Rebooting 60, let's go on a rampage with the orange cat!

Zhong Hanzhe's lips curled up slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile. In fact, he had already recognized his brother-in-law from his previous life the moment Li Huaiyuan stepped into the courtyard looking for Huai'an.

This afternoon, he went out and got a job repairing a leaky roof. He planned to gather a few people to go and fix it after sunset. Unexpectedly, on his way back, he stumbled upon Li Huaiyuan being beaten up.

Zhong Hanzhe took a closer look and instantly recognized the person in front of him as Li Huaiyuan. Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately stepped forward to help Li Huaiyuan out of the predicament.

After all, in his previous life, he had committed domestic violence against Huai'an, which caused Li Huaiyuan to hate him to the bone, and the two had a lot of fierce conflicts.

Now reborn, Zhong Hanzhe is eager to win over Li Huaiyuan in order to repair the broken relationship with Huai'an.

Shi Huai'an, standing to the side, remained silent throughout, simply walking quietly.

At this moment, Duoduo had already quietly slid down from the roof, then lightly leaped into Huai'an's warm embrace. Duoduo blinked her bright eyes, curiously observing her surroundings.

As they walked out of the alley, Huai'an unexpectedly saw Taozi buying ice cream from a woman in her fifties carrying a box. This woman was none other than Sun Lüping, her stepmother from her previous life.

Sun Lüping handed the ice cream to Taozi, and then called out a few more times when she saw the people coming: "Selling popsicles! Selling ice cream!" She glanced at the three boys walking over, and seeing that they were Taozi's friends, she continued to carry the popsicle box away.

Although she didn't know this group of people, she felt something was off, like something was definitely not right...

Zhong Hanzhe also recognized Huai'an's stepmother, Sun Lüping, at a glance. It should be noted that Sun Lüping passed away in 1982, when he and Huai'an had been married for 14 years. So, after returning to the city in 1976, he visited his father-in-law's house and met Sun Lüping. Although they did not interact much and were very cold to each other, he knew something about Sun Lüping's past life.

He glanced at Shi Huai'an secretly, wanting to see Huai'an's reaction, but Huai'an seemed indifferent and calm. Zhong Hanzhe thought to himself, "Could I have made a mistake? Huai'an doesn't have memories of his past life."

Why has she changed so much in this life? In her previous life, she was a naive and innocent girl, but now she is unfathomable and very composed.

When Shi Huai'an saw that Li Huaiyuan was unharmed and was even getting along well with Zhong Hanzhe, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

Upon seeing Sun Lüping again, he lost all interest in continuing the pretense. He made up an excuse, picked up Duoduo, and turned to leave.

Although Li Huaiyuan was slightly surprised, he didn't pay too much attention to it. He continued his enthusiastic conversation with Zhong Hanzhe and Taozi, as if they had endless topics to discuss...

Sun Lüping's appearance did not affect Shi Huai'an. As long as his adoptive mother recovered, Shi Renmei would not be able to remarry, so Sun Lüping was not a concern. Although his stepmother had not treated him well in his previous life, Shi Huai'an did not want to deliberately cause her trouble, nor did he want revenge. He would not bother others unless they bothered him.

Huai'an just wants to live her life well again; let bygones be bygones...

After returning home, she first went into her space and cut off most of the durian mille-feuille she had made, then divided it into smaller pieces and packed them in paper bags. After that, she went out of her space and into her bedroom to do her summer homework. Not long after, she heard Li Huaiyuan go to play at Zhong Hanzhe's house next door.

About an hour later, Li Huaiyuan prepared to go out with Zhong Hanzhe and Taozi.

Li Huaiyuan came to say goodbye to Huai'an and took out a small eraser from his pocket, saying, "An'an, my older sister bought this for me. Here, I'm giving it to you."

Huai'an smiled and took it, then took out the paper bag containing the durian mille-feuille and said, "This was a gift from someone. I'll share some with you to take home and eat. Hurry up and take it home, or it will melt in the heat."

Upon smelling the durian, Li Huaiyuan frowned and said, "What is this smell? It's pungent."

Huai'an chuckled mischievously and said, "This is durian mille-feuille. Go back and eat it. You can eat stinky tofu, so this is even less of a problem..."

Li Huaiyuan happily left with the durian mille-feuille, and Shi Huai'an didn't think much of it, so he closed the door and went back to his studio.

Who knew that Li Huaiyuan, having obtained some delicious food, couldn't resist the unique and rich aroma of durian mille-feuille on the way and broke off a small piece of cake to eat.

Each slice of durian mille crepe is bursting with rich aroma, the delicate cream and durian blending perfectly together, immersing your entire mouth in endless deliciousness.

He kept exclaiming how delicious it was as he ate, saying, "I've never had such a fragrant and soft cake before..."

He generously gave Zhong Hanzhe and Taozi each a small piece of cake, saying, "You guys have a taste, I'm saving the rest for my older sister."

If it were someone else, Zhong Hanzhe might have politely declined, but considering it was a gift from Huai'an, he couldn't help but be moved. When he saw the cake in his hand, a strange feeling arose in his heart, a feeling of déjà vu...

He took a small bite; it was soft, sweet, and melted in his mouth. But then his head suddenly went blank, as if struck by lightning. He froze. How could she have durian? She must have some special ability that I don't know about.

If it weren't for his friend being there in broad daylight, he would have immediately turned around and knocked on Huai'an's door to ask her: "Did you come too, with the memories of your rebirth, right?" Huai'an, this cake is definitely not something an ordinary family would produce; it's absolutely not sold in the market. And this durian is something no one in this small city has ever seen before…

She used to love durian, but she couldn't afford to buy it back then; her daughter would always buy it for her and bring it to her... She thought the ones sold outside were too expensive, so she even learned to make crepe cakes from online videos...

Is that right? Huai'an, it's you! It must be you!

His emotions were like a surging sea, impossible to calm down. He was so agitated that he screamed wildly in his heart, "She must have come with memories! Why can't she forgive me? What does she want me to do for her to forgive me?"

Countless crazy thoughts and questions swirled in his mind, as if trying to devour his reason.

He recalled her cold gaze and her deliberate avoidance of him, and a thought became more and more certain in his mind—she had been pretending not to know him all along and had no intention of getting back together with him. That must be it!

This idea was like a sharp sword, piercing straight into Han-Cheung Chung's heart, causing him unbearable pain.

At this moment, the shock that Zhong Hanzhe was experiencing was even more intense than a tornado.

That powerful force swept past, instantly shattering his once unwavering belief.

So much so that when Li Huaiyuan greeted him as he left, he seemed not to hear him, completely immersed in his own painful thoughts.

While his apprentices were busy working on the roof, he sat below as if he had lost his soul, his brows furrowed, his eyes vacant and lifeless, lost in deep thought.

Seeing his appearance, Taozi mistakenly thought he was unwell and advised him to rest for a while.

However, at that moment, Zhong Hanzhe was not listening to any of these words.

His thoughts had already flown far away, completely occupied by the girl he longed for.

However, Shi Huai'an was completely unaware of all this at the time. She never imagined that her small, ordinary piece of cake would cause Zhong Hanzhe to fall into such a chaotic situation.

She has now achieved a perfect fusion with her original body, wholeheartedly immersing herself in the role of a student and enjoying it immensely.

For her, what could be more pleasurable than the joy of focusing wholeheartedly on self-improvement? Why bother making things difficult for herself by racking her brains over those unrealistic and impractical things?

Instead of wasting time and energy on daydreams, it's better to be down-to-earth and do every little thing right in front of you, constantly accumulating knowledge and experience, and gradually achieving personal growth and progress.

Isn't this the kind of life that is fulfilling and meaningful?

During the summer vacation, she passed two more exams: English Level 2 and Math Olympiad Level 2. The system added 2000 points, 4 points of physical strength, and 20 points of intelligence, leaving her with a debt of 3200 points. For her, the greatest joy was increasing her physical strength and intelligence, which made her more and more confident and filled her with anticipation for her future.

One day, Duoduo once again brought an unexpected surprise to Huai'an. At that time, Duoduo was running and playing happily in the lush and verdant woods of the park, chasing and frolicking with a group of playful and adorable stray cats.

Suddenly, Duo Duo's attention was drawn to a stone among the jagged rocks on the artificial hill. At first glance, the stone seemed unremarkable, with only simple and unadorned textures on its surface. However, as Duo Duo approached it, she keenly sensed a pure and unique spiritual energy slowly emanating from within the stone.

This was an extremely ordinary-looking stone, lying heavily in the babbling stream of the artificial hill, seemingly unremarkable. However, Duoduo, this chubby orange cat, was no ordinary creature; it possessed an exceptionally high level of intelligence.

When it sensed the spiritual energy emanating from the stone, it felt as if a mysterious force was drawing it in, compelling it to explore further.

Then, Duoduo used her unique X-ray vision skill, her gaze instantly piercing through the stone's hard outer shell. Inside, the stone revealed a vibrant emerald green, as clear and translucent as a drop of jade-green water, breathtakingly beautiful.

The rich, vibrant green seemed to contain the boundless vitality and spirit of nature, and Duoduo was overjoyed—it turned out to be a valuable jadeite rough!

Duoduo immediately teleported to the space along with the original stone. When Shi's parents saw that Duoduo had returned a plain and unadorned stone, they complained to Huai'an, "Oh dear, why did Duoduo bring back such a broken stone? Isn't it dirty?"

Huai'an also looked at Duoduo with an inquiring gaze. The chubby orange cat flicked its tail in dissatisfaction and rolled its eyes, saying, "Meow~ This is a piece of jadeite rough, okay?"

The system quickly initiated the scanning process, and a faint beam of light emanated from the device, instantly covering the rough stone. Immediately afterwards, a clear and realistic internal anatomical diagram of the rough stone slowly appeared on the adjacent virtual screen.

Everyone stared intently at the screen, where a crystal-clear, emerald-green surface was displayed, resembling a precious gem meticulously sculpted by nature.

Its emerald green color was rich and vibrant, almost as if it could drip water; its shimmering surface sparkled with a mysterious light, captivating all who beheld it. Seeing such a beautiful sight, everyone couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Xiuzhi's eyes widened, and she exclaimed with delight, "Wow! This stone is so beautiful inside, it must be worth a lot of money!" Her voice was full of anticipation and curiosity.

Huai'an smiled and nodded, a hint of excitement flashing in her eyes, and replied, "Yes, but now is not the time for its value to be realized. Let's keep it safe for now, and in twenty years, we can take it out and make a beautiful bracelet for Mom. It will be even more precious then." As she spoke, she imagined how happy her mother would be to wear the bracelet.

Shi Renmei nodded in agreement, looking at Duoduo with tender eyes, and praised, "Duoduo has really done a great job this time. Don't even mention one bracelet, I think she could make dozens of bracelets, pendants and jade plaques."

Upon hearing this, Xiuzhi beamed with joy and said, "I think we should leave it all for Huai'an's dowry..."

Dodo seemed to realize it had done something remarkable, and proudly wagged its tail. It happily circled around the crowd, occasionally letting out a few joyful meows, as if showing everyone its happiness.

The system announced that +1000 = 2200 points were still owed as principal. According to the method of deducting one year's interest first and then deducting the principal, they still owed 8200 points.

Shi's parents were shocked. How could they owe so many points? How were they going to pay it back? Huai'an said, "It's okay, Dad, Mom, don't worry. There are still three months left. I will work hard to protect the space."

She had no time to waste. Without space, all of this would be in vain. Huai'an had no choice but to move forward without hesitation.

Just before the start of the school term, Gu Jingxing rode his bicycle to find Huai'an.

He hadn't been here for a long time because he had been participating in field training exercises. When he was seen again, he was dark-skinned, tall, and strong, and in addition to being handsome, he had gained a more fierce and wild look.

He brought some wild rabbits and pheasants from the mountains and had a meal with Huai'an's family. Then the two of them decided to take a walk and chat along the river. It seemed like they had endless topics to talk about after not seeing each other for so long.

Taozi and Zhong Hanzhe walked towards them with big smiles on their faces. They saw Huai'an walking out side by side with a strange man. Taozi's eyes lit up, and a teasing smile appeared on his lips. He said loudly, "Oh my, Huai'an, are you on a date? Come on, come on, introduce me to him!"

Hearing this, Huai'an appeared quite poised and confident. She gave Taozi a reproachful look and chuckled as she replied, "Go away, don't talk nonsense! This is just a classmate who's a year ahead of me, don't say things like that!"

Standing to the side, Gu Jingxing did not argue. Instead, he smiled and nodded, then extended his right hand to Taozi and politely introduced himself: "Hello, my name is Gu Jingxing."

Seeing this, Taozi was also very forthright. He quickly reached out and shook hands tightly with Gu Jingxing, saying, "Haha, so it's Brother Gu! My name is Yu Tao, and this is my good buddy Zhong Hanzhe." As he spoke, he didn't forget to gently nudge the silent Zhong Hanzhe beside him with his elbow.

Gu Jingxing turned his gaze to Zhong Hanzhe's gloomy and somber face, a faint smile still playing on his lips, and said softly, "We've known each other for a long time. Let's stop here for today and have a proper chat another time." With that, he waved to Taozi, turned around, and left the courtyard with Huai'an.

Watching the two figures walk away, Taozi couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "Tsk tsk tsk, look at them, how well-matched they are! But, Huai'an is still a little too young. If he could grow a bit taller, he would be even more perfect!" As he spoke, he turned to Zhong Hanzhe beside him and asked curiously, "Hey bro, do you think there's something going on between them? Hehe, you didn't already know, did you?"

However, to Taozi's surprise, Zhong Hanzhe remained silent and didn't even bother to acknowledge him, walking away quickly on his own.

Taozi looked at Zhong Hanzhe, who had already walked away silently, with a puzzled expression, and muttered to himself, "Why is he unhappy? What did I do to offend him?"

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