Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 757 - 755: Don’t Be Afraid_1

Chapter 757: Chapter 755: Don’t Be Afraid_1

Her face, as pure as a lotus flower emerging from clear water, was delicate yet not dull, a kind of beauty that grew more charming the more you looked at it.

Yet she was still young, carrying a hint of greenness.

The halter-neck swimsuit with a skirt that included built-in safety shorts looked very secure.

When she walked out, she immediately became the center of attention.

This bright misty blue was the ultimate crush and first love of every boy’s heart.

Her long hair was tied in a ponytail, swinging gently with her steps, and her legs were fair and straight.

Her arrival made all the surrounding girls pale in comparison, drawing every gaze to her.

"Lu Muxia is really beautiful," someone said.

"Who’s denying that?" another agreed.

"If I could have her as my girlfriend, I’d be willing to die right now," a third boy chimed in.

"Ha, keep dreaming!" another scoffed.

The comments continued.

Muxia pretended not to hear, her gaze searching the crowd until it landed on Jiang Qingchen, at which point her previously expressionless face broke into a dazzling, innocent smile.

Jiang Qingchen also lifted the corners of his mouth, returning her smile.

Though they were far apart, the sweetness between them was potent and unyielding.

"Why do I feel like you’re flirting with Jiang Qingchen?" her tablemate perceptively sniffed out the unusual vibe.

Muxia’s cheeks flushed with embarrassment, denying shyly, "Not at all, don’t talk nonsense."

"Muxia, you look really pretty today!" Xu Zeming appeared out of nowhere.

Muxia’s smile immediately faded, and she replied in a flat tone, "Thank you."

With that, she prepared to leave.

"Muxia, that night of the blackout, why didn’t you reply to all the texts and calls I sent you?" Xu Zeming asked.

Without turning her head, Muxia bluntly responded, "I didn’t want to."

Xu Zeming: "..." So cool!

Jiang Qingchen noticed him pestering the young girl and narrowed his eyes before walking toward the coach.

No one knew what he said, but the coach immediately blew up and went after the culprit.

"Xu Zeming, what are you doing here? You little troublemaker, get back to your class now!" the coach bellowed.

With such a scolding, the originally persistent Xu Zeming could only sulkily retreat to his class.

Swimming class was called that in name, but it was similar to a physical education class where everyone was free to play around and occasionally receive instruction.

Born a landlubber and terrified of water, Muxia wanted to overcome this fear, so she never missed a PE class.

She would always float on her swimming ring, chatting with classmates in the water.

Topics among girls of this age inevitably included talk of handsome boys.

Jiang Qingchen and Xu Zeming were the most discussed among them.

"I wonder if senior Jiang has a girlfriend. I would so love to be his girlfriend."

"He already has one!" Muxia, who had been resting with closed eyes, suddenly spoke up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

Although... it was his future girlfriend!

"Who is it?"

"Yeah, who?"

"How come we’ve never heard about it?"

Muxia felt a touch of smugness inside, thinking that of course they hadn’t heard since it was still in the future!

She coughed lightly and said, "Anyway, he has one, and both sets of parents have already met each other. They all like each other very much, so you might as well not set your sights on him."

Muxia wasn’t lying.

Haven’t their families already met each other long ago?

Moreover, her parents praised Jiang Qingchen to no end, saying he was good at his studies, handsome, and knew how to make money.

"Ah, what a pity."

"It couldn’t be a marriage of convenience, could it!"

"Exactly, his family is so rich, there must be many business partners who want to marry into their family."

"Too bad we don’t stand a chance."

Seeing that they had misunderstood, Muxia didn’t bother to explain.

After all, as long as they weren’t competing for him, everything else wasn’t important.

Leisure-oriented classes like swimming always passed by quickly.

When class ended, someone accidentally bumped into Muxia, and with the floor being somewhat wet, she slipped and tumbled into the pool.

Even though it was the shallow end, Muxia choked badly and frantically screamed for help.

"Help! Somebody help!"

This scene drew the attention of many people.

Xu Zeming, upon seeing this, immediately sprinted over, and in his panic, tried to console her, "Muxia, Muxia, calm down, stop struggling, save your energy. You don’t need to be scared, the water is shallow, just stand up and you’ll be fine."

Indeed, that was the case, but how could someone drowning, feeling like they were plunging into an abyss, pay attention to his nonsense?

Muxia felt waves of water rush into her nostrils and mouth, her lungs were on the verge of exploding, and her entire head was spinning.

At that moment, with a splash, Jiang Qingchen dived into the water, swam over to her, wrapped his arms around her waist, and lifted her out of the water.

His arms were strong, and Muxia, who was originally terrified, panicked, and in despair, clung to him as if he were a life-saving straw.

"You’re safe now."

Jiang Qingchen pulled her firmly out of the water.

Once they surfaced, Muxia, her eyes rimmed red, immediately started to cough violently, trying to expel as much water from her lungs as possible, her body shaking uncontrollably with every cough.

She was completely disheveled.

"Don’t be afraid, it’s going to be okay, just cough it out," Jiang Qingchen quickly patted her back, trying to help her expel all the water from her body.

About five minutes later, Muxia finally stabilized.

"Let’s get out of the water," Jiang Qingchen said, as he lifted her out of the pool.

"Muxia, how are you?" Xu Zeming asked, wrinkling his forehead, seemingly very concerned.

Jiang Qingchen cast a cold glance at him, but before he could speak, Muxia beat him to it, "Xu Zeming, there’s something I think you should realize by now. You don’t really like me. To truly like someone is to do as Jiang Qingchen did—seeing me fall into the water, he didn’t stand there spouting nonsense but immediately came to rescue me."

"When there’s a power outage, it’s not about sending a text or making a call, but hurrying over to be with me; When I win an award, he would buy me the gift I’ve longed for, and cherished for so long; he remembers my affairs more clearly than his own; and there’s more..."

Muxia said a lot in one breath.

"So I hope you understand, I wish for us to maintain some distance."

"Also, I’m already with Qingchen."

Xu Zeming stared blankly at their retreating figures.

If he really liked Muxia, then seeing her in the embrace of another man at this moment would surely make him jealous, right?

But he felt no such thing.

So, he didn’t really like her, was it just that he was suddenly uncomfortable with her fervently pursuing him?

Xu Zeming couldn’t help shaking his head, feeling like a hypocrite.

"Then let’s be friends, I may be frivolous and careless when it comes to love, but with friends, I’d go through thick and thin!" Xu Zeming caught up with them.

Muxia gave no response, instead glancing at Jiang Qingchen.

She wanted him to answer; if he was willing for them to be friends, then they’d be friends, if not, they’d pretend they’d never met.