Rebirth: Growing Up Together

"What were you dreaming about? Why are you suddenly moving around like you're eating?"

“…I dreamed about eating.”

"What to eat?"

“Forgot, forgot.”

"Are you hungry? Come on, I'll treat you to a nice meal outside."

Eat out? Have a big meal?

That must cost a lot of money...

"No, no." The girl instinctively muttered in refusal, "No need to invite me..."

Xu Cheng acted as if he didn't hear her and continued asking her questions.

"How about a small, thin-skinned wonton? Or a siu mai stuffed with shrimp, chives, eggs, and emerald green vegetable paste."

"???"

"The salted duck with white and tender skin, the pickled fish with delicious sour soup and tender yellow fish fillets, the spicy and numbing mapo tofu with minced meat..."

"..."

Yu Yu said nothing more.

Just like seeing a photo of delicious food when you are hungry, your brain begins to be aroused by the instinctive desire for the food.

So when Xu Cheng asked her again if she wanted to go, the girl still said "no" but answered honestly with her stomach growling.

"You must be hungry, let's go and eat together."

"..."

Seeing that Yu Yu was still lying on the bed without moving, Xu Cheng squatted down and picked up the girl's small shoes.

"If you don't get up, I'll take your shoes and run away!"

"???"

How could he, he, he take other people’s shoes!

Anyone else interested in shoes?

The girl half sat up nervously, looking at Xu Cheng aggrievedly, "Please don't grab my shoes, okay..."

"Then you should get up quickly."

Yu Yu pursed her lips lightly.

He had no choice but to take off his clothes reluctantly and raised his arm to hand them to Xu Cheng.

However, to Xu Cheng, this action was as if she was stretching out her little hand and asking him to help her get up from bed.

He was also distracted for a moment.

When did Yu Yu become so fond of acting like a spoiled child?

Looking at her with her fluffy hair and sleepy eyes, he was stunned for two seconds, then reached out and held her two little hands.

"One, two... up!"

"???"

What is he doing?

Yu Yu felt like a young sapling, being pulled by Xu Cheng to help it grow a little.

Looking at her confused and helpless eyes, Xu Cheng was surprised.

"Aren't you going to raise it higher?"

“…Here, here are your clothes.”

"Oh, I thought you were going to raise it higher."

Xu Cheng took the coat from her hand and put it on again. The clothes seemed to still be stained with some of the girl's sweet fragrance.

While putting on her clothes, she recalled, "Have you never pulled it out before? When I was a child, my family liked to do this. I couldn't get up in the morning, so my dad would pull me up like this, and he said that the more you pull, the taller you will grow..."

His voice gradually became quieter, and finally, with a bit of nervousness, he looked at Yu Yu, afraid of touching the fragile part of the girl's heart.

But Yu Yu just listened with his eyes wide open, seeming to be very interested in everything about his childhood.

"Let me put on your shoes."

Xu Cheng put the girl's shoes under her feet, and the girl deftly put her feet in and used her fingers to lift the flattened part of the shoe at the back.

Xu Cheng stood in front of the girl and watched.

"Didn't your mother-in-law ever pull you?"

"...No, no."

"Eh? Why?"

When Xu Cheng asked further, Yu Yu rubbed his eyes embarrassedly and said softly.

"I, I don't stay in bed."

"Oh."

Xu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Then this is the first time."

"???"

What first time?

Yu Yu lowered his head in shame again, and his face felt hot.

His hands were tucked into the sleeves of his outer coat, with only a tiny bit of his fingernails sticking out.

If the coat doesn't fit, most girls will wear clothes like this, but it is this kind of ill-fitting that makes her look particularly cute.

"It's okay, Yu Yu. I will take responsibility. I will pull you up more often in the future so that you can grow taller."

"..."

The girl turned her head to glance at him secretly, then quickly lowered her eyes and stared at the tip of her shoes.

What did he do...

Who, who wants him to take responsibility for no reason?

Xu Cheng walked towards the door, and the girl had no choice but to follow him timidly. As they walked, they suddenly stopped.

Yu Yu raised his head and looked at him, then heard him speak.

"Your hair is messy from sleeping. Let me help you fix it."

After saying that, without caring whether the girl agreed or not, he picked up her hair one by one with ease, held it in his palm and smoothed it out strand by strand.

Yu Yu felt very strange.

There are obviously no nerves in her hair, but she felt as if she was electrocuted. A tingling current spread throughout her body, making her tense and her face hot.

"Okay, do you want to take a look?" Xu Chengdong looked around, trying to find a mirror for Yu Yu.

Yu Yu was afraid of causing trouble for him, so he waved his hand and said.

"… Just sort it out, no need to read it."

"I'll take a picture of you with my phone."

"!!!"

The girl stared blankly at Xu Cheng as he raised his phone and pointed the camera barrel at her face.

With a "click", her beautiful image was captured in his mobile phone.

Xu Cheng moved closer to her with his phone, sharing the photos with her, his head almost touching hers.

"Doesn't it look good?"

"Ah."

The girl nodded softly and watched Xu Cheng turn off his phone and put it back in his pocket.

She saw it.

He didn't delete her photo...

As noon approached, the sky gradually became clear and sunny.

The exams haven't ended yet and the campus is deserted. When I walk out of the school gate, the streets are also moving at a slow and comfortable pace.

There were a few cars parked here and there on the roadside. Old men who received pensions were standing on the fitness equipment behind the green belt, laughing and talking loudly. From time to time, a stray cat jumped out from the grass, meowed at the two of them alertly, and then quickly jumped away.

Yu Yu took a few steps and secretly glanced at Xu Cheng.

They didn't walk fast, much slower than the girl usually walked. Yu Yu usually had a lot to do, so he would try to walk faster with his calves to save more time.

You may even take out a palm-sized notebook from your pocket on the way home, look at a few easy-to-make mistakes questions, memorize a few unfamiliar words, and make full use of your time.

But as she and Xu Cheng were walking on the road as if they were wasting their lives, she suddenly felt that taking a walk seemed to be a very interesting thing.

Although walking together is slow, it seems to be much more interesting.

"Xu Cheng, won't we miss the afternoon exam?" she asked him in a low voice.

"Nope."

"But it's so far away...what if I can't come back in time..."

"I didn't take the exam in the morning anyway, so it's better not to take the exam in the afternoon."

"!!!"

Yu Yuke never expected that not only did she skip the exam today, but she also skipped two subjects in a row.

But looking at Xu Cheng's expression, it didn't look like he could convince him at all.

Xu Cheng also turned his head, glanced at the girl's worried expression, and tried to persuade her with a smile.

"You're so busy every day. Since you already have one less exam today, I might as well take you to rest for the afternoon so you can relax your body and mind."

"I can't play either. I have a lot of things to do..."

"No more."

Xu Cheng's tone became more severe. "Anyway, just listen to me today and don't think about other things. You must belong to me completely for the whole afternoon."

"..."

Yu Yu's tense little face softened as shyness appeared on her rosy cheeks.

Just now.

Is Xu Cheng?

What shameful words have you said?

Chapter 275: A Heart Floating

"Hello? Teacher, I'm Xu Cheng. Sorry to bother you while you're having dinner..."

At the bus stop, Yu Yu's narrow eyes quietly looked at Xu Cheng who was talking on the phone beside him.

He is tall and big, and in the bright midday sun, he looks as clean and handsome as a little sun.

"Teacher, I don't feel well today..."

[Are you feeling unwell? No wonder you didn't come to take the exam this morning.]

"Yes, yes, I'm really sorry, teacher. I thought you were invigilating in the morning, so I called you to ask for leave at noon..."

[It's okay. It doesn't matter if you miss the exam. Just stay at home and take good care of yourself. I'll write you a note when you get back.]

"Okay, thank you teacher."

[It’s okay, drink more hot water and eat some fruits to supplement vitamins…]

Xu Cheng hung up the phone with a bit of guilt, then made an OK gesture to Yu Yu beside him.