Only After I Was Reborn Did I Realize That I Had Childhood Sweethearts

Chapter 107 : New Classmate

At the beginning of the new semester, Lin Youxi and Mei Fang both received new bicycles from their respective parents as birthday gifts, coinciding with their birthdays during the Lunar New Year.

In addition, Mei Fang received a birthday gift from Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan, a stylish quartz watch. It was said that both of them had thought of giving a watch, but since a watch is not like a scarf that can be washed and reused, they decided to buy it together.

Compared to the cheap watches bought from a boutique, this watch was priced between 200 to 300 yuan, showing that they had put thought into selecting it.

Of course, Lin Youxi didn’t forget the birthday gift she had reserved with Mei Fang last year.

However, since Xu Song’s songs mostly consisted of love songs, Mei Fang couldn’t give a song that seemed overly romantic. So, it took him quite a while to decide on giving Lin Youxi a song called “Remembrance of Nanshan”^[1] by Xu Song, as a gift.

This song is mainly about mourning and expresses the singer’s longing for a deceased person. This deceased person in the lyrics could be parent, friend, and, of course, a lover.

So, if he directly gave it to Lin Youxi, Yuan Yuan would definitely be jealous once she found out.

I, Mei Fang, may not be great at anything else, but I am quite skilled at keeping things balanced.

To avoid any jealousy from Xia Yuan, Mei Fang decided to adjust some of the lyrics to convey sentiments of love and appreciation. He then showed this thoughtful gift to Xia Yuan for her to check first, the former Chinese class representative and the one with the best Chinese grades among the three.

“Let’s make it clear in advance, this poem is about Youxi and her mother…”

Mei Fang was like a student writing a self-criticism, waiting for a response from Teacher Xia Yuan.

【Alone under the moonlight, fireflies illuminate the loneliness on the paper】

【Recalling those words of love you said】

【Flowers bloom and then fall, the cycle has no result】

【Moss on the snow tells me you haven’t returned】

As a result, Mei Fang’s poem made Xia Yuan cry. It took Mei Fang quite a while to calm her down and help her regain her composure.

“Sometimes when inspiration strikes, this is what comes out… Of course, it feels a bit odd to give a poem with this theme for a birthday, but I really can’t write anything better. The other ones I thought just don’t compare to it.”

“I don’t think it’s odd at all. Youxi will definitely like it…”

Xia Yuan rubbed her eyes, “Whenever you think of writing something for Youxi, you think of her and her mother, proving that you care about her. But don’t foolishly tell Youxi the theme like this, it would seem too deliberate. Just say it’s open to interpretation and let her understand it on her own.”

Xia Yuan helped Mei Fang transcribe the poem, and Mei Fang took the initiative to find Youxi and gave it to her. Unlike Xia Yuan, Youxi didn’t open and read it right away. She just took it and thanked Mei Fang before taking it home.

However, the next day when Mei Fang saw her, he noticed that Lin Youxi’s eyes were slightly swollen. Mei Fang felt a bit embarrassed and brought up the topic of the gift from the previous night, asking if she didn’t like it.

“Your poem is… really great, I really like it.”

“It’s like you wrote a poem for my mom.”

“Can I recite it to her next time I visit her grave?”

“Yes, of course you can…”

Mei Fang apologized again for the birthday gift that made Lin Youxi cry, but Lin Youxi seemed to be unconcerned and instead comforted Mei Fang, making him feel even more guilty.

The winter vacation of 2010 came to a close with these moments.

The second semester of the second year of middle school marked a crucial point, with a busy period welcoming a new batch of students.

In fact, a group of new students had already joined the class in the first semester of the second year of middle school, mostly students who had repeated the second year and were not directly promoted to the third year.

In this era, it wasn’t common to retake the high school entrance exam. But in 2022, only half of the class could advance to high school, which was quite unthinkable. Those repeaters stayed because they wanted to aim for a prestigious high school, while most could directly enter regular high schools.

The students transferring in the second semester all came from Class B. They were the top-performing students in Class B, but in terms of rankings among the entire grade, their scores were not that high. They were ranked around the top ten in Mei Fang’s class.

“Now that we have new students in our class, we need to reorganize our groups. Tomorrow, we will re-elect the class committee and assign groups. If anyone doesn’t want to continue as a class officer or wants to compete for a position, you can register with our Class Monitor, Lin Youxi. Of course, if anyone wants to try for the position of class monitor, you can also register with Lin Youxi…”

As soon as Li Shibing finished speaking, the class burst into laughter. It seemed that everyone thought it was absurd and beyond their abilities to compete with Lin Youxi for the position of class monitor.

“Why are you all so lacking in ambition?! Having dreams is admirable. In life, there are always things worth fighting for, like Mei Fang. I have high hopes for you. You’ve always been second in the class, always behind Lin Youxi. You must be very dissatisfied, right?”

“Ah?” Mei Fang scratched his head after standing up. “I… I’m alright. Our Class Monitor is invincible. It’s normal not to beat her.”

Mei Fang’s response sparked another round of laughter from everyone.

“You’re so pathetic! I had hoped that you could toughen up the boys in our class. Our class has always been dominated by girls, and you’re so unwilling to compete with them. You’ll definitely become a henpecked husband in the future.”

“Teacher, that’s not necessarily true.”

Mei Fang and Li Shibing chatted without restraint. “I don’t like having a wife who controls me too much.”

“Hahaha!”

The students in the class laughed again at Mei Fang’s words. Everyone found it unbelievable that Mei Fang could say such shameless things. Li Shibing also patted Mei Fang’s shoulder amidst the laughter.

“Sit down.”

As Mei Fang sat down, his gaze inadvertently swept over the new students in the class, and suddenly he felt a sense of familiarity with one of the chubby female students.

That girl…

As Mei Fang sat down, Lin Youxi suddenly poked him in the back.

“What’s up?”

Lin Youxi smiled slightly, “Ah Fang, do you want to be the class monitor? If you want, I can give it to you. I’ve been doing it for so long…”

Ohhhh!

Beside them, Yue Xinyi chewed on the tip of her water marker, showing a silly smile.

It’s happening again!

It’s our Youxi’s explosive skill:

【All My Tenderness Is Only for My Childhood Sweetheart】

That’s too good to resist!

Unfortunately, our stubborn Mei Fang remained unimpressed, showing a nonchalant demeanor:

“You can keep it, what do I need it for?”

“But… it’s an opportunity for development! It’s a chance for you to practice dealing with all kinds of people… I’ve learned a lot, really.”

Mei Fang shook his head. “That won’t work. I’m more used to feeling like you’re the one in charge. It wouldn’t feel right the other way around.”

Good! Good! Good!
Mei Fang, you finally came to your senses. What a good boy!

Yue Xinyi was ecstatic on the side, while Lin Youxi reluctantly gave up under Mei Fang’s insistence.

After replying to Lin Youxi, Mei Fang’s gaze remained on the chubby new classmate who had joined the class.

Li Shibing asked the new students to briefly introduce themselves in the class. When it was the chubby girl’s turn, she blushed after saying her name and immediately sat down, looking embarrassed.

Guo——Yun.

Mei Fang quickly recalled some memories from his past life.

Indeed, it’s really her!^[2]

It has to be said that sometimes, fate is really a wonderful thing…