After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

It's as if everything is full of hope.

Youth.

No wonder people use such beautiful words to sum up the most wonderful times of their lives.

Zheng City Fourth Middle School.

They stopped at the school gate, looking up at the familiar door they knew so well.

The students had already started school, and those wearing uniforms were chasing and playing around in the school.

High school studies are tough, but they truly are the most unforgettable three years of life.

In the blink of an eye, nearly three years have passed.

Xu Musen's gaze shifted to the area raised above the school gate, feeling a bit dazed.

Three years ago, the beginning of everything.

He stood right here, holding a rose, confessing his feelings to Yao Mingyue.

Three years later...

Everything is still here, but the people have changed.

An Nuannuan shook his arm: "What are you thinking?"

"Nothing much, just feeling a bit sentimental."

"Feeling sentimental that she didn't accept your confession back then?"

"???"

Xu Musen cleared his throat, looking at An Nuannuan with a bright gaze that seemed like she was just casually asking.

But he's not foolish, Xu Musen paused slightly.

"I am sentimental, but it's also good she didn't accept me back then, otherwise I might not have met you so smoothly. It's called everything is the best arrangement, understand?"

Xu Musen gently pinched her cheek; he knew how to speak sweet nothings.

An Nuannuan nodded, with her bright eyes shimmering: "I understand, just like applying for college."

"Hmm? What?"

Xu Musen was taken aback.

An Nuannuan revealed a sweet smile, holding his arm: "The first choice slipped away, afraid there was no school left, had no choice but to go for the second choice, right?"

"???"

Xu Musen almost choked; what kind of talk is this?

"Don't talk nonsense, making it sound like I'm some sort of...bad guy."

"Aren't you?"

An Nuannuan pouted slightly with a humph.

Xu Musen laughed after a moment, pinching An Nuannuan's cheek: "Oh you, deliberately teasing your husband, huh?"

"Hmm..."

An Nuannuan's mouth curved, but her stomach growled: "I'm hungry."

After a day of flying, they hadn't had a chance to eat, so Xu Musen nodded, preparing to take An Nuannuan back.

"Ring ring..."

The school bell rang signaling the end of class, lunchtime, when high school students, especially the boys, are the most voracious.

As the saying goes, half-grown boy, eat your parents to bones.

As soon as the bell rang, students eagerly rushed out of each classroom to the cafeteria, a sight only seen in high school.

Xu Musen paused, remembering something, looked down at An Nuannuan: "Nuannuan, do you want to eat the school's fried chicken?"

The school's fried chicken.

Memories from the past surfaced, recalling how Xu Musen would worry about An Nuannuan having no money for food and always thought of bringing her a fried chicken leg.

Now thinking about it, it all felt quite adorably foolish.

"But, how do we get in?"

An Nuannuan tiptoed as the school gate was tightly locked, though the security guards were old men, seemingly powerless, but touch them, and they'll make sure to take your shorts away!

It's like a magical attack.

Xu Musen chuckled, as someone who frequently sneaked online by jumping walls, he knew exactly where to discreetly enter the school.

"Come on, let hubby take you over the wall!"

Xu Musen led the still puzzled An Nuannuan to the back of the school playground, where the back playground's wall wasn't high, nearby a small mound piled with bricks.

Looking at the messy footprints on the mound, Xu Musen felt gratified.

Indeed, no one stays eighteen forever, but there'll always be eighteen-year-olds climbing over school walls, rushing to the arcade heaven.

"You mean here, right?" An Nuannuan had already guessed it.

"I've climbed this wall countless times, don't worry."

Xu Musen moved his body a bit, stepped on a mound of earth, and peeked inside over the wall.

It was a small grove where people usually wouldn't come. He made sure no one was around.

Xu Musen agilely climbed up to the wall top and turned back, extending his hand to An Nuannuan.

"Come on, I'll pull you up."

An Nuannuan looked around. This wall-climbing thing was only what bad students did, right?

But seeing Xu Musen squatting on the wall, reaching out to her, at this moment, she truly felt like she was back in high school.

Forget it, just be a bad student with him this one time~

An Nuannuan smiled, extended her hand to clasp his, and Xu Musen pulled her up to stand on the wall top, overlooking the distant playground.

Back then, after lunch, they would always walk around the playground and sit on the lawn. That was when Xu Musen would find all sorts of excuses to massage her feet.

"Nuannuan, come."

Xu Musen jumped down from the wall and opened his arms toward her.

"Don't be afraid, hubby's got you."

Xu Musen raised his arms. An Nuannuan stood on the wall, feeling a bit scared. But looking at Xu Musen's cheek, she steadied her steps and took a step forward, lightly jumping down.

A feeling of weightlessness came, and at this moment, An Nuannuan was like she was back in the wheelchair, as if she couldn't feel her legs.

It was like falling infinitely in endless void, the sense of helplessness made her panic in an instant, her whole body tense like a puppet.

But the next moment, she was held securely in a warm embrace.

"Got you."

Xu Musen's warm voice came.

Her vision returned to brightness, Xu Musen holding her in a princess carry, looking at her dazed expression, and gently rubbing her forehead: "Are you okay?"

It seems that climbing walls is indeed a bit too thrilling for girls.

An Nuannuan regained her senses, blinked, looked up at the wall, and confirmed she had truly landed successfully.

Seeing Xu Musen's concerned eyes, her eyes regained color, becoming even brighter: "It's fun!"

Xu Musen was slightly taken aback, seeing An Nuannuan's bright eyes. He didn't expect her to say that.

"Why are you looking at me like that..."

An Nuannuan felt a bit embarrassed.

Xu Musen couldn't help but laugh, gently pinching her cheek: "I didn't expect this, Nuannuan, you as the good student, so happy your first time jumping walls?"

"Hmph, that's because you misled me."

An Nuannuan grumbled, looking toward the playground she hadn't seen in nearly three years, where quite a few students had finished lunch and were walking around.

She still felt a bit nervous, gripping the edge of her skirt, holding Xu Musen's arm.

"Hubby... will we be recognized..."

This sneaky feeling of doing something wrong was truly a first-time experience for An Nuannuan.

"We've only graduated just over two years, not exactly old yet, and your chubby face looks even more youthful than the other girls."

Xu Musen laughed, pinching her soft white cheek. With An Nuannuan's naturally baby-faced small face and those clear university-eyes, she looked even more innocent than high schoolers.

"No way, I'm already an adult, you're the childish one."

An Nuannuan protested and stomped her foot.

Xu Musen glanced down: "Yes, definitely already an adult."

An Nuannuan's cheeks flashed pink, she punched him lightly: "Bad boy..."

"Alright, just don't call me hubby openly later, then no one will find out," Xu Musen laughed.

"Tch..."

An Nuannuan showed a dismissive face but suddenly tiptoed and whispered "hubby" several times in Xu Musen's ear.

Xu Musen was somewhat surprised to see her. This sweetly calling him hubby repeatedly was rare for An Nuannuan.

An Nuannuan, cheeks flushed, slightly avoided his gaze.

"Anyway, I've called you hubby enough today, don't expect to hear more!"

An Nuannuan turned around, reaching the track on the playground, and the gentle breeze blew her white dress.

But her reddened eartips were like buds in spring. Back then, the two talked about being lifetime friends here on this playground.

Now, the way of addressing each other had long changed.

The girl who once could only sit in a wheelchair, needing Xu Musen to push her to stroll the playground daily, was now glowing under the sunlight.

"Xu Musen, student."

An Nuannuan turned around, her clear eyes now so bright, her exquisite cheeks carrying a touch of innocent charm. She looked at Xu Musen, her white, sleek legs lightly swaying beneath her skirt.

"Would you like to walk around the playground with me?"