Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

Zheng Jiao narrowed her eyes and got up from her seat. Her heels clicked as she took slow, deliberate steps towards Guiying. Guiying slightly jolted and sensing her sharp, intense gaze, she felt the jitters passing down the back of her spine.

There were hardly any inches left between them yet Zheng Jiao showed no signs to halt her steps. Instead, Guiying started to drag her feet backward, swallowing her saliva. She felt this situation awfully familiar for some reason, but she couldn't point it out where.

Eventually her back hit the wall after which it suddenly struck her.

Isn't this the famous wall-slam that the stories show? The male lead capturing the female lead? Why is it happening to me?

B-By a woman nonetheless…

She couldn't help but blush though the emotion didn't mean reciprocating Zheng Jiao's interest. Guiying was never approached romantically by any woman. This whole experience was completely new for her. Added to that, Zheng Jiao was a beautiful woman with sharp features. It was inevitable for her heart to skip a few beats.

"You are so cute. I never thought you would think in that direction. Then again, that's what makes you interesting."

Her voice echoed super close as if she was hushing a secret.

She placed the tip of her finger on her cheek, making Guiying froze like an icicle. "Are you sure you want to keep your feelings tight for your fan lover? It's such a waste to let you go."

Guiying struggled to find the right words.

"Oh my look at your face burning all so red," she chuckled. "But I am curious. I am not sure if it was my illusion but that one time we talked, you looked and sounded different. Remember near the coffee machine?"

Her eyes went wide.

That conversation…

"It was shocking to see you act in a completely opposite manner. But then you never acted like that again. That was the first thing that made me interested in you. I suppose I wanted to see that side of yours once more."

"T-That was just…I was just nervous."

She smiled. "Nervous is what you are now. You weren't nervous then. Strong, confident and somebody who won't tolerate any bullshit. It happened just one time but it got etched into my mind very clearly. How did it happen?"

Guiying contemplated.

Besides Ai and Zixin, nobody knew about her second persona. Was it safe to tell Zheng Jiao who she knew for just a few months?

Then again, Guiying was afraid of judgment. It wasn't normal to have another ego present inside someone. She had no idea how she would react.

She peered into her eyes and searched for an answer within them. Considering how Zheng Jiao behaved till now, Guiying fairly began to assume that she would definitely be surprised but wouldn't be harsh or disdainful towards her.

A woman who herself faced criticism and judgments because of her sexuality might understand Guiying's truth far better than anybody else.

"Seems like it's a secret," Zheng Jiao ruefully sighed. "A pity."

Guiying weighed the odds and felt tension stiffening her shoulders.

Should I say or not-

"Ughh this is all so stupid."

An irked and disgruntled voice echoed in the room as Guiying's demeanor changed. Zheng Jiao blinked rapidly, struggling to keep up with the pace of some transition that definitely happened yet didn't 'see' it happen all the same.

'Guiying' placed the tip of her finger at the center of Zheng Jiao's neck below the clavicle and just slightly nudged her backwards to create more space between them. "You are too close. Look what you did to her. Short-circuited her poor brain."

Zheng Jiao stared at her.

'Guiying' folded her arms and leaned on the wall at the side, looking at her with an arched brow. "Seems like you were really interested in meeting me, which makes me wonder if your object of interest is me or her?"

Zheng Jiao took a long time to respond as it gradually but eventually clicked with her as to what was happening.

"You are somebody else inside her. There are two of you there."

She didn't ask. She stated.

Split personality, she concluded. No wonder…

"Full points on the deduction," 'Guiying' smiled. "I appear now and then, but it depends on my mood. Or on somebody's cockiness."

"It was you talking to me that day, right?"

"Yeah that comes under the second reason I just talked about."

"You think I was cocky?"

"I am still trying to ascertain whether to put you under overconfidence or cockiness."

Zheng Jiao slightly widened her eyes in surprise. Then a moment later, she chuckled. "I see. I guess you don't like me so much."

"Liking anybody is a foreign feeling to me. You ask those kinds of questions to the idiot inside me. But then again, she gets too overwhelmed like a teenager like she was just now. So I took it upon myself to come ahead and clear things out."

"You specifically appeared to reject me? That's harsh."

"The faster, the sooner you will be able to move on."

"That's very pragmatic."

"That's the truth."

"Is the fan lover so special to you? Or her? Or both?" She asked.

'Guiying' shrugged. "To her, definitely yes."

"And you?"

"I don't know. So so I guess."

"Doesn't look like it."

'She' narrowed her eyes. "Are you interested in me or the idiot inside me?"

"You two share the same body."

"But different minds and personalities. We are the same yet we aren't."

"I would love to love the both of you. But then again, would you consider it as two-timing?"

'Guiying' smiled. "What do you think?"

Zheng Jiao said nothing.

'Guiying' said, "I appreciate your feelings for her or me, whichever and whoever it is that you are interested in, but I am sorry that we both cannot accept it."

"Because I am lesbian or because you already have somebody you like?"

"Not because you are lesbian but because we are straight. There is a difference in the message. And of course, the fan lover part is true too for her."

Zheng Jiao smiled curiously. "Then I have a question. Who does your fan lover...Sir Chen Zixin likes? You or the other Guiying?"