What's Wrong with Getting a New Wife? [Rebirth] [MTL]

Chapter 76

After being out of contact for a few days, Xu Jingyin returned to the dormitory quietly one day at noon.

　　Cheng Zhuo was still the only one in the dormitory. Hearing the sound of the door opening, he thought it was Brother Gu coming back to get something, so he said without even looking up, "Brother Gu——"

　　"Look carefully before you shout." Xu Jingyin's voice was familiar and gentle. He threw his backpack on the table and said, "I'm back."

　　Cheng Zhuo couldn't believe the voice and turned to look. When he saw the person, he stood up suddenly and said, "Xu, Jing, Yin!"

　　"You're such a liar, I actually believed you were really homesick!" He was so angry, "Why did you go home?"

　　Xu Jingyin was not surprised that his previous excuse of "missing home" was exposed.

　　He didn't let Cheng Zhuo tell Gu Ji at first because he knew that this poor excuse could fool Cheng Zhuo but not Gu Ji.

　　Xu Jingyin could sense that Gu Ji had long been aware of his recent concerns, and had wanted to ask him a few times. If he knew that he was going home, he would probably be able to guess everything.

　　"Something happened at home." Xu Jingyin did not hide anything this time. He felt relieved when he told the truth. "I went home to accompany my mother for two days."

　　It doesn't feel good to hide something from your friends.

　　"Why didn't you tell us if you had something wrong?" Cheng Zhuo rushed to Xu Jingyin, first checking to see if he had lost weight recently, then punched him, "We don't know what happened, and we were so worried - I called you but you didn't answer."

　　"...I hadn't thought it through at the time. I didn't know whether I should say it or not." After this happened, Xu Jingyin himself didn't know what to do. It was also close to the final exams, and he was under a lot of pressure and had a lot of trivial matters to deal with. He didn't want Cheng Zhuo and the others to worry about it.

　　Cheng Zhuo seemed to be hesitant to speak, but in the end he held it back and only asked, "Is the matter resolved now?"

　　"Not yet." Xu Jingyin said frankly, without any pretense as before, "Do you want to hear it?"

　　"Of course." Cheng Zhuo nodded without hesitation, "We are the best friends in the world."

　　Xu Jingyin did not intend to tell them about this at first and wanted to solve it alone, but gradually he changed his mind.

　　During the few days he was away, Xu Jingyin received countless caring text messages from Cheng Zhuo and Gu Ji every day. During the anxious and sleepless nights, he read them over and over again, and his heart gradually calmed down.

　　Xu Jingyin thought that if he didn't say it out loud, they wouldn't worry. However, as friends, this kind of half-knowledge was the most worrying.

　　"I'll call Brother Gu back." Cheng Zhuo took out his cell phone and was about to make a call.

　　"I saw Xiao Gu in Houhu when I came back," Xu Jingyin held his hand and said, "Let's go find him and go out for dinner."

　　*

　　At the lake behind the school, Gu Ji and Yan Congyu were digging a hole.

　　There is a long-standing saying in Rongda that young lovers can write a small note and bury it in the grove beside the back lake, so that their feelings will remain the same forever. They can also write down their own wishes.