[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch":3,"chapter-reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-chapter-223":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reborn: Instead of Chasing the School Beauty, I Chased Her Mother",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1470455,1918,"Chapter 223: 109 Jiang Xian's son misbehaves and insults his mother, Li Zhiyan stays overnight on a rainy night to comfort her","reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-chapter-223",223,"\u003Cp>Although she felt quite embarrassed, Jiang Xian thought that she had kissed Li Zhiyan so many times already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeding him was really nothing in comparison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan began to eat the dinner Auntie Jiang had prepared for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and felt extremely happy in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The taste of Auntie Jiang's cooking really was exceptionally good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Li Zhiyan hugged Jiang Xian's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made her bend down and then kissed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know how much time had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two finally parted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After tidying up the dinnerware,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xian asked, \"Xiao Yan, are you still hungry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, not anymore...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Auntie Jiang, I want to sleep holding you tonight,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you think that's okay...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still feel like having a midnight snack later tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xian said somewhat shyly, \"You're already a grown man but still want to sleep with Auntie; aren't you going back to the dorm to sleep?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan's desire to sleep with Auntie Jiang was just a spur-of-the-moment idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Auntie Jiang, it's already too late to go back to the dorm now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The dorm has a curfew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And with such heavy rain, would you feel at ease letting me go back alone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the rain outside, Jiang Xian's heart ached for Li Zhiyan; she really couldn't bring herself to let him go back alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this young man was the only person who was genuinely kind to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, Xiao Yan, then you can stay and sleep with Auntie,\" she agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xian was very accepting of such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she temporarily couldn't accept anything too excessive, she and Li Zhiyan had kissed for so long already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she had even fed him, so sleeping together really wasn't a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan took off his shirt and lay down happily...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he snuggled up against Jiang Xian's chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, at 18 years old, still act like a little kid,\" Jiang Xian thought to herself with a bit of helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many times, Li Zhiyan really was no different from a child, but it was precisely such a child who appeared repeatedly at the most desperate moments of her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had rescued her from the depths of despair. Her life really couldn't be without Li Zhiyan...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In front of you, am I not just a child?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Jiang Xian lay down hugging Li Zhiyan, she gently covered both of them with a blanket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's still a bit chilly tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make sure to keep covered, don't catch a cold, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Women of a certain age always care for others, and a 41-year-old woman like Jiang Xian was naturally the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her heart, she was very concerned about Li Zhiyan's health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No worries, Auntie Jiang, you're warm, I won't catch a cold.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding Jiang Xian, Li Zhiyan truly felt the warmth akin to a mother's; Auntie Jiang's body was so warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You child, do you really want to hold Auntie all night long?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan lay next to Jiang Xian, resting on her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gently inhaling the fragrance from her body, he was utterly intoxicated by the atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the torrential rain outside, yet he slept beside Jiang Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding her, smelling the fragrance of her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, Xiao Yan, time to sleep,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they held each other, Jiang Xian gently kissed Li Zhiyan's forehead...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she had encountered despairing events in her life,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a relief to have Li Zhiyan. Meeting him was truly the highlight of her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, Li Zhiyan woke up to the fragrant smell of cooking from the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Auntie Jiang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your cooking smells so delicious, I'm hungry already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xian blushed a little; after eating a few rounds of late-night snacks last night, her stomach should be bursting, and yet she felt hungry again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go and wash up, Xiao Yan, It's a sunny day outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After eating, you can go to school.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan obediently washed up, ate, and although he tried the breakfast Auntie Jiang made, he felt that her midnight snacks were tastier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Auntie Jiang, you're feeling much better now, aren't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last night, sleeping while hugging her, she had felt an unusual sense of security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it, Jiang Xian felt the urge to keep hugging Li Zhiyan to sleep, but then she realized such thoughts were shameless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was 41 and Li Zhiyan was just an 18-year-old kid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With you by my side, Auntie really does feel a lot better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've come to terms with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, I'll pretend I don't have this son, I'll just focus on running my store well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that hint of disappointment in Jiang Xian's eyes, Li Zhiyan knew that for Yen Lei to mend this mother-son relationship was as difficult as ascending to the heavens; once a person's heart is broken, many things can't be turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But considering what a beast Yen Lei was, he clearly didn't care about Auntie Jiang at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never cared about how his mom was doing, just like Liu Yaolong refused to live in a rental house with his mother, despising her house for being too run-down. These people only had eyes for benefits; for profit, they could even betray their own mothers—a perverted product of a money-driven society, truly disgusting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Auntie Jiang, it's good that you can think this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll chat with you often on QQ.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan was quick with his fingers, so having an extra chat was absolutely no problem at all; it was easy for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmm...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xian could clearly feel how much Li Zhiyan cared for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, he was the only one in this world who could treat her like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breakfast, Li Zhiyan kissed Jiang Xian's cheek before he finally left the clothing store.\u003C\u002Fp>",974,"2026-06-06T03:01:05.515Z",1,"novelbin.me","fad68d046c1ad9a1a27bc70df55bcf0a52ccd0a7fe8d5848ced1d45ed75ef0c7","reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-chapter-224","reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-chapter-222",1617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-cover.jpg"]