Reborn as a Good Child

104. Would Rather He Wasn't a Good Kid

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YiHan chatted with JingYuan for a few minutes before setting him free to get back to work. The strange frustration lurking within YiHan was soothed. Ever since he'd started dating JingYuan, they'd been by each other's side nearly every waking moment. It's been over half a day since they'd last seen each other. Frustration had been gradually building up in the back of his mind. He knew it wasn't good for him to do that. Not even the most loving married couple could be together 24/7. For some reason though, the more grounded he felt when around JingYuan, the emptier he was when they're parted. Sometimes he'd even think the perfect future ahead of them was just a façade, as if it'd all disappear when he woke up.

YiHan scrolled through this phone, replaying the messages JingYuan had just sent him over and over again. His ears were filled with JingYuan's voice and his heart finally was at ease.

He must control myself, he told himself. He must do his best to adapt to the life he has now. He can't let his family and JingYuan feel the unease within him. Everything right now was real. He had been reborn. He'd travelled back to the past before he was hurt. He should seize the chance granted by the gods to get stronger so he didn't have to rely on his family's protection to survive.

He looked down and stared at JingYuan's profile picture once more. His lips started twitching upwards. Just then, his phone beeped with a new notification. He swiped out of the chat with JingYuan and looked at the notification. It was a friend request from Yan Pei.

He clicked "accept" and soon he received his first message from Yan Pei. First, it was a polite greeting asking how he was doing. Then, she said that she felt like they were destined to be friends. She hoped to be able to better their relationship and that they'd be best buds or something.

YiHan let out an amused huff. This girl is so straightforward. She's so cute. Mn. It wasn't a bad idea to have more friends. His brother did say he was quite bad at picking who to befriend. His friends often end up being drinking buddies who're only ever bad influences or they'd be leeches leeching off him. It certainly was as Yan said upon reflection. Thus, since he's been reborn, he'd cut off all ties with those "friends". This one, however, felt like he'd be a good connection. It should be...good. Right? They didn't talk much but Pei didn't feel like a mean person. She was a carefree and honest girl.

Also, it was clear as day that the old Mr Yan loved his granddaughter dearly. There was nothing to be lost from making friends with the Yan family. YiHan's somewhat dull mind whirred and eventually he received the "safe" signal. Happily, he then replied to Pei with a smiley sticker and a cheery "yeah!".

On the other side of the chat, Pei squealed at the cute sticker YiHan replied with. Her heart quivered. How, oh, how are you so cute? This was the ultimate cute "bottom"! Oh gods, she was suffocating. As someone diagnosed with the terminal disease known as being a serious fujoshi, encountering an ultra-adorable bottom was the greatest thing to have ever happened to her. Wasn't it? The first time she laid eyes on him in campus grounds, she knew he was a bottom. She had even written a smut novel featuring him as the main character. It's over ten thousand characters long and was hidden deep within her hard drive. She didn't think she'd meet him one more time. Upon closer inspection, he looked even more like a "bottom" than he was before! No, she can't do it anymore! She. Must. Be. His. Friend!

Hmph! Her older brother, Yan Hui, was such a scrooge. He actually hid his husband and wouldn't let her meet him. Fine, whatever. She won't stare then. She had a new target now. Who'd care about him?

Meanwhile, YiHan has discovered Yan Pei really was a talkative person. She chattered on and on and on. She might even be delirious with joy just having a one-sided with him where he didn't reply at all. Still she wasn't the kind of annoying chatterbox commonly found. Her chatter sounded like a hundred gorgeous birds tweeting. There was no risk of an awkward silence with her. She was also very funny. Her words frequently made YiHan burst out laughing. Time slipped by and the afternoon soon drew to an end.