Rebirth: Growing Up Together

It's so hot and humid that it's hard to even breathe.

How much strength does it take to run so far?

Is it just because of him?

Thinking of this, Xu Cheng's heart was suddenly touched by something.

In his previous life, he was once a very depressed guy.

Sadness was a common mentality among young people at that time.

Everyone feels that since there is no future to be seen, it doesn’t seem to matter if there is no tomorrow after today.

but now……

Suddenly there was someone by his side who cared about him like this.

For him, she could run all the way through several streets.

This made him feel indescribably moved deep in his heart, and his soul felt so warm.

"fool."

Xu Cheng gently held her cold little hand.

"Look, I don't have any problem right now. I can still talk to you. There's nothing wrong. Besides, I didn't even drink alcohol just now..."

Lin Wanzhou looked up at him with tears in her eyes, and Xu Cheng had no choice but to confess honestly.

"The bottle of liquor just now was filled with water. I drank all water, so you can't smell any alcohol in my mouth."

In fact, in order to make the effect more realistic, Zheng Zhihao originally planned to mix some alcohol in it.

However, due to Xu Cheng's special physique that makes him get drunk easily after drinking alcohol, his idea was abandoned. When designing this link, the wine bottle had been cleaned several times in advance to ensure that no alcohol was mixed in.

Xu Cheng finally smashed the bottle to the ground because he was worried that someone would pick up the bottle to study it and destroy the evidence.

So, in fact, after confirming that not a drop of alcohol was mixed in, Zheng Zhihao brought the bottle of Moutai that Xu Cheng had finished drinking to the table.

"Why, why is there all water in the wine?" Lin Wanzhou wiped the corners of his eyes and took a few deep breaths.

Xu Cheng looked a little embarrassed at this time.

"Actually, Mr. Chen... I know him."

"Know you?" Lin Wanzhou became even more confused.

Xu Cheng sighed, as if he had figured something out, and gritted his teeth.

"Lin Wanzhou, I was actually the one who sent Mr. Chen. Today's events... were all arranged by me on purpose."

The girl was stunned for a long time before she had time to ask in a low voice.

"Why, why?"

Lin Wanzhou simply couldn't understand it.

"Do you have any grudge against my father?"

For her, what happened today was one of the most infuriating things she had ever encountered in her life.

The people she loved the most were all bullied by Mr. Chen today. Her father, her mother, and even her Xu Cheng, fainted because of this man and were sent to the hospital.

The moment she saw Xu Cheng faint, the girl felt as if struck by lightning. Her brain went blank and her blood turned cold.

And now.

Xu Cheng told her that he was the one who arranged this person and that he was the one who led the whole thing?

"Zhou Zhou, wipe it first."

Xu Cheng handed the girl a tissue.

Lin Wanzhou just took it but remained indifferent.

Seeing this, Xu Cheng sighed and took the initiative to wipe the tears from her delicate cheeks.

"I'm sorry, Zhou Zhou, I shouldn't have kept this from you."

"Haven't we been investigating your father before?"

"I told you nothing happened... Actually I lied to you."

"The day we went to the restaurant, I heard that your father's company was short of funds. Later, I asked someone and found out that his company was on the verge of bankruptcy..."

Xu Cheng told Lin Wanzhou everything that had happened in the past few days, including Lin's father's career problems, his father's concerns, as well as his plans and plots.

"That's all Mr. Chen can do. Later on, I'll ask another subordinate of mine, Sister Su Yu, to invest in your father again. This time, it will be a true cooperation."

"..."

Lin Wanzhou didn't say anything, just stared at him.

This silence lasted for a long time, until Xu Cheng began to panic that he might lose the girl he cherished.

"...Why are you here?" Lin Wanzhou finally spoke in a low voice.

"Uh……"

Xu Cheng showed a helpless expression.

"My dad hates me for bringing shame to him, so he just left me here and didn't send me to the company..."

"Pfft."

After holding back for a long time, Lin Wanzhou couldn't help but smiled.

Then he adjusted his expression and spoke to the boy.

"Deserved it."

"... Please don't be like this. I'm really worried about Uncle Lin, so I came up with this idea."

"You, you have nothing to do with him, why are you trying to please him, huh."

Although he was still blaming himself, Lin Wanzhou's expression was much more relaxed than before.

Even though Xu Cheng was being scolded, he felt indescribably happy in his heart. He was no longer as flustered and at a loss as before, watching her cry.

"You, you still want to go to the company now?" Lin Wanzhou asked in a low voice.

Xu Cheng nodded.

"Yeah, where are you going? Are you going back to the hotel?"

"I……"

Lin Wanzhou pursed her lips.

Seeing her expression, Xu Cheng suddenly realized something was wrong. The meal was already over, and with Lin Wanzhou in this state, how could she be in the mood to go back for dinner?

"I'm going home." Lin Wanzhou stood up and said.

"Then I'll take you back."

Xu Cheng took the initiative to say it, and Lin Wanzhou snorted and teased him, "No need, you drank a whole bottle of white wine. If my dad saw you, he would be scared to death."

"Then I don't care. Anyway, he and I have nothing to do with each other. I don't care about him. I only care about you."

"Humph."

Listening to this guy's empty sweet words, Lin Wanzhou tried hard to pretend that he didn't care, but his heart felt as comfortable as if he was in the clouds.

I kept cursing myself in my heart.

Lin Wanzhou, Lin Wanzhou, why are you so useless? He just said two sentences and you became so happy!

The girl stretched her neck and looked around like a cat looking for dried fish. She was not familiar with the road here and was thinking about how to go back. Xu Cheng pulled her arm.

"There's a bus stop over there. We can take the bus back there."

"..."

Lin Wanzhou gave him a resentful look.

Xu Cheng walked towards the station, and she stood there, motionless.

Xu Cheng walked several steps away, and then he realized that she was still standing in the same place, and he was confused.

"Aren't you going back, Lin Wanzhou?"

"I……"

At this time, Lin Wanzhou was like a little child, whining and acting coquettishly.

"I just ran all the way to chase you... I can't walk anymore... Humph."

"Then I'll carry you?"

"Who wants you to carry it?"

Although you say no, your body is quite honest.

When Xu Cheng half-knelt in front of the girl, Lin Wanzhou instantly became happy. He jumped up and down, then hugged Xu Cheng's neck tightly and climbed on his back.

It feels so easy to carry Lin Wanzhou on my back, just like carrying a light cat.

Both of them were covered in sticky sweat, and the contact of their skin seemed slippery.

Summer clothes are also thin, and the arms and thighs can touch each other, and there are even some places where the feeling is extremely obvious.

"Ouch, it's so heavy." Xu Cheng deliberately wailed in pain.

Lin Wanzhou kicked him twice on the butt with her little feet.

"Where did it sink?"

"hey-hey."

Xu Cheng laughed twice, "I was just kidding, of course my wife is not sinking."

"You pighead! Stop talking nonsense!"

"I am a pig, so I am Zhu Bajie, and the one I carry on my back is my wife."

"You are a pig, don't embarrass Second Brother."

Lin Wanzhou muttered to herself, but her feet couldn't help but wrap around his waist.

She held him like a sloth holding a tree trunk.

A bright smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

What is like?

Lin Wanzhou often asked herself curiously whether her feelings for Xu Cheng were a habitual dependence from childhood to adulthood, and whether she was really... in other words, -

love him.

Lin Wanzhou didn’t know and had never figured out the answer.

But if there is a person who can make her cry for him, laugh for him, worry for him, be proud of him, and be impulsive for him in one day...

His every move made her heart beat up and down.

This must be love, right?

She buried her head in his shoulder. His shoulder was very broad and she felt extremely safe when leaning on it. So she fell asleep unconsciously, just like when she was a child, sleeping on her father's back or in her mother's arms.

When I woke up, I found myself still on Xu Cheng's back, and the two of them had not yet gotten into the car.

The sun's rays were blinding and there was hardly anyone around.

Looking around, you can see quiet buildings and empty roads.

Lin Wanzhou rubbed his eyes, then boldly went to give Xu Cheng a light kiss on the cheek, then leaned over to his ear and spoke in a soft voice.

"Xu Cheng, I like you. I like you the most."

The boy's footsteps paused for a moment.

"Don't regret it."

"..."