Reborn not to be a simp, the school beauty's whole family goes crazy

With a soft chuckle, Chu Mengran laughed out loud for the first time in front of Chen Dong.

The alluring touch behind her ear, the shyly lowered head.

Like a fairy!

Look, look!

What is a goddess?

This is a true goddess!

What is that, Shen Yue?

That's shit!

Chen Dong was stunned for a moment.

Guo Miao looked around, opened his mouth, then decisively closed it, pretending to be a wooden doll.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat awkward.

"Chen, Chen Dong!"

Chu Mengran blushed repeatedly, ultimately proving that she was too thin-skinned.

Unable to stand Chen Dong's unwavering gaze.

"Ahem~ I just saw a mosquito fly over your head and I was trying to catch it."

Chen Dong promptly offered an excuse.

"Mmmmm~"

Chu Mengran nodded with a flushed face, unsure whether she believed it or not.

My mind went blank.

This was the first time Chu Mengran had been stared at so intently by such a handsome and gentle classmate.

"May I sit on your bed?"

Chen Dong pointed to the bed.

"Ah."

Chu Mengran responded softly.

Chen Dong quietly sat down.

Guo Miao immediately stepped forward, wanting to sit down next to him.

Chen Dong subtly kicked Guo Miao's shin.

Guo Miao grinned.

Familiar feeling.

That's definitely Dong Ge, who prioritizes romance over friendship.

Pretending to be very curious about the lamp, Guo Miao walked over, bent down, and looked at it intently.

Although he was a person, the radiance he exuded was brighter than a desk lamp.

Chu Mengran was stunned for a moment, then became conflicted again.

I'm not sure if I should sit down with them.

Guo Miao didn't sit down. If I sat down, wouldn't that be...?

No, no...

No, no, Guo Miao was just curious about the desk lamp.

Chen Dong likes Shen Yue, they just have some conflicts.

He won't like me.

Will not.

Chen Dong looked at Chu Mengran with a smile.

Chu Mengran, who was insecure, shy, and prone to overthinking.

Staring at it, my mind went blank again, like a steampunk princess.

Taking this opportunity, Chen Dong put his hands behind his back.

While Chu Mengran wasn't paying attention, he quickly and randomly touched her.

There was nothing under the blanket.

Under the sheet, everything is smooth.

Under the pillow...

Chen Dong's smiling face froze instantly.

But it soon returned to normal.

Chu Mengran, who was shyly looking down and had a blank mind, didn't notice at all.

Hmm? What did Dong Ge touch?

Could it be that a model student like Chu Mengran would secretly keep martial arts novels?

I don't know what it is?

The Legend of the Condor Heroes? Or Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils?

I don't know if I'll be able to borrow it if I ask.

I really want to see it!

"Guo Miao, have you finished reading?"

"It's getting late, shouldn't we head back?"

Chen Dong suppressed his anger and tried his best to act calmly and pretend that nothing had happened.

"Hmm? But?"

"Yes, yes, Dong-ge is right."

"I still have to help my mom with chores later!"

Guo Miao didn't react at first, but when she saw Chen Dong's eyes, she immediately understood.

"Are you... leaving?"

Chu Mengran looked up with a hint of reluctance.

"Yes, it's almost 4:30. When your parents come back and see us here, it probably won't be good."

"After all, Guo Miao and I were bad students, and we were boys."

Chen Dong stood up with a smile.

"Well, that's fine."

Although Chu Mengran was somewhat disappointed, she still looked up and was the first to come out of the room.

They escorted Chen Dong and Guo Miao to the door.

"That's enough for now, no need to go any further."

Chen Dong stopped Chu Mengran in her tracks, waved goodbye, and said with a smile, "I'll come again next time I have time."

"Mengran, see you next time, bye-bye~"

"Okay, Chen Dong, bye-bye."

Chu Mengran was surprised to hear that Chen Dong would come again, especially since he only mentioned her and didn't bring Guo Miao.

I've been thinking about a lot of things for a while now.

When Chu Mengran came to her senses, Chen Dong was nowhere to be seen.

Is this what it feels like to be in love?

"But...am I worthy...?"

"Why? Why..."

Chu Mengran closed the door, looking utterly dejected.

Downstairs, Guo Miao said irritably, "Brother Dong, you really are someone whose nature is hard to change!"

"She finally got a chance, but she wouldn't even let her buddies sit on her female classmate's bed; she kept it all to herself!"

"Praise for sex over friends!"

Chen Dong rolled his eyes: "Which bastard licked the can so clean it's shiny? Do I need to talk to your dad about it?"

"Brother Dong! Godfather! This can't be done!"

"Please let me go!"

Guo Miao, who had intended to stand up for his brother and rebuke him for prioritizing women over friendship, immediately backed down.

Her face turned red with embarrassment.

What a shame!

"Dong-ge! Aren't you just staring at Chu Mengran all the time?"

"How could they still find it?"

Guo Miao felt ashamed and very confused.

"You were so busy eating that you forgot about our mission?"

You glutton!

Chen Dong patted Guo Miao on the shoulder with a look of disappointment.

"Mission? What mission?"

Guo Miao's eyes were blank.

Chen Dong was convinced.

However, we didn't expect Guo Miao to be of much use; the fact that he came along was already a contribution.

"Alright, let's go home early."

Chen Dong patted Guo Miao on the shoulder.

He waved and left with a flourish under the watchful eye of the gatekeeper.

"It's so good to be young!"

"Old Meng's daughter looks pure and lovely, but I never expected her to be a girl who fell in love too early."

"That's true. Back in my day, we would have had a bunch of kids by now."

The old gatekeeper reminisced about the past, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan, and closed his eyes as if dozing.

"Brother Dong, can I talk to you about something?"

"What is it? Tell me."

On the way, Chen Dong and Guo Miao rode their old-fashioned bicycles home.

"Could you help me borrow some martial arts novels from Chu Mengran?"

"If I haven't seen it, could you borrow it for me to watch?"

"The book I have, Liancheng Jue, is almost worn out from being read so many times."

Guo Miao said, sounding a little embarrassed.

"What? A martial arts novel? Who? Meng Ran? How does she have a martial arts novel?"

"Have you gotten so confused from eating too much canned food?"

Chen Dong turned his head, completely bewildered, unable to follow Guo Miao's train of thought.

"Don't try to hide it."

"I know that it's not good for a model student like Chu Mengran to read martial arts novels."

"But we're brothers! I definitely won't tell anyone about this relationship."

"I'll just borrow it for a look. I promise I'll return it to Chu Mengran in a week at most, no, three days!"

"I guarantee it won't get lost, dirty, or wrinkled!"

Guo Miao made the promise eagerly.

"Wait a minute, where exactly did you get the idea that Meng Ran is related to martial arts novels?"

Chen Dong braked with a puzzled look and looked at Guo Miao.

"Stop hiding it, Dong-ge, you clearly felt it under Chu Mengran's pillow just now."

"What else could make your face freeze if not a martial arts novel?"

"You can't exactly say that Chu Mengran hid some pocket money under her pillow and shocked you by finding it, can you?"

Guo Miao rolled her eyes, looking at him as if he were a very clever person who was not easily fooled.

"..."

Chen Dong was speechless.

What do you mean by "I'm shocked"? Can't you speak properly?

He was riding a bicycle but was thinking about driving a car.

"It's not a martial arts novel, and it's not about money."

"But..."

"what?!"

"How can this be!"

Guo Miao was horrified!