After rebirth, I rejected the rich yandere lady

"Mhm! Aunty Xiang is massaging me right now."

An Nuannuan replied swiftly.

Before Yao Mingyue could respond, another message notification popped up.

An Nuannuan also sent a picture along.

Yao Mingyue\'s blood pressure shot up the moment she saw it!

The photo, unmistakably, was of An Nuannuan\'s fair legs, her cute little feet reflecting a shine under the light, each toe small and adorable.

It was as if they were inviting someone to taste them.

Close-up for a big face?

Yao Mingyue was so angry she nearly crushed her teeth.

This ditsy act must be deliberate, right?

Who sends pictures of their legs and feet just while chatting?

Yao Mingyue\'s hands trembled as she was just about to reply when An Nuannuan sent another message, "Actually, Aunty Xiang\'s massage is not as comfortable as when you do it, Xu Musen. It\'s been several days since you\'ve given me one, when can I enjoy another splendid massage from you?"

"..."

Yao Mingyue really almost swore!

Ahhh!

Is she actually foolish or just pretending?

Yao Mingyue almost threw her phone in frustration, but she managed to keep her last bit of sanity.

"An Nuannuan, please don\'t talk to me like this anymore."

"Why?"

"Because, I actually already have someone I like. From now on, you need to keep your distance from me, otherwise, you\'ll be looked down upon by others!"

Yao Mingyue sent the message imitating Xu Musen\'s tone.

As expected, it took a minute or two before the other side slowly replied, "Why would people look down on me? (Questioning face)"

"Because I\'ll soon have a girlfriend and I can\'t talk to other girls or even spare them a glance!"

"Oh... but aren\'t we also good friends of different genders?"

That single sentence made Yao Mingyue feel her blood pressure rise again.

"I\'m talking about boyfriend and girlfriend... it means we\'d go shopping together, eat together, play together, watch movies together, and we would... casually hug, lift each other up, and do lots of things that others can\'t do, the very best kind! Do you understand?"

Yao Mingyue gritted her teeth as she sent this long message.

Sure enough, there was a long silence from the phone.

On the other end of the phone, An Nuannuan was looking at the messages sent... Shopping, eating, it seems they\'d done all that. Does that mean they\'re boyfriend and girlfriend?

An Nuannuan didn\'t understand why, but she felt her face getting warm. And what about the rest? Hugging, lifting each other up... he had carried her before, but the whole hugging and such...

"Aunty Xiang," she said.

"What\'s wrong, Nuannuan?"

"If someone suddenly tells you they need to make other friends and talks about lots of things... some which they\'ve done before and some they haven\'t, what does that mean?"

An Nuannuan blinked.

After thinking for a while, Aunty Xiang spoke up, "If it\'s a boy, maybe he\'s just saying it out of frustration, perhaps because he feels the care he\'s receiving isn\'t enough. Those things he mentioned, he\'s actually hinting that the girl should pay him more attention..."

As Aunty Xiang spoke, she suddenly paused and asked, "Did that boy say something to you?"

An Nuannuan nodded and then shook her head.

Aunty Xiang was bemused, "What do you mean by nodding and then shaking your head?"

An Nuannuan blinked and after a brief contemplation, she spoke, "I feel like the things he said aren\'t something he would say, but at the same time, it\'s as if he\'s expressing his inner thoughts."

"What?"

Aunty Xiang was confused.

An Nuannuan, however, stared at the words on her phone. She pursed her lips slightly, contemplating the best friends... Does that mean she should also show some kind of gesture?

She clenched her little fists and made up her mind.

...

On the other end of the phone.

Yao Mingyue had intended to say something even more explicit, but after a long wait, finally, a reply came from the other side.

"I understand, I\'ll be good."

It seemed there was no intent to linger on the topic.

She must have realized when to back off!

Yao Mingyue hummed in satisfaction. Hearing some noise from the bathroom, she quickly deleted the entire conversation between the two people and placed her phone back.

But she, who always tends to veer off course, might never have imagined that An Nuannuan\'s thoughts were even more outrageously wayward.

...

Xu Musen had soaked for a while, then went to the sauna room for a steam before coming out.

The first thing he noticed was that his clothes were gone.

Okay, there really is a pervert!

But then he saw, lying on a table nearby, a clean set of folded trousers and a shirt.

Looking at the style, they must be clothes that Uncle Yao used to wear.

Xu Musen tried them on and stepped outside.

He saw Yao Mingyue just as she was coming back from the balcony.

"I washed your clothes for you,"

Yao Mingyue seemed very happy as she sat down beside him.

Xu Musen nodded, looking out at the still-falling rain. He had been out since early morning and hadn\'t had time for lunch, now his stomach rumbled in protest.

With the rainstorm outside, there was no chance for delivery either.

When Yao Mingyue heard his stomach growling, she slightly raised her lips, "Would you like me to make you something to eat?"

"You?"

Xu Musen scoffed, not to say anything negative, but this little lady with a frail appearance had all the capabilities except for any culinary skills.

After all, she had always had housekeepers since childhood and had never needed to lift a finger.

"Or would you rather do it?"

Yao Mingyue pouted her lips.

Xu Musen, for his part, went to the open kitchen, opened the fridge, and looked inside. The large, three-door refrigerator was packed with various kinds of food.

He might as well do it himself then.

In his last life, he had plenty of practice cooking while serving this female CEO.

Xu Musen decided to stew some spare ribs soup and then cook some noodles.

He took an apron from the kitchen, rolled up his sleeves, and started to take out the ingredients.

He really began working in the kitchen.

Yao Mingyue\'s eyes widened slightly; she didn\'t expect that he would actually start cooking in earnest.

The relentless rain was pouring outside while both of them, having taken their baths, felt a bit lethargic and comfortably nestled on the sofa.

The only sounds in the room were Xu Musen chopping vegetables and the bubbling water on the stove, which felt exceptionally soothing.

Yao Mingyue lay on the sofa, watching Xu Musen as he cooked.

Dressed in her father\'s old clothes, the crisp white shirt made him seem even more mature.

Xu Musen had really changed a lot during this time, especially in his demeanor, exuding more confidence and stubbornness.

Especially the light in his eyes, always having that tenacity as if after enduring hardships, there would be a sweet outcome.

His upright posture, his broad shoulders, and the focused profile of his face as he seriously cooked made Yao Mingyue\'s heart race uncontrollably.

She even felt that it would be wonderful if things could always be this way.

An hour later, Xu Musen had finished cooking. He had made corn and spare ribs soup and used the broth to cook two bowls of noodles.

Xu Musen, with a bowl of soup and noodles, sat down at the dining table, took off his apron, and began to eat.

"Hey! What about mine?"

"In the kitchen, help yourself,"

Xu Musen replied without lifting his head, thinking that it was already generous to share his homemade noodles—serving her was out of the question.

Yao Mingyue grumbled unhappily but also briskly walked to the kitchen to get her noodles.

They were steaming hot and smelled delicious.

She took a small bite and her eyes immediately brightened with delight; surprisingly, his cooking was delicious!

"How come I never knew you could cook before?"

Yao Mingyue sipped the spare ribs soup, feeling her whole body warm up. She was very picky when it came to food.

Moreover, she was sensitive to even a slight variance in the amount of seasonings such as salt.

The professional housekeepers initially took a long time to cook meals to Yao Mingyue\'s satisfaction.

But this was Xu Musen\'s first time cooking for her, and it seemed as if it was tailor-made for her, fitting her taste perfectly.

Xu Musen paused in his eating, looking up at the satisfied Yao Mingyue.

"There\'s a lot you don\'t know about me."

Xu Musen replied casually, thinking to himself that he knew she had plenty of secrets.

Yao Mingyue lifted her eyes to him, feeling recently as though she couldn\'t quite understand him.

But looking at the bowl of noodles that were perfect for her taste before her,

She really wished she could keep him by her side forever, to eat his cooking every day…

A possessive excitement flickered on the young girl\'s face, as she secretly made up her mind.