Rebirth begins with picking up a cold and aloof school beauty

Chen Zhou glanced at the classroom of Senior Three (Nine) a couple more times.

At this moment, a boy wearing a basketball uniform, number 24, walked out and went straight to Chen Zhou.

The man shouted, "Chen Zhou!" with an air of ill intent.

Upon hearing the voice and seeing the tall, muscular man with a jet-black tan and a buzz cut that was distinctly different from the other boys, coupled with his Kobe Bryant-inspired number 24 jersey...

Chen Zhou immediately recognized the other person.

This person was none other than his childhood nemesis, Xiang Hang, nicknamed "Little Kobe of Tangzhong".

In his previous life, this kid once made it into the CBA and became a rising star small forward.

However, he had to retire early due to injuries.

What Chen Zhou didn't expect was that when Yang Qian falsely accused him of workplace sexual harassment in his previous life, Xiang Hang actually stood up for him and repeatedly stood up for him against the odds on Weibo and other public opinion forums, and they went through the cyberbullying together.

Later, when the two met again, they naturally buried the hatchet and became best friends.

Xiang Hang approached Chen Zhou, a hint of provocation in his voice, "You've come to my class again? How do you want to fight this time? A game of ball or a brawl?"

"..." Upon hearing this, Chen Zhou chuckled silently.

No wonder I didn't get along with Xiang Hang when we were in school; that guy was so damn arrogant!

That's fucking infuriating!

In his previous life, Chen Zhou would have argued with him verbally, then pushed and shoved each other a few times, and then challenged him to a basketball game or a video game competition. The two of them couldn't stand each other and wanted to prove themselves superior in every way.

However, having been given a second chance at life, Chen Zhou's mindset is completely different.

Chen Zhou laughed and said, "Xiang Hang, what you're saying is really boring."

Xiang Hang asked, "Why is it boring?"

Chen Zhou said, "You know perfectly well that I can't beat you in a fight or at basketball, yet you still ask me? What's the point of you asking me?"

Can't beat them?

Xiang Hang was stunned. Was this really the Chen Zhou he knew? He actually backed down to me?

Why do I still feel a little uncomfortable?

Xiang Hangdao said, "We haven't fought in years. How do you know you definitely can't beat me?"

Chen Zhou looked at Xiang Hang, who was over 1.9 meters tall and weighed nearly 200 pounds: "…………"

You're such a tank, you're incredibly durable and you can deal massive damage. How am I, a squishy character, supposed to fight you with a resurrection item?

Xiang Hang added, "Besides, I'm not really going to fight you. I lost to you in the previous dungeon PKs, and I'm not convinced. Playing games is your forte. This time, I'm going to choose something I'm good at. Let's play basketball."

Chen Zhou smiled and shook his head. "I'm not going to compete with you."

Xiang Hang immediately panicked and stepped forward to push Chen Zhou's shoulder. Chen Zhou took a step back and steadied himself.

Xiang Hang exclaimed excitedly, "What do you mean? You still want to PK with me in the dungeon? Chen Zhou, I've discovered you're incredibly shameless! Every time we compete, you choose what you're good at, games, billiards, for example. I finally managed to choose something where I had the advantage, and you still refuse to compete? You think you can just say you won't compete like that?"

Chen Zhou chuckled and said, "Didn't I just say? I can't beat you in a fight, and I can't beat you in basketball either. That dunk you had last time, damn, it shocked me for the rest of my life! I've never seen such a cool dunk! And that block last time, it was absolutely awesome, no... absolutely amazing!"

"Even if I were given another two and a half years to practice basketball, you would still be an insurmountable mountain on my basketball journey, understand?"

Hearing Chen Zhou suddenly change his tone and praise himself vividly, Xiang Hang was taken aback at first, and then the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Hey, press down harder!

Xiang Hang desperately suppressed his inner smug joy and forced himself to remain calm as he asked, "You... really think so?"

Every glance Xiang Hang gave was a secret look at Chen Zhou.

Chen Zhou chuckled when he saw that the kid had been charmed into pouting, then said in a serious tone, "Hey kid!"

"In my heart, you are the ancient Greek god who governs basketball, the chosen small forward, the NBA's future star!"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Hang felt overjoyed and lightheaded, and his stubborn mouth could no longer be suppressed and he pouted.

"Hey, I'm not that good." The burly man, who was over 1.9 meters tall, actually showed a bit of shyness. "Chen Zhou, let me tell you, the NBA is just a dream that's out of my reach. I'll be very satisfied if I can make it into the CBA in the future."

Chen Zhou patted Xiang Hang on the shoulder and said affirmatively, "I believe in you! You can definitely make it to the CBA! You can do it!"

Xiang Hang's heart skipped a beat. "You really think so?"

Chen Zhou said confidently, "Yes, sir!"

Hearing Chen Zhou's encouragement and feeling his trust and sincerity, Xiang Hang felt a strange lump in his throat.

He told many people that he wanted to make it into the CBA and become a professional men's basketball player, but even his family laughed at him, saying that he was daydreaming, delusional, and unrealistic.

His parents only hope that he will attend a sports school in the future and become a physical education teacher after graduation.

Chen Zhou is the first person to genuinely believe in him and encourage his dreams.

Xiang Hang, deeply moved, grasped Chen Zhou's hand and said earnestly, "Thank you!"

Chen Zhou chuckled, withdrew his hand, and said, "Stop being so mushy, you idiot."

"Damn it!" Xiang Hang, who was being sentimental just a second ago, completely lost his composure the next. "You're the idiot!"

"By the way, what's the matter that you idiot came to my class looking for me?" Xiang Hang asked.

Chen Zhou scoffed, "Don't flatter yourself, I was just passing by."

Xiang Hang didn't believe him. "Just passing by? Your eyes were practically popping out of our classroom just now. Tell me, who are you looking for? What do you want?"

Chen Zhou said, "It's fine if we don't look for anyone."

Xiang Hang still didn't believe it and pressed, "Is someone causing you trouble? Tell me, and I'll help you sort it out!"

Xiang Hang patted his chest, making a solemn vow.

"Who are you going to deal with?" Suddenly, a dignified voice rang out.

Xiang Hang's arrogance vanished instantly. Turning around, he became docile and said, "Teacher Gao, I was just joking with Chen Zhou."

The middle-aged woman, addressed as Teacher Gao, slowly stepped forward, her sharp gaze sweeping over the two of them. Suddenly, she shouted, "Are you joking? You still have time to joke around here?! What time is it? Have you memorized your vocabulary? Have you corrected your test? Have you copied down the wrong answers? Do you think you'll pass the next test?"

"At your age, how dare you waste time instead of studying properly?!"

The tall, dark-skinned man, who was over 1.9 meters tall, was scolded like a grandson by the 1.6-meter-tall teacher, who lowered his head and dared not utter a sound.

She even looked as aggrieved as a 200-pound child.

Seeing this, Chen Zhou just wanted to take advantage of Xiang Hang drawing the fire and sneak back to Class 10's classroom.

But he still couldn't escape Teacher Gao's clutches.

"Chen Zhou, who let you leave? Come back!"

"…………" Chen Zhou felt miserable and was feeling depressed when he saw his homeroom teacher, Lao Li, arrive.

Chen Zhou quickly said, "Teacher Gao, Teacher Li is here, I have to go back to the classroom first."

Chen Zhou tried to slip away, but Gao Qin called him back again, "Come back here! I haven't finished speaking, and no one can stop me!"

Chen Zhou looked to Teacher Li for help, but Teacher Li resembled an incompetent husband in a movie.

Li Guoling smiled and nodded to Gao Qin as a greeting, then turned and disappeared into the classroom.

Chen Zhou: "…………"

Chen Zhou was called back and given a severe scolding by Teacher Gao. "Do you think your English grades are that good? Do you think there's still a long time until the college entrance exam? Chen Zhou, let me tell you, the entire senior year of high school will fly by!"

"Your English is your weakest subject, always hovering around 100 points. It's not too late for you to work harder! If you spend just a little more time on English, one more point on the college entrance exam could put you ahead of an entire field of students!"

"Your life, your destiny, your future will be completely different because of this!"

Hearing Teacher Gao's almost shouting words, Chen Zhou had a different feeling than in his previous life.

In his past life, he only thought of Gao Qin as a tigress, a ruthless abbess in Tangzhong, feared by everyone.

But at this moment, Chen Zhou felt the deep care that Teacher Gao, as a teacher, had for his students.

The greater the responsibility, the deeper the love!

Just as Chen Zhou was being scolded, at the end of the corridor, Xia Yu's beautiful figure walked towards him.

Chen Zhou looked at Xia Yu, and Xia Yu's gaze also fell on Chen Zhou's face.

Their eyes met from a distance.

A happy look appeared on Xia Yu's pretty face, tinged with a slight blush, and she waved her fair hand in front of her chest.

Chen Zhou smiled and responded to her.

Gao Qin instantly flew into a rage, "Chen Zhou! You're too arrogant! Is what I'm telling you so funny?!"

Chen Zhou made an "uh" sound, then calmly said, "Teacher Gao, I don't find it funny."

Gao Qin suppressed her anger and asked, "Then what are you laughing at?"

Chen Zhou said, "I laughed because I understood."

Gao Qin asked suspiciously, "You've figured it out? What have you figured out?"

Chen Zhou said, "Teacher Gao, you are right. English is very important, and it does indeed significantly affect your score in the college entrance examination."

"I will definitely put more effort into my English learning in the future. I will ask questions when I don't understand something, and I will learn it as I go. I will keep improving. The road may be long, but I will get there if I keep walking. The task may be difficult, but I will succeed if I do it. Thank you for your guidance, Teacher Gao!"

"I will absolutely not let you down!"

Chen Zhou looked serious, his mouth firing off like a machine gun.

Seeing this, Xia Yu's beautiful peach blossom eyes were filled with envy.

There is also a strong sense of worship.

Gao Qin was a little stunned. She had a lot more to say to Chen Zhou, but his behavior had shut her up.

Despite Gao Qin's lingering doubts, was this still the Chen Zhou she remembered?

Before, it was like forcing him to eat bitter melon raw when I asked him to study English properly. How come he suddenly changed his mind?

But Gao Qin didn't want to dampen the students' enthusiasm for learning, so she nodded and said, "I hope you keep your word and don't let me down."

Chen Zhou assured him, "Definitely not!"

Gao Qin released the person, saying, "Go back now."

Chen Zhou responded, and while Gao Qin wasn't paying attention, he secretly exchanged a flirtatious glance with Xia Yu.

Xia Yu smiled, revealing a pair of shallow, sweet dimples.

Gao Qin turned around and saw Xia Yu's expression and adoring gaze. She was a little puzzled and immediately looked at Chen Zhou's back.

As the homeroom teacher of Class 9 and the head of the senior year, she keenly sensed that something was wrong.

But soon, Gao Qin felt that this was too impossible, because no one in Haitang had a puppy love relationship!

What's more, the person she had just suspected was Xia Yu.

Gao Qin asked casually, "Everyone's already in the classroom, are you still looking?"

Xia Yu's heart tightened, and she shook her head repeatedly, "Auntie, I...I didn't see it."

Gao Qin frowned slightly and said, "How many times have I told you, call me teacher when you're at school."

"Mm." Xia Yu nodded. "Teacher Gao."

Seeing her niece's aggrieved look, Gao Qin sighed and said with heartache, "Alright, let's go into the classroom."

Xia Yu hummed in agreement and obediently went into Class 9 and returned to her seat.

Her deskmate was a girl with pigtails, who was also her best friend since childhood, named Xu Lele.

As soon as Xia Yu sat down, Xu Lele leaned over, hiding her face behind a book, and whispered, "Did you really go to see Chen Zhou yesterday afternoon?"

Xia Yu rummaged through her schoolbag for books, her face flushing slightly as she heard this, and nodded.

Xu Lele's eyes lit up. "Found it?"

Xia Yu nodded again.

Xu Lele exclaimed "Wow!" and then asked, "Did he recognize you?"

Xia Yu nodded again. She moved her lips and whispered, "He...he knows my name."

Xu Lele was overjoyed and asked, "So, he still remembers everything that happened between you two when you were little?"

Xia Yu paused in her hand movements, then shook her head slightly.

"No, no..."

·

"I don't remember, I don't remember any of it!"

In the back row of the classroom next door (Class 10), Chen Zhou covered his face with the "Physics Elective 3-2" booklet in despair.

Chen Zhou muttered weakly, "It's over, it's all over now."

His deskmate, Liu Xing, asked in confusion, "What do you mean you don't remember? What did you do wrong?"

Chen Zhou sighed and said, "Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand."

Liu Xing retorted, unconvinced, "You didn't tell me anything, how am I supposed to understand?"

Chen Zhou said, "Liu Xing, you probably won't believe it, but I took a nap yesterday and when I woke up today, I realized that I've completely forgotten everything about electromagnetic induction, Lorentz's magnetic force, and Lenz's law.

"These things in the book, now they recognize me, but I don't recognize them."

"This is what happens when one's cultivation is completely dissipated!" Chen Zhou lamented.

Liu Xing didn't believe him, rolled his eyes at Chen Zhou, and said, "Boring!"

Long Jiajia, a girl sitting behind Chen Zhou, chuckled and interjected, "Chen Zhou, did you only forget physics? What about Chinese and math? What about the others?"

Chen Zhou truthfully replied, "I've forgotten almost everything about physics, chemistry, and biology, maybe less than one-tenth. As for Chinese, I've forgotten some too, but not much. Math is my bread and butter, so I can't forget that, although I think I've forgotten some problem-solving techniques as well."

Long Jiajia was amused by Chen Zhou's serious demeanor and said with a hint of schadenfreude, "So, if that's the case, I have one less competitor for the top spot in our class, right?"

Chen Zhou smiled wryly and said, "Isn't that right?"

Long Jiajia smiled and asked again, "What about English? You've forgotten that too?"

Before Chen Zhou could answer, Liu Xing interrupted, "With Chen Zhou's English level, it's probably only around 100 at most. Whether he's forgotten it or not doesn't pose a threat to you." Then, Liu Xing added, "His English is even worse than mine!"

To be honest, Chen Zhou would have believed that when he was in high school in his previous life, but can it be the same now?