Upon hearing that familiar voice, Zhao Xiuyun felt her soul tremble.
Turning around, she saw Shen Qingming's figure under the birch tree, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears.
Ignoring everything else, Zhao Xiuyun stumbled towards Shen Qingming, threw herself into his arms, and burst into tears.
His sorrowful and pitiful appearance seemed to be crying out all the grievances and pain in his heart.
"Xiuyun, you...you dreamed about it too, didn't you?"
Shen Qingming offered Zhao Xiuyun a few words of comfort without much patience before hurriedly asking the question that had been weighing on his mind for the past few days.
Upon hearing Shen Qingming's question, Zhao Xiuyun was taken aback at first, then happily replied:
"Brother Qingming, that's not a dream, that's our real past life."
Did you dream that you became a university professor, and that we, at our age, were running into each other again?
Upon hearing Zhao Xiuyun's words, Shen Qingming knew that what she had dreamed about was similar to what he had dreamed about.
He nodded and recounted everything from his dream.
After hearing all this, Zhao Xiuyun was filled with emotion. She told Shen Qingming that they must have been reborn, just like in popular novels of later generations.
"Rebirth?"
Shen Qingming listened to the word Zhao Xiuyun used and pondered it carefully; it was indeed quite interesting.
Then, he asked nervously, "Then, did Ruan Miaomiao also reincarnate? Otherwise, why doesn't she treat us the same way she did in her previous life?"
Upon hearing Shen Qingming's words, Zhao Xiuyun sighed heavily: "Brother Qingming, Ruan Miaomiao should not have been reborn. I tested her before, and she didn't seem to have been reborn."
"Think about it, if Ruan Miaomiao really was reborn, given how we died in our previous life, she must know about our relationship. Now that she's back, do you think, given her temperament, she wouldn't fight us to the death, or use the Ruan family's power to get rid of us?"
Shen Qingming thought about it carefully again and felt that the probability of Ruan Miaomiao being reborn was indeed not high.
After all, if she were truly reborn and lost all hope in him, given Ruan Miaomiao's spoiled temperament, she would probably have already made a fuss about getting the Ruan family to take her back. Why would she stay in this godforsaken little mountain village and suffer?
But Ruan Miaomiao wasn't reborn, what should she do?
If Ruan Miaomiao was reborn because she was dissatisfied with him in his previous life due to his relationship with Zhao Xiuyun, he could still kneel down in front of her and beg for forgiveness.
But now, even without being reborn, Ruan Miaomiao has already grown tired of him and Zhao Xiuyun. Can he still win Ruan Miaomiao back?
Zhao Xiuyun seemed to sense Shen Qingming's worry and quickly stepped forward to comfort him, saying, "Brother Qingming, don't worry too much. We can live just fine without Ruan Miaomiao."
Have you forgotten? The college entrance exam will be reinstated next year. As long as we prepare in advance, we'll definitely be able to get into university just like in our past lives. Then we'll be able to return to the city in style, won't we?
"Brother Qingming, with your talent and ability, you'll definitely be able to get into Peking University like you did in your past life. Once you graduate, what kind of good job can't you find?"
Upon hearing Zhao Xiuyun's words, Shen Qingming suddenly understood.
He was obsessed before, thinking that he could only return to Haicheng with Ruan Miaomiao's help, and he even forgot about the resumption of the college entrance examination.
Lowering his head, meeting the undisguised admiration and trust in Zhao Xiuyun's eyes, Shen Qingming felt even more confident.
Only then did he notice that Zhao Xiuyun's face was covered in bruises, clearly indicating that she had been beaten.
"Xiuyun, that beast Zhou Weijie beat you up again?"
When Zhou Weijie was mentioned, Shen Qingming recalled the gloomy-faced man from that day.
As if her suffering and grievances had finally been seen, Zhao Xiuyun's emotions, which had just calmed down, instantly collapsed again, and she threw herself into Shen Qingming's arms and cried out:
"Brother Qingming, that Zhou Weijie is not a man."
It was he and Er Laizi who plotted against me, forcing me to marry him.
But after I married him, he not only didn't cherish me, he also beat me frequently, and he wasn't gentle at all like before..."
Hearing Zhao Xiuyun recount the details of the beating, Shen Qingming felt heartbroken. However, all he could do was stroke Zhao Xiuyun's hair with his large hand and comfort her with words.
After all, he couldn't beat Zhou Weijie.
Zhao Xiuyun didn't intend to ask Shen Qingming to stand up for her. In her heart, Shen Qingming was like a precious jade. How could she go head-to-head with Zhou Weijie, that stinking rock in a cesspool?
After sharing her recent situation, Zhao Xiuyun then inquired about Shen Qingming's condition.
"Brother Qingming, how about you? How have you been lately? Have you... made any preparations for winter? Winters here are very cold. I can't help you now, but you should prepare some warm clothes for yourself..."
Zhao Xiuyun was about to blurt out, "Have you found a sucker to support you?"
However, not wanting her image to become too bad in Shen Qingming's eyes, she swallowed her words back.
Hearing Zhao Xiuyun's reminder, Shen Qingming realized the seriousness of the problem: it was already late autumn, and the temperature in Jianshan Brigade was starting to drop. He was young and could manage to get through the next couple of days.
But if he doesn't have a thick cotton-padded coat in a while, he will freeze to death.
Without Ruan Miaomiao's thoughtful and considerate help, he would have had to find his own way in this life.
Only after thinking about it did he realize that Zhou Shuhua, whom he had been hanging around, hadn't appeared in front of him for a long time.
I heard that Zhou Accountant's family also bought a job from Zhou Jingyun. Could it be that Zhou Shuhua feels looked down upon because she has an older brother who works at the supply and marketing cooperative?
Seeing that Zhou Shuhua was the best fish he could catch so far, Shen Qingming was unwilling to let her go.
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