Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 182 The Heart Fluttered Then

Chapter 182: Chapter 182 The Heart Fluttered Then

Mrs. Han didn’t look back, "See! Anyway, there’s no homework today, but tomorrow you’ll need to sit tight and do your homework."

Han Jiayang was deeply shocked, "Ow..."

After Mrs. Han pulled Zhen Yu into Han Mingyue’s room, she started rummaging around, changing everything from the bed sheets to the duvet and pillow covers.

While changing she muttered, "You’ve been scared enough after a tiring day, wash up early and get some sleep! This set of bedding he has was just sunned, you sleep on it! A boy like him doesn’t need sunned bedding to sleep."

Zhen Yu felt a bit embarrassed, "Thanks, Aunt Han, I’ll clean up a bit and then sleep."

"Good girl!" Mrs. Han patted Zhen Yu’s back, picked up the bedding she had changed, and said to Han Mingyue, "I’ll go find some bedding for you first, arrange the books and stuff for Xiao Yu and then come over!"

"Alright." After Han Mingyue responded, Mrs. Han went out.

Han Mingyue had already rummaged out his old school bag, along with the books and pens prepared for Zhen Yu, all placed on his desk.

Han Mingyue sat sideways in front of the desk, looking at Zhen Yu, "I was planning to cover the books with covers after dinner,"

"Isn’t it after dinner now?" Zhen Yu interrupted him, "Let’s wrap them up before sleeping."

"Mm." Han Mingyue took only a second to think and agreed, "I found some old calendars."

"That’s good." Zhen Yu pulled another chair up to the table, joined Han Mingyue to cover the books, and wrote names.

The room was quiet, with only occasional conversations related to school starting.

After they finished covering all the books, both packed up their school bags and set them aside.

They looked up and locked eyes, both wanting to say something else, but neither voiced it.

—

In the end, it was Han Mingyue who spoke first, "You, don’t be so reckless in the future!"

Zhen Yu bit her lower lip, silently nodding.

"Xiao Yu, your brother has started high school, from now on," Han Mingyue stammered halfway through, "from now on, I’ll look after you!"

Zhen Yu stared straight at Han Mingyue, her bitten lip unconsciously relaxing...

It was as if through him, she saw the boy on the other end of the time river.

Back then, the girl leaning against the wall heard someone calling her name, then tearfully lifted her head. Looking up, she saw the boy standing in the sunlight, clear and pure.

The boy probably had never comforted a crying girl before, unsure where to place his hands or feet.

But being stared at by the girl, his face eventually flushed as he finally managed to say, "Xiao, Xiao Yu! Your brother has left, from now on, I’ll look after you!"

"Xiao Yu? Xiao Yu..." Han Mingyue’s voice rose beside her ear, Zhen Yu’s gaze shifted from scattered to focused, seeing clearly the person before her and the one in her heart.

Could it be, that was when her heart was moved? A promise, and half a lifetime lost...

He vowed and has always been doing so, caring for her within bounds not to hurt her self-respect.

But she couldn’t control herself more and more, fearing he would laugh at her secret crush as being fanciful, fearing she’d cling to him against his will, fearing...

In the end, before her unrequited love was exposed, she endured the pain, kept her last dignity, and distanced herself from him...

At first, he had questioned her if there was anything unspeakable; later, she didn’t know from when, but he never initiated contact again.

Regrets from a past life! Zhen Yu sighed in her heart, took a serious look at Han Mingyue, with complex feelings inside.

—

Han Mingyue found that as soon as he finished speaking, Zhen Yu stared blankly as if stunned, but he clearly hadn’t said anything strange!

She only snapped back to reality after being called several times, followed by a look at herself, Han Mingyue always felt it conveyed deeper meanings.

Unable to figure out what Zhen Yu was thinking, Han Mingyue slightly furrowed her brows, deciding to ask directly!

"Xiao Yu! What are you thinking about?"

Zhen Yu almost blurted out "Thinking of you!" Fortunately, her rationality kicked in timely, thus preventing a slip-up.

After nearly suffocating herself, Zhen Yu pondered for a few seconds before saying, "Thinking of my brother! I don’t know what rank he got in the entrance exam."

Han Mingyue knew Zhen Yu was lying, because whenever she lied, her entire demeanour became extremely stiff, both her body language and facial expressions.

But he didn’t expose her; instead, he followed her lead and said, "He probably ranked high, after all, his middle school exam scores weren’t much lower than the perfect score."

"This ranking is quite important, it’s a rare opportunity for self-assessment. Hopefully, it’s as you said!"

"Don’t worry, it definitely will be!" Han Mingyue sincerely responded, then changed the subject, "Is Aunt Cheng coming back tomorrow?"

"Ah! I need to call my mom. What time is it now?" Zhen Yu exclaimed.

"It’s almost seven o’clock." Han Mingyue checked the clock, "Is there still time?"

"There is, I just need to have someone relay the message to her tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Han Mingyue stood up, "Let’s go out so you can make the call."

"Okay."

——

The phone was answered by Xu Lin.

Zhen Yu asked him to relay some words to Mrs. Zhen before her return trip.

"Tell my mom to stop by Boss Jia’s place tomorrow after finishing her main errands, to stock up on some sandals and spring single shoes. Remember to bargain hard! They’re for a promotion."

Xu Lin agreed to do so and assured her that he would handle it.

Zhen Yu thanked him and then hung up the phone.

Han Mingyue listened to the entire conversation.

It was only then that he realized, the business of Zhen Family’s Shoe City was all managed by Zhen Yu, with Mrs. Zhen just being the executor.

Thinking of Mrs. Zhen’s indecisive nature, and then thinking of Zhen Yan’s naive and carefree ignorance of the ways of the world, Han Mingyue suddenly felt some sympathy for Zhen Yu.

People say that a poor child takes on household responsibilities early, but the Zhen family wasn’t exactly poor.

If her mother and brother hadn’t been so incapable, how would she have become the main pillar of the family?

Uncle Zhen... better not to mention him!

Han Mingyue meant it when he previously said he would take care of her, he was serious in a way he had never been before in his life!

Since childhood, his father always emphasized the same sentence when educating him and his brother, "The most important thing in life is to keep your word. Fulfill what you promise to others! Never break a promise or shirk responsibilities. Never make promises lightly, speak without hurting others. Be trustworthy, be brave to take responsibilities. A spit and a promise must be kept, saying and doing are the marks of a true man!"

He always kept his father’s words close to his heart, never casually making promises to anyone.

This was his first promise in life, that’s what he thought at that moment, and so he spoke.

Not just for the next two years of middle school, but even later in high school, college, he wanted to take care of her, to take care of her for a lifetime...

"Han Mingyue!" When she called his name, her tone was always lower, not slightly rising like others. Tiltling her head, the girl asked him, "What are you daydreaming about? I’m going to wash up if there’s nothing else."

"It’s nothing, you go ahead."

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