Rekindling the Youthful Era

Chapter 863 Let's talk about this in bed.
At noon, Ying Chanxi followed her good sister's example and did not go home with Li Luo for lunch. Instead, she found a restaurant in Times Square and had lunch together.

After dinner, Ying Chanxi took Li Luo for a walk and found a few men's clothing stores to pick out two new outfits for him to wear for the New Year.

After choosing their clothes, the two put them in the car. Ying Chanxi took out his camera and pulled Li Luo into the university campus, where they strolled around and took pictures.

I strolled from the West Gate to the East Gate, and then arrived at the gate of the Affiliated No. 1 Middle School next door.

Leveraging his own fame and his experience of getting close to the security guard during his three years of high school, Li Luo easily brought Ying Chanxi back to their high school campus.

The two walked along many familiar paths. Li Luo pointed to the path by the wall behind the library and joked with a smile, "Someone used to love this place. He always dragged me here to film kissing scenes."

"No way." Ying Chanxi blushed and secretly poked him twice. "It's clearly you who loves to add scenes, you always want to add a kissing scene to the plot."

“But you seem quite willing,” Li Luo chuckled, lifting Ying Chanxi’s snow-white chin. “How about we relive those moments?”

"No, no..." Ying Chanxi quickly pushed him away, her cheeks burning red. She looked around shyly, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that no one was there. "Don't do anything reckless. This is a school, okay? It would be bad if someone saw us."

"We chose this place to film the music video because hardly anyone comes here," Li Luo said with a smile. "Someone really picked it out carefully."

"Don't talk nonsense here." Ying Chanxi snorted, denying it, and quickly pulled Li Luo forward.

The two strolled around the high school campus and then went to the first-year teachers' office, where they easily found Kong Junxiang, who had started teaching the first-year class again this year.

Kong Junxiang was preparing materials for the meeting when he suddenly saw Li Luo and Ying Chanxi. He was quite surprised and immediately stood up with a smile to greet them.

"Teacher Kong hasn't started winter break yet?" Li Luo greeted him with a grin.

"The students are already on holiday," Kong Junxiang said with a smile. "As their homeroom teacher, I still have a few days to go. I have a meeting to attend later. What about you two? What brings you here?"

"I came to see you," Li Luo lied through her teeth. "I just missed you."

"Don't try that on me." Kong Junxiang glanced at him. "You can't fool me with that."

"Okay, I don't like white lies." Li Luo chuckled and took Ying Chanxi's hand. "Bringing your girlfriend here to relive the wonderful days of high school, are you satisfied with this answer?"

"Tsk." Kong Junxiang looked at his former class monitor and vice class monitor holding hands, and a helpless smile appeared on his face. "After graduation, they've certainly become bolder."

But... Kong Junxiang suddenly recalled some rumors from when Li Luo and his classmates graduated, and suddenly thought of something.

"You and Ying Chanxi... what about Yan Zhusheng?"

"Ahem..." Li Luo coughed twice, somewhat reluctant to mention the other two when he was alone with Ying Chanxi on their date.

Kong Junxiang immediately realized what was happening and was about to apologize.

But Ying Chanxi had already taken Li Luo's arm and explained to Kong Junxiang with a smile, "Zhusheng is at home. Li Luo is mainly keeping me company today."

These words almost made Kong Junxiang's head spin.

So Li Luo really wants both of them?

Some of the rumors that circulated when we graduated back then weren't entirely unfounded.

Kong Junxiang himself did not expect that Ying Chanxi, as a girl, would say such things so frankly.

It seems they've fully accepted this matter?

This was, after all, a family matter, and even though the other party had once been his student, Kong Junxiang couldn't say much. So he could only say, "Then I wish you all the best."

"Please remember to attend our wedding in the future, Professor Kong," Ying Chanxi said sincerely.

"That's easy to say," Kong Junxiang chuckled. "I'll bring your teacher, Teacher Ding, along with me."

"Oh right." Ying Chanxi suddenly realized, "Where is Teacher Ding? Has she already started her vacation?"

"Her?" A happy smile appeared on Kong Junxiang's face when he mentioned this. "She's on maternity leave, and she's expected to give birth around May of this year."

"Ah! Has it been that long already?" Ying Chanxi looked surprised, then quickly congratulated, "Teacher Kong, you didn't even say anything in the group to congratulate me."

"Thanks, I was originally planning to share with you after the baby is born," Kong Junxiang chuckled. "You just happened to ask, so I mentioned it."

After chatting for a while, Kong Junxiang glanced at the time and prepared to go to the meeting, so he said goodbye to Li Luo and Ying Chanxi.

The three parted ways at the office door, and Ying Chanxi then pulled Li Luo along to the classroom where they had once studied together.

The students are all on winter break, and the classroom is empty except for some students' textbooks and test papers on the desks.

The two looked at the familiar yet strangely familiar interior, their faces filled with emotion.

After strolling out of the First Affiliated Middle School, Ying Chanxi pulled Li Luo into the car and drove to their junior high school, Yucai Middle School.

Unfortunately, their junior high school homeroom teacher, Mr. Zhang Wei, was already on winter break and not at school. The two of them strolled around the campus for a while, took some photos, and then returned to Jincheng Community.

Because Reign Culture's company address has moved to the office building in Times Square, the breakfast shop that used to be the company address now looks completely different.

The original breakfast shop wasn't particularly large, but Li Guohong had made a lot of money over the years thanks to the hot pot restaurant on West Street of Qianjiang University.

So, after discussing it with Lin Xiuhong, they decided to take over a row of shops on the second floor of the breakfast shop, turning the first floor into the entrance and the second floor into a chess and card room.

The renovation took a lot of effort, and the store only opened in the last two or three months.

When the original breakfast shop was converted into the company office of Reigniting Culture, Li Guohong and Lin Xiuhong asked Li Luo's second aunt, Li Xuefeng, to do some simple work.

Now that the chess and card room is open, Lin Xiuhong simply invited Li Luo's second and third aunts over, so the two of them can handle all the front desk and waiter work.

Li Luo's uncle, Li Guoru, is quite wealthy, but his second and third aunts are both divorced and raised their daughters alone, which was a difficult time for them.

Li Guoru usually helps them out a lot.

Many of the jobs were introduced to him through intermediaries.

But because my second and third aunts didn't have much education and only had physical strength, they couldn't do any delicate work, so they just got by.

Now that the card and chess room is open, the work is much easier than what the two of them used to do, and they are very happy about it.

Lin Xiuhong specially designed a semi-open private room that was combined with the front desk, just for the two of them to use. When Lin Xiuhong had free time, she would also come over for a visit.

Then, just call out to anyone in the neighborhood, and they can play mahjong while keeping an eye on the shop – killing two birds with one stone.

Holding Ying Chanxi's little hand, Li Luo strolled over and then went up to this chess and card room for a quick look before greeting her second and third aunts.

Second Aunt Li Xuefeng beamed with joy whenever she saw Li Luo, after all, her daughter Chen Lu's rapid promotion at the bank was largely thanks to Li Luo's connections.

After accompanying Li Luo on a tour of the card and chess room, Ying Chanxi couldn't help but exclaim as they came downstairs, "I didn't expect this place to have changed so much. Aunt Lin mentioned it before, but I never got around to coming here."

"The renovations here were also overseen by Butler Liu, which saved a lot of trouble," Li Luo said casually. "It's almost five o'clock now, are you going home for dinner?"

"I won't go." Ying Chanxi gave a rare mischievous smile, pulled Li Luo to the nearby vegetable market, bought some groceries, and then took Li Luo back to her own home.

"I thought you were going to take me back to the apartment across the hall." As Li Luo walked into apartment 402, she couldn't help but glance back at the door of apartment 401. "I already said today is our private time together. Aunt Lin and Uncle Li next door are probably having dinner right now, so let's not disturb them," Ying Chanxi said. "I'll cook today, and you can help me."

As Li Luo changed into slippers, he jokingly asked, "Aren't you afraid that Uncle Ying and Aunt Yuan are here?"

“I saw right through Dad a long time ago,” Ying Chanxi snorted. “He’s too busy being with Mom to come all this way back here.”

"Zhusheng said that her family's house has always been empty and no one lives there. My dad seems to have bought a house near his company."

"Oh, by the way, we have a cleaning lady at home, she's the same lady who used to cook for Zhusheng."

"Because Zhusheng lived with us when she was in high school, her aunt lost a lot of income."

"So Zhusheng was found again recently, I don't know if you noticed."

"Huh? Is that so?" Li Luo was stunned for a moment, really not expecting such a little episode.

The main reason is that Butler Liu is too professional; he manages the household staff, such as the chef and nanny, in great detail.

By understanding the daily routines and schedules of the four family members, the chefs and nannies planned their working hours and activity routes in detail.

For example, it's best to clean the study in the morning, because Xu Youyu is usually sleeping in then, and there's a high probability that no one will be there.

However, we need to observe after 7:30. If Li Luo doesn't go to the study, we can continue cleaning; otherwise, we need to finish cleaning before then.

There are many similar details, which makes it so that Li Luo rarely sees these people.

But when needed, they can be available at any time.

Li Luo felt that bringing Butler Liu to his home was quite worthwhile, as it saved him a lot of trouble.

Thinking this, he followed Ying Chanxi into the kitchen and began to help her.

Three dishes and a soup were quickly prepared by the two of them working together.

Ying Chanxi carried the dishes to the dining table in the living room, and after serving the rice, she and Li Luo sat down around the table.

She looked around and found it hard to believe that she was actually in her own home, having dinner alone with Li Luo.

"When I was little, I fantasized about this scene many times, and I never thought it would actually come true." Ying Chanxi said to Li Luo in a low voice as she ate her rice.

"Hmm?" Li Luo raised an eyebrow. "What are you fantasizing about? Having dinner with me at home alone?"

"correct."

When did you start fantasizing?

"...When I was little."

"How small?"

"You're so annoying." Ying Chanxi pouted and glared at him, but it wasn't very effective; instead, it made her own face turn red.

Li Luo grinned mischievously, still not letting her off the hook: "Did someone like me when we were kids?"

"I didn't understand anything when I was little, so what did it matter if I liked it or not..." Ying Chanxi continued to be stubborn, stuffing a cola chicken wing into Li Luo's mouth, "Eat it quickly, and shut your mouth so you don't talk."

The two chatted as they ate.

After dinner, we cleared the table together, washed the dishes together, and cleaned the house together.

They were busy until after 7 p.m. before they finally had some free time.

“Remember? Every weekend or holiday, you would come to my house.” Ying Chanxi pulled Li Luo into the study and pointed to the desk next to her. “You were sitting in front of the computer there back then.”

“This is your empty seat. Every time you come over, you just spread your homework on it and then run to the computer next to you to play games.”

“I sit here doing my homework, and every time Aunt Lin comes to check on me, you quickly run to my side and pretend to do it.”

Li Luo chuckled and touched his nose, surprised that Ying Chanxi remembered things so clearly.

These little details, after so much time has passed, would have been almost completely forgotten unless he searched deep within his memory palace.

"It's a pity there are no computers here, otherwise I would really be itching to play," Li Luo said with a smile.

The computer is still in the house in Bihai Lanting, and we haven't been able to get it back yet.

"It doesn't matter, I don't come back here much anyway." Ying Chanxi said, then pulled Li Luo out of the house and all the way to the rooftop. She said to Li Luo, "Do you remember? Back then, when my dad and Uncle Li got drunk, you even pulled me up to the rooftop and played the guitar and sang for me."

"Hmm." Li Luo nodded with a smile. This was something that had happened after he was reborn. As soon as Ying Chanxi mentioned it, he immediately recalled it.

So he pulled Ying Chanxi into his arms, looked up at the night sky, and softly hummed:

"Back to square one~"

"Your youthful face is still vivid in my memory~"

"We've finally arrived at this day!"

As Ying Chanxi listened to this song, it felt as if time had returned to the time when they had just finished their middle school entrance exams.

My mood became peaceful and warm.

The two reminisced about their happy times on the rooftop before finally returning home.

Ying Chanxi, looking shy, pulled Li Luo into the bathroom, nestled into his arms, and helped him take off his clothes.

"How about we sleep here tonight?" Ying Chanxi said this after she had taken off all his clothes. "Let's take a shower first."

Looking at this home that once belonged to Ying Chanxi, and this familiar bathroom, Li Luo felt a surge of excitement.

This place was not unfamiliar to him, but the thought of being able to bathe with Ying Chanxi here at this moment seemed much more exciting than bathing together at Tianlu Yaju.

It was as if some childhood taboo and fantasy had been broken.

He couldn't refuse, so he could only nod slightly.

"Okay, I'll stay here tonight, but..."

"I know." Ying Chanxi gently raised her hand to cover his lips and said with a light smile, "Should we tell Senior Sister and Zhusheng? Let's talk about it when we get to bed."

"Damn it..." Li Luo looked at Ying Chanxi, feeling quite helpless.

It seems like they've all been corrupted by Xu Youyu.

Why does everyone seem to like playing this game?
(End of this chapter)