"Oh my! Look! Who's back?"
A bold yet alluring female voice rang out from outside the door.
"clatter!"
Wearing bright red high heels, she stepped across the threshold, and Honglian, who looked almost exactly the same as she had two years ago, appeared before Xiao He's eyes.
"Mentor Honglian, it's been a long time," the latter said with a smile.
"Hello, teacher!" Juliet nodded as well.
Honglian was wearing a teacher's uniform with a badge that read "Fifth Grade" pinned to her chest.
"Wow! My son has grown up so much in just two years!"
"No, no, this isn't my son..."
"Oh, what's there to be embarrassed about? Can't you consider how I, a single woman in my late twenties, feel?"
As she spoke, Honglian walked with the alluring gait of a model to Xiao He's side, sat down in a captivating manner, and habitually crossed her legs.
“Uh…” Xiao He couldn’t help but shrink back.
"Why are you hiding?" Honglian raised an eyebrow.
"Your perfume is too sweet, I don't really like it..."
"Oh? Isn't it because..." Honglian paused, then smiled mysteriously, "I'm a woman?"
"What?!" Xiao He felt a chill run down his spine as he looked at her lips approaching.
"Huh? It seems you really don't like..." Honglian's smile grew increasingly strange: "Me?"
"..."
Xiao He forced a smile, naturally understanding the meaning behind Honglian's pause.
The "I" in her statement should have been a "woman".
Because Juliet was there, she had to be more tactful...
Xiao He understood that, as a native of this world, Honglian was the only one who knew his biggest secret.
Just as Dai Lele was caught off guard, Honglian was equally caught off guard by Xiao He's marriage to Wang Xuefeng.
Unless Xiao He was making fun of her.
Otherwise, their marriage would be the thing that would most pique her curiosity right now.
It has even surpassed the question of "How did you come back to life?"
However, Xiao He only gave her a look that said "it's a long story," before changing the subject: "How about we go out for a nice lunch today? It's on me!"
Honglian raised an eyebrow and said with a deliberately cheerful smile, "You've finally come back, how can I let you treat me?"
"Sigh, since they left without saying goodbye back then, it's only right that they apologize."
Xiao He recalled his youthful arrogance and felt a pang of guilt.
If it weren't for Horry and Dai Lele, the team's "graduation promise" would have been broken.
"Hahahaha..." Honglian understood what she meant, but didn't care at all.
"Alright! Even if you are my student, and even if all my students have to be respectful to their teacher, you are pregnant now, so let me make you a nourishing lunch!"
"Stay put and wait with your friends! Don't wander off!"
After saying that, she stopped teasing Xiao He, patted her skirt, and stood up.
The latter blushed after being mocked by her, and even began to doubt whether this was normal at all...
But when she saw Jia Ning's innocent gaze and gently touched her own belly, she finally managed to shake off that slight sense of unease.
"Sister, sister, sister, hug me, hug me!"
Jia Ning realized that she couldn't catch up with or reach the little elf at all, so she gave up on it in a huff and turned around to run back into Xiao He's arms.
"Oh, sweetie..."
Xiao He didn't know what to say to such a young child, so he could only repeat the lines from TV shows, praising him as "so good" and that was it.
Sensing someone enter, she instinctively turned around.
There were two fat men standing at the door.
A big fat guy, a little fat guy...
"Well."
Upon meeting, both sides were somewhat taken aback.
Although Juliet didn't know these people, she could sense that they knew Xiao He.
"Hi! Long time no see, you're much luckier than before!" Xiao He broke the awkward silence first.
The fat man in front of him was none other than Nan Bai, Xiao He's childhood sweetheart and the kind person who provided Xiao He with travel expenses on the first day.
"Xiaohe...you...you're back..."
Compared to the chubby boy he used to be, the chubby boy he is now has not only grown taller, but he has also gained a lot more weight.
If it weren't for his signature buzz cut and facial features, Xiao He wouldn't have been confident he could recognize him immediately.
"Yes, I just returned from the capital," Xiao He said with a smile, explaining calmly.
Very few people knew that Xiao He had died two years ago; everyone thought she had simply left Flying Dragon City.
Upon seeing Xiao He's return, Nan Bai felt not moved or excited, but rather somewhat dazed and wistful.
We are no longer the children we once were; we have matured not only physically, but also mentally.
Although Nan Bai still harbored a sliver of hope for Xiao He from back then, upon seeing her today and their eyes meeting, he knew that they were destined to be apart in this life...
"Don't just stand there, come in and sit down!" Xiao He invited.
"Okay, okay," the two fat men said in unison.
"By the way, you've joined the Fifth Year too?" Xiao He watched them sit down not far away, their movements practiced and efficient.
“Yes, I only joined last year.” Nanbo was a little reserved. “By the way, I don’t know if you still remember this chubby guy, my cousin.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao He was taken aback at first, and then he remembered an inconspicuous slug.
"Ah, ah~ I remember now!" Xiao He slapped his forehead: "It's called..."
"Xituo," the chubby boy quickly introduced himself.
"Oh, right, right! How come you're here too?" Xiao He wasn't sure if he was genuinely familiar with the person or just pretending.
“It’s not just me! There’s an entire college here too! Almost the whole town has moved here,” the chubby boy, Xituo, replied enthusiastically.
After all, Xiao He was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.
Nan Bai coughed and hesitated for a long time before asking the question.
"You...are married?"
Xiao He didn't notice his gaze and assumed that Honglian had told him, so he nodded without hiding anything: "Yes."
“My husband is…” A hint of disappointment flashed in Nanbai’s eyes: “That gunman?”
"Hmm." Xiao He smiled.
Nanbo wanted to say, "As expected."
The threat I felt back then has indeed come true.
"That's good, that's really good..."
He laughed along with him.
Xiao He felt a little embarrassed, so he changed the subject.
"Let me introduce you. This lady next to me is Zhu Liling, the head of the Zhu family. The child I'm holding is hers."
"Ah, hello, hello! I've heard so much about you!" the chubby boy Xituo said hurriedly.
However, Nanbo was taken aback.
"This is Ms. Zhu's child? I... I thought..."
"You think it's mine?" Xiao He chuckled.
“Yes.” Nanbo scratched his head.
If she hadn't been holding the child, he wouldn't have asked about marriage.
However... the result was the same.
He shook his head helplessly again, silently trying to convince himself to accept the fact as soon as possible.
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