Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 37 Extracurricular Reading

Chapter 37: Chapter 37 Extracurricular Reading

Zhen Yu calmly put down the book, picked up the ones that caught her eye and flipped through them, finally holding a copy of "Essays 36 Strategies" and said, "Writing skills, buy one."

Han Mingyue took the book and flipped through it, then looked up and said, "This book is good!"

"Right? I think so too." Zhen Yu turned her head, saw the "Meng Ya" magazine, and asked Han Mingyue, "Which digest magazines have you subscribed to? I want to choose a different one from yours."

"Mmm! I’ve subscribed to ’Meng Ya’, ’Selected Novels’, and ’Reader’."

Zhen Yu searched around the magazine shelf, "I’ll go with ’Youth Digest’."

"Mmm, that’s a good one."

Zhen Yu picked up the latest issue of "Youth Digest" and gestured for Han Mingyue to head towards the classics, "Pick a few classics suitable for middle school students."

"Okay. I’ll buy two more as well."

"Just let me know if you have them."

Han Mingyue couldn’t quite remember all the books she had, but one thing was certain, "I have all the Four Great Classics."

Zhen Yu nodded, moved her hand away from "Journey to the West", and reached for "Jing Huayuan", tapping her index finger on the book.

"I don’t have it."

Zhen Yu casually pulled out the book and continued browsing, finally stopping at "Robinson Crusoe."

Han Mingyue obediently said, "I don’t have it."

Biting her lower lip slightly, she then asked, "Do you really like travel books?"

Zhen Yu was taken aback; she was just following her heart without any particular reason.

At this moment, she suddenly recalled a phrase from her past life and replied lightly, "The world is so big, I want to see it."

Han Mingyue chuckled, "Then you need to grow up first."

After saying that, under Zhen Yu’s gaze, he pulled out "Tom Sawyer’s Adventures" and "Gulliver’s Travels," his ears slightly red and his cheeks warm as he quietly asked her, "Are you done choosing? I’m done."

Zhen Yu replied impassively, "I’ll look a bit more."

Han Mingyue took a deep breath, carried the books, and followed behind Zhen Yu without speaking further.

-

On the way back, Han Mingyue offered to help Zhen Yu carry the books, but she did not agree.

The two books Han Mingyue just chose reminded her that Han Mingyue’s house... seemed not to have this kind of book.

Considering he’s still a young boy, easily influenced during this character-forming stage.

Zhen Yu reminded herself to be extremely cautious in her interactions with peers her age in the future! She feared inadvertently leading them astray.

Reflecting on her behavior since her rebirth, other than that one ’dark fairy tale’ incident, there hadn’t been anything inappropriate, and Zhen Yu was able to let go of a weight off her chest.

Perhaps... she should also consider physical altercations.

So, in the future, it’s best not to let acquaintances find out when she did resort to physical actions.

Mmm! That’s the way to go.

-

Zhen Yu silently reflected on herself all the way, while Han Mingyue silently speculated about the girl’s thoughts.

He felt that he had been somewhat reckless when choosing books earlier.

It had not been easy for Zhen Yu and him to reach the current stage of their relationship.

He didn’t want to revert to the state they were in before the summer vacation.

If it had been before, even if they had fallen out, it wouldn’t have mattered, but now with a faint spark in the young boy’s heart, he couldn’t bear to stand afar.

He silently clenched the books in his arms, realizing he must be cautious with his words and actions in the future, hoping not to let her detect anything.

-

After crossing the train station, both of them perked up.

After all, it’s said to be safe here, but if not careful, losing one’s life is always a possibility.

Han Mingyue quickly stepped down from the platform, raising his right hand to the girl.

Zhen Yu glanced down, handing over all the books in her arms.

"..." Han Mingyue silently took back the books into his own arms and watched the girl leap down with a cool posture.

Han Mingyue watched with frustration as the girl reached out her hand, knowing that she meant to take the book back, but defiantly, she grabbed it and held onto it.

Immediately, she turned her back before the girl could say anything, suppressing her racing heartbeat, and began to lead her across the railway tracks.

-

Zhen Yu wore a puzzled expression the whole time.

Not until they had crossed the street did Han Mingyue reluctantly let go of her hand, turning around to return Zhen Yu’s book to her.

With one hand holding the book and the other scratching her head, Zhen Yu broke the silence.

"School is about to start, do you need to buy stationery?"

"Yeah, I do."

"Where can we buy some?" Zhen Yu had planned to buy everything in one go today, only to find that the bookstore didn’t sell stationery.

"?" Can she really not remember the most common store? She doesn’t even know the price of the 268 popsicles they often buy!

Annoyed, Han Mingyue glanced at Zhen Yu, "You can find them at the Four Merchants Store, let’s go tomorrow morning."

"Okay, I’ll call Zhen Yan too."

Upon hearing this, Han Mingyue looked at her again, wondering why she didn’t call him ’brother’ anymore.

"Then I’ll invite Jiaoyang to join."

Zhen Yu, puzzled by his looks, did not ask and merely nodded quietly.

-

As soon as Zhen Yu returned home, Zhen Yan excitedly rushed over to her.

"Little sister, you’re finally back! I was so bored alone at home!"

Zhen Yu didn’t sympathize with him and directly debunked his illusion.

"Watch TV, it’s not boring."

"Uh... Little sister! Don’t tell mom!" Zhen Yan begged with a sour face, then his eyes fell on the book in her arms and he snatched it away. "What books did you buy?"

"Check them on your own." Zhen Yu, empty-handed, went to the kitchen to wash her hands and make lunch.

Zhen Yan flipped through the books briefly, tossed them lightly onto the kang bed, then chased after her to the junction between the kitchen and the living room, leaning on the door and talking to his sister.

"What are these books? Why didn’t you buy Story Club or the Four Great Classical Novels?"

Zhen Yu responded without even looking up, "Han Mingyue has them."

Zhen Yan arched his eyebrows, delighted, "He has Story Club?"

Zhen Yu indifferently uttered two words, "Classical novels."

"Psh! I don’t need to see those!" Zhen Yan moved closer to his sister. "I want to read wuxia."

"Wish all you want."

"..." Unfazed, Zhen Yan continued, "My deskmate has ’Golden Sword Carving,’ he said he’ll lend it to me after he finishes it during the summer break. School is starting soon!~"

"You can only read on weekends."

"I’ll have time to read after I finish my homework in the evening!" Zhen Yan bragged cheerily while fidgeting.

"I’ll tell mom if you dare to read."

Zhen Yan immediately became anxious, "Come on, little sister! Can’t I watch even after I finish my homework?"

"No! It’s addictive," Zhen Yu said, imparting the hard-learned lessons of an avid reader of online novels.

In her previous life, she used to stay up until one or two in the morning reading web novels...

Those web novels were the only joy during many lonely days of her past life, helping her to immerse herself in their world, so she had no time for self-pity or sorrow.

She disliked books with protagonists who pretended to be weak or pitiful; she preferred those about strong characters.

Vigor! Passion! Inspirational! Fearless!

Unfortunately, she didn’t have any of these in her previous life.

But that didn’t matter.

The past is dead, like yesterday; reborn today, she must live for her dreams!

She was determined to take control of her future! To live as the protagonist of an exhilarating story! To not squander this chance at rebirth.

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