Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 487 - 487 482 Cling Persistently

Chapter 487: Chapter 482: Cling Persistently Chapter 487: Chapter 482: Cling Persistently After discussing with her grandparents and parents about the time for Jin Dapang to come over, Ding Yuanyuan went to take a shower and to bed reassured.

The next day, she slept in until nearly eight in the morning. Before even opening her eyes, she reached out for her phone on the desk beside her, turned it on with familiar ease, then casually tossed it back on the desk, planning to take a moment before getting up.

But her phone suddenly started ringing with the incessant notification sounds of new messages coming in.

She slowly opened her eyes, wondering who would send so many messages so early in the morning.

It was definitely not Jin Dapang, since he knew she loved to sleep in and wouldn’t contact her this early.

It was even less likely to be Jiajia and the others. After summer vacation started, everyone had their own things to do, and the four of them didn’t really keep in touch much during the holidays.

As for another high school bestie…

Had she returned from her grandmother’s house?

While Ding Yuanyuan was thinking this, her hand had already stretched out to grab the phone again. The locked screen displayed the same name repeatedly: Li Siyao!

Ding Yuanyuan’s brow furrowed unconsciously. Although they had managed to avoid a confrontation yesterday, her leaving without hesitation had been a hit to Li Siyao’s pride. She had thought that after that incident, they would probably not be in contact for a very long time, if ever again.

Yet it had only been one night, and Li Siyao was bombarding her with messages…

Ding Yuanyuan unlocked her phone and clicked into the messages.

Wow, she had sent fifteen messages nonstop since seven in the morning!

Did she owe her money?

She clicked through each one, and when Ding Yuanyuan put down her phone, her face showed a mix of confusion and incredulity.

If she had understood correctly, Li Siyao was trying to make amends?

The two had been desk mates for a year in high school, and although Li Siyao’s grades were mediocre, she was quite popular with many boys from their class and others due to her above-average looks, height, and figure, giving her a sense of pride.

Ding Yuanyuan, who was focused on her studies, did not interfere much in her affairs, and the two of them had no conflicts during that year. In fact, it was another best friend sitting behind them, An Ying, who would sometimes have minor altercations with Li Siyao. Almost every time, it was An Ying who took the initiative to approach Li Siyao, and only then would Li Siyao lower her stature and reconcile as before.

This was why Ding Yuanyuan thought that after what happened yesterday, it was highly unlikely they would have any further contact.

After all, she was not An Ying who would take the initiative to swallow her pride and approach Li Siyao.

But now…

So, can time really change a person to this extent?

The content of the messages was basically—

[Good morning, Yuanyuan.]

[Yuanyuan, are you there? I’m really sorry about yesterday; I was thoughtless. I shouldn’t have believed Wang Fan’s words, thinking he was the best choice for you.]

[It’s also Chu Xuan’s fault for always speaking on behalf of his brother. You know we’ve only just started dating, and I felt bad rejecting him.]

[But Chu Xuan realizes his mistake now, and he asked me to apologize to you on his behalf.]

[Yesterday was supposed to be our date, but it got ruined by the class gathering. How about this, I’ll invite you again today as an apology, okay?]

[What do you think, should we meet in the morning or in the afternoon?]

…

Ding Yuanyuan had a cheerful nature, was talkative and always laughing, but that was based on whether she liked the person. For those she didn’t like, she didn’t bother to dwell on or trouble herself with.

Thus, she replied decisively to Li Siyao: [No need, I’m quite busy lately, I don’t have the time.]

Just from these words, one could tell her tone was very stiff, with no intention of continuing the relationship, and Li Siyao wasn’t stupid; in fact, one might even say she was a bit sensitive.

So, she would certainly understand that their friendship had ended and there was no point in clinging or trying to salvage it.

Given her usual personality, she wouldn’t reply to this message.

But to Ding Yuanyuan’s surprise, when she got up to wash and have breakfast, her phone rang again with a dingling sound.

Ding Yuanyuan felt somewhat suppressed, but she didn’t rush to check it. Instead, she followed her own rhythm, went to the toilet first, then washed up, and only took her phone with her to the restaurant for breakfast—turning it on while eating—

“No way, no way, Yuanyuan, are you really mad at me? I thought with our relationship, you wouldn’t take it to heart.”

So taking it to heart meant she was being petty?

“Aiyah, I already apologized to you, just forgive me this time, okay?”

“Besides, it’s not like you’re without fault. If you had told me earlier that you had a boyfriend, why would I have believed Wang Fan’s words and tried to set the two of you up?”

Ding Yuanyuan paused with her hand clutching a youtiao, then she remembered Jin Dapang helping her take clothes upstairs yesterday. So, was Li Siyao thinking that she and Jin Dapang had been together for a while?

That wasn’t right either. Li Siyao’s thinking was very realistic now; simply categorizing Jin Dapang as her boyfriend wouldn’t be enough to make her insist so stubbornly on reconciling with Ding Yuanyuan. So…

Ding Yuanyuan bit into her youtiao methodically, but her eyes narrowed slightly.

She exited the text message and decisively called Jin Dapang’s number—

“Hello, did anything happen when you went upstairs to help me get my clothes yesterday?”

“What happened?” At this moment, Jin Dapang was watering the vegetable garden behind the villa for his grandma. He was a bit slow to react to Ding Yuanyuan’s question. After thinking for a moment, he replied, “There was a classmate from our school in the private room, he recognized me, but I couldn’t remember his name. So, I just nodded at him and went downstairs.”

He paused and then asked, “Does this count?”

“Does that classmate know you’re Jin Family’s rich second generation?”

“He should. My name is pretty common, but my dad named the company and shops after it anyway. Back then, everyone in our class knew that Jin Dafu Jewelry and Dafu Real Estate were ours, and they all said it sounded nice. How is that nice? Our kids can’t have names like that.”

Ding Yuanyuan blushed and said angrily, “There’s not even a mention of marriage yet, and now you’re thinking about kids? You, this guy…”

“What’s wrong with that? Jiang Yan has even decided on his kid’s name.”

Huh?

Ding Yuanyuan really didn’t know about this. She asked curiously, “A name has been decided? Jiajia didn’t tell me. What is it?”

“At first, it was Jiang Yiwen, but Xiaotie said just the last two characters alone made it sound like a buddy to him, so he suggested Jiang Yan change it to Jiang Aiwen.”

“Jiang Aiwen, that sounds pretty good.”

“Yeah? What should we name ours? Jin Aiyuan?”

“…Get lost!”

The two of them started chatting and gradually deviated from the topic, moving from their child’s name to their grandchild’s name. After hanging up, Ding Yuanyuan looked at the new text message from Li Siyao on her phone and sneered. Now she understood why Li Siyao was so keen to meet up with her.

Because of Jin Dapang!

Once interests were mixed into friendship, it felt extremely uncomfortable. Perhaps it would become normal after entering society, but for her, still a student, it was very hard to accept.

She didn’t bother with Li Siyao anymore.

Maybe making a phone call was a bit difficult for her, which is why Li Siyao kept texting persistently. She indeed had resilience, texting from morning till afternoon until finally stopping in the evening.