After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

Yao Mingyue dredged up his dark past, and Xu Musen felt his scalp tingle upon listening, realizing that he indeed used to hover around her, brimming with unspoken resentment much like a young girl.

Yet it was her last sentence, the tone of coquettish grievance, that made Xu Musen's skin crawl.

"Yao Mingyue, you might as well revert to your old self, I'm more used to your arrogant and domineering ways."

Xu Musen couldn't stand it anymore.

"Tsk, don't you like the soft and gentle type?"

"Even when a big cat meows, it's still a tigress at heart."

"Xu Musen, who are you calling a tigress?!"

"Whoever responds is who..."

In the midst of their banter, it seemed they had already forgotten the incident from a few days prior.

After leaving the school gates, Xu Musen checked the time, it was already the appointed hour, yet Liu Rushuang had not arrived.

Her phone call suddenly came through.

"Aunt Liu."

After Xu Musen answered, Liu Rushuang's voice came through, tinged with a hint of apology: "Xiaosen, I have a sudden meeting to attend and might not be able to pick you guys up. Since we're out of vegetables at home and you're planning to eat there today, why don't you and Ming Yue go grocery shopping together, then take a taxi over? Ming Yue has the keys with her.

Okay, Aunt will look forward to tasting your cooking after the meeting is over~"

Liu Rushuang said all this in one breath, then cheerfully hung up the phone.

The busy signal from Xu Musen's phone went beep beep beep as he turned to glance at Yao Mingyue.

"What did my mom say to you?"

"She has a meeting, she said we should go buy groceries by ourselves."

Go buy groceries first...

Doesn't that mean we can go shopping together, just the two of us?

Joy flickered in Yao Mingyue's eyes, yet she said with a snort, "Humph, certain people wouldn't be pretending to want to shop and have a date with me, would they?

You have quite a role to play, little man. Fine, I'll reluctantly agree to your request."

Yao Mingyue rambled on to herself, and Xu Musen was somewhat dumbfounded, gazing at her exquisitely beautiful face that was so close at hand.

Truth be told, Yao Mingyue like this, 'arguing illogically' and possessed by the spirit of a drama queen, was unexpectedly naïvely charming.

Just like when they were children, Yao Mingyue would crave cream cake but fear the high calorie content making her fat, and would have Xu Musen freeze it in the fridge, claiming this would somehow 'eliminate the calories.'

Absurdly adorable.

If she could keep this personality forever, perhaps...

Xu Musen was startled by his own thoughts—damn, was he actually a cad?

"Let's go."

He shifted his gaze away and walked towards the direction of the market.

Yao Mingyue accurately captured the fleeting thoughts that had flashed in his eyes just now.

The corners of her mouth curved slightly upwards, as she, too, followed his steps forward.

At this moment.

In the office.

Liu Rushuang sipped her floral tea, her gaze also towards the direction of the school out the window.

"Director Liu, will there be a meeting soon?"

The female secretary came in, having heard the preparations for a meeting.

"No need, just clock off at the regular time. We can't hold meetings every day, young people need some time after work to go shopping, have heart-to-hearts...

Liu Rushuang, watching the direction of the school from the window, elegantly took another sip of tea from her cup.

...

The market.

Xu Musen was already familiar with it; the market was on the way to both An Nuannuan's home and Yao Mingyue's villa.

He always came here for groceries.

The two made their way to a fish stall.

The fishmonger recognized Xu Musen immediately; wasn't this the young man who came last time with a cute girl who said his fish could only swim upside down?

"Yo, handsome guy, back for more groceries? Today, all my fish are alive, and your girlfriend—"

The fishmonger started to say, glancing at the girl beside him who was dressed in a matching outfit, and instinctively treated her as the cute girl from the last time.

However, he cut himself off as soon as his gaze focused on the young woman's face.

She was another stunning beauty, with a face that could give those big TV stars a run for their money.

And judging by her height and figure, she would certainly stand out even in a place like Hu Hai.

Yet, her aura and style were completely different from the cute girl from before!

The fishmonger took in the pair, considering the usual on-again, off-again nature of young people's relationships, he felt a bit awkward.

Xu Musen saw the look in the boss's eye and knew they had been misunderstood again.

But before he could open his mouth to explain, Yao Mingyue beat him to it with a smiling response.

"Hi boss, I'm his sister, not his girlfriend yet."

Xu Musen: ...

Fishmonger: ???

Siblings?

Looking at these two, they don't resemble each other at all.

And even if they are siblings, what does it mean that she's not his girlfriend yet?

Could it be that she might become one in the future?

The fishmonger looked at Xu Musen with an expression akin to contemplating the intricacies of German orthopedics.

Xu Musen was speechless; she was definitely doing this on purpose.

"Boss, give me a flatfish, the free-swimming kind."

Xu Musen opened his mouth to change the subject.

"Oh... sure sure."

The fishmonger chuckled knowingly, leaving the young folks to their own devices.

He had seen young couples calling each other mom and dad before; it's not that he didn't understand, it's just that the world changes fast.

Xu Musen shot Yao Mingyue a speechless glance.

Yao Mingyue, with a sly grin, exhibited a serious and innocent look: "What's wrong, didn't I speak the truth?"

"Just talk less."

Xu Musen couldn't be bothered to say more to her.

"So I shouldn't speak even when others ask me questions?"

"Just nod and smile, and 'hmm' will do."

"Hmm~"

Yao Mingyue, seeing him deflated, felt her mood improve significantly.

Having bought the fish,

they both enjoyed seafood, so Xu Musen headed to the seafood stall to pick up some goodies.

While Xu Musen was selecting blood clams, the stall owner handed a bag of conchs to Yao Mingyue, and seeing the beautiful young girl before her, she couldn't help but smile and say, "My, it's rare to see young people these days come out to buy groceries and cook together. Just look at your boyfriend picking out vegetables; you can tell he knows how to cook.

Boys who can cook will be good to their wives in the future, so you better cherish him."

When Xu Musen heard this, he thought about how, ever since they were little, people always said they looked great together whenever they went out.

But if in the future he took An Nuannuan here to shop, and was misunderstood, it would probably stir up another little bout of jealousy.

However, at the moment, Yao Mingyue, grinning, took the bag from the owner. After giving Xu Musen a look, she didn't say a word.

She just nodded and smiled at the stall owner, and finally, "Hmm~"ed.

Well, that settled it.

"..."

Xu Musen rubbed his temples; it felt like lifting a rock only to drop it on his own foot.

Forget it, let's just hurry up, buy the groceries, and get out of here.

The two left the market, hands laden with groceries, but none of it weighed as heavily as Xu Musen's heavy heart.

"Actually, buying groceries at the market is pretty interesting."

Yao Mingyue was smiling on the side, her phoenix eyes shimmering with a hint of slyness.

"Do you think we really look that much like a married couple?"

Yao Mingyue said, suddenly leaning in a bit closer to Xu Musen. The girl tiptoed slightly, her beautiful face almost touching his.

They could see the fine fuzz on each other's faces, and under the setting sun, Yao Mingyue's cheeks seemed to glow. Stay updated through My Virtual Library Empire

So beautiful, it was mesmerizing.

It's said that couples start to resemble each other over time, which scientifically could be explained by daily interactions and even DNA exchange through things like kissing, right?

The human body naturally learns the other's genes, which is why they start looking more alike.

Of course, it's actually because their temperaments and characters become similar, so their expressions and speech end up alike too. Since there are so many faces in the world, they naturally start looking more and more similar.

Xu Musen and Yao Mingyue, having grown up together since childhood, bathing in the same tub when they were little,

might have already developed that so-called couple's resemblance.

Xu Musen looked at her face, which was close enough to nearly touch, and he could smell the unique floral scent emanating from her.

This face, almost etched into his DNA, Xu Musen might control his feelings, but he really couldn't stop his heart from skipping a beat.

He pulled away a bit, averting his gaze, his expression feigning indifference.

"Isn't it you who said we are siblings?"

Yao Mingyue tilted her head with a smile, her eyes bright and cunning in the sunset.

"I once looked at your computer's browsing history, that anime called something about destiny and emptiness seemed pretty interesting~"

Xu Musen: "..."