After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

At night, Xu Musen held the business card An Shanhai had given him.

He remembered why that name sounded so familiar.

In his previous life, Yao Mingyue had suddenly gone abroad after university.

During the year or two gap, Xu Musen relied on his computer science expertise to stay in Hu Hai and found a job.

He remembered it was with one of Hu Hai's leading enterprises.

Although Hu Hai University was a prestigious institution, it still fell short compared to those truly top-tier universities.

Moreover, Xu Musen didn't have much work experience, but even so, he was lucky enough to be hired.

Upon entering the company, he was enthusiastically brought into the core projects by his supervisor, and he received his year-end bonus and various benefits in full.

If things had proceeded normally, and Yao Mingyue had not returned, Xu Musen could have made a name for himself in the company within a few years.

Even without becoming incredibly wealthy, at the very least, he could have settled his family's debts and lived a decent life.

It wouldn't be long before he might get promoted and receive a raise, become a general manager, the CEO, marry a rich and beautiful wife, and reach the pinnacle of life—an exciting thought indeed...

Of course, all of that changed with Yao Mingyue's return.

Upon reflection, Xu Musen realized that if Yao Mingyue had not come back in his previous life, his life seemed to have been planned out by someone else—step by step, it could have been quite good.

The reason Xu Musen was familiar with the name An Shanhai was because of his supervisor.

After a team-building event, while drunk, the supervisor had grabbed him and asked if he had any connection to the major shareholder of the company.

That major shareholder's name was An Shanhai.

And this wasn't the only time he had heard it.

Previously, Xu Musen hadn't paid much attention.

But after meeting An Nuannuan this life, he suddenly felt that his previous life's events weren't so simple.

After all, An Nuannuan had been silently watching over him since high school, only choosing to keep silent and not disturb him due to Yao Mingyue.

Thus, it was only after Yao Mingyue left that An Nuannuan chose to start helping him in secret.

Otherwise, how could he have been so lucky to be chosen in such a competitive job interview, and taken care of by a supervisor he had never met before, with promotions coming so smoothly...

He had not realized it in his last life, but thinking carefully now, there was definitely An Nuannuan's shadow behind it all.

Xu Musen was somewhat silent.

He always felt that in his last life, he never escaped the shadow of being kept.

However, Yao Mingyue was not one to be coerced.

An Nuannuan, on the other hand, had secretly fed him the 'soft rice.'

He somewhat understood why An Shanhai, or perhaps An Nuannuan, had done what they did in his last life.

It's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

Perhaps, as Xu Musen gradually matured, An Nuannuan would appear in front of him in another way...

Or maybe, this was An Shanhai's way of repaying Xu Musen.

After all, in his previous life, he and An Nuannuan didn't have the relationship they have now.

Getting him a good job was already quite generous.

Of course, these were all his conjectures, but the reality probably wasn't too far off.

Xu Musen exhaled deeply, looking at the business card of An Shanhai in his hand.

If things were really as he thought, then An Nuannuan's silent devotion to him was too great.

The matters of his last life couldn't be verified anymore.

Xu Musen didn't want to dwell on his previous life; it served no purpose.

He only knew that in this life, he had a good impression of An Nuannuan, and that was enough.

Xu Musen put away the business card.

He thought of the hand gestures An Nuannuan had made towards him.

Liking him more than a friend...

Was that a hint that they could move a step further?

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Xu Musen rubbed his hands together, and as an eighteen or nineteen-year-old with a healthy mind and body, it was impossible not to think of other things.

Being reborn, he should at least have a proper romance, shouldn't he?

Xu Musen smiled and surprisingly looked forward to the start of school.

...

Meanwhile, in the villa,

An Nuannuan lay on the bed, the rosy hue on her delicate face persisting as if the warm evening sun had settled upon her cheeks.

She hadn't expected her father to suddenly return today, but she could sense that he had probably come back for this very reason.

"Nuannuan."

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

The elderly lady walked in.

"Grandma."

An Nuannuan sat up and gently rubbed her little face with her hands.

Adorably a bit silly.

The elderly lady, with a kind smile, sat down beside the bed and gently stroked her granddaughter's head, "What are you still thinking about?"

"Nothing much."

"Are you still thinking about what happened during dinner?"

"Um..."

An Nuannuan nodded slightly.

"Grandma, does dad seem to dislike Xu Musen a bit?"

"Why would you think that? It's not that he dislikes him. In fact, he thinks this person is very important, which is why he asked a few more questions."

The elderly lady spoke gently, "Our opinions don't really matter; what's important is your own thoughts. Can you share them with Grandma?"

With her grandma's comforting tone, An Nuannuan felt the anxiety in her heart calm significantly, her big eyes twinkling.

Shyness, nervousness, a mix of emotions... all intertwined at the age when first love blooms, making it so easy to be seen through.

"Grandma, I feel that I... I, I want to be... a little closer to Xu Musen..."

An Nuannuan, normally slow-witted, was now so nervous that she was stammering, with her pretty face flushed red.

All girls in the throes of young love are the same.