Rebirth: Once Again With You

Li Chunhua looked back for the nth time, but there was no sign of Li Caiyi chasing after her. It put her in a foul mood for the rest of the day. If she knew it would be like this, she would at least take the lunch box with her.

It seemed Li Chunhua had used up her sister's last drop of patience by acting willfully. She actually regretted it a bit after she left the 2-B classroom. She should have waited for Li Caiyi to forget what she said yesterday before making her move.

Because of Dai Shenqiang's sudden appearance, she became restless and impatient, ruining the facade she had built for a long time.

Li Chunhua clicked her tongue when she remembered that annoying guy. He wore a different school uniform and looked shabby as well, so where did Li Caiyi meet him? Li Caiyi hardly ever went anywhere besides the school, but Chen Ruolan said she had never met Dai Shenqiang before. It meant that Li Caiyi must have met that guy in another place, which even her friend did not know about.

While she mulled over the possibility, someone suddenly called her.

"Xiaohua!"

Li Chunhua raised her head to find Meng Renshu walking over to her from the other side of the hallway. "Brother Renshu?"

"I have been looking for you everywhere. You did not come to the cafeteria and were not in the classroom, either. Where have you been?"

"I just went to Xiaoyi's class."

Li Chunhua did not miss the slight twitch on Meng Renshu's corner of mouth when she mentioned Li Caiyi. Come to think of it, her sister was not the only one changing lately; Meng Renshu was like that, too. He became strangely interested in Li Caiyi recently, and Li Chunhua could not help but become warier.

After all, Li Caiyi used to like him.

"Is that so? How has Xiaoyi been lately?"

"You just saw her yesterday. Why are you asking me that now?"

"Well, he hates me, after all. Xiaoyi won't come anywhere near me. I have no choice but to ask you." Meng Renshu said dejectedly.

Li Chunhua smiled triumphantly inside. Of course, Li Caiyi wouldn't want to see him anymore after witnessing their kissing scene. Although it was purely an accident, it should be more than enough to break a young maiden's heart.

However, the frustrating thing that came after that was Li Caiyi's drastic change after returning home that day.

Li Chunhua: "!!"

A sudden insight flashed across her mind. What if Li Caiyi met Dai Shenqiang that day? If she recalled correctly, Li Caiyi started looking for him as soon as she woke up.

But where did she go that day?

She tried to recall the chain of events again.

Li Chunhua went back to her class to pick her up after she saw Li Caiyi run away, but she could not find her sister anywhere in the school. That meant Li Caiyi must have gone through the back gate since she could not possibly go to the front gate and risked bumping into Meng Renshu.

After Li Caiyi went through the back gate, she supposedly met Dai Shenqiang there. She changed after interacting with him.

Li Chunhua almost wanted to curse out. After shooing away one pest from her sister, another one immediately came. She really couldn't take her eyes off Li Caiyi for even a second.

She should have chased after Li Caiyi that day! That guy used the opportunity when her sister was heartbroken to influence her. How sly and hateful!

Meng Renshu noticed her distracted look, so he asked with a tilted head. "Xiaohua? What are you thinking for you to frown like that?"

"Am I? I just remember something annoying, that's all. It's about Xiaoyi."

The topic piqued Meng Renshu's interest immediately. "What about her?"

"Do you remember that guy who came to our school that day? The one who came to meet Xiaoyi."

His face hardened when he heard that. He got annoyed remembering that guy. With a stiff voice, he asked again. "Yeah. What's wrong with him?"

"It seems Xiaoyi likes him quite a lot. When I wanted to exchange my contact information with him, she suddenly got upset and refused to talk to me after that. Even just now, she kicked me out of the classroom."

"She did?" Meng Renshu widened his eyes in disbelief. "I don't think Xiaoyi is the type to do that."

"Brother Renshu, don't tell me you haven't realized how much she has changed in a short time? I think Xiaoyi hates both of us now." Li Chunhua leaned in closer so she could whisper in his ear. "I bet it's because that guy has influenced her. A girl can do anything in the name of love after all!"

Meng Renshu's heart sunk a bit upon hearing that. He indeed thought that Li Caiyi and Dai Shenqiang looked too close for his own liking. Still, he believed it was because of Dai Shenqiang, who kept pestering her. He assumed the guy must be the one who liked her and not the other way around.

Li Caiyi liked that kind of guy? He clearly had a stupid face and didn't look dependable at all.

Meng Renshu was irritated, but he kept his calm in front of Li Chunhua. "About that… did Xiaoyi tell that to you?"

Li Chunhua pretended to think for a while. "Hm, she isn't the type to tell others who she likes. You know she is just too shy, but my intuition tells me she is definitely crushing on that guy. She looked extremely jealous when I stood too close to that guy, and she even questioned me about when I got home yesterday."

"What did she ask you?"

"She asked what I was planning to do by asking for his contact information. Xiaoyi must be worried I would like the same guy as her, so she got defensive. I tried to warn her not to be blinded by some random guy, but she got angry with me instead, and we fought."

"Huh? Both of you are fighting?" Meng Renshu's tone was full of shock. For as long as he knew them, the twins had always got along so well, so he couldn't imagine them fighting.

Li Chunhua nodded slowly. "Xiaoyi is too stubborn. She knew nothing about boys, but she insisted on liking him, to the point she got into a fight with me. Just how much did she like that guy? I can't fathom."

Meng Renshu's expression turned uglier, imagining Li Caiyi fawned over that guy. He agreed with Li Chunhua that Li Caiyi couldn't judge people's characters well. She was too trusting and could get into trouble anytime if she wasn't careful.

He was very suspicious of that Dai Shenqiang guy. Recalling how Li Caiyi even took her time to visit that guy in the hospital was like gasoline fueling the fire in his stomach. Meng Renshu was sure that guy was up to no good.

Li Chunhua studied his reaction closely. Once she was sure that Meng Renshu had bitten her bait, she continued, "What if that guy was just trying to play with Xiaoyi? We can't let that happen! Isn't that right, Brother Renshu?"

"Of course. Don't worry. I won't let anyone harm her. Just leave it to me." He said gravely.

Li Chunhua smirked discreetly, feeling extremely satisfied inside. "Then can you find out more information about that guy? I need to know so I can have a little peace of mind. It would be good if you could get his address as well, so we will know where to find him, just in case."

"Sure. I'll check about it later."

"Yay! As expected, Brother Renshu is the only one I can depend on!"

With this, one problem was solved. If Li Chunhua wanted to know the reason for Li Caiyi's change, she should investigate Dai Shenqiang first.