I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 1 Hello, Paris!

"It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart.

(It's amazing how you and I are so connected)

Without saying a word you can light up the dark.

(You can make my confusion go away without saying a word)

Try as I may Icould never explain.

(I can't possibly explain it, though I'll try)

What I hear when you don't say a thing.

(What the hell did I hear when you said nothing)

The smile on your face lets me know that you need me.

(But your smile lets me know that you need me.)
......"

A song hidden deep in my memory, familiar yet unfamiliar, echoes in my ears.

This is the theme song from the movie Notting Hill.

The singer is Alison Krauss and the band Union Station.

In 2025, the song is barely played.

Whether it is Tik Tok or Penguin Music, there are more songs by Brontë, Sia, Beyoncé and Adele.

By the way, Beyoncé seems to have had a scandal!
How could anyone play this song? It's really rare!

Accompanying the singing is the aroma of wheat with a rich creamy flavor and the aroma of strong cappuccino coffee.

My stomach started to rumble.

Liu Jin slowly opened his eyes.

This is where?

……

At the beginning of 2025, a big drama was staged.

However, it has nothing to do with Liu Jin.

He signed a contract with Emperor Motion Pictures and received copyright fees.

It wasn't much, but it was enough to pay off his debts.

He did pay off his debts.

I also had a meal with some old friends whom I hadn't seen in many years, and then drove home.

As a result, on the highway...

His last memory was that his cell phone hit him on the head.

When he woke up again, he was already sitting on the street!

……

Next to it is a cafe.

It's brightly lit inside.

The sky is a bit gloomy... or is it early morning?
There is no sunshine and it is a bit cold.

Liu Jin's head was a mess and he looked around subconsciously.

This is a street corner.

From time to time, there were pedestrians passing by, and they were all foreigners.

Yang Dongqi?
Sun Yue?

Tian Dadong?
Liu Sisi?
Also, Zhao Qian...

A series of strange yet familiar faces appeared before his eyes, making Liu Jin stunned.

Are they still so young?

And Zhao Qian, she is not...

An inexplicable shudder spread from the bottom of my heart to my whole body.

Liu Jin got goosebumps all over his body in an instant.

People who are both familiar and unfamiliar, and places that are almost forgotten.

How come this is exactly the same scene as when I was studying abroad and making a short stop in Paris?
Liu Jin stood up suddenly, immediately attracting the attention of others.

Yang Dongqi asked doubtfully, "Xiao Jin, are you awake? Are you okay?"

"I...it's okay!"

Liu Jin's head was still confused at this time.

He turned and walked into the coffee shop.

Yang Dongqi called out from behind, "Xiao Jin, where are you going?"

"bathroom!"

As he spoke, Liu Jin passed by a small round table.

He stopped and glanced at the middle-aged foreigner sitting next to the round table.

The foreigner just raised his head and his eyes met Liu Jin's.

He smiled slightly and said, "Hey, are you okay?"

He spoke French.

Liu Jin blurted out: "Bien, I just feel a little dizzy. I'm going to the bathroom."

After saying that, he was stunned!
How can I speak French so fluently?
His French used to be okay, but after returning to China and not using it for nearly twenty years, it was basically ruined. But now...

He recognized the middle-aged man, it was Lao Pi.

The future president of Toulouse Business School was also the person who was responsible for welcoming them to Paris when they first arrived in France.

At that time, Lao Pi was still the vice principal.

His name was Pierre, but his last name... I had long forgotten it.

In other words, Liu Jin had never remembered his full name at all.

Pierre was also stunned!

Because he remembered that Liu Jin didn't seem to speak French.

When Liu Jin was picked up at Charles de Gaulle Airport, he spoke English.

Why, are you so fluent in French?

However, Pierre didn't think too much about it. He smiled at Liu Jin, lowered his head and continued reading.

Maybe people would say it, but why not show it at the airport?
Can you speak French?

It seems to be pretty good, it will make communication much more convenient.

Liu Jin also reacted and walked into the coffee shop.

The coffee girl behind the glass cabinet nodded at him and said with a smile, "Bonjour!"

"Stupid pig, can I use the restroom?"

"Of course!"

The coffee girl smiled and pointed to the small door next to her and said, "Go through this door and go straight in. That's the restroom."

"Thank you!"

Liu Jin thanked him and pushed open the small door.

But the moment he pushed the door open, his body paused slightly.

He actually understood what the coffee girl said?
I subconsciously looked back and saw a quartz clock hanging on the wall.

2000 10 Month 6 Day.

Liu Jin was stunned for a moment, then walked into the small door.

……

In the bathroom, I splashed cold water on my face and rubbed it hard.

The whole person becomes much more refreshed.

October 2000, 10, was the day he arrived in Paris.

If I remember correctly, they will encounter a major railway strike today, and Joan managed to buy a train ticket leaving Paris in the afternoon.

Joan is Pierre's assistant and the person who came with Pierre to pick them up this time.

I didn't see him just now. He must have gone to the train station.

So, I am... reborn?

Liu Jin stood in front of the sink and looked at himself in the mirror.

He is very young, has a lot of hair, and wears a pair of black-framed glasses that look a bit like the ones Harry wears in Harry Potter.

But it's a plain mirror.

He had laser surgery in 1999 and has worn plain glasses since then.

The doctor said that this is good for the recovery of the eyes!
Am I really born again?

Liu Jin slowly calmed down from his initial panic.

He just looked in the mirror.

The young man in the mirror is full of vigor and vitality.

Slowly, he smiled.

But two lines of tears oozed from the corners of his eyes.

He had a very hard life in his previous life!

When he was in middle age, disaster suddenly struck, his whole family collapsed, and he almost collapsed too.

The most terrifying thing is that by then, the social environment had already changed. Even if he had once been full of vigor and ambition, he still had difficulty and struggled in the changing times! In short, he was out of date!

Five years, do you know how you will spend the next five years?
Liu Jin pointed at himself in the mirror, tears in his eyes, and asked softly.

Suddenly reborn twenty-five years ago...

Well, he is exactly twenty-five this year.

After rinsing himself with cold water again, Liu Jin looked at his younger self in the mirror and smiled again.

This time, I don’t want to repeat what happened in my previous life!

I want to change!

I want to be myself!

I never want to put myself in that kind of predicament again because of those things in my past life.

But first…

Liu Jin took a deep breath, took out a tissue and wiped the water stains off his face.

He has to prevent a tragedy first!
……

(End of this chapter)