Rebirth: The Fake Young Lady Is A Real Young Lady

day or night.
Yet, unexpectedly, he had slept six hours with none of his night horrors waking him.

Guan Lei suddenly turned to look at Shen Xi, staring at her in disbelief.

Shen Xi frowned, not understanding the look Guan Lei was giving her.
Was there something on her face?

“Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?” Shen Xi asked.
She touched her skin, wiping at an invisible stain only Guan Lei seemed to see.
That was when she brushed against her wounded lips.

A startled hiss escaped.
“Did I bite my lip just now?” She muttered, perplexed.

“This… this…” Guan Lei recovered from his shock and stammered, “Maybe, you hit something when you fell.”

Shen Xi felt Guan Lei’s words made sense.
No wonder Guan Lei stared at her just now.
Still, Shen Xi could not think of a time she might have bitten her lip, even when she fell.

Guan Lei stowed his hands in his pockets awkwardly, brushing against an object in one of his pockets.
He fished it out and remembered why it was he had gone looking for Shen Xi in the first place.
It was a tube of scar removal cream.

He passed the cream to Shen Xi, saying, “I got this scar removal cream for you.
Although they aren’t very visible, I didn’t think you’d like the thought of something marring your skin permanently.”

As his eyes roved over Shen Xi’s scarred face, he inadvertently caught sight of the wound he had accidentally inflicted upon Shen Xi, guilt gnawing at him from within.

His mind drifted to the feeling of those cherry lips against his, and he shuddered.
They were so soft, sweet, and supple; nothing could compare.
He wanted nothing more than to pounce on Shen Xi and lock her in a passionate kiss.

Shen Xi thanked Guan Lei profusely as she accepted the scar removal cream.

Staring into Shen Xi’s limpid eyes, those pools of crystalline calm and Guan Lei felt ashamed, like the putrid earth beneath his feet.

It was too late to have dinner in the school’s cafeteria; the canteen was closed by this hour.
Instead, Guan Lei brought Shen Xi to Auspicious Dragon Hall, which remained open till late.

“Today, I’ll let you taste the skills of the top chef of Auspicious Dragon Hall, Chef Wang,” Guan Lei said.
Before, he had to treat Shen Xi to a meal, but that scoundrel Xiang Cheng ruined his opportunity.

“Don’t joke like that! Chef Wang isn’t someone who cooks for just anyone.
He only cooks on special occasions like the school’s anniversary when important guests arrive.
You wouldn’t be able to sample his cooking any other time,” Shen Xi chided gently.