Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 133

The afternoon sunlight streamed through the large glass walls, making people squint their eyes. The sight of the floating dust caught their attention for a moment before they sank back into the gentle and soothing music.

The air was filled with the light scent of books, and the quiet sound of pages turning could be heard. In this peaceful environment, Lin Mengting took a deep breath, enjoying the unique feeling of her soul swimming in a sea of books.

“Analysis of Historical Paintings and Calligraphy?!”

She couldn’t believe her eyes. Here and now, she had found a book that, in a few years, would become incredibly popular in the art world and nearly impossible to find!

It was known that very few authors had the same “do as they please” quirk as this one!

—The author initially wrote this book just for personal reference, printing only about a hundred copies, and randomly placing them in various bookstores to wait for “the right person” to find them.

When this news spread, people had to send their children to search bookstores all over China to find a copy before anyone else did.

So, finding such a book in this bustling large bookstore without it being sold was truly unbelievable!

As these thoughts spun in her mind, Lin Mengting took another deep breath to calm her racing heart. She reached out with her right hand, quickly and decisively aiming for the beautiful book.

Ha ha ha…

The little person inside Lin Mengting’s heart was already dancing with joy. Her face showed excitement and happiness.

Unfortunately, the next moment, her smile froze. Her pretty almond-shaped eyes narrowed, and her pink lips pressed into a line. She followed the rough, dark fingers that held the other side of the book to a face as dark as “charcoal.”

“It’s you?!” she blurted out in surprise, seeing the shock and confusion in the man’s eyes.

“You know me?” Sun Weiqi asked calmly, though a hint of excitement and surprise flashed in his eyes, unnoticed by him.

So, Sun Weiqi didn’t intend to let go of the book.

—He had been looking for this book for a long time, too. How could he give it up just because this girl, who was glaring at him, had “coincidentally” met him several times and seemed smart and diligent?

There was no “gentlemanly” behavior in his dictionary!

“No,” Lin Mengting replied without thinking. She wasn’t lying, was she?

But thinking about the previous times she had “coincidentally” met this man in awkward situations, she couldn’t help but feel a bit angry at him, even though she knew it wasn’t his fault.

—There are friendships formed at first sight, and there are enemies who are just incompatible!

Maybe she and this man were just “incompatible”!

As these thoughts spun in her mind, Lin Mengting tightened her grip on the book and looked at him with a reproachful gaze, “I’m going to pay for this book.”

Sun Weiqi didn’t say a word, but his eyes clearly showed he thought paying for the book had nothing to do with him. Was she expecting him to pay?

Lin Mengting had encountered shameless people before, but knowing this man’s background made her feel even more disgusted.

A soldier shouldn’t act like this!

He was like a “hooligan”!

No wonder people sometimes referred to soldiers as “military hooligans”…

“Please move your hand.”

Unaware of Lin Mengting’s inner complaints, Sun Weiqi righteously refused, “I picked up this book first.”

“I picked it up first,” Lin Mengting couldn’t believe how easily he could lie.

“That’s not true.” Sun Weiqi shook his head. As a “king among soldiers,” he wouldn’t act unless he was sure to win. Especially not against this delicate girl who “grabbed” the book as slowly as a turtle.

Facing the bookshelf, Lin Mengting looked scornfully at Sun Weiqi, who had walked over from the side, “Proof?”

Proof?

Proof?!

Buying a book needed proof?!

Sun Weiqi, who had always kept his distance from women and never seriously interacted with them, was momentarily stunned.

“If you can’t prove it, just look at our current position to see who this book belongs to.”

With that, Lin Mengting deftly pried Sun Weiqi’s hand off the book, showing an attitude that clearly didn’t regard him as a man. This shocked Sun Weiqi.

—Girl, it’s not appropriate to “handle” a strange man like this. Even if they’ve “coincidentally” met several times, this was their first proper meeting!

Technically, they were still “strangers”!

As for the time a few months ago when he visited his grandfather in S City and had a “coincidental” meeting with this girl, even chatting for a bit, Sun Weiqi conveniently forgot about that.

After all, his face was covered with camouflage paint at the time, and only close friends and family could recognize him!

So, this was their “official” first meeting!!

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If Lin Mengting knew what Sun Weiqi was thinking, she would probably look at him like he was an idiot and scold him with all the classic phrases China had to offer.

After all, there weren’t many men who didn’t understand the concept of “courtesy.” Most wouldn’t hold onto a book like this, especially not letting go and grabbing it again as soon as she pried one finger off.