Rebirth Begins with Rejecting my Childhood Friend - Chapter 343
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An Shishi had been watching the commotion, not expecting Song Siyu to suddenly ask her a question.
Feeling the gaze of the three people, she shook her head and said, “I can’t remember, I don’t think he ever said that.”
Song Siyu immediately responded, “Shishi, why are you siding with him? He clearly said it.”
Before Xu Xiuwen could say anything, Xiao Youran interjected, “Siyu, can you stop making a fuss? I know you’re concerned about me, but you’re making me feel pressured.”
Seeing that Xiao Youran didn’t believe her and An Shishi wouldn’t back her up, and Xu Xiuwen still wouldn’t admit it, Song Siyu felt exhausted.
She suddenly shouted, “Believe it or not, everything I said is true.”
With that, she turned and walked out.
Xiao Youran quickly said to Xu Xiuwen, “Sorry, Xiao Xu. Siyu is just worried about me, please don’t be mad.”
Xu Xiuwen nodded, “Don’t worry, I won’t be mad at her. You should go back and rest.”
Xiao Youran nodded and quickly followed Song Siyu.
In the room, only Xu Xiuwen and An Shishi were left.
An Shishi was looking at him with a strange expression.
Xu Xiuwen asked in a low voice, “You enjoyed watching the drama, didn’t you?”
An Shishi giggled and shook her head, “No, I didn’t.”
Xu Xiuwen said helplessly, “If you hadn’t thrown the paper around, I wouldn’t have been forced to lie like that. How am I supposed to face them in the future?”
An Shishi couldn’t help but laugh at this.
Xu Xiuwen said sternly, “Stop laughing.”
But An Shishi didn’t care and laughed even harder.
Seeing this, Xu Xiuwen sat down, pulled her onto his lap, and started spanking her.
It didn’t take long before An Shishi started begging for mercy, covering her butt and pleading, “Stop, stop, hubby, I know I was wrong.”
Xu Xiuwen then stopped, “Let’s see if you dare to mess around again.”
An Shishi sat in Xu Xiuwen’s lap, twisting her body and wrapping her arms around his neck, saying, “I was wrong, hubby. I’ll behave next time.”
Though her apology seemed sincere, Xu Xiuwen believed she would mess around again given the chance.
She was inherently mischievous and in need of discipline.
Xu Xiuwen pushed her away, “It’s getting late, you should go back to your room. If you don’t, Lulu will start to suspect.”
An Shishi clung to him, refusing to let go, and said coquettishly, “Just one more kiss and I’ll go.”
Xu Xiuwen thought a kiss would be harmless, so he kissed her lips.
After a passionate kiss, An Shishi was left breathless, her eyes filled with allure.
Xu Xiuwen almost couldn’t contain his desire.
He pushed her away, and An Shishi giggled, asking, “Hubby, who is better to kiss, me or Youran?”
Knowing what she wanted to hear, Xu Xiuwen said, “You, of course, it’s you.”
Hearing this, An Shishi giggled and swayed gently in his arms, saying coquettishly, “Thank you for the compliment, hubby. I’ll go back now.”
She stood up, and as Xu Xiuwen watched her pert butt, he couldn’t resist giving it another smack.
An Shishi whimpered, instinctively covering her butt and looking back at him with watery eyes, “You’re so naughty~~”
An Shishi opened the door and left.
At this moment, all four women had left.
The room finally had only Xu Xiuwen left.
After returning to the room, Xiao Youran and Song Siyu went to bed.
Song Siyu directly took off her clothes and lay down.
Xiao Youran also closed the door and got into bed.
Song Siyu tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and finally couldn’t help but say, “Youran, I’m telling the truth, Xu Xiuwen really said those things. Why don’t you believe me?”
Xiao Youran, upon hearing this, silently turned her back to her and said, “Thank you, Siyu, but this is between Xiao Xu and me. Please don’t interfere, okay?”
Song Siyu was furious.
“Fine, I won’t interfere. But when you cry, don’t come to me.”
The room fell completely silent.
Xiao Youran’s mind was still on what happened in Xiao Xu’s room.
She recalled overhearing Xiao Xu admit to what he did while hiding behind the curtains, almost bursting out laughing.
She thought about the times she had helped him release his urges and couldn’t help but mutter, “Xiao Xu is really a lecher.”
Then she remembered how they had seen each other at the lantern festival tonight.
If the town’s rumors were true, then she and Xiao Xu were destined to be together.
Regardless of whether the rumors were true or not, she had decided she would no longer retreat and give Xiao Xu to Cheng Lu.
She wanted to win back her childhood sweetheart herself!
What happened tonight made Xu Xiuwen feel like he was dreaming.
The next morning.
The marketing students checked out and gathered in the open space outside the hotel.
The four women met again, and no one mentioned the events of the previous night, as if everyone had forgotten.
The bus was already waiting by the roadside.
The female class monitor of the marketing major, Du Qin, counted the number of people and confirmed that nothing was left behind before arranging everyone to get on the bus.
Xu Xiuwen and the four women from room 301 stood towards the back of the line.
When it was their turn, Xu Xiuwen silently followed the four women onto the bus.
Everything was calm and uneventful up to this point.
But things changed after they boarded the bus.
Xu Xiuwen had thought Xiao Youran would continue to sit with Song Siyu, and An Shishi with Cheng Lu.
But instead, Xiao Youran sat down in the third-to-last row on the left, sitting in the innermost seat.
Cheng Lu sat down in the third-to-last row on the right, also sitting in the innermost seat.
Song Siyu, seeming to have had some disagreement with Xiao Youran, did not sit next to her but rather sat in the row behind her.
An Shishi, seeing this, originally planned to sit next to Cheng Lu.
She changed her mind last minute and chose to sit with Song Siyu instead.
So, it ended up with Cheng Lu sitting alone and Xiao Youran sitting alone.
Both of them left the aisle seats open.
At this moment, both women were looking at Xu Xiuwen, waiting for him to make a choice.
Xu Xiuwen stood still.
An Shishi behind him pursed her lips, stifling a laugh.
Song Siyu scrutinized Xu Xiuwen.
Xiao Youran looked at Xu Xiuwen with anticipation.
Cheng Lu’s expression was calm, but deep in her eyes, there was a hint of disturbance.
Xu Xiuwen knew he should choose Cheng Lu, but seeing Xiao Youran’s pitiful, pleading eyes, he couldn’t bear it.
He thought for a moment, then chose neither, walking directly to the last row and sitting in the middle of the five seats.
Seeing this, Xiao Youran felt a bit disappointed but quickly became happy again.
Xu Xiuwen didn’t choose her, but he also didn’t choose Cheng Lu.
After all, Cheng Lu was his current girlfriend.
Cheng Lu felt a bit disappointed, especially noticing Xiao Youran’s smile, which made her mood worsen.
Song Siyu in the back snorted softly, her expression disdainful and contemptuous.
An Shishi found the whole situation amusing and kept stifling her laughter.
At this moment, Xiao Youran suddenly stood up from her seat and walked towards the last row.
She smiled at Xu Xiuwen and said, “Xiao Xu, I’ll sit with you.”
She then sat down to Xu Xiuwen’s left.
Seeing this, Cheng Lu silently got up and sat down to Xu Xiuwen’s right.
Xiao Youran immediately asked, “What are you doing here?”
Cheng Lu retorted unceremoniously, “Xu Xiuwen is my boyfriend, so shouldn’t I be the one asking you that?”
Xiao Youran pouted but couldn’t refute.
She huffed and turned her head toward the window.
Cheng Lu, however, didn’t feel happy.
She glanced at Xu Xiuwen and asked quietly, “Are you pleased with yourself?”
Xu Xiuwen felt the cold aura emanating from Cheng Lu and quickly shook his head and waved his hands, “No, I’m not.”
Cheng Lu stared at him for three seconds before also turning her head to look out the window.
An Shishi saw this and found it increasingly amusing.
She quickly got up, walked to the last row, and sat next to Cheng Lu.
As soon as she sat down and saw Song Siyu still sitting in her original seat, she waved and said, “Siyu, come sit here too.”
Song Siyu first glanced at Xiao Youran.
Xiao Youran, upon hearing An Shishi’s words, also glanced at Song Siyu.
The two had had a bit of an unpleasant episode the previous night.
But Xiao Youran knew that Song Siyu was doing it out of concern for her.
She didn’t take her good intentions for granted and was actually very grateful for Song Siyu’s concern.
However, she had decided to win back Xu Xiuwen, and Song Siyu kept advising her to give up, so she had to make her stance clear.
Xiao Youran didn’t say anything but silently shifted to make space for Song Siyu to come in.
Seeing this, Song Siyu got up and walked to the innermost seat.
Since Xiao Youran had made space for her, her legs were almost completely pressed against Xu Xiuwen’s.
Cheng Lu saw this and felt a bit annoyed but didn’t show it.
She hesitated for a moment and then reached out to hold Xu Xiuwen’s arm.
Xiao Youran knew Cheng Lu did this on purpose.
She didn’t get angry but also held Xu Xiuwen’s other arm, pretending to feel weak.
“Xiao Xu, I feel a bit dizzy. Am I getting carsick?” she said.
This made the foreheads of the three women in the back row fill with black lines.
The bus hadn’t even started moving yet.
Xu Xiuwen was speechless.
One was his girlfriend, and the other was his childhood friend; he felt really torn.
But in the end, he chose to stand by Cheng Lu.
“Youran, men and women should maintain a proper distance. This isn’t appropriate.”
Xiao Youran retorted, “Why not? We used to sleep in the same bed.”
As soon as she said this, Xu Xiuwen felt an incredibly cold gaze directed at him.
He didn’t even need to think to know who it was.
Xu Xiuwen quickly said, “Don’t talk nonsense.”
Xiao Youran widened her eyes and said, “I’m not talking nonsense. Don’t you remember hugging me to sleep that night?”
Xu Xiuwen let out a loud “Ah!” as he felt a sharp pain in his waist.
Cheng Lu was pinching him.
Xu Xiuwen knew he was in big trouble if he didn’t explain clearly.
He hurriedly said, “Youran, explain quickly, or I’m dead.”
Xiao Youran asked, “So, can I hold your arm?”
Xu Xiuwen immediately replied, “Yes, you can.”
Xiao Youran chuckled and explained to Cheng Lu, “Oh, I was talking about when we were kids.”
She paused and added, “Cheng Lu, you aren’t mad, are you?”
Cheng Lu almost pinched Xu Xiuwen’s waist purple but outwardly remained very magnanimous, “Why would I be mad? I’ve forgotten all about childhood things. People need to look forward. If you live in the past, you won’t be happy.”
Xu Xiuwen felt relieved when he heard Xiao Youran say it was about their childhood.
But after hearing Cheng Lu’s words, his expression tightened, and he quickly said, “Of course, it was about our childhood. It’s not like we’d still sleep in the same bed at our age. Haha…”
Xu Xiuwen let out a couple of dry laughs.
Xiao Youran caught the underlying meaning in Cheng Lu’s words but didn’t care.
After all, she had achieved her goal.
She happily held Xu Xiuwen’s arm and rested her head on his shoulder.
Seeing this, Cheng Lu got angry at Xu Xiuwen for agreeing to it.
She secretly pinched him again.
Xu Xiuwen grimaced in pain, but it was hidden by his mask.
The bus finally started moving.
On the way back, Xiao Youran didn’t provoke Cheng Lu further.
Xu Xiuwen sighed in relief.
Cheng Lu wouldn’t actively provoke Xiao Youran either.
So the journey back was relatively smooth.
After three hours, the bus finally arrived at the Jiaotong campus.
As soon as the bus pulled into the parking lot and came to a stop, Xu Xiuwen stood up immediately.
Once off the bus, he said to the girls, “It’s getting late. I’ll head home first.”
Xiao Youran asked, “Xiao Xu, have lunch with me?”
Xu Xiuwen quickly shook his head, “No, I just remembered I have something to do.”
Then, Xu Xiuwen pulled Cheng Lu aside and whispered, “I won’t join you for lunch. You should go back to the dorm.”
Cheng Lu nodded without saying much.
After leaving Jiaoda, Xu Xiuwen went straight back to Jiangning Huayuan.
Once home, he took out the clothes from his backpack and put them in the washing machine.
He lay on the sofa, thinking about the past two days.
He frowned deeply, feeling very troubled.
The thought of Xiao Youran and Cheng Lu clashing gave him a headache.
He wanted to have both, but with them constantly at odds, it seemed impossible for them to coexist peacefully.
It looked like he had a long way to go if he wanted a life where he could have both.
Xu Xiuwen hadn’t slept well the previous night, so after the clothes were washed, he went to bed for a nap.
He didn’t know how long he slept.
When he woke up, he grabbed his phone and saw that both of them had run out of battery and turned off.
Only then did Xu Xiuwen start looking for the charger to recharge them.
After plugging in his phone, he walked to the window and pulled open the bedroom curtains.
The sky outside had already darkened.
It looked like it was around four or five o’clock.
Xu Xiuwen scratched his head, thinking: Did I sleep that long?
He returned to the bed and turned on his phones.
As soon as they powered up, a bunch of messages popped up.
Xu Xiuwen picked up his Nokia 7610 first.
This phone only stored the numbers of a few important people, and only these few people knew the number.
He glanced at the messages.
There were texts from Xiao Youran, Cheng Lu, and An Shishi.
Xiao Youran’s messages read: “Xiao Xu, let’s have dinner together tonight, okay? … Xiao Xu, why aren’t you replying? Are you annoyed with me? … Sorry Xiao Xu, I shouldn’t have bothered you … Wuwuwu, Youran is a poor little thing with no one to care for her.”
Xu Xiuwen couldn’t help but laugh at Xiao Youran’s string of messages.
She was starting to play mind games with him too, acting both coy and pitiful.
Even though he knew she was pretending, Xu Xiuwen didn’t dislike it.
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