My girlfriend was reborn.

Chapter 180 Extra: Roman Holiday

This is a continuation of the previous side story.

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"So, all you two have done so far is hold hands?"

In a commercial plaza in Jiangcheng, at a restaurant with local characteristics, a long-haired girl sitting opposite Lu Qian and Zhou Heming, happily eating with chopsticks, exclaimed in surprise.

"Can't we just hold hands?"

When Zhou Heming was questioned so bluntly, he glanced at the next table to make sure no one was listening before asking back.

"No, no, I thought you two had already started talking."

The girl opposite, Lu Bai, an actress who has already starred in many movies and TV series at a young age, picked up a shrimp ball dipped in wasabi mayonnaise and put it in her mouth.

"Eating, eating mouth!??"

Like a train making a whistling sound, Lu Qian's blush quickly spread from her ears to her neck.

"No? You two are so innocent, you've been dating for three years already."

Lu Bai found it hard to believe.

"Ah Qian is one thing, she's been timid since she was little, but Zhou Heming, you're such a gentleman?"

She seemed to want to quickly marry off her younger sister.

"Isn't that good?"

Zhou Heming scratched his head.

Actually, there were several times before when the two of them were doing homework together, and Zhou Heming almost wanted to kiss him.

But he controlled himself admirably.

Praise Zhou Heming for his strong self-control at the age of seventeen. He can even restrain himself from kissing his girlfriend's warm and tender lips. With this kind of self-control, Zhou Heming can succeed at anything.

The main concern was that if Zhou Heming actually kissed her, he might uncontrollably do something even more outrageous, which would frighten Lu Qian, who was already timid.

"It's not that it's bad, but forget it. It feels like there are very few periods of pure love like this. You guys should just do it at your own pace."

Lu Bai shrugged.

Today is the day she returned after finishing filming. Since both sets of parents were not home during this period, Lu Qian and Zhou Heming celebrated her wrap-up at a restaurant outside.

Lu Bai is a complete foodie.

She has eaten at almost every shop in the shopping plaza near her home and given them ratings, almost like a Michelin Guidebook.

This restaurant is Michelin three-star level.

After finishing their meal, Lu Bai paid the bill, and the three of them left the restaurant and strolled around the mall.

Tomorrow is the weekend, and the mall was crowded today.

Sisters Lu Bai and Lu Qian walked hand in hand in front, while Zhou Heming followed behind with his schoolbag on his back. Because he and Lu Qian were still wearing their school uniforms, they were quite conspicuous.

Of course, the most eye-catching are the two sisters in front.

They look exactly alike and are both very beautiful; just seeing them together is enough to make people unable to look away.

In particular, the two have completely different temperaments.

If Lu Qian is the kind of gentle and well-behaved high school sweetheart in her school uniform, then Lu Bai is the cheerful and radiant high school heartthrob.

Zhou Heming saw a lot of complaints online, saying that there is no such thing as a school beauty anymore, and students don't care whether others are good-looking or not.

He said it's because most "school beauties" aren't really that good-looking.

Lu Qian usually wears a school uniform and glasses with a very low prescription, which conceals her appearance, but Lu Bai, walking on a high school campus, is simply a case of being outclassed.

Now that they're together, they're twice as beautiful.

Zhou Heming felt that he was being looked at more often.

Perhaps it was because he and Lu Qian were both wearing school uniforms.

Fortunately, Lu Bai's appearance in the movie is very different from her real-life appearance, and she is not yet a household name. When she goes shopping, few people will recognize her or associate her with that celebrity.

However, Lu Bai was just browsing.

After browsing around without buying any clothes, I went to the claw machine on the basement floor instead.

"Give me thirty coins first."

Lu Bai scanned the code directly; thirty coins could be used for ten attempts.

It's said to be 30 coins, but nowadays claw machines can be played simply by scanning the code on the machine itself, without needing to insert coins. While this is much more convenient, it also lacks the ritualistic feeling of holding heavy game coins in your hand and tossing them one by one.

Zhou Heming remembers that when Lu Bai was in junior high school, he loved to play claw machines and would often drag his sister and Zhou Heming along when they went shopping on weekends.

But her skills are terrible; she's the type who's bad at the game but loves to play.

"Ugh, I have twenty coins, and I haven't caught a single one!"

The ten chances to grab the claw machine were gone in an instant, and Lu Bai gritted his teeth and pounded on the machine.

"How about letting Ah He give it a try?"

Lu Qian made a suggestion from the side.

"Here, Zhou Heming, you come."

Lu Bai took half a step back.

Zhou Heming did not refuse and stepped forward to operate it.

In no time, under the watchful eyes of Lu Bai and Lu Qian, he steadily caught a small shark-shaped toy.

Zhou Heming took the shark doll out of the window at the bottom of the machine and handed it to Lu Bai.

"Give."

"Ah He is so amazing!"

Lu Qian's eyes lit up immediately.

"It must have triggered the guaranteed minimum reward mechanism!"

Lu Bai took the shark plush toy. It looked a bit like the shark chili pepper from a tokusatsu show that aired on TV when he was a kid. It was kind of ugly-cute.

"Ugly."

"If you don't like it, give it to Asahi, and I'll catch another one for you."

Zhou Heming glanced at his girlfriend Lu Qian beside him, then looked at the remaining attempts.

"No, I want this one."

Lu Bai held her in his arms, as if Zhou Heming was about to snatch her away at any moment.

"I'll catch a few more for you guys with the remaining chances. A-Qian, which one do you want?"

After years of honing his skills with Lu Bai's claw machine skills, Zhou Heming had become incredibly adept at it. Whenever Lu Bai suffered a defeat, Zhou Heming would step in.

While I wouldn't say I'd hit the bullseye every time, I can at least manage two or three out of ten shots.

"Anything that Ah He caught, I'm fine with."

Lu Qian said she is not a picky eater.

"And what about this little bear over there?"

Zhou Heming pointed to a small bear wearing a cowboy hat.

"Uh-huh!"

Lu Qian nodded vigorously.

Zhou Heming operated the joystick and moved the gripper to the bear's head.

Under Lu Qian's eager gaze, the claws managed to grab the bear cub, but only managed to move it slightly before failing to lift it up, thus missing its chance.

"Ugh."

Lu Qian let out a soft sigh.

"Hehe, I guess I was just lucky just now."

Lu Bai, holding the little shark, said with schadenfreude.

Zhou Heming remained silent and continued grabbing.

This time, the claw landed right on the bear cub, hooked it up, and slowly lowered it to the exit.

"Here, consider this a gift from your older sister."

Zhou Heming took it out and handed it to Lu Qian.

"Thank you, sister, thank you, Ahe!"

Lu Qian immediately hugged the teddy bear, beaming with joy.

"Humph."

Lu Bai snorted lightly, indicating that it was nothing.

In the next eight attempts, Zhou Heming successfully caught two more dolls, one for each of the sisters.

"Ah He is amazing!"

Lu Qian looked at the two dolls in her hands with satisfaction, one a cowboy bear and the other a doctor rabbit, like something out of Zootopia.

As for Lu Bai, there was a small shark and a small crab, giving it the feel of a seafood gathering.

"correct."

Lu Bai casually picked up the two dolls and spoke.

"I helped shoot an advertisement for the new amusement park in Jiangcheng before, and they gave me two tickets. Why don't you two go for a ride this weekend?"

"Tickets?" "The two of us?"

Zhou Heming and Lu Qian both looked puzzled.

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weekend.

Zhou Heming, dressed in a T-shirt, trousers, and a jacket, carrying a small backpack containing a power bank, water, and snacks, went downstairs to the small garden downstairs of the building next door and looked towards the exit of this building. When they were in junior high, Lu Qian's family moved to Jiangcheng, and their apartment was in the building next to Zhou Heming's. Their balconies were even a little distance apart, yet they could still see each other; they were practically childhood sweethearts.

In some early issues of Reader magazine, this might have turned into a study competition between two people to see who could stay up the latest.

However, for them, glancing at the balcony before bed each night to see each other's lights go out, and then exchanging goodnight messages on their phones, has long been a bedtime ritual.

When Lu Bai was in class, the three of them went to and from school together; when he wasn't there, they were just the two of them, a young couple.

Zhou Heming glanced at his phone, then looked up and saw Lu Qian wearing a blue autumn dress. The top was a shirt-style design, and the bottom was a pleated skirt that covered her knees. She was wearing white lace-trimmed stockings, loafers, a white beret, and a small bag containing her phone and ID card.

Her style is somewhat different from Lu Qian's usual style; she is more lively, cheerful, and bright.

"Ah He~"

Lu Qian waved to Zhou Heming, who was waiting.

Is your sister really home today?

Zhou Heming returned the greeting and glanced upstairs.

"Well, my sister said she wants to rest and doesn't want to be, uh, a third wheel."

Lu Qian gave a wry smile.

"Okay, then we'll have to talk about it another time."

Zhou Heming shrugged.

immediately.

Lu Qian walked over, took Zhou Heming's hand, and intertwined their fingers.

Zhou Heming was stunned.

"what happened?"

Lu Qian looked at him, tilted her head, and looked innocent and cute.

"No, it's just a feeling that I was a bit more proactive today."

Zhou Heming felt the warmth and softness in the girl's hands, and rubbed his nose with his other hand.

"Because, well, today is our date."

Lu Qian explained earnestly, but showed no intention of letting go.

"Well, I'm sure I won't run into anyone I know at the amusement park anyway."

Zhou Heming squeezed her hand.

The two took the subway to the amusement park station.

This is a newly opened amusement park this year, so they advertised on local TV and online when it opened. Lu Bai, as a "local," participated in the filming of that ad. The amusement park operator gave her a ticket, probably hoping that Lu Bai, who usually makes vlogs, would come and play and promote the park.

There were huge crowds at the entrance of the amusement park.

Despite it being just a regular weekend, there were quite a few tourists with their families. Fortunately, it wasn't the National Day holiday, otherwise, even with fast passes, two people would probably have to wait in line for a long time.

"Let's play along? Let me see, it looks like there's a performance too."

Zhou Heming picked up a guidebook for the amusement park at the entrance.

"I'm fine with anything, whatever Ah-He says~"

Lu Qian nestled against her, just like the college couples passing by.

"Ahem, let's just go with the flow, and then we'll go see the show when it's almost time. Hmm, we should also be there a little earlier for the afternoon parade."

Zhou Heming felt the soft touch on his arm and subconsciously looked over.

I don't know if it was his imagination.

Lu Qian was unusually proactive today.

Roller coasters, carousels, pirate ships, rafting, and log flumes—these rides didn't take long to get on because of the fast pass system.

At first, Zhou Heming was a bit reserved, but as Lu Qian next to him let out a relaxed scream, he also shouted out, enjoying the adrenaline rush brought by these activities.

At noon, the two had a casual lunch at the amusement park's restaurant, and as soon as they left the restaurant, they saw the parade of floats.

When Zhou Heming was in elementary school, he went to another amusement park in Jiangcheng. It was an autumn outing with his class.

At that time, he felt that amusement parks were not very interesting, and it was better to stay at home and watch movies.

but now.

He thought, no wonder people say amusement parks are the happiest places in the world.

Being with the person you love is the greatest happiness.

Lu Qian probably thought so too. She didn't let go of Zhou Heming's hand for more than three minutes today, and she often hugged his arm, being more proactive and clingy than usual.

"It looks like there will be fireworks tonight."

In the evening, Zhou Heming watched the guided tour. He had gotten a little used to Lu Qian walking with her arm around his.

"Want to see it!"

Lu Qian's eyes lit up.

"Then we can wait over there in the square; the view is the best from there."

"Great, I'm going to the restroom first."

As Lu Qian spoke, she walked into the amusement park's restroom, watched by Zhou Heming.

Zhou Heming looked towards the lingering twilight years.

Visitors to the amusement park, anticipating the upcoming fireworks display, surged toward the plaza.

If we could watch the fireworks together
As he was thinking, he felt someone walk up behind him.

Turning around, it was Lu Qian.

"Are you done? Shall we go?"

Zhou Heming casually took her hand, but for some reason, Lu Qian trembled subconsciously when Zhou Heming touched her, her cheeks flushed, as if she had turned back into the shy girl she used to be.

"how?"

Zhou Heming was a little confused, but soon, Lu Qian tightly grasped his hand and nestled awkwardly against him.

"N-nothing, let's go, A-He."

When the two arrived at the square, it was already completely dark.

Beneath the clear night sky lies a fantastical castle illuminated by colorful lights.

A large crowd gathered, and the glow of cell phones shone like stars on the ground.

Zhou Heming and Lu Qian found a relatively quiet spot, held hands, and stood together, looking at the dazzling fantasy castle.

The next moment, time was up, and all the lights in the castle suddenly went out.

In the breathtaking silence, a glimmer of light rose into the night sky.

Subsequently.

The light blooms.

Colorful fireworks illuminated the deep sky, the dark castle, the cheering crowd, and Lu Qian standing beside Zhou Heming.

Zhou Heming glanced at the girl staring at the fireworks, his heart stirred, and a surge of emotion welled up in his brain.

He took Lu Qian's hand and shouted at the exploding fireworks.

"Zhou Heming likes Lu Qian!"

Startled by Zhou Heming's sudden action, Lu Qian was taken aback.

Then, her face flushed, she leaned close to Zhou Heming's ear.

Amidst the continuous bursts of fireworks, the girl's words could be clearly heard.

"Lu Qian likes Zhou Heming."

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Heming felt a heat on his cheek.

He turned his head and looked at the girl whose face was flushed.

The two looked into each other's eyes, their pupils reflecting the dazzling fireworks.

The cheers of the crowd fell silent, all other sounds faded away, and it seemed as if only the two of them remained in the world.

Such a beautiful time makes people want to preserve it, whether consciously or unconsciously.

For young lovers...

A kiss that leaves a lasting impression is the most profound memory.

As it is now.

This is a golden moment that would make Zhou Heming cry out, "Please stop, time!"

then.

The boy leaned down gently and his lips touched those of the girl who had looked up.

This is one.

Years later, when I think back on that clumsy, awkward, and unforgettable first kiss, I will still smile.

far away.

Under the glow of fireworks.

Lu Bai, who witnessed their first kiss, smiled and wore the same clothes as Lu Qian.

She looked at the two people who seemed so happy and murmured softly.

Lu Bai likes Zhou Heming.

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