Rebirth Begins with Rejecting My Childhood Friend

"How do you explain this?"

"You clearly have mutual feelings with Tang Weiwei, so why did you pursue Cheng Lu instead?"

Xu Xiuwen shook his head and said, "I couldn't help it. Cheng Lu is my white moonlight. I can't give up on her."

Hearing the words white moonlight, An Shishi paused for a moment, then a trace of envy emerged in her heart.

Suddenly, An Shishi asked, "Hubby, you said Tang Weiwei hid it well during the first semester of freshman year. No one could tell she was a beauty. Is that true?"

Xu Xiuwen laughed, "Of course it's true. Why would I lie to you? Back then, she had long bangs, always kept her head down, and wore thick clothes. No one had any idea she was so good-looking. I only found out by chance."

An Shishi sighed regretfully, "Then the guys in your major must be dying of regret now that they know."

"Haha, it's too late for them to regret it," Xu Xiuwen said smugly.

An Shishi responded with a soft "oh."

Xu Xiuwen noticed her seemingly obedient demeanor, but her eyes were darting around mischievously. Unable to hold back, he asked, "What scheme are you plotting again?"

An Shishi pouted coquettishly. "Hubby, how can you talk about me like that?"

After a pause, she continued, "I was just thinking about something."

"What is it?"

"You and that Tang Weiwei... Did you two ever... you know, sleep together?"

Xu Xiuwen replied without hesitation, "No."

An Shishi raised an eyebrow, half-skeptical, "Really? Would you be that honest?"

As Xu Xiuwen's mistress, An Shishi obviously understood her "husband" very well. She had long realized that Xu Xiuwen was outwardly upright but inwardly flirtatious.

Every time she wore black stockings, Xu Xiuwen would say something like "black stockings are just okay," but his actions were far more enthusiastic and wild than his words.

Seeing her doubtful expression, Xu Xiuwen was speechless. "Of course it's true. I'm an honest man!"

An Shishi tried to hold it in but couldn't.

"An honest man... hahaha... an honest man... hahaha!"

Xu Xiuwen's face flushed from her laughter.

Realizing this, An Shishi quickly stopped herself but still couldn't suppress a chuckle.

"Hubby, if you're an honest man, then there are no honest men left in this world. An honest man should be someone like my uncle."

Xu Xiuwen knew insisting on his "honesty" was a bit shameless, so he didn't argue further.

An Shishi pressed on, "Hubby, why didn't you two do it? Was it because she refused?"

Xu Xiuwen nodded, "Yeah."

An Shishi scoffed, "Pretending to be pure, huh."

Xu Xiuwen shot her a glare. "You think everyone is as slutty as you?"

An Shishi wasn't angered by the insult.

She smiled seductively, leaned closer, and whispered in his ear, "I only act like this for you, hubby. Don't you like it?"

"This is a hospital. Behave yourself."

The moment he said that, An Shishi mischievously licked his earlobe.

Xu Xiuwen drew a sharp breath.

Seeing his reaction, An Shishi let out a string of bell-like laughter before taking a step back.

Her wide eyes blinked innocently, as if the teasing lick earlier had nothing to do with her.

If it weren't for the fact that they were alone in the hospital room, Xu Xiuwen might have been fooled by her innocent expression.

An Shishi suddenly pouted and whined, "Hubby, I'm jealous."

"Jealous of what?"

"I thought I was your only mistress. Turns out there's someone else. I'm so heartbroken..."

She said she was upset, but there wasn't a trace of sadness on her face.

Yet, Xu Xiuwen completely fell for it.

He said gently, "Shishi, it's my fault. If you want to hit me or scold me, I won't say a word."

An Shishi suddenly replied, "I wouldn't hit or scold you. I couldn't bear to do that."

"Shishi~"

Xu Xiuwen was deeply moved.

"Hubby~"

An Shishi called out sweetly.

Their eyes met.

Affection filled the air.

Suddenly, An Shishi said, "Hubby, I'm hungry."

"You're hungry? Then hurry and eat breakfast."

But An Shishi shook her head.

"I don't want that. I want something else."

"Then go out and eat. I'll be fine here in the room. If I need anything, I'll call the nurse."

Unexpectedly, An Shishi still shook her head.

"That's not what I mean."

"Then what do you mean?"

An Shishi suddenly let out a mischievous laugh.

She lifted the blanket covering Xu Xiuwen's hospital bed and crawled under it.

Because of the blanket, An Shishi's voice sounded muffled.

She said, "I want this."

With just one sentence, Xu Xiuwen's body immediately froze.

He swallowed hard, quickly glanced toward the hospital room door, and nervously reminded her, "Shishi, stop messing around. This isn't the time for that."

An Shishi lay on his legs, slowly crawling upward.

The blanket shifted as she pushed it open with her head.

Finally, she poked her head out from his chest.

Her eyes were full of passionate intent, intensely captivating.

"But I want to. You haven't kept me company for so many days," An Shishi pouted and whined.

It was true that Xu Xiuwen hadn't been intimate with An Shishi for a while.

To be honest, he missed her, too.

But that didn't mean he wanted to do it right now, on a hospital bed!

Xu Xiuwen smiled bitterly, "Shishi, don't mess around. I'm still injured. I can't handle you being reckless. Wait until I'm healed, okay?"

An Shishi giggled, "I asked the doctor already. The doctor said you're fine, that it won't affect your recovery, as long as you don't move your arms around too much."

Xu Xiuwen froze. "When did you ask the doctor?"

"This morning. Before I came over, I went to see the doctor first," An Shishi replied.

Xu Xiuwen was completely speechless.

She didn't come straight to his hospital room but went to the doctor first to ask if he could do that kind of thing.

This woman, An Shishi, really was...

She left him at a loss for words! If you said she wasn't doing this on purpose, she sure seemed like she was.

But what could he do?

He did fall for her antics.

After she said that, combined with her crawling onto him, his body betrayed him despite his words.

At this point, denying that he wanted her would be completely unconvincing.

The body is always more honest than the mouth.

An Shishi clearly thought the same.

She let out a wicked laugh, pulled the blanket over herself again, and slipped back under the covers.

Xu Xiuwen felt her movements…

Xu Xiuwen's expression suddenly became strange.

Using the last bit of his rationality, he ordered, "Shishi, you quickly—"

Xu Xiuwen took another sharp breath, then stopped persuading. His entire body tensed up as he stared at the door of the hospital room, afraid someone might come in at that moment.

But sometimes, things just happen to be that coincidental.

At that moment, a mature nurse wearing a white uniform and a nurse's cap walked into the hospital room. There was something familiar about her, but that wasn't the point. The point was that someone had entered the room, and An Shishi was still under the blanket.

Xu Xiuwen, who had been leaning against the bed's headboard, immediately propped up the blanket with his knees and tightly clamped his legs together the moment he saw the nurse. He said, "Nurse, sister, what brings you here?"

Hearing Xu Xiuwen's words, An Shishi, hidden under the blanket, immediately caught his hint and stopped what she was doing.

Xu Xiuwen's legs bent as his knees lifted the blanket up, creating a small pocket of space underneath. An Shishi hid in this narrow space, kneeling on the bed with her body bent forward and lying on Xu Xiuwen's legs. It wasn't flawless—there were gaps that might expose her—but as long as the nurse didn't look too closely, it wouldn't be easy to spot her right away.

Still, Xu Xiuwen remained nervous, staring at the nurse with worry that she might discover An Shishi.

Fortunately, the nurse didn't seem to consider that anyone else might be hiding under the blanket. Xu Xiuwen's words had successfully diverted her attention.

Hearing Xu Xiuwen's greeting, the nurse smiled faintly and said, "At my age, I could easily be your mother, and you're calling me sister? Heh… Are you this sweet-tongued with every girl you meet? No wonder I heard that over a dozen girls came to visit you in the hospital last night. Listen, I'm already married; I'm immune to men's sweet talk now. That trick doesn't work on me."

Xu Xiuwen had only blurted it out nervously; he never expected the nurse to overthink it like that. Feeling awkward, he instinctively raised his hand to scratch his nose, but just as he moved, he remembered his hands were injured and stopped abruptly.

After hesitating for a second, he explained, "You misunderstood—I wasn't flirting with you. It's just that you don't look much older than me, so calling you sister feels right. And besides, you do seem a little familiar."

Hearing this, the nurse let out another quiet laugh. It wasn't the exaggerated laughter of a middle-aged woman; it was restrained and pleasant, not off-putting in the slightest.

"You really do have a sweet mouth. If I were ten years younger, I might consider being friends with you," she said. Pausing briefly, she cleared her throat before continuing, "I'm the head nurse here. I came to check on you. How are you feeling?"

"Nurse sister, I…"

"Hiss—"

Xu Xiuwen hadn't expected An Shishi to be so bold. Just when she had finally quieted down, she suddenly resumed her daring actions.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" the head nurse asked with concern.

Xu Xiuwen shook his head and replied, "No, I'm fine. I feel great. By the way, nurse sister, when can I be discharged from the hospital?"

"You're such a kid. I've already told you I'm more than ten years older than you, yet you keep calling me sister." She sighed but relented, "Fine, fine, call me whatever you like. Someone will come to change your bandages later today. You'll need to stay a few more days. If your wounds get infected, we'll be able to address it immediately."

"Alright, thank you, nurse sister."

Hearing Xu Xiuwen call her "nurse sister" again, the head nurse gave him a deep look before smiling and walking out of the hospital room.

It seemed that, although she feigned annoyance, deep down she still preferred being called "sister" rather than "auntie." Women like her always said one thing but meant another.

Xu Xiuwen didn't dwell on the head nurse for long. He was more bothered by the thought of having to stay in the hospital for a few more days. But what annoyed him the most wasn't being hospitalized—it was An Shishi.

Once the door to the room closed, Xu Xiuwen immediately glanced down toward his legs. He whispered, "Shishi, stop messing around. Just stop."

An Shishi lifted the blanket again, letting some light into the otherwise dark space underneath. She looked up, meeting Xu Xiuwen's gaze directly.

She playfully licked her tongue before ignoring whatever Xu Xiuwen had to say. Lowering the blanket back down, she buried her head and continued what she was doing.

Realizing that persuading her was futile, Xu Xiuwen simply gave up. He closed his eyes and began to enjoy it.

Who knew how much time had passed, but suddenly, An Shishi threw the blanket aside and jumped off the bed. Covering her mouth, she rushed straight into the bathroom.

Shortly after, the sound of a toilet flushing and water being gargled came from inside.

Before long, An Shishi walked out of the bathroom. She looked at Xu Xiuwen with a half-smile and asked, "Why are you staring at me like that?"

Xu Xiuwen asked, "Did you just throw up into the toilet?"

Instead of answering directly, An Shishi shot back, "What else was I supposed to do? Swallow it?"

Xu Xiuwen awkwardly replied, "But you were the one who said you were hungry…"

Seeing the embarrassment on his face, An Shishi couldn't help but giggle. Rolling her eyes playfully, she walked back to the bed and asked, "Satisfied now?"

It was hard for Xu Xiuwen to lie and say he wasn't satisfied, because it had indeed felt good. However, Xu Xiuwen was stubborn as always. He said, "You can't just do something like that next time. What if someone walks in and catches us?"

An Shishi pouted and said teasingly, "Who's going to come in?"

Yet just as she finished speaking, a knock sounded at the door.

"Knock knock knock!"

Both of their expressions tensed up immediately. An Shishi quickly straightened her clothes and smoothed out the blanket at the foot of the bed, making sure there were no signs of anything unusual.

After carefully checking that everything looked normal, Xu Xiuwen finally said toward the door, "Come in."

The next second, the door opened from the outside, and Bai Yue'er walked in.

Seeing Bai Yue'er, Xu Xiuwen was momentarily stunned before smiling and saying, "Yue'er, you're here?"

It had been a while since he'd last seen Bai Yue'er. Now, she looked even more pure and adorable.

Lately, Bai Yue'er had been spending most of her time with Hang Fei promoting their projects, while also giving numerous media interviews and attending important events. Although Bai Yue'er was still herself, she was no longer the naive girl who had just stepped into the entertainment industry, knowing nothing.

After entering the hospital room and noticing another woman present, Bai Yue'er froze for a moment. She quickly regained her composure, hurried over to Xu Xiuwen, and asked nervously, "Xiuwen, are you okay? How are you feeling? Are you getting better?"

"Stop, stop, stop! You're asking so many questions at once—how am I supposed to answer?" Xu Xiuwen said with a laugh.

"Fine, take your time and answer one by one."

As he looked Bai Yue'er over, Xu Xiuwen remarked, "It's been a while since I last saw you, and you've gotten even prettier."

Hearing this, An Shishi immediately shot Xu Xiuwen a look. She couldn't help but recall what the head nurse had said earlier while she was hiding under the blanket—was Xu Xiuwen this sweet-tongued with every girl he met?

A wave of jealousy began to stir in her heart.

After all, she had just helped him with something that required a lot of courage on her part. Even for her, doing something like that had meant overcoming her innate sense of shyness as a woman.

And yet, Xu Xiuwen hadn't praised her at all. Instead, he was now openly complimenting another girl right in front of her.