Rebirth: At the beginning, the cool school beauty was caught stealing in the supermarket

Chapter 517 Your Blessing Was Quite Sincere
Upon seeing Lu Yuanqiu, Long Liandong looked up.

The girl with long, straight black hair had a cool and aloof appearance, and her body seemed to exude a chilling aura. Male students entering and leaving the dormitory building couldn't help but turn their heads to look at her, but they consciously kept their distance. When a girl shines brightly, even a glance from her can make a boy feel a stinging sensation on his skin. For a beauty like Long Lian Dong, the stinging sensation would probably be even stronger.

However, it is truly a rare sight to see Long Liandong appear at the entrance of the men's dormitory.

Oh, you've come to see Lu Yuanqiu? Then it's nothing.

Only then did the male students coming in and out see Lu Yuanqiu standing at the entrance of the dormitory building.

What exactly is Lu Yuanqiu's background? Xia Chundong, three beautiful women, are always around him. Is it because his name contains the character "Qiu" (秋, meaning autumn)? This question has been lingering in the minds of many boys for a long time.

Long Liandong took a few steps forward, and Lu Yuanqiu suddenly noticed that she was still wearing headphones. As expected of a female celebrity, she was really cool. In Lu Yuanqiu's memory, many girls who kept people at arm's length wore headphones when they walked.

"Are you out yet?" came an old man's expectant voice through the earphone, his tone suggesting he was decades younger.

“Hmm…” Long Liandong uttered a low sound with an unnatural expression.

"Give the gift to them, raise it a little higher with both hands."

Listening to the voice in her earphones, Long Liandong raised her hands and stretched them out straight. Her eyes did not meet Lu Yuanqiu's, and her cold voice revealed her unease: "Your birthday present."

Lu Yuanqiu smiled and extended both hands, saying, "Thank you."

He took the gift box, and at that moment he seemed to suddenly remember something. Was it when he was six years old? Indeed, a girl had given him a gift at his birthday party, but Lu Yuanqiu always thought it was Xuanxuan. However, Xuanxuan was always chattering, while the girl in Lu Yuanqiu's memory was like a little mute.

That must be Long Liandong.

These girls have amazing memories, one better than the other.

"Sing him a birthday song," the old man continued encouragingly through the earphones.

“No…” Long Liandong frowned.

“You said you would listen to Grandpa after you left home, why did you change your mind? That’s how Grandpa pursued your Grandma, and he won her over in no time. If you learn from me, I guarantee you can win over Lu Yuanqiu.”

Long Liandong glanced away, her face cold. She slightly opened her mouth and uttered a familiar syllable.

Happy birthday to you!

"Happy birthday to you~"

Lu Yuanqiu slowly opened his eyes wide. He looked at the scene in front of him in surprise, and then looked around helplessly.

...Was abstract art still popular in 2012?

Long Liandong sang softly, with a very pleasant tone, like the sound of ice cubes colliding. However, the emotions she conveyed were obscure. Lu Yuanqiu did not feel any blessing; instead, he felt somewhat sad, like the kind of soft, melancholic a cappella singing that echoes in the ears of a movie or TV series.

She stopped singing after the second line, and finally looked up at Lu Yuanqiu, her eyes never meeting his.

The voice in the earphone kept asking why she had stopped, but seeing Lu Yuanqiu's surprised and puzzled expression, Long Liandong hesitated to answer. Her face flushed, she turned around and walked away very quickly, forcefully taking off her earphones. In the end, she actually ran away and disappeared under the bare sycamore tree.

Lu Yuanqiu: "..."

Those headphones... she wasn't forced into it, was she? No? What the hell was that strategist's idea?

Lu Yuanqiu thought about whether he should take out his phone to explain more clearly... but the meaning this guy was expressing was so ambiguous, would it be a bit too much if he spoke too directly?
Long Liandong is a good girl; she's helped me a lot. If Bai Qingxia hadn't disliked her, Lu Yuanqiu felt he could probably have become good friends with Long Liandong. He looked at the gift box in his hand. He had clearly stated that he wouldn't accept the gift if it had any other meaning. He had expressed it subtly because Long Liandong had also expressed it subtly, but if Long Liandong really liked him, she would definitely have understood the rejection.

Lu Yuanqiu opened the gift and found a brand new watch inside.

It seems to be an Omega Seamaster series watch. At this time, it should cost around 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, right? It's not particularly expensive, but it's a fairly standard birthday gift.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Yuanqiu took out his phone and politely sent her a message.

Lu Yuanqiu: Um... I'm sorry, your blessing was very sincere, but I might have been a little slow to react, so... If there's anything you want to say to me, let's talk things out?

'Long Liandong': It's just a birthday gift, don't overthink it.

Lu Yuanqiu stared at his phone and put it down. "Since you've said that, then there's really nothing left to talk about."

He glanced at the watch in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then closed the box again.

Just as Lu Yuanqiu was about to turn around and return to his dormitory, he was startled and suddenly saw a man and a woman standing next to the dormitory building.

Zhong Jincheng and Luo Wei were staring at him blankly.

Whether it was a misperception or not, Lu Yuanqiu felt that the two people already looked somewhat alike.

Looking at their hands clasped together, Lu Yuanqiu looked up again, suddenly narrowed his eyes, and saw Zhong Jincheng's bright red lips and Luo Wei's messy lipstick.

These two... kissed?
The kiss seemed a bit too forceful.

Lu Yuanqiu couldn't help but chuckle, but didn't expose him. He quickly said, "You're back. Now that you're back, hurry up and come to my dorm for hot pot."

As they were talking, Lu Yuanqiu turned his head and saw that the uncle and the Taoist priest had also rushed back from afar. Because the male dormitories were scattered in a somewhat irregular manner, the Taoist priest would have a larger workload in delivering meals, so Aunt Xu lent him her electric scooter.

However, the brakes on this electric scooter seemed to have some problems. Every time it stopped, it would emit a series of sharp pops. In the end, the Taoist priest had to stick out his leg to use the "foot brake" to stop it. Sometimes, Lu Yuanqiu could hear the ear-piercing sound of this electric scooter even from the fourth floor.

For the boys' dormitory, the sound meant that Xia's mother's meal had arrived.

After parking the car, the Taoist priest and the uncle were taken aback when they saw the scene on the couple's mouths at the door. They exchanged a strange look and then laughed as they went inside.

"Then...then I'll go back first," Luo Wei said to Zhong Jincheng, her face slightly flushed.

Zhong Jincheng nodded quickly: "Okay."

Luo Wei waved to him, turning back every few steps, a smile that she couldn't shake off. She even bounced around a couple of times as she turned, then lowered her head and walked along the roadside.

The sycamore tree above her seemed to have witnessed many things below.

Zhong Jincheng stared at her retreating figure, his gaze forming a thread longer than the thread on his lips when they were by the river.

"Snap!" Lu Yuanqiu snapped his fingers next to his head: "Still looking?"

Zhong Jincheng raised his hand to wipe his mouth and smiled at Lu Yuanqiu: "Hehe."

Lu Yuanqiu pursed his lips and mimicked him: "Hehe~"

　One more chapter, posted a little earlier than expected. If you can't wait, go to sleep first.
　　
　
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