Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 240 - 239: Unable to Bear the Harassment

Chapter 240: Chapter 239: Unable to Bear the Harassment

On the evening of International Women’s Day, Mrs. Zhen brought back some news. A woman comrade, after "hard struggle," managed to get her share of the family wealth, and proudly obtained the title of a "Single Rich Woman."

Zhen Hailong’s "second divorce" achievement unlocked! Now, he was living together with his little daughter over one year old and Xiao Si, who ’gave birth to his son.’

Here’s something to note: Mrs. Zhen said ’living together,’ not ’registered marriage!’

Mrs. Zhen said that, according to gossipers, before having a son, Mr. Zhen did not plan to remarry...

Zhen Yu snickered to herself.

This is really interesting! What if Xiao Si gives birth to another girl... Hehe! Haha!

Luckily these things had nothing to do with them. Mother and daughter were just enjoying the gossip for laughs!

But while it’s fun to munch on other people’s melons, it’s painful to have your own melon munched on!

Possibly stung by the words "cut off ties," Fu Yu’s harassment of Zhen Yu escalated from the day of their talk.

Of course, he didn’t do anything too significant.

Was it a big deal to pretend to have a stomach ache, trick class leader Qiao Xian into finding Zhen Yu to take him home? Was it a big deal to coax Liu Ting into delivering lunch to Zhen Yu?

Or feigning a fall on the way home from school, taking the chance to throw himself at Zhen Yu? If none of these counted, then sneaking love notes into Zhen Yu’s pocket every chance he got certainly did not count as a big deal.

However, these little things were a huge nuisance to Zhen Yu!

So, when Bai Xue hinted to her that school rumors about her and Fu Yu were circulating, Zhen Yu decisively left school early!

She told no one. After the third class in the afternoon, she went straight to the teacher’s office to greet the homeroom teacher and then headed home.

——

You can imagine! After the final self-study period bell rang and she still hadn’t returned to the classroom, Han Mingyue and Bai Xue were almost frantic...

Without regard for their classmates’ stares, one darted straight to the girls’ restroom! The other ran straight to the teacher’s office! All because they were worried something might have happened to Zhen Yu!

For the first time in his life, Han Mingyue sprinted into the... girls’ restroom... with the speed of a 100-meter dash.

After entering, he was relieved to find it empty.

Relieved, Han Mingyue then ran towards the teachers’ building, bumping into Bai Xue who was looking for him on the way.

Bai Xue, with one hand on her waist, panting heavily, said, "Huff... Xiao Yu, huff... she, took a leave and went!"

"Took a leave?" Han Mingyue wasn’t much better off, "Did she say why she took the leave?"

"Teacher Jiang said, she complained of stomach discomfort," Bai Xue guessed blindly, "Maybe she ate something wrong at lunch!"

Han Mingyue bit his lip, "I’ll ask for leave to go check on her! Go back to class."

"Let me go!" Bai Xue hurriedly reached out to pull Han Mingyue back, "You’re a boy! It’s not really appropriate..."

Han Mingyue didn’t believe Zhen Yu’s excuse for taking leave from the bottom of his heart!

As soon as he heard she had left on her own, his gut told him she was avoiding Fu Yu! No reason! Just a hunch.

As for Bai Xue’s conjecture, that was even less likely! Three classes had passed since lunch, and Zhen Yu had been fine all along! How could it be possible for her to start having diarrhea just before school ended?

"It’s not a problem! Go back to class quickly!" Without giving Bai Xue a chance to say more, Han Mingyue ran off.

After Bai Xue came to her senses, she called out in vain, "Hey, hey!..."

——

It was rare for Zhen Yu to come home early, and all she wanted was to take a nap and relax her constantly tense nerves.

But as soon as she lay in bed, before she could even drift off to dreamland, the sound of the clothesline in the courtyard tingled.

Zhen Yu didn’t feel like going out. The courtyard gate was locked anyway! So she let whoever it was shake it for a while, figuring they’d leave once they realized nobody from the Zhen Family was around.

However, as she waited, the person just wouldn’t give up their persistent shaking! It disturbed her so much that it became impossible to sleep! With no other choice, Zhen Yu begrudgingly put on her coat to go have a look.

Before she even reached the courtyard gate, she recognized Han Mingyue. Sighing, "Why is it you..." she opened the door and let him in.

Han Mingyue hadn’t expected her to take so long to answer the door! He even started to doubt his instincts, asking with concern, "Are you really not feeling well?"

"No," answered Zhen Yu lazily, "I just don’t want to move." After locking the gate, the two headed back into the house, one after another.

As if she were home alone, Zhen Yu threw her coat onto the big kang in the living room and muttered "Come in!" before heading into the small bedroom.

Han Mingyue, who was hanging his coat on the rack by the door, paused on hearing her. Then he continued, acting as if nothing was amiss.

After he finished hanging up his coat, Zhen Yu had already vanished. Looking at the big kang, Han Mingyue also picked up Zhen Yu’s coat, hung it up, and then hesitantly proceeded into the inner room.

Both desks were unmanned; Zhen Yu had gone straight to the kang to lie down...

The curtain in front of the kang wasn’t drawn, and Han Mingyue could see her at a glance.

"Are you, tired?" What Han Mingyue meant to say actually wasn’t this, but for some reason, this was what came out.

"No, but I want to nap," Zhen Yu’s voice carried a trace of exhaustion. She just felt spiritless and exceptionally tired, though she couldn’t pinpoint exactly where the fatigue was.

"Then you sleep," Han Mingyue didn’t have the heart to disturb her further, "I’ll read by myself."

"Okay."

The room went quiet, and Zhen Yu slowly sank into slumber.

——

"Let go of me! Can’t you stop bothering me! I’ve already told you I don’t like you!"

Dressed in black from head to toe, Zhen Yu desperately flailed her arms, trying to shake off the hand of the man gripping her wrist.

"I won’t let go!" the man roared, "Zhen Yu! I’ve pursued you for three years! I came to Z City just for you! I even gave up my job back home for you!!!"

"Are you sick in the head?!! I’m begging you, stop following me! I don’t like you! I will never like you in this lifetime! Get the hell away from me!"

"I don’t care!!!" The man’s eyes were bloodshot, and he sounded utterly deranged, "It doesn’t matter if you don’t like me now! You will eventually!"

"You’re insane! Let go!!" Zhen Yu was furious, raising her other hand, desperately trying to pry the man’s fingers off her wrist.

"Ah!" Zhen Yu suddenly cried out in pain.

The man had seized her other hand unawares, stretching her arms out straight. The distance between them closed in an instant, and from the side, it looked like the basic starting position of a waltz.

Zhen Yu swiftly turned her face to the side, holding her breath and caving in her chest to avoid any physical contact with the man. Her entire body trembled with anger, her teeth clenching until they ached!

From the corner of her eye, she saw the man’s head inching closer...

"Get lost!" With a high-pitched shout, Zhen Yu bolted upright from the kang!