No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 7 Idiot
The scattered street lights illuminate the bumpy cement road leading to the front gate of the school, spreading among the dark green bushes on the roadside, and occasionally reflecting a few tiles of the teaching building.

……

"Finally released! Go, go, go!"

"Xu Hui, don't choose the machine in the corner tonight. There are too many mosquitoes!"

"Hey, I'm not going. My dad almost found out this afternoon..."

"Let's go shopping tomorrow. There's a new Metersbonwe store on Dongfeng Road."

"Brother Xiong, do you want to play billiards tomorrow? I'm having barbecue with some girls from No. 1 Middle School tonight."

……

Guan Ren listened to the young voices, some near and some far, in the night, and felt as if he was walking in an old movie from the 90s.

“It’s great to be young, it’s great to be reborn…”

He sighed in a feigned manner, then straightened his chest and raised his head, feeling his own youthful body, and his pace as he went home quickened.

slap~
"?"

However, just as he accelerated, Guan Ren was tapped on his left shoulder.

He looked back to the left, but saw nothing.

But immediately, his right shoulder was tapped again.

"..."

Guan Ren's mouth twitched, and he didn't even turn his head. He stared straight ahead and walked forward with even bigger strides.

"Hey hey!"

Then, as expected, a series of urgent sounds like those of a yellow oriole rang out behind him, followed by a "thump, thump, thump" trot.

Guan Ren found it a little funny, and then he suddenly turned around. With an exclamation of "Ah", he opened his arms and gave a bear hug, lifting the petite and light body high up.

"Hey..."

The soft little waist in Guan Ren's arms twisted, and the two little hands also hit the back of Guan Ren's hands, but it was undoubtedly in vain.

hateful…

Obviously when I was a child...Oh, that’s not right.

Just two years ago, I was stronger and taller than him.

As a result, time was merciless. In the blink of an eye, I couldn't struggle in his arms at all... Humph.

"Guan Ren, you're cheating."

"Luo Xiaobei, you are childish."

A pink panda print sweatshirt, straight jeans that fit her straight legs, clean white sneakers, and twin ponytails swaying behind her head...

It is indeed this guy.

……

In fact, Guan Ren has always felt that childhood sweethearts is a word full of oriental romance.

But the Luo Xiaobei in my memory seems to have nothing to do with the word romance, and he is more than enough to be a good brother.

Including in her previous life, even though Luo Xiaobei always claimed that she was not interested in men and love, she always kept in touch with Guan Ren and would inquire about Guan Ren's current situation every now and then.

Ok…

Strangely enough, it seems that many of the women Guan Ren knows, including Gu Youli and Luo Xiaobei, were single in their previous lives... Could this also be due to quantum mechanics?
……

"Guan Ren, don't turn the tables."

In the pale night, the girl was like a little rabbit caught in the claws of an eagle, with her two shoulder-length ponytails hanging down like rabbit ears. Her dark, clear eyes looked angrily at Guan Ren who was lifting her up:
"You were the one who did this to me first, and now you're calling me childish."

"That's a bad word."

Guan Ren also looked up at her and sniffed her. He really couldn't understand why, after all these years, this girl's fragrance was still so sweet and pleasant. When he held her in his arms, he always felt a comfortable warmth.

"Then was then, and the present is now."

"Why!"

Luo Xiaobei protested against this.

The relationship of childhood sweethearts itself includes many "pasts". These "pasts" are the basis of the feelings between childhood sweethearts. How can they be separated from the present?
"And who told you to run away so fast after school? I couldn't catch up with you..."

"Why are you chasing me?"

"Nothing, just chasing."

It's only natural for a childhood sweetheart to pursue her, so when does she need a reason? Really, the world is going downhill...

"Also, are you getting thicker again?"

Luo Xiaobei shook Guan Ren's forearm suspiciously, but felt that he couldn't hold it with one hand.

"No, I've always been this big."

Although Guan Ren was handsome in high school and had a good physique at 1.81 meters, his figure could only be considered delicate, which is what is called a boyish look.

But Guan Ren now feels that this is not a good idea. The body is the foundation of many things. If he doesn't lay a good foundation now, it will be too late when he gets old. So he is still planning to exercise well. At least he is not satisfied with the amount of muscle on his arms now.

"Anyway, you've grown bigger again, and you're not as cute as you were when you were little..."

……

This can't be sprayed.

Guan Ren was indeed cute when he was a child.

Otherwise he wouldn’t be so handsome now.

As for Luo Xiaobei, it is said that girls change a lot when they grow up, but Luo Xiaobei is obviously the type who was cute when she was a child and did not grow ugly when she grew up, and continued to be cute.

Especially the tiny teardrop mole under her right eye adds a touch of cuteness to her.

But Guan Ren always felt that this teardrop mole was somewhat incompatible with her personality.

Because it is said that girls with tear moles love to cry, but Guan Ren has never seen Luo Xiaobei cry in his past and present life.

It was as if he had never seen Gu Youli smile before.

……

"alright…"

Feeling the warmth of his childhood sweetheart's palm gathering around his waist, Luo Xiaobei patted his arm and murmured a reminder:

"Several students around were watching... and they still didn't let me down..."

"Oh."

This is true.

Although Luo Xiaobei and I have been close since childhood, it is better to restrain myself as much as possible in front of outsiders.

The lesson learned was when Luo Xiaobei and Guan Ren were walking hand in hand in junior high school. Some loudmouthed classmate brought it up in class, and everyone started to tease them into being a couple, and even wrote their names in a love heart on the blackboard.

Guan Ren was very calm in explaining things, but Luo Xiaobei was different.

Even though she was very relaxed when playing with Guan Ren, she was still a girl after all. She was so angry at the time that she even asked for leave to go home and rest for three days.

From then on, Guan Ren and Luo Xiaobei would generally be more restrained in public and not be so carefree.

Only occasionally, like now, because it's a habit, and it's a dark and windy night, will I make a fuss with her like this.

"So I'll let you down?"

"Yeah." Luo Xiaobei put his hands on Guan Ren's shoulders and nodded.

Guan Ren put his childhood sweetheart down, staring at her feet as he did so. He only released his arm after he saw with his own eyes that her little white shoes had touched the ground firmly.

"He's big and strong... not gentle at all!"

"It's called a boomerang. Were you ever gentle to me when we were little?"

"That doesn't matter."

Luo Xiaobei shouted the word "that" loudly, then stretched out five beautiful fingers:
"Five days...hmm..."

After hesitating for a moment, he retracted a finger:
"Four…"

After thinking about it, I retracted one:
"You are not allowed to hug me for three days."

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Outside the front gate of the school, there are rows of snack stalls with push carts.

In 2011, when urban management in Jiangzhou County was not very standardized, this place was as lively as a small night market every night. Students who had finished their evening self-study would gather in front of various [grilled gluten], [canthus candied potatoes], and [stinky tofu], slurping and chatting while eating.

And in Guan Ren's eyes tonight, these students have become part of a unique landscape.

As he walked, he looked at all this, his eyes filled with happy smiles and nostalgia.

As they walked slowly, suddenly, Guan Ren's shoulder was touched slightly lower by another weak shoulder.

"Hey, can I ask you something?"

"You said."

The advantage of playing around with your childhood sweetheart is that your childhood sweetheart can naturally walk side by side with him while taking advantage of the atmosphere after the fun.

I don’t remember when I learned this “little life hack”, but it is very useful anyway.

"Um... nothing much, I just wanted to ask..."

"talk?"

Guan Ren felt a little strange, as Qingmei was not the kind of person who would hesitate like this in his impression.

"Oh, that's it..."

Luo Xiaobei's left hand behind his back grabbed his right wrist and slid it up and down for a while:

"You seem to be having a great time chatting with your new deskmate tonight. What's going on? Is there something going on?"

"What? But the relationship has become a little closer. This is all because of Li Min."

When it comes to Li Min, Luo Xiaobei also strikes while the iron is hot and follows the clues:
"Why did Li Min come to see you this afternoon?"

"Harmful…"

Guan Ren smiled bitterly:
"Just because of a little note."

Luo Xiaobei's pupils twitched slightly, but his expression remained calm.

"Oh, what note..."

"It was a note tucked inside Gu Youli's book, a confession."

"Eh?"

Luo Xiaobei stopped and grabbed Guan Ren's sleeve with one hand. His face, which was calm just a second ago, was now filled with confusion.
"Gu Youli...in Gu Youli's book?!"

"Yes."

Guan Ren had a sad face and was speechless when it was mentioned:
"The key is still the note of confession."

"No, you...you confessed your feelings to Gu Youli?"

"How is that possible? I've only known him for a short time. How could I be so impatient?"

Luo Xiaobei stomped his feet:

"Then why did Li Min arrest you?!"

Guan Ren looked at Qingmei's indignant expression and thought that this "good brother" was indeed more reliable than Zhang Chi and his brothers. Those bastards would gloat over their misfortune, but Luo Xiaobei was really on his side.

"It's like this. Although the note stuck in Gu Youli's book was certainly a confession to her, the infuriating thing is that it wasn't a proper confession at all. Someone deliberately tricked me by writing 'I like you' on it, but signing it with my name! So Li Min thought I was confessing to Gu Youli!"

Luo Xiaobei felt a chill in his heart:
"Sign...eh? Sign...sign?"

"Yes, the first line has the words [I like you], and the second line is signed [Guan Ren], but I promise, it definitely wasn't written by me!"

"..."

"Xiaobei? What's wrong with you?"

Under the light of the roadside stall, Guan Ren found that Luo Xiaobei's face turned red and white, and in the end he even looked a little deathly pale, which felt quite strange.

No matter how much you sympathize with your childhood friend and stand up for him, you shouldn't be so empathetic, right?
Ke Luo Xiaobei just took a deep breath and fell silent.

After a moment's silence, the two of them arrived at the fork in the road downstairs of Guanren Community, and it was time to go their separate ways.

Guan Ren, who sensed something was amiss, became a little worried. Just as he was about to ask Luo Xiaobei what was going on, she raised her lively face again, revealing her familiar, reassuring, mischievous smile:
"Idiot~! After being treated like this, you should go back and think about who you offended~ I'm leaving first~"

"I know, I know. Go ahead."

Guan Ren smiled, waved his hand, and watched Luo Xiaobei's back as she left. Her curved eyebrows when she smiled, and the exquisite teardrop mole under her eye were still lingering in his mind.

She is indeed a girl with a lot of energy who never cries...

……

About five minutes later.

After walking away, Luo Xiaobei looked down at his toes, his hand hidden in his sweatshirt pocket tightly grasping a stack of wrinkled pink sticky notes. His two moist lips pursed for a long time, and finally trembled slightly as he pursed his lips tightly together.

"Fool…"

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At the same time, teachers' community.

"came back?"

"Ah."

Gu Youli walked straight to the bedroom, carrying a small Oxford-style backpack.

"Wait, about changing positions...how are you thinking about it?"

"Oh... let's not change it for now... Guan Ren explained to me that it was just a deliberate prank."

"real…?"

"Ah."

At least that's what Guan Ren said.

Although Gu Youli herself did not believe it, she didn't know why, and subconsciously used his words to explain it to her sister.

"I'm going back to the house."

"Oh…"

On the sofa, seeing Gu Youli's bedroom door closed, the young woman who looked to be in her early 20s blinked her almond-shaped eyes, opened her red lips slightly, took a sip of the coffee in the cup, and wondered if she was dazzled.

Always felt…

When my sister turned around just now...

It seems like there is a faint smile on his face...?
(End of this chapter)