Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets

"Really?" Tang Yue responded with a smile, not saying anything else.

Bai Qing continued to talk about how much she missed her grandmother, with Tang Yue standing by, wearing a light smile and not saying much.

Finally, Bai Qing asked, "Tang Yue, is it possible for me to pay to rent this place? I just need one room."

Bai Qing looked expectant and pleading, with her eyes full of innocence and harmlessness, it seemed difficult for anyone to refuse her.

"No," Tang Yue refused, unclear of Bai Qing's intentions, and moreover, Qin Anyu had been constantly reminding her about Meng Yanzhi's situation, so naturally, Tang Yue dared not relax at all on this matter.

"Why?" Bai Qing asked innocently, "We are all students from Jinghua University, we have the same classes, and there are so many rooms here, I just want to rent one, I won't disturb you."

Bai Qing looked at Tang Yue sincerely and earnestly.

Originally, Bai Qing truly thought that Tang Yue was the type to easily trust others, but it was only at this moment that Bai Qing realized, although Tang Yue seemed gentle, she was very firm about certain things.

"Sorry, this place is rented by my friend, I cannot sublet it to you," Tang Yue explained, "Besides, although there are vacant rooms here, this is also a workplace, and if you were to live here, I'm afraid we would be the ones disturbing you."

"Of course, if you occasionally want to come by to reminisce about your grandmother, you are very welcome." Tang Yue emphasized the word 'occasionally', her tone very firm, implying that occasional visits were fine, but living here long-term was out of the question.

"Tang Yue, let me reintroduce myself, my name is Bai Qing, Mo Siyu's distant... cousin." Bai Qing clapped her hands, withdrew her smile, and looked seriously at Tang Yue. The previous innocent and naïve appearance instantly transformed, her eyes becoming inscrutable.

"Distant cousin?" Tang Yue looked at Bai Qing skeptically.

Bai Qing gave a brief explanation, "It just so happens I am coming to Jinghua for my studies, and Mo Siyu said there's a place here, so I thought of living with you and keeping you company."

"Wait a moment," Tang Yue asked Bai Qing to stay in the yard for a while, then went inside the house to call Mo Siyu.

It must have been Tang Yue's luck, as the call went through immediately. Tang Yue inquired about Bai Qing's situation, and Mo Siyu confirmed her explanation.

Tang Yue still felt something was off, but couldn't quite put her finger on it. Does the Mo Family have a distant relative with the surname Bai? Why hadn't Aunt Mo mentioned it before?

Bai Qing cleared her throat and said, "Tang Yue, I just wanted to test if you were easy-going. You don't mind, do you? Coming to Jinghua for school took much effort for me." Indeed, crafting this false identity and getting Jinghua University to acknowledge it was not easy at all.

And indeed, it had taken much effort.

Since it was someone brought by Mo Siyu, Tang Yue naturally agreed and cleaned up a room for Bai Qing.

"There's no quilt inside..." Tang Yue looked at the bare room, because it was unplanned for a guest room, so the room was empty and had nothing.

"No worries, I'll go buy one." Bai Qing left in a flash.

Tang Yue was cleaning up this room at home; it was usually used to store fabric, which was now moved to another room. She took up a rag and broom and began to clean up.

When Bai Qing came in carrying a quilt and two large suitcases, Tang Yue stepped forward to help and couldn't help asking, "Your suitcase is so heavy."

Bai Qing just laughed with a 'heh heh' and did not say much.

Evening.

When Qin Anyu came back and saw Bai Qing, she was startled. It had just been a day; how did they get another roommate?

When Tang Yue introduced her as Mo Siyu's distant cousin, Qin Anyu didn't think much of it and just warmly greeted her, saying cheerfully, "Yueyue, with Bai Qing here, I can rest assured. Sometimes when I go back to my grandfather's place, I won't have to worry about you living alone."

Before, when she didn't return to the Siheyuan, she worried about Tang Yue living here alone, afraid she might get scared or something might happen. Now, she didn't have to worry too much.

"Sister An Yu, actually, I'm not scared at all living by myself," Tang Yue seriously said. Whether it was in the past or now, living alone didn't frighten her at all. Zhang Tingyu was just next door, and recently Mrs. Zhang had come and was living next door too, so she didn't feel scared at all.

"Hehe, Yueyue, I'm really envious of you two, both taking the same courses," Qin Anyu said, pulling Tang Yue along as they talked.

*

In a Western-style building not far from Jinghua University, Lian Qingyang was applying medicine to his wounds, grimacing in pain. "Mrs. Hu, can you be gentler? It hurts."

"You know it hurts, yet you still went out to fight?" Mrs. Hu looked at Lian Qingyang with concern. She had been with the Lian Family for over twenty years, longer than Lian Qingyang had even been alive. She had watched the Lian siblings grow up. Now that he came to Jinghua for school, Mrs. Hu also came to help Lian Qingyang with cooking, so he wouldn't suffer from bad meals at school.

"But I was wronged this time," Lian Qingyang cried out in pain. After Mrs. Hu left, he immediately called his aunt. While sobbing, he recounted the story of his injury.

His aunt, who was protective of her nephew, didn't hesitate upon hearing that Lian Qingyang was hurt and immediately promised to seek revenge for him.

In the following days, Xue Zhishu was living in hell.

He hadn't even recovered from his injury when Xue Zhishu broke his leg again, slipping on a banana peel someone threw in the hospital.

Mr. Xue's company ran into trouble, and in his haste, he drove too fast and got into a car accident. Although he didn't die, he could only lie in bed.

Mrs. Xue was relatively lucky; she was only doused with sulfuric acid. She washed for days and couldn't get it off.

The Xue Family's business was hit to various degrees, and these incidents piled up as if they were all premeditated.

Xue Zhishu didn't dare say half a word about it to Mr. Xue and could only secretly seek help from Meng Yanzhi.

With Meng Family's protection, the Xue Family's assets, though greatly diminished, were ultimately preserved. Xue Zhishu was deeply affected and since then disappeared from Jinghua University.

Of course, that's a story for later. Let's not talk about it now.

Lian Qingyang, after several days of recovery, finally healed the bruises on his face and eagerly rushed back to school for classes.

Mrs. Hu looked puzzled, wondering when Lian Qingyang had changed his ways, eager to head to school every day?

"Tang Yue." As soon as Lian Qingyang entered the classroom, he spotted Tang Yue from afar, squeezed his way through, and said cheerfully, "Tang Yue, let's play a game."

"You've missed several days of classes," Tang Yue reminded him.