He Ziyu's voice behind her.

"Didn't I tell you to watch TV by yourself? Why are you here?"

He Ningqiu's hand froze in mid-air, his expression a mix of embarrassment and guilt.

"Fire Seed" caught a faint smell of gunpowder in the air and instinctively felt something was wrong.

Although the two were brothers, he had never heard of He Ningqiu before today, and He Ziyu did not introduce him to him when he arrived.

It seems there's some conflict between them.

"I... I saw Mr. Fire Seed was free, so I thought I'd come over and chat with him..."

He Ningqiu seemed to have a conditioned reflex; whenever she spoke to him, she would transform into a timid and submissive person, which made He Ziyu feel nauseous.

However, to those unaware of the situation, his appearance was quite different.

"Ah Yu, he only came over to chat with me because he saw I wasn't busy. You..."

He Ziyu ignored the explanation of "fire seed" and directly pulled He Ningqiu out of the room.

Because he retained his memories from his previous life, he knew what He Ningqiu's appearance meant for "Fire Seed." Even if he had the upper hand in this life, he could not let his guard down in front of the enemy.

A moment later, He Ziyu pulled He Ningqiu into the bedroom and closed the door.

"He Ziyu, are you out of your mind? What's wrong with me chatting with Huozhong for a bit? Why are you acting like you're guarding against a thief?"

With no outsiders around, He Ningqiu immediately revealed his true colors, and his tone became arrogant.

He Ziyu sneered and pushed He Ningqiu against the wall. "I must say, the phrase 'guard against thieves' is quite accurate. After all, in my eyes you are a thief, always sneaking around plotting how to steal other people's work, stealing other people's lives. Wouldn't it be better to spend that time with your blue dog? Hmm?"