Reborn to prepare for the college entrance exam, you're letting me retire and make a comeback?

The next morning.

"Beep beep beep—beep beep beep—"

The shrill sound of a cell phone alarm shattered the silence of the KTV room.

Lu Qian, who was on the sofa, was awakened from his deep sleep almost instantly.

School starts at 7:25. Normally, Lu Qian, before his rebirth, would dawdle until 7:00 before getting up, but today was an exception.

The combination of his eighteen-year-old biological clock and his anticipation for the task prevented him from habitually staying in bed; instead, he almost instinctively did a somersault.

Young is so good.

I immediately turned off the alarm and quickly regained my senses.

It was exactly six o'clock in the morning.

The time is just right.

So, if I lived through yesterday, did I live one day longer or one day shorter?

The boy stretched and started contemplating life early in the morning.

He eventually came to the conclusion: "I wasted a day."

That makes perfect sense, it's very logical.

Then, feeling the warmth in his arms, a strange sensation suddenly arose in his body, as if he could pierce through an iron plate.

Cough cough, as expected of an eighteen-year-old's body, it's really resilient.

"Ahem, how about I just slip away quietly...?" Recalling his experience last night, Lu Qian instinctively wanted to run away.

He carefully sat up, but his movements suddenly froze.

Not for any other reason, but because the person in my arms just... moved.

Slowly lower your head...

The female college student in his arms seemed to be startled by the alarm clock. Her long, thick eyelashes fluttered gently like butterfly wings, and her delicate brows furrowed slightly.

She instinctively snuggled closer to him, her arms tightening around him slightly.

"Holy crap...this is terrible!"

"pill!"

Lu Qian held his breath, not daring to move.

A few seconds later, Chen Yufei slowly opened her beautiful eyes.

At first, it was misty with moisture, as if shrouded in a thin fog, clearly not fully awake yet.

Then, she blinked, seemingly confused by the scene before her...

An unfamiliar environment, dim lighting, and... a bed beneath me?

The girl's hand moved unconsciously, as if trying to confirm what she was holding.

"Hmm?" A soft hum, filled with sleepiness and confusion, escaped from her nose.

The next second, the lingering sleepiness receded like a tide, and Chen Yufei was fully awake.

She suddenly raised her head.

What came into view was Lu Qian's face, which was very close to his.

"Ah—Ugh!"

Before a short gasp could fully escape her throat, it was tightly covered by a warm, large hand.

Just before Chen Yufei was about to scream, Lu Qian's slender fingers had already firmly covered her soft lips!

"Shh!"

Lu Qian lowered his voice and gestured urgently for her to look at the sofa opposite him.

At this moment, Chen Jianye was wrapped in a blanket, fast asleep, his snores even.

"Sister Yufei...you don't want Uncle to know about this, do you?"

Lu Qian pointed to Chen Jianye, who was snoring across from him, and said in a low voice.

Chen Yufei's beautiful big eyes were instantly filled with astonishment.

She could clearly feel the warmth of another person on her lips, and she could feel the tightness between them at that moment...

Even more concerning was that, as a vibrant and energetic young man, Lu Qian's morning changes were being transmitted through his clothes...

Chen Yufei's cheeks instantly turned as red as if they were about to bleed.

My whole body went limp; I was so embarrassed.

"Ahem, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to..."

Seeing Chen Yufei's reaction, Lu Qian was extremely embarrassed and quickly withdrew his arm and moved his body back.

Young people have short tempers; be more careful next time.

"Um, let's calm down first."

After creating some distance, Lu Qian lowered his voice and explained quickly:

"Sister Yufei, this really isn't my fault. You squeezed in here last night, and I was asleep. I didn't even realize it until you were hugging me really tightly..."

"I tried to push it away, but..."

At this point, Lu Qian paused, then said innocently, "You're too tight, I really can't get it out."

"So, Sister Yufei, shouldn't you... say sorry to me?"

"..."

Goodness, this cat's speechless emoji is a perfect example of the "victim accusing the other woman" tactic, leaving the older woman speechless.

Lu Qian's words were nine parts truth and one part falsehood. Except for the fact that he could have broken free at the time, everything else was true. It wouldn't be difficult to fool a naive female college student.

Older gingers are more spicy.

As expected, the scoundrel's words of turning the tables, coupled with his seemingly innocent handsome face, made Chen Yufei speechless with anger, and she believed him.

She glared at Lu Qian, embarrassed and annoyed, and was about to retort, "Who wants to apologize to you?"

But then I thought about it again, and it seems that I was the one who hugged her first?

Or... could you be a little nicer?

Thinking of this, Chen Yufei felt both embarrassed and ashamed. She moved her lips and mumbled, "I didn't say I was going to blame you..."

"But... I will absolutely not say sorry. You took advantage of me, how can I apologize to you?"

The female college student also lost her temper for a moment.

She was a victim too...

It's all my fault for drinking so much last night!

I'll never drink it again!

"So you mean it's not my fault, and it's not yours either?"

Seeing her embarrassed yet trying-to-stay-calm demeanor, Lu Qian found it somewhat amusing and deliberately raised an eyebrow, saying, "Sister Yufei, what happened to gender equality? You're the one who took advantage of me, so how come I'm the one who benefited?"

"You shameless bastard, humph!"

Lu Qian's teasing remark was like a feather gently tickling Chen Yufei's heart, easing her tense and embarrassed emotions and almost making her laugh out loud.

"Small in stature but big in ability..."

She glared at Lu Qian reproachfully, her eyes less cold and more shy, giving her a unique charm.

The awkward and ambiguous atmosphere in the private room was slightly eased by this little incident.

After that, the two didn't speak again and just did their own thing.

Chen Yufei tried to calm her racing heart, using the act of fixing her hair and clothes to hide her unease.

Lu Qian had already stood up, ready to leave.

"You're leaving at only six o'clock?"

Seeing Lu Qian about to leave, Chen Yufei couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing up so early?"

She simply couldn't understand how a high school student who had been drinking and partying the night before could be sober at six o'clock in the morning.

"Morning jog, huh?"

Lu Qian spoke succinctly, bending down to adjust his coat as he said, "I've been running like this for years, so it's become a habit."

He certainly wouldn't mention hitting the tree, but only gave the most common and reasonable reason.

After all, no one would believe that an 18-year-old boy would get up early in the morning to run into a tree in the park.

Morning run?

Chen Yufei was slightly taken aback.

Lu Qian's answer surprised her and even impressed her.

In her memory, boys Lu Qian's age were either sleeping in or playing games on weekend mornings. It was rare to see someone so self-disciplined as to get up early to exercise.

She looked at Lu Qian's tall and straight back, the faint morning light outlining his sharp features, and the strange feeling she had just suppressed seemed to resurface a little.

She was silent for a few seconds, her fingers unconsciously gripping the edge of the blanket, as if she were doing some kind of mental preparation.

Finally, she raised her head and looked directly at Lu Qian.

"Lu Qian, you know him."

She paused, as if choosing her words carefully: "I've always been a very competitive person... I don't like losing, especially not losing to things that others have done before."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qian stopped what he was doing, turned around to look at her, and smiled, "Yes, I already experienced that last night."

He was referring to the sharp edge she displayed when she clashed with Su Yuwei in the restroom.

"Um."

Chen Yufei's cheeks flushed again under Lu Qian's gaze, but she still insisted on continuing: "But last night, I lost the game that Shen Xinyi and I played together."

"She asked for boys' QQ numbers, but I didn't."

The girl smoothed the stray hairs at her temples, and her already soft voice lowered even further.

Hearing this, Lu Qian vaguely guessed what she was going to say next, and wisely remained silent.

The next moment, the female college student took out her phone:

"I don't want to lose because of this again next time I play this game."

"So...can I have your QQ number?"