Rebirth: The Comeback of the Girl
Chapter 75: Taking Another Step

Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Taking Another Step

Mrs. Zhen shook her head, "That’s not the case!"

"So what’s with that expression?" Mrs. Fu insisted, determined to get to the bottom of it.

"Sigh!" Mrs. Zhen heaved a sigh, "I just feel that! He’s sworn brothers with a Zhen! Zhen Halong had an affair, you’re telling me he had no clue about it?"

Mrs. Fu suddenly realized and scoffed with a laugh, "You! Whether he knew or not, what can you do about it? Do you think he would bypass his brother to tell you? And whether he’s advised them privately to reconcile or not, how would you know?"

Mrs. Zhen fell silent.

Mrs. Fu continued to comfort her, "You should direct your energy at the right person! It’s clear that Old Han is an upright gentleman, he wouldn’t get involved in your family’s affairs,"

Mrs. Fu stopped abruptly, quickly correcting herself, "He wouldn’t get involved in the mess that is Zhen Halong! Do you have to condemn everyone with the same brush?"

"I understand." Mrs. Zhen clearly didn’t want to discuss the matter further, and Mrs. Fu didn’t press on.

—

Seeing longtime friendly neighbors end up divorcing was truly worrying for Mrs. Fu! She didn’t expect that as soon as Mrs. Zhen got divorced, she started busying herself with business, as if she wasn’t affected at all.

Having the chance to chat today, Mrs. Fu just realized there were still knots in her heart!

But what could be done about it? Ultimately, she had to figure it out herself.

With this thought, Mrs. Fu advised one more time, "Old Cheng! Life is only so long, we are almost forty, is there a second set of forty years in life? You need to learn to look forward!"

"Look forward?" Mrs. Zhen pondered while shoveling snow and half a minute later suddenly said, "Indeed, we need to look forward! I still have a son and a daughter to raise!"

Mrs. Fu patiently explained, "I mean, you need to look forward in your life! Have you never thought about taking another step after leaving Zhen Halong?"

"Ah?" Mrs. Zhen was clearly taken aback and repeated, "Another step?"

"You’re not planning on just spending your life with your children, are you?" Mrs. Fu half-jokingly asked.

Mrs. Zhen took a deep breath, "That would be pretty good too."

"What’s good about that? Your daughter will eventually get married! Your son will eventually take a wife! When you’re older, it’s still better to have a companion by your side to share the warmth and cold!"

Mrs. Zhen, currently without much fondness for men, slightly annoyed said, "We’ll talk about it later! I don’t want to find someone for now."

Mrs. Fu restrained herself and left it at that, "Alright! Have a good think when you’re free! Anyway, even if you’re looking, it’s not like you can find the right one just like that."

"Okay." Mrs. Zhen replied indifferently, ending the conversation.

The snow cleared to a corner, they each headed home.

The transshipment station was not far behind Sincere Shoe City, and the post office was just lined up with the row of shops adjacent to the Shoe City.

Mrs. Zhen locked the door and walked towards the train station with Mrs. Fu.

The two chatted while walking, mostly about trivial matters of life.

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Because of the heavy snow, the big break during the second period changed from radio gymnastics to snow clearing.

Short of tools, the boys gathered snowballs on the ground and rolled them forward.

Running and pushing, a long narrow snow-free path appeared quite quickly, cleaner than sweeping.

Zhen Yu, quick and nimble, grabbed a plank; a common snow-clearing tool in the northeast, similar to a shovel, but with a thin wooden board at the front instead of a metal scoop.

Following a group of classmates out of the classroom, Zhen Yu started to leisurely push the snow from the Junior High School First Class area to the designated spot.

"Xiao Yu!" With that shout, a snowball flew straight at her face.

Zhen Yu instinctively dodged it like a brick.

Having already tutored Fu Yu and Zhen Yan in the early hours and recognizing the all-too-familiar voice, Zhen Yu looked up and squeezed three words through her teeth.

"Han! Jiaoyang!"

Han Jiayang missed with the first snowball and threw another, Zhen Yu raised the plank and vigorously slapped it, scattering the snowball in all directions.

Casually dropping the plank on the ground, Zhen Yu lifted her feet and ran towards Han Jiayang’s direction.

Seeing this, Han Jiayang turned and bolted.

"Stop!" Zhen Yu called out coldly.

Han Jiayang didn’t even look back, running while shouting, "Do you think I’m stupid?! If I stop, you’ll definitely beat me up!"

Zhen Yu: "..."

Might as well just make a snowball and smash him to death!

Unfortunately, she can only think about it, as Zhen Yu couldn’t bear to let her hands in this life touch ice and grasp snow.

But if she doesn’t chase him, she’s afraid this troublemaker will come to annoy her again. Better to catch and threaten him!

Once and for all.

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The two of them, one chasing and the other fleeing, quickly crossed the junior high first year’s area and arrived at the junior high second-year Class One’s territory.

"Bro! Bro!" Han Jiayang was clearly targeting Han Mingyue.

He hid behind his brother, seeking help, "Zhen Yu is going to hit me!"

Zhen Yu saw Han Mingyue from a distance, but it would be too obvious to stop chasing just because she saw him, right?

Thinking this, Zhen Yu hesitated for a moment but still chased after him.

When she was three or four steps away, Zhen Yu exhaled and called out, "Han Jiayang! Come here!"

"I’m not coming over!"

"Jiayang..."

Han Jiayang was playing cat and mouse with Zhen Yu, circling around his brother and using the hem of his brother’s clothes to dodge back and forth.

"Xiao Yu..."

Zhen Yu didn’t want to hurt Han Mingyue. After several turns and still unable to catch anyone, she was truly in a dilemma.

Going round and round, Zhen Yu finally grew impatient with this childish game.

She took a deep breath, and when Han Jiayang was close to Han Mingyue’s right back side, she suddenly leaped up, reaching over Han Mingyue’s right shoulder to grab Han Jiayang.

Han Jiayang sensed Zhen Yu’s movement, and with a sudden shrink back, stood like a straight-up meerkat with hands clasped.

Han Mingyue’s hem was yanked taut for a moment, then Han Jiayang instinctively let go of his hands.

Han Mingyue, lunged at by Zhen Yu and given a strong tug from behind by his brother, immediately lost his balance and fell backward.

"Bro!"

"Han Mingyue!"

Han Jiayang screamed while reaching out to try to hold his brother, but his slight arms couldn’t support the weight of them both.

Zhen Yu, already lunging forward, now fell completely onto Han Mingyue, and their fall to the ground was inevitable.

In the blink of an eye, Zhen Yu’s right arm swiftly wrapped around Han Mingyue’s neck from above his head.

Her left hand was placed behind his head, and she tensed her arms as if afraid someone would snatch him away.

As they hit the ground, she pushed Han Mingyue’s head upward towards her shoulder as much as possible.

Thump---

The sound of snow being compacted resonated.

The back of her hand in sudden severe pain, Zhen Yu gritted her teeth, swallowing down the urge to cry out.

But her hand couldn’t help trembling, Zhen Yu quickly raised Han Mingyue’s head with her right hand and pulled her left hand from behind his head.

At the same time, Han Mingyue suddenly groaned, "Ugh!"

His nose had hit Zhen Yu’s shoulder, the pain so sharp he nearly burst into tears.

"Where does it hurt?" As soon as Zhen Yu heard the noise, she didn’t think twice and attempted to get up on her elbows to check on him.

But as soon as she exerted force, the part of her body touching the ground throbbed with pain.

"Ah!" Zhen Yu, who had just managed to raise her upper body a bit, let out a small cry before collapsing back onto Han Mingyue.

"What happened to you?" Han Mingyue asked anxiously, and after hesitating for only half a second, he wrapped his arms around Zhen Yu’s waist and flipped them over.

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