After being reborn, I gained a childhood sweetheart who appeared out of nowhere.

At noon, Aunt Zhang took them to a restaurant that looked very elegant for lunch.

A few people sat in a quiet private room, eating and chatting, and they looked surprisingly harmonious, just like a family dinner.

Aunt Zhang called her father halfway through the meal to ask if he had time to come over for a meal, but her father declined, saying he was still working.

Mom and Aunt Zhang were chatting happily, while Lin Chuan focused on the lamb chops on his plate. He didn't expect the topic to suddenly turn to him.

"Xiao Chuan, what was your score on the midterm exam again?" Zhang Wei asked.

"I'm a sophomore in high school and I plan to study science, so if I exclude politics, history, and geography, my score will be around 600," Lin Chuan said.

"That's great," Zhang Wei said. "This is a very good result, and it shows a lot of progress."

Lin Chuan paused for a moment.

Phrases like "you've made great progress" are usually something teachers like to say; for example, Lao Xue said this to him too.

But Aunt Zhang said this as if she knew Lin Chuan's past grades very well. When they met last time, it was obvious that Aunt Zhang could hardly recognize him. How could she know what he was like in junior high school?

"No way, he's still far behind our class's academic representative, Chen Xiyu," Lin Chuan said.

"Why are you calling me that?" Chen Xiyu, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but glare at him.

"It just sounds right," Lin Chuan said with a smile.

"Yes, Xiaoxi is a really good student, she's first in her grade," Mom said.

Zhang Wei smiled and said, "To be honest, a kid like Xiao Chuan will definitely amount to something in the future."

At first, Zhang Wei's impression of Lin Chuan was just that of the kid next door. But after meeting him a few times, she could clearly feel his maturity and composure, especially when he was giving a speech on stage. His calmness made him seem less like a high school student.

Such maturity is indeed rare at this age, and coupled with her good academic performance, she will certainly achieve great things in the future if she doesn't go astray.

Lin Chuan took it as just mutual flattery between the two mothers and didn't take it to heart.

After all, his score was really not enough compared to Chen Xiyu's.

"Really?" Chen Xiyu looked at the boy with lamb leg sauce still on his lips, her eyes full of doubt.

"A true master doesn't reveal their abilities."

"I don't believe it."

"..."

Aunt Zhang, unusually, spent lunch with them and then drove them all home.

At the entrance of the residential compound, Chen Xiyu waved goodbye to Zhang Wei, "Goodbye, Mom."

"Yes, you need to take good care of yourself both at school and at home."

Chen Xiyu was taken aback, then nodded, "I understand."

After seeing Aunt Zhang off, the three of them went upstairs together. Lin Chuan returned to his room, and the first thing he did was throw down his schoolbag, lie down on the bed, and let out a long sigh.

He'd been running around all day, and he was exhausted.

Lin Chuan stared at the white ceiling with his eyes closed. He had only intended to rest for a while, but unexpectedly, he fell asleep.

He never used to be like this. No matter how tired he was, he would wake up on his own after a short nap at noon. He could never sleep for long. I don’t know if it’s because he’s young or because he has no more worries lately, which is why he can sleep so soundly.

When Lin Chuan woke up again, the sky was already a bit gray, but it wasn't time for dinner yet. He stretched, sat down in front of the computer, and began his daily writing.

"Dinner's ready!" someone called from outside the room.

Lin Chuan was taken aback. It was normal for someone to call him for dinner at this hour, but this voice?

He got up and opened the door. Sure enough, Chen Xiyu was standing outside. She seemed to have arrived quite early. Although Chen Xiyu doesn't need to be called to come over for meals anymore, it would seem as if she needed to be invited to eat every day.

But it's rare to see them arrive so early; it's only a little past six o'clock now, and they usually eat around seven.

"Why did you come so early?" Lin Chuan asked.

"I brought some things for Auntie," Chen Xiyu said.

Perhaps because Chen Xiyu had been coming to their house for meals more often, she would always bring her parents something, whether it was food or other necessities. Although her mother didn't need these things, she was still quite happy to receive even a bag of fruit.

This means that your concern for others has been appreciated. My mom is just that kind-hearted and simple person. She's nice to everyone, but she also hopes that others will say thank you. That would make her happy all day...

Sometimes, when Lin Chuan saw Chen Xiyu carrying a bag of fruit, he would think that this model student still knew how to be considerate, even though her parents always said that she didn't need to bring it, and in reality, she didn't.

Whether someone needs it or not is a different matter from whether you give it to them or not.

He had also seen those top students who only knew how to study and didn't know anything else. Chen Xiyu used to be that type in his mind. Besides studying, she really didn't know much else.

Back then, girls were quiet, timid, and liked to walk with their heads down. They also spoke in a softer voice than their peers.

She's changed quite a bit in the past few years; she must have encountered quite a few things during this time. Lin Chuan thought to himself.

After they finished dinner together, Lin Chuan finally remembered to ask his mother, "Mom, what did you talk about with the homeroom teacher after the parent-teacher conference?"

"It's nothing, we just chatted about how things are at school," Mom paused, then continued, "I think your homeroom teacher cares about you quite a bit."

"Hmm." Lin Chuan did not deny this point. Although there was suspicion of exploiting labor, he had also taken good care of him.

"Oh, right, your homeroom teacher also gave me a book, saying that Xiao Chuan's essays are in it." Mom took out the school magazine.

"Xiao Chuan's essay was published in the newspaper?" Dad asked, somewhat surprised.

"It's not a newspaper, it's just our school's own publication," Lin Chuan explained.

"His essay is the first one," Chen Xiyu said as she walked over.

"You haven't gone back yet?" Lin Chuan asked.

"What, are you trying to kick me out?" Chen Xiyu said.

"No, it's getting late, isn't it?"

"I'll show your essay to your aunt and uncle before I leave," Chen Xiyu said. "Aunt Wang, come, come, let me show it to you."

"I don't quite understand it," Mom said.

"It's okay, I'll read it to you."

Lin Chuan smiled wryly, feeling somewhat helpless. He didn't think there was anything special about publishing in the school magazine. Chen Xiyu's "extra effort" made him feel a little uncomfortable, since it wasn't being published in the city anymore.

For him, a school magazine was actually unimportant; if it weren't for buying Chen Xiyu that Rilakkuma, he wouldn't have even submitted an article.

"It's too late, everyone should stop reading." Lin Chuan reached out to grab the school magazine.

Chen Xiyu, clutching the school magazine, glared at him. "No, are you saying I can't read my essays to Aunt Wang?"

Lin Chuan was speechless, but there was nothing he could do.

In her own living room, Chen Xiyu read her essay published in the school magazine to her parents. Her parents listened very attentively, as if they were listening to some important speech.

After finally waiting for Chen Xiyu to finish reading, Lin Chuan "sent" her back to his own home.

…………

The next day, during the day.

When Lin Chuan got up, his parents had already gone out to work, so he had nothing to do. It was another normal day of writing, except for Chen Xiyu who came to visit him briefly.

She didn't do anything, she just came over and knocked on the door. After Lin Chuan opened the door, he asked her if there was anything wrong. Chen Xiyu smiled and said, "Nothing, I just came to check on you," and then she went back inside.

My parents came back in the evening, and the four of us ate dinner together.

"Mom and Dad, I'm off to evening study." Lin Chuan called out to his parents.

"Uncle and Aunt, I'm going to school," Chen Xiyu said.

"Okay, you two be careful on the road," Mom said, giving a gentle reminder.

"it is good."

The two went downstairs together, took a bus at the bus stop outside the community, and went to the school. When they arrived at the school gate, there were already many cars parked there, all of them dropping off their children.

The two entered the classroom together. Lin Chuan returned to his seat, but as soon as he sat down, he felt something was off. He looked up at the blackboard and then turned to look at the back of the classroom.

He noticed that the blackboard had been washed very clean and the trash at the back of the classroom had been taken out, which meant that someone had done the cleaning duty.

But after the parent-teacher meeting that day, he didn't arrange any students to be on duty. He originally planned to have the labor committee arrange two students to be on duty before evening study to clean up.

Lin Chuan thought of something, got up and walked out of the classroom. He soon saw Zhou Yun holding a book and reading by the railing of the corridor, so he walked straight over.

"Zhou Yun," he called out.

Zhou Yun turned around and seemed startled when she saw Lin Chuan. "Class monitor."

"You didn't have dinner?" Lin Chuan looked at the sweet potato in her hand. It seemed she had brought it herself, wrapped in a plastic bag.

Zhou Yun quickly put away the half-eaten sweet potato. "What did the class monitor want to see me about?"

"I'd like to ask, did you do classroom cleaning duty?" Lin Chuan asked.

"Um, didn't you tell me to close the classroom?" Zhou Yun said.

"What I mean is, you can just close the door," Lin Chuan said.

"Actually, there's not much work to do," Zhou Yun said.

Lin Chuan thought for a moment, "So, what are your plans after the second evening study session?"

"No." Zhou Yun shook her head.

"Shall we meet at the cafeteria? How about I treat you to a late-night snack?" Lin Chuan asked, "As a thank you for helping me close the classroom door at the last minute."

"No need," Zhou Yun quickly waved her hand, "The class monitor has helped me a lot before."

"That's one thing at a time. See you in the cafeteria after the second period," Lin Chuan said, waving his hand before turning and heading back to the classroom.

Zhou Yun stood there for a while before taking out half a sweet potato and finishing it.

When the bell rang to signal the end of the second evening study session, Lin Chuan stood up. In front of the classroom, only Zhou Yun was at her desk. Chen Xiyu seemed to have been called to the teacher's office and had not yet returned.

"Late-night snack?" Lin Chuan asked Zhou Yun.

"Okay, okay." Zhou Yun stood up and followed Lin Chuan out of the classroom.

On the way to the cafeteria, the two didn't have much to talk about. Lin Chuan actually only talked more when he was with Chen Xiyu, since she was so talkative.

He didn't know what to talk about with other people.

Zhou Yun didn't say anything, just followed behind him, reminding him of Chen Xiyu from before, who often did the same thing when going to and from school.

When I arrived at the cafeteria, there were already quite a few students inside. After two consecutive evening study sessions, many of them were hungry, and a bowl of hot soup noodles or fried chicken legs would be very appealing at this time.

Lin Chuan randomly picked a window, turned around and asked Zhou Yun, "What are you eating?"

Zhou Yun glanced at the window, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Can I have bread?"

"No," Lin Chuan said.

"what?"

"Since we're all in the cafeteria, what kind of bread do you want?" Lin Chuan called out to the cafeteria lady. "Auntie, two bowls of noodle soup, both with eggs." He decided to splurge tonight.

After waiting a while, the aunt finished cooking the soup noodles. The two of them each took a bowl of soup noodles and sat down next to each other. Lin Chuan glanced at the table opposite, but Zhou Yun did not pick up her chopsticks immediately.

"Let's eat. We still have to go back to evening study after we eat," Lin Chuan said.

"Oh." Zhou Yun had only eaten a sweet potato she brought from home that evening, and she was actually quite hungry, but she felt a little embarrassed because Lin Chuan hadn't started eating.

Seeing that Lin Chuan had already started eating, Zhou Yun also started eating.

For some reason, she felt that the soup noodles she ate today tasted especially delicious, much better than anything she had ever had outside...