Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 48

If Lin Mengting were truly an 18-year-old girl, she would have undoubtedly fallen into Qin Mei’s “trap.”

However, now, although she looked like a tender lamb on the outside, she was actually a shrewd and experienced person on the inside. When she locked eyes with Qin Mei, she quickly detected the fleeting malice in Qin Mei’s eyes.

“Sister Mei, be careful,” Lin Mengting said casually as she pushed the phone towards Qin Mei. “This thing is quite delicate. If it accidentally gets dropped, and the phone breaks, that’s not a big deal. At worst, I’ll just have to stay at the office and not go out for a few days. But if it accidentally hits someone, that would really be a case of ‘losing both the wife and the soldiers’!”

Qin Mei’s smile stiffened, but she quickly pulled her lips into what she thought was a brighter smile. “Look at you, Tingting, saying that makes me scared to even touch your precious thing! If it breaks accidentally, I couldn’t afford to pay for it even if I sold myself!”

“Sister Mei, you’re funny,” Lin Mengting laughed and let Qin Mei play with the phone, occasionally answering her questions.

After a while, Qin Mei reluctantly returned the phone to Lin Mengting, saying, “It seems you made the right decision by choosing to work in sales.”

Qin Mei took a deep breath, controlling her expression to hide any unwanted emotions. “If I had known, I should have been as determined as you back then, giving up my hospital job to work in a foreign company doing sales.”

Lin Mengting smiled but didn’t respond to Qin Mei’s comment.

This attitude from Lin Mengting only made Qin Mei, who had been showing a perfectly timed sad and disappointed expression, feel a surge of bitterness and resentment.

In the past, whenever Qin Mei mentioned this topic, Lin Mengting would go out of her way to comfort her and even belittle herself to lift Qin Mei’s spirits.

Why was it different now?

How was she supposed to continue the conversation like this!

However, having been in society for nearly a decade, Qin Mei quickly adjusted, giving a self-deprecating laugh. “I guess I was overthinking it. There’s no medicine for regret in this world!”

“Tingting, learn from my lesson and don’t repeat my mistakes!” she said, shaking her head and not mentioning the past again.

But the clear frustration, anger, and regret in her eyes showed how painful it was to repeatedly expose her old wounds for others to see!

A few nice words didn’t cost anything, so when facing such an act from Qin Mei, Lin Mengting thought for a moment and said sincerely, “Sister Mei, thank you for your advice.”

“Tingting, I’m glad you understand my intentions,” Qin Mei said, dabbing at her eyes with a tissue. She was about to continue when Lin Mengting’s phone rang again.

Qin Mei “…” This was the second time!

Just when she had found the right moment to explain her purpose for coming, it was interrupted again!

Lin Mengting, this can’t be intentional, can it?!

Lin Mengting checked the number on her phone, then said to Qin Mei, “Sorry, Sister Mei, I need to take this call.”

Qin Mei frowned, her lips moving as if to say something, but Lin Mengting had already taken her bag and stepped outside to the empty street to quietly talk on the phone.

With such a posture and expression, could it be that Lin Mengting had a boyfriend?

With this suspicion in mind, Qin Mei teased when Lin Mengting returned, “Look at your secretive manner. Was that call from your boyfriend, checking up on you?”

Lin Mengting was momentarily taken aback, not expecting Qin Mei’s imagination to be so wild.

“Sister Mei, why would you think that?” Lin Mengting laughed, pretending not to hear the probing in Qin Mei’s question. “Right now, I just want to focus on doing my job well and completing my adult education degree. Other things, I’m not considering for the time being.”

“Tingting, that’s not right,” Qin Mei said seriously. “We women have a tough life. Especially for us, coming from poor backgrounds with no family support. If we want to succeed, we can only rely on ourselves. Once we step out, we realize how vast the world is and how free the human spirit can be. But compared to girls from wealthy or powerful families in big cities, we are immediately at a disadvantage. At this point, besides ourselves, we can also rely on our husbands. Tingting, listen to my advice.”

Qin Mei’s voice turned somber. “A woman’s youth is short. While you’re still young and beautiful, it’s best to find a quality long-term partner. Everything else is secondary.”

She paused and used herself as an example again, “If someone had given me this advice at your age, I wouldn’t be here, over forty, away from home, working alone in S City!”

Undeniably, her words made sense.

However, Lin Mengting did not fully agree.

There are indeed girls like Qin Mei who wish to marry a suitable husband, retire to the kitchen, and lead a stable and happy life; but there are also girls like Lin Mengting who, while not aspiring to be a “career woman” competing with men, are determined to build a career that is not inferior to anyone else’s; and there are those who balance both, understanding the importance of doing the right thing at the right time.

Even so, Lin Mengting appreciated Qin Mei’s heartfelt advice that she hadn’t shared in their past life. “Sister Mei, I understand. But I still want to see what path I can carve out on my own.”

In her past life, despite the challenges from many “reborn” individuals, she found a suitable path for herself, though she grew older, looking forward to the end of the road but feeling unable to reach it.

Now, reborn with rich experience and the ability to read minds, how could she not achieve her past life’s dreams and reach the end of that path?