"I refuse..."
"There's no such thing as like or dislike..."
"I just don't want to date..."
...
"Breaking news! Jiang Che confessed to Su Rongyin and got rejected!"
"No way! Jiang Che actually dared!"
"What was he thinking confessing to the school beauty? He's just a little follower to her!"
"Like a toad wanting to eat swan meat, it's hilarious..."
...
In a room plastered with Jay Chou posters.
Beer bottles were scattered all over the floor.
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After reading through the chat history on his phone.
Jiang Che understood why "the current him" drank so much.
The intertwining memories of two lifetimes made his already hangover-induced, dizzy head ache even more.
He knocked on his head, shook it, and muttered to himself, "I didn't expect to return to this day."
This day.
Was exactly one month before the College Entrance Examination.
It was also the day after he failed to confess to the school beauty, Su Rongyin.
And it was the turning point of his entire life.
From this day on.
His condition plummeted.
His academic level, which had a high chance of getting into a top university, didn't even pass the second-tier line in the exams.
Later, he simply dropped out and went to the city where Su Rongyin attended college to work.
He spent his days delivering food and drinks to her, simping to the extreme...
"What was I thinking back then?"
Jiang Che felt like giving his current self a slap.
Luckily, his parents were quite open-minded.
Otherwise, they would've been driven to death by his actions before he even succeeded in life.
The absurdity of his past life was still vivid in his mind.
In this life, he would no longer be a simp.
With such a great youth and a second chance at life, he should enjoy it himself and treat those who love him well.
Simp?
If that word were to appear.
Then he should be the one being simped over.
In his past life, Jiang Che, due to always being submissive around Su Rongyin, had a somewhat introverted and slightly inferior personality. It wasn't apparent with close friends, but in many situations, he would subconsciously hide in unnoticed corners.
In reality.
He was also an exceptionally outstanding person.
Getting out of bed.
As soon as he stood up.
The swelling sensation in his head intensified significantly.
Jiang Che forced himself into the bathroom for a hot shower, which finally alleviated it a lot.
He changed into clean clothes.
He took the beer bottles he had packed into a box and left home.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to open the window.
His parents' workplace organized a trip.
They were supposed to return tonight.
In his past life, when they returned.
Jiang Che hadn't pulled himself together yet.
Seeing the floor full of beer bottles and their haggard son, they didn't say anything or ask anything.
But to say they weren't worried was impossible.
Now that Jiang Che was fine.
Naturally, he wouldn't let his parents worry again.
He placed the beer bottles next to the trash can.
Jiang Che bought two bottles of hangover relief liquid at the pharmacy on the street corner.
After drinking them, the headache almost completely disappeared after a while.
His stomach growled, and Jiang Che went to the usual food stall for a bowl of authentic beef noodles.
As he was slurping the noodles.
His phone dinged continuously.
It was a string of messages from his best friend in high school, Chen Yunsong.
"Jiang Che, are you okay?"
"Su Rongyin rejecting you is her loss."
"The class is full of idiots, don't bother with them."
"Let's go online tonight, a new hero named Yasuo just came out. I bought it yesterday, and I'm really good at it..."
Jiang Che remembered seeing these messages in his past life too. At that time, he was so disheartened that he didn't reply and even found Chen Yunsong annoying, so he blocked him...
His fingers quickly tapped on the cracked screen of his Oppo phone, and Jiang Che replied:
"I'm fine."
"You think you're good? Wait and see what a real Yasuo master is like!"
Chen Yunsong: "?"
A father-son match was set.
Jiang Che stuffed the last bite of tea egg into his mouth, feeling exceptionally cheerful.
Yes!
A youth without simping.
Is the truly vibrant youth!
"Aunt Chen, I'm full, your cooking is getting better and better!"
When paying the bill, Jiang Che said to the lady boss, Aunt Chen.
Aunt Chen watched Jiang Che's back, a bit puzzled, "Little Che, this kid, seems different today?"
Uncle Chen raised an eyebrow, "What's different?"
Aunt Chen recalled, "He never said such things before, at most just greeted."
"True." Uncle Chen thought for a moment, nodded in agreement, and after a pause, said, "Maybe he's grown up!"
...
"My grandmother and grandfather are coming over, and my mom doesn't have time, so she asked me to do the shopping... It's really hard on you, Yunyun! I'll treat you to a meal another day!"
Su Rongyin's hair was like a waterfall, her face delicate, wearing a floral dress and white sneakers, her aura outstanding, looking like a princess under the sunlight.
But the large number of shopping bags in her hands and her bent waist seemed a bit out of place.
"It's okay, it's not too tiring."
Gao Yun followed beside Su Rongyin, also carrying bags, sweating profusely and panting.
"Rongyin, is that Jiang Che over there?"
Suddenly, Gao Yun pointed in a direction and said.
Su Rongyin followed Gao Yun's gaze.
The familiar tall figure, black-framed glasses, it was indeed Jiang Che.
"It's him, great! Let's have him help us carry these... Jiang Che!"
Gao Yun breathed a sigh of relief, put the bags on the ground, and waved to Jiang Che.
Jiang Che turned his head.
Seeing that familiar and beautiful figure, which he hadn't seen for a lifetime, he was momentarily stunned, then quickly smiled and walked over.
"Good afternoon, ladies! Have you eaten?"
"We have." Gao Yun nodded, pointing at the bags on the ground, "Rongyin's grandparents are coming over today, these are things her mom asked her to buy."
Jiang Che glanced down, "That's a lot of stuff, and it's quite far from home, good luck... Chen Yunsong is waiting for me at the internet cafe, I'll head over first, bye!"