Wife, I’ve Been Reborn (GL) - Chapter 32
Chapter 32
Wednesday passed peacefully. It was clear that Chen Jiao wanted to talk to Mu Nan, but Mu Nan ignored her.
At the end of the day, Mu Nan wasn’t that generous.
She resented Chen Jiao.
She knew that what she was doing seemed like she was being a saint, but she truly couldn’t do it. She couldn’t push Chen Jiao out herself.
She had told Xu Liangchen that she would take it one step at a time, but in reality, she had no idea what her next step should be.
Should she come clean to Chen Jiao’s parents? Should she come clean to the teacher?
She couldn’t do either. If she could have, she wouldn’t have ended up in this situation.
Sometimes she thought to herself, “I’m such an idiot.”
The last class on Wednesday afternoon was PE. Students began to leave the classroom. The boys were holding basketballs, and the girls were holding badminton rackets. In the past, Mu Nan would have been the first one out the door.
But now, she was at the very back.
The weather these past two days had not been great. The cold wind had been blowing, so everyone was dressed warmly. Mu Nan was also bundled up in her cotton jacket, her expression blank, her eyes vacant. Her face was deathly pale; she wasn’t sure if it was from the wind or something else.
Chen Jiao was also lagging behind. These past few days, she felt like all the students’ eyes were on her. She didn’t dare to wear any tight-fitting clothes, afraid that her unusual appearance would be noticed.
She wanted to walk toward Mu Nan, but Xu Liangchen always stood in front of her, whether intentionally or not.
Chen Jiao bit her lip, quickened her pace, and walked past Xu Liangchen to stand in front of Mu Nan.
“Nannan…”
When Mu Nan heard her voice, she looked up, her expression unbothered, and her voice was very distant. “What is it?”
Chen Jiao wanted to reach out and hold her hand, but Mu Nan pulled it back.
Chen Jiao looked embarrassed.
Looking at her expression, Mu Nan felt a tightness in her chest and the urge to cry.
Seeing that there were no other students around, Chen Jiao whispered, “Nannan… I’m having surgery tomorrow. Can you come with me?”
“No.”
Before Mu Nan could reply, Xu Liangchen quickly stepped in front of her and replied to Chen Jiao.
Chen Jiao seemed not to hear Xu Liangchen’s words and kept staring at Mu Nan. Her intense gaze made Mu Nan look away.
“I can’t go.”
“Oh.”
Chen Jiao replied dully, hung her head, and walked to the back of the line. Mu Nan’s mind was a mess, and she followed her classmates to the other side of the sports field.
After they sat down on the bleachers, Mu Nan swung her legs and asked, “Xu Liangchen, do you think I’m stupid?”
Xu Liangchen sat beside her, watching the boys on the basketball court sweating. Her voice was calm. “Yes.”
“Very stupid.”
Mu Nan hung her head in despair. “It’s so frustrating. I don’t know what to do.”
Xu Liangchen’s gaze passed over the boys and landed on the girl sitting alone on the other side of the field.
It was Chen Jiao.
Undeniably, she felt a little apologetic toward Chen Jiao.
In her previous life, she hadn’t interacted much with Chen Jiao. She only knew her as Mu Nan’s good friend. Later, she saw her a few times when Mu Nan brought her along and could see that she was genuinely good to Mu Nan.
That’s why after the KTV incident, when Mu Nan continued to hang out with her, she didn’t object.
She never expected that Chen Jiao would stab her in the back like this.
And she couldn’t hurt either of them.
It was a real dilemma.
Just as the two of them fell silent, a basketball suddenly flew over from the court. Xu Liangchen and Mu Nan were sitting in the front row and were about to be hit head-on!
Xu Liangchen instinctively raised her hand and swung it forward, easily deflecting the basketball.
Her palm felt a little sore.
Whistles came from the basketball court, and some boys shouted, “Hey, pretty girls, come play with us!”
They were students from another class.
Xu Liangchen ignored them, but a boy came jogging over, his face full of concern. “Are you okay?”
The two of them looked up.
It was Cheng Yu.
It turned out that the first-year students were also having PE class here today.
Xu Liangchen shook her head. “I’m fine.”
Cheng Yu nodded and then realized how awkward he was. He wanted to smile, but no smile came out.
On the field just now, his classmates saw Xu Liangchen here and started egging him on to go over. He refused, but they teased him even more. One boy was even bold enough to throw the ball over, saying that if Xu Liangchen got hurt, he could successfully play the hero.
He looked at the calm Xu Liangchen, secretly blaming his classmates in his heart.
They had put him in such an embarrassing situation.
Seeing that Cheng Yu wasn’t leaving and was just staring at her, Xu Liangchen couldn’t help but ask, “Is there something else?”
Cheng Yu quickly shook his head, his voice urgent. “I’m sorry. I misunderstood what happened before.”
Cheng Yu was actually very handsome, and when he talked to Xu Liangchen, he was a little shy, his face flushed, and his big, bright eyes showed his nervousness.
Looking at him, Mu Nan suddenly understood why so many girls liked him.
He was very cute in that state.
Xu Liangchen nodded slightly. “It’s nothing.”
She truly… had never taken Cheng Yu to heart.
Cheng Yu sighed and walked away silently.
For some reason, Mu Nan suddenly started to laugh. Xu Liangchen was confused. How could she still be laughing at a time like this?
After laughing for a while, she suddenly said, “That’s good.”
“It’s good that he’s like that.”
Unrestrained. He would confess when he liked someone and vent when he was unhappy. He lived a very carefree life.
That’s so good.
Not like her, who had fallen for someone she couldn’t talk about.
And soon, she might have to carry a burden that wasn’t her own.
Mu Nan looked away and silently cursed herself. I deserve this!
Xu Liangchen heard her mumbling, turned to look at her, and saw that Mu Nan’s head was bowed low. Her hands were clasped on her lap, and her two thumbs were rubbing against each other, as if she were thinking about something.
Xu Liangchen’s hand, which was resting beside her, slowly covered Mu Nan’s two hands.
Mu Nan’s fingertips were cold. She slowly looked up and asked the person beside her, “Xu Liangchen… what should I do?”
Xu Liangchen gave her a small smile, and a long-lost smile appeared in her phoenix eyes. “Not me, us.”
“Don’t worry, there’s definitely a way.”
Xu Liangchen thought for a moment and then said to Mu Nan, “Later, ask Chen Jiao which hospital she’s going to tomorrow.”
Mu Nan looked at her as she regained her composure, feeling a little confused. “Why?”
There was a determined look in Xu Liangchen’s eyes.
“One last gamble.”