Rebirth: My Childhood Sweetheart Came into My Arms

He Ningqiu's fall successfully attracted the attention of the entire class, including Jiang Chengyu.

However, Jiang Chengyu did not come over to care for him as he had expected.

Before Jiang Chengyu could react, the Youth League branch secretary, Jiang Nanqiao, had already offered him a helping hand.

"Are you alright? Let me help you up." Jiang Nanqiao was a kind-hearted person. While the other classmates were still watching, she had already rushed to He Ningqiu's side.

"N-nothing..." He Ningqiu shook her head, her eyes unconsciously glancing at Jiang Chengyu.

He really hoped that Jiang Chengyu could show him some concern, after all, Jiang Chengyu was the class monitor, and it was only natural for the class monitor to care about his classmates.

But at this moment, this self-evident truth was destroyed in He Ziyu's hands.

He Ziyu gently tugged at Jiang Chengyu's sleeve, signaling him not to go over.

Jiang Chengyu was somewhat confused.

He had never quite understood why He Ziyu harbored such hostility towards He Ningqiu. He had comforted He Ziyu during the summer vacation, telling him not to take the adoption too seriously, and He Ziyu had agreed at the time. But now he could clearly sense that He Ziyu had not let go at all, and instead seemed to want to confront He Ningqiu directly.

He Ziyu knew Jiang Chengyu too well; he could tell what he was thinking with just a glance. So he stood on tiptoe, cupped his hand to his lips, and leaned closer to Jiang Chengyu: "My relationship with He Ningqiu is complicated. I'll explain it to you another time."

Seeing that He Ziyu had put it this way, Jiang Chengyu didn't press further and simply stood quietly beside him, observing the situation.

……

He Ningqiu waited for a long time but Jiang Chengyu didn't come over. Instead, more and more people gathered around to watch the commotion, forcing him to stand up with Jiang Nanqiao's help.

At this moment, Gao Lingfei also arrived.

"What happened?"

"Teacher, He Ningqiu has fallen down. I was just about to help him to the side to rest." Jiang Nanqiao gave a brief report of what had happened, then stood there waiting for the teacher to speak.

On the first day of the new semester, Gao Lingfei couldn't tell who was who. If it weren't for the gauze on He Ningqiu's forehead being so conspicuous, he probably wouldn't even remember seeing this kid today.

"It's you again?" Gao Lingfei crossed his arms. "Your physical fitness is terrible. You got hit by a basketball, and you fell flat on your face. Did you even pass your junior high school physical education exam?"

"..." He Ningqiu pursed her lips, unsure how to answer.

When He Lianghan brought him back, he told him to keep the secret that his biological mother was still alive, and that no matter who asked, he should say that he grew up in an orphanage. Therefore, he could only keep all those details from before he came to Yuecheng to his heart.

Seeing that He Ningqiu kept his head down and didn't speak, Gao Lingfei thought that the child was a bit autistic. So after lecturing a few times about the importance of physical fitness, he asked Jiang Nanqiao to help him to the side to rest.

With her plan falling through, He Ningqiu felt even worse.

He thought that by falling like this, he could at least get a word of concern from Jiang Chengyu. Even if he didn't show any concern, it would be good if Jiang Chengyu came to see him.

Jiang Chengyu stood there at a distance, with He Ziyu standing next to him, looking indifferent. The two of them seemed to have agreed to remain unmoved from beginning to end.

Could it be that He Ziyu has already started speaking ill of him to Jiang Chengyu?

Think about it, it's not impossible. After all, He Ziyu is a cunning and malicious guy, so it's normal for him to talk about him behind his back.

……

After the bell rang, several girls in the class gathered around Gao Lingfei and started chatting with him casually.

Gao Lingfei is twenty-six years old this year and has just graduated from the graduate school of the sports university. He is a genuine high-achieving student. In addition, he is 186 cm tall, handsome, and has a healthy tan. Many girls regard him as their male god.

In his previous life, He Ziyu also admired Gao Lingfei because, like Lan Yuan, he was an athletic and handsome guy. Later, when He Ziyu was chatting with his friends, he learned that Gao Lingfei didn't have a girlfriend, and he even secretly wondered about his sexuality.

However, Gao Lingfei resigned after the winter break of his senior year. The specific reason is unclear, but there are rumors that it was because he kept receiving love letters from female classmates, and the school leaders felt that it had a bad influence, so they persuaded him to leave.

Looking back now, if those rumors were true, then Gao Lingfei was quite pitiful.

It seems he'll have to find an opportunity to subtly bring this up with him.

On the way back to class, He Ziyu didn't wait for He Ningqiu, and even deliberately kept his distance from him.

Having laid the groundwork several times before, Jingran was no longer surprised. This time, instead of offering any help to He Ningqiu, he started arguing with the pretty girl in his class.

Since leaving the track and field, his only hobby has been chatting with young girls. Fortunately, he has a good-looking face, and the girls are quite fond of him.

When they were almost at the entrance of the teaching building, He Ziyu asked Jiang Chengyu if he had time after school, as he wanted to invite him to the cold drink shop near the entrance for a cold drink.

Jiang Chengyu knew that He Ziyu wanted to talk to him about He Ningqiu, so he agreed without thinking.

"I'll call your aunt in a bit and tell her I'd like you to tutor me," He Ziyu said, offering to help explain for Jiang Chengyu, who was worried about him coming home late for two consecutive days.

Jiang Chengyu didn't seem to mind. "No need, I'll talk to her."

Although he was ashamed to admit it, He Ziyu's affairs were always his top priority. After all, He Ziyu was someone he liked so much, and he wanted to do his best to fulfill any requests that weren't too unreasonable.

He's only happy when Ayu is happy.

This is the unchanging rule that Jiangcheng (the city) upholds in the world.

……

During the afternoon classes, He Ziyu listened attentively and took careful notes. He wrote down any questions he didn't understand and took advantage of every break to ask Jiang Chengyu for help.

There was a physics problem that He Ziyu couldn't understand no matter what he did, and he asked Jiang Chengyu several times. Jiang Chengyu wasn't in a hurry, and patiently explained it to him again and again. Afraid that he might not remember the knowledge points mentioned, he even thoughtfully marked them in his textbook.

Watching Jiang Chengyu write with his head down, He Ziyu felt a warmth in his heart, but after the warmth came a pang of bitterness.

Although he knew Jiang Chengyu had a good temper and never got angry with him, he had never really examined how patient he was.

It wasn't a pretense, but a genuine understanding; it was being tolerant while carefully protecting his self-esteem.

Unlike Lan Yuan...

When his thoughts drifted to similar scenes from his past life, He Ziyu frowned slightly.

He remembered that when he was about to graduate from university in his previous life, he encountered a very tricky problem with his graduation thesis. At that time, Jiang Chengyu was in the United States, which was in a different time zone than China, and He Ningqiu was sketching in another city. With nowhere else to turn for help, he could only go to Lan Yuan.

Although Lan Yuan was his boyfriend at the time, he was always lukewarm towards him and never touched him, which caused He Ziyu to be in a state of anxiety and insecurity all year round, making him seem very humble.

When he found Lan Yuan with his graduation thesis materials, Lan Yuan was playing games in his dormitory.

That day, besides Lan Yuan, his other roommates were also in the dormitory. The four of them were probably playing games together, engrossed in their game, and none of them had time to even glance at him.

So he sat quietly next to Lan Yuan, counting down the seconds.

The characters in the game died and came back to life, and died again. While waiting to be resurrected, Lan Yuan didn't talk to him. He just stared at the screen, occasionally taking a puff of his cigarette.

He Ziyu couldn't stand the smell of smoke and started coughing after a short while, and once he started coughing, he couldn't stop.

Lan Yuan was probably annoyed by his coughing, so he finally stubbed out his cigarette and looked at him, saying, "If you can't wait, you can go back."

If you can't wait, just go back...

He Ziyu had been subjected to Lan Yuan's cold violence for so long that he had become somewhat numb. He smiled and said that he could go out for a walk first, and they would talk after he finished playing the game.

For the next two hours, Lan Yuan played games. Every time He Ziyu returned to the dormitory, Lan Yuan had already started a new game.

He dared not get angry, nor did he have the right to get angry; he could only lean against the wall at the dormitory entrance, lost in thought.

During that time, he overheard Lan Yuan's roommates talking about him in the dormitory.

"That kid must be missing a screw in his head, he still won't leave even after you've been through this."

"What's wrong with me?" Lan Yuan's voice sounded cold and indifferent, mixed with the sound of typing on a keyboard.

"People come looking for you, and you're just playing games here... It's a good thing you ended up with someone so stupid, otherwise, with the He family's power, they would have crushed you!"

"He can give it a try."

He Ziyu hid outside the door, listening to his roommates' insightful comments and Lan Yuan's indifferent reply, feeling a tightness in his chest.

Those people keep saying he has a low IQ...

It's not that he's unintelligent; he's just blinded by love and lives too humbly.

After a long wait, the sound of the game ending finally came from inside the room. Because he had been waiting outside the door, He Ziyu didn't wait for Lan Yuan to start the next round before pushing the door open and going in.

For the rest of the time, his roommates continued playing games, while Lan Yuan sat at the desk helping him review his thesis materials.

He Ziyu's paper, including its experiments, was quite complex, and Lan Yuan became impatient after only reading it for a short while.

"Your diploma mill has a terrible reputation, yet it has so many requirements. Don't they know their students' capabilities?"

In short, it carries a distinctly sarcastic tone.

He Ziyu gripped the pen handle slightly, his knuckles turning bluish-white.

He actually had the opportunity to go abroad to study at a better university, but for Lan Yuan's sake, he chose to stay in Yuecheng and attend the "diploma mill" he called it.

Now, his efforts have become a bargaining chip for Lan Yuan to belittle him.

Lan Yuan spent a long time flipping through his thesis materials, but couldn't come up with anything. In the end, he just told him that these things were irrelevant to his major and that he should ask his classmates instead.

When He Ziyu left the dormitory building, the sky was blue, but his heart was shrouded in gloom...

……

"Ayu, are you listening?" Jiang Chengyu saw He Ziyu lost in thought and thought he was tired. She gently rubbed his head with a pained expression. "If you're tired, take a break. Learning is something that takes time and patience. You can't rush it."

He Ziyu gripped the pen, seemingly lost in thought. After a moment, he looked up at Jiang Chengyu:

"Brother Yu, if I bother you like this every day, for a month, two months, or even a year..."

Will you dislike me?