Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 192: A Overly Concerned Person

Chapter 192: Chapter 192: A Overly Concerned Person

The moment Zhen Yu’s "escape from the clutches" moment happened, Han Mingyue suddenly leaned in aggressively, his face almost smashing against hers. Zhen Yu straightened up instantly, almost knocking him out with a karate chop! Fortunately, she controlled her restless little hand in time.

The two were extremely close, their breathing audible to each other. Han Mingyue stared intently into Zhen Yu’s eyes, his scrutinizing gaze seemingly piercing into the most hidden corners of her heart.

Then, Zhen Yu saw herself in Han Mingyue’s eyes once again. She stared blankly into his eyes, her expression beginning to drift.

Han Mingyue didn’t expect the girl to space out at this moment, sighed with a hint of frustration, and straightened up.

"Xiao Yu, you must not be without precaution. I might let it slide! But in front of others, you should control your emotions better."

Hearing his voice, Zhen Yu came back to her senses.

She secretly swallowed, aware that her abnormal behavior today was overly obvious, and it would be hard for Han Mingyue not to notice.

After all, she had never guarded her heart against Han Mingyue.

To others, there was no dark secret before her rebirth, with the sole exception of Han Mingyue...

It looked like she’d have to try harder to hide her little secret in the future, to avoid him becoming overly suspicious and overthinking.

Han Mingyue didn’t know what was wrong with him, unable to voice apologies or gratitude. Finally, he only managed to say, "You should go to bed early, I’m going to do my homework."

"Mhm, don’t stay up too late."

Hearing her words of concern, Han Mingyue just nodded with his back turned and left the room, closing the door behind him.

Mr. and Mrs. Han weren’t in the living room, so Han Mingyue went straight back to his brother’s room. Because of Zhen Yu’s injury, he had been delayed a while, and Jiaoyang was desperately catching up on his homework.

Seeing his brother return, he simply glanced up before bowing his head to continue solving problems.

Han Mingyue silently took out his homework and began to write, but his heart was anything but calm.

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The room of Mr. and Mrs. Han was also far from calm at the moment; for the first time, the couple had a disagreement about how to deal with the relationship between Zhen Yu and Han Mingyue.

Mr. Han spoke very seriously, "From now on, we can’t let Ming Yue be alone with Xiao Yu! That child Xiao Yu..."

"What about Xiao Yu? How nice Xiao Yu is! If it wasn’t for her, it would be your son lying in bed!" Mrs. Han retorted unhappily.

"I’m not saying Xiao Yu isn’t nice! Haven’t you seen something from today’s incident?" Mr. Han rubbed his face with one hand, unsure how to express himself.

"Let me tell you this! Hailong only has this one girl,"

"Bullshit!" Mrs. Han interrupted disdainfully. "Didn’t they just have another one?" After saying that, Mrs. Han glared fiercely at Mr. Han.

Mr. Han felt wronged to be implicated and had to apologize to his wife, "I misspoke, okay! No matter how many they have, it’s none of our business!"

"How can it not be our business? Isn’t Xiao Yu his daughter?"

"Alright, alright, it is! By ’it is’, I mean that’s their daughter, and we have a son! What if they really start dating early and something happens? How would I explain it to Hailong?"

Mrs. Han immediately became upset upon hearing this, "What could happen! How old is my son! Besides, he’s so sensible! It’s you who’s always imagining useless things!"

"How can it be useless imagination? Ming Yue is fourteen already! That,"

"So what if he’s fourteen? He may look tall, but he’s still a child! You see him studying all the time! He’s practically burrowing into his books..."

"..." Mr. Han looked at his wife speechlessly, feeling like he couldn’t get through to her.

After all, they have two sons at home, and as their mother, she started avoiding improper appearances since they were four or five years old. Not only did she let the boys sleep alone, but she also stopped bathing them, afraid to raise a couple of sissies.

And she herself is an office accountant, not like running her own clinic at home! After the boys started elementary school, it was all him taking care of them.

Mr. Han lifted his head amidst his wife’s nagging and glanced at the bedroom clock. It was almost nine o’clock.

Sigh! If she doesn’t understand, so be it; he certainly doesn’t want to spend all night discussing puberty and hormones with her.

To get to bed earlier, Mr. Han chose to issue a direct ’notice’: "Anyway, you can’t let Ming Yue go find Xiao Yu alone anymore! Did you hear that?"

"I heard, I heard!" Mrs. Han responded nonchalantly, then murmured under her breath, "Worrying over nothing!"

"Let’s clean up and go to sleep." Mr. Han, seeing an opportunity, decided to quit while he was ahead. If Mrs. Han didn’t do it after he said it once, he’d remind her a couple more times.

But Mrs. Han sat there motionless, her concern apparent as she said, "What’s the hurry to sleep! First, think about how to talk to Xiao Cheng when she comes back tomorrow. It’s only been a day, yet Xiao Yu got hurt like this..."

"What else to say! Just tell the truth!" Mr. Han wasn’t worried at all, knowing full well that Zhen Yu wasn’t seriously hurt and would recover after a few days of rest.

"..." Mrs. Han felt she just couldn’t get through to him!

If Xiao Cheng learns that her daughter was hurt because of Ming Yue, how could she let Xiao Yu play with Ming Yue again in the future? Wishful thinking!

That one she had raised—or rather, watched over—would simply fly away, wouldn’t it?

But if she doesn’t tell the truth, how is she going to spin it... Mrs. Han lay down and couldn’t fall asleep for a long time, her heart truly worn out with motherly concern!

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Meanwhile, the two brothers were lying in bed, both sleepless.

When Han Mingyue turned over, the metal bed made a slight noise, unusually clear in the silent night.

Han Jiayang listened for a while and couldn’t help but whisper, "Bro, can’t you sleep either?"

"Mm." Han Mingyue’s voice was deep, indicating that he was not in a good mood.

Han Jiayang thought his brother was angry with Zhen Yu and spoke with shared annoyance, "Bro! Xiao Yu is so skilled yet she didn’t join in! If she had acted earlier,"

"Stop it." Han Mingyue suddenly interrupted his brother.

But Han Jiayang insisted, "Why stop? It all started because of her, and she had the nerve to stand aside and watch! In the end, she ended up taking the brick for you,"

"Jiayang!" Han Mingyue said sternly, "I told her not to join in!"

"What?" Han Jiayang nearly thought he misheard, "Why didn’t you let her? Are you trying to cover for her and lie to me?!"

"It’s true. I thought I could handle it..." Han Mingyue’s voice faded.

Han Jiayang waited a long time, but his brother said nothing more. Just as he was about to fall asleep, Han Mingyue’s voice suddenly came through the dark, "Jiayang, I want to study martial arts."

"What?" Han Jiayang’s eyes, which had just closed, snapped open, "Bro, are you serious? Don’t you love reading and studying the most? Just because of what happened today you want to study martial arts? Are you sure you’re not being impulsive?"

"I’m sure." Han Mingyue stared at the ceiling, seeing only darkness.

Yet the image of Zhen Yu collapsing in front of him kept flashing through his mind.

"I won’t be like you, putting all my energy into martial arts! I don’t ask for much, just to be able to protect myself."

"I don’t want to be a burden on her anymore." Han Mingyue silently told himself in his heart.