Rebirth: My Childhood Sweetheart Came into My Arms

Although Jingran had improved in the first two exams, she was still at the bottom of the grade, firmly occupying a place in the last two exam rooms.

To prove that his intelligence was not a problem, he studied diligently before the exam, secretly hoping to turn his life around like He Ziyu and soar to great heights.

He Ziyu was suffocating from Jing Ran's smothering, so he forcefully pulled his hands off and said, "You're no longer in the last tier."

"Really!" Jingran exclaimed excitedly. "How many are there? Is there 280?"

"Even closer than 280," He Ziyu said, holding up five fingers. "Congratulations, you're 250."

Jing Ran: "..." Something sounds weird!

Although 250 isn't a very smart number, Jingran didn't care. She was overjoyed to have improved by dozens of places and started running around the classroom with a running start.

He kept running and shouting, "I'm an idiot! I'm an idiot!"

The students: "..."

……

A short while later, Bao Yuan walked into the classroom with a beaming smile, holding her report card.

Since Han Zhiruo transferred to Class 7, they have consistently ranked among the top three in the grade. The school leaders noticed this and called Bao Yuan over to praise her.

After all, it's a bottom-ranked class. No matter what the reason, it's rare to have three top students here. The key is that these students haven't been affected by the environment.

"Many students in our class have improved in this exam. To encourage everyone, Teacher Lu ordered a milk tea for all the students whose rankings improved. You can pick it up from his office after class."

After Bao Yuan finished speaking, Jing Ran's eyes lit up with excitement.

Milk tea!

That's fragrant and sweet milk tea!

He's such a glutton!

In order to lose weight, Jingran ate healthy meals every day. She did lose weight, but she felt that life was meaningless.

Now that he had a legitimate opportunity to drink milk tea, he was so happy he wanted to rush to the office and give Squidward a couple of kisses.

After the discussion below the podium subsided, Bao Yuan continued:

"As we all know, students in the second year of high school face the choice of majors. Now that the first semester of the first year of high school is over, everyone can start thinking about it."

"Each grade at No. 8 Middle School has seven classes. After the subject division, there are three science classes and four humanities classes. Think carefully about what you like to study and what you are good at at home. If you don't understand something, feel free to ask me."

Jingran: "Ayu, do you want to study humanities or science?"

He Ziyu thought for a moment and said, "Let's study science."

In fact, he had considered this issue during the first month after his rebirth.

Humanities subjects are relatively easy for him, but they are not conducive to choosing a major in university. If he is considering taking over the family business, then science subjects will naturally offer a wider range of choices.

Upon hearing this, Jingran sighed dejectedly, "That's true, Brother Yu will definitely study science, so you can study with him."

He Ziyu: "And you, don't you study science?"

He remembered that in his previous life, Jing Ran had chosen science subjects after him, but he didn't do it to study hard; he simply wanted to get closer to Lan Yuan.

"I've thought about it, and I think a sports school is a viable option. But if I apply to a sports school, I won't care whether I study humanities or sciences." Jingran rested her chin on her hand, looking serious. "I really want to be with you guys, but as you know, I'm terrible at science. I can barely manage rote memorization..."

"Then study humanities," He Ziyu said. "Isn't Yao also studying humanities? He's a year ahead of you, so it'll be easy for you to borrow test papers and exercises from him later."

"But……"

"It's okay, Xiao Jing. We're just not in the same class, not worlds apart. We can still have lunch together and visit each other's classes during breaks."

Even so, Jingran was still a little disappointed.

Having been in the same class as He Ziyu for three and a half years and sitting at the same desk for a long time, I'm quite reluctant to part ways with him now.

……

During lunch break, Jingran told Beiyao about his desire to study literature. Beiyao said that he still had some practice problems from the second semester of his first year of high school at home, and he would organize them and bring them to him the next day.

"I'm not in a hurry, you can give it to me when school starts!"

"So, your winter break... um."

Before Bei Yao could finish speaking, Jing Ran covered his mouth with a flower roll.

Having finally finished his exams, he didn't want to hear anything about studying anymore...

Before long, the conversation shifted to the upcoming winter break trip.

Han Zhiruo: "You can travel light this time. We have everything you need there, including toiletries, skincare products, and pajamas."

Jingran: "What about games? Do you have game consoles?"

Han Zhiruo: "There's a private game room in the basement. You can play however you like."

Jing Ran: "A private game arcade? That's outrageously extravagant!..."

"The rooms have been arranged for you, two people per room," Han Zhiruo said, then added, "There are no security cameras in the rooms."

He Ziyu: "Ahem."

Jiang Chengyu: "..."

There was a mysterious silence for a few seconds. Bei Yao swallowed what was in his mouth and said, "What's with all this surveillance? We're not doing anything illegal or disorderly."

Han Zhiruo glanced at him and said, "I think among all of us, you are the least qualified to say such things."

Bei Yao's lips twitched twice, thinking to himself, "Little sister, you understand me so well."

……

With the holiday approaching, He Ziyu began preparing his luggage.

Although Han Zhiruo said she had everything she needed and didn't need to bring too much, He Ziyu still carefully made a list and checked off each item before putting it in his suitcase.

"Tablets, power banks, neck pillows..."

As I was tidying up, the doorbell rang downstairs.

Thinking it was a delivery, He Ziyu didn't pay any attention and continued to pack his things.

Until a pair of hands wrapped around his waist, and warm breaths blew into his ear.

He Ziyu shuddered, turned his head sharply, and met Jiang Chengyu's smiling eyes.

"Why are you here?"

"Let's see how your tidying is going."

He Ziyu hooked his arm around Jiang Chengyu's neck and kissed him on the cheek.

"Then you can check it for me, it'll be good for me to rest a bit~"

After saying that, he plopped down on the bed.

Jiang Chengyu had already packed his luggage and came over specifically to help He Ziyu, knowing that he was slow at packing.

And as it turned out, He Ziyu did indeed need his help.

The items on the list were piled haphazardly in the suitcase, and some of them were completely unnecessary. Jiang Chengyu sat down and patiently helped him carefully select the items.

"We don't need the air freshener; we can buy it over there if necessary."

"You don't need to bring so many novels; you can read them all on your phone now."

"this……"

Jiang Chengyu pulled out the teddy bear that was at the very bottom.

"We have to take this!" He Ziyu said without hesitation. "I had already decided when you caught it that I would take it with me wherever we go, so that it can witness every place we've been."

Jiang Chengyu stroked the teddy bear's curly fur, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

"What about mine?"

"Of course, yours is left to guard the house."

"Watching the house?"

He Ziyu nodded. "Isn't it romantic that Little Red goes out to explore and then comes back to tell Little Blue about its adventures?"

Jiang Chengyu smiled, put the teddy bear back in, and said with a hint of indulgence, "Childish."

……

In the warm bedroom, He Ziyu lay on the bed, with a small speaker by the bedside playing a lyrical song by the old brick wall.

Jiang Chengyu took out the items from his suitcase one by one and then neatly arranged them.

Reborn seven years ago, he felt that everyone had changed, except for Jiang Chengyu, who remained as considerate and gentle as ever.

Five minutes later, Zhou Ying came up and brought the two of them freshly squeezed juice.

To his surprise, when he opened the door, he saw He Ziyu lying on the bed playing on his phone, while Jiang Chengyu, who should have been treated as a guest, was kneeling on the floor folding his clothes...

"Hey, Chengyu, why are you bothering with him? Let Ayu pack his own things."

Zhou Ying put the juice on the table, walked over, and lifted He Ziyu off the bed.

"Mother……"

"And you too, you made a mess of things and left Chengyu to clean it up. How are you going to find a girlfriend like this?"

Upon hearing this, He Ziyu raised an eyebrow, seemingly unafraid of death, and said, "Why bother finding a girlfriend? It's so boring."

"No fun?" Zhou Ying grabbed his ear. "Then what do you want? To find a boyfriend? Mom won't mind if you do, but it can't be someone like Lan Yuan."

"Oh dear, why are you bringing him up again..."

"Get up and clean up yourself!"

Zhou Ying wasn't really sure about He Ziyu's sexual orientation either. She had suspected it when he was chasing after Lan Yuan in junior high, but He Ziyu was rebellious at the time, and she couldn't get any answers from him, so the matter was dropped.

Seeing how close He Ziyu and Jiang Chengyu are, Zhou Ying became curious again.

However, despite her curiosity, she dared not think in that direction. After all, Jiang Chengyu was a perfect child in every way in her eyes, and Zhou Ying found it hard to associate him with homosexuality.

He Ziyu was forced to get out of bed and squatted in front of his suitcase, pretending to rummage through things.

"It's alright, Auntie, I'm almost done cleaning up," Jiang Chengyu said.

"You spoil him too much," Zhou Ying sighed helplessly. "You spoil him too much. If this continues, no one will want him in the future."

"So what if nobody wants me? Anyway, Brother Yu doesn't want a girlfriend. It's perfect that we two good buddies can hold hands and stay single for life, isn't that great?"

He Ziyu subtly probed, trying to see how his mother would react.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ying did not show strong dissatisfaction. She just rolled her eyes and said, "Even if I, your mother, agree to you staying single for the rest of your life, your Aunt Shen will not agree to Cheng Yu going along with you."

He Ziyu: "What if she agrees?"

"If you two agree, then go ahead and fight. It'll be good for the two old men to keep each other company in their old age, though they might be a little lonely in their later years." Zhou Ying didn't seem to care. "Look, at least I can still banter with you now. When you two get old, all you'll be able to do is banter with each other."