Reborn in 08, Public Enemy of Competitors

"Give me some more tokens... just a little... I can't take it anymore..."

In a daze, Shen Mo vaguely felt a swaying motion, and suddenly heard a voice that was both strange and familiar beside him.

"I'm fucking done with this! Wake up, we're going to be late for class!"

The speaker was a thin man in his early twenties with faint dark circles under his eyes, who looked anxious yet helpless.

"I've been 'optimized' (reduced to a less important class)... Holy crap, Yuan Hua?"

Shen Mo suddenly opened his eyes, and a familiar name suddenly popped into his mind, which he subconsciously called out.

That's not right!

Shouldn't Yuan Hua be a cross-dressing master?

After graduating from university, I worked as a game planner at a mobile game company and made a lot of money. But perhaps because I had never been in a relationship, I went to the business less often. Then I met a woman who worked as a house cleaner. Not only did I become her sucker, but she also swindled half of my family's assets.

With his resolve broken, he resolutely switched from the von Neumann school to the Turing school.

After all, in the world of computers, there are only 1s and 0s.

"You're normal now, you're not cross-dressing anymore?"

"Crossdressing my ass! Are you still half asleep? What nonsense are you spouting!"

Yuan Hua got goosebumps. "Holy crap, you weren't having a wet dream and mistaking me for the female lead, were you?!"

Shen Mo looked around and saw various posters on the walls, including those featuring the Olympic mascots, World of Warcraft, and Yao Ming of the Rockets.

This looks like a dormitory at Jiangsu University of Science and Technology!

Dead memories attacked him relentlessly, and Shen Mo, who was always looking for ideas, immediately realized that he had been reborn!

Shen Mo hurriedly ran into the bathroom and stood in front of a half-length mirror before he could see his appearance clearly.

Compared to myself more than ten years later, my hairline isn't as high, my chin isn't as round, I don't need to be nearsighted, and I don't have a beer belly from drinking beer, liquor, or foreign liquor.

My shoulders don't ache, my back doesn't hurt, and my whole body feels new, especially my kidneys.

He doesn't look like a typical corporate slave working in a big company, "enjoying" the "blessings" of 007 and 996.

No longer a low-quality, greasy middle-aged man whose edges have been worn down by reality, but a charmingly roguish "Wu Yanzu of Xiasha".

Despite sporting a slightly punk-style side-swept fringe and having one right eye exposed, he looked both ashamed and stupid!

But who could have imagined that after graduating from university, as a front-end developer, I would be transformed into a full-stack engineer with no blind spots, in order to avoid becoming one of the "1000 talents over 35 years old sent to society every year".

Frontend, backend, operations, testing...

Full stack! All-in! All-out!

Just when I thought I could finally show my skills, I tragically discovered that AI had arrived!

This AI is just like that thing!

This token is just so... so awesome!

Shen Mo has several colleagues who, after getting used to Claude, Deepseek, Codex, Cursor, and other similar software, can never go back to their old ones.

Having used up all the company's token quota, they became addicted and had to buy more tokens at their own expense, effectively "paying to work."

In the end, he was "optimized" just like Shen Mo.

The only thing I'm thankful for is that I'm single and unmarried.

Unlike his other colleagues, he didn't have to put up with his boss outside or his wife at home. Only the underground parking garage was a safe haven of freedom, where he didn't feel like a heartless money-making machine or a human ATM.

I have neither a car loan nor a mortgage.

The music can continue, and the dancing can continue!

Especially considering that Kari has over 400 million yuan that he's saved up over the years by working like a slave!

Damn it, the person died, and the money wasn't spent!

Thinking of this, Shen Mo couldn't help but curse under his breath.

It was just a simple farewell ceremony with my colleagues last night, where I sang "The Clock That Goes in the Opposite Direction"!

As a result, when I closed my eyes and opened them again, I was back in 2008. Is it really possible to turn back time if I listen to it 100 times?

"The clock, a time machine, begins to move in reverse, returning to a time when we were no longer beasts of burden..."

Just as Shen Mo was beginning to accept the reality before him, Yuan Hua's urging voice came from outside.

"What are you whining about? Hurry up and move along! Qin Feng and Wenbin have already saved seats for us!"

"What's the rush? Anyway, we'll be late if we go now. I'll go get a haircut first."

Shen Mo couldn't stand this unique hairstyle for even a moment, even though his thick hair was enough to make any programmer envious.

"You're getting a haircut at this time?"

Yuan Hua looked you up and down with a strange expression. "Did you have a fight with Liu Xin? Did something happen to you?"

"no!"

Shen Mo washed his face and walked out of the bathroom.

The reason they didn't get married in their past life was partly because of the tragic experiences of Yuan Hua and others, and partly because of this scheming woman named Liu Xin.

I can only blame myself for being inexperienced and lacking the ability to spot a slut back then. I was fooled into becoming a sycophant and spent two years as a devoted follower!

"It seems there really is a conflict."

Yuan Hua shook his head and chuckled, "Sigh, you really are like my dad. I'll send Wenbin a text message and ask him to call our names if the teacher calls roll."

"For calling you 'Dad,' son, Dad will take you out to have fun from now on."

Shen Mo hooked his arm around Yuan Hua's neck, thinking that he should bring him to Shang K more often in the future.

After all, only by sparring with "professional players" who have a deep understanding of human nature and are good at providing emotional value can one gain enlightenment.

The essence of being moved is a match of values.

So-called deep affection is mostly just a performance.

Once you witness the other side of a "pretty girl" and have "demystified" her, you'll no longer waste your energy on women.

"Go away, if you really want to have some fun, you'd better buy me my World of Warcraft game time cards for next month!"

Yuan Hua chuckled and cursed, and then the two of them walked arm in arm to a nearby barbershop.

"Will it be okay to turn sideways?"

Shen Mo plopped down, glanced at the barber's artistic afro, and asked uncertainly.

"At your age, this haircut makes you look older. Are you sure you want to get it?"

The barber repeatedly confirmed the information, worried that he might cause trouble for the barber later.

These days, Korean pop culture is all the rage, and the "emo" style is all the rage; side-swept bangs are the favorite of trendy college boys.

"It's okay, even if you shave your head, it will look better than it does now."

Shen Mo shrugged, his eyes resolute.

"He's probably another heartbroken teenager who was criticized for not being mature enough and wants to style his hair like an adult."

The barber was clearly used to it and felt a bit more sympathy for him.

After washing his hair, I used sharp scissors to flip it back and forth.

Large clumps of hair fell out, revealing a broad and full forehead. The lines where the brow bone and the bridge of the nose met were as smooth and sharp as if carved by a knife, making the whole face angular and well-defined.

He truly deserves the name "Wu Yanzu of Xiasha"!

The somber and gloomy atmosphere from before had vanished, replaced by a calm demeanor tinged with a sharp and spirited edge.

"Although I didn't spend a single penny of the more than 400 million, being reborn is not bad."

"Rereading a book might bring new insights, but it won't offer a new ending, and that's no longer the case!"

Shen Mo looked at himself in the mirror and finally accepted reality.

There will be plenty of money-making opportunities in the future.

Even developing a mobile game could easily make him a billionaire, and if he wanted, having 100 children like Boss Duoyi wouldn't be a problem.

"Hey handsome, check the length, is it okay?"

The barber behind him interrupted his thoughts.

"How many?"

Shen Mo snapped out of his daze, stood up in front of the mirror, and his former non-mainstream, flamboyant style had vanished without a trace.

He nodded in satisfaction and prepared to scan the code to pay, but then suddenly realized what he had done when he pulled out a Nokia 5300.

Damn, what QR code payment system was there in 2008?

"15!"

The barber said with a smile.

Shen Mo was stunned for a moment. As expected of a hairdresser in Hangzhou, the dead memories were attacking me again.

After paying, I weighed the brick-like Nokia 5300 in my hand and was momentarily taken aback.

It's so inconvenient.

WeChat doesn't exist, Douyin doesn't exist, and even Weibo hasn't been born yet!

However, it does have mobile QQ, UC Browser, Nokia Maps, and Tiantian Dongting!

However, 3G licenses won't be issued until next year, and we're still using 2G now, which is really too slow. Plus, if you exceed your data limit, 1MB will cost 10 yuan.

Just then, several unread messages from Liu Xin appeared on QQ.

When Shen Mo saw Liu Xin's nickname, he felt nauseous and wanted to slap himself. He immediately changed it to "Liu Ruyan".

["Shen Mo, I've thought about it for a long time, and I still feel that things have progressed too fast between us. I'm actually very scared. I'm not that kind of girl who does things casually. (Feeling wronged)"]

"I know you're very good to me, but I'm really not mentally prepared yet."

"I need to see how you perform further. If you'd like, we can go to that newly opened Japanese restaurant together this weekend. I want to talk to you in person about what's going on between us. I believe you'll understand, right?"

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