Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 511 - 511 506 A Reasonable Explanation

Chapter 511: Chapter 506 A Reasonable Explanation Chapter 511: Chapter 506 A Reasonable Explanation “Fuck! In just a moment, Old Shen, did you fucking manage to do something big?”

Kou Chuan’s voice broke the silence of the room, and also snapped the confused Shen Mengfei back to reality. His first reaction was to raise his hand to cover his neck.

Shit, when Xia Shi hugged me, my brain just went blank, and I didn’t even react when my neck was kissed.

After all, it was the first time in my life something like this had happened, so it wasn’t too much to feel a little excited, right?

But how did it leave a mark?

Was it because I’ve been showering too much lately and my skin has gotten tender?

“It’s on the left side; why are you covering the right?”

Mu Jiawen kindly reminded him, followed by a burst of laughter from the class, even Tang An couldn’t help but let out a laugh.

Shen Mengfei’s face turned crimson with embarrassment, and he simply lowered his hand and pulled up the collar of his shirt, but the mark was close to his chin and couldn’t be covered by the collar.

A few boys grabbed him and pushed him down into his chair, starting to press him about who had ‘planted the strawberry’ on his neck.

Shen Mengfei looked around in panic, first glancing at the door, probably relieved to see Xia Shi hadn’t returned yet.

Then he turned his head to sneak a peek at Mu Jiawen.

The girl had a bright gleam in her eye and was smiling slyly as she said, “Xia Shi…”

Shen Mengfei’s heart suddenly jumped to his throat, and he blurted out, “Xia Shi went to the bathroom, she’ll be back in a bit.”

A boy next to him looked at him with surprise, “How do you know?”

Shen Mengfei blurted out without thinking, “I saw her. I came out of the bathroom, and she went in.”

The classroom fell silent again.

Mu Jiawen had only intended to scare him a little and wasn’t planning to say much, but at this point, she was speechless at his attempt to cover up.

Old Shen, do you want to repeat what you just said?

Dude, did you forget that the boys’ and girls’ bathrooms are at opposite ends? Could it be that you two just went to the same bathroom?

At that moment, Mu Jiawen wasn’t the only one thinking this; but the boys, being less attentive, didn’t dwell on Shen Mengfei’s slip-up, even if they sensed something was off. After all, everyone knew the truth.

Even if Old Shen liked guys, there was no way he’d be into Xia Shi.

The only explanation was that he misspoke.

“No, what I meant was…”

“Got it. You came out of the bathroom, and then saw her heading west… Okay, okay, don’t change the subject. Spill it, who planted that strawberry on your neck?”

Mu Jiawen cocked her head and watched the scene, unable to resist thinking to herself: What a bunch of blockheads!

While the classroom was in an uproar, Xia Shi, who had been gone for quite a while, finally returned.

Probably because she had cried earlier, she spent a long time washing her face in the restroom, and when she entered the classroom, there were still droplets of water on her face.

Mu Jiawen turned to look at her, noting how different she was from four years ago at the start of school with short hair. Xia Shi had since grown her hair out and was wearing an elegant yellow long dress with a pair of silver leather sandals on her feet. From a distance, she exuded an air of graceful refinement.

In the past two years, her overbearing nature had been smoothed out, and her temper was very different from before. She didn’t talk as much, and actually became more likable than she had been in the first year they started school.

Seeing Mu Jiawen sizing her up, Xia Shi’s face turned slightly red.

After hesitating for quite a while on the spot, she slowly made her way over to Mu Jiawen and sat down in the chair beside her.

“That… I’m sorry…”

Mu Jiawen turned to look at her, but didn’t say anything.

Xia Shi, with her head down, staring at her own feet, spoke softly, “I’ve been wanting to apologize to you for a long time, but I couldn’t swallow my pride, nor could I find the right opportunity. I’m very sorry for the trouble I caused you in our freshman year. I’m now formally saying sorry to you.”

“Trouble is an understatement, but you were indeed quite domineering back then, and a bit inexplicable. So, have you come to realize something now?”

“Yeah, I’ve realized it. People have to learn to grow up; you can’t just age without gaining any sense. Reflecting on it,” Xia Shi sighed sentimentally, “I was really spoiled by my family. Before going to college, I felt like I was amazing, that the world had to revolve around me, and no one could be better than me. It was only after starting college that I realized my intelligence was practically at the bottom here. Physics, oh, it dealt me a heavy blow.

Thank goodness I’ve finally graduated. I can now escape physics and focus on learning something else.”

“Learning something else?” Mu Jiawen looked at her, puzzled, “Did you change your major?”

“Yeah, I got into the Law program for graduate school at the School of Political Science and Law over there. Compared to physics, any other major is not hard for me.”

Four years of studying physics was like a nightmare for Xia Shi. She barely managed to graduate thanks to a few classmates, especially Shen…

Thinking this, she couldn’t help but cast a glance toward Shen Mengfei who was being held down by a few guys, being pressed for information about a strawberry mark.

Strawberry mark?

Xia Shi’s expression froze and, upon recalling something, her face flushed red.

Mu Jiawen looked at her curiously, leaned in closer, and whispered, “That guy is such a doofus, what do you even like about him?”

“Nonsense, he’s not stupid at all,” Xia Shi knew she had been caught in the act but did not deny it, instead letting out a somewhat sorrowful sigh, “What’s the use of being smart? It’s not as if he belongs to me.”

Shen Mengfei had rejected her and had made it very clear that he had no improper feelings for her; apart from classmates, they could not have any other relationship.

After all, she was a girl, and it took all her courage to confess to him. To be rejected so directly really hurt her feelings!

Saddened, she couldn’t help but hug him, cry her heart out to vent, then thought she couldn’t let her four years of college pass by so blandly. With a determined heart, she tiptoed and kissed him.

It was also her first time having such close contact with the opposite sex. She had no experience, so her mind was in a fog during the kiss, and not very clear. Moreover, Shen Mengfei was tall and did not bend down to accommodate her, so in the end, she didn’t manage to kiss his mouth, but only his neck.

But she hadn’t expected to leave a mark.

Seeing Shen Mengfei being interrogated made Xia Shi feel guilty, but then Mu Jiawen’s next words washed away all her guilt.

“Ah, I get it now. Because he rejected you, you left a mark on his neck as revenge,” she finished, patting Xia Shi’s shoulder with an understanding gesture, “I’ve been there; I get it.”

Who’s been there?

What do you understand?

Xia Shi looked at her, completely baffled, trying to explain, “I didn’t mean to get revenge on him, I…”

How to explain it?

As Xia Shi was racking her brain for an excuse, Mu Jiawen once again offered her ‘logical’ interpretation, “It’s the revenge of love, different from regular revenge. I understand.”

Are you sure you understand?

Xia Shi gave up. Whatever, think whatever you want.

“Alright, alright, everyone find a spot to stand or sit. We’re going to take a group photo in the classroom first then head downstairs later.”

Tang An stood on the podium, looking contentedly at the two girls whispering together and thought how difficult it had been. Nearing graduation, the two flowers of the class had finally reconciled.