Rebirth: My Childhood Sweetheart Came into My Arms

Bei Yao slowed down, spun the basketball twice on his index finger, and looked in the direction Gu Wang indicated.

Not far away, Jingran stood somewhat reservedly, holding a cup of hot lemon tea in both hands.

The moment their eyes met, Jingran hurriedly looked away.

I felt incredibly guilty.

"You guys go first." Bei Yao tossed the basketball to Gu Wang and strode towards Jing Ran.

As they got closer, Bei Yao noticed that he had switched back to wearing pink shoes.

"Not home yet?" Bei Yao stopped in front of Jing Ran, raising an eyebrow slightly. "Come watch your husband play basketball?"

"Don't be shameless!" Jing Ran pursed her lips, lowered her head and handed the lemon tea to Bei Yao, "I just... I just thought this tasted pretty good, so I wanted you to try it."

Bei Yao took the lemon tea, glanced at the straw, and asked, "So you've already drunk this one?"

"Yeah," Jingran nodded, "but I only took one puff. If you find it disgusting, just give it back to me, anyway..."

Before he could finish speaking, Bei Yao put a straw in his mouth right in front of him, a sly smile playing on his lips.

Jingran's face immediately turned red.

"I don't mind, besides, I've already tasted your saliva."

"...!!!"

Bei Yao spoke crudely without batting an eye, and while Jing Ran's gaze was still fixed on him, he recklessly licked the straw with the tip of his tongue, "So sweet."

Jing Ran: "You...you must have a face made of a city wall!"

Bei Yao: "I said the lemon tea was sweet, is there anything wrong with that?"

Jing Ran: "..."

Forget it, there's no way you can win an argument with someone like that.

Jingran took a deep breath and glanced at the group of people on the playground who were staring at them gossipingly. She quickly grabbed Beiyao's wrist and pulled him toward the nearby grove of trees.

"Honey, where are you going? Want to have some fun in the wild? I didn't bring an umbrella!"

"Shut up!"

Jingran ran very fast, pulling Beiyao into a deserted grove of trees like a kite, pinning him against a tree, bending over, panting heavily.

Looking at Jing Ran, who was behaving unusually, Bei Yao was also a little puzzled.

Did he go too far with his joke and make the little guy angry?

Thinking it over, he softened his tone and said, like coaxing a child, "I was just kidding, don't be angry. I won't tease you on the playground next time, okay..."

"I'm not angry," Jingran steadied her breathing, mustered her courage, and looked at Beiyao. "I just wanted to thank you."

"Thank me?" Bei Yao was slightly taken aback. "Thank me for what?"

"Thank you for giving me the shoes, and thank you for getting me food and buying me snacks..."

Jing Ran's expression was serious, not like he was joking. Bei Yao was stunned for a few seconds, and a hint of unease suddenly appeared between his brows.

Following the typical plot of novels and TV dramas, he always felt that Jingran's next sentence would be, "Although you are very good to me, we are still not suitable for each other. Let's not contact each other anymore."

To prevent this from happening, he interrupted Jingran and asked, "Did I do something wrong?"

"what?"

"If I've bothered you or made you uncomfortable, you can tell me. I promise to reduce how often I appear in front of you in the future. Although this might be a little difficult for me, I will try my best, as long as you don't ignore me..."

"What are you talking about?" Jingran was a little confused. "Who said I was ignoring you?"

Bei Yao was also confused. Holding his lemon tea, he stared at Jing Ran, "Weren't you going to give me the 'friend card'?"

Jing Ran: "..."

Bei Yao: "Isn't that right?"

"I just wanted to thank you," Jingran said, looking down at her toes again. "You've taken good care of me these past few days, and I'm not ungrateful. I don't want you to always be the one making the sacrifices, so..."

"So you specially bought a cup of lemon tea and came all the way here to give it to me?" Bei Yao took a step forward, closing the distance between himself and Jing Ran.

Jingran hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

The air suddenly became very quiet.

Jingran didn't look up, not knowing what Beiyao's expression was, or whether he would appreciate her kindness. After all, a cup of lemon tea that cost a few yuan was insignificant compared to the shoes that cost more than two thousand yuan on his feet.

After waiting for a long time without any movement from the other side, Jingran felt a little guilty. Just as she was about to look up, a feeling of weightlessness came over her, and her body instantly left the ground.

Jing Ran: "?!"

Bei Yao had put the lemon tea down on the ground at some point, then gently lifted Jing Ran up by his arms and pressed him against a tree trunk. "Next time, keep your opening remarks short. Your husband's heart was practically stopping from fright, you know?"

Just moments ago, Bei Yao was incredibly humble, but in the blink of an eye, he became shameless again, like a Sichuan opera face-changing act.

He held Jingran tightly around the waist with both hands, his eyes fixed on the blushing boy in his arms. Afraid that he would slip off, he lifted his bottom up a couple of times.

Jing Ran wrapped her legs around Bei Yao's waist, blushing furiously at the shameful position, unable to utter a complete sentence.

"Let me down, let me down, there are people..."

"School's out, where did this person come from?"

"That's fine too..."

"Shh, say less, or I'll let you experience the woods play right now."

After Bei Yao finished speaking, Jing Ran immediately shut her mouth.

The dim sunlight filtered through the gaps in the trees and fell on Bei Yao, creating a dreamlike scene. Jing Ran's heart pounded, and she felt that Bei Yao was about to kiss her at any moment.

However, the feared thing did not happen.

Bei Yao stared at him, stared at him for a long time, and then asked in a deep voice, "Xiao Jing, do you like me?"

Jing Ran's thin lips parted slightly, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Bei Yao sighed softly. "Then let's change the question. Do you hate me?"

Jingran shook her head.

It's not really an exaggeration to say he hates it; after all, he's the kind of person who gets easily angered, and if someone he dislikes hugged him like that, he would definitely have gone crazy by now.

But now, apart from being afraid of being seen, he doesn't seem to have that much of a problem?

"If you don't dislike it, then you like it."

"..."

Even if you don't like it, at least you're on the path to liking it.

“…………”

The next second, Bei Yao curled the corners of his mouth, his lips close to Jing Ran's earlobe, his tone devout and earnest.

"Xiao Jing, let me be your boyfriend." Bei Yao's voice was low and a little hoarse, and the warm breath he exhaled made Jing Ran feel numb all over. "For you, I learned to make braised pork ribs, spicy chicken, tomato beef brisket, steamed yellow croaker... Anyway, if you're with me, you'll definitely have meat to eat every meal."

Upon hearing the names of these dishes, Jingran couldn't help but swallow hard.

"You're kidding me, right? You can cook so many dishes?"

"Of course, if you don't believe me, come to my house and I'll cook for you."

Jingran was skeptical, estimating in her mind how long it would take to learn these dishes. She almost forgot that the prerequisite for eating them was to promise Beiyao that she would be with him.

"Baby, is it going to work or not? Give me a straight answer." Bei Yao deliberately nudged forward, and scattered withered leaves from the tree drifted down and landed on Jing Ran's head.

Jing Ran's lips pressed into a straight line, held tight for a long time, before she suddenly looked up and asked him, "Is the boy Gu Wang introduced you to from our school?"

"Huh? What boy?"

"Don't play dumb!" Jingran gritted her teeth. "Brother Yu told me everything. He said Gu Wang introduced you to a little boy who's great in every way and likes you a lot."

"I don't know."

"How could that be? You must know!"

In Jingran's mind, anyone could lie, but Jiang Chengyu would never lie.

Bei Yao was completely bewildered by the question and almost actually thought that Gu Wang had introduced him to some boy, until he smelled the faint scent of jealousy in the air and realized that Jiang Chengyu might be helping him out.

His brain must have been kicked by a donkey!

"Speak up!" Jingran urged.

Bei Yao paused for a moment, then said, "I remember now, there seems to be such a person, but not from our school..."

Upon hearing this, Jingran's heart jumped. "And then? What do you think of him?"

"She's alright, quite cute, just my type."

After Bei Yao finished speaking, Jing Ran's expression turned extremely ugly at a visible speed.

She really is a womanizer. She says she likes him, but she's still eyeing other women!

bah bah bah!

"Put me down!"

"I won't let go."

"Hurry up, or I'll crush your balls."

"This isn't good—it will affect our future sex life."

Seeing Jingran's jealous expression, Bei Yao was overjoyed, completely unaware that the little animal in his arms had begun to sharpen its claws.

While Bei Yao was immersed in pleasure, Jing Ran reached out and pinched his chest hard!

As soon as Bei Yao let go, Jing Ran jumped down and ran outside!

"Hey! Don't run away!"

"Scumbag!"

"???"

The grove was full of trees, so you couldn't run very fast. Bei Yao quickly caught up with Jing Ran and grabbed his arm.

"Let go! Go with your little cutie!"

"Isn't my little darling you?" Bei Yao pulled Jing Ran into his arms with a strong wrist.

Jingran: "Stop being so glib. Someone like you, always wanting more than you have, deserves to never find a partner."

Bei Yao: "I haven't even eaten what's in my bowl yet, how can I have time to think about what's in the pot?"

Jingran: "Then let's just go eat from the pot! The pot's bigger than the bowl, it'll be more satisfying!"

Jing Ran tried to run away again, but Bei Yao exerted force and pinned him to the spot.

Actually, there were no boys at all.

"What?"

"Jiang Chengyu was lying to you. Maybe he wanted to make you feel a little insecure, since there are quite a few people pursuing me." Bei Yao smiled. "But you know what? Among all those people, I only like you."

"..."

"Since I met you, I haven't been able to see anyone else." Bei Yao looked at him, saying each word carefully, "I know you have feelings for me too, so please give me a chance, okay? I'm willing to go to New Oriental to learn to be a chef for you..."

"puff……"

Jingran was still angry, but when she heard Yao talking about New Oriental in a serious tone, she almost spat it out.

Seeing Jingran's smile, Beiyao became even more excited.

"From now on, when we're together, I'll take care of all the housework, cooking, and washing dishes. I'm physically strong, and I won't neglect you in that area either..."

"One month," Jingran suddenly interrupted him.

Bei Yao: "Huh? What?"

"A one-month trial period," Jingran's fingers tightened, her face flushed, "and if you pass the trial period, I'll agree to your request."