Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 141 Just a Pen Name

Chapter 141: Chapter 141 Just a Pen Name

Zhen Yu wasn’t too concerned about how Ju Ming would be sentenced.

Because if the world hadn’t changed too much, Zhen Yu remembered that this year should be a year of severe crackdown! So, well...

He really had to commit a crime at such a time, which was utterly stupid!

Sure enough, the subsequent developments made Zhen Yu very satisfied; Ju Ming was kept in custody the whole time, even when the Ju Family tried to bribe someone for a visit, it was not allowed.

Mr. Zhen even made a special visit due to the mistress’s pleading at home.

Then... who knows what Mrs. Zhen said to Mr. Zhen behind their children’s backs, when Mr. Zhen left, he was tight-lipped and his face was ashen!

During the recovery and studying, the winter vacation flew by quickly.

After the Lantern Festival, on March 5th, school started.

The night before school started, Zhen Yu opened the system to take a look, saving up 30 ability points, which was a decent harvest for waking up early and studying into the night.

——

On the first day of school, it was a school-wide cleaning day, and Zhen Yu was assigned to wipe the windows with the girls sitting nearby.

Fu Yu seemed to have grown up a lot over the New Year and took the initiative to say to Zhen Yu, "Isn’t your hand still not healed? Just sit tight!"

Liu Ting and Qian Duoduo came over when they heard this, and Qian Duoduo asked with concern, "Zhen Yu, what happened to your hand?"

"I didn’t notice any injury!" Liu Ting pulled over Zhen Yu’s hand to check.

"The arm!" Fu Yu retorted irritably, and Liu Ting gave him an eye-roll.

"It’s fine, I can wipe the windows," Zhen Yu withdrew her hand and said.

Fu Yu emphasized, "Wiping is fine! Your brother told you not to touch water! Don’t go wash the cloth!"

"Got it." Zhen Yu nodded, not wanting to say more.

Hearing this, Liu Ting pushed Zhen Yu directly in front of the windows, "You wait here, I’ll wash the cloth and give it to you, we’ll wipe it together."

"Okay." Zhen Yu nodded lightly.

Since it was the first day, no one stoked the furnace. After the labor, the class teachers said a few words and made some specific arrangements, and school was dismissed before noon.

When Zhen Yu and a group of friends arrived at the Water Room at the school gate, they were suddenly stopped by the old manager of the Water Room.

"Zhen Yu! Young lady! There’s a letter for you!"

"Ah?" Zhen Yu was a bit surprised; how could there be another letter just a month apart?

But still, she went into the small duty room of the Water Room and got the letter.

It was a small envelope, clearly unpublished.

After exchanging a glance with Han Mingyue, Zhen Yu tucked the letter away, deciding to study it in the afternoon.

——

When Han Mingyue arrived at the Zhen Family’s home in the afternoon, Zhen Yu had already read the letter, and the editor asked her to revise it again.

Revise, revise! How should she revise it?!

When she looked up and saw Han Mingyue, Zhen Yu didn’t hide it any longer and stood up to give up her seat to him, letting him sit there and take a look for himself.

Han Mingyue didn’t stand on ceremony either, he sat down and picked up the manuscript.

After looking at the letter and reading through the manuscript, Han Mingyue lifted his head.

Zhen Yu puffed her cheeks and asked him, "How should I revise it?"

But Han Mingyue blinked and counter-asked her, "Xiao Xinghan?"

Zhen Yu was taken aback for a moment, her gaze drifting away, and she pretended not to hear and asked again, "How should I revise it?"

Han Mingyue couldn’t help but laugh, feeling a bit of sweetness in his heart. Seeing her guilty look and evasive talk, it was just a pen name, he wasn’t going to eat her.

Alright then! He’d heed her wish and not ask anymore. He hesitated and picked up the conversation, "Shall I help you revise it?"

"No need!" Zhen Yu immediately refused, "Just tell me how to improve it."

"Ah..." Han Mingyue deliberately sighed, and seeing Zhen Yu’s even more distressed expression, said: "Just revise the word choice and sentence structures, what you’ve written is too blunt!"

"Blunt?" Zhen Yu blinked, a hint of realization dawning in her heart.

That’s right! In her previous life, she had read too many fast-food web novels, mostly simple and straightforward without much emphasis on literary style, as long as the story was engaging enough to attract a host of readers.

Was this the reason editors kept asking her to revise her work over and over again?

"I’ll try again!" As soon as Zhen Yu finished speaking, Han Mingyue gave up her seat to her and went to sit in front of Zhen Yan’s desk.

——

Zhen Yu revised and revised again, each time having Han Mingyue review it for her, until finally, on the third attempt, Han Mingyue nodded.

"This should be good enough, at least I think it’s publishable now."

"Then I won’t change it anymore! My head is throbbing, it feels even harder than composing a new piece!" Zhen Yu sprawled on the table, grumbling without reserve.

Han Mingyue laughed, "Zhen Yu! There’s something I want to tell you."

"Ah? What is it?"

"Today Mr. Fang approached me, he invited me to participate in the 2nd ’Cross-Century’ Cup National Secondary School Composition Contest!" Han Mingyue paused for a moment, "Do you want to join me?"

Zhen Yu pointed at herself, "Me?"

"Yeah! You’ve also been persisting in writing, haven’t you!" Han Mingyue’s voice contained a hint of coaxing, "Give it a try?"

Zhen Yu stayed silent for a while, then looked up resolutely and said: "Let’s give it a shot! The worst that can happen is coming in last!"

"You won’t. Your stories are well-written," Han Mingyue encouraged her.

"Is there a specific theme? Should I start writing now?"

"I’m not sure yet, let me ask Mr. Fang."

"Okay!"

——

What was supposed to be a quiet afternoon of studying turned uproarious as, while they were talking, a chorus of wailing suddenly came from the door.

Zhen Yu and Han Mingyue exchanged a glance, and then stood up one after another, putting on their coats and walking out.

An old lady was blocking the entrance to the Zhen Family home, pointing at Zhen Yan’s nose and cursing loudly, occasionally lurching towards him.

"What’s going on?" Zhen Yu asked her brother, who was holding a broom at the doorway, exuding an aura of ’one man holds the pass, ten thousand are unable to break through’.

Right! The broom in his hand seemed familiar.

Zhen Yu thought for a moment, ah! The one used for cleaning the toilet.

Zhen Yan said with annoyance: "She’s demanding our family to compensate her son! Who the hell knows who her son is!"

"Oh! I know," Zhen Yu calmly said.

"What? You know?" Fu Yu, not far behind Zhen Yan, asked.

"Her son is the one who ’slashed’ me with a knife last time." When Zhen Yu said the word ’slashed’, she glanced covertly at Fu Yu.

Unfortunately, Fu Yu didn’t watch her at all; upon hearing this, he turned his attention to the old lady.

"You have to give me back my son! All of you little bastards got my son locked up! I’m going to fight you all!" The old lady said and charged at Zhen Yan again.

Zhen Yan hastily waved the broom vigorously, scaring the old lady enough that she retreated once more.

Zhen Yu found this somewhat amusing.

She wants to kick up a fuss but doesn’t have the guts? That makes her easy to handle! A little scare should send her running.

"Old lady! Was it I who invited your son to break into a house and injure someone! You are here offending my family; if I get annoyed, I’ll go and sue your daughter as well! The puppet master behind the scenes..."

"Stop! Stop! Can’t I just leave?" The old lady waved her hands as she scampered away, beaten and dispirited.

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