Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 723 - 721: Encounter Again_1

Chapter 723: Chapter 721: Encounter Again_1

He shook his head and said, "Chen, you’re overthinking it. I was just curious, that’s all. I’m not interested in those green little girls. The one I like is...heh heh heh!"

He raised his eyebrows meaningfully.

Qingchen looked at him with disdain.

Everyone at school thought of him as the universally acknowledged handsome and sunny boy, but only he knew that this kid was sly and filthy on the inside, frivolous yet not dashing, and, weirdly, never seriously involved with anyone.

In a nutshell, he was fickle, loved to play, and was quite the joker, but in front of girls, he liked to pretend to be the graceful gentleman.

Middle school was different from elementary school, with more subjects and longer classes.

Muxia held her face in her hands, and from time to time, the image of the handsome guy who helped her with her books would pop into her head.

It’s over...

She could be sure that she was really experiencing the dawn of her romantic feelings!

No way!

She couldn’t just sit there waiting for doom; after class, she decided to go and find him herself.

The weather was scorching hot, and even the cicadas were too lazy to chirp, sprawled lazily on the treetops.

The high school section was large, and Muxia had walked around one circle after another but hadn’t found him.

Just when she thought she would need some more time to locate him, unexpectedly...

"Muxia!"

After school, Jiang Qingchen appeared at the entrance of her classroom.

Sixteen or seventeen years old, Jiang Qingchen’s handsome face had both the youthfulness of a young boy and the steadiness of an adult.

With an aura that was cold and ethereal, even in a school uniform, he stood out from the crowd, shining brightly like the most dazzling pearl.

His clear and bright features, like a serene landscape painting, and his perfectly lined jaw hung slightly low as his handsome eyes fixated on her.

Muxia raised her face, her smile revealing dimples, and met his gaze, "Qingchen, why aren’t you going home after school? What are you doing here looking for me?"

"The streets haven’t been very safe lately, and it feels safer to go home together. Also, your brother told me to take good care of you when he went to be an exchange student," Jiang Qingchen explained, his words half-true, half-false.

It was partly because he was worried about her going home alone and partly because he wanted some personal time with her.

"Really? Then I’ll go next door and call my sister. With her, we won’t be afraid," Muxia suggested, without a hint of doubt.

With her sister around, they wouldn’t be afraid even if they encountered not just one, but dozens of bad guys.

Jiang Qingchen shrugged, "Are you sure you can find her?"

Mentioning this, Muxia touched her forehead lightly, "That’s true..."

Her sister liked acting like the boss, always pulling her group of little brothers and sisters out for some fun right after school, or else off to fight evil.

By now, she had probably already left the campus.

"Jiang Qingchen, why are you walking so fast? Aren’t you going to play basketball on the court?"

At that moment, Xu Zeming came up from behind, walking briskly and a bit hastily, beads of sweat sticking to his dark hair.

Hearing this voice, Muxia froze on the spot and then instinctively lifted her head to look at him.

Shock, astonishment, elation!

It was him!

Really him!

The one she had been thinking about all day!

Soon, her heart thudded like a drum.

Her pure and delicate face turned visibly red at a noticeable pace.

She had imagined countless scenarios of them meeting again in her mind, yet she never expected it to be so abrupt.

Damn it!

Last class, during study period, she’d been dozing on the desk, unaware if there were any marks on her face or if her hair was messy.

Muxia pinched her hands tightly, her face growing even redder.

If she had known they’d meet so soon, she wouldn’t have slept last class and would have borrowed some makeup from her deskmate to touch up her appearance.

"Hey, classmate, why is your face so red? Are you sick?" Xu Zeming stared at her in surprise as if he had discovered a new continent.

Jiang Qingchen also noticed the girl’s overly flushed cheeks.

"No, it’s, it’s just too hot," Muxia mumbled, her head bowed, her voice as feeble as a mosquito’s in her embarrassment, her fingers almost crinkling her backpack.

Oh my, being seen with a blushing face by the person she liked, she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Here, take my hat," Jiang Qingchen said, understanding that the girl’s skin had always been delicate. He immediately took off his sunhat and placed it on her head.

His hat was large, covering most of her face, and the extremely shy Muxia finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you."

"Why be so polite with me!" Jiang Qingchen’s eyes and brows softened.

Xu Zeming couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. Could this guy really like this type of girl?

"Right, you, you know each other?" Recalling how she’d called out Jiang Qingchen’s name just moments ago, Muxia began to speculate.

Just because the person she liked was so close, Muxia’s little heart kicked like a rabbit, stuttering so much she could hardly spit out a complete sentence.

Jiang Qingchen hummed faintly, not intending to introduce Xu Zeming.

Clearly, he didn’t want the two to get too acquainted.

Xu Zeming was always easygoing and took the initiative to introduce himself, "Hello junior, I’m Jiang Qingchen’s deskmate and brother, my name is Xu Zeming."

Hearing this, Muxia couldn’t help but feel elated.

Look!

Everyone, come and see!

What a coincidence!

The guy she liked actually was deskmates with her Qingchen!

Later on, she could have Qingchen help her chase after the guy!

She could also use Qingchen’s name as a pretext to indirectly make contact with him!

Yay yay yay!

If the timing hadn’t been off, she would have spun around in circles right there!

Calm down! Calm down! She had to stay calm!

Muxia forced her wildly thumping heart to calm down and then, with her face downcast, shyly began,

"Hello, my name is Lu Muxia."

After finishing, she hurriedly added another sentence, as if worried he might misunderstand, "I grew up with Qingchen. We’re childhood friends and neighbors. Our mothers are best friends. In my heart, he’s like my non-blood-related older brother!"

This self-introduction, no doubt like a hammer, hit Jiang Qingchen hard in the chest.

He looked down, his fingers unconsciously tightened at the sides of his school pants, forcing himself to suppress the immense sense of loss in his heart.

But this was only a momentary lapse. In almost a blink of an eye, not even Xu Zeming noticed, and he was back to normal.

It didn’t matter, he would try hard to let her know that he’d never thought of her as a sister.

Some might ask, why not just confess his feelings?

Clearly, Muxia had no such sentiments toward him at the moment.

If he came out with it suddenly, it would definitely scare her, and might even push her further away, resulting in a loss greater than the gain.

"So that’s how it is," Xu Zeming finally understood.

No wonder the usually aloof Jiang Qingchen had suddenly become sensitive. It turned out the girl was the neighbor’s little sister, and since their parents were good friends, of course he’d be so attentive.

"Alright, let’s not chat any more, it’s getting late, we’ll be locked out of school if we delay any longer," Jiang Qingchen didn’t want Muxia to have more contact with him.