Rebirth: My Childhood Sweetheart Came into My Arms

The bag contained a shoebox; the brand was the same as the pink shoes he wanted to buy.

Although I don't know which brand of shoes they are, this brand of shoes is quite expensive, with the cheapest costing seven or eight hundred yuan, which is not a small amount for students.

He couldn't possibly accept such an expensive gift for no reason.

"I don't want it, you can take it." Jingran shoved the paper bag back into Beiyao's hand. "I haven't helped you with anything, and suddenly giving me something so expensive is too strange. Besides, haven't you heard that you shouldn't give shoes as gifts? Because 'shoes' and 'evil' are homophones, giving shoes is like giving evil. Unless you have a grudge against me, otherwise... Hey, what are you doing?"

Jingran was focused on explaining when he suddenly saw Beiyao squatting on the ground, taking the shoebox out of the paper bag, and opening it in front of him.

Inside lay the little pink shoes he had been longing for.

Jing Ran: "..."

"I kept hearing you talking about 'little pink' at the studio, and I only found out you were referring to these shoes after asking A-Yu." Bei Yao took the shoes out and pulled out the plastic shoe trees. "I asked the sales assistant, and she said the size is true to size, so I just bought your size."

Jing Ran stared blankly at the pink sneakers in Bei Yao's hand, somewhat dazed.

The faint light of early winter shone through the window into the corridor, falling on the little pink shoes, so bright and dazzling.

Even the boy carrying the shoes looked much better.

Bei Yao knelt on one knee, head bowed, and slowly untied his shoelaces, his expression extremely serious.

Jingran lowered her eyes, her hands unconsciously gripping the edges of her school uniform.

From this angle, Bei Yao, bathed in the midday sun, looks as if he's been gilded. His wispy bangs cover his bold eyebrows and eyes, and his nose is high and straight, giving him a handsome yet slightly roguish look.

Jingran is a complete looks-obsessed person; when making friends, she doesn't care about academic performance or family background, she only looks at their appearance.

If someone has a good-looking face, he wants to spend more time with them. For example, He Ziyu is fair-skinned and clean-cut. He spotted him at first sight on the day of junior high school registration, and afterwards he would often gravitate towards He Ziyu. Before long, the two became close friends who called each other brothers.

Jingran thought that if Beiyao didn't have those kinds of feelings for him, they might have become good friends.

Give me your foot.

After unpacking, Bei Yao reached out his hand to him.

Jing Ran was taken aback. "What?"

"Try on the shoes," Bei Yao raised an eyebrow. "These are limited edition shoes, no returns or exchanges. If you don't take them, I'll just have to throw them in a trash can on the street."

"Why throw it in the trash? It's so expensive, why not just give it to someone else? I'm not the only one in the world who wears size 41 shoes..."

"But there is only one little lightning bolt in the world."

Bei Yao's gaze was intense, his eyes reflecting Jing Ran's figure.

The image of that boy who sped across the playground of No. 8 Middle School was deeply etched in his mind and could never be erased.

He was willing to do everything in his power to give Jingran everything she wanted, whether it was climbing mountains and sailing the seas to slay dragons, or going to the heavens and the earth to pluck stars from the sky.

As long as he wants it, and as long as I can afford it.

Jingran felt a little uncomfortable under Bei Yao's gaze, and shyly lowered her head, staring at her toes.

"that……"

"Um?"

"Where did you get the money?"

He had seen Bei Yao’s parents sending him living expenses when he was at the studio. It seemed to be 1,000 yuan a month. These shoes cost more than 2,000 yuan. Even if he didn’t eat or drink, it would take him several months to save up. How could he have bought them so quickly?

Bei Yao caught a hint of unease in Jing Ran's eyes and instantly understood what he was thinking.

"Don't worry, it wasn't stolen, robbed, or borrowed."

Jingran: "So, he's being kept by a rich woman?"

Bei Yao: "..."

Does he really look that frivolous?

Bei Yao took a deep breath and forced a smile. "Baby, this is what I've saved up. I've never spent any of my New Year's money from previous years, and now I've saved tens of thousands."

Upon hearing this, Jingran felt utterly ashamed.

He had received quite a bit of New Year's money, but he always spent it before he could even enjoy it, especially when he was with He Ziyu, he spent it even more.

"So don't feel sorry for me. All that talk about eating instant noodles to save money for gifts is just bad boys trying to win over girls. Look at me, I'm not bad, I'm telling the truth." Bei Yao curled up the corners of his mouth, his smile was very bright. "Come on, baby, stop dawdling, hurry up and try it."

Jing Ran pursed her lips, somewhat reserved, and said, "I... I'd better do it myself."

People occasionally pass by in the corridor, and if they saw Bei Yao changing his shoes, it would be too ambiguous.

Bei Yao didn't insist. He braced his right hand against the wall and used his body to trap him in the corner.

"You can change, I'll shield you, no one's watching."

"..." It's not like she's changing her underwear, what's wrong with looking at it?

Jingran sat down on the spot, kicked off her shoes, and carefully put her feet into the little pink shoes.

Although his parents taught him from a young age not to accept gifts from strangers...

But he was so greedy, so incredibly greedy, and Bei Yao had already said that if he didn't accept it, he would throw it in the trash. How could he possibly stand by and watch such a cruel thing happen?

Besides, Bei Yao isn't exactly "someone else," is he?

Jingran was comforting himself while changing his shoes, not noticing that the "human screen" in front of him had squatted down when he wasn't looking.

Bei Yao: "Where did you buy these Crayon Shin-chan socks? They're pretty cute."

Jingran paused for a moment while putting on her shoes, then quickly covered her other foot, which was exposed to the air, as if she had been electrocuted, and her face turned red instantly.

"You, you, you, turn around!"

"But I saw it all."

"Then just forget about it!"

His mom bought him these Crayon Shin-chan socks. He didn't want to wear them, but he overslept that morning and was worried about missing his exam, so he just grabbed a pair from the drawer. By sheer coincidence, he ended up with these.

Actually, Crayon Shin-chan isn't that bad, but the thing is that he's naked on it...

Jingran hurriedly stuffed her feet into her shoes to cover Xiaoxin's white bottom.

"Let me tie it for you."

"what?"

I'm talking about shoelaces.

Jingran's lips parted slightly, about to say no, when her foot was pulled away.

"What kind of tying do you want it to look like?"

"Anything is fine!" Jing Ran said, her face flushed, her hands gripping the ground tightly.

Bei Yao: "Then let's have a bow. It's cute and suits you."

Jing Ran: "..."

After tying her shoelaces, Jingran stood up and walked around.

The shoes are just the right size, not too big or too small, and as comfortable and fit as I imagined.

"Do you like it?" Bei Yao asked, standing beside him.

"I love it! I love it so much!" Jingran, wearing the little pink shoes, instantly switched to "shameless" mode, her happy little face flushed, almost ready to jump up and down on the spot.

"If you like it, that's good."

Looking at the boy's bright smile, Bei Yao felt genuine joy.

Suddenly, my phone vibrated in my pocket.

Bei Yao took out his phone and saw a WeChat message from Gu Wang.

[Bro, I've bought you all the instant noodles from the convenience store, all kinds of flavors, you name it.]

……

A dozen minutes later, the classroom was completely empty.

After He Ziyu and Jiang Chengyu finished discussing the last question, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I didn't make as many mistakes as I thought. If I can keep a steady performance in the afternoon exam, I should have a chance to be in the top 50%."

"I told you, you'd be fine."

Jiang Chengyu smiled, her eyes full of affection.

People say that no matter how intense the feelings are, they will fade over time, but Jiang Chengyu felt that his love for He Ziyu was increasing every day, and he couldn't even see the limit.

His charm increased even more after He Ziyu started to work hard.

"It's mainly thanks to you. If you hadn't tutored me every day, I wouldn't have improved so quickly." He Ziyu said, walking around to Jiang Chengyu's side. He looked around to make sure the classroom was empty, then pinched Jiang Chengyu's chin and kissed him on the lips.

The feeling of sneaking around is exciting, but also very risky. Every time He Ziyu finished, he regretted it, but he wanted to do it again next time.

Jiang Chengyu was also a little tipsy after being kissed, and he raised his hand to hook He Ziyu's neck, deepening the kiss.

He had been holding back his desire for a month with his arm in a cast. He was already itching to kiss, hug, and lift He Ziyu up whenever he saw him, let alone being teased by He Ziyu like this.

"Um, Brother Yu..." He Ziyu tried to push Jiang Chengyu away with both hands, wanting to say that they were at school and shouldn't play too much, but before he could finish speaking, he heard a cough behind him.

The two quickly separated.

The coughing sound came from Bei Yao, who was standing at the classroom door. A few seconds later, the English class representative walked in.

It turns out this guy was covering for them.

The English class representative only came back to get his meal card. After he left, He Ziyu and Jiang Chengyu looked at each other and burst out laughing.

He Ziyu: "I was almost scared to death just now!"

Jiang Chengyu: "Me too."

He Ziyu: "Then why are you still..."

"Are you two going to eat or not?" Bei Yao leaned against the door frame and asked them. "My baby is almost starving."

"I told you, you're not allowed to call me 'baby'!" Jingran, who was skipping and jumping in the distance wearing her new shoes, heard Beiyao talking nonsense again, so she quickly ran over and kicked him in the butt.

"Alright, honey."

"!"

He Ziyu and Jiang Chengyu glanced at the time and figured that the starving ghosts had probably already emptied the cafeteria, so they suggested going to the convenience store to eat, just like before.

Bei Yao: "There's not much to eat at the convenience store, is there...?"

Jingran: "Isn't there instant noodles? We can just eat instant noodles!"

Bei Yao moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say it.

Before long, the four of them arrived at the convenience store.

"Auntie, four boxes of braised beef noodles, please!" Jingran's voice was loud and clear.

Auntie: "Instant noodles? We're sold out of instant noodles, and we haven't restocked yet. Young man, come back tomorrow."

Jing Ran: "???"

"How could that thing sell out?" He Ziyu asked, puzzled.

"Normally, we wouldn't sell out, but today a high school sophomore came and bought them all. I even asked him why, and he said his friend was trying to woo his girlfriend and needed to buy her a gift, but he didn't have any money and could only afford instant noodles. You know what these kids are like these days..."

"Auntie, the bill is due."

Bei Yao interrupted the aunt's rambling with a subtle expression, and threw the bread and milk he had casually grabbed from the shelf onto the cashier's counter.