Rebirth: Once Again With You

Li Caiyi's mood was terrible.

She did not get to eat lunch, and the conversation with Meng Renshu left an unpleasant taste in her mouth. Li Caiyi knew she should not care about him anymore, but whenever she recalled his hurt expression from earlier, she felt uncomfortable, as if she wronged an innocent person.

Even if she did not have any romantic feelings left for him, her conscience was still there, and it pained her when he treated her like she was the one who was at fault here. It was so unfair and frustrating.

From the perspective of people from the current timeline, her coldness and anger might be unjustifiable, so it would not be strange if they pointed their fingers at her.

However, Li Caiyi was very indignant about all this. She had done her best to stay away from Meng Renshu, so why did he keep bothering her even after she got reborn?

Li Caiyi also needed to think about Dai Shenqiang and her negotiation with Shao Jingfei. There was also her conflict with Li Chunhua and her mother. Everything was tangled together and formed a massive knot in her head.

Li Caiyi's mind was full of things she must do, and she barely paid attention to the class. When the bell signaling the end of the class rang, she felt sluggish and did not want to go home. However, her mother might say something again if she came home late.

In the end, she reluctantly grabbed her bag and bade goodbye to her friends.

She was walking toward the front gate with heavy steps when she heard a familiar voice calling her.

"Xiaoyi!"

Li Caiyi turned around and saw Li Chunhua run towards her with a bright smile on her face. The wind blew past her as she came over, making her long hair flutter like a black-colored soft sheet. Combined with her beautiful face and innocent demeanor, she quickly caught the attention of other students around her. Li Caiyi could even see a mirage of delicate flowers popping around her head. It was like a scene from the movie where the heroine ran toward her beloved one.

Why would she look for her now? She seemed like she was in a very good mood.

"What's wrong?" Li Caiyi asked her sister when she arrived in front of her.

Li Chunhua said with heavy breaths. "I came to your class as soon as the class was over to pick you up, but your friends said you had gone out, so I chased after you."

Li Caiyi noticed beads of sweat on her temple and sighed helplessly. She took out her handkerchief and wiped her sweat with it. "Then you can just call me by phone and not run like this. You should be more careful with your body."

Li Chunhua's eyes lit up, seeing Li Caiyi treating her gently before she smiled blissfully. "It's fine. I know my body's limit. I want to walk home together with you since it has been a while since we did that."

"Does that mean you are done sulking at me now?"

"Hm? What's that? I don't know what you are talking about?" Li Chunhua said while feigning an innocent expression. She giggled, and then she affectionately rubbed her head to her sister's shoulder. "I will never get angry with you, Xiaoyi."

Li Caiyi harrumphed. "You can lie so well now. I'm speechless."

"Hehe, but you will still forgive me, right?"

"For now, yes. As long as you did not go overboard, I will not say anything."

"Xiaoyi, you are the best!" Li Chunhua hugged her arm happily.

Actually, Li Chunhua was sulking because Li Caiyi took Meng Renshu's side last time. Li Caiyi had never told her about things she liked, so she thought they had a similar preference all along.

When Meng Renshu said a fact about Li Caiyi which even she had never heard about, she was shocked. It was unacceptable to think that Meng Renshu knew her sister better than her! It was all because Li Caiyi refused to confide in her, which was why she kept some distance from her lately.

However, no matter how long she waited, Li Caiyi never approached her first. She got even angrier and even pulled Su Suyin into this to make her surrender, but to no avail.

Today, she learned that there was no need for her to do such things. Li Chunhua did not know what happened, but it seemed Li Caiyi, and Meng Renshu were not that close, after all. They almost got into a fight earlier, and Li Chunhua could not be happier.

Her mood made a one hundred eighty turn. She decided to let the past matter go and learn about Li Caiyi's preference more from now on.

Little did she know that her happiness was short-lived.

"Shenqiang?" Li Caiyi muttered from her side. Her eyes widened in surprise, and without sparing Li Chunhua a glance, she shook off her hand and ran towards the boy wearing another school uniform who stood at the entrance gate.

Li Chunhua gasped without sound, seeing the scene unfolding before her. Even more so when she recalled who Shenqiang was.

Li Caiyi changed after she recovered from her fever. Li Chunhua still remembered clearly how her sister kept calling out that name in her sleep as if her life depended on it. She had searched the entire school for him, but no one with that name in this school seemed close to Li Caiyi, so she scratched that option.

Li Chunhua knew Li Caiyi would never tell her about that person no matter how many times she asked, so she planned to observe the situation first and find more information about him. She had to talk with that nuisance so he would not corrupt her pure Li Caiyi more than this.

Because of him, Li Caiyi began to treat her coldly and did everything outside her expectation. Li Chunhua could no longer predict what was on her mind. It was thanks to him that her sister turned into someone unrecognizable.

Shenqiang.

How dare he come here, stealing Li Caiyi's attention, and even taking her sister away right in front of her nose? They were chatting so happily before this, but now her sister left her because of him.

Unforgivable.

A dark and ugly feeling enveloped Li Chunhua's sense, and she could no longer see anything but Li Caiyi and Dai Shenqiang in front of her.

Li Chunhua took a step toward them with a sweet smile on her face.