Rebirth Must Be Happy

"That's hard to say."

Chen Xingruo thought about it seriously for a moment, "Sometimes people who are too precocious end up being mediocre. Dad is the kind of person who achieves great things later in life, and he also needs luck... Maybe Xu Jinhuan will stumble and never be able to get back up?"

Chen Xingzhu smiled and said, "Which one do you think has a higher probability?"

"Then how do I know?"

Chen Xingruo pouted, "But I understand what you mean. You're afraid that even if you marry Xu Jinhuan and he becomes rich, he might still cheat on you?"

"No."

Chen Xingruo thought her guess made sense, but Chen Xingzhu gave a negative answer, "I thought about these things a long time ago, but I quickly realized that worrying about these things is meaningless..."

"Then what are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about what happiness is and how to maintain a relationship between two people."

"Isn't that too vague and unrealistic?"

Chen Xingruo complained, secretly stepping on her sister's foot with her toe, and said disdainfully, "You're not a philosopher."

"To be more specific, if I make Xu Jinhuan stop contacting Xie Wanqing and make sure there's no possibility of Xu Jinhuan and Song Zhiyu crossing any lines, will I feel happy and content?"

Chen Xingzhu seemed to be talking to herself, giving her own answer: "When I first succeed, maybe, but soon there will be another Xie Wanqing. I have to eliminate the next Xie Wanqing to gain happiness... In this process, I will also experience the sadness and anger of his infidelity."

She sighed softly, "Maybe one day I won't want to try to win him back, or maybe the first time I couldn't tolerate it and decided to break up with him..."

Chen Xingruo continued to touch her sister's feet with her own, finding them smooth and delicate, and muttered, "I don't understand."

"I haven't figured it out myself."

Chen Xingzhu nudged her sister's foot aside and said, "It's certain that a person is very happy when they are on the rise because they are constantly gaining a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment, both in their career and in their relationships. But if they stop, they will experience aesthetic fatigue..."

Chen Xingruo felt she understood: "Are you afraid that Xu Jinhuan will start something and then abandon you?"

"No."

Chen Xingzhu didn't blame her younger sister for not understanding, because she herself had consciously not explained clearly, "I was thinking about Dad, Aunt Shan, and Wanqing's parents, how did they achieve and maintain this stable relationship..."

Chen Xingruo said, "Why don't we just go ask them?"

"It's not always possible to get a clear answer to this kind of question."

Chen Xingzhu sighed again, "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's go to sleep."

"Then let me hold you."

"No."

"Give me a hug, but not to hug you, just to experience what it feels like to hug myself... It smells so good! It feels so good..."
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"It hurts!"

The next morning, everyone packed their things and went downstairs to leave. Song Zhiyu, carrying her bag, said with a worried look, "My legs hurt... Sister Xingzhu, Sister Xingruo, are your legs hurting too?"

"It doesn't hurt."

Chen Xingruo shook her head, "If it hurts like this, it means you don't exercise regularly."

Chen Xingzhu said, "I have a little bit, but it's not serious."

"Sister Wanqing and I both feel sorry for each other."

Song Zhiyu then asked Xu Jinhuan, "Brother, does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt."

Xu Jinhuan's calves were actually a little sore, but Chen Xingruo said they didn't hurt anymore, so how could he say that?

Men should have pride, and they should never bring shame to their fellow men.

"I told you yesterday I'd give you a massage,"

He curled his lip, "They were acting like they were doing something wrong, not letting me press the buttons. Now they know they regret it, right?"

"I won't let you press it, I'll make you angry!"

After breakfast, we drove Chen Xingruo to Xiaoshan Airport, and then the four of us set off from the airport back to Suicheng.

This time, we got stuck in traffic before even leaving Hangzhou, but thankfully the rest of the journey went smoothly, and we arrived home safely after 3:30 pm.

Chen Xingruo ate lunch at home earlier.

"Auntie, look!"

Song Zhiyu slept the whole way home and wasn't sleepy anymore. Together with Chen Xingzhu, she told Xu Haiguang and Song Xiaohui about their travel experience.

Xie Wanqing didn't sleep much on the way, and was also tired, so she went back up to sleep and didn't come down until dinner time.

Is something on your mind?

After dinner, Xu Jinhuan and Chen Xingzhu went to school together. As they went downstairs, Xu Jinhuan asked Chen Xingzhu, "Why do I feel like you've been looking downcast since you came back from Hangzhou?"

"No."

Chen Xingzhu shook her head. "I chatted with Xingruo last night and found that she's actually quite mature." Xu Jinhuan asked, "What did you talk about?"

"Are you sure you want to know?"

Chen Xingzhu turned to look at her, her clear, bright eyes seeming to hold a smile, yet also a threat: 'Are you sure you won't regret what I said?'

In this situation, Xu Jinhuan had no choice but to back down, and laughed, "Say what you want to say."

As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed Chen Xingzhu's hand, smiling as he said, "I was too embarrassed to say this morning, but actually my legs are a little sore too. Could you help me up a bit more?"

Chen Xingzhu was somewhat embarrassed and annoyed, suspecting that he might have guessed something and was deliberately using this lewd method to change the subject.

She didn't struggle, letting him hold her. Worried that Xie Wanqing might come out of his house, and that there was no soundproofing in the hallway, they might hear her talking. After they walked out of the building, she looked at him again, her eyes filled with a mixture of shyness and annoyance, and said softly, "Xingruo asked me if I would be jealous that you are so close to your sister and younger sister."

'really……'

Xu Jinhuan's heart skipped a beat, but she replied without hesitation, "You're upset? Okay, then I'll be more careful in the future and keep my distance from them."

The setting sun hung in the western sky. Chen Xingzhu stopped among the shadows of the trees, her hand still being held by him. Her eyes held a mixture of surprise and delight as she asked, "Really?"

"of course it's true."

Xu Jinhuan felt somewhat ashamed, as this was what she should do, but Chen Xingzhu seemed to think that she was being unreasonable, and said firmly, "To me, nothing is more important than you. For you, I can give up everyone else."

Chen Xingzhu stared intently into his eyes, as if trying to determine if he was lying. After a few seconds of silence, she asked again, "Really?"

"real!"

Xu Jinhuan nodded vigorously.

Just because something should be done doesn't mean it will be done. He will still make efforts in a certain direction, but if things don't work out, then Chen Xingzhu is undoubtedly still the only option.

In short, she is the safety net; even if you can't have everything, you can't lose her too.

Thinking this way might seem like being a jerk, but if he didn't act that way, he might lose her too, which is something Xu Jinhuan absolutely cannot accept.

"Let go."

Chen Xingzhu quickly looked away, her steps and tone becoming much lighter. She broke free from his hand, took small steps to the car, turned back, and smiled sweetly at him: "I really liked your two answers just now. If you make a mistake in the future, I can forgive you twice."

Xu Jinhuan shamelessly said, "Then I can answer twice more, and can you forgive me a few more times?"

"Pooh!"

Chen Xingzhu spat like her sister and said with a slight reproach, "Let's go!"

The two arrived at school together and found that the monthly exam papers from before the holiday had already been handed out.

"Tsk tsk!"

Xu Jinhuan tallied his scores: Math 139, Chinese 130, English 135, Physics 98 (out of 110), Chemistry 89, Biology 78 (out of 90), for a total of 669.

He clicked his tongue twice, very satisfied with his grades, because since the summer tutoring sessions started, he had been reviewing first-year high school material, which caused his grades to plummet.

He only scored 623 points in the monthly exam at the end of August, but this time he improved by nearly 50 points, which can be said to have far exceeded expectations.

How much?

Xu Jinhuan then asked Chen Xingzhu, who was in front of him. The girl turned to look at him and said in great detail, "Mathematics 143, Chinese 129, English 139, Physics 101, Chemistry 91, Biology 82, Total score 685."

"so tall?"

Xu Jinhuan was pleasantly surprised, "I can get such a high score on the college entrance exam, I can easily choose between Tsinghua and Peking University."

"How can it be that easy?"

Chen Xingzhu glared at him, feeling a bit conflicted. After Xu Jinhuan was admitted to Peking University with a reduced admission score, she studied even more diligently and as hard as before. Unfortunately, she hadn't participated in any competitions, so she not only didn't qualify for direct admission, but she also didn't get any extra points.

It's incredibly difficult to break through the college entrance exam and get into Tsinghua or Peking University; out of hundreds of thousands of test-takers in the entire province, there are only a few dozen spots available.

Zhuang Chengan quickly entered the classroom, announced the results of the monthly exam, and published the list of the top 30 students.

Chen Xingzhu ranked 6th in the class, while Xu Jinhuan ranked 13th.

"Xu Jinhuan,"

During the break between the second evening self-study sessions, Xu Jinhuan went to the restroom and came back to find Gu Siying blocking him in the corridor.

She remained the top student in her class in this monthly exam, with a total score of 719 points, ranking third in the grade.

“I’m asking you,”

She appeared somewhat short next to Xu Jinhuan, but she held her head high and acted as if she were looking down on him, saying, "You're not with me, but with Chen Xingzhu, just because she's pretty. I'm not as pretty as her, right?"

"No, how could I be so superficial?"

Xu Jinhuan shook his head with a smile, "I'm with Chen Xingzhu because she's rich."

The subtext of his words was actually to tell Gu Siying:

You want to be with me because I'm rich, so it's fair that I refuse to be with you because I'm poor, right? (End of Chapter)