Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!
Chapter 496 - 399 New Year’s Day

Chapter 496: Chapter 399 New Year’s Day

After dinner, the counselor began to tidy up the bowls and chopsticks.

Cheng Zhu offered to help wash the dishes, but she insisted that he sit in the living room.

Unable to persuade her otherwise, he took a seat on the living room sofa and pulled out his phone to send New Year’s greetings to some people.

For example, to Yue Dongyi and Dean Zhang.

Sending New Year’s greetings to Dean Zhang was also a way to keep up his presence, after all, he had promised to help himself by introducing technological talents, but a month had flashed by with no news.

With Chen Jieyu as his inside source, he knew some of the inside story.

But this was not something that could show.

By the way, he wanted to test the waters on Dean Zhang’s attitude.

Cheng Zhu believed firmly, "Dean Zhang’s thoughts must have changed from before."

At first, he guessed that the Dean was waiting for his son who had been globetrotting to come back, wanted him to emerge from his pain and return to work.

People can’t always live in the past.

They must look forward, right?

Whether in life or in emotion, it’s the same.

But now things were different.

To bring you out of pain doesn’t mean you had to go this far!

Caught for solicitation, where do you expect your mother and I to put our old faces?

For two senior intellectuals, their son being arrested for solicitation could simply be listed as a stain on the family’s honor!

An ordinary New Year’s Eve could have been spent in family reunion.

Now, look at it—parents are outside, son is inside.

Therefore, their mentality was very likely to change to: No way! He must now find us a proper job to do!

If we keep letting this go, who knows what else he’ll try!

Indeed, after casually chatting with Dean Zhang on the couch for a bit, the other party took the initiative to say that he would introduce a suitable candidate to him in a few days.

Now it’s impossible to make an introduction; the person isn’t even out yet.

Both elders had no face to pull strings!

"Thinking about it, the last two years must have been tough on Dean Zhang," Cheng Zhu thought to himself.

First, the grandchildren he had cherished for so many years turned out not to be of his own Zhang family’s bloodline.

And then this year’s holiday season was frustrating.

"But it doesn’t matter."

"As soon as Brother Zhang comes out from the inside."

"I’ll make some good arrangements for him!"

"Take him out for a good time."

After putting down the phone, Cheng Zhu walked into the kitchen, leaned against the wall, and watched Chen Jieyu’s back as she washed the dishes.

"It’ll be done soon," Chen Jieyu said, thinking he was bored being on his own.

"Hmm," Cheng Zhu smiled and asked, "Why don’t you wear a red dress for New Year’s Eve?"

"I don’t have any red clothes," Chen Jieyu responded directly.

Actually, the color scheme of her clothes was mostly black, white, and gray.

With her unique austere temperament, if the colors she wore were too bright, it would indeed look out of place.

On the other hand, if the color scheme in the wardrobe is relatively consistent, it can also be more economical.

Sometimes, how does it happen when women shop?

For example, she bought a piece of clothing, thinking it looked super nice. But after bringing it home, she realized that she had no matching pants, shoes, coat...

Therefore, to match this piece of clothing, she would have to buy many more items.

The counselor was finely but frugally dressed, spending her money where it mattered.

Cheng Zhu, however, did wear a maroon loose hoodie that day.

Looking at Chen Jieyu, who had cleaned all the dishes, he smiled and said, "It’s okay, I’ve brought one for you. It’s in the bedroom."

He had brought over the New Year’s limited-edition red cheongsam from his own store.

"Okay," Chen Jieyu thought he had brought some solemn clothing.

When she entered the bedroom and saw that red cheongsam, at first, she didn’t think much of it.

The front of the cheongsam seemed quite normal.

Just... a bit short?

It was just at the edge of an absolute territory.

But when she picked up the cheongsam, she immediately noticed the openwork lace design on the back.

For a moment, she couldn’t help but curse Cheng Zhu in her heart.

"This is too..." She didn’t even know how to describe it.

Professionally speaking, it’s called a reveal-buttocks style.

After hesitating for a while, she gritted her teeth and took the cheongsam into the bathroom.

Chen Jieyu’s original idea was to put it on and then wear a coat over it.

She was willing to accommodate Cheng Zhu, but felt a bit shy about it.

But when she put on the cheongsam, she realized an awkward point.

Having a standard pear-shaped figure, with particularly wide hips.

This caused the hem of the cheongsam to be completely spread out by the hips, stretched extremely tight.

And it was for this reason that the hem would be pulled up slightly.

The cheongsam was already short, just above the absolute territory.

Now, it didn’t even reach the effect of being suggestive without revealing too much.

With a slight blush on her cheeks, Chen Jieyu stood in front of the mirror wearing gold-framed glasses and in a state of shy annoyance, she pulled down on the hem of the cheongsam, then yanked it downwards with force.

After tugging, it did seem a bit better.

But if she took a few steps, it would get pulled up again.

"Knock, knock, knock," Cheng Zhu began knocking on the door.

"Taking so long to change?" he said with a playful tone.

Chen Jieyu helplessly put on a coat, then opened the bathroom door.

As Cheng Zhu looked at her, she instinctively crossed her legs and forcefully pulled down the hem of her cheongsam.

Little did she know this action was incredibly enticing in the eyes of a man.

Before she could walk back to the bedroom, Cheng Zhu pushed her back into the bathroom, and they both came before the large mirror there.

After much struggle, the counselor had no choice but to comply with him, propping her hands on the sink, and continuously trying very hard to tiptoe.

She dared not look at everything in the mirror, but Cheng Zhu’s eyes watched without restraint.

During the New Year, the mischievous student was still challenging the teacher during the winter holiday.

Truly a cause for concern.

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After leaving the bathroom, Cheng Zhu, who had eaten two New Year’s Eve dinners in one night, felt less bloated.

The two of them returned to the sofa to start watching the Spring Festival Gala.

All night, Cheng Zhu’s phone would vibrate from time to time.

He received quite a lot of New Year’s wishes.

The sister duo, Zhang Qiqi and Meng Yiyi, sent New Year’s greetings one after another.

Yiyi, the little white flower, even sent a voice message directly.

"Brother Zhu, happy New Year!"

Cheng Zhu had met many girls like this before, who liked to send voice messages during a conversation.

Sometimes, this is actually a kind of tactic.

Some guys really fall for this, even thinking that frequently receiving voice messages during a chat is a somewhat intimate behavior.

Perhaps just hearing the other person’s voice, the corners of their mouths would unconsciously rise.

And once the mouth lifts, getting hooked isn’t surprising, is it?

During the festive season, Cheng Zhu was in a good mood, and he chatted briefly with the sisters.

After the New Year, he would start working on the short video platform, and with Zhang Qiqi’s potential, this handyman would find himself useful again.

Around ten o’clock at night, Cheng Zhu left his and the counselor’s "small home."

Chen Jieyu had one good quality—she was not greedy.

For her, Cheng Zhu was willing to come over to spend the New Year with her, to eat New Year’s Eve dinner, which was an unexpected joy, and she was already very content.

Therefore, she didn’t have thoughts of asking Cheng Zhu to stay the night, to keep her company throughout.

This New Year’s Eve was already quite meaningful for her.

After getting into the car, Cheng Zhu thought for a moment, then started driving toward Lin Lu’s neighborhood.

Upon arriving, he sat in the car and chatted with Lin Lu but didn’t tell her he had come to her home.

"What are you doing now?" he asked.

"Still watching the Spring Festival Gala, this year’s gala is so boring, feels even more boring than last year, no fun at all!" Lin Lu replied instantly.

Her home was quite lively now, with both grandparents there.

Watching the Spring Festival Gala with a harmonious family wasn’t bad.

But the Spring Festival Gala was indeed getting worse and was increasingly lacking in highlights.

These years also happened to be when the comedians on Weibo were at their peak.

The Spring Festival Gala became material for these comedians.

Just that in a few years, the comedians on Weibo started to lose their heat.

Honestly, with netizens each being capable of creating their own entertainment, comedians had almost no room to survive, it was hard to write anything interesting.

No way around it, netizens are just too talented, and the internet is filled with silliness.

"What do you think would be fun to do?" Cheng Zhu asked.

"I want to come out and play with you," Little Lu was always so straightforward.

"But the problem is you can’t come out," Cheng Zhu typed with amusement.

"Sigh!" Lin Lu sent an emoji of a dejected kitten.

Typically, she wouldn’t have found New Year’s Eve so dull.

It was purely because her heart wanted to meet Cheng Zhu, wanted to go out and play with him, so she found it boring.

Cheng Zhu stepped out of the car, texting, "Sighing on New Year’s?"

"Cheng Zhu, how about I sneak into the toilet to video call you!" Lin Lu typed, "Are you free for a video call now?"

Little Lu wasn’t one of those girls who would suddenly send a video call without considering your situation.

Cheng Zhu mischievously sent a WeChat message, "Video call? There’s no need for that."

He had reached the first floor and then walked outside, moving forward to an open space.

His message made Lin Lu slightly annoyed.

If you’re not free, say so, why say there’s no need!

It felt awkward to hear.

Hmph! No video call then, no video call!

Just as she was puffing up with anger, she received another WeChat message from Cheng Zhu.

"Go back to your room."

Confused, Lin Lu went back to her bedroom.

"Are you in your room now?" Cheng Zhu asked again.

"I’m in."

Soon, her phone rang, and she received Cheng Zhu’s call.

"Hello."

"What, got upset because I don’t want a video call? You sound unhappy."

"Not at all."

"Then come to the balcony, the little balcony in your room."

"Huh?"

"Just come."

Lin Lu went to the balcony, following Cheng Zhu’s instructions to look down, and soon spotted Cheng Zhu standing under the light, waving at her.

"Wow! Why did you come?" The energetic girl immediately became full of energy, her voice filled with surprise.

With a simple reply, Cheng Zhu made her heart melt with sweetness.

"I came to wish you a happy New Year," he said.

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