Rebirth: My Childhood Sweetheart Came into My Arms

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chengyu's eyes flashed with disbelief.

He stared blankly at He Ziyu, his mind blank, the words "especially like" echoing in his ears, making it difficult to even breathe.

Suddenly, a gentle breeze swept by.

The wisps of hair on He Ziyu's forehead were blown away, and his already clear and clean eyes suddenly became even brighter.

Jiang Chengyu tried to regulate his breathing.

His heart was still pounding in his chest, almost leaping out of his chest. If the scene before him hadn't been so real, he would have even suspected that he was hallucinating.

Does He Ziyu like him?

How could that be...?

Although he and He Ziyu were not in the same class in junior high school, he knew exactly how He Ziyu pursued Lan Yuan.

Create chance encounters, prepare surprises, and give all sorts of expensive gifts...

That was He Ziyu, whom he had never seen before.

Passionate, brave, and reckless, he regarded Lan Yuan as his faith. Even though the other party always treated him coldly, he had no complaints. Instead, he became more determined and vowed to warm that stone one day.

He Ziyu loved watching Lan Yuan play basketball. Whenever he did, his eyes would light up with admiration. Jiang Chengyu knew that he couldn't fake that look; he genuinely adored Lan Yuan.

So at this moment, when He Ziyu asked him if he believed it, the answer was undoubtedly no.

Once Jiang Chengyu calmed down, she couldn't help but laugh at herself for overthinking things. She had actually overlooked the "if" before He Ziyu's words and treated the assumption as reality.

"Do you believe it, Brother Yu?" He Ziyu asked cautiously.

Jiang Chengyu smiled and replied, "I believe you."

This answer was unexpected for He Ziyu, but before he could even feel happy, Jiang Chengyu said, "If you didn't like me, how could you have been friends with me for so long?"

"..."

"Besides, I like Ayu too." Jiang Chengyu smiled, but his throat felt a little bitter. "...I like him a lot."

If He Ziyu had heard Jiang Chengyu say this in his previous life, he would have taken it as a joke. But now, he could hear the deep affection in his voice. It was even harder to imagine that such intense feelings belonged to a boy who was only sixteen years old.

"Why are you suddenly asking this kind of question?" Jiang Chengyu looked at him. "Did that brat Lan Yuan bully you again? This summer... while I was away, did something happen between you two?"

He always felt that He Ziyu was acting strangely after the start of the school year. He was like a wronged child, constantly leaning against him, seeking comfort.

He Ziyu shook his head. "I haven't seen him all summer."

Even though He Ziyu said that, Jiang Chengyu still believed that Lan Yuan had done something outrageous during his absence, which caused He Ziyu's attitude to change so drastically.

Unable to get a specific reason, Jiang Chengyu didn't press the matter. He patted He Ziyu on the shoulder and said in as relaxed a tone as possible, "Ayu, no matter what, if you've been wronged by Lan Yuan, you must tell me. I'll find a way to teach him a lesson..."

Just as Jiang Chengyu finished speaking, He Ziyu's phone rang.

He took out his phone and saw that the caller ID showed it was his mother.

"Brother Yu, I need to take this call."

"Um."

He Ziyu turned around, walked two meters, and pressed the call button.

"Ayu, why aren't you back yet? Didn't we agree to have a welcome dinner for Ningqiu together?" It was his mother's low voice on the other end of the phone.

Just as He Ziyu was about to speak, he heard his father's displeased voice: "If he doesn't want to come back, then so be it. Let him eat dinner outside too."