Rebirth and the Beautiful Soaring

Zhou Meihua listened intently, so engrossed that she unconsciously closed her eyes.

It's not just because Yu Fei sings well.

And there's that wonderful feeling of holding hands.

These have left the most beautiful memories in her heart, and she will probably never forget them in her lifetime.

"Therefore, on a journey with companions, there is no turning back in time."

Zhou Meihua opened her eyes only when Yu Fei's last line of the song gently faded away.

In an instant, their eyes met, and an electric feeling flowed through their hearts.

"Zhou Meihua, I like you!" Yu Fei held her small hand and couldn't help but whisper his confession.

"Yu Fei, I... I like you too!" At this moment, Zhou Meihua was overjoyed and excited, completely forgetting her parents' and teachers' advice against puppy love, and replied to Yu Fei's confession with a trembling voice.

Although he already knew that Zhou Meihua had fallen in love with him, Yu Fei still couldn't help but feel a strong sense of joy when he heard her say the words "I like you".

With a gentle pull of his right hand, Zhou Meihua's slender, youthful body was already in his arms.

The feeling of embracing her mature body in my past life was naturally different. At this moment, her body was still a little immature, and some parts were not yet fully developed.

Even the scent of his body was different. There was no perfume at all; instead, there was a pleasant, light fragrance that made Yu Fei take a deep breath.

Zhou Meihua's heart was racing, and her body was stiff. She lay motionless in Yu Fei's arms, not daring to move, as she was not yet used to being held in a boy's arms.

"Wang Wang..."

Just then, the big black dog at the gate of the yard suddenly barked a few times, a sound meant to please its owner.

Zhou Meihua immediately realized that her grandfather had returned. So she quickly pushed Yu Fei away, glared at him, and scolded, "You naughty boy, who gave you permission to hug me? If you dare to do anything like that next time, hmph, I'll take back what I just said."

Her every smile and gesture was so beautiful that Yu Fei was completely captivated by her.

Yu Fei chuckled and said, "Words spoken are like water spilled; they can't be taken back so easily. At most, next time I won't lift a finger and will let you hug me. Is that alright?"

"Pah! You wish!" Zhou Meihua spat lightly, her expression suddenly turning serious as she stared at Yu Fei and said, "Yu Fei, I want to make three rules with you."

When Yu Fei saw Zhou Meihua's serious expression, he knew she was serious.

Zhou Meihao always has very sound ideas and doesn't compromise easily.

So he asked with great interest, "Beautiful, what are the three rules? Tell me about them."

Zhou Meihua gave a coquettish snort and said, "I'm talking to you seriously, be serious!"

Yu Fei snapped to attention and said, "Yes, Mandemu, you speak, I'm listening!"

Seeing his funny expression, Zhou Meihua couldn't help but chuckle to herself, but on the surface she maintained a composed demeanor.

"Then listen up! The first rule of our agreement is that you must not tell anyone about our affairs."

Yu Fei nodded and said, "That's no problem. I'm not stupid. I won't tell them."

Zhou Meihua knew, of course, that Yu Fei was not only not stupid, but was the smartest boy in the school.

But she knew that many boys would brag to their classmates and friends after successfully confessing their feelings, so she had to tell Yu Fei about it because she didn't want her parents and teachers to find out and label her as a child in a puppy love relationship.

"Good that you understand!" Zhou Meihua continued, "The second rule of our three-point agreement is that when we are alone together, you are not allowed to touch me without my consent."

Yu Fei touched his nose and said, "Meihao, this is too strict. Can't we even hold hands?"

Zhou Meihua hesitated for a moment and said, "At most, we can hold hands, but only for a short while. We can't hold hands like we did before. Yu Fei, we are still young. The most important thing for us now is to study. We can't keep thinking about these things."

As Yu Fei listened to Zhou Meihua's words, he felt as if he were being taught by an older sister.

This shows that fifteen- or sixteen-year-old girls are much more mature than boys of the same age.

Yu Fei nodded and said, "Alright, at least you left me with a little perk."

Zhou Meihua almost burst out laughing. This rascal was the type to climb the ladder by taking advantage of others, so she couldn't give him too much autonomy.

"The third rule of our agreement is that we will only see each other once a week at most from now on."

"What? That's too little! I'll run into you at school all the time!" Yu Fei said deliberately.

“Silly, of course those don’t count. What I mean is that we can meet alone once a week.” Zhou Meihua explained, feeling very sweet inside. Actually, she also wanted to be with Yu Fei every day, but she knew very well that if they were together often at this age, people would definitely notice something was going on. Rumors always spread very quickly at school.

Zhou Meihua's "fool" carried a special, intimate charm, filling Yu Fei's heart with love.

"It's a bit less, but at least there's something to look forward to every week. Let's leave it at that. Is there a fourth one?"

Zhou Meihua smiled inwardly and said seriously, "Article 4 of the three-point agreement: Zhou Meihua, the party who formulated this agreement, has the right to change, delete or add content at any time, and Yu Fei, the party bound by it, must unconditionally accept and implement it."

"Alright, you win, Leader Zhou," Yu Fei thought to himself with a smirk.

Just then, footsteps came from the stairwell. Zhou Meihua quickly took out the sketches she had drawn over the past few days and said softly to Fei, "My grandfather is coming upstairs. He might come over here. Let's look at the drawings."

"Hmm!" Yu Fei took the sketchbook and quickly flipped through it.

Zhou Meihua's drawing is quite good; it's an improvement over before.

However, Yu Fei couldn't bring himself to say that his painting was very good, as it had quite a few flaws.

Compared to her talent for painting, Yu Fei felt that Zhou Meihua's talent for singing was far superior; she was born with a beautiful voice.

Zhou Meihua deliberately raised her voice and asked, "Teacher Yu Fei, how was my drawing?"

Yu Fei raised his voice and replied, "Zhou Meihua, your progress is very obvious. If you can pay more attention to the details, I believe you will draw even better."

Chen Qiang didn't go into the room; he just stood at the door for a moment, heard the two talking, and then went to his own room.

Hearing her grandfather leave, Zhou Meihua stuck out her tongue and said, "You see, if we weren't careful and our parents and teachers found out, would we still be able to be together as freely as we are now? The three rules we made were for our better relationship in the future. Do you understand their intentions?"

As someone who has been through it all, and as someone who has been reborn at the age of forty, how could Yu Fei not understand?

Yu Fei nodded and said, "You're so wonderful, you're just too wonderful!"

Then, the two discussed their plans to meet weekly in hushed tones, and finally decided that it would be more appropriate for Yu Fei to come and tutor them.

After all, Yu Fei was the best student in the third year of junior high school at Linxian No.1 Middle School, so Zhou Meihua's parents should be more likely to accept this.

Although they were both reluctant to leave so soon after confessing their feelings, they both knew that it was not appropriate to stay in the room for too long, so Yu Fei immediately said goodbye.

After saying goodbye, Yu Fei gave Zhou Meihua a beautifully packaged set of exquisite fountain pens from his pocket.

Actually, Yu Fei had considered giving a better gift, but at this age, giving something too nice might expose the relationship between the two, and Zhou Meihua might not accept it, so a pen was a more appropriate gift.

As expected, Zhou Meihua did not refuse. In response, she cautiously glanced outside the door and then gave Yu Fei a hug that wasn't particularly warm.

But for Yu Fei, this was the best beginning.