Rebirth: The Fake Young Lady Is A Real Young Lady

ggled at the sight, causing Zheng Huai to peek over his shoulder, eyeing her curiously.

Xixi’s Boy: [ Are you still sleeping? I’m going to keep Grandma company.
When you wake up, please send me a message.
]

A sigh escaped Shen Xi’s lips as she stared out the car window.

“What’s wrong? Why the deep frown and the sigh? Weren’t you feeling happy just a while ago?” Zheng Huai probed, confused by his cousin’s sudden shift in mood.

Shen Xi shrugged, feigning a relaxed smile.
“I’m fine.
I think I’m already missing home.
I’ve been meaning to ask, but… Have you told Grandpa that you’re tagging along?”

Zheng Huai pretended to be mad and glared at Shen Xi.
“I told Uncle that I wouldn’t tell Grandpa.
I definitely won’t; I’m a man of my word.”

“That’s good.” Shen Xi nodded.

Shen Xi returned to her phone, still thinking about how to reply to Guan Lei’s texts.

Meanwhile, Guan Lei, who had not heard from Shen Xi, grew nervous.
He checked his phone several times, but no word from Shen Xi was forthcoming.

She could not be on the plane, he reasoned.
Not at this time, at least.

Ye Long regarded her absentminded grandson and asked, “Ah Ying, what’s going on? What’s wrong with Lei’er? He looks like a monkey with an itch he can’t scratch.”

Ah Ying shared Old Madam Guan’s thoughts.
Why was the usually calm and collected Young Master suddenly acting like a child who could not sit still?

“Xue Li, is it still dark in Rong City?” Xue Li nearly toppled over and into the lapping waves below with her fishing rod in hand.
‘Why is the Young Master asking me such a silly question,’ she wondered.

“Young Master, Rong City isn’t that far from Beijing.
There’s little to no time difference between here and there,” Xue Li replied dutifully with a forced smile.

Who could have known that her answer would make Guan Lei even more unhappy? The Young Master had said he missed Shen Xi, and now he could not get a response from her today.
Did something happen between the two?

Just as Guan Lei was about to look for someone in the class group to ask if they knew how she was, he received a message.
It was from Shen Xi.

Xixi: [ I’m boarding the plane now.
I’ll text you when I arrive in Beijing.
]

Guan Lei’s happiness was short-lived.
He had just heard from Shen Xi.
Why did he have to wait even longer to hear from her again? Why did the wait seem so much harder than it was before?

Shen Xi only messaged Guan Lei again when she settled at the hotel she would be staying in.
The message was not long, enough to tell him she had arrived.

When Guan Lei received the message, he immediately told Ye Long, “Grandma, I’ll go home and rest for a bit.
I’ll come back tomorrow.”

Ye Long eyed her grandson lovingly and nodded.
“Alright,” she said, “Go on home.
I’ll stay in the sun for a while longer.”