Only After I Was Reborn Did I Realize That I Had Childhood Sweethearts

When Mei Fang entered Xia Yuan's room, he saw her sprawled out on the bed, fully demonstrating what it meant to be sleeping sweetly.

Because Youxi had the habit of hogging the covers, and Mei Fang would usually lie in the middle, when they all slept together, YuanYuan often ended up getting shoved to the edge of the bed from tugging at Mei Fang—so it had actually been a while since she'd slept so comfortably lying flat.

Mei Fang quietly came to sit at the edge of Xia Yuan's bed.

Although there was no snoring, Xia Yuan seemed to be murmuring something, like she was talking in her sleep. From time to time, she would suddenly call out Mei Fang's name loudly.

"Ah Fang… Ah Fang…"

Dreaming and still calling my name, huh?

Then, Xia Yuan's sleep talk got a little quieter, so Mei Fang leaned in to listen—and just then, Xia Yuan suddenly thrashed and waved her hand.

Pa!She just so happened to give Mei Fang a slap in the face.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Ah Fang!"

"Who told you to go out and find some other woman—"

Xia Yuan loudly blurted out her dreamtalk, then turned over. While Mei Fang was rubbing his cheek, Xia Yuan swung her fist at him for a fatal strike.

"I'm sorry, I love you, I'm sorry I love you, I'm sorry—"

Once Mei Fang caught her fist, Xia Yuan stopped struggling. Mei Fang gritted his teeth and endured the pain as he gently placed her hand back, then raised his hand intending to knock her on the head—but paused as it hovered above her forehead.

Damn it, I raised such a big wife myself—how could I bear to hurt her…

As Mei Fang sat at the bedside tangled in his thoughts, the sound of someone knocking came from the door.

Lin Youxi was standing at the entrance to Xia Yuan's room, looking at her and Mei Fang.

"So it turns out, YuanYuan doesn't snore either."

Lin Youxi and Mei Fang sat at the bedside, admiring Xia Yuan's profile.

"YuanYuan looks like she's sleeping really soundly."

"Mm, yeah…"

Lin Youxi glanced at Mei Fang, her expression full of suspicion:

"Aren't you even going to check if she's pretending to sleep?"

"Like this… should be no need to check, right?"

"That's nice—because it's YuanYuan, there's no need to test at all."

Lin Youxi murmured with a calm face, "I have to pinch her, squeeze her, and even kiss her…"

Mei Fang blushed bright red hearing Lin Youxi tease him. "So youwerepretending to be asleep!"

"You only came to check on us after an hour. How could I have had that much sleep left?"

Lin Youxi patted Mei Fang's leg and teased him: "Still, I never expected our Ah Fang would be the type to take advantage when no one's looking."

"Eye… for an eye, that's all. This morning, didn't you also—"

Before Mei Fang could finish speaking, Lin Youxi covered his mouth. She smiled softly and said, "I never said you couldn't. Honestly… it's kind of fun once in a while."

While the two of them were flirting back and forth, the well-rested Xia Yuan slowly woke up. Seeing Lin Youxi and Mei Fang sitting at her bedside, she rubbed her eyes and sat up, then immediately pounced into Mei Fang's arms to act spoiled.

"I had such a scary dream, Ah Fang."

"Ah…"

"I dreamed that you were cheating on me—with Youxi and some other woman behind my back, and I caught you."

"I cried and asked you, since you already had me and Youxi, why weren't you satisfied."

"You told us, how could home compare to the thrill of the wild, you were already tired of the two of us."

"Then I got really mad and cried as I don't know where I pulled out a dagger."

"And then I just kept stabbing you, stabbing you… and then, and then…"

"Could you not dream in such vivid detail? Just hearing it gives me the chills…"

After all, Mei Fanghadgotten smacked just now. YuanYuan wasn't just making stuff up—she really did have a bit of that yandere potential.

Lin Youxi, curious, asked from the side: "Say, if Ah Fang really cheated, YuanYuan, would you really stab him like that?"

"I… I'm not really sure, probably would? What about you, Youxi?"

"I've never really thought about that."

Lin Youxi rested her chin in her hand and looked at Mei Fang. "I think the two of us are so pretty, it's probably hard for Ah Fang to fall for someone else. I mean, if he were going to get tired of us, it would've happened years ago."

Mei Fang frowned, visibly annoyed. "Weren't we talking about snoring? How'd this turn into a conversation about punishing me for cheating? I already said I'll only ever love the two of you this lifetime. If you're still suspicious after that, it really hurts my feelings."

"No no no, I didn't mean it like that… I was just sharing my dream's details."

Xia Yuan got up as she spoke. "So, did I snore during today's nap?"

"You talked in your sleep, but no snoring."

"See? I knew it was Youxi—"

"Youxi didn't snore either."

Mei Fang paused before continuing, "Looking at it this way, maybe the snoring was just a one-off event. Let's not overthink it…"

Mei Fang was mid-sentence when Lin Youxi suddenly stopped him.

"Listen."

"……"

Xia Yuan and Mei Fang perked up their ears and listened carefully. They really did hear a faint snoring sound.

"T-That's it! Is the snoring really that loud?" Mei Fang was surprised. "It's like my dad's motorcycle—so noisy."

"Sounds like it's coming from outside the window."

So Mei Fang opened the window in Xia Yuan's room to look outside, while Lin Youxi and Xia Yuan held onto him to make sure he didn't fall.

"Wuwu, Ah Fang didn't secretly hide some girl at home, did he?"

As Mei Fang climbed back in from the window, he finally took the chance to knock Xia Yuan on the head.

"If I were sneaking around with a mistress, why would I keep her at home? Are you a pigbrain?"

"I was just kidding! Ah Fang is so serious—do you not love me anymore, wuwu…"

"Okay, no more joking. I think the sound is coming from the balcony outside the master bedroom. Let's check it out."

The group headed to the master bedroom in search of the snoring's source. The sliding window to the balcony was open, and outside lay a chubby three-colored cat. It was lying on its side basking in the sun, snoring loudly.

"Sothiscat is the one keeping me from sleeping."

Mei Fang was immediately annoyed. "Why didn't we see it during the day?"

"This is the third floor! It climbed this high up just to sunbathe? That's weird."

"Our apartment complex has wire mesh burglar bars on the first and second floors. Only the third floor balcony can be reached by jumping. It's pretty normal."

Lin Youxi, Xia Yuan, and Mei Fang squatted down to observe the cat. It looked like a female stray.

"But either way, this cat snoreswaytoo loud. It's like a human—maybe there's something wrong with her health."

Xia Yuan looked at the cat worriedly. "She looks kind of sick to me… like weak and listless."

Looking at the fat little female cat in front of them, Mei Fang suddenly had a special thought. He shared it with Xia Yuan and Lin Youxi on the spot:

"What do you think, should we take her to a pet hospital for a check-up?"

"Ah Fang, you want to keep a cat?" Lin Youxi asked in surprise. "If you want a cat, wouldn't it be easier and more hassle-free to buy one from a pet store?"

"Not really… I just feel like this is fate. If she were to die in our home, that wouldn't be very lucky either."

"Lucky or not, I still think it's a pretty rare bond!"

Xia Yuan also agreed with Mei Fang. "Let's take her for a check-up! I've always wanted to keep a pet."

"Me too, kind of."

"You want one too, Ah Fang?"

Lin Youxi smiled and said, "Did you forget how you used to get scared stiff by frogs?"

"Frogs and cats aren't the same! Cats are soft and fluffy—so cute."

In his past life, Mei Fang had once come close to owning a dog. But his mom, Xiang Xiaoxia, ended up giving it away, saying, "We can't even afford to raise people—how can we raise a dog?" Little Mei Fang was devastated for a long time.

"I like cats too. Let's take her to the vet for help!"

"Whatever you guys want. I'm fine with anything."

And so the three of them hurriedly scooped up the female calico cat and rushed her to the hospital for an exam. After checking her out, the vet said to Mei Fang, "She's suffering from fever and faintness caused by physical weakness. Nothing too serious."

"Mm, I understand. Thank you, doctor."

"You're welcome, just fill this out—oh, by the way, this cat… is already pregnant."