Age of Legends

Chapter 210 Never Failing
"Speaking of which, what did Shen Nuoyi and Zhang Chen talk about at that noodle shop today?"

There's a dedicated soccer group for the senior year students, used for communication and matchmaking. Several boys from Class 5 who regularly play soccer are also in the group; they all get along quite well. Wang Shuowei saw the chat in the group but didn't say anything.

But someone inside said, "What else can they talk about? It's just about that motivational speech. Zhang Chen can still pull off something. After thinking it over, Shen Nuo probably thinks it's best to treat him to a meal to hand over the reins!"

"Zhang Chen is really something, always dropping juicy gossip. I laughed so hard my stomach hurt during today's sports meet. Well, with all that fuss, Shen Nuoyi couldn't just stay silent."

"I never expected her to get third place. She's really fast..."

The group of boys were full of youthful vigor. Although they didn't comment on Shen Nuoyi, Wang Shuowei roughly knew that many of them liked her. Putting aside everything else, just look at the people who casually mentioned this matter and unintentionally brought Shen Nuoyi up. They were actually just trying to find out about her.

Wang Shuowei understood all of this. It was purely his crush, or rather, his attention to someone he had a crush on. Senior year of high school was so boring, and sometimes just hearing about the other person could make him lose himself in thought for a long time.

A group of boys may seem carefree and joke around with everyone, but they always have some biases, especially when it comes to people and things that interest them.

Wang Shuowei happened to see Zhang Chen online on QQ, thought for a moment, and sent him a message: "What did you guys eat today?"

Zhang Chen: "Just a regular beef noodle soup."

Wang Shuowei: "That beef noodle shop is really good, but it's too close by. I don't know what to do after eating there every day."

After a pause, Wang Shuowei typed again: "Did Shen Nuoyi tell you what he said, thank you?"

Zhang Chen: "They said I wrote very well, so don't write anymore next time."

Wang Shuowei sent a "laughing" emoji.

Feeling relieved, she simply ignored Zhang Chen and posted in the football group: "Breaking news, Shen Nuoyi invited Zhang Chen to dinner and strongly urged him not to write anything again!"

"puff!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Hilarious! Zhang Chen deserved to die..."

Shen Nuoyi's crush, Li Jiajun, and others in the group immediately felt relieved. Haha, what a false alarm!

The group chat was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

……

After sending a message to Wang Shuowei, Zhang Chen noticed that Shen Nuoyi wasn't online, so he sent her a text message: "What are you doing?"

My phone vibrated a moment later, and the screen lit up: "Doing a test. What about you?"

Shen Nuoyi clearly wanted to ask Zhang Chen what he was doing, but she was just using doing homework to cover up the bizarre day. When Zhang Chen's message came, she almost immediately grabbed her phone to reply.

"I just went online, now I'll do my homework too."

Zhang Chen returned.

Previously, before his direction was set, Zhang Chen didn't feel anything special, as he was somewhat aimlessly wandering around using his reborn identity. But now that he's confirmed his relationship with Shen Nuoyi, something very concrete has suddenly appeared: the upcoming college entrance examination. Although for Zhang Chen, the college entrance examination is a watershed moment for all students at this stage, he now sees it in a different light.

But there's one problem he still can't overcome—at this stage.

Shen Nuoyi's grades are currently soaring, ranking tenth on the Yude list. The problem now is that if they want to enter the same university, Zhang Chen is clearly far behind. Of course, Zhang Chen is fully capable of breaking free from the constraints of university. Even if he can't get into her university, the distance between them might not be an obstacle.

But ultimately... there will be fewer scenes of being in the same school, which will leave some regrets.

If they did well on the exam and went to the same school as Shen Nuoyi, not only would their paths overlap, but a better university would also make their parents proud and bring honor to the whole family, which would also make up for the regrets of the past.

I remember when Yude was at the bottom of the class from beginning to end. By the time the college entrance exam was over, his parents were already setting up a fruit shop, working from dawn till dusk. For a while, they worried about his future every day. Later, news of people they knew receiving college admission notices and getting into good universities came from their company, friends, and relatives.

Some of them had good grades and were admitted to their preferred schools. Others didn't have great grades, but their parents were resourceful and knew the connections, so they had already planned for their future and had their parents paving the way.

Zhang Chen's grades were poor, and Zhang Zhonghua and Huang Huifen had no background, resources, or social connections to help him plan and pave the way. He couldn't rely on himself or his parents. They were originally planning to repeat a year, but Zhang Chen's high school foundation was too weak, so what would be the point of repeating a year?

Moreover, he felt so frustrated at Yude that he could almost see his helpless future. So, during the supplementary enrollment period, he found a third-rate university, the kind where you could pay to attend, and slunk away from Rongcheng.

Back then, I failed the college entrance exam and left Fuzhou in defeat.

Now, with Shen Nuoyi as a benchmark and his rise after defeat in his previous life as a foundation, Zhang Chen wants to try it out and experience what it feels like to bring glory to his family.

Besides, two people together should naturally encourage each other. He didn't want Shen Nuoyi's grades to be affected by his involvement, and the two should still focus on working together.

Damn it, he's got too much of a fatherly vibe!

Zhang Chen pursed his lips, banished his random thoughts, and began to work on the problems seriously.

My phone vibrated again. I picked it up and looked at it.

It's from Shen Nuoyi—

"So nice."

……

……

Zhang Chen actually did two sets of practice papers. Looking at the time, it was already twelve o'clock, almost time.

She texted Shen Nuo: "It's getting late, stop doing your homework and go to sleep early."

Shen Nuoyi: "Okay, I'm going to take a shower."

After washing up, Zhang Chen lay in bed, feeling comfortable and at ease. Then he sent a text message: "I'm in bed."

Shen Nuoyi: "Me too."

"Then go to sleep early... Good night."

"Good night."

After a long separation, we said goodnight to each other, and there was a special kind of unspoken understanding between us.

But Zhang Chen still couldn't fall asleep easily. He turned off the light but kept his eyes open, recalling many things in his mind: his past life, the image of Shen Nuoyi in his memories of growing up. Even today, he still felt a little unreal.

Zhang Chen looked back at the text message Shen Nuo sent, the one that said "So good," and Zhang Chen smiled.

She wondered when the usually serious and proper Lady Shen had learned to flirt.

It seems that after breaking through that barrier, Shen Nuoyi is like a plum blossom that has endured frost, revealing her cinnabar-like beauty and elegant, subtle fragrance only after the winter snow melts away.

That would be a stunning sight in a lifeless world.

Most people can't see it, so they miss it.

I traveled through time and space, parted the curtain, and finally grasped it in my hands.

This is probably the great power that the reborn can wield.

But all of this is fragile, because there's a high possibility that one is playing with fire. The reborn, who should possess foresight and be fearless, slaying gods and Buddhas alike, choose to tread the mortal world, chasing regrets and indulging in sentimentality, getting tainted by karma. If this shatters, wouldn't it mean the destruction of their Dao heart, truly striking at their souls in both lifetimes?

Therefore, there is no way out.

But in reality, isn't there never a way out in life?
Zhang Chen's mind was racing with memories from the past few years, his cerebral cortex still in an excited state, making it impossible for him to fall asleep. Finally, he couldn't resist, so he opened his phone and typed three words on the keyboard: "Are you asleep yet?"

send.

The room returned to darkness and silence.

I didn't expect a reply from them, so I just went to sleep.

But then, in this seemingly endless silence, "hum!" the blue screen of the candybar phone lit up.

"not yet."

Zhang Chen was stunned. Hadn't she said goodnight? He couldn't sleep, but she hadn't turned off the lights and was still sleeping. Was she reading at night?
Zhang Chen, somewhat nonchalantly, typed: "Then what are you still doing?"

Not long after.

hum.

Zhang Chen opened the envelope icon on his phone.

"thinking of you."

Zhang Chen stared wide-eyed into the darkness.

Fine, let the reborn enter the cycle of reincarnation if they will.

How can I have the best of both worlds, without disappointing the Buddha and you?

(End of this chapter)