After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

"Shhh..." Musen suddenly felt the bubble tea in his hand snatched away. Turning his head, he found himself facing a pair of distinctly attractive phoenix eyes; Yao Mingyue had playfully appeared before him. At the moment, she was still looking at Musen with a bit of suspicion. "Where did you pop out from?" Musen came back to his senses. "What, did I interrupt your flirting with the little sister selling bubble tea?" Yao Mingyue had been there for an unknown length of time; she had obviously witnessed Musen chatting with the girl earlier. As they say, within three steps of any scandal, Yao Mingyue conveniently refreshes! "Nonsense," he objected. "Then why did you tip her so heavily? She stared at your back for a long time." "That's because I think I might obtain more clues from her in the future," Musen, always the opportunist, insisted. "Hehe, you really are a scumbag who's good at toying with girls' feelings…" Yao Mingyue pursed her lips, internally chastising herself for not realizing in her last life how fickle he was. Otherwise, she definitely would have squeezed him more! Musen helplessly tapped her on the head, "How did you know I was here?" "Didn't you say I just refreshed here? Maybe I have a system that allows me to refresh beside you anytime?" Yao Mingyue playfully winked; she had actually gone to find him at the school's bubble tea shop, where his roommates had told her about him coming out today to inspect. "A system, huh? Why don't you say you're an empress who's lived several lifetimes too?" Musen, as a Returner, still resolutely believed in materialism. Yao Mingyue slightly squinted her beautiful eyes, stepping closer to Musen with a smile playing on her lips, "Ah, you caught me! In fact, last life I was a powerful empress, and you were one of the pretty boys I kept in my harem, my daily tool for magical practice…" "Young lady, be a bit shy." Musen poked her forehead. Really, how could a girl so brazenly talk about having a harem? I hadn't even started joking! But thinking about his last life, Musen and a reluctantly acquired tool for practice weren't much different. "What did you come to find me for?" "Have you forgotten the promise you made before your birthday?" Musen thought about it; he seemed to have promised her something before his birthday. "Alright, what do you want to do?" "Help me with something." Yao Mingyue sipped the bubble tea in her hand, eyes gleaming mischievously as she walked over and clapped Musen on the shoulder, "Use your body~" Musen silently removed her hand, "Go find another pretty boy from your harem." "No, I want this pretty boy!" Yao Mingyue leaned in close to him, her voice unadorned. Passersby overhearing 'pretty boy' couldn't help but glance their way. Well, he is quite handsome. Musen smiled resignedly, "Come on then, what exactly do you want to do?" "It's simple." Yao Mingyue's fair fingers pinched lightly, snapping her fingers, "Help me move." Musen was stunned, "Move?" ... Later, Musen and Yao Mingyue arrived at... a familiar neighborhood. Musen felt a darkness before his eyes, turning to look at Yao Mingyue with her innocently sweet smile. "You're not telling me you're moving to this neighborhood?" "To be precise, I'm moving across from your house. I'll be in your care from now on, neighbor big brother~" Yao Mingyue's smile was sweeter than the bubble tea in her hands, the 18-year-old's grin infinitely more tempting. Musen rubbed his temples, suddenly recalling what Liu Rushuang had said yesterday morning. It couldn't be that they had already laid the groundwork for Yao Mingyue to move over then. "I remember that there should be someone living across from me." "Money makes the world go round. Who would resist it?" Yao Mingyue's smile was radiant, "You did promise my mother yesterday that if I moved over, you would take good care of me. You wouldn't be the kind of person who goes back on his word, would you?" Musen looked at her, not knowing quite what to say. He was surprised, but his first instinct wasn't at all adverse. Instead, he felt somewhat nostalgic. Nostalgic for what? Probably that childhood friend next-door, always mere steps away feeling. "Whatever you want." Musen didn't even notice his tone had lifted slightly. Yao Mingyue took it all in, titling her head slightly as she leaned in to observe Musen, "Would you be happy if I moved in?" "Like having a lively Husky next door—it wouldn't exactly be annoying." "Tsk, such a tsundere! Just admit you're happy, you pretentious jerk, pfft!" Listening to his answer, her tsundere attitude was just like hers had been. Clearly elated inside, yet stubbornly acting cool on the outside. She tiptoed and reached out, patting Musen on the head, her tone earnest, "You know, if you're happy, just say it early. Don't keep it to yourself for the sake of pride; it's not so easy to chase after again if you miss the chance…" Yao Mingyue's words stemmed from deep within, as she herself was struggling earnestly to pursue it, and it was indeed very difficult. Musen felt almost haunted—weren't those his lines? "Go on, just try to cause less trouble for me in the future." Musen would never admit he was being tsundere. The furniture delivery men arrived. Musen helped carry the items upstairs.