Gu Changheng’s head was still in a daze, and his memories remained in the room where Zhou Li had breathed his last. Now he found himself in his room, the one he had occupied before being kicked out. He looked at his parents and saw that they were still trying to figure out the situation.
Seeing Gu Changheng’s eyes wide open, Mother Gu grabbed his hand and said anxiously, “Changheng, if you hear Mom talking, just nod your head. Please respond. Don’t scare me.”
There was a sensation!
This time, his hand did not pass through his mother’s body like before. Instead, he could really touch her. The solid sensation made Gu Changheng want to cry with emotion.
Gu Changheng widened his eyes in disbelief and exclaimed, “Mom?”
Mother Gu patted her chest and said nervously, “You scared me to death.” She also lectured, “I told you so many times that these days are the hottest weather in more than ten years. I told you not to go out, but you insisted on going against me. The weather is too hot. It’s no wonder you fainted from heatstroke!”
Gu Changheng could feel his mother’s warmth through her hand, and she could hear him speaking and respond.
When he was still a wandering soul, he saw his mother convulse and her eyes clouded with tears after his death. Gu Changheng wanted countless times to wipe his mother’s tears and comfort her as she aged. But in the end, he could not reach her or provide any comfort. It was wishful thinking.
Now seeing his young mother standing in front of him, Gu Changheng couldn’t control his emotions and tightly hugged her waist. “Mom!”
Mother Gu was stunned.
Since entering puberty, and because she was always nagging, Gu Changheng didn’t stick to her like he did when he was a child. He rarely hugged her like this.
Mother Gu felt warmth in her heart and said, “Alright, you’re a grown man now, no need to get all sentimental!”
She pushed Gu Changheng away and continued, “Your dad and I are about to attend a banquet. It’s scorching hot, so stay home. Don’t run around with your friends to avoid heat stroke again. Do you understand?”
“Yes.”
From beginning to end, Father Gu remained silent, but his concerned eyes never left Gu Changheng.
Watching his parents leave the room, Gu Changheng was still trying to piece together what was happening. He patted his face. He could feel it, it was warm. This room was also his room.
Suddenly, a bold and unrealistic thought crossed Gu Changheng’s mind: Could he have been reborn?
Gu Changheng rushed to the window and saw the appearance of the Gu family villa before it was renovated. He ran to the kitchen and saw the young nanny Aunt Liu cleaning. There was also Uncle Li, who was trimming the lawn outside the villa, still looking young.
He hurried to the mirror and looked at himself. A vibrant young man, full of life.
Gu Changheng wasn’t sure how old he was after this rebirth. He returned to the kitchen and asked the nanny, “Aunt Liu, I’m a bit confused after my sleep. What is today’s date?”
Aunt Liu replied, “It’s August 21, 2006. What’s up, Young Master Gu? Is there something special about today?”
“August 21, 2006, August 21, 2006!”
Gu Changheng calculated in his mind. At this time, he was 15 years old and in the second year of junior high school. The time now should be the summer vacation between the end of the second semester of the second year and the beginning of the third year.