Rebirth: Once Again With You

The twins entered the Li family household while chatting happily. It had been a few weeks since Li Caiyi returned home.

Their garden was filled with fresh flowers and looked unusually pleasing in her eyes. The curtain, table cloth, and sofa color were also changed from the last time she visited. The furniture arrangements were different too.

This difference brought a sense of disorientation to her. She thought she had entered the wrong house at first.

"What do you think? Mom and I thought about this forever. We felt that our house looked too boring in the past, so we made some changes. To give a different feeling."

"This is wonderful." Li Caiyi said sincerely while admiring how the color theme perfectly matched the creamy-coloured wall. Not to mention, the new furniture arrangement made the room look more spacious too.

"Hehe, I put a lot of thinking into this. I should say, the end result is not that bad." Li Chunhua puffed her chest proudly.

"You did a good job, Xiaohua. I remember you are always good at stuff like this. Remember that dollhouse we had when we were children? Isn't that decorated single-handedly by you?"

"Oh yeah, I remember that! Well, I hate it when the room looks boring. A boring room will lower the motivation of people standing in it."

Li Caiyi glanced at her sister's face sadly. She understood why Li Chunhua developed such a mindset. She was too used to staying in the hospital, which made her despise its white, dull color. Li Chunhua was a kid that loved bright and vibrant colors, so it made sense why their front entrance looked very lively now.

Perhaps because Li Chunhua has opened up her heart to other people besides her family in this lifetime and became brighter, she didn't have her episode that frequently anymore.

Smiling as she stared at her sister's back, Li Caiyi quickly followed behind her.

But her steps paused when she saw a certain figure standing in the middle of the living room. From his widened eyes, it seemed he was equally shocked to see Li Caiyi around the house around this time.

"Brother Renshu!" Li Chunhua exclaimed happily as she ran and gave him a hug.

Meng Renshu quickly snapped out of his trance and smiled at Li Chunhua. "Come on, you are not a child anymore. This kind of greeting is outdated."

"But this is the first time I have seen you since we last visited your house. How many days since that day? 3 or 5 days? Anyway, I miss you so much!"

"Haha, you are really adorable like always," Meng Renshu sneakily glanced at Li Caiyi before carefully adding, like he was giving an excuse, "Junjie said Auntie wants to meet me, so I came here today."

"That's right! Mom always says she wants to thank you for all your help with matters regarding fat—I mean that man-who-shall-not-be-named. But where is Mom and Big Brother?" Li Chunhua took a step away from him and looked around.

"It seems Auntie is out shopping, and Junjie is changing in his room right now."

Li Caiyi absentmindedly listened to their conversation. She could hear them, but it was like their voices went through her head just like that immediately.

She felt a bit happy about being able to return home after some time, but after seeing Meng Renshu's face, that mood dampened.

Meng Renshu was also vaguely aware of Li Caiyi's hostility towards him and gulped nervously. Actually, he planned to talk with her as soon as he could. But, whenever their eyes met, or he glimpsed her figure in the hallway, his body always avoided her faster than he could think.

Meng Renshu couldn't help but recall their last conversation on his room's balcony. Including her cold words and her gaze filled with hate, pain, and disappointment directed at him.

It made him reluctant to call out to her first. But who would have guessed that the chance would present itself in front of him?

Because of this, there was a heavy awkwardness in the air when they finally met again. The air felt cold and stifling around them. Not even Li Chunhua's brightness could liven it up.

Meng Renshu cleared away his throat before forcing an awkward smile to come out. "Xiaoyi, how are you?"

Li Caiyi raised her chin and answered curtly. "I'm fine."

"O-oh. Are you here to see Auntie too?"

"This is my house," Li Caiyi replied with a ridiculing tone which clearly questioned his IQ.

Meng Renshu laughed dryly. "Yeah, you are right. That's a stupid question. Sorry."

Li Caiyi rolled her eyes and walked past them fast. "Xiaohua, I will go upstairs first. Come after you have finished talking."

Before she could take the first step on the stairs, someone pulled her hand from behind. Li Chiayi jerked her head back to find Meng Renshu standing behind her with an unwilling expression.

"Xiaoyi, please don't go just yet." He said pleadingly.

Li Caiyi looked down at his hand while covering hers, and a wave of nausea hit her. She tried to pull it out, but Meng Renshu's grip was too firm. She glared at him before hissing, "Let go of me. Who says you can touch me however you please?"

"I have something I want to tell you, Xiaoyi. Can you please just give me some of your time?"

"No, I don't want to hear anything coming from you. Let go of my hand this instant!" Li Caiyi became even more furious now.

Meng Renshu bit his lips. It was painful to see a deep grudge and hate in her eyes. Although he knew he deserved it, it didn't make it any less hurt.

"Eh, Brother Renshu? I think you should let go of Xiaoyi first. Why are you guys fighting again? If there is some misunderstanding, let's talk about it calmly, okay?" Li Chunhua stepped forward and tried to mediate between the two. She was confused and torn between which to support, but the situation wouldn't end well if this continued.

Meng Renshu looked up, and Li Caiyi averted her gaze immediately, refusing to have eye contact with him. Dejected by her response, he eventually loosened his grip.

Seeing her chance, Li Caiyi hastily pried off her hand from his and ran upstairs like she was chased by a monster.

Meanwhile, Li Chunhua, who was left behind with Meng Renshu, could only look at the older boy sympathetically before chasing after her sister.

Checking on Li Caiyi's condition was always her first priority.