Rebirth begins with rejecting Qingmei

Chapter 1456 The Real and Fake Chen Shuwan

Xu Xiuwen removed the plastic lid from the Coca-Cola cup he bought at the movie theater.

Chen Shumi immediately snatched it away.

A hint of apology appeared in Xu Xiuwen's eyes.

Although Chen Shumi was the one who took the initiative and he was forced into it, the incident has already happened, so it is meaningless to investigate who took the initiative.

About two minutes later.

Chen Shumi put the lid back on the cup and then placed the cola cup on the ground.

She turned around and sought a hug from Hsu Hsiu-wen.

Xu Xiuwen put his right arm around the girl's shoulder and pulled her into his arms.

He leaned close to his girlfriend's ear and whispered, "Don't do that again, it's too dangerous."

Chen Shumi chuckled.

Are you unhappy?

Xu Xiuwen could fool the girl, but he couldn't fool himself.

His silence was more direct than any answer.

Chen Shumi smiled even more happily.

She said softly, "It's okay, as long as you like it, Brother Wen, I'm willing to do anything..."

Xu Xiuwen was deeply moved upon hearing this.

He even had a fleeting thought: Did he really deserve Chen Shumi's sacrifices for him?

No one could answer his question.

Xu Xiuwen couldn't bear to give up the girl.

Therefore, he could only follow his heart and take things one step at a time.

The two continued watching the movie.

At this time.

Chen Shumi suddenly asked, "Brother Wen, when did you find out that I wasn't my sister?"

Xu Xiuwen cast a questioning look at him.

Chen Shumi is a very smart little girl.

She suspected that Xu Xiuwen had already recognized her when she first impersonated her sister.

So what he said to her was after he knew she was Chen Shumi.

She had had some doubts before, and after that 'drama' just now, the seed of doubt in her heart sprouted even more strongly.

Xu Xiuwen still wanted to play dumb, "Know what?"

Chen Shumi snorted, "Brother Wen, stop pretending. I find it strange that you must have recognized me a long time ago, so you're just saying those nice things to coax me."

Xu Xiuwen looked surprised. "Wasn't it Wan'er who came back the first time? Could it be you?"

His expression was so genuine.

Chen Shumi couldn't tell for a moment whether he was acting or genuinely surprised.

She scoffed, "You really don't know that I was the one who came back for the first time?"

Xu Xiuwen shook his head and said, "I really don't know."

He actually lied to the girl.

This is Chen Shuwan's first time back.

Shortly after she sat down, Xu Xiuwen realized that she was not the older sister, but the younger sister.

Chen Shumi stared into his eyes and asked, "I don't believe you. Can't you tell me apart from my sister?"

Xu Xiuwen said, "I can't always tell the difference, and it's so dark here, I can't even see your face clearly, how could I possibly tell the difference!"

Chen Shumi was almost fooled by him.

But she still kept her guard up.

Chen Shumi said sweetly, "Okay, I believe you."

Xu Xiuwen immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

But what his girlfriend said the next second made his heart jump into his throat.

Chen Shumi said, "Okay, actually I was just kidding. That person was indeed my sister, not me. My sister even said that you secretly touched her thigh and took advantage of her..."

Xu Xiuwen was speechless.

This is blatant fabrication.

Even if he were extremely thirsty, he wouldn't be so thirsty as to secretly touch a girl's thigh.

Xu Xiuwen immediately retorted, "Don't talk nonsense. When did I ever touch your thigh?"

Chen Shumi instantly caught the flaw in his words.

She immediately pressed, "Mine? I clearly said it was my sister's leg, Brother Wen, you let it slip!"

Xu Xiuwen: "..."

He was silent.

Chen Shumi caught on to this word, which can indeed be considered as him letting something slip.

But if he's shameless enough, he can insist that he's wrong.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Chen Shumi asked, "Brother Wen, why aren't you saying anything? Did I hit the nail on the head?"

Xu Xiuwen said, "Anyway, those are all my honest thoughts."

Chen Shumi said, "I do believe that."

"That's okay."

Chen Shumi smiled, "Okay, then I won't ask anymore."

Let's watch a movie.

By this time, the movie was already halfway through, and while Xu Xiuwen could still keep up with the plot, Chen Shumi couldn't.

She lay in Xu Xiuwen's arms, her mind gradually drifting away.

She suddenly remembered something and immediately turned to ask, "Brother Wen, I have a question for you."

"Go ahead and ask," Xu Xiuwen said casually.

Chen Shumi said, "Brother Wen, you said before that my sister isn't as brave as me, nor as proactive. If she were as proactive as me, would you be with her?"

Xu Xiuwen looked at his girlfriend with a hint of helplessness and asked, "What 'what if'?"

Chen Shumi said, "That's hard to say. What if my sister really likes you and then starts pursuing you relentlessly after realizing it?"

"There is no such possibility."

Chen Shumi wanted to say something more.

Xu Xiuwen interrupted, "Don't talk nonsense anymore, or I won't talk to you anymore."

"No~" Chen Shumi said coquettishly, "Brother Wen, I have one last question. I won't ask any more after that."

"Alright," Xu Xiuwen reluctantly agreed.

Chen Shumi said, "Brother Wen, I remember you said before that you actually preferred my sister's personality, is that true?"

This is indeed something Xu Xiuwen said.

Unlike many couples' relationships a decade or so later, Xu Xiuwen and Chen Shumi's relationship was not like that of many couples where the boy couldn't tell the truth, otherwise the girl would definitely get angry, and the boy would have to go to great lengths to coax her.

He can tell the truth to his young girlfriend.

So he nodded in agreement.

"I did say that."

Chen Shumi laughed, "So now? Do you still prefer my sister's personality?"

Her smile exuded confidence.

Clearly, she believed what Xu Xiuwen had said earlier.

Xu Xiuwen glanced at her and said, "More or less."

Chen Shumi was stunned for a moment when she heard this answer, and then her smile faded.

She pouted and said, "It's either yes or no, what do you mean by 'almost'?"

Xu Xiuwen thought for a moment and said, "I've thought about it carefully, and I'm not sure whether I like your personality or you as a person."

Chen Shumi instantly came back to life.

"Then think about it now, and tell me when you've thought it through."

Xu Xiuwen suddenly reached out and flicked her forehead.

Chen Shumi immediately covered her forehead with her hands, looking at Xu Xiuwen in astonishment.

Xu Xiuwen's lips curled up. "This is the second question, and I choose not to answer it."

"Oh, how could this be?" Chen Shumi was a little annoyed, but she didn't press the matter further.

She knew that continuing to press for an answer wouldn't necessarily get her the answer she wanted, and might even annoy Xu Xiuwen.

It was finally quiet.

The two watched a movie together for a few minutes.

Chen Shumi suddenly stood up.

Xu Xiuwen immediately asked, "What?"

Chen Shumi turned her head and said, "The movie should be almost over. I'll go and switch back with my sister."

Xu Xiuwen responded with an "oh" and did not stop him.

Chen Shumi left the theater first.

Soon after, Chen Shuwan, who was next to Jessica Jung, also got up and walked out.

Jessica Jung finally couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you two? Why are you going back and forth like this?"

Chen Shuwan managed to utter four words: "I drank too much water."

Jessica Jung said helplessly, "Then go quickly."

About ten minutes passed.

The two sisters still haven't returned.

Xu Xiuwen sensed that something was wrong.

The two of them usually returned about five minutes after going out before. Why did they take so long this time?
Did they run into some thugs and get stuck outside, unable to get back?

Thinking of this, Xu Xiuwen immediately became nervous.

Just as he was about to go out and look for it.

The two sisters are finally back.

In the darkness, Xu Xiuwen couldn't see the two people's faces clearly, nor their clothes.

One of them walked over and sat down next to Jessica Jung, while the other sat down next to him.

Xu Xiuwen tentatively asked, "Wan'er?"

Chen Shuwan hummed in agreement.

"Are you really Wan'er?" Xu Xiuwen was a little uneasy, so he confirmed it a second time.

Chen Shuwan said, "Brother Wen, it's me."

Her voice was clear and pleasant, and her tone was very gentle.

It really was Chen Shuwan.

Xu Xiuwen was immediately relieved.

"Why have you been gone so long?"

Chen Shuwan replied, "My stomach hurts~"

When it came to private matters, Xu Xiuwen immediately stopped asking questions.

He changed the subject, saying, "Let's watch a movie."

He intended to watch the movie seriously, but the girl objected.

Chen Shuwan suddenly asked, "Brother Wen, you didn't do anything to Mi'er just now, did you?"

Xu Xiuwen was taken aback, and subconsciously said, "Of course not!"

There was a pause.

He continued, "Why would you ask that? Did you see or hear something?"

Chen Shuwan fell silent.

Xu Xiuwen did not urge her, but patiently waited for the girl's reply.

After a moment, Chen Shuwan said, "It's nothing, maybe I misheard."

Xu Xiuwen and Chen Shumi were relatively restrained just now.

It's unlikely that anything would be made during this process, and that Chen Shuwan would hear it.

So Xu Xiuwen believed what the girl said.

"Brother Wen~"

"Anything else?"

Chen Shuwan hesitated for a few seconds, then whispered, "Brother Wen, if I bravely pursue you, will you really not be with me?"

Xu Xiuwen did not react at all.

"Brother Wen?" the girl urged.

Xu Xiuwen finally responded.

But his reaction was not what the girl expected.

Xu Xiuwen suddenly sneered, "You're still Mi'er, aren't you?"

The girl was taken aback, then immediately denied it, saying, "Brother Wen, what are you talking about? I am Chen Shuwan."

Xu Xiuwen shook his head, "You're not Wan'er!"

He had no explanation.

The girl couldn't sit still any longer.

"Brother Wen, why do you say I'm not Chen Shuwan? What proof do you have?"

Judging from the girl's tone, Xu Xiuwen became even more certain.

In fact, he had already suspected that the girl was not Chen Shuwan, but Chen Shumi, the moment she sat down.

the reason is simple.

This all started with their seating habits.

Chen Shuwan is a gentle person. When she sits down, her back is straight until she touches the back of the chair, at which point her back gradually bends down.

Chen Shumi, being impatient, first arched her back after sitting down, adjusting herself to a comfortable position before leaning back.

Xu Xiuwen noticed this small detail.

Then came the girl's speaking style and manner.

"Brother Wen? Do you have any evidence?" the girl continued to press.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiuwen simply voiced his thoughts.

The girl remained silent for a while after hearing this.

She suddenly chuckled, then looked up at Xu Xiuwen with her small face and said, "Brother Wen, you're so smart, I knew I couldn't hide anything from you!"

Xu Xiuwen smiled but didn't say anything.

Chen Shumi said, "Brother Wen, let's watch a movie."

The girl hesitated for a moment, then took Xu Xiuwen's arm.

This scene undoubtedly confirms that she is indeed Chen Shumi.

Because if it were Chen Shuwan, she would never have taken Xu Xiuwen's arm.

Chen Shuwan has that much sense of propriety.

The two continued watching the movie.

It was nearing the end of the movie, and the plot was at a crucial moment.

However, Hsu Hsiu-wen's attention was not on the film.

Because the girl was holding his arm.

He inevitably touched the girl's skin.

He suddenly noticed that the girl's skin was no longer as smooth as before.

This subtle tactile sensation is somewhat like goosebumps.

At first he didn't pay much attention, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

If the girl next to her really is Chen Shumi, then why would she get goosebumps?
In other words, why was she so nervous?
At that moment, Xu Xiuwen suddenly thought of something.

Since Chen Shumi knows he can tell the two sisters apart, will she continue to pretend to be Chen Shuwan?
Although she acted much more convincingly this time than before, careful observation still reveals many flaws.

For example, the girl's movements were a bit stiff when she sat down.

Xu Xiuwen could not produce any conclusive evidence to prove that the girl next to him was not Chen Shumi.

The two sisters look exactly alike.

In an era when mobile phones lacked fingerprint recognition, he couldn't even compare fingerprints.

Actually, there is another way to verify the true identities of the two women.

But that method obviously can't be used here.

Although he couldn't prove it, Xu Xiuwen believed that the girl was definitely not Chen Shumi.

He believed that Chen Shumi had played a trick on him.

If an ordinary person were in his position, upon first noticing the girl's unusual behavior, they would then suspect that she wasn't actually him.

This is perfectly normal.

As the girl admitted that she was not Chen Shuwan, but Chen Shumi.

It was as if the truth had been revealed.

At this point, few people would think about it any further.

That is, why did Chen Shumi pretend even though she knew it would be easily exposed?

Could it be that she planned this from the beginning?

She brought Chen Shuwan back herself, then subtly revealed a flaw, thus arousing Xu Xiuwen's suspicion.

After discovering this, Xu Xiuwen took the opportunity to admit that he was Chen Shumi.

In this way, the girl completely deceived him.

Xu Xiuwen felt that if it were anyone else, they wouldn't be so bored.

But Chen Shumi...

She is very likely!

First, young girls naturally have a lot of ideas; second, Chen Shumi actually has a very competitive personality.

When she first returned, she disguised herself as Chen Shuwan, but Xu Xiuwen easily saw through her disguise.

She was definitely not convinced.

Given her personality, she's very likely to try to get revenge.

Having figured this out, Xu Xiuwen was almost certain that the girl in front of him was Chen Shuwan, not Chen Shumi.

Everything before was just a smokescreen.

It must be said that Chen Shumi's plan was ingenious, but in the end, he was one step ahead of her.

Xu Xiuwen confidently said to Chen Shuwan, "Alright, Wan'er, you don't need to pretend with Mi'er anymore. I've already seen through your plan."

Chen Shuwan felt a pang of panic.

She quickly waved her hand and explained, "Brother Wen, I'm really not Chen Shuwan, I'm Chen Shumi."

Xu Xiuwen snorted when he saw that she still wouldn't admit it.

"You say you're Chen Shumi, how can you prove it?"

The girl was stunned.

Does she still need to prove herself?

Seeing that the girl was speechless, Xu Xiuwen laughed and said, "What, you're speechless after my questioning? You can't hide your little schemes from me."

Chen Shuwan was panicked, but then she suddenly remembered what her sister had told her.

She wasn't someone who liked to lie, but at that moment, she was immersed in the role and decided to give it a try.

(End of this chapter)