Rebirth Must Be Happy

Chapter 2 [002] I can support you
"You're just leaving?"

Xie Zhiqiang didn't react until he reached the stairs, "That's Xiao Yuanxi! She actually confessed to you..."

He still finds it unbelievable, "And you didn't agree!"

Xiao Yuanxi's confession to Xu Jinhuan had already had a huge impact on him, but what was even more puzzling to him was that Xu Jinhuan actually did not agree.

Xie Zhiqiang felt that if it were him, he would definitely agree. Moreover, he would also tell Xiao Yuanxi that he should confess first and take care of the girl's face and feelings. Anyway, he would definitely do a better job than Xu Jinhuan...

But why was the person Xiao Yuanxi confessed to Xu Jinhuan?

Xie Zhiqiang's mood was very complicated. Xu Jinhuan was his good friend, and he certainly hoped that Xu Jinhuan would live a good life, but Xu Jinhuan received Xiao Yuanxi's confession, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Originally, Xu Jinhuan and he were both unknown in a school like the No. 1 Middle School in the city. No one paid attention to them, so they clung to each other for warmth.

As a result, now Xu Jinhuan was suddenly confessed to by the class beauty, and he suddenly felt that there was a clear class difference between the two of them and they could never go back to the past.

"There's a tragically thick barrier between us..."

Xie Zhiqiang immediately understood Xun Ge'er's feelings, but he was just playing Runtu's role. Then he comforted himself: "Fortunately, it's not a civet..."

"Why did you agree?"

Xu Jinhuan casually asked back, "If I agree, then won't I still have to date her?"

"Ah? Not...you...that..."

Xie Zhiqiang's CPU was about to burn out. He was speechless for a long time, "Isn't it good to be in a relationship with Xiao Yuanxi?"

Xu Jinhuan stretched out his arms, hugged Xie Zhiqiang, then patted his shoulder, let him go and said with a smile: "Dating with you is better than dating with Xiao Yuanxi."

"you……"

Xie Zhiqiang was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Xu Jinhuan, and involuntarily moved to the side, keeping a distance from him.

He hesitated for a moment before whispering, "Xu Jinhuan, I have someone I like. I like girls..."

His expression was sincere, and he said seriously, "I heard that Tan Mingxuan from Class 3 is a bit effeminate...why don't you go find him?"

"What the hell!"

Xu Jinhuan almost couldn't help but kick him down the stairs, "Can't you tell I'm joking?"

"I don't think what you said is a joke..."

Xie Zhiqiang muttered softly, "Otherwise, if Xiao Yuanxi confessed to you, why would you refuse?"

"..."

Xu Jinhuan was speechless. For a moment, he actually felt that what Xie Zhiqiang said made a lot of sense and sound logic.

Of course, falling in love with Xie Zhiqiang was a joke, but when Xu Jinhuan saw him again, he was indeed very excited.

This was his only good friend in his youth. He came from an ordinary family and had little pocket money. Xie Zhiqiang always helped him in high school and college.

However, by the time Xu Jinhuan became successful, Xie Zhiqiang was no longer alive.
Late one night in college, Xie Zhiqiang suddenly sent a message to Xu Jinhuan: "Xu Jinhuan, if a person lives in this world only to cause trouble and only to drag others down, what is the meaning of living?"

Xu Jinhuan was woken up and casually replied, "I don't know, but I can't jump into the river."

When he woke up the next day, he heard the news that Xie Zhiqiang had jumped into the river.

Afterwards, Xu Jinhuan found out what happened:

Xie Zhiqiang returned to his hometown during the holiday and went shopping in the mall with his sister Xie Wanqing, her boyfriend, and his "niece". During the trip, Xie Zhiqiang looked at his "niece", but was always playing with his mobile phone. When he remembered, his "niece" was gone.

The family quickly called the police and mobilized relatives and friends to search the city, but they still couldn't find him.

The "niece" had no relationship with Xie Wanqing or Xie Zhiqiang, but was the illegitimate daughter of one of Xie Wanqing's suitors.

——The suitor came from a wealthy family and had been pursuing Xie Wanqing for a long time. Xie's father, mother, and all the relatives and friends were greedy for his wealth and power, and tried their best to promote this relationship.

Xie Wanqing initially refused to agree, and when she discovered he had an illegitimate daughter, she became even more disgusted. However, due to her weak nature, she was persuaded by her parents and friends, and he was so enthusiastic and eager that she could not get rid of him. Xie Zhiqiang was the only one who supported her sister in rejecting him, but losing his daughter was like owing a life, which might have ended her sister's chances of getting rid of this scumbag.

Filled with guilt and self-blame, Xie Zhiqiang sent that message to his friend, then left a note and jumped into the Sui River to commit suicide.

In order to avoid causing trouble for Xu Jinhuan, he even deleted the chat history between the two before jumping into the river.

"Xie Wanqing should still be in college now, right?"

Xu Jinhuan calculated based on what he knew, "In other words, she hasn't met that scumbag yet?"

"Where are you going?"

When they reached the second floor, Xie Zhiqiang saw that Xu Jinhuan did not continue to go downstairs, but went to the corridor, and shouted in surprise.

"Go to the playground first."

Xu Jinhuan said something, walked to Class 9's classroom, and looked inside through the window.

He didn't know where Chen Xingzhu was sitting, and it was even his first time outside Class 9, but he still saw her easily in the crowd.

It was almost Qingming Festival, and the weather was sunny and warm. Xu Jinhuan was only wearing a T-shirt and a sports jacket, while Chen Xingzhu was wearing a dark brown lapel jacket over a white hooded sweatshirt and was sitting at the table doing homework.

She sat very upright with her back straight. Her snow-white, slender neck was visible when she lowered her head. A strand of long hair fell down, sticking to her fair and crystal-clear cheek. Her expression was focused and serious, and her thick, long eyelashes occasionally blinked gently.

Xu Jinhuan stared at her in a daze, and couldn't help but think of the letter he received before his rebirth.

"Hello, Xu Jinhuan, ten years later~
"I might be taking a while to write this letter. I wonder if you, sitting next to me right now, might find it strange and annoying...

"If I can get over it, if I have the courage to be with you, ten years will definitely be enough; if I fail, this may be my last trace left in this world.

I wish I could open this letter with you. I hope that when it appears before you ten years from now, it will bring you a warm and positive feeling, inspiring you to keep moving forward and create a better tomorrow.

……

"We lived and studied on the same campus for six years, yet we never crossed paths. You said you bumped into me during a flag-raising ceremony, but I have no recollection of it. What a shame!"

"If I could do it again, I would definitely find you and say to you: 'Hello Xu Jinhuan, I'm Chen Xingzhu from Class 9. Nice to meet you. Can we be friends?'

"I had plenty of pocket money, enough to support you back then; I was a good student, so I could help you with your homework; I was the prettiest girl in school (I'm not narcissistic, you said that yourself, haha), so I could make you the object of everyone's attention and envy, so you wouldn't be ignored anymore..."

"If I had known you then, I might not have frozen myself like this, right?"

— February 14, 2015, Chen Xingzhu

Xu Jinhuan and Chen Xingzhu attended the same junior high and high school for six years, but had no interactions. They met by chance in college.

Before the Spring Festival in 2015, when the two of them traveled together for the first time, Chen Xingzhu wrote this letter in a small shop by the Erhai Lake.

After that, the relationship between the two became closer, but Chen Xingzhu suffered emotional trauma from her family and it was difficult to heal. Xu Jinhuan respected her too much and loved her like a god, which made it difficult for the two to take that crucial step.

Just when the ice in her heart was about to melt, in early 2020, the catastrophe swept across China. Chen Xingzhu died in the most brutal stage of the battle and became a member of the list of casualties.

At this point, the two most important people in Xu Jinhuan's youth were gone forever.

On Qingming Festival in 2025, Xu Jinhuan received a letter written by Chen Xingzhu by the Erhai Lake ten years ago. He drove to Chen Xingzhu's grave to pay his respects. On the way back, he took a nap and woke up to find himself back in the classroom in 2012.

I haven’t heard that smart driving has this function?

"Classmate, are you looking for someone?"

A girl by the window saw Xu Jinhuan in a daze and asked curiously, "Do you want me to call someone for you?"

"No, thanks."

Xu Jinhuan smiled at the other party and shook his head, "I'll go find her myself."

He took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and then walked into Class 9.

(End of this chapter)