After the Divorce, My Wife and I Were Both Reborn

Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Wedding in a Dream

Jiang Xia looked at her with a strange expression. Never mind whether there was any scientific basis for cola killing sperm—the key was, his little tadpoles wouldn’t get a chance to find their mommy anyway.

Still, if his wife said he couldn’t drink it, then he wouldn’t. It wasn’t like he was dying for a sip.

He gently wrapped his arms around Lin Yanwan’s slender waist. Their affectionate closeness felt just like when they had first gotten married.

But this tender moment only lasted for a dozen seconds before a hidden hand began to sneakily wander upward.

Lin Yanwan grabbed his hand, turned to face him, and let out a soft sigh.

"First a hug, then a kiss. First a kiss, then a grope. You’re testing my boundaries, one step at a time. What’s next? Scheming how to strip my clothes off and trick me into bed? Jiang Xia, can we let this relationship be less about lust and more about love?"

Her words made him blush. He wanted to brazenly argue his way out of it—a knee-jerk reaction for any guy in his position—but gazing into his wife’s clear eyes, any explanation he could come up with felt lame and utterly feeble.

"I’m sorry."

Lin Yanwan gave him a gentle hug, resting her chin on his shoulder. "I like hugging you like this, but only if you don’t get handsy. Otherwise, I’ll have to push you away."

"Mm... okay."

Half an hour later, a simple meal of three dishes and a soup was served. They sat facing each other at the table, looking for all the world like a married couple.

As Jiang Xia ate his rice, he suddenly thought of Xia Luo for no reason at all.

After his rebirth, Xia Luo married Qiu Ya, became the godfather of the Chinese music scene, and soared to the pinnacle of life, yet he would still find himself thinking of Ma Dongmei in the quiet of the night.

As for him and Lin Yanwan, they had thought their paths would never cross again after being reborn. But by a strange twist of fate, an invisible red thread had tied them back together. freёwebnovel.com

Lin Yanwan waved her hand in front of his eyes. "Why aren’t you eating?"

Jiang Xia placed a piece of chicken into her bowl and said softly, "I think I’m luckier than Xia Luo."

She shook her head. "You’re not Xia Luo, and I’m not Ma Dongmei."

"True."

Jiang Xia wholeheartedly agreed with that.

His first love in his previous life was Lin Yanwan, and his first love in this life was Lin Yanwan too.

And vice versa.

After dinner, Jiang Xia washed the dishes as usual while gentle piano music drifted from the living room. A smile crept onto his face. It had been so long since he’d heard her play this piece, "Mariage d’Amour."

He thought back to the past. So many times after dinner, so many times when he felt melancholic, hearing her play this gentle melody was the only thing that could instantly soothe his restless heart.

He wiped his hands on his apron and leaned against the doorframe, watching her. Sitting at the piano, her posture was as graceful as a figure in a painting.

The gentle melody flowed around him, and faint images of their wedding surfaced in his mind. Jiang Xia was completely mesmerized.

Only when the piano piece slowly came to an end did he belatedly snap out of his trance, his eyes inexplicably moist.

"Playing our wedding song... that’s not fair," Jiang Xia sighed.

Lin Yanwan chuckled softly. "Music has a way of stirring the heart, doesn’t it?"

"If we hadn’t made up that night, I’d be bawling my eyes out right now."

Her expression softened. "This is the first time I’ve played it since being reborn. I thought I would never play it again in this lifetime."

Lin Yanwan played a quick flurry of notes on the keys, breaking the sentimental mood. "Alright, go on and get back to your work," she said. "I’m going to practice that Hungarian Rhapsody you wanted. Need to get a feel for it first."

Jiang Xia nodded, went into her room, and turned on the computer. He opened Photoshop and started coloring the keyframes for *Cat and Mouse*.

Piano music continued to pour from the living room, at times stirring and passionate, at others soft and gentle. It felt just like a return to their old dynamic.

Perhaps spurred on by a "nostalgia buff," Jiang Xia became more focused than ever. As time passed, the scenes from his memory grew richer and more vivid.

At some point, Lin Yanwan appeared behind Jiang Xia. Looking at Tom and Jerry on the screen, she had the distinct feeling she was watching the original cartoon.

She was very curious how he managed to replicate it so perfectly without any existing reference material.

"I’m already starting to look forward to seeing what the first finished episode will look like," she said suddenly, startling Jiang Xia.

"The visual effects will just be passable. They definitely won’t be as smooth as the original, but for a children’s cartoon, this level is more than enough."

Jiang Xia was well aware of the shortcomings of producing *Cat and Mouse* independently. But as long as the work itself was excellent, it would be enough to capture the kids’ attention.

It was just like *Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf*, which became a massive hit in China back in the day. The initial quality could only be described as shoddy, but that didn’t stop kids from loving it.

"Leaving already?" He glanced at the time. It was exactly two-thirty in the afternoon.

"Mhm, Xiao Man is getting out of school soon."

"Then let’s go."

He stretched and saved all the finished line art to a memory card. He’d continue working on it when he got home. At this rate, he could finish coloring all the keyframes by the end of the weekend.

Five minutes later, they walked out of the residential complex holding hands, strolling down the street like a couple deep in the throes of new love.

"By the way, which elementary school does Xiao Man go to again?"

"Nanshan Primary School."

Jiang Xia froze. If he remembered correctly, his mom was a teacher at Nanshan Primary School. And she happened to teach first grade.

"What’s wrong?"

"Did you forget? My mom is Xiao Man’s homeroom teacher," he said seriously.

Lin Yanwan gasped. She hadn’t paid much attention to her sister’s studies after starting university, but she did remember that after she married Jiang Xia, Lin Xiaoman had always called Xia Shanshan "Teacher Xia."

’So this trip to pick up Lin Xiaoman from school is actually going to be my first time meeting my mother-in-law?’

’Oh, crap. I’ve accidentally walked right into a trap. I’m not ready to meet my future mother-in-law at all.’

"Why didn’t you tell me sooner?!"

"I only just remembered myself," Jiang Xia said with a look of resignation.

"Do you think... I... should I buy a gift?" she asked, suddenly growing more nervous than she had been when she saw Jiang Wende.

’After all, their relationship in her past life had been wonderful. Her mother-in-law had treated her like her own daughter.’

"Are you planning on just blurting out ’Mom’ the second you see her?" Jiang Xia asked, exasperated. "My dearest, you’re picking up your sister from school, not paying a formal visit to your mother-in-law."

"I know that! But I’m worried it’ll be like last time, where I’m thinking ’Ma’am,’ but ’Mom’ just slips out."

Lin Yanwan took a deep breath and looked him in the eye. "I really miss her, you know? I’m afraid if I see her, I won’t be able to hold back."

Jiang Xia fell silent. In their previous life, when his mother had passed away unexpectedly, she had cried even more sorrowfully than he had.

"How about we hide off to the side? Once we see Xiao Man come out of the school gates, we can show ourselves and get her. As long as you don’t see her, there shouldn’t be a problem, right?"

"I guess that’s the only way."

Lin Yanwan nodded nervously.