Rebirth begins with rejecting Qingmei

Chapter 1447 Scratching Hands

The three of them lay side by side on Chen Shumi's small bed.

Xu Xiuwen immediately closed his eyes.

The two sisters remained silent upon witnessing this scene.

Soon the two of them closed their eyes as well.

However, the two women had just taken a nap, and Jessica Jung was still at home.

Neither of them could sleep.

Chen Shumi suddenly opened her eyes.

She tilted her head and looked at Xu Xiuwen's face.

Her gaze lingered on Xu Xiuwen's sexy jawline for a long time.

A hint of infatuation flashed in the girl's eyes.

That handsome guy is her boyfriend.

Just thinking about this made the girl feel happy without even realizing it.

As she looked at it, a thought suddenly occurred to her.

While her sister couldn't see her movements, Chen Shumi carefully searched for Xu Xiuwen's left hand.

Soon, she touched Xu Xiuwen's hand and took it in her hand.

Feeling the warmth of Xu Xiuwen's palm, Chen Shumi was both excited and nervous.

She had a feeling of secretly doing something bad.

Chen Shuwan was unaware of Chen Shumi's subtle actions.

She had closed her eyes, intending to stay with Xu Xiuwen for a while.

But I just couldn't fall asleep.

Chen Shuwan then opened her eyes.

Unlike her sister, she didn't stare at Xu Xiuwen's face incessantly.

She stared calmly at the ceiling, her mind filled with memories of the past.

At this time.

Xu Xiuwen moved his right hand slightly, and it happened to touch the back of Chen Shuwan's hand.

Although it was just a light touch, for Chen Shuwan it was like throwing a boulder into a calm lake, causing countless ripples.

Chen Shuwan's hands were white, delicate, slender and long, showing no signs of becoming rough or deformed from frequent housework.

The key point is that her hands were slightly cold.

Xu Xiuwen, on the other hand, was completely different.

His body temperature was very high, and his hands were also very hot.

Chen Shuwan felt an intense heat in the areas that were in contact with her skin.

She wanted to remove her hand, but she was also reluctant to let go.

In the end, she still didn't remove her hand.

She told herself: she did not touch Xu Xiuwen on her own initiative; it was Xu Xiuwen who accidentally touched her hand, so she did not overstep her bounds.

This reason undoubtedly made her feel more at ease.

This contact lasted for one minute.

As Xu Xiuwen's body convulsed, the back of his hand also left Chen Shuwan.

A flicker of disappointment crossed the girl's mind.

Chen Shumi thought that no one would know about her little tricks.

Suddenly, she felt a tickle on her palm.

Chen Shumi immediately looked at Xu Xiuwen.

The latter still had his eyes closed.

Is it an illusion?
Just then, she felt her palm being squeezed again.

This time it can't be a misperception.

Someone did indeed grab her palm.

And this person could not possibly be anyone else but Xu Xiuwen.

Chen Shumi already knew that Xu Xiuwen was not asleep.

Although she didn't know why Xu Xiuwen was pretending to be asleep, the feeling of doing bad things secretly was very exciting.

She also tugged at Xu Xiuwen's palm twice.

Seeing Xu Xiuwen's eyebrows twitch slightly, she almost burst out laughing.

Xu Xiuwen tapped her twice more as a response.

Chen Shumi responded immediately.

At this point, the girl was completely enjoying herself.

Until Xu Xiuwen suddenly grabbed her hand.

Chen Shumi's small hand was tightly enveloped by Xu Xiuwen's large hand.

She couldn't break free at all.

Chen Shumi only tried it briefly before giving up.

Chen Shuwan was unaware of her sister's and Xu Xiuwen's subtle interactions.

At that moment, a voice inside her was tempting her.

Although Xu Xiuwen had already removed his hand, she could still lean against him.

That voice was so alluring to her.

Chen Shuwan ultimately stayed true to herself.

She suddenly sat up.

Chen Shumi caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of her eye and immediately closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep.

Chen Shuwan turned around and glanced at Xu Xiuwen and Chen Shumi.

From her sister's tightly closed eyes, she could tell that the other girl was not asleep.

Ignoring whether the other party would misunderstand, Chen Shuwan said, "Mi'er, I'm going out for a bit, be careful..."

In fact, it was very unsafe for Chen Shuwan to leave the room at this time.

Because if she doesn't go out, the two sisters can lock the door from the inside.

But once she went out, Chen Shumi couldn't lock the door.

Because it would seem too strange and abrupt.

Chen Shumi immediately thought of this.

She sat up quickly and asked, "Sis, where are you going?"

Chen Shuwan said, "Let me see what Mom is doing."

"But……"

Chen Shuwan knew what her younger sister was worried about.

She gently reassured him, "It's okay, just lock the door as soon as I leave. If I want to come in, I'll text you..."

This method is barely feasible.

Chen Shumi stopped trying to stop her and watched helplessly as her sister walked out of the room.

She pulled her hand away from Xu Xiuwen's, then got out of bed, quickly walked to the door, and locked it from the inside.

After completing this step, Chen Shumi returned to the bedside.

Looking at Xu Xiuwen, who was still pretending to be asleep with his eyes closed, she couldn't help but say, "Alright, Brother Wen, stop pretending!"

Xu Xiuwen remains unconscious.

He only slowly woke up after the girl called him for the third time.

“Mi’er?” Xu Xiuwen’s eyes were full of confusion.

If Chen Shumi hadn't been joking around with him just now, she would have almost been fooled by his appearance.

Chen Shumi thought to herself: Brother Wen's acting skills are really good, no wonder he is an actor.

Chen Shumi laughed and said, "Alright, Brother Wen, stop pretending. I know you weren't asleep. My sister has already left, and the door is locked..."

Xu Xiuwen frowned upon hearing this. "You're saying I'm pretending? What am I pretending about? I don't understand."

When Chen Shumi heard him say that, although she still thought he was faking it, she couldn't help but feel a little more suspicious.

The girl asked in a sweet voice, "Wasn't it you who was grabbing my hand just now?"

Xu Xiuwen shook his head, "It wasn't me, I really did fall asleep just now."

Chen Shumi thought to herself: Could it be that Brother Wen was sleepwalking just now?
Seemingly guessing her thoughts, Xu Xiuwen shook his head and denied it directly, "I don't have the habit of sleepwalking."

That is spontaneous bodily convulsions.

Chen Shumi once read in a book that the reason why a person's body will twitch and shake involuntarily after falling asleep is because the brain is confirming whether the body is dead.

Could that be the reason?
She shared her thoughts.

Xu Xiuwen shook his head again, "I've never had convulsions. We've slept together before, you should know that."

Chen Shumi remembered.

Xu Xiuwen had not shown any unusual behavior while sleeping.

Chen Shumi still felt that Xu Xiuwen was lying to her, but she had no evidence, and Xu Xiuwen's acting was too convincing.

at this time.

Xu Xiuwen suddenly whispered, "Mi'er, you know, when I grabbed your hand just now, do you think it might be...?"

He deliberately stopped here.

Chen Shumi pressed on, asking, "What is it?"

Xu Xiuwen said in a strange tone, "Did you encounter a ghost?"

Chen Shumi was startled by his words.

She screamed and threw herself into Xu Xiuwen's arms.

Xu Xiuwen then opened his arms and hugged her.

He gently patted Chen Shumi's back, reassuring her, "It's okay, it's okay..."

Once Chen Shumi calmed down, she glared at Xu Xiuwen angrily, "Brother Wen, you're so mean! You know I'm afraid of ghosts, yet you still deliberately scared me!" Xu Xiuwen chuckled.

He did indeed deliberately scare Chen Shumi just now.

Now that the other party had realized what was happening, he readily admitted it.

In the master bedroom.

Chen Shuwan arrived at Zheng Xiuyan's room.

The latter saw her and was about to ask her what was wrong.

At that moment, the two of them simultaneously heard Chen Shumi's exclamation.

Jessica Jung immediately tensed up, "What happened?"

Although Chen Shuwan didn't know what had happened, she couldn't let Zheng Xiuyan go next door.

So she quickly explained, "Mi'er was reading a horror novel just now..."

"Horror novel?" Jessica Jung was both amused and exasperated.

The worry in my heart for Chen Shumi also vanished instantly.

Chen Shuwan asked, "Mom, where are you going tonight?"

She asked this question because she noticed her mother was choosing clothes.

Jessica Jung took out almost all the clothes she could wear, some hanging on the closet door handles and others on the bed.

Jessica Jung rarely does this.

Chen Shumi immediately guessed that she was going out that night, and probably to meet someone.

Jessica Jung replied dismissively, "It's nothing, don't ask."

Upon hearing this, Chen Shuwan pursed her lips.

She won't fight back against Jessica Jung, but that doesn't mean she doesn't have a temper.

Jessica Jung's repeated evasive answers on this issue made her feel uneasy and a little angry.

Jessica Jung glanced back.

When she saw Chen Shuwan's expression, she immediately showed a helpless expression.

Chen Shuwan has always been like this since she was a child.

She doesn't get angry directly, but she gets angry in a subtle way.

The term "subtle" means that even though she's clearly angry, she'll still talk to you and do whatever you ask her to do.

However, when doing laundry, she would deliberately leave out the clothes of the person who angered her, deliberately forget to clean the bedroom, and deliberately cook one less person's meal.

Although Chen Shuwan gets angry less and less as she gets older.

Her patience also increased.

But every time Jessica Jung sees Chen Shuwan get angry, she's actually a little scared.

To avoid upsetting Chen Shuwan, Jessica Jung had no choice but to tell the truth.

“I can tell you, but you mustn’t tell Mi’er.”

She said this not because she had a better relationship with her eldest daughter.

of course.

This is indeed true.

After all, compared to the less obedient Chen Shumi, the obedient Chen Shuwan is practically a perfect daughter.

Because Chen Shumi's personality is a bit impulsive, unlike Chen Shuwan who is calm and composed.

Jessica Jung is worried that if she tells her youngest daughter, the latter will strongly object.

Chen Shumi might even be interfering.

It's not impossible.

On the other hand, telling Chen Shuwan would solve the problem.

Even if she doesn't support or agree with someone's choice, she will respect that choice.

Chen Shuwan nodded: "Mom, don't worry, I won't tell my sister."

Hearing her eldest daughter's assurance, Jessica Jung was relieved.

She hesitated for a moment and said, "Aunt Wang from the hospital introduced me to a blind date. I plan to meet him later. If all goes well, I might have dinner out tonight and won't be coming back."

Upon hearing the words "blind date," Chen Shuwan's eyes widened.

This was completely beyond her expectations.

Chen Shuwan quickly pressed on, "Mom, who is the person Aunt Wang introduced to you? Do I know him? What's he like?"

Jessica Jung turned to look at Chen Shuwan again and smiled.

Why do I feel like you're even more excited than I am?

Chen Shuwan: "..."

Jessica Jung continued, "You don't know this person, and neither do I."

"So what does he do?"

"doctor!"

Hearing that it was a doctor, Chen Shuwan felt much more at ease.

In her view, doctors are definitely good people, just like nurses are all good people.

Chen Shuwan became even more interested at this point.

"Mom, is that man you went on a blind date with someone from your hospital? How old is he? Does he know you have two daughters?"

Jessica Jung remained silent for a few seconds.

“He’s not from our hospital, he works at Gulou Hospital. Aunt Wang said he was born in 67. As for whether he knows I have two daughters, I don’t know… Aunt Wang may have told him, or she may not. We’ll find out when we get there.”

Born in 67, so he's 40 years old this year.

Although he is a few years older than my mother, it's still a good match.

Chen Shuwan nodded and said, "Mom, I hope he's a handsome guy."

Jessica Jung was instantly amused by Chen Shuwan's words.

She laughed and said, "I'm not a little girl anymore. Whether someone is handsome or not is not important to me at all. What I value is a person's character and personality."

Chen Shuwan did not believe what Jessica Jung said.

She thought to herself: So you used to like the Little Tigers.

You should know that all three members of the Little Tigers are very handsome.

Chen Shuwan said, "Mom, I hope you can meet a man you like."

Jessica Jung smiled even more broadly, "Thank you for your kind words!"

Chen Shuwan wanted to stay and ask a few more questions.

Jessica Jung spoke first: "Alright, if there's nothing else, you can go out now."

"Uh-huh."

Chen Shuwan left the bedroom.

She didn't go back to her room immediately, but went to the living room instead.

She went to the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water.

Chen Shuwan held a cup and stood by the dining table drinking water.

My sister has a boyfriend.

Mom is going on a blind date tonight.

If everything goes well, Mom will soon have a boyfriend.

She's the only one left in the family without a boyfriend.

Thinking of this, Chen Shuwan suddenly felt a little melancholy.

She sighed and casually placed the cup on the table.

Just then, she suddenly received a text message from Li Ke.

Li Ke asked her why she didn't come to school in the afternoon.

Chen Shuwan already knew that Li Ke had just sent a text message to her sister.

But now the other party is texting her again.

Chen Shuwan immediately guessed why Li Ke did this.

Li Ke must have thought that Chen Shumi wasn't going to school because she was going to see Xu Xiuwen.

Thinking of this, Chen Shuwan sent her a text message: "Mi'er and I are at home."

Li Ke replied to the text message quickly.

"Oh, okay. Do you need me to help you both ask for leave?"

"sorry to bother you."

"You're welcome, Wan'er."

After ending her text message chat with Li Ke, Chen Shuwan sent a text message to her sister, then picked up her cup and went to her room.

Seeing the door slowly open, Chen Shuwan quickly went inside.

She looked around and immediately spotted Xu Xiuwen, who had woken up, and her younger sister, whose face was rosy and whose eyes were sparkling.

Although Chen Shuwan is naive, she is not stupid.

The two of them obviously did something while she was away.

Chen Shuwan had no interest in understanding.

She dropped a bombshell on her younger sister, "Honey, Mom's going on a blind date tonight!"

"What?!" Chen Shumi was genuinely shocked.

"Sis, you're not kidding me, are you? How could Mom go on a blind date? Who would she go on a blind date with? I've never heard of that."

Chen Shuwan said in a deep voice, "It was introduced by Aunt Wang from the hospital. I heard she's a doctor at Gulou Hospital, and she's 67 years old."

Chen Shumi frowned and said, "Isn't that already 40 years old?"

Her tone was full of disdain for the 40-year-old man.

Chen Shuwan had to remind her, "Mom is over thirty this year!"

Chen Shumi scoffed, "So what? Mom is still very young, she looks like she's in her twenties. Some middle-aged men are unkempt, they look like they're in their sixties or seventies even though they're only forty. Maybe they'd even look like father and daughter standing together..."