Rebirth begins with picking up a cold and aloof school beauty

"What a big butt!"

In the internet cafe, Chen Zhou stared blankly at the bulky CRT computer for a long while.

Then he looked at the date in the lower right corner of the screen.

Saturday, September 2008, 10.

Unconvinced, Chen Zhou reached into his pocket and pulled out a black candybar phone—a Gionee H80.

Ah this...

Chen Zhou remembers it clearly; it was his first cell phone, bought for him by his mother when he started his senior year of high school.

I've been... reborn?

Back to my senior year of high school?!

Suddenly transported back 18 years, Chen Zhou found it unbelievable, but he quickly accepted the reality and even felt extremely excited!

Because his parents are still alive!

Shortly after the college entrance examination in his previous life, Chen Zhou's father chose to jump off a building because he could not bear the pressure of huge debts.

The mother died of depression as a result.

Chen Zhou thus became an orphan.

The successive deaths of his parents are Chen Zhou's biggest regret!

Fortunately, he has been reborn and can change everything!

With less than eight months until the college entrance exam, I've finally paid off the more than 3 million yuan debt my dad owed...

I can! !

Chen Zhou had founded a technology company in his previous life and served as the technical vice president of a major internet company, so he had this confidence.

If he hadn't been betrayed by his old classmate, his career could have reached even greater heights.

Unless absolutely necessary, who wouldn't want to be their own boss instead of working for someone else?

This was another huge regret of his past life!

Suddenly, someone nudged Chen Zhou's arm, gestured with their lips, and said excitedly, "Chen Zhou, your goddess is here."

Chen Zhou glanced at the thin man with slanted bangs next to him, was taken aback at first, and then smiled with a sense of emotion.

Isn't this my childhood friend Liang Wenbo?

I was as skinny as a bamboo pole in high school, how did I become so fat like a pig?

Seeing Chen Zhou smiling at him for no apparent reason, Liang Wenbo looked bewildered and blew on his bangs.

"Chen Zhou, your goddess Yang Qian is here!" Liang Wenbo emphasized again.

Upon hearing the name "Yang Qian," Chen Zhou's expression instantly changed, his brows furrowed, and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes.

My fists were clenched tightly!

In his previous life, he started his own business right after graduating with his master's degree. He worked day and night for three years and was about to receive Series B funding, with his business poised for rapid growth.

The future looks so bright I can't sleep at night!

But because they felt sorry for Yang Qian, who was divorced and had two children, they hired her into the company.

When this woman's attempt to climb the corporate ladder failed, she turned around and falsely accused Chen Zhou of sexual harassment in the workplace.

They even posted Chen Zhou on Weibo, where he was subjected to online harassment by countless people.

In an instant, Chen Zhou's reputation was ruined!

Although he ultimately succeeded in protecting his rights, the company he founded was forced to be sold to a major internet company.

He went from being a rising star in tech entrepreneurship to becoming a high-level wage earner.

As for Yang Qian, after receiving donations from enthusiastic netizens, she ran away to the United States.

I don't know if she was killed later.

But no matter what, Chen Zhou still had a knot in his heart that he hadn't taken revenge himself!

At this moment, Yang Qian, wearing a white knitted sweater and a beige long skirt, with her earrings swaying gently, approached Chen Zhou with a sweet smile.

"Chen Zhou, I heard you played DNF today and got a Flowing Star Meteor Blade, which you sold for 1500 yuan. Is that true?"

Liang Wenbo, Chen Zhou's childhood friend, thought he was playing matchmaker for Chen Zhou and Yang Qian, and jumped out smugly, saying, "Chen Zhou, you guessed right, I betrayed you again!"

Immediately afterward, Liang Wenbo leaned close to Chen Zhou's ear and said mysteriously, "Let me tell you, Yang Qian's Coolpad phone is broken, and she wants to buy a new one but is short on money. If you lend her this 1500 yuan, she'll owe you a favor, right?"

"She owes you a favor, she'll definitely have to repay it next time, at least by treating you to a meal alone. Then, wouldn't you two have a chance to get together?"

Yang Qian overheard Liang Wenbo's loud conspiracy and tacitly agreed that Chen Zhou's money was already hers.

Yang Qian pursed her lips: "Chen Zhou, thank you. I will remember your kindness."

"Let's go buy a phone now."

She seemed to be unable to wait any longer.

Upon hearing their words, Chen Zhou instantly remembered.

That green tea Yang Qian owes me 1500 yuan from her past life and she's never paid it back!

In 2008, this amount of money was equivalent to three months' living expenses for an ordinary high school student in Chengdu.

Thinking of this, Chen Zhou became even angrier!

What an ingrate!

Debts not repaid, false accusations and framing!

Chen Zhou felt he couldn't vent his anger; he felt he had failed as a reborn person. The next second, he quickly raised his hand to slap him.

A moment later, a "snap" sounded all around, crisp and melodious.

At the same time, Chen Zhou left a merciless slap mark on Yang Qian's fair and tender face.

Yang Qian covered her left cheek, her eyes filled with confusion and astonishment.

Liang Wenbo was completely dumbfounded.

He couldn't believe that his childhood friend had such guts in front of his goddess!

After slapping Chen Zhou, he felt refreshed and comfortable.

"Cool!"

The knot in his heart from his past life has also been untied.

Today is a good day!

At this moment, Yang Qian suddenly snapped out of her daze, her expression instantly turning into one of furious rage, and she snapped, "Chen Zhou, are you crazy?!"

"Fine, you won't give me a phone, but why did you hit me?!"

"Give it away?" Chen Zhou scoffed. So Yang Qian was planning to get it for free from the start!

"Screw you! You think you can get away with this for free?" Chen Zhou pointed at the internet cafe entrance and said rudely, "Get the hell away from me, I hate just looking at you!"

Yang Qian stared at Chen Zhou in disbelief, her mind churning with a turbulent mix of emotions.

He was just a small fish that I could easily handle in my pond, how did he suddenly turn into a great white shark?

Is it that aggressive?

Yang Qian hated sycophants who bite, and she hated even more sycophants who were out of her control. She threatened, "Fine! Chen Zhou, remember what you said today. From now on, I will never speak to you again!"

"I will never accept the gifts you gave me again!"

After saying that, Yang Qian covered her face and ran out of the internet cafe, sobbing.

Chen Zhou glanced at her retreating figure, scoffed dismissively, "She's never talking to me again? She doesn't want the gifts anymore? You've covered the good points, but what about the bad ones?" Chen Zhou shook his head.

Liang Wenbo gave Chen Zhou a thumbs up, exclaiming in amazement, "Damn! How can you be so awesome?"

Chen Zhou asked, "What?"

Liang Wenbo said, "Yang Qian is the prettiest girl in our class, the dream girl of countless people. You have no chivalry at all!"

Chen Zhou scoffed, "She's so ugly, and she calls herself the class beauty?" He sighed, "What kind of dinosaurs are the girls in our class?"

Liang Wenbo exclaimed "Huh?" in disbelief, "Yang Qian is ugly? Besides Xia Yu, no one in our school is prettier than her. Anyway, I think Yang Qian is quite pretty..."

Before he could finish speaking, Liang Wenbo noticed Chen Zhou getting up to leave, and he quickly asked, "Where are you going?"

Chen Zhou walked towards the entrance of the internet cafe without turning his head and said, "My mom is calling me home for dinner."

Liang Wenbo was stunned for a moment. "Aren't your parents living in another city?"

Chen Zhou didn't answer, only waving goodbye as he walked away. Liang Wenbo then called out, "What about tonight's original plan?"

Chen Zhou simply waved his sleeves and left without taking anything with him.

“…………”

Watching Chen Zhou's dashing departing figure, Liang Wenbo remained silent for a long while, then muttered to himself, "Damn! Is this really the Chen Zhou I know?"

It was past six o'clock in the evening, and the sky outside was already dark.

A chilling wind and bitter rain, a bleak late autumn.

After leaving the internet cafe, Chen Zhou followed his vague memory and jogged back to a walk-up apartment complex near Haitang Middle School.

Many senior high school students and their accompanying parents rent rooms here.

Chen Zhou strode up the stairs. He remembered that his apartment was 401, but when he reached the fourth floor, he suddenly stopped.

In the next room, 402, a girl was squatting by the door with her arms wrapped around her knees.

Her long, black hair was wet, clearly indicating that she had just been caught in the rain, just like me.

Chen Zhou glanced at the other person with a puzzled look, but the next second, he saw the other person slowly raise their head and delicate eyebrows.

Even when she was soaked to the bone, her beauty was still undeniable.

The girl looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old, with every pore radiating collagen and youthful vitality.

Her skin was like a gardenia in full bloom, translucent white.

Top-tier cool-toned fair skin!

In addition, her beautiful oval face and watery peach blossom eyes made her look pitiful and endearing.

The two locked eyes, and Chen Zhou's heart, which was as hard as a rock, was actually stirred.

Reborn, and then finds a homeless beautiful girl?

But at this moment, Chen Zhou felt that he was more pitiful than this beautiful girl; he was almost broke!

Secondly, he didn't know the other party and didn't intend to cause any unnecessary trouble.

Being mistaken for a creepy uncle trying to abduct a beautiful girl would be disastrous.

Chen Zhou withdrew his gaze, took out his key, opened the door with a creak, and turned to enter apartment 401.

Then, with a "bang," the door slammed shut.

The beautiful girl, who was squatting with her knees drawn up to her chest at the entrance of room 402, suddenly looked even more pitiful with her watery, peach-blossom eyes.

A resolute glint flashed deep within her beautiful eyes.

Although Chen Zhou inside the house did not see this scene, he felt that the girl at the door next door looked familiar.

At this moment, Chen Zhou's stomach started growling.

He was hungry, so he stopped thinking about it.

I took two eggs from the refrigerator and rushed to the kitchen, quickly cooking a steaming bowl of tomato and egg noodles.

Cough cough... Master Kong brand.

In front of the coffee table in the living room, Chen Zhou was enjoying his instant noodles while watching the popular 2008 TV series, "Magic Phone".

Hearing the silly girl call him "Brother Xiaoqian" repeatedly, Chen Zhou couldn't help but smile. Isn't this just like Doubao (a type of steamed bun)?

People haven't realized yet that Doubao is Sha Niu, and Sha Niu is Doubao!

However, to be fair, Shu Chang's portrayal of "Silly Girl" is truly Chen Zhou's goddess, comparable to a white moonlight.

Just like Xia Yu, the school beauty from the class next to his in high school, she was his true white moonlight.

However, Chen Zhou in his previous life during high school was honest and didn't talk much.

I wouldn't dare to strike up a conversation with her.

Chen Zhou recalled that Xia Yu, in his memory, was not only very beautiful and fair-skinned, but also quite aloof.

Uh... wait a minute!

Chen Zhou suddenly realized that the very beautiful, fair-skinned girl who had just been squatting at the door of 402 had exquisite and flawless features that perfectly overlapped with the blurry face of his white moonlight in his memory.

"Xia Yu? How come she's next door to me?" Chen Zhou muttered to himself, utterly confused.

He tried to recall, but couldn't remember any connection he could have with this aloof school beauty.

Oh, right!

There is one thing that can be considered a connection between us.

On the night of my eighteenth birthday, Xia Yu was in a car accident.

She has passed away peacefully!

"I'd change anything, even travel through time, just to be by your side..."

Just then, Chen Zhou's phone rang with the theme song from "Magic Phone".

Chen Zhou's thoughts were pulled back by the phone call. He smiled when he saw the caller ID, and answered the call while suppressing his excitement.

"Hello, Mom."

The word "Mom" was uttered with a slight tremor.

In his previous life, Chen Zhou never dared to imagine that he would have the opportunity to let his mother hear that voice again.

On the other end of the phone, his mother's cheerful voice came through: "Son, today is your 18th birthday according to the lunar calendar, happy birthday!"

"???"

Chen Zhou was stunned for two seconds. "Today is my 18th birthday?"

Xia Yu next door...

Chen Zhou turned his head hesitantly, looked at the gate, then looked back out the window. It was already completely dark.

Chen Zhou's heart skipped a beat: "No way?!"