Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 206 Lacking Foresight

Chapter 206: Chapter 206 Lacking Foresight

Fu Yu inwardly cursed but still forced himself to find an excuse, "It’s not like that, it’s just that I’m not good at studying! Self-study, but who do I ask if there’s something I don’t understand?!"

Just as Zhen Yu was about to retort a few words to Fu Yu, Han Mingyue suddenly said, "If you really want to find someone to tutor you, you can come to my house this weekend, I’ll help you!"

Fu Yu’s eyes widened in shock as he looked at Han Mingyue, never expecting him to say such a thing.

How to respond to this? To agree means he would have to endure studying with Han the bookworm, which he wouldn’t want in the slightest! He wanted Zhen Yu to be the one to help him! But if he said no, wouldn’t that just be slapping his own face?

Zhen Yuxin laughed inwardly, "That’s what you get for acting out! Digging a hole to bury yourself—serves you right, always making a fuss!"

Han Mingyue kept a straight face while looking at Fu Yu as if waiting for his response, but in reality, he knew perfectly well that Fu Yu would never accept the offer!

Seeing Fu Yu sticking to Zhen Yu like a plaster every day, Han Mingyue couldn’t stand it anymore after all this time.

Today, seizing such a great opportunity, he decided to kill two birds with one stone! Not only could he look forward to peaceful weekends from now on, but he could also hang Fu Yu out to dry, stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Han Jiayang, in agreement with his brother, kept his mouth shut and just looked on with amusement!

Though he used to get along well with Fu Yu, Fu Yu’s recent blatant coveting over Zhen Yu had naturally caused Han Jiayang to view him unfavorably!

Bai Xue also had a look of anticipation for a good show, her own cousin lately seemed to have gone mad, always hovering around Xiao Yu! Bai Xue was equally fed up with him, so watching him plunge further down the path of doom without offering a helping hand felt justified.

And so, after Han Mingyue’s words fell, the room seemed to fall silent as if everyone lost their voice. The living room suddenly quieted down. In the end, Fu Yu’s lips twitched a few times, but he said nothing.

Obviously, it was not a solution to continue this awkwardness, so as the host, Zhen Yu had to stand up and say to everyone, "Let’s break it up! If you have any problems over the weekend, you can save them up and ask after school!"

Still not giving up, Fu Yu said, "Xiao Yu! It’s boring to self-study alone at home on weekends, let me keep you company!"

Zhen Yu didn’t even give him a glance and directly said, "I’m not home on the weekends; that’s why I told you all to study on your own!"

"Ah? If you’re not home, where will you be?" Fu Yu immediately asked, worried that Zhen Yu might be going to Han Mingyue’s house over the weekend.

Zhen Yu intended to ignore the question, after all, she had no obligation to report her every move to someone who was unrelated.

But Fu Yu, not getting an answer, kept asking tirelessly, not even bothering to pack up his school bag, just sticking by Zhen Yu’s side continuously inquiring.

"Where will you really be going? Xiao Yu?"

"Xiao Yu! I’m talking to you! Where are you going this weekend?"

"Xiao Yu..."

Zhen Yu suddenly felt annoyed by him and blurted out, "Is it any of your business?"

With that phrase, Fu Yu’s pride was instantly wounded, his face turned red, and after standing petrified for a moment, he suddenly stormed out of the house.

"Ah," Bai Xue subconsciously raised her hand to stop him but then let it drop midway, changing her mind to pack up Fu Yu’s school bag instead.

After tidying up, Bai Xue, carrying two school bags said goodbye to Zhen Yu, not forgetting to offer some consolation, "I’m off, Xiao Yu! Fu Yu will be fine! He brought it upon himself always pestering you! If he has the guts, let him not talk to you for three days! See if he can resist!"

Zhen Yu didn’t really care, and replied with a slight chuckle at Bai Xue’s words, "Heh... see you Monday."

"Mhm."

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Han Jiayang watched Bai Xue’s figure disappear into the Zhen family yard before exhaling deeply, "Oh my god! I was almost suffocating! Fu Yu is just too annoying! If someone doesn’t respond once, it means they don’t want to talk about it, can’t he get that? How did I not realize until now that he’s so clueless!"

Zhen Yu couldn’t agree more.

Han Mingyue silently packed her backpack, then sat with her younger brother, waiting for Zhen Yu and Mrs. Zhen to come home.

Bored and sitting idly, Han Mingyue casually started a conversation, "How long is Shoe City going to be busy?"

"Till the end of October, I guess. When it gets colder, customer traffic will drop," Zhen Yu estimated the date and answered.

"That’s good. It should snow by November; it’s better to go out less when it’s cold."

"Yeah."

"There’s one week left until the National Day choral competition. I’ll write the script tomorrow."

"Great! Bring it to me on Monday, and I can practice with Wang Meng at school."

"Okay."

Han Jiayang, who had been listening on the side, suddenly remembered something, "Bro! Isn’t Uncle Zhen coming to our house for dinner tonight? Mom seemed to mention this morning that she would get off work early to go grocery shopping."

Han Mingyue thought for a second and nodded, "Right!"

The two brothers turned their heads to look at Zhen Yu, who said with an indifferent expression, "Why look at me? Where he wants to go is his business; it has nothing to do with me."

"Xiao Yu," Han Mingyue hesitated for a moment but still asked, "Won’t you come over to meet him?"

"No," Zhen Yu shook her head, "I just saw him last weekend."

Han Mingyue: "..."

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Not having seen her for a weekend, Fu Yu didn’t know how he had psyched himself up, but on Monday evening, as soon as school was out, he clung to Zhen Yu as if nothing was wrong.

Bai Xue was so annoyed her eyelids almost flipped to the sky, and that evening, she fiercely fought and won a seat!

That’s not all. As Fu Yu was upset with his cousin and refused to sit next to her, he took a seat beside Han Mingyue instead.

Then, every time he said he didn’t understand something, Han Mingyue would turn and start explaining it to him.

Until the homework was done, Fu Yu couldn’t find a chance to have a private word with Zhen Yu.

He dallied and dallied, unable to find an opportunity when no one was looking, to slip the love letter he had prepared all weekend into Zhen Yu’s book. Reluctantly, he left with Bai Xue.

As soon as the two left, Han Jiayang started chattering away.

He said gleefully, "Zhen Yu, Uncle Zhen complained all night at my place yesterday! I feel that he’s not having a great time with that mistress!"

"Oh?" Zhen Yu showed a bit of interest in the gossip.

Seeing her expression, Han Jiayang’s desire to vent surged, "Uncle Zhen said he still wants a son. Seems like the mistress either can’t have kids or doesn’t want to. He also mentioned something about fines for having more children, and the two of them always fight over this issue!"

"Heh! Still wants a son..." Zhen Yu truly didn’t expect that Mr. Zhen still hadn’t given up on this idea.

"Why does Uncle Zhen absolutely need to have another son? Isn’t Zhen Yan his son?" Han Jiayang couldn’t understand Mr. Zhen’s thinking.

"Maybe he’s afraid Zhen Yan won’t be close to him when he grows up," Zhen Yu replied nonchalantly.

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After the Mid-Autumn Festival weekend, the Zhen family’s mother and daughter went to Qi City. One reason was to visit Zhen Yan, and the other was for some store renovation.