Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 35

“Tingting!”

After class, as the other students left, Qin Dong squeezed his way through the crowd and stood in front of Lin Mengting. With a face full of emotion, he said, “Let me treat you to a late-night snack and then take you home.”

Lin Mengting glanced at the clock on the podium and said calmly, “Qin Dong, the last bus from S City to the suburbs is at nine-thirty. If you leave now, you can still catch it.”

“Tingting, I know I was wrong! I’ve already knelt down and apologized. What more do you want me to do?” Qin Dong cried out in pain, his eyes filled with misunderstood grievances and helplessness as he looked at Lin Mengting.

“I know you don’t like me. But even so, you can’t treat me like this!”

“Deceive me, humiliate me, slander me, mock me… Seeing me worry about you, treating every word you say as a command, losing the most basic sanity of a human being—do you find it fun? Do you feel satisfied?!”

This time, Lin Mengting finally looked away from the clock on the wall.

【What the heck?!】

【What does Lin Mengting mean by this?!】

Qin Dong couldn’t believe that he saw “idiot” in Lin Mengting’s eyes, mocking and ridiculing him!

“Ten minutes left.”

At this moment, only a few students were still taking notes in the classroom. The once bustling room suddenly felt empty. Lin Mengting’s next words were clearly heard by everyone.

“Please move, I need to catch my bus.”

“Tingting, do you have to be so cold?” Qin Dong said sadly, covering his chest lightly. “I just wanted to treat you to a snack and take you home. There’s no other intention.”

“Thank you for your kind offer, but I’m in a hurry to get home.” Lin Mengting frowned slightly. “My uncle and aunt wait for me to get home before they sleep. I can’t delay their rest for such a small matter. Surely, you can understand that, right?!”

This feeling—if he didn’t understand, it meant he was heartless, cruel, and unreasonable—what was that?!

Qin Dong was speechless, unable to react for a long time.

This side of Lin Mengting made her even more incomprehensible to him.

Or maybe, in this life or the previous, he never really understood Lin Mengting?!

As various thoughts swirled in his mind, for the first time in his life, Qin Dong felt a tinge of uncertainty about his carefully devised “grand plan.”

Lin Mengting glanced at Qin Dong, satisfied with the confusion she had caused him—or perhaps the subtle threat.

From Qin Dong’s petty schemes against her, it was clear that he was not a successful person in his previous life.

If, after his rebirth, Qin Dong analyzed the reasons for his mediocrity and found corresponding solutions, Lin Mengting was sure that even if he couldn’t become extremely wealthy, he could still achieve modest success.

Unfortunately, despite his rebirth, Qin Dong’s vision and mindset hadn’t expanded. He was still petty, like those women in ancient backyards.

“By the way, Qin Dong, considering we were colleagues for three months, I’ll remind you one last time—there are five minutes left before the bus from the city to the suburbs leaves the station.”

Bus?!

Even the dullest person would sense something was wrong after Lin Mengting’s repeated reminders, let alone Qin Dong, who always considered himself smart. The empty classroom and the sudden quiet outside finally made him realize what he had overlooked.

Darn! He had forgotten it was still the year 2000, not ten years later when buses ran until eleven-thirty!

As for the ubiquitous taxis in later years?

Hah, staying out all night now wouldn’t guarantee seeing even one!

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The next day, as soon as Lin Mengting arrived at the company, she received an expected phone call.

“Tingting, what have you been up to lately? It’s been over a month without a call from you. Don’t you know I’m worried? Or have you already forgotten about me?!”

“Sister Mei, I could never forget you!” Even though Lin Mengting wanted to roll her eyes to show her disdain for Qin Mei’s words, she didn’t let any inappropriate emotions show on her face.

“Really?! Then why do I always have to call you? If I don’t think of you, you won’t think of me?!” Qin Mei’s grievances only intensified with Lin Mengting’s seemingly sincere yet overly evasive words.

“Sigh…” Lin Mengting sighed deeply, her face troubled. “Sister Mei, you know how busy I’ve been lately. Sometimes, I wish I were Sun Wukong or Nezha, with multiple heads and arms, able to do anything without worrying about running out of time.”

“I say, you bring this upon yourself!” Qin Mei pouted. “A person’s energy is limited. There’s no need to spread yourself too thin. You should focus on the important things instead of getting involved in everything, only to realize you’ve wasted time, energy, and resources without learning anything valuable. That would be a complete loss!”

Lin Mengting listened quietly without interrupting.

Seeing her advice had no effect, Qin Mei’s eyes flickered, and she quickly changed the topic.

“Tingting, I need to thank you on behalf of my whole family.”

Here it comes!

Lin Mengting chuckled and replied, “Sister Mei, you’re giving me too much credit.”

“You shouldn’t underestimate yourself,” Qin Mei laughed. “I’ve often heard that ‘one is influenced by their associates,’ but I never took it seriously. Now, seeing Qin Dong so diligent and eager to learn, I have to admit there’s some truth to it. You have no idea how much we’ve worried about Qin Dong all these years. We’ve tried everything—scolding, beating—but nothing worked.”

Every time this topic came up, Qin Mei felt a flood of grievances.