[{"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-28":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},1470610,1918,"Chapter 28: 028 New Mission","reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>Although Gu Wanzhou said she would \"think about it,\" Li Zhiyan knew that this was already a significant breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as she considered it, she would be continuously pushed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, she would be with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, Aunt Gu, let me take you home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Wanzhou nodded; for some reason, her face was getting hotter by the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night was dark, and shadows lurking in the darkness seemed to hide many dangers, with wild cats occasionally darting back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, such a situation would have made Gu Wanzhou feel fearful and scared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, with Li Zhiyan by her side, all she felt was a sense of safety filling her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, dear, Auntie has decided to buy the house.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Recently, I've seen a few nice ones, just as an investment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What you said last time was really good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The more Auntie thinks about it, the more it makes sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan confidently said, \"Don't worry, the price of the house is definitely going up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, by the time school starts, you should see some return on the investment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The price of housing in the future is bound to change every day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking hand in hand, several passersby gave Li Zhiyan and Gu Wanzhou strange looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy's really lucky with women!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, there are many people in society who fancy married and mature women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They just don't dare to say it out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of gaze made Gu Wanzhou feel somewhat uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dear, is it strange for us to hold hands like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No worries, Aunt Gu, they probably think you're my mom, holding hands between mother and son is very normal, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Li Zhiyan say this, Gu Wanzhou's heart felt at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, a large age difference can sometimes be a good thing; people won't think about it in terms of romance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, a relationship between an 18-year-old young man and a 41-year-old woman is somewhat absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only after they had reached the entrance of the housing complex hand in hand that Gu Wanzhou said, \"Dear, let go of Auntie's hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are many acquaintances in the complex.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wouldn't be good if people saw us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan let go of Gu Wanzhou's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continuing like this would indeed be improper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, Aunt Gu,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll walk you down then head home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Side by side, they arrived at the foot of the apartment building, and Li Zhiyan hugged her before Gu Wanzhou could react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aunt Gu, goodbye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goodbye...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warmth on Gu Wanzhou's face never faded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upstairs, Yu Sisi, who had just arrived at the window, saw her mom saying goodbye to a man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt a bit puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mom couldn't possibly be thinking about dating, could she?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Li Zhiyan got home, the lights were still on, and Zhou Rongrong was sitting in the living room waiting for him to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his mom under the orange glow of the light, Li Zhiyan's heart felt warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smell of a burning coal stove wafted from the kitchen, obviously his mom fearing he would be hungry, had prepared a meal for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Yan, are you hungry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom made you some chicken and mushroom stew, it's warming on the stove.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan hummed in response; he was indeed a bit hungry now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After changing his shoes, he sat at the dining table like a good baby, waiting for his mom's cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she had served the dishes, the steamed buns, and the chilled mung bean soup,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Rongrong curiously asked, \"Son, that girl you dated, she must like you a lot, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You used to ask mom if, being so ordinary, you would have a girl willing to stay with you for life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here it is,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Rongrong's gaze and words were filled with a mother's love.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, it's still too early for that, please don't ask so many questions. Anyway, I'll definitely bring my girlfriend to meet you in the future,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one he could bring home for mom to see was surely Su Mengchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though his mom said she didn't care,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if he really brought Gu Wanzhou or Rao Shi Yun home, he guessed it could very well kill her with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, then I'll wait to meet my daughter-in-law!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom's going to bed now, I still have to work tomorrow. Just leave the dishes on the table after you're done, and I'll clean up when I wake up in the morning,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his mother's back as she returned to her room, Li Zhiyan felt profoundly satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling of having someone waiting for you when you come home, it was truly blissful, blissful indeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to his room, Li Zhiyan turned on his fan, and the cool breeze blew over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt incredibly comfortable, casually turning on his computer while checking his text message notifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system's reward of fifty thousand yuan had been deposited into his account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now I have savings of 130,000 yuan, one step closer to becoming a millionaire,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is really like picking up money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's see if the system tasks have refreshed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the system tasks had been refreshed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The day after tomorrow night, Lew Huan is colluding with a few business partners to get Rao Shi Yun drunk at a dinner party and take the opportunity to bring her to a hotel room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please prevent Lew Huan's conspiracy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And find a way to kiss Rao Shi Yun on the lips.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Task reward, seventy thousand yuan in cash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Skill, Wine God learning in progress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wine God skill, once learning is complete, you will not get drunk no matter how much you drink.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No drunkard can be a match for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Receive, Lew Huan's wife's cell phone number is as follows.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhiyan was somewhat excited, as the skills provided by the system were still very powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding Rao Shi Yun having a dinner party again, Li Zhiyan wasn't surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People in business, if not attending drinking parties every day, then definitely every three to five days—after all, China is a relationship-oriented society, and as of ten years ago, the drinking culture was still very prevalent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wine God skill! This is so practical, if I were to mix with the system in the future, I'd definitely be invincible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what's up with Lew Huan's wife's phone number?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Li Zhiyan thought Lew Huan's wife must be beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Lew Huan was quite handsome, and those who are good-looking and relatively wealthy definitely wouldn't have an ugly wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This task of kissing Auntie Rao is a bit tricky, it's even on the lips!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like I need to plan this out carefully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there's a task to breastfeed in the future, that would really be a headache.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Late at night, Gu Wanzhou lay in her bed, tossing and turning restlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart was filled with indescribable emotions, seemingly a flutter of emotional disturbance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden appearance of this kid, Li Zhiyan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>truly threw her off balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiao Yan, why do you like an older woman like your aunt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her mind, the scene of Li Zhiyan saving her today echoed incessantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the kid was only 18, the scene where he stood in front of her beating up the guy over six feet tall, Huang Mao,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>really made her feel so safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she thought about it, Gu Wanzhou felt a surge of emotion within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the moonlight, she looked at her long and fair fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Wanzhou slowly got up, opened the bedside table, and found the nail clippers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began to trim her middle fingernail.\u003C\u002Fp>",1281,"2026-06-06T03:01:05.237Z",1,"novelbin.me","ae1f0c5b73dabf1335111e7002f9d42ae9cbad11d2b9c6345bbd925ae9e2d0dd","reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-chapter-29","reborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-chapter-27",1617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-instead-of-chasing-the-school-beauty-i-ch-cover.jpg"]