Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 189

Fang Min changed the topic, pretending to be curious about S City. She asked, “I heard S City’s winter feels like our spring here in M City. And their summer isn’t as hot as ours. It sounds like a great place to live.”

Lin Mengting nodded, smiling, “Before I came back, I only needed a thin wool sweater and a coat in S City.”

“You have no idea how different it felt stepping off the plane here. It was like jumping from fire into ice!”

Even though she had prepared herself, Lin Mengting couldn’t help but smile wryly at the intense change.

— Otherwise, how could this young body react so strongly to the climate after being away from M City for less than a year?

“Hearing you say that makes me want to visit S City,” Fang Min said, looking playful. “And maybe check out if the handsome guys and pretty girls there are really that many. How else could you have gotten so thin so quickly?”

Her words barely stopped short of accusing Lin Mengting of pining away for someone.

Lin Mengting smiled wryly, “For us in sales, it looks easy with flexible hours, but the pressure is unbearable. Insomnia, nightmares, and irritability are common. The worst is suddenly finding lots of gray hair and losing hair every time you wash it.”

So, how could she possibly gain weight?!

Of course, some people under stress eat a lot and gain weight, but that would never happen to Lin Mengting.

After all, only those with fragile minds succumb to challenges and pressures in work and life without even trying to conquer them.

Fang Min’s eyes briefly showed sympathy, replaced by concern, “You’re basically risking your life for work. That’s not good.”

“We’re like idols in the entertainment industry, living off our youth. When we get older, we return home with a body full of ‘injuries,'” Lin Mengting said.

If there’s some savings, they can live off it. If not, they must switch from “selling brainpower” to “selling labor.”

For example, in Lin Mengting’s previous life, there was a saying among her colleagues When you get older and the company doesn’t want you, you can always work as a cleaner or nanny to survive.

As for pride and dignity?

When you can’t even afford to eat, who cares about that!

“Sigh…” Fang Min sighed again, not believing Lin Mengting’s words but not showing it, “Life is indeed tough. By the way, do you have a boyfriend now?” Fang Min asked, scanning Lin Mengting with a look of envy, “You’re so beautiful, surely many are pursuing you!”

“I’m so busy every day, I don’t have time to think about that!” Lin Mengting lied easily, “Besides, I’m young. I should focus all my time and energy on my career. Once I’m successful, I’ll deal with marriage. That way, I won’t waste my youth. Don’t you think, Fang Min?”

Fang Min’s eyes flickered as she smiled, “I knew you’d think that way!”

She briefly showed a nostalgic and faintly regretful expression, which Lin Mengting noticed, prompting deep thoughts.

“Back in school, so many boys openly and secretly pursued you, wanting to confess, but they all failed because of your ‘unromantic’ demeanor! Now, thinking back, it’s actually quite good.”

By giving no one hope, she avoided the confusion and restlessness of youth that could lead to negative outcomes.

“If only I had thought like you back then…” Fang Min’s unfinished words and the bitterness on her face revealed her true feelings.

“What’s the big deal?” Lin Mengting said with a smile, “We have a colleague who has been dating her husband since middle school. They got into the same high school and college. Now, they work at the same company, saving up to buy a house before getting married. As long as it doesn’t affect your studies, dating is fine.”

These words comforted Fang Min. After all, she excelled in her studies despite her relationship.

Still, Fang Min often wondered If she had devoted all her time and energy to her studies instead of that person, would she have gone to a prestigious university and become a respected and envied university professor?

“Look at me!” Fang Min lightly tapped her forehead, shaking her head apologetically, “I wanted to talk about happy things but ended up…”

Lin Mengting smiled, “Those are our most beautiful youthful memories!” Even if they were tinged with bitterness and sorrow, they were seasoned with life’s unique experiences.

Fang Min sipped her water, her lowered eyelashes hiding a fleeting look of disdain and mockery.

In both lives, what she hated most was Lin Mengting’s easy attitude!