Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl-Chapter 15 - : Severing Ties with the Han Family

"Uncle Han, that joke," Mrs. Zhen squeezed out these words as if she were constipated.

Zhen Yu interrupted her, "Speak your mind!"

Mrs. Zhen was stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered and said: "Stop visiting the Han Family!"

"Why?"

Her voice was flat, without even a twitch of her eyebrows, but for some reason, Mrs. Zhen sensed a hint of dissatisfaction.

"You're all grown up now! It's time to avoid misunderstandings! You can't still mingle with boys like when you were little!" Mrs. Zhen's tone was quite stern.

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yu hung her head and said nothing for a long while.

When Mrs. Zhen was getting somewhat impatient, Zhen Yu suddenly looked up directly into her eyes and said, "Because of Zhen Halong."

It wasn't a question, it was an assertion.

Mrs. Zhen paused, then replied with a mix of fierceness and frailty, "That's right! Han Youliang is his sworn brother. From now on, our family must not associate with the Han Family!"

Having said that, she didn't wait for Zhen Yu's reaction and walked away.

Zhen Yu's expression was enigmatic as she quietly looked at the bedroom door for a while, then lowered her head and continued reading.

-

Just before bedtime, Zhen Yan ambled in and sat on the chair Mrs. Zhen had not moved.

He muttered, "Xiao Yu."

Zhen Yu hummed a response without lifting her head.

After hesitating for a long time, Zhen Yan still said, "Little sister, you and Han Mingyue..."

"He has books."

Without raising her head, Zhen Yu explained to her brother.

That's right! Just like that!

I'm only 12 years old!

Who isn't a child at this age!

Certainly can't rush into love! Early love isn't good!

I'm just going to read! And also...

Zhen Yan was stunned after hearing this, books?

He leaned in closer to take a careful look at the book on Zhen Yu's desk—it was politics!

"Xiao Yu! Are you self-studying first year junior high school courses?"

"Mm."

Zhen Yan's eyes went wide as he struggled to accept this.

All this time, he had been wondering why his normally lazy sister suddenly became so enthusiastic about studying.

Now he found out that she was not just studying at home, but also at the Han Family's place!

Sss! Wait a minute!

Han Mingyue is in the first year of junior high...

"Is this Han Mingyue's book?"

"Mm."

"Little sister! Stop studying for now!" After receiving several 'mm's, Zhen Yan couldn't help but snatch the book from Zhen Yu's hands and flipped it upside down on the desk.

-

Zhen Yu didn't clutch at it; she gently placed her hand on her lap and looked up at her brother.

"Xiao Yu! Mom won't let us go to the Han Family anymore! She won't let us play with Han Mingyue and his brother anymore!" Zhen Yan said in a heavy voice.

"Keke~" Zhen Yu interlaced her fingers and pressed down, producing a cracking sound of her bones, "Wasn't it you who snitched?"

His sister is fierce!

Better think fast on how to explain this!

"That! That, I was tricked by Mom into telling!"

Zhen Yan, in a moment of desperate ingenuity, shifted the blame to Mrs. Zhen.

"Oh."

Clearly unconvinced.

"I really was tricked by Mom! She asked me if I've been visiting the Han Family frequently. I said I don't go often, but you go every day..." Zhen Yan's voice trailed off.

-

"Do you know what to say next time?"

Zhen Yu raised a hand, gently stroking the politics book, and asked slowly.

Zhen Yan felt a chill run down his spine and immediately promised, "You didn't go to the Han Family!"

"Then where did I go?"

How the hell would I know where you went?

Do I have to make up a story?

Why should I have to do such a thing?

"Helping you lie isn't enough, I even have to help you find excuses!

How can being your brother be so frustrating?!

Zhen Yan ranted wildly in his heart, but he didn't dare to utter a word when faced with his sister's icy gaze.

His mind raced and he actually found an excuse.

"You went to see Bai Xue!"

"Bai Xue? Fu Yu's cousin."

Zhen Yu recalled for a moment, there was such a person in her memory, but she had lost contact with her for many years.

"Ah! Speaking of which, why didn't you go to see her during the summer vacation? She didn't come to see you either. You guys didn't have a fight, did you?"

"No!" Zhen Yu immediately denied.

How would she know if they fought, but admitting it was out of the question!

She made up her mind that to create the illusion, she definitely needed to visit Bai Xue.

Tomorrow, then!

Having happily decided on the next day's plans, Zhen Yu said: "Don't go to the Han Family tomorrow."

"Why not?"

Zhen Yan 'whooshed' to his feet, with an air of aggrieved complaint: "You're allowed to look for Han Mingyue! And you won't let me look for Han Jiayang?!"

"I'm not going either, just pretending for a few days."

Only then did Zhen Yan sit down obediently and ask, "Xiao Yu, why does mom forbid us from associating with the Han Family?"

"Displaced anger." Zhen Yu uttered emotionlessly.

"What?" Zhen Yan didn't quite understand.

"Dad had an affair; mom suspects Uncle Han covered for him."

"Ah... really?"

"Who knows."

Zhen Yan suddenly fell silent, leaning on Zhen Yu's desk and spacing out.

Zhen Yu looked at the boy in front of her; this was her real brother!

Gone too soon in her past life, reunited in this one.

She would take good care of him and ensure he grew up safely and happily.

With a soft heart, Zhen Yu reached out and touched Zhen Yan's head, feeling the roughness of his hair.

"What are you doing?" Zhen Yan jolted upright, with a face that resembled a puppy whose tail had been accidentally stepped on.

"Pfft!" Zhen Yu couldn't hold back a laugh, with a faint smile lingering on her face for a while before it faded.

Zhen Yan blankly watched his sister, until she dropped the smile, which prompted him to blurt out suddenly, "Xiao Yu, you used to smile a lot..."

"... Yeah." Zhen Yu could not recall the 'past' her brother was referring to.

All she knew was that after the death of her mother and brother in her past life, she rarely smiled.

Later... forget smiling, she didn't even know how to cry anymore.

For people she disliked or who disliked her, she would either ignore them or avoid them if she could.

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When that didn't work, she'd resort to fists.

If they died, it was on her; if they didn't... still on her.

After all, as a female bachelor, she had no money but one life to her name.

If it hadn't been that one time she stabbed a bit off target and gained leverage over the other person, she could have been left choosing between prison and a bullet...

Zhen Yan watched as his sister's expression turned increasingly bleak, and under the light, it seemed inexplicably sinister...

It must be his overthinking! How old is his sister, after all? But, but...

Zhen Yan didn't want to think too much. He stood up and dropped a line, "I'm going to sleep!" before heading to the single bed and 'whoosh' pulling the curtain around it.

Zhen Yu came back to her senses with a slightly troubled look on her face.

She had... seemingly just scared her brother...

The little figure in her heart was vexed, hitting its head! Stretching out an Er Kang hand~

Don't sleep! Come back! I feel like I can explain it again...

But in the end, she did nothing.

She picked up her political science book to continue reciting...

The next morning, before Mrs. Zhen went to the shop, she reminded them to eat leftovers for lunch, and once again solemnly declared her 'no-contact policy.'

"Don't go to the Han Family! If I find out, I'll break your legs!"

Zhen Yan replied honestly: "Got it!"

Zhen Yu also nodded with a stoic face.

Mrs. Zhen was not reassured, but she had to keep an eye on the progress of the shop renovation. With a heavy heart, she left, looking back three steps at a time.