After rebirth, I found out that I have a childhood sweetheart

"Yeah, I know."

Xia Yuan took Mei Fang's arm and said, "Ah Fang, don't be in a hurry to lecture her later. Let me speak first and we can listen to her ideas together."

"no problem."

Mei Fang and Xia Yuan came down the elevator hand in hand to see Peng Xue. As expected, they saw Peng Xue leaning against the gate of the community with her bass on her back, looking up at the sky. Seeing Xia Yuan and Mei Fang coming, she also smiled and greeted them.

Xia Yuan let go of Mei Fang's hand, quickly rushed over and hugged Peng Xue. Peng Xue hugged Xia Yuan and stroked her head as she did when they met every day, but her expression was not as cheerful as usual.

"Seeing that you are still so energetic, I feel relieved."

"What are you talking about? You are the one who makes us worry. You came to Jiangcheng to see us without telling the school or your family. Your parents are looking for you everywhere. How worrying!"

Peng Xue smiled and stuck out her tongue. She did not continue Xia Yuan's words. Instead, she put down the bass on her back and leaned against the door.

Xia Yuan watched her rummaging through the suitcase and immediately asked in confusion, "Take the things to my house and put them down. What are you doing at the door? Youxi is at home making a meal for you."

"I have actually been thinking about and preparing for this time away from home. I have actually thought about not seeing you, but I just can't bear to leave you, and then-"

As Peng Xue spoke, she took out a wad of money from her bag and handed it to Xia Yuan.

"This is the money that Boss Mei lent me before, plus the money I paid back with my previous bonus, it should be paid off now."

Peng Xue smiled and said, "I came here specifically to pay back the money, and then to see you again, Yuanyuan."

"Xiaoxue...what do you mean by that——"

Peng Xue smiled and patted Xia Yuan's shoulder. "I don't want to study anymore. I'm 18 years old now. I want to go out into the world and make a living with this bass."

Chapter 296 Don’t Let Yuan Yuan Down

Peng Xue's words made Xia Yuan stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses. She held a bag of money in her hand and said to Peng Xue angrily:

"Xiaoxue, what are you talking about? Why don't you study for no reason? If you have a conflict with your family, you can probably solve it through proper communication!"

"It's not just a family issue. There are many reasons...all kinds of reasons. It's too troublesome to explain."

Peng Xue thought for a moment and said, "I think the most important thing is that I can support myself now, and I don't want to be controlled by others anymore."

"It's less than a year away from the college entrance examination. You can get through it if you just bear with it a little longer."

"It's not just about the college entrance exam. After you take it, you still have to go to college. Four years in college is hard to endure... I've told you before, right? I don't like staying in one place all the time. I like a free and unfettered life."

Xia Yuan was very excited when she heard that Peng Xue was really planning to be a street performer. "You are still so young, what if you meet bad people outside? And if you want to pursue your dream of music, you still have more room to learn and grow... shouldn't you take the art exam and go to school for further studies?"

"Don't worry, I'm prepared. The guitarist of my cousin's band went home to take the civil service exam this year. My cousin plans to switch to guitar and let me help with the bass. I plan to live with my cousin. As for the art exam..."

Peng Xue smiled and shook her head. "Besides being able to play the bass, I'm not good at music theory at all. My college entrance exam results are also very poor, so I don't have the idea at all."

"Then what about our agreement to form a band together? I finally managed to convince Xiaoyu to be my keyboard player during the Chinese New Year, and now you're abandoning me to form a band with someone else."

"Yuanyuan, with your current popularity on the Internet, if you want to form a band, there must be a lot of people willing to form a band with you. My current skills are just average, and I am definitely not worthy of playing on the same stage with you, so -"

"But we agreed that the bassist of our band was reserved for you! Didn't you learn to play the bass just to form a band with me?"

Previously, Peng Xue and Xia Yuan had been talking in a very friendly manner, but as Xia Yuan's words became more and more intense, her mood changed visibly:

"I didn't say that! I learned bass because I like it. Don't take it for granted."

Peng Xue let go of Xia Yuan's hand, picked up Beth and was about to leave, but Xia Yuan, who was standing beside her, held her hand tightly and refused to let go.

"Why don't you want to stay here? What's wrong with home? Your friends are around you, and your parents are taking care of you... Our company has grown so big, and Ah Fang also said that he will help us release records in the future. If you are short of money, I can lend it to you. Why do you have to leave us?"

"Yuanyuan, let go."

Peng Xue was obviously a little unhappy now. Although Mei Fang had promised Xia Yuan not to interrupt, seeing that the situation was getting out of control, he immediately stepped forward and grabbed Xia Yuan, "Yuanyuan, let go first, don't keep holding Peng Xue..."

"release!"

Peng Xue was almost trying to break free, but Xia Yuan still had no intention of letting go.

"I won't let go!"

Xia Yuan said angrily, "Xiaoxue, these are not really any reasons... You are too mean! We have known each other for so long, and I am willing to share everything in my heart with you, but you hardly ever tell me anything in your heart. Do you regard me as a friend?"

Peng Xue pulled away Xia Yuan's pull with all her strength. When Xia Yuan tried to reach out for her hand again, Peng Xue slapped her hand away with all her strength. She looked very angry at this moment.

"I just want to go out and take a look, isn't that okay? After all, it's my own freedom to do what I want to do and where I want to go. It's not your business to meddle in my business!"

Peng Xue and Xia Yuan have known each other for such a long time, and this is almost the first time that someone has said such harsh words to her. Xia Yuan obviously did not expect this scene to appear. Her lips trembled and she didn't know what to say in response.

Peng Xuesong held his arm, which was pinched red by Xia Yuan, and was silent for a while. Then he said:

"We have known each other for so many years, and there are some things I have kept in my heart for a long time and have never said. Today is probably an opportunity for me to complain—"

"I hope you... I really hope you remember this. Don't always think that everyone is like you. You have everything from childhood to adulthood, everyone is willing to spoil you, your family is rich and your parents are loving, and even if you run away from home, someone will accompany you. Is this a science fiction movie?"

"You have to understand that it is normal for most people to be alone on the road of life. You three are the exception! We are very good friends, and I am grateful for your care for me, but this does not mean that I have to accommodate you in everything. Do you understand?"

Xia Yuan was obviously hurt by Peng Xue's action of slapping her hands away. After that, she kept leaning in Mei Fang's arms with her head down, trembling and not daring to speak. Seeing her like this, Peng Xue immediately felt very uncomfortable. She scratched her head and stomped her feet on the ground a few times.

"I should have just transferred the money to Boss Mei online... I knew it would end up like this. It's not like we'll never see each other again. No one is happy with the situation now."

Mei Fang, who had been silent for a long time, comforted Xia Yuan and spoke to Peng Xue, "I don't intend to persuade you. After all, you are now 18 years old and have the right to make your own choices and be responsible for your choices."

"But I sincerely hope that you are really ready to go out and make a living. We have talked about making music before, and you know very well that it is normal to fail in making music. But 18 is the most precious age for you. If you choose the wrong development path at this age and do not accumulate enough knowledge and academic capital, it will be very difficult to make up for it later."

"Sure enough, chatting with Boss Mei is still so refreshing."

Peng Xue nodded. "I have been thinking about this for a long time. I started preparing during the Chinese New Year in my freshman year of high school. I sang on the streets of Baimei County to confirm my level of ability. I also explored many development paths for bands. I may make mistakes, or I may definitely make mistakes, but I think I will never regret it."

She put her hands on her hips and said with a grin, "If I hadn't gone out to pursue my dream at 18, I would have regretted it my whole life."

Xia Yuan's mood had calmed down a little at this time. She touched Mei Fang's chest and asked Peng Xue in a trembling voice, "Then...how long will it take you to come back? When can we meet next time?"

"It's probably going to be difficult this year. I plan to go to Jincheng Chengdu with my cousin to develop my career. In fact, this year is also the last year for my cousin's band, so everyone will be very busy and I may not be able to return your call in time, but... um... I'll show you something."

Peng Xue walked up to Xia Yuan, pulled up her sleeves, and revealed a small tattoo on her arm with the word "Yuan" on it.

"You are my best friend in this life, forever. So no matter where I go, I will remember your name and silently bless you. I hope you and Boss Mei will be together happily forever. I came to Jiangcheng to change trains, and I hesitated for a long time before I finally wanted to see you."

Peng Xue's eyes became red as she spoke. "In short... I will never forget you, ever. We will have many opportunities to meet again in the future. When I make a name for myself out there, I will definitely hope to have the opportunity to perform on stage with you... You have to wait for me."

Xia Yuan rubbed her eyes and walked forward to hug Peng Xue tightly again. Mei Fang was watching her friends hugging each other and had many feelings in her heart, but in the end, she complained, "It's not a life-and-death farewell, why are you making it so serious? Peng Xue, you are really a middle school student and you have corrupted our Yuan Yuan."

"Boss Mei, you are meddling too much! Really!"

After Peng Xue and Xia Yuan hugged each other, they punched Mei Fang hard.

"Don't let Yuanyuan down, do you hear me?"

"Don't worry...never."

Mei Fang rubbed his chest and was about to complain about something else when Peng Xue unexpectedly hugged him again.

She held Mei Fang and Xia Yuan in her arms, and gently rubbed Mei Fang's cheek in front of Xia Yuan.

"It's nice to meet you guys - by the way, please let me tell Youxi about this. I'll eat her cooking next time."

"okay."

In the end, Mei Fang and Xia Yuan did not try to keep Peng Xue, because she was the girl who could not be kept.

But Mei Fang was also worried about her safety, and he did not intend to let Peng Xue develop on her own, so he still had to keep paying attention to the band.

The two of them sent Peng Xue to the car. Before the car set off, Peng Xue rolled down the window and said her final goodbyes to Xia Yuan and Mei Fang.

"I will miss you!"

“Be sure to keep in touch!”

Xia Yuan said to Peng Xue.

"By the way, let me take this opportunity to tell you another secret, Yuanyuan!"

"What secret?"

The taxi drove slowly, carrying with it Peng Xue's voice.

"I actually - really - liked - your boss Mei!"

"what?!"

Peng Xue's last words left Mei Fang and Xia Yuan standing there in a daze. They were a little messy in the wind for a while, and then they looked at each other and laughed.

Chapter 297 Repentance Fried Rice

Peng Xue patted her butt and got into the car and drove away in a leisurely manner. Now Xia Yuan and Mei Fang had to help her clean up the mess.

On the way back to the community, Xia Yuan couldn't help but sigh:

"I still think it's a shame that Xiaoxue didn't finish high school...Should we persuade her to stop?"

Mei Fang shook his head. "I can only say... Having said that, given Peng Xue's personality, there's no way she'll stop."

"Ahh—I'm really worried about Xiaoxue!"

"I will contact her cousin in the next few days. We are all relatives, so she shouldn't lead her astray. However, we will be in trouble next."

"I've already planned to find an Alfang to wrap me up."

Xia Yuan threw herself into Mei Fang's arms and asked for the long-lost super Afang energy to relieve her complicated emotions, and then the two went home to report the situation to Lin Youxi.

However, after listening to what she said, Lin Youxi was not as conflicted as Xia Yuan. "After listening to your description, I think Peng Xue's choice is not bad for her. After all, it is not that everyone has only one path, that is, studying, going to college, and finding a job. It is okay for us to not go to college now. But Peng Xue made her own choice based on her own situation. This courage deserves recognition."

"But this should be the age to accumulate experience. Although we are 18 years old, we are still children. How can we go out and explore without the protection of the school and parents?"

"Because if you don't do that, she'll never catch up with you, right?"

Lin Youxi explained, "You are now a well-known online singer on Penguin Music and a big poster girl on Station C. Your status is already top in the industry."

"If Peng Xue puts down her bass now and starts studying hard and preparing for the music theory exam, and she finally gets into a good art university after a year and a half, what level will you have reached by then?"

"And even if you are willing to accept her, I don't think she will accept your charity given her strong character."

"But doesn't that mean she had to drop out of school entirely because of me..."

"You can't say that. You must be one of the reasons, but didn't she say that she didn't want to waste her youth in school?"

Lin Youxi smiled and said, "You should learn more from what Ah Fang usually tells us, let go of your desire to help others, and respect the fate of others."

"You make it sound like Ah Fang has done it before... He was so enthusiastic when he helped Yunyun before."

"Don't diss me again suddenly!"