Reborn-After-C141

Chapter 141: You’re the Duck!

Sensing Han Xinyan approaching, Shen Fei also heard her voice nearby.

He smiled faintly, opened his eyes, grabbed Han Xinyan’s arm, and pulled her into his embrace with a sudden tug.

“Ah!”

Caught off guard, Han Xinyan found herself in Shen Fei’s arms.

Blushing deeply, she playfully hit him with a small fist.

“You scared me!”

“Is Yueyue asleep?” Shen Fei asked with a smile, a hint of pride flashing in his eyes.

Seeing Shen Fei’s expression, Han Xinyan quickly guessed what he was up to. Lowering her head shyly, she looked just like she had on their wedding night years ago. With a soft nod, she replied,

“She’s asleep. It took a long time to get her down.”

“She won’t wake up like last time, will she?” Shen Fei said regretfully, recalling previous interruptions.

“No…”

From meeting to marriage, they had been together for seven years. But ever since Shen Fei’s business failure, which led to his drinking and gambling, it had been over two years since they shared such intimacy. For Han Xinyan, who was shy about these matters, the situation made her even more bashful.

“Let’s not waste time! Let’s go!” Shen Fei grinned, lifting her into his arms excitedly.

“You… you haven’t washed up yet!” Han Xinyan panicked a little.

“What’s the rush? You haven’t washed either! Let’s wash together!” Shen Fei raised an eyebrow teasingly.

“That… doesn’t seem appropriate!” Han Xinyan buried her face in the crook of his neck.

Although already a mother, Han Xinyan still held very traditional views. Even when they were intimate before, it was always with the same, simple routines.

“What’s wrong with it? We’re husband and wife! Besides, how long has it been since I’ve had a taste of meat? It’s perfectly reasonable! Just keep your voice down so we don’t wake Yueyue—otherwise, the duck I caught will fly away again!”

“You’re the duck!” Han Xinyan rolled her eyes at Shen Fei, the earlier shyness now mostly gone.

However, she didn’t protest any further and quickly accepted what was about to happen.

—

In the Master Bathroom

Compared to the guest bathroom, the bathtub in the master suite was much larger and more luxurious.

Han Xinyan sat in the tub with her back to Shen Fei, while he stared at her in silence, his eyes reddened.

One, two… countless scars.

Her previously smooth, flawless back now bore more than a dozen scars, big and small. Despite Shen Fei’s miraculous scar-healing ointment, the marks accumulated over years would take a long time to completely disappear.

Feeling guilt welling up in his heart, Shen Fei suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself hard across the face.

The crisp sound echoed.

Hearing it, Han Xinyan immediately turned around, her face full of concern as she gently rubbed the spot where he hit himself.

“What are you doing? Does it hurt?”

Her gaze brimmed with worry and affection.

“Xinyan, you’re the one who’s hurting more… I’m sorry. This is all my fault…” Shen Fei murmured as he softly touched the bruises on her body.

For the first time since his rebirth, Shen Fei broke down and cried. Tears streamed down his face, filled with remorse.

Seeing this, Han Xinyan panicked. She quickly tried to comfort him.

“It’s okay! It’s all in the past now!”

Sniffling, Shen Fei said,

“Xinyan, I let you down… If you ended up like you did in the previous life, what would I do? Thankfully, I still have this chance to see you again. I really am such a fool…”

Before Shen Fei could finish speaking, something soft pressed against his lips.

Surprised, he looked up to see that Han Xinyan had leaned forward and kissed him.

—

The kiss ignited the atmosphere in the bathroom instantly.

Amid his longing and guilt, Shen Fei finally held the woman he loved most in his arms again.

After their passionate embrace, Han Xinyan’s face flushed red. Despite her trembling legs and exhaustion, she straightened up and murmured,

“I’ll go clean up. I won’t come back here tonight.”

“Yueyue is already asleep. Why are you still going back?” Shen Fei asked, confused.

“You idiot! Yueyue might be sleeping now, but what if she wakes up suddenly? If she wakes up and can’t find me, she’ll probably cry like you did earlier!” Han Xinyan teased playfully.

Their relationship, strengthened tonight, now allowed her to joke around.

Hearing this, Shen Fei thought back to the earlier events and nodded quickly.

The room quieted again.

Shen Fei, feeling sticky and sweaty, frowned in disgust, got up, and took another shower.

Feeling refreshed, he lay back in bed but couldn’t fall asleep.

—

Just then, his phone buzzed.

He picked it up and saw a message on WeChat:

[Shen Fei, are you still awake? /Cute emoji/ /Cute emoji/]

The message was from Su Ruyan.

Shen Fei frowned slightly, deleted the notification, and didn’t feel like replying at all.

Scrolling through his Moments feed, he noticed a post Su Ruyan had shared two hours ago.

It was a photo of a glass filled with ice and liquor, captioned:

“Looking back, that person is in the dimly lit distance.”

Shen Fei stared at the post for a moment.

He wasn’t being narcissistic, but Su Ruyan frequently messaged him and posted such poetic captions—it was hard not to overthink her intentions.

Clicking on Su Ruyan’s profile, Shen Fei hesitated for a long time over the delete button. Considering they were old classmates, he ultimately didn’t press confirm.

—

Meanwhile, Su Ruyan waited anxiously for a reply. After half an hour of silence, she felt a little disappointed.

But soon, an idea struck her.

She opened their junior high school class group chat and posted:

“Good evening, everyone! It’s been a long time since we’ve had a class reunion. Isn’t it time we organized one?”

“Wow, our goddess finally speaks!”

“The class beauty has spoken. We better start planning!”

“Count me in! I’ll contribute 2,000!”

“I’ll pitch in 500!”

“I’ll give 80!”

Su Ruyan sneered at the messages, remembering how Shen Fei had casually spent over 20 million that day. Compared to him, she found these classmates utterly unimpressive.

Still, for Shen Fei’s sake, she suppressed her disdain and continued:

“How about we invite our teacher this time too? It’d be nice to see everyone together again!”

Of course, Su Ruyan didn’t really care about reconnecting with her teacher.

She knew Shen Fei wouldn’t respond to her private messages, let alone attend a reunion with classmates he hadn’t seen in over ten years.

Inviting their teacher was just an excuse—a trap to lure Shen Fei to the gathering.

She had no interest in these classmates throwing around small amounts of cash. Shen Fei, however, was her true target.