After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

"..."

Xu Musen's face flushed red in an instant.

"Mom, you can't just expose me like that."

Yao Mingyue couldn't help but chuckle as well, her phoenix eyes gleaming brightly.

Recalling the days when Xu Musen had sent her flowers, she felt both proud and slightly regretful.

If only she had known, she would have captured him sooner.

"Cough, a milk tea shop is a bit easier to handle than a flower shop, and you can hire anyone to work it. Plus, the revenue is higher, and I won't even charge you a franchise fee. How nice is that?"

"You were thinking of charging me a franchise fee? Don't you know I'm your manufacturer?"

Xu's mother glared at him and poked his head.

Yao Mingyue giggled, thinking it was funny indeed!

Xu Musen found himself without a comeback.

"Mom, you should spend less time online, picking up all that lingo..."

"I'll do as I please; none of your business, little boy."

"..."

Burdened by blood ties, Xu Musen watched as his mother lived her days with happiness, a far cry from her previous worried expression.

Wasn't this one of the most important meanings of his rebirth?

"It's almost noon, you two should go have lunch, especially Xiaoyue, make sure you eat something nutritious."

Xu's mother made a special point to remind Yao Mingyue.

The hospital check-up results were out; Xu's father and mother had no significant issues.

However, Yao Mingyue was found to be a bit frail, not from a lack of strength, but prone to being easily startled and susceptible to the cold, among other things.

This might still be an affliction from that time.

"Auntie, make sure you eat too."

"I'll eat later. You two go ahead. The afternoon isn't busy. Go have fun wherever you want, and Musen, take good care of Xiaoyue, okay?"

While saying this, Xu's mother even gave her son a sly wink.

Xu Musen chose to turn a blind eye and left the house to get lunch.

Yao Mingyue followed him out the door, walking by his side.

"What do you want to eat?" Xu Musen asked.

"Are you treating?" Yao Mingyue looked at him.

"Anything over five yuan, you pay for yourself."

"Even a cup of instant noodles with a sausage costs more than five yuan now!"

Yao Mingyue rolled her eyes.

The two walked down the street. There was plenty of street food, but given his mother's instructions...

He ought to treat Yao Mingyue to something nicer.

"Let's go, I'm inviting you today, as a thank-you for the favor you did for me before."

Xu Musen's tone changed.

The milk tea shop business at the school did warrant a proper thank you to her.

"That's what you said, I get to pick what we eat."

Yao Mingyue seemed to remember something, her eyes lighting up with a hint of excitement.

Xu Musen instinctively stepped back, giving her a once-over, why did she look so strange...

"Then let's go back home first, I want to change my clothes."

"It's such a hassle just to eat something."

"No complaints, you agreed to do as I say!"

Saying that, Yao Mingyue reached out and tugged at the hem of his shirt.

"We can go, but keep your hands to yourself..."

Xu Musen let her pull him, and the two left the street.

Xu's mother stood at the door of the shop, looking at their retreating figures with a knowing smile.

...

Back at the apartment complex.

Yao Mingyue quickly changed her clothes, although he had thought her secrecy was about something elaborate.

It turned out to be a simple pale yellow dress, her long hair draped naturally, with a slight curl to her bangs.

On her feet, she slipped on a pair of crystal sandals.

Her delicate jade-like feet flashed occasionally beneath the hem of her dress, like a piece of fine jade waiting to be unveiled.

She looked like an energetic girl straight out of a comic book.

And those phoenix eyes added a touch of nobility.

Yao Mingyue used to love wearing little dresses and pigtails, bouncing around behind him.

"How's this look? Does it whet your appetite?"

Yao Mingyue stood in front of him, twirling the skirt gently, her white calves and sandaled feet shining brightly.

"What appetite?" Xu Musen tried to divert his gaze.

"Don't you think I'm a feast for the eyes?" Yao Mingyue pointed to her exceptionally beautiful cheeks, her expression full of confidence in her looks.

She was indeed very beautiful, over the years, the only one who could match her beauty was An Nuannuan.

"I'm not into pig's head meat."

Xu Musen withdrew his gaze.

Yao Mingyue paused with her hand pointing at her cheek, then huffed and gave him a twist: "You're the dead pig."

They stepped out the door.

The two returned to the bustling streets. On National Day, the streets were packed, passing by restaurant after restaurant.

"What do you feel like eating?"

"How about Western food, something romantic?"

Yao Mingyue chirped merrily.

Xu Musen ignored her hidden meaning.

"There's a decent Russian restaurant next to Zhenghong City."

Xu Musen began speaking, nutrition concerns aside, a big steak should cover all bases.

"I don't want steak, chewing on beef every day will make my cheeks muscular and square-faced."

"That would be great, so upright and virtuous. And if you don't eat steak at a Western restaurant, what do you eat?"

Xu Musen casually remarked, no wonder Russians liked playing Tetris, there seemed to be a reason for that.

"Who said Western food has to be steak."

Yao Mingyue walked a couple of steps and stopped at the corner of a junction.

"This looks good."

She pointed at an icon of an old man with a white beard.

KFC...

Xu Musen stared at the KFC sign in front of him, his mouth twitching: "This is the Western food you were talking about?"

"Isn't it?"

Yao Mingyue's lips curved up.

"If my mom finds out I only took you to KFC, she's going to nag me about it when we get back."

"But I want to eat this today."

Yao Mingyue's tone carried a deeper meaning.