Only After I Was Reborn Did I Realize That I Had Childhood Sweethearts Chapter 201: Crawling into Bed, Take Two

Do you want to sleep here tonight? Of course, you can… But, it’s quite crowded here right now. Maybe Yuan Yuan’s house…” i Fang suddenly realized sothing halfway through his sentence, “Ah, right… Yuan Yuan’s grandmother and relatives have probably all co to their house for the Lunar New Year, so it must be full of people.”

“That’s not it,” Lin Youxi shook her head. “I just want to stay at your place.”

She said the last sentence very softly, even raising her hand to make a gesture as if whispering a secret, which instantly aroused i Fang’s interest.

i Fang led Lin Youxi into the house and greeted his mom, Xiang Xiaoxia.

Although tomorrow was New Year’s Eve, Xiang Xiaoxia, who had always loved Lin Youxi like half a daughter, naturally wouldn’t refuse her request. After comforting Youxi for a while over today’s incident, Xiang Xiaoxia began to make arrangents for the evening.

“So, as usual, Xiaoya will sleep in her brother’s room with Youxi, and i Fang, you——”

“Sleep on the sofa, right? OK, OK.”

“Great! I get to sleep with Sister Youxi again.”

i Ya was extrely happy with this arrangent, “Ever since I went to Baizhou, I haven’t slept with Sister Youxi or Sister Yuan Yuan in a long ti.”

“Then we’ll make up for all that tonight.”

Lin Youxi patted i Ya’s little head, smiling and chatting warmly with her, creating a harmonious atmosphere.

Since everyone was exhausted from dealing with Lin Youxi’s uncle, they went to bed after washing up around 10 o’clock.

Lin Youxi had already inford Xia Yuan before coming to i Fang’s house. Later, Xia Yuan sent a ssage to i Fang.

Xia Yuan: 【Are you all resting already? Today was so exhausting.】

i Fang: 【You should rest early too. Tomorrow will be busy.】

Xia Yuan: 【Is Youxi okay? Is she feeling very down or scared…】

i Fang: 【She seems to be fine for now. She’s been chatting and laughing with us at ho.】

Xia Yuan: 【She’s not usually the type to chat and laugh. She’s just pretending to be in a good mood to hide her sadness. You can’t see that, can you?】

Thinking about it, Xia Yuan typed another ssage to i Fang:

【However, with a cheerful companion like Xiaoya to chat with her, she should be able to get a good night’s sleep tonight… You should rest early too.】

【Yeah, I know. So… goodnight?】

【Wait, this is for today.】

Xia Yuan sent i Fang a hug emoji.

i Fang was confused for a mont, and then he realized that Yuan Yuan was referring to the fact that her “Ah Fang’s super energy” had not been replenished today.

Every day, this girl… i Fang smiled and shook his head at the screen, then sent a hug emoji back.

Feeling that wasn’t enough, he sent a kiss emoji too.

【This is for the special secret training.】

Xia Yuan instantly replied with an angry emoji.

【I said we would only do that once! You’re so greedy, Ah Fang!】

【It’s just all virtual; it’s fine.】

i Fang then sent several kiss emojis in a row. Xia Yuan initially responded with a few angry emojis, but soon she too started sending kiss emojis back to flood the screen.

【I sent way more than you! Hmph.】

As i Fang and Xia Yuan were having fun exchanging emojis, his bedroom door softly clicked open.

Mm…?

Lin Youxi, dressed in cotton pajamas, erged from i Fang’s room.

Is this the usual routine when Youxi stays here…?

i Fang instinctively hid his phone under the blanket and pretended to sleep.

However, this ti Lin Youxi didn’t co to the living room to squeeze into i Fang’s small sofa bed; she went to the bathroom instead.

So, it’s just a bathroom trip…

i Fang’s assumption was a bit premature. After coming out of the bathroom, Lin Youxi quietly approached i Fang’s sofa bed.

i Fang continued to pretend to sleep, but he heard the sound of the blanket being lifted.

She’s coming to squeeze into my small bed again.

Sensing Lin Youxi’s gaze seemingly fixed on him, i Fang smacked his lips a few tis and tried to turn on his side to keep pretending to sleep, but Lin Youxi directly reached out and embraced him from behind.

This girl… Isn’t she afraid of waking up?!

i Fang felt a bit helpless. He thought of waiting until Lin Youxi fell asleep before carrying her back, but she wasn’t content with the status quo. Instead, she hugged him tightly and whispered softly in his ear:

“Ah Fang, stop pretending to sleep…” Lin Youxi said softly. “Can you talk to , please?”

…

i Fang felt a tingling sensation in his ear again and again. He hesitated for a mont and didn’t have ti to turn his head when he suddenly heard a vibrating sound from under the blanket.

This vibration ant one of the only two special contacts he had—Yuan Yuan—was sending a ssage.

D*mmit, my phone…

i Fang reached under the blanket to find his phone but ended up touching Lin Youxi’s smooth leg instead.

Woah!

He had no choice but to abandon his pretense of sleeping and turned to get his phone, only to find it already in Lin Youxi’s hand.

Lin Youxi held the phone with the screen facing i Fang, as if to show she wasn’t peeking at his ssages, reassuring him not to worry.

“Here you go.”

She handed the phone back to him. He took it, feeling guilty, and quickly stuffed it under his pillow.

“It’s probably a ssage from Yuan Yuan. Aren’t you going to check it?”

“Uh…um…” Feeling guilty, i Fang was a little embarrassed. “I’ll reply later.”

“You can reply now. I won’t look at your conversation. But…”

Lin Youxi placed her hand on i Fang’s chest.

“Tonight, I’m not letting you carry back.”

“Uh…”

i Fang turned on his phone and saw Xia Yuan’s ssage.

Xia Yuan: 【Are you asleep, Ah Fang? I can’t fall asleep…】

i Fang: 【What’s wrong?】

Xia Yuan: 【I’m still thinking about Youxi’s uncle.】

【Even though he’s a very unreasonable person, isn’t sending him straight to jail a bit too much?】

【And, he won’t be locked up for more than a few years, so when he gets out, he might even co back to get revenge on us…】

i Fang: 【We haven’t experienced what Youxi’s family went through, so it’s hard for us to judge her uncle. But we all trust Youxi’s character, so we should just support her.】

【As for your concern about retaliation, people are sent to prison for rehabilitation, right? Surely they should be properly reford before being released, shouldn’t they?】

【And if everyone is worried about retaliation, wouldn’t that an bad people would never face punishnt?】

【So, I think Youxi did the right thing.】

Xia Yuan: 【I’m glad I talked to you, Ah Fang… You’re right!】

【Without being in Youxi’s shoes, I can’t really forgive him on her behalf.】

【I clearly experienced similar unfair treatnt from my horoom teacher before. At that ti, you all supported without hesitation, telling not to forgive Teacher Huang. But now I’m still dwelling on this… Suddenly, I feel like I’m really such a bad person.】

i Fang: 【It’s not about being bad or not! Yuan Yuan, you’ve only encountered a few bad people so far, so it’s normal to have simple thoughts.】

Xia Yuan: 【I’ve t quite a few bad people, you know? Especially that big bad guy nad Ah Fang! Hmph.】

i Fang: 【? How have I wronged you?】

Xia Yuan: 【You still dare to ask?!】

【You stole both Youxi’s and my hearts!】

Xia Yuan sent her last ssage to i Fang with a heart emoji, clearly feeling shy about expressing herself to him directly. Seeing Xia Yuan’s bashful ssage, i Fang couldn’t help but smile. He started to write a reply to Xia Yuan quickly, while Lin Youxi watched him curiously:

“What are you and Yuan Yuan talking about? You seem so happy chatting…”

“Just talking about what happened today…”

i Fang recounted their conversation, omitting the lovey-dovey parts, to Lin Youxi, who nodded and smiled.

“I’m really grateful to you and Yuan Yuan for coming to help right away today. It’s because of both of you that everything could be resolved so smoothly,” Lin Youxi expressed her gratitude. “I’m so lucky to have you both in my life.”

Lin Youxi’s voice carried a hint of emotion, almost as if she was on the verge of tears.

Her vulnerable deanor reminded i Fang of the solitary and aloof academic genius Lin Youxi from his previous life.

How did she spend each day back then?

She was always soone who was capable, strong, and resilient.

But in her previous life, without anyone to understand or accompany her, how lonely must she have been?

This thought compelled i Fang to turn and embrace her.

Lin Youxi was a bit surprised by i Fang’s spontaneous hug.

“Aren’t you still chatting with Yuan Yuan?”

“We’ve already said goodnight.”

Holding Lin Youxi close, their fingers intertwined, then i Fang said, “After everything that happened today, I should hug you more.”

“Alright…”

Lin Youxi nestled into i Fang’s embrace, shedding her tough exterior from earlier, now like a gentle, shy girl, soaking up his warmth.

As they enjoyed this sweet mont, i Fang’s bedroom door suddenly creaked open again.

Startled, i Fang quickly covered Lin Youxi with the blanket.

It was his little sister, i Ya, who had woken up to use the bathroom.

…

After finishing in the bathroom, i Ya scratched her head in the hallway and then started walking toward the couch where i Fang was lying.

Lin Youxi carefully moved under i Fang.

“Brother.. brother…wake up quickly.”

i Ya nudged i Fang, who was pretending to sleep.

“Wh-what is it…?”

“Where’s Sister Youxi? I was supposed to sleep with her tonight, right?”

“She…she…”

i Fang stamred, unsure how to respond, but seeing i Ya swaying sleepily, he guessed she wasn’t fully awake.

“What do you an ‘where’s Sister Youxi’? You must be dreaming!”

“Huh? Am I dreaming? But I rember… Sister Youxi was supposed to sleep with tonight.”

“If you don’t believe you’re dreaming, then pinch and see.”

“Okay…”

i Ya, without holding back, pinched i Fang’s cheek hard, making him wince in pain. However, after a mont of brief agony, he pretended as if nothing had happened, calmly saying i Ya:

“See, it doesn’t hurt at all, right?”

“Hmm… I guess I really am dreaming.”

“Go back to bed, go——”

i Fang’s words were cut off as his face suddenly turned red, and his body shuddered.

“Brother… are you okay?”

“You’re just dreaming. Go back to your…your bed and sleep.”

“Okay…”

i Ya, still half-asleep, found her brother’s strange behavior puzzling but was quickly convinced to return to the room.

As i Fang watched i Ya close the door, Lin Youxi almost simultaneously peeked her head out from under the blanket, whispering sothing to i Fang that made him blush.

“O-Of course… But you can’t keep teasing like that, or I won’t let you into my blanket tonight,” i Fang warned.

“Alright.”

Lin Youxi smiled and nodded, “But your blanket is a bit cold. Can I hug you tighter?”

“Where are you cold? I’ll warm you up.”

“My feet.”

i Fang reached out and held Lin Youxi’s feet, massaging them for a while.

“Better now?”

“My hands are cold too.”

“That… here, you can warm them yourself.”

i Fang held one of Lin Youxi’s hands, interlocking their fingers, while letting her warm the other.

“Warm now?”

“Still cold in so places.”

“Hmm?”

Before i Fang could react, Lin Youxi gave him a quick peck on the lips.

“…”

Even though he had kissed Xia Yuan before, Lin Youxi’s sudden kiss left i Fang stunned.

Seeing her beloved’s dumbfounded expression, Lin Youxi found it amusing. Feeling that one kiss wasn’t enough, she gave him several more light kisses, eventually leading to a deep kiss.

And then——

Ard with her extensive knowledge of French kissing obtained from novels, Lin Youxi opened a whole new world for i Fang, significantly improving his kissing skills.