Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl-Chapter 707 - 706: Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other
"Xiao Yu!" Han Mingyue’s voice was breathless, clearly indicating that he had run over.
Upon hearing this shout, Zhen Yu immediately lifted her head and hurriedly took a few quick steps forward!
Then she suddenly stopped! And just stood there without saying a word, just staring at Han Mingyue...
Han Mingyue was overwhelmed with shame by her gaze, and as he quickly approached her, the first thing he said was an apology.
"Sorry!"
Such a simple phrase, but it was an apology for not having sought her out all these days and also for completely forgetting that Zhen Yu was not good with directions!
What’s more, right after receiving Zhen Yu’s phone call, Han Mingyue had already berated himself half to death in his heart!
How could he have forgotten something so important?! No wonder Xiao Yu hadn’t come looking for him; he truly deserved it!
However, when Zhen Yu heard these three short words, she slowly began to smile.
To say that she felt wronged was, of course, a bit true.
But having lived two lifetimes, Zhen Yu understood better what was most important to her!
So, smiling, she reached out both hands to grab Han Mingyue’s hands and formally replied, "It’s alright."
As soon as her words fell, she was already embraced by the person opposite her! And at just the right moment, she heard the words, "I’ve missed you."
Zhen Yu, her head buried in Han Mingyue’s neck, muttered after a while: "...Me too."
Who would have thought that Han Mingyue would suddenly start acting like a little child!
"I don’t want to hear that! I want to hear you say what I just said!"
Zhen Yu couldn’t help but laugh! But she still repeated after him like drawing a gourd from a model, "I’ve missed you..."
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After hugging each other in front of the empty kindergarten gate on a summer night, the two of them sat hand in hand on the curb by the big road just ahead, whispering to each other.
"Xiao Yu."
"What?" Knowing it was going to be nonsensical chit-chat, Zhen Yu was still willing to respond.
After she did, not waiting for Han Mingyue to reply, she suddenly asked: "By the way! You’re not going to wait for me to come to you in the future, right? Then you would become a princess locked in the castle by a witch. And me, this prince,"
Any boy compared to a princess is bound to scowl, and Han Mingyue was no exception! So he quickly interjected: "Of course not! I, I was just a bit sidetracked before..."
Zhen Yu actually felt there was something amiss about Han Mingyue being so obediently compliant with the agreement he had with Mr. Han previously!
But since she hadn’t gone to look for him either! Both being equally to blame, naturally, she had no stance to criticize him.
So, after hearing Han Mingyue’s heartfelt confession, Zhen Yu could only say: "...So will you still be like that in the future?"
"I won’t! Definitely not!" Han Mingyue firmly shook his head: "I won’t make such a basic mistake again!"
Only then did Zhen Yu breathe a sigh of relief, "That’s good! Then, after Qian Duoduo and the others leave,"
"I’ll come to you!" Han Mingyue didn’t even pause before answering, and he also asked, "When are they leaving?"
"Duoduo and Teacher Qian are on the train tomorrow evening. Oh! You should come to my place for dinner tomorrow night! Then we can all see Teacher Qian off together."
"Sure! What about Liu Ting? When is she leaving?"
"Oh! She might stay for two more days."
"Oh." Perhaps because she felt that she had to wait another two days before she could see Zhen Yu, Han Mingyue’s mood suddenly became a bit low.
Zhen Yu immediately said, "You can come over! Bring your brother along, and the four of us can play some poker!"
"Let’s see..."
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After being sent home by Han Mingyue, Qian Duoduo suddenly declared that she didn’t want to go anywhere the next day!
Since it was her third day in Qi City and also her last day before she would leave, Qian Duoduo not only capriciously wanted to sleep in but also wanted Zhen Yu and Liu Ting to spend the entire day cozying up at home with her!
As the saying goes, the host should accommodate the guest, so Zhen Yu naturally agreed to such a simple request.
Therefore, after finishing her morning run the next day, Zhen Yu made a special trip to the morning market!
She not only bought ready-made breakfast but also purchased all the ingredients needed for lunch and dinner.
By the way, ever since the summer vacation started, the Han Family Brothers never joined Zhen Yu for morning runs again.
It might be because Mr. Han didn’t let them run, or perhaps he forced them to run somewhere else.
The latter seems more likely, yet Zhen Yu forgot to ask when they met last night...
So Zhen Yu ended up carrying two full plastic bags of stuff back home by herself!
When she got back, those two were still asleep; it wasn’t until Zhen Yu had finished sorting everything, and was ready to read a bit and wait for them to have breakfast together, that Qian Duoduo finally opened the bedroom door and came out.
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Unexpectedly, right after breakfast, Qian Duoduo and Liu Ting revealed their true purpose for the day.
They wanted Zhen Yu to draw a portrait of each of them.
"What’s so hard about that? Does it really need a whole day?" Zhen Yu felt utterly defeated by them.
"But we want beautiful portraits!" Liu Ting emphasized!
"That still wouldn’t take a whole day! Half a day would be more than enough."
In the end, it was Qian Duoduo who made a decision, "Let’s go change clothes first, and then you start drawing and see. If you finish quickly, we can think about what to do in the afternoon while we have lunch."
Liu Ting immediately clapped her hands and pulled Qian Duoduo to go, "Deal! Let’s hurry and change!"
Zhen Yu, standing in place, quickly reminded, "Remember to draw the curtains!"
Five minutes later, the first model was posing as per Zhen Yu’s request, and Zhen Yu’s drawing tools were also ready.
Then, the only sounds in the room were the rustling of pen and paper during drawing, and the occasional flipping of pages by the model...
This drawing session lasted until noon. It was only after Zhen Yu finally put down her brush and stretched that Liu Ting, who had finished being drawn and was peering over, dared to speak up!
"Goodness gracious! Is it really all done?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Duoduo immediately put down the book that she hadn’t been focusing on reading and rushed over to take a look.
"Is this me!? Why do I feel like Zhen Yu made me even more beautiful than I am?"
Qian Duoduo asked what was truly on her mind.
Liu Ting immediately said, "What do you mean ’seems’? It’s true! Zhen Yu made both of us look even better!"
Zhen Yu felt a bit embarrassed and could only cough lightly, "Ahem! A person and their portrait are more or less the same! Artistic work definitely needs some processing! It can’t be a hundred percent duplication..."
