Having been given a second chance at life, who would still want to pursue her?

Boys' dormitory.

On the bed.

Chen Jianji hid under the covers, holding his phone.

The light from the screen reflected onto the diary.

His eyes were fixed on it.

The content above has changed!

【2013.5.15】

Today, Ayan questioned me about why I neither accepted nor rejected him, and whether I had ever truly liked him.

I didn't answer, because that would make me seem despicable.

But I couldn't help it. The high schools in the city were too diverse and the people there were too many to bother me.

He was also from the countryside, fearless and reckless, unable to understand threats or veiled insults. He'd fight when he was unhappy, but generously treat people to snacks when he was happy.

I took his advances as an acceptance, and those who were harassing me suddenly decreased, or even disappeared.

To me, he's just a useful tool; of course, I'll give him something in return—a fair trade.

He was very flamboyant, prone to fighting and causing trouble. He even squandered his family's hard-earned money time and time again, all in an attempt to be kind to strangers.

[A person who lacks responsibility, causes trouble outside, wastes money, and then puts all the pressure on their family is a typical example of someone destined to become a selfish thug.]

I could never like someone like that.

......

Chen Jianji stared blankly at it, over and over again.

The script is different from the one used in the previous life.

He almost instinctively wanted to flip to the next page to see what was next.

But I had just turned to the second page.

What met my eyes was a blank space.

Chen Jianji blinked and returned to the first page.

Words that almost take your breath away still float before your eyes.

Chen Jianji suddenly remembered that in his previous life, Lin Qingxue also wrote her first diary entry on this day.

Could it be...?

Is this diary related to Lin Qingxue at present?

Chen Jianji's eyes were deep and unfathomable.

He quickly accepted this fact; after all, even rebirth had happened to him, so what was there to be surprised about?

However, the words that appeared on this diary...

This once again pierced Chen Jianji's heart.

He gripped the corner of the diary tightly.

He couldn't understand why Lin Qingxue, who clearly didn't love him, didn't reject his advances.

It turns out, she was just using him as a tool to ward off other unwanted romantic advances.

Chen Jianji ran his hand over the seemingly freshly written words and gave a slight smirk.

He lacks responsibility and is selfish?

Did Li Wenyan have it?

He didn't put pressure on his family, but he put it on Lin Qingxue!

However, a strange smile soon appeared on Chen Jianji's face.

That's true, after all, it's a case of one party willing to give and the other willing to receive.

Li Wenyan was the person she held dearest in her heart.

She's willing to take on his pressure, and there's nothing more to say about that.

As for the reward that Lin Qingxue mentioned?

Is it to help with homework, or to bring breakfast?

It's really impressive that a top student would go to such lengths to deceive himself.

It's quite remarkable that she's still willing to spend time maintaining and manipulating her own feelings.

so...

Chen Jianji doesn't want it anymore.

He slowly closed the laptop and stared at the dark ceiling.

Yes.

Li Wenyan is not one to cause trouble.

but...

I hope he won't provoke me again.

Chen Jianji closed his eyes slowly, expressionless.

......

Early the next morning.

The sky was just beginning to lighten.

A group of students, still sleepy, poured out of the dormitory building.

Chen Jianji was carrying fried rice noodles and soy milk.

Watching groups of people emerge from a building and head in another direction evoked a strange sense of emotion.

It turns out that everyone has been working like a beast of burden since they started school.

These days, high school seniors are practically living a 996 work schedule.

The same tiredness, sleepiness, and exhaustion.

But the difference is that those 996 workaholics ten years later are doing it for their monthly salary and job.

And these children now.

It is to change one's own destiny and future.

Chen Jianji followed the crowd and gradually walked to the teaching building, until he reached the classroom and sat down in his seat.

He then picked up the soy milk and inserted the straw.

After taking just one sip, Chen Jianji realized something was wrong.

Ten years later, because Lin Qingxue was too picky about food, he often cooked healthy and nutritious meals and also made soy milk.

The soy milk sold in this cafeteria has no soy flavor and is far too sweet.

But it doesn't matter, Chan Kin-kei isn't a picky eater, he can eat anything.

But just then...

Suddenly someone patted me on the shoulder from behind.

"Brother Ji".

Chen Jianji turned around and saw the guy who everyone joked about yesterday, saying he would marry a girl with freckles in their class.

His name is Zhao Yong, a city boy.

He was introverted and shy, and in his first year of high school, he was cornered in his dormitory by upperclassmen who demanded protection money from him.

I didn't dare tell the teacher or the drill instructor.

It was Chen Jianji who, carrying a bag of chicken feed, barged into the man's dormitory, tied him up, beat him up, and took the money back.

He's been in a lot of fights, though there have been some he couldn't beat.

After all, they were outnumbered.

But he wasn't stupid; if he couldn't win, he'd just run away.

At worst, my bed will be a mess.

Without exception, everyone who joined the other side later got caught in feed bags that had contained chicken manure when they were alone.

In the end, he became bruised and swollen, emitting a stench that lingered for three days.

They didn't dare call their parents, since it was the parents who extorted or bullied them first.

Chen Jianji's idea was very simple.

We're all students, who's afraid of whom?

Unless you kill him, none of you will have a good time.

He came from a rural background, and catching fish and shrimp, as well as being beaten, were commonplace for him.

He can take a beating and isn't afraid of dirt and stench.

Of course, he ended up getting a demerit from the school.

"What's wrong?"

Zhao Yong scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, seemingly still feeling ashamed about being teased during evening study the previous night.

"My parents just brought me breakfast, and they brought an extra one. It's homemade and still warm. Do you want some?"

Chen Jianji subconsciously looked at what he was carrying.

It's a steaming hot seafood congee.

Fish and shrimp were bubbling in the porridge bowl.

No, what kind of decent person would eat something like this first thing in the morning?

Chen Jianji glanced at the freckled girl.

She was clutching her lower abdomen, and there was a bowl of brown sugar water on the table.

He immediately understood.

You shouldn't eat seafood during your period.

City dwellers know a thing or two about etiquette.

That Zhao Yong has been so blinded by lust for so long.

Only now did he remember himself? Did he really think he would want her?

That would really be...

You've chosen the right person!

Chen Jianji reached out and took it, his face beaming with smiles.

"Our mom is beautiful inside and out. Go ask her if she'd mind having another son?"

Zhao Yong seemed to be infected by his teasing words, and no longer felt shy, he nodded with a smile.

"Okay, I'll ask her later. By the way, you don't need to wash the dishes after you finish eating. Just put them in my drawer. I won't be going to PE class this Friday afternoon. I'll go home at noon."

Chen Jianji picked up the bowl and placed it on the table, then picked up the spoon and smacked his lips.

"No, wait a minute, I'll finish eating soon and give it to you directly, I'm afraid I'll forget."

"good!"

Without further hesitation, Chen Jianji scooped up a large shrimp and put it in his mouth.

They tore it apart, shell and all.

The warm and delicious taste bursts in your mouth.

Chen Jianji couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

"As expected of Mom's cooking, this porridge is perfect!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yong, who was still in the back seat, couldn't help but hold up his book and use it to block his view.

This guy is really good.

She's just a loud and boisterous person.

Strange...embarrassing...

Chen Jianji ate ravenously, swallowing mouthful after mouthful of the warm porridge.

After finishing his meal, he turned around and handed the bowl to Zhao Yong.

Looking at his still slightly immature and somewhat shy face.

Who would have thought that such an introverted person would stand in front of the girl he likes even when teased last night?

Indeed, love fills people with strength.

Chen Jianji patted him on the shoulder and said softly.

"If you feel stressed in the future, don't keep everything bottled up inside. Communicate more with the people around you."

"Especially the person you share a bed with."

Zhao Yong was collecting the bowls when he heard this and was taken aback.

"What?"

Chen Jianji smiled, offered no explanation, and simply shook his head.

"It's nothing, I was just talking nonsense."

After he finished speaking, he was about to turn around.

Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I saw someone standing in the spot next to me.

Chen Jianji looked up.

He paused for a second.

It is Lin Qingxue.

She was carrying a breakfast in each of her hands.

Chen Jianji noticed that she was looking around with a deep gaze.

From the soy milk on the table to the porridge bowl in Zhao Yong's hand.

Finally, it landed on the porridge stains still remaining at the corner of his mouth.

......