Rebirth Begins with Rejecting my Childhood Friend-Chapter 336 - Can We Get Back Together?

Xu Xiuwen explained, “Just lucky, happened to pass by.”

Xiao Youran wasn’t so easily fooled.

She had already noticed the sweat at Xu Xiuwen’s temples and his damp bangs.

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His clothes also had a strong scent of sweat.

It wasn’t hard to imagine how hurried he must have been looking for her.

Xiao Youran smiled and said, “Xiao Xu, thank you for coming to find me.”

The smile on Xiao Youran’s face was so cute and pure.

Such a pure and beautiful smile should be cherished.

Xu Xiuwen looked away, took out his phone, and called Cheng Lu.

The call connected.

“Lu Lu, I found her. You guys go back to the hotel and wait for me.”

“Is Xiao Youran okay?” Cheng Lu asked with concern.

Xu Xiuwen replied, “She’s fine.”

On the other end, Cheng Lu breathed a sigh of relief.

He hung up the phone.

Xu Xiuwen looked at Xiao Youran and said, “Always causing me trouble.”

Then he turned around, his back to Xiao Youran, and said, “Get on, I’ll carry you down the mountain.”

Without hesitation, Xiao Youran climbed onto Xu Xiuwen’s back.

Xu Xiuwen secured her legs and stood up.

Xiao Youran quickly reminded, “Shoes, shoes.”

Xu Xiuwen said, “I know.”

He bent down to pick up the shoes.

As for Xiao Youran’s socks, Xu Xiuwen was about to put them in his pocket.

But Xiao Youran snatched them away.

Xu Xiuwen adjusted Xiao Youran on his back and began the descent.

After only a few steps.

Xiao Youran asked, “Xiao Xu, did you come here just to find me?”

Xu Xiuwen didn’t respond.

Xiao Youran muttered, “Even if you don’t say anything, I know you came to find me. You don’t know how worried I was before you came, and then you showed up. If you had come a bit later, I might have cried.”

Xu Xiuwen still didn’t respond.

Xiao Youran suddenly asked, “Xiao Xu, why do you care about me so much?”

Xu Xiuwen finally spoke.

“Don’t flatter yourself. I don’t.”

Xiao Youran wouldn’t accept it and said, “You do!”

She hugged Xu Xiuwen tightly, as if afraid he would disappear.

Xu Xiuwen remained silent, carrying Xiao Youran down the mountain.

Climbing up was easier than going down, especially with someone on his back.

Xu Xiuwen didn’t walk too fast.

They finally reached the foot of the mountain.

Leaving the Tianyun Mountains, they returned to the town.

Xu Xiuwen carried Xiao Youran to a pharmacy.

Entering the pharmacy, Xu Xiuwen went straight to the counter to buy medicine and paid.

In the pharmacy, Xu Xiuwen put Xiao Youran down.

He squatted in front of Xiao Youran, gently lifted her foot, and began applying the medicine.

Xu Xiuwen held her ankle with his left hand, carefully lifting and placing it down, being extremely cautious during the process, afraid of causing her pain.

Xu Xiuwen used the pad of his thumb to press and massage Xiao Youran’s ankle, making her frown but also feel an inexplicable comfort.

Xu Xiuwen was very serious about massaging her ankle.

Xiao Youran watched Xu Xiuwen silently the whole time.

She couldn’t help but ask, “Do you like me more, or do you like Cheng Lu more?”

Xu Xiuwen looked up at her and asked, “Does it matter now?”

After hesitating for a second, Xiao Youran said, “Xiao Xu, leave Cheng Lu and be with me.”

Xu Xiuwen stopped.

He looked up at Xiao Youran and said, “I’m cheating, and you’re not mad?”

Xiao Youran bit her lip and said, “I am.”

“Then why do you still want to be with me? I’m a scumbag.”

Xiao Youran shook her head and said, “You’re not a scumbag. It’s my fault for giving Cheng Lu the chance to step in. I should have made my feelings clear to you earlier.”

She paused and then continued, “Xiao Xu, our feelings are something Cheng Lu can’t compare to. Give her up, and let’s get back together, okay?”

Xu Xiuwen also liked Xiao Youran, but he couldn’t give up Cheng Lu for her.

Xu Xiuwen looked up at Xiao Youran, his eyes filled with sincerity.

He said, “Youran, I can’t give up Cheng Lu.”

Xiao Youran felt incredibly hurt.

She forced herself to hold back her bitterness and asked, “So you’re just going to give up on me? On what we had?”

Xu Xiuwen said, “I’m a scumbag. I’ve hurt you, and I’ve hurt Cheng Lu. But I can’t keep making the same mistakes. We haven’t crossed that line, but Cheng Lu has given me everything, so I can’t break up with her.”

Xiao Youran couldn’t help but ask, “What about everything you’ve done with me?”

Xu Xiuwen sincerely apologized, “I’m sorry, Youran. I apologize.”

Tears streamed down Xiao Youran’s face.

She cried, “I don’t want your apology. I want you to break up with Cheng Lu.”

“Sorry.”

The female pharmacist in the store watched the young couple.

Although she couldn’t hear what they were saying, their expressions made it easy to guess it was a matter of the heart.

She couldn’t help but wonder if they were breaking up. But it didn’t seem that way.

The boy not only carried her but also applied medicine for her.

If they were breaking up, why would he go to such lengths?

Xu Xiuwen and Xiao Youran were unaware that the female pharmacist’s curiosity was burning.

Hearing Xu Xiuwen apologize again, Xiao Youran couldn’t help but raise her fists and hit Xu Xiuwen’s shoulders, crying, “I don’t want your apology! I don’t want your apology…”

Xu Xiuwen didn’t resist or dodge, letting Xiao Youran hit him.

In fact, she wasn’t hitting very hard.

And in this way, Xu Xiuwen felt a bit better.

After Xiao Youran grew tired of hitting him, Xu Xiuwen said, “Shall we go back? If we don’t, they’ll be worried.”

Xiao Youran wiped away her tears.

Xu Xiuwen turned around and squatted in front of her, “Get on.”

After waiting a long time without her getting on, he turned his head and saw Xiao Youran putting on her socks and shoes, then standing up and walking out of the pharmacy.

Although she had twisted her ankle, it wasn’t severe. She walked slowly but steadily.

Seeing this, Xu Xiuwen didn’t insist on carrying her.

He followed behind Xiao Youran silently.

They walked back to the hotel.

The other three girls from room 301 were already waiting at the door.

When Xiao Youran returned, they immediately surrounded her.

Cheng Lu asked with concern, “Xiao Youran, are you okay?”

Xiao Youran glared at her and walked upstairs without a word.

Song Siyu quickly followed her.

Back in the room.

Song Siyu couldn’t help but say, “Youran, why didn’t you tell me you were leaving? Do you know how worried I was?”

Xiao Youran lowered her head and said softly, “Sorry, Siyu, I didn’t mean to worry you.”

Seeing her like this, Song Siyu couldn’t bear to scold her anymore.

After Xiao Youran and Song Siyu left.

Xu Xiuwen explained to Cheng Lu, “She might be a bit shaken up. Don’t take it to heart.”

Cheng Lu just nodded.

She seemed relaxed, not upset by Xiao Youran’s attitude.

Xu Xiuwen asked, “Are you guys hungry? Should we go eat now?”

An Shishi shook her head, “I’m not hungry. What about you, Lu Lu?”

Cheng Lu also shook her head, “I’m not hungry for now.”

Xu Xiuwen wasn’t very hungry either.

“Should we go back to our rooms to rest or go out and play?”

An Shishi smiled, “How can we rest all the time while traveling? Lu Lu, let’s go see the lake.”

Cheng Lu nodded. Xu Xiuwen naturally didn’t object.

The three of them left the hotel and walked toward the artificial lake.

On the way, Cheng Lu curiously asked, “Where did you find Xiao Youran?”

Xu Xiuwen said, “It was on the path down the mountain. She was coming down alone and twisted her ankle. When I found her, she was sitting on the stone steps by herself.”

He didn’t mention anything about the temple for matchmaking.

Cheng Lu didn’t ask further.

At the foot of Tianyun Mountain, there was a large artificial lake. The lake wasn’t very big, but the scenery was beautiful. The lakeshore was lined with graceful willow trees.

At that moment, many tourists were boating on the lake.

Cheng Lu and An Shishi found it interesting.

So, Xu Xiuwen went to the boat rental area to rent a boat.

There were three boat rental owners, each offering different types of boats, including electric and manual rowboats.

Xu Xiuwen rented a small pedal boat. It didn’t require poles or oars; the boat had pedals.

The boat had four seats in a single row.

As the only male, Xu Xiuwen naturally sat in the middle, responsible for pedaling the boat.

Cheng Lu sat at the bow, right next to Xu Xiuwen.

An Shishi chose the stern.

Once on the boat, Xu Xiuwen started pedaling, steering the boat to the center of the lake under the direction of the two women.

In the middle of the lake, there was a pavilion.

Many tourists docked their boats and went up to the pavilion to rest.

Around the pavilion, many people were having water fights.

Tourists on boats were splashing water at people in the pavilion, and those in the pavilion were splashing water back at the boats.

Everyone was having fun, despite not knowing each other.

Their boat didn’t escape the water fight either.

An Shishi wasn’t one to back down. She immediately started to retaliate, scooping water with her hands and splashing it at the tourists in the pavilion.

Cheng Lu, initially more composed, didn’t join in right away.

But An Shishi was outnumbered.

Moreover, people in the pavilion and surrounding boats noticed the two beautiful women, and many started to target them intentionally.

Soon, everyone on their boat, including Xu Xiuwen, was soaked.

An Shishi kept calling for help.

Cheng Lu had no choice but to join in the splashing.

Xu Xiuwen quickly pedaled the boat around the pavilion, trying to avoid being targeted.

He was pedaling so fast it seemed like his feet were on fire.

Cheng Lu and An Shishi laughed heartily while splashing water.

Seeing their smiles, Xu Xiuwen felt it was all worth it.

As more people noticed the two beauties, even more, started splashing water at them.

Seeing the situation getting out of hand, Xu Xiuwen quickly steered the boat away from the center of the lake.

But many followed them.

Cheng Lu moved to the back of the boat, joining An Shishi in splashing water at the pursuing tourists.

Finally, they reached the other side of the lake, escaping the enthusiastic water fighters.

An Shishi and Cheng Lu still had excitement on their faces.

Xu Xiuwen stopped and asked, “Was it fun?”

Cheng Lu and An Shishi both nodded, “It was fun.”

Xu Xiuwen said, “It was fun for you, but my legs are about to give out.”

An Shishi burst into laughter.

Cheng Lu also chuckled softly.

Xu Xiuwen said, “I worked so hard. You should reward me.”

An Shishi asked, “How do you want to be rewarded?”

Xu Xiuwen looked at Cheng Lu and winked.

Cheng Lu’s face turned red immediately.

She rolled her eyes at Xu Xiuwen, as if saying, “Keep dreaming.”

Xu Xiuwen’s expression fell.

Seeing this, Cheng Lu couldn’t help but laugh, then rolled her eyes again.

An Shishi observed their silent exchange.

She understood everything clearly.

But she deliberately pretended not to understand and said to Xu Xiuwen, “Then I’ll reward you with a drumstick later.”

Xu Xiuwen sighed, “Alright.”

After resting for a while, Xu Xiuwen started pedaling the boat around the lake again.

This artificial lake wasn’t very large, but it wasn’t exactly small either.

The scenery along the shore was quite beautiful.

Xu Xiuwen took the two women around to enjoy the lake’s views.

Although they hadn’t had enough, a gust of wind blew, making their wet clothes feel chilly.

Xu Xiuwen couldn’t help but shiver.

He quickly asked, “Have you had enough fun?”

Cheng Lu and An Shishi both nodded.

Xu Xiuwen said, “Then let’s head back. Our clothes are wet, we should change into dry ones to avoid catching a cold.”

“Okay,” they both replied.

Xu Xiuwen steered the boat back to the dock, returned it, got their deposit back, and they all headed back to the hotel.

Once back, Xu Xiuwen changed into dry clothes.

An Shishi and Cheng Lu also went to their rooms to change.

Half an hour later, the three of them met again at the hotel entrance.

They planned to go out for dinner together.

Xu Xiuwen asked, “Do you want to invite them to join us?”

An Shishi instinctively looked at Cheng Lu.

Cheng Lu calmly said, “Sure.”

Xu Xiuwen breathed a sigh of relief and said to An Shishi, “Shishi, go upstairs and invite them.”

An Shishi said, “You always order me around, master.”

She didn’t want to act too close to Xu Xiuwen in front of Cheng Lu.

Xu Xiuwen frowned and said, “You always tag along with us for food and drinks, and I haven’t complained. Can’t you run an errand once in a while?”

An Shishi rolled her eyes at Xu Xiuwen.

Without saying more, she turned and went upstairs to call Xiao Youran and Song Siyu.

An Shishi returned quickly.

Xu Xiuwen asked, “What did they say?”

An Shishi said, “They said they’re not hungry and don’t want to go out.”

Xu Xiuwen sighed and didn’t say anything more.

The three of them left the hotel and found a nearby restaurant to have dinner.

During dinner, they heard many people talking about the lantern festival that night.

Cheng Lu and An Shishi also received a text from their class monitor, informing them about the festival and inviting them to join if interested.

Halfway through dinner, Xu Xiuwen ordered a few more dishes to be packed, along with two portions of rice.

The packed dishes were all Xiao Youran’s favorites.

Naturally, Xu Xiuwen was having the food packed for Xiao Youran and Song Siyu.

Cheng Lu neither objected nor got angry.

She didn’t say a word, ignoring Xu Xiuwen’s actions.

After dinner, they returned to the hotel.

Xu Xiuwen handed the packed food to An Shishi, saying, “I won’t go up. You take the food to them.”

An Shishi glanced at Cheng Lu, hesitating to take the food.

Cheng Lu asked calmly, “Why are you looking at me?”

An Shishi smiled, “Lu Lu, you’re so generous. If it were me, I wouldn’t let my boyfriend bring dinner to another girl.”

Cheng Lu smiled softly.

She looked at Xu Xiuwen and said, “She’s Xu Xiuwen’s childhood friend. It’s fine to bring her some dinner.”