Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!-Chapter 193 - 166 Sea King VS Sea Queen

Chapter 193: Chapter 166: Sea King VS Sea Queen

Chapter 193: Chapter 166: Sea King VS Sea Queen

“Yao Yina?” Cheng Zhu was somewhat puzzled.

Seeing his reaction, Zhang Qiqi guessed that Yao Yina hadn’t sought out Cheng Zhu for a chat about this matter.

This also made her realize, “This junior girl is purely idolizing him as a male god.”

That’s right, others might see Shen Qingning and Lin Lu surrounding Cheng Zhu and immediately feel inferior.

But I’m different, the more I see Shen Qingning by his side, the more interested I am in him.

Moreover, as time went on, this guy really was like a swamp; you shouldn’t step into it at all, but once you did, regardless of the initial reason, you’d end up being attracted to him.

“I was out getting my hair washed this afternoon, and I passed by your store.”

“Then I saw Yao Yina and two other girls having an argument, so I went over to have a look.”

Zhang Qiqi began a simple description.

Listening to this, Cheng Zhu couldn’t help but feel a mix of laughter and tears.

“Oh, my poor Yuebao, hahaha.” He had never imagined Li Xinyue would encounter such a thing.

But as soon as he thought about Yao Yina’s straightforward and fiery temperament, and her attitude towards himself, it seemed both unexpected and reasonable.

As for Li Xinyue bringing other guys to his store, and together with Chen Rongrong informing them that this was her ex-boyfriend’s place, Cheng Zhu wasn’t surprised at all.

“You see, as soon as I mentioned I was going to the movies with you tonight, those two girls stopped talking.”

“Lies collapse of their own weight,” said Zhang Qiqi.

“Is that so.” Cheng Zhu didn’t say much, but he could probably guess the mindset of Li Xinyue and Chen Rongrong.

Through this matter, Cheng Zhu became even more convinced of the “Butterfly Effect” theory.

With his rebirth, the trajectory of Li Xinyue’s life had clearly changed.

If it were the previous life’s timeline, by now she would have been hot and heavy with a senior she met at the freshman welcoming party, instead of still pining over him like she was doing now.

At that time, Li Xinyue had already been giving him the cold shoulder, eventually coming right out with, “Stop messaging me, stop calling, I’m begging you to leave me alone.”

After breaking up completely, she moved on seamlessly.

Cheng Zhu always suspected that after she went to college, she might have always claimed to be single to others.

That’s how many long-distance relationships operated.

Cheng Zhu in his past life even had a heart-to-heart with a small-time cheater while smoking after a fling, where she gave him a theory that he found quite unexpected.

“Some guys always ask me if I have a boyfriend before approaching me.”

“I don’t understand, if they like me for who I am, why don’t they respect my wishes, instead of respecting some strange man they’ve never met?”

“It gets to the point where I can only say I don’t have a boyfriend.”

——Brilliant!

Cheng Zhu’s response was, “Whether they respect your boyfriend or not really isn’t important, but you should at least show him some respect. So next time, don’t lie in bed next to me munching away and calling your ex, I don’t find it thrilling, not my thing.”

That ex-boyfriend, really now, when she told him over the phone she was eating late-night delivery, he even asked if it was tasty.

She said it was delicious, that she couldn’t get enough.

He then said he would send her a red packet as his treat for another meal.

Hearing the sound of WeChat receiving money, Cheng Zhu’s mood got complicated.

The most incredible part was when she said, “I’ve got money to treat you to late-night snacks now!”

This little girl had made it onto the list of remarkable characters in Cheng Zhu’s playboy career, truly extraordinary!

But now, when he thought about the so-called “Butterfly Effect” and considered Li Xinyue walking a different life path, the person who unexpectedly came to mind was his counselor—Chen Jieyu!

After all, the trajectory of her life in the previous world was too memorable.

“I wonder if I, this handsome butterfly, might also affect her life?” Cheng Zhu thought to himself.

…

…

At this moment, this large movie theater was almost full of people.

The lights dimmed at this point, and commercials began to play on the big screen.

As the surroundings darkened, Zhang Qiqi didn’t shuffle her butt on the couple seats, as that would be too obvious, but she did subtly move a little closer toward Cheng Zhu’s direction.

There was still more to discuss about the “Youu Come to Play” drama.

“You took Yao Yina for milk tea after that?” Cheng Zhu inquired.

“Yeah, she stopped arguing with them,” Zhang Qiqi nodded and then made a gesture.

She leaned forward slightly, almost pressing her chest against her palms that rested on her lap, and then turned her head back to look up at Cheng Zhu with a backward glance, their eyes meeting.

And so little tea tea gazed at him through the air, her eyes as stringy as if they could spin silk, while continuing, “Then at the milk tea shop, Yao Yina kept asking me.”

“What did she ask you?” Cheng Zhu knew her move was coming.

“She asked why I invited you to the movies, and what our relationship was,” a spring breeze-like teasing smile appeared on Zhang Qiqi’s face.

“Why would she ask those questions?” Cheng Zhu continued to play along.

“Because when a girl takes the initiative to ask a guy to the movies, everyone would naturally think there’s more going on.”

“Oh~~~, so it’s overthinking, huh? What did you say then?” Cheng Zhu asked.

Then, both of them said in unison, “You guess.”

“I knew you would say that, I just knew you’d say guess,” Cheng Zhu said, looking at the slightly startled little tea tea, and shrugged his shoulders slightly.

“How can you be so annoying!” she immediately changed tactics, moving even closer to Cheng Zhu, nearly sticking to him, then gently punched him.

In any case, there had to be flirtatious talk as well as physical contact.

Just like that, he was struck by her sweet scent; a few stray strands of her loose hair gently brushed over him, tickling.

Cheng Zhu found her temperament very similar to Yiyi’s, so he started to find it amusing.

When she lightly punched him, he began to dodge.

Seeing him dodge, she pretended to miss, losing her balance.

Just like Yiyi!

Anyway, Cheng Zhu allowed her to fall into his arms, with one hand landing firmly on her slim waist, feeling quite nice to the touch.

In the dark, Zhang Qiqi stood up flustered, her cheeks slightly flushed as she locked eyes with him, and her plump red lips tightened briefly.

She suddenly realized that she had gone too far!

“Be careful,” Cheng Zhu said softly, then let go of her waist.

Zhang Qiqi nodded and immediately picked up her iced cola to take a sip, as if to suppress something.

With her right hand holding the cola, she occasionally bit the straw with her teeth, expressing her current mood with this small action, and asking, “Why aren’t you asking me anymore?”

“Ask you what?”

“About what I told Yao Yina.”

As if I’d ask you! If I ask again, you’d probably come back with a giggling ‘guess again’!

You don’t give a straight answer but insinuate in every way possible for me to imagine, to think it’s all about flirting, to wonder if I like you.

Moreover, you might keep someone itching all night long, eventually making them ask Yao Yina about your conversation.

Once that question is asked, that would be trouble! You’ve bitten the bait!

So he looked at Zhang Qiqi and answered, “I surely don’t care for those unnecessary explanations you told her.”

As he spoke, he had to wear a sly smile on his face.

“What’s that about!” Back-and-forth like this, Zhang Qiqi started feeling some strange emotions.

She suddenly didn’t feel so cold anymore.

Zhang Qiqi directly said, “I think I misjudged you before.”

“In what way?”

“On how you interact with girls.”

“Hmm?”

“Can I ask you a question?”

“Go ahead.”

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“How many times have you dated? Little junior.” Zhang Qiqi rested her chin in one hand, scrutinizing him, intentionally adding ‘little junior’ to imply his youth yet seemingly not so innocent.

“I suppose I can tell you that,” Cheng Zhu said, pausing for effect.

Then, he shifted the topic slightly, continuing, “But I’m curious, do you want just a number, or are you interested in my past?”

“Emmm…” Zhang Qiqi pondered, then reverted to strategically drinking her cola, gently biting the straw, and in a very soft voice, said, “Emmm…both?”

The tone had to be just right.

Not “both.”

But “both?”

Cheng Zhu raised a finger to give his answer, “Then I’ll just say I’ve been in one relationship.”

He was kind of curious if Zhang Qiqi would ask if it was the girl he had run into that afternoon at “Youu Come to Play.”

But she didn’t ask.

It seemed she didn’t really believe Li Xinyue’s words.

——Poor Li Xinyue, truly pitiful!

“I don’t believe it,” Zhang Qiqi declared.

“How about you, how many have you dated?”

“I’ve never been in a relationship, born single.”

“Really? But I thought before…”

“You mean Xu Shao?” Zhang Qiqi had wanted to clarify this for a while.

She quickly waved her hand, “It’s not what you think with him.”

“Anyway, let me tell you the truth. A fortune-teller told me I’ve got too many peach blossom troubles in my life, warned me to be cautious, so I won’t readily enter a relationship.”

“On the other hand, you, starting young love in high school.”

Cheng Zhu chuckled, “Can’t help it, I’m too easily tempted.”

The opening ads finished at this point, and the main feature began, so the two stopped talking for the moment.

The internet star school beauty watched intently while Cheng Zhu was somewhat distracted.

The film was actually not bad, but that didn’t stop him from feeling like he’d seen it all before.

Especially since it was a road comedy, he could barely muster laughter anymore.

Halfway through, his phone lit up several times; it was Lin Lu, bored and looking to chat.

He sat next to Zhang Qiqi, returning Lin Lu’s messages on WeChat with a calm expression.