The system was set three years in advance, but the universal deities still hadn't arrived.

Chapter 597 Regrets of Youth and Broken Vows
Zeng Shen held the note, still warm from the girl's body, his fingertips trembling slightly.

Memories dormant deep within the mind have begun.

He didn't even need to unfold the note; the handwriting on it was already clearly visible in his mind—

"Meet me at the building materials room after school. I have something to tell you—Liu."

The scene, the note, and the details from my past life memories flowed together perfectly.

Zeng Shen took a deep breath, suppressing the complex emotions surging in his heart, and whispered, "Since this memory labyrinth corridor cannot make me temporarily forget the memories of this life, and allow me to consciously retain the painful memories left over from the past life, then let's start from here to understand everything."

soon.

Zeng Shen carefully put the note away, and the lunch break bell rang like the drumbeat of fate.

He stood up and walked firmly toward the secluded building materials room he remembered.

Three minutes later.

He stood in front of the building materials room and reached out to push open the creaking door.

Liu Ruyan had her back to the door when she heard the noise.

She turned around suddenly.

When she saw Zeng Shen walking towards her, her fair cheeks flushed even more, and her eyes were filled with a mixture of shyness, nervousness, and the light of courage.

When Zeng Shen stopped in front of her, her lips moved, but it was as if something was blocking her throat, and she couldn't utter a single word. She just clutched the hem of her clothes, looking uneasy.

Zeng Shen looked at her quietly, his gaze deep and gentle, without a trace of the confusion or panic that a young man should have.

This scene had played out in his memory countless times. He knew very well what would happen next, and he also knew that if things followed the trajectory of his previous life...

At this moment, he would be just as nervous and secretly delighted as he waited for the girl to tell him what was on her mind.

Silence...spread for a few seconds in the small space.

Finally, as if she had used up all her strength, Liu Ruyan closed her eyes, her voice trembling slightly: "Zeng Shen... I... I've liked you for a long time!"

Done.

She didn't dare look at Zeng Shen, but quickly lowered her head and nervously added, "What do you think of me?"

Zeng Shen felt a moment of disorientation upon hearing Liu Ruyan's words.

He still remembers.

This confession matches every word from his past life. In his past life, he would have happily accepted it now.

This time, Zeng Shen did not hesitate at all.

He answered in a clear, gentle tone, even with a hint of the composure of a soul from a past life: "Ruyan, I like you too. Let's walk together after school."

Liu Ruyan looked up, her beautiful eyes snapping open, staring at him in disbelief, her eyes instantly bursting with immense joy and a sense of relief.

Her lips twitched slightly, as if she were about to speak.

And just then.

Zeng Shen abruptly changed the subject, deliberately making a crucial decision that altered the course of his past life, and interrupted her before she could speak.

"But this time, we're not going through the back door. We're going through the front door."

Zeng Shen deliberately emphasized the pronunciation of the words "main gate," as if he were severing some invisible chain.

"Oh? That's great!"

Liu Ruyan was somewhat surprised as to why Zeng Shen would specifically emphasize using the main entrance.

After all, going through the back door would make it closer to her house.

However, the joy of being accepted quickly dispelled her doubts. She nodded shyly, her smile as pure and bright as a blooming summer flower.

Upon seeing this, Zeng Shen leaned down and kissed her, beginning to complete the foundation he had laid in his previous life. He reached out and pulled open the girl's sash, leading her to transform into a woman.

Soon, amidst the hustle and bustle of school dismissal, the two walked side by side.

This time, Zeng Shen firmly guided the direction, avoiding the school's back gate that ultimately led to the tragedy.

Without looking to the side, he led Liu Ruyan out of the school's spacious, bright, and bustling main gate.

In an instant, the sounds of bustling traffic and the vibrant atmosphere of everyday life filled the air outside the school gate and reached his ears.

He and Liu Ruyan were both safe and sound; they hadn't encountered any major misfortune.

Zeng Shen stood on the bustling sidewalk outside the school's main gate, the warm sunlight shining on the two of them.

Liu Ruyan was still immersed in joy, her face flushed.

Ten meters after Zeng Shen walked out of the school gate, he stopped and turned to look deeply at the vibrant young girl in front of him.

This girl, the memory that once left a deep scar on his heart, has now been healed.

"Like smoke."

Zeng Shen spoke, his voice low and complex, containing the weight and reconciliation of two lifetimes.

"Ok?"

Liu Ruyan looked up at him in confusion, her clear eyes reflecting Zeng Shen's complex expression.

"sorry."

Zeng Shen's voice was soft, yet it carried immense power.

These three words were spoken by him for the wrong decision in his past life, for the youth that he had implicated and lost, for her life that withered before it could bloom, and even more so for the guilt and regret that had accumulated in his heart for countless reincarnations.

Liu Ruyan asked, quite confused, "What apology? Why should I apologize? Did you sleep with me and then come here to break up with me? We're not..."

Before Liu Ruyan could finish speaking, Zeng Shen leaned down and kissed her lips with an extremely gentle touch, carrying a complex emotion that was almost a farewell, an attempt to make amends and put an end to everything.

This kiss lacked the fiery passion of youthful love; it was more like a long-sealed wound finally being unsealed, releasing all its heaviness, and then gently smoothing it out.

Liu Ruyan's eyes widened instantly, her body stiffened, and her mind went blank. She was completely taken aback by the sudden kiss.

The moment their lips touched, the guilt that had weighed on Zeng Shen's heart like a boulder for countless years surged violently, roaring like a collapsing glacier.

Followed by.

The "obsession" that had sustained him through countless days and nights, formed from immense regret, seemed to be completely shattered by this action, finding an outlet for its release.

In an instant.

An immense and unprecedented sense of relief surged forth from the deepest part of my soul, instantly washing over my entire body, bringing with it an indescribable ease and liberation.

"call"

Zeng Shen gently released her, looking at the astonished and confused girl in front of him. The heavy gloom in his heart finally dissipated, leaving behind a sense of ethereal clarity.

At that moment, the surrounding scenery rapidly faded and disintegrated, like a shattered mirror.

Liu Ruyan's face, flushed with confusion, the bustling street scene around her, the warm sunlight—everything seemed to have vanished as if erased by an eraser.

After a moment of weightlessness, Zeng Shen found himself standing again in the "Memory Corridor Maze" room with its crystal-like translucent walls.

He looked at the empty, silent room, where he was alone with only the faint, flowing light.

Everything that just happened felt like an overly realistic dream.

But he knew that the clarity and ease he felt deep in his soul, as if a tremendous burden had been lifted, was real.

Just as he had calmed down, a cold yet familiar notification sound rang clearly in his mind.

[Congratulations, host, you have passed the important test of your current level: the regrets of youth and the broken vows. Your current level cap has increased by 1% (30 points).]

(End of this chapter)