Forcing Me to Be Reborn?!-Chapter 212 - 183 Forbidden Feelings
Chapter 212: Chapter 183 Forbidden Feelings
Chapter 212: Chapter 183 Forbidden Feelings
Inside the small private room, the oven radiated heat while the potent effects of the rice wine made everyone feel slightly feverish.
Many people say they can’t see the future, but is it actually that they can see the future?
Chen Jieyu listened to Cheng Zhu’s words, which seemed a bit twisted at first. After a slight pause, she quickly understood the meaning behind them.
Indeed, those who say they cannot see the future, can they really not see it?
No, they often can see their future.
It’s just that they do not see a bright future, or the future they desire, the future they hope for.
And this, unfortunately, is the norm in this damned world.
Many people felt like the protagonist of the world during their childhood.
But a few years into society, people slowly realize their mediocrity and gradually start to accept it.
Many realize that their future is probably set in stone at this very moment.
What about Chen Jieyu’s future?
She knew it very clearly in her heart, clear as a mirror.
Cheng Zhu’s words were like a knife piercing into her heart.
When she returned to Hang City from her hometown by train, the exhaustion swept over her again.
At that time, she had only one thought: she felt so tired, really tired, and she wished she could live differently, to have a more relaxed life.
Just when this beautiful counselor seemed a bit absent-minded again, Cheng Zhu’s words once again reached her ears.
He always seemed careless when talking to her, not treating himself like a student.
“I’ve said such deep and impressive stuff, won’t you toast to me?” he gently tapped his glass on the table.
After finishing his pretentious speech, he still had to give himself a little praise.
Honestly, as a person reborn, he really found it hard to completely see himself as a freshman.
But he indeed regarded Chen Jieyu as a teacher.
After all… it’s great to have a teacher’s identity!
Chen Jieyu chuckled bitterly and clinked glasses gently with him.
After downing the rice wine in her small glass, she looked at Cheng Zhu and said, “You’re the kind of person who probably seldom feels lost, right?”
In her view, Cheng Zhu was the type of person with clear goals.
“Lost? I don’t even know how much money I’ll be able to make in the future,” he started again.
This kind of statement, if from an ordinary person, would seem like they aren’t sure if they will make money in the future.
But coming from him, it conveyed a different meaning.
Chen Jieyu shook her head and chuckled; this boy seemed to always talk this way around her.
Sometimes, after discussing some profound topics and opening up a bit, returning to the original conversational rhythm allows people to speak more freely.
Cheng Zhu kept metaphorically stabbing her in the heart, leaving her so full of holes that she was beginning to let things slide, unable to guard her heart anymore.
Moreover, for her, he definitely caught a glimpse of her breakdown in the corridor at the Technology University.
It was just that at that time he took care of her emotions and face in a very natural way.
But it was weird how warm and emotionally intelligent you seemed then, yet how different you come off at the dinner table!
This made her a bit puzzled about this male classmate sitting in front of her, thinking he might be even more… bad than she imagined?
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Inside the room, they had already finished the second pot of rice wine.
The small pot wasn’t large, and Chen Jieyu’s tolerance for alcohol seemed decent.
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She had been accumulating a lot of emotions lately and actually needed a way to vent, ideally someone to talk to.
But she hadn’t anticipated that this person would turn out to be her debtor, her student.
In fact, she later thought about her usual portrayal, the persona she carefully crafted; perhaps it had already collapsed in front of him.
Whether it was her makeup, fashion choices, or social media presence, she packaged them all exquisitely.
But in reality?
She couldn’t come up with $50,000.
This also indirectly confirmed that her family background wasn’t good.
She too desired a better life, but achieving even the semblance of a good life took all her effort, let alone actually having a good life.
In the end, most of the barbecue ended up in Cheng Zhu’s stomach.
They had shared three pots of rice wine between them.
He could tell, this beautiful counselor was starting to feel the effect of the alcohol.
You could tell by her posture.
Her two evenly proportioned legs, clad in black stockings, were now crossed and leaning to the right side, with her knees resting on the wall.
Her right hand supported her head, while her left still gently traced circles along the rim of her cup.
Under her gold-rimmed glasses, her eyes had become completely blurred and distant.
Even her full lips were no longer tightly closed, but slightly open.
Her somewhat stern and ascetic demeanor was completely gone.
Moreover, Chen Jieyu, dressed in OL business attire, exuded a mature womanly charm, which Cheng Zhu found rather enchanting at that moment.
Especially since they were alone together in a small private room which also brought a subtle sense of taboo due to their respective roles.
“Can you still drink?” asked Cheng Zhu.
“Hmm?” With her eyelids half-closed Chen Jieyu looked up at his words, maintaining the last trace of clarity: “Just… about enough.”
“Alright, then don’t drink anymore.” Cheng Zhu began pouring for himself alone.
Watching him, Chen Jieyu suddenly mentioned: “Your earlier comment about seeing the future, you were quite right.”
“That’s completely off-topic, let me guess what you’re thinking. Let’s see if I’m right.”
He stared at Chen Jieyu’s slightly flushed face, she met his gaze.
“Have you read ‘Mountain Moon Record’?” Cheng Zhu asked.
“No, but I’ve heard of it,” Chen Jieyu responded.
“Same here,” Cheng Zhu chuckled: “I haven’t read it either, but I know some interesting quotes from it.”
“There’s a passage, let me read it to you, see if someone can relate.”
Cheng Zhu picked up his phone, entered some keywords from his blurry memory into Baidu, and immediately found the passage.
“‘I deeply fear that I am not truly jade, hence I dare not subject myself to the rigorous polishing; yet I half-believe that I am indeed jade, so I refuse to live a mediocre life among rubble. Thus, I gradually distance myself from the mundane world, ostracizing society, and the result is – I allow resentment and shame to increasingly affirm the cowardice in my self-esteem.'”
Chen Jieyu opened her mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but ended up silent.
She felt it was not entirely accurate, but it largely resonated.
Especially the part about — half-believing she is jade.
Seeing her silent, Cheng Zhu grinned: “Did it hit close to home to some extent?”
Chen Jieyu looked at his smiling face, bit her lower lip slightly, then chuckled self-mockingly: “You find it funny, right?”
However, Cheng Zhu had poked her several times today, and now he wasn’t planning to continue.
It was time to administer some healing.
“Actually, there was a phase where I felt somewhat like what the passage described,” Cheng Zhu said honestly.
It was probably right after he graduated from college in his former life, during the early days of his startup.
But he soon was not like that anymore.
Because he quickly realized — damn it, he was a piece of jade, top-grade jade!
Carve it! Carve it fiercely!
Better yet, carve out a dragon!
Chen Jieyu looked at him and said, “Really?”
“Yeah. And seriously, why would I find you laughable? Realistically speaking, with some of your qualities…” he checked her out briefly before continuing: “You could live a much easier life.”
“Ms. Chen must have no shortage of admirers at school, right?” Cheng Zhu asked with a smile.
“To put it more bluntly, it’s probably not just young people pursuing you, right?” he said.
Chen Jieyu didn’t argue.
Cheng Zhu was right, she had indeed experienced such hints from some middle-aged men.
“You seem to know a lot about this?” she suddenly said in a teacher’s tone.
She felt that given their roles, it was quite absurd to inadvertently discuss such topics, and she couldn’t help but utter these words, almost like a professional habit.
“Yeah, I do. Otherwise, how would I say if you don’t return the money, I’ll go on the forums and claim you’re my kept woman?” Cheng Zhu’s carefree nature was consistently on display.
“You must have no shortage of girls liking you at school, getting a girlfriend must be easy for you, who would think you need to keep someone?” Chen Jieyu said.
“That’s different, a girlfriend is a girlfriend, keeping someone is keeping someone, and some relationships are purely mistress relationships…” Cheng Zhu started getting enthusiastic, now in his element.
— Let me properly explain it to you!
“Hold it right there.” Chen Jieyu, feeling more intoxicated, slightly cradled her forehead and quickly interrupted him.
Drinking a bit too much, then being in a small space with a tall, handsome student discussing such topics, ignited a sense of taboo in her heart.
Cheng Zhu chuckled, having only been joking with her for a bit.
“Since you can’t drink anymore, let’s go. The Didi driver I called has arrived.”
Didi drivers appeared in 2015, but as early as 2014, there were already quite a few people doing ride services, just not through a mega platform.
In many cities, there were companies dedicated to driver services.
But later, Didi simply dominated the market.
Chen Jieyu steadied herself on the table, then began to put on her coat.
Inside the private room, they were required to wear slippers, so her feet were just wrapped in a layer of black stockings. It looked like her stockings around her calves even had a snag, probably accidentally scratched somewhere.
After they put on their shoes, Cheng Zhu received the call from the driver, then waved at her, signaling to leave.
Once in the car, she sat in the back while Cheng Zhu took the passenger seat.
The driver turned out to be a very chatty person, who immediately started praising the car upon getting in, saying his dream car was exactly the Land Rover “Discovery.”
The two men just sat upfront and started chatting about cars.
Ah, men… It’s hard for them to resist talking about cars!
Just like it’s hard not to talk about women.
Chen Jieyu sat in the back, silent, and as the car drove on, she began to feel increasingly woozy.
Shortly thereafter, the Land Rover arrived near the entrance of Technology University.
Just before getting out, something occurred to her.
“Cheng Zhu, did you pay for the dinner just now?” Chen Jieyu suddenly remembered she hadn’t paid for the meal.
“Driver, just stop here, it’s fine,” Cheng Zhu began dismissing the driver, then turned to look at Chen Jieyu still seated in the back: “Of course I paid earlier, who else would treat us?”
“But today I was supposed to treat.”
“There’s no need, you weren’t sincere at the table.”
“No, no, I sincerely just got a bit dizzy when we were leaving, and I just followed you out,” Chen Jieyu hurriedly explained.
Although she was financially strained now, she was definitely supposed to pay for the meal.
“It’s not that you didn’t go pay earlier, so I’m not saying you weren’t sincere. What I mean is, you wanted to treat me because I lent you money, helping your family with an issue, right?” Cheng Zhu said.
“But Ms. Chen, you never truly told me the real purpose of the money, I guessed right, didn’t I?” the creditor lord stared at the debtor.
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