Rebirth: The Fake Young Lady Is A Real Young Lady

ut of a fairytale, pieced together by idle gossip.

Not having much to work with, Zheng Huai could only hazard a guess as to the nature of Guan Lei and Shen Xi’s relationship.
Guan Lei did not seem like someone who would put stock into the flimsy relationship that was an artificial construct between classmates.
When viewed in light of his nature, which was no secret, Guan Lei would not have allowed just anyone to snatch his phone away without doing anything in retaliation.

Were Guan Lei and Shen Xi in a relationship? Perhaps something more intimate, something a little more than just friends… How could it be? Shen Xi was only 18, and they had just found her.
How could they let Guan Lei, this pig, steal her?

What if… what if Guan Lei bullied his poor cousin?! Everyone knew Guan Lei was not an easy person to get along with.

The thought caused him to tighten his grip on Guan Lei’s hand without knowing.
Guan Lei’s cold eyes darted to their hands.
Calmly, he asked, “Is something wrong? Do you intend to take my pulse while shaking my hand, Doctor Zheng? I’m not sure you’d get anything useful by gripping me so tightly.”

Guan Lei’s words shook Zheng Huai from his stupor and released his charge’s hand.
He tried to cover up his mistake with a cough, saying, “I didn’t expect Young Master Guan to be so adept at telling jokes!”

Guan Lei smiled, but it didn’t quite reach his eyes.
Zheng Huai may not have held malice towards him, but he was far from being the amicable young man he seemed.
The look the young doctor shot him was as if he had had his most prized possession stolen from him.

Guan Lei wracked his brain, trying to remember if he had done anything to warrant Zheng Huai’s ire, but drew a blank.
He and Zheng Huai had never really interacted much, even though being tangentially aware of each other through their shared social circles.

With Guan Lei’s return, Guan Yan excused himself to allow the doctor and patient some privacy.

Guan Lei followed Zheng Huai to an adjoining room full of medical equipment.
Guan Lei did not expect Zheng Huai to have all his instruments on standby.

Before Guan Lei could ask, Zheng Huai introduced his testing equipment.
“Young Master Guan, don’t look at those.
They’re all big and heavy.
This, however, is the world’s best memory detector.
It is not commercially used yet; it’s been undergoing rigorous clinical testing.
You are its first official patient.”

Guan Lei frowned.
Didn’t that mean Zheng Huai was using him as a glorified guinea pig? What kind of memory detector was it? Would it reveal all his memories?

Still, Guan Lei was not worried.
“I’ve been experiencing insomnia because of bad dreams.
How does it relate to a machine meant to probe my memories?”

Zheng Huai, who was setting up the machine, paused.
It seemed Young Master Guan was more alert than he had thought.
However, now that Guan Lei was in his territory, reigning in the disagreeable young man would not be an issue.