Rebirth in 1986: Unforgettable Regrets

Chapter 1342: Breaking a Promise

[God]It’s five o’clock.

[God]Qing Kong, you’re not going to stand me up, are you?

[God]Did something happen to you?

He sent three messages in a row. It was already ten past five!

He glanced at the time, then at the darkening avatar, and the feeling of unease in his heart grew especially strong.

She never misses a planned meeting.

He grabbed his phone and immediately dialed a series of numbers.

Lying on the grass, Meng Shuqing, who just finished sparring with Jian Xing, saw the phone screen and instantly sat up on the lawn. She swiped her phone and held it to her ear, a smile appearing on her lips before she realized it, and said, "Xiao Bai, are you back from country F?"

"I’m older than you." An Bai heard her voice, as cheerful as a nightingale, and the worry in his heart instantly eased.

"Tch."

Meng Shuqing hated this line the most. Just because he’s older, why can’t she call him ’Xiao Bai’?

She just liked calling him Xiao Bai.

"Xiao Bai, where are you?" Meng Shuqing changed the topic.

An Bai slightly smiled and said, "Miss me?"

Meng Shuqing rolled her eyes and said indignantly, "Who misses you?!"

"I’ll be back by National Day. By then, I’ll be staying in Huaxia permanently, so you’ll be seeing me every day. Don’t get too excited!"

An Bai thought about how he had been in country F for years, barely making it back once a year. They had to rely on phone calls to keep in touch, but Meng Shuqing wasn’t a fan of long phone calls. To see Meng Shuqing, he had to rely on photos from home to ease his longing.

"Who’s excited?" Meng Shuqing suppressed her joy, said a few more words, and hung up.

"Boyfriend?"

Jian Xing’s eyes burned with gossip.

"What boyfriend? He’s just my..." Meng Shuqing paused, unsure how to introduce An Bai. She added, "His mom and my mom are really good friends, practically sisters."

"Oh, childhood friends then." Jian Xing looked knowingly.

Meng Shuqing pursed her lips and said, "You’re thinking too much. What childhood friends? He’s not my boyfriend."

"No way." Jian Xing didn’t believe it. She said, "If he’s not your boyfriend, then why did you smile so sweetly just now?"

"Sweetly?"

Meng Shuqing furrowed her brows, wondering where the sweetness was.

"I live in this apartment, where do you live?" Jian Xing asked.

Meng Shuqing said, "I live in building three, on the seventh floor."

Jian Xing blinked and said, "I live in building four, on the seventh floor."

"Such a coincidence!"

Jian Xing felt it was such a coincidence; their apartments were practically next to each other.

"So, what do you like to play?" Jian Xing asked as they walked to the apartment.

"Video games."

Meng Shuqing answered without hesitation. She loved gaming the most.

"Me too!"

Jian Xing was even more excited. They had the same interests and similar temperaments, and by the time they got to the apartment, they were already quite familiar with each other.

They exchanged phone numbers, added each other on WeChat, and even liked the same games.

However, Meng Shuqing preferred playing on the computer, while Jian Xing liked playing on her phone.

"Shuqing, playing on the phone is really fun. You can play anytime, anywhere," Jian Xing said happily, trying to convince Meng Shuqing to play on her phone too.

Meng Shuqing raised an eyebrow and said, "The screen is too small!"

She just loved the big screen of the computer; it was so satisfying to play on it!

"But you can’t play on a computer anytime, anywhere," Jian Xing said, tilting her head.

"Oh no!"

Meng Shuqing suddenly remembered she had an appointment with God to play games at five. It was already past five.

"I have something to do at home, I’ll leave first."

Meng Shuqing rushed home, and as soon as she got online, she saw the three messages from God. Meng Shuqing quickly apologized, explaining that something had come up, causing her to delay and keep God waiting.

God was easygoing, jokingly saying not to stand him up next time. Then the two of them continued gaming.

After gaming, Meng Shuqing’s ordered delivery arrived. She enjoyed a lavish-looking delivery meal and sat by the window, catching the breeze and digesting.

Holding her phone, she saw a message from ’Fanxing’ on WeChat and remembered the friend she made today.

"Shuqing, want to play a game?" Jian Xing sent a game invitation to Meng Shuqing.

She spent all her free time gaming.

"I’ll try."

Meng Shuqing casually accepted Jian Xing’s invitation.

Compared to the computer, the phone screen was really too small, but operating it was convenient. Her slender fingers danced on the screen. Aside from the initial slight discomfort, Meng Shuqing quickly adapted to gaming on the phone.

Jian Xing liked to talk. Throughout a game, her voice never stopped. But one couldn’t deny that computer gaming and mobile gaming each had their advantages. Besides the small screen, the ability to play games anytime, anywhere really appealed to Meng Shuqing!

In the following week, Jian Xing and Meng Shuqing’s friendship blossomed quickly due to their shared interests and hobbies, and Meng Shuqing even fell in love with mobile gaming.

After lunch, during break time, they could even squeeze in a game.

Poor God, he kept waiting for Meng Shuqing to get online to play games. Gaming at a fixed time every day was his happiest, most joyful time!

But suddenly, Meng Shuqing fell in love with mobile games.

God was so frustrated!

He couldn’t just hold a phone and sit there gaming, could he?

"Chenchen."

Chu Huaijin finally finished his work and handed over the roast duck he specially bought, saying, "Your favorite roast duck. Oh, who’s this..."

Chu Huaijin saw an unfamiliar young girl with long black hair, a long dress, and a petite, delicate face, looking like a beauty straight out of ancient times.

When did Chenchen get such a person around her?

"This is my newly-made friend, Jian Xing." Meng Shuqing’s eyes lit up at the roast duck, and she said, "Thanks, Brother Jin. This is Aunt Qin’s son, my senior, Chu Huaijin."

"Another childhood friend?"

Jian Xing whispered in Meng Shuqing’s ear.

Meng Shuqing: "..."

To her, does everyone seem like her childhood friend?

"You’re the great talent who just transferred to the medical department, aren’t you?" Jian Xing tilted her head and asked, "Is Chenchen Shuqing’s nickname?"

"What’s all this talent talk? Just call me Chu Huaijin." Chu Huaijin knew Jian Xing was Meng Shuqing’s friend, so he was happy to chat. "Chenchen is Shuqing’s nickname."

"Oh."

Jian Xing replied, "Chenchen, how about I call you that from now on?"

"Then I’ll call you Xingxing?" Meng Shuqing countered.

"Chenchen."

"Xingxing."

Chu Huaijin, watching this: "..."