After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

Today, if she just walks off with this guy, where on earth would I put my face in the future?

He looked at Zhu Yulan and spoke.

"I am sincere about you, and my family knows it. You can reject me for now, but you shouldn't hang out with this sort of person. Our family cares about face."

"Care about face? Who has lost more face than you? Huang Tianming, I'm telling you once more, it's my freedom to be with whoever I want. Even if I liked a pig, I wouldn't look at you!"

Zhu Yulan coldly dropped a line, seemingly out of spite, and grabbed one of Xu Musen's fingers, who was a spectator nearby, and walked out with him.

Xu Musen suddenly felt a bit offended.

Are you grabbing a pig here?

...

In the restaurant, people around were enjoying a juicy scene.

This sort of drama where a rich young master gets showed up by a handsome commoner taking away a wealthy beauty was just too good to watch.

Huang Tianming watched their retreating backs, especially the action of Zhu Yulan grabbing Xu Musen's hand.

He felt as if he could crush his teeth from anger.

Even though he knew Zhu Yulan might be doing this to provoke him deliberately, he also understood Zhu Yulan.

With her missy temper and pride deep down, to be used as a shield by her, he must hold a certain position in her heart.

His brows were tightly knitted as he picked up his phone, which had a photo of the moment Xu Musen and Zhu Yulan were fighting over chicken wings.

He glanced at it and clenched his fist tightly, "You must be mine."

Just as he was about to stand up and leave, a waiter stopped him.

"You're stopping me too?" Huang Tianming was in a very bad mood.

The waiter cleared his throat and pointed to the spot where Huang Tianming had just sat.

"No, this glass of sour plum drink, four yuan."

Huang Tianming: "..."

...

At this moment, inside Zhu Yulan's Ferrari.

Xu Musen moved his pinky finger around: "Could you not suddenly pull on my fingers next time? It can't take the strain."

Zhu Yulan thought back to how she had impulsively grabbed his finger. If she had held on a bit more, it would have turned into hand-holding.

She gave Xu Musen a sidelong glance, her cheeks slightly flushed: "Who cares to touch you, I just didn't want to see him, that's all."

"Speaking of which, who is this guy anyway? He can't be a stranger to you, right?"

Xu Musen also asked somewhat irritably.

"He's nothing but a neighbor at best. I have nothing to do with him."

Zhu Yulan spoke of him, her tone filled with undisguised coldness and disdain.

"Neighbor..."

Xu Musen felt this sounded oddly familiar.

"Tch, don't tell me you two were also childhood sweethearts?"

Eh? Why did I use 'also'?

"Pfft! Childhood sweetheart with him? I'm just unlucky to have such a neighbor, like a sticky plaster."

Zhu Yulan started up the car, slamming the gas pedal as if she were stepping on Huang Tianming's thick face.

Xu Musen felt a damned sensation of being pushed back.

"This is the first time I've seen childhood sweethearts... no, neighbors, neighbors, who hate each other so much."

Feeling Zhu Yulan's gaze, Xu Musen quickly corrected himself: "That said, even if you don't have feelings for each other, it wouldn't lead to fighting the moment you meet, right?"
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"Who decided that neighbors must have a good relationship?"

Zhu Yulan glanced at him, still remembering the last time they went out to eat and a childhood sweetheart of his came to pick a fight.

Their relationship, it seems, wasn't that good either.

Xu Musen felt somewhat powerless to rebut: "She's a relic of history between us."

"I simply look down on him. Don't let his presentable appearance fool you; he's nothing but trash inside."

Zhu Yulan spoke dispassionately, seemingly having a very clear view of the true character of her "childhood sweetheart."

Xu Musen raised an eyebrow slightly: "You... haven't been hurt by him, have you?"

Zhu Yulan turned her head, giving him a "are you courting death?" look.

"He wouldn't dare bother me directly, but that doesn't stop him from harming others. He's no good."

Zhu Yulan brought up past incidents with undisguised contempt.

"Your circle is really chaotic."

Xu Musen spread his hands, not quite understanding the childhood life of the rich, but he could imagine.

If his own family had wealth and power, he certainly wouldn't be low-key.

That's human nature; honest people aren't necessarily noble, and most of the time, they just can't afford to splurge.

"But I just heard him say, your family isn't still trying to set you two up, are they?"

Xu Musen asked again.

Zhu Yulan frowned and finally spoke slowly, "I'm in charge of my own affairs, what others say doesn't count."

Although Zhu Yulan had the temperament of a spoiled young lady, deep down she was very proud. She didn't need to make an effort to live a life of wealth and luxury as a mere decoration.

But she chose to strive and struggle, even though she lacked social experience, she was very serious about her business.

Otherwise, with her temperament, how could she have been fooled by Xu Musen so many times?

In Xu Musen's mind, he could already imagine the reasons why Zhu Yulan wanted to start her own business.

Actually, Xu Musen was the same. In his previous life, he chose to live off someone else, and the price he paid was the loss of his freedom and soul.

That's why he was so intent on making money in this life.

Both were people striving against fate.

Xu Musen suddenly felt a sense of empathy for Zhu Yulan.

And he always felt that there were actually many childhood friends, but it seemed that most of them ended in regret.

"What's with that look?"

"Nothing, I just suddenly feel like we have some things in common."

Zhu Yulan glanced at him and snorted, "What would you know..."

In this world where fairness existed, because she enjoyed a lifestyle that most people could not, she naturally had to shoulder more responsibilities.

For the average person, free love and work are their most basic rights.

But for her, she had to establish a career to prove herself.

Otherwise, she would only be arranged like a puppet in her future life...

"It's okay if you don't understand, but there's one thing we have in common,"

Xu Musen said with a smile, "And that is making money and achieving a career. We have the same goal, and I think we'll definitely be successful."

The midday sun was warm, shining through the car window, making Xu Musen's smile especially bright and comfortable.

Zhu Yulan took a sideways glance at Xu Musen under the sunlight, and her heart skipped a beat for a moment.

It wasn't about anything else; from her childhood, almost everyone she knew, every word she heard, was filled with their own purposes and selfish intentions.

But Xu Musen was the only exception.

He would truly work hard for a common goal and dream.

In fact, she had also felt the similarities between him and herself for a while.

It seemed they were both striving for the life they wanted.

This sincerity, like sunlight, left Zhu Yulan feeling somewhat enlightened.

The car arrived at the entrance of Hu Hai University.

"Thanks, Boss Zhu. Oh, and this is for you."

Xu Musen took out a small toy from his pocket, a tiny panda charm.

A gift from a KFC kids' meal.

"This... where did you get it?"

Zhu Yulan looked at the cute panda, her tone suddenly becoming a little unnatural.

"From KFC, of course. Who isn't a precious eight-year-old plus one or one hundred and twenty-something months?"

Xu Musen said with a chuckle, handing over the panda toy, "Your surname is Zhu, so a panda should suit you."

Looking at his shameless grin and the silly yet adorable panda, Zhu Yulan's heart truly skipped a beat this time.

This guy.

"You really have a thick skin..."

Zhu Yulan muttered under her breath, but quickly took the panda, "But seeing as you meant well, I'll graciously accept it."

"As long as Boss Zhu likes it, then I'll see you next time."

Xu Musen smiled and waved goodbye, then walked away.

Zhu Yulan held the panda charm, watching the figure of Xu Musen as he walked further away.

She hadn't expected to go to KFC for lunch today, let alone all that had happened.

She touched the small panda charm in her hand and smiled lightly.

She looked again at the retreating figure of Xu Musen, fell silent for a while, then hung the panda charm in the most prominent place on the rearview mirror.

With its silly yet cunning eyes, it felt as if she was looking at someone.

Thick-skinned, but sometimes quite cute...

She took a deep breath.

Then let's keep pushing on.

With a press on the accelerator, she drove off again.