The divorce comeback system arrived right after I was born.

The next morning, the morning reading bell at Jiangcheng No. 1 Middle School had not yet rung.

Chen Zhi, sporting dark circles under his eyes, stepped through the back door of the classroom.

He barely slept a wink last night.

That kiss, scented with gardenias, lingered in his mind all night.

He touched his left cheek.

Although it had been washed clean long ago, the warm, soft, and moist feeling seemed to linger.

Who is it?

If they're good-looking, that's fine; consider it a perk.

What if she's a slut...?

Chen Zhi shuddered and dared not think any further.

Chen Zhi's gaze swept across the classroom.

My gaze finally settled on the figure in the last row.

Pei Ningxue has arrived.

Today, this young lady is wearing a beige knitted cardigan over a neat school uniform shirt.

She was resting her chin on one hand, flipping through an original English book with the other. The morning light shone on her profile, making the fine downy hairs clearly visible. She was as beautiful as a painting.

They look incredibly serious.

Chen Zhi stuffed his schoolbag into the desk drawer, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

Pei Ningxue didn't even lift her eyelids, her slender fingers gently turning a page of the book, as if her deskmate was just a wisp of air.

Chen Zhi rested his chin on his hand, turned to the side, and stared at her without any attempt to hide his gaze.

Seemingly sensing the intense gaze beside her, Pei Ningxue paused slightly in her book-turning motion.

She didn't look up, but simply raised the book slightly, trying to block the gaze.

one second.

Five seconds.

ten seconds.

Pei Ningxue paused in her book-turning motion.

Those eyelashes, which were originally as still as a deep well, began to tremble slightly.

She finally couldn't keep up the act anymore.

With a "snap," Pei Ningxue slammed the book shut, turned her head, and her clear, cold eyes held just the right amount of doubt and impatience.

"what?"

Chen Zhi didn't speak.

His gaze roamed brazenly over her face.

Finally, my gaze lingered on her lips.

It was a very light pink, like cherry blossoms that had just bloomed in spring.

The lip print on his face last night was a rather dark color.

The color number doesn't match.

However, this does not rule out suspicion. After all, a woman has more lipsticks than a painter has a palette, and changing a shade is just a matter of minutes.

"When the power went out last night," Chen Zhi squinted, trying to find a clue on her face, "where did you go?"

"You're home."

Pei Ningxue answered matter-of-factly, her eyes darting around, "I went straight home after the power outage, why?"

"Yeah?"

Chen Zhi clearly did not believe it.

Chen Zhi leaned forward, instantly closing the distance between them to less than ten centimeters.

Pei Ningxue instinctively leaned back, her back hitting the cold wall.

"Are you... are you sick in the head?"

She bit her lower lip, her ears already turning uncontrollably red. "What can I do?"

Chen Zhi ignored her rebuttal.

He suddenly reached out his hand.

The moment his fingertips touched Pei Ningxue's chin, she froze completely.

The skin feels smooth and cool to the touch, with an excellent tactile sensation.

Chen Zhi used a little force to lift her chin, forcing her to raise her head.

Pei Ningxue's pupils contracted sharply, and her breathing instantly became erratic.

She stared blankly at Chen Zhi, who was so close to her.

What... is this guy going to do?

Here?

There are still so many people in the classroom...

Just as Pei Ningxue's heart was about to jump out of her chest, Chen Zhi suddenly brought his face close to hers.

He brought his nose close to the crook of her neck and sniffed carefully, like a dog.

Pei Ningxue: "..."

A refreshing fragrance wafted into Chen Zhi's nostrils.

That smells like citrus.

It wasn't the gardenia from last night.

Chen Zhi frowned, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

"Did you switch your shower gel?"

"Chen Zhi!"

Pei Ningxue finally snapped.

She slapped Chen Zhi's hand away, a thin layer of anger and a hint of undisguised panic appearing on her usually cool face.

"What's wrong with you so early in the morning? Go do your harassing behavior somewhere else!"

She shoved Chen Zhi with surprising force, sending him shoving back into his seat. Then she quickly turned around, picked up the English book, and held it in front of her face, revealing only her bright red ear tips.

Chen Zhi rubbed his hand, which had been slapped so hard, and his brows furrowed even more.

Not her?

The color is wrong, and the smell is wrong too.

Did this young lady really run away last night?

If it weren't Pei Ningxue, there would be one more person on the suspect list.

Just then, a soft footstep came from the back door.

Chen Zhi looked up.

Li Zhiyi walked in with her schoolbag on her back and her head down, like a little quail.

She wasn't wearing a skirt today; she had changed back into her loose blue and white school uniform.

Her hair was tied in a high ponytail, revealing a section of her fair and slender neck.

The attacker last night wasn't very strong and his body was quite flexible; if it was Li Zhiyi, that would fit the description.

Moreover, although this girl looks gentle and sweet, she can stay up all night to deliver notes to me, and she will specially wash her hair and change her dress so that she can have dinner with me. Who knows, in a moment of impulse, she might really do something like this outrageous outlaw.

Seeing Chen Zhi staring at her, Li Zhiyi paused, tightening her grip on her backpack strap.

"Good morning...good morning."

She greeted him softly, her voice gentle and sweet.

Chen Zhi did not respond.

He stood up abruptly, took a long stride, and blocked the aisle.

Li Zhiyi was forced to stop, and looked up blankly, her big, wet eyes filled with innocence.

"W-what's wrong?"

Chen Zhi didn't speak, but once again extended his evil claws.

He pinched Li Zhiyi's chin with two fingers and lifted her face up, just like he had done to Pei Ningxue earlier.

Li Zhiyi froze instantly.

Her originally fair face rapidly warmed up, turning red all the way from the base of her neck to behind her ears.

She even forgot to resist, and just stood there blankly letting Chen Zhi do as he pleased.

Chen Zhi carefully examined her lips.

She wasn't wearing lipstick.

There was only a thin layer of lip balm, colorless and transparent.

But that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Maybe you applied it last night but not today?

Chen Zhi moved closer again.

The tip of his nose almost touched Li Zhiyi's cheek.

Li Zhiyi was so frightened that she tightly closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling violently, and she held her breath.

What is he doing...?

This is the passageway...

Everyone's watching...

Chen Zhi took a deep breath.

There was no scent of gardenias.

There is only a faint, very gentle lavender scent.

It has a slightly sun-dried smell, which feels very homey and reassuring.

Chen Zhi smelled it again.

It is indeed lavender.

It was completely different from the taste that had haunted his dreams last night.

"It wasn't you either..."

Chen Zhisong released his hand and muttered something under his breath.

She opened her eyes, her watery eyes filled with shyness and confusion. She buried her head even lower, almost hiding it inside her collar.

"Wh-what, it's not me?"

"Chen, Chen Zhi?" Li Zhiyi's legs went weak, and she barely managed to stand by holding onto the desk next to her. Her voice was barely audible, "Did I...did I do something wrong?"

"No, you're very nice, you're a good person."

Chen Zhi waved his hand dismissively and sat back down in his chair, looking dejected.

It's not Pei Ningxue.

It wasn't Li Zhiyi either.

Who else could it be?

Given the chaos last night, could it be that some female classmate who happened to be passing by took advantage of the situation because she was attracted to his good looks?

Chen Zhi touched his chin, sinking into deep self-doubt.

If it were some beautiful woman who had a crush on him, that would be one thing, after all, with his good looks, being forcibly kissed wouldn't be too much of a loss for him.

But the problem is...

What if it's a dinosaur?

What if it's a 200-pound tank? Normally you can only spy on it from dark corners, but you finally succeed during a power outage?

The thought of this possibility sent a chill down Chen Zhi's spine, from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

He shuddered, feeling that he was no longer clean.

"Damn it, my lifelong reputation..."

Chen Zhi slumped in his chair, staring blankly at the ceiling, his face full of worry.

If this gets out, how will he ever be able to show his face at Jiangcheng No. 1 High School again?

"That...Chen Zhi?"

Pei Ningxue's tentative voice came from the side.

She had already turned the book around and was looking at him with an expression as if he were an idiot. "Are you alright? Why do you look like you've swallowed a fly?"

"Leave me alone."

Chen Zhi waved his hand, his face full of vicissitudes, "I am mourning my lost youth."

Pei Ningxue rolled her eyes, too lazy to pay attention to this drama queen, and continued reading her book.

But the commotion here was observed by another person.

Cheng Jun sat on the other side of the aisle, his pen almost breaking from his grip.

He witnessed the whole thing.

He witnessed Chen Zhi's evil deeds in the morning.

First, he teased the aloof school beauty Pei Ningxue, and before everyone could react, he went to flirt with the soft and cute childhood friend Li Zhiyi.

Early in the morning!

It's only 7:10!

This guy groped the two prettiest girls in the class right in front of everyone!

And those two girls didn't even put up a fight!

One of them playfully pushed the other away, while the other obediently let herself be manipulated.

Is there any justice in this world?

Is there no law left?

"Chen Zhi, have some decency."

Cheng Jun was heartbroken and couldn't breathe. "Why did you have to put on a special display in front of all of us single people so early in the morning? You stole my life, wasn't that enough? Now you have to trample on my dignity too?"

Chen Zhi was in a bad mood and didn't have time to deal with him.

"Get lost, I'm annoyed, I'm contemplating important life decisions."

"Thinking my ass! You're just a well-fed man who doesn't know the hunger of a starving man!"

On what grounds?

How come this guy gets a perfect score even though he sleeps and plays games all day?

How come he can have women on both sides despite his scoundrel-like appearance?

Cheng Jun grew angrier the more he thought about it, and the more he felt the world was unfair.

He took a deep breath and decided not to watch that heart-stopping scene anymore.

He pulled a small round mirror out of the inner pocket of his backpack.

He bought this specifically to maintain his image at all times.

He looked in the mirror and, in a showy manner, fiddled with his slightly messy bangs, trying to cover the pimples on his forehead.

"Actually, I'm quite handsome too."

"It's just that we lack an opportunity to showcase our talents..."

Cheng Jun raised an eyebrow at himself in the mirror, lost in his narcissistic world.

A terrifying face silently appeared on the window of the back door of the classroom.

That's the head of the teaching department balding.

Before the morning reading session even started, Director Xie loved to conduct these surprise inspections, specifically targeting students who weren't doing their jobs properly.

His gaze swept across the classroom.

I saw Chen Zhi slumped over the table, wailing in pain.

Well, this kid is first in the grade and the principal's darling. As long as he doesn't blow the roof off, he can just lie there.

Then I saw Pei Ningxue reading the original English novel.

She was among the top five in the entire school, and a wealthy young lady who was not to be trifled with.

Finally, Director Xie's gaze settled on Cheng Jun, who was making faces at himself in the mirror.

Good guy.

Why are you posing and preening instead of memorizing vocabulary first thing in the morning?

Director Xie pushed open the back door and silently floated behind Cheng Jun.

Cheng Jun was still confessing his feelings to himself in the mirror: "Actually, if you look closely, I do look quite like Daniel Wu..."

A giant hand suddenly descended from the sky.

"Looks like Daniel Wu, right?"

Director Xie's sinister voice rang in his ears.

A low murmur of laughter rippled through the class.

Cheng Jun was so startled that his hand trembled, and the mirror flew out of his hand.

Director Xie reacted quickly, catching the mirror in mid-air and then giving Cheng Jun a hard whack on the back of the head.

"Instead of studying first thing in the morning, what are you doing here in this 'demon-revealing mirror'?"

"Confiscated."

Director Xie snorted coldly, stuffed the mirror into his pocket, and said, "Stand and read during morning reading time to clear your head!"

After saying that, Director Xie put his hands behind his back and slowly walked towards the back door.

Cheng Jun covered the back of his head, completely dumbfounded.

He glanced at Chen Zhi beside him with a wronged expression.

Chen Zhizheng was slumped over the table, contemplating life with a look of utter despair, showing no interest in reading whatsoever.

But Director Xie seemed to be blind and completely ignored it.

Cheng Jun stood there, looking at the empty corner of the table in his hand, and then at Chen Zhi, who was sleeping there.

My mental state completely collapsed.

Why should I?!

That guy was just doing chin-lifting and wall-slamming, making the class look like they were choosing a concubine. Didn't you see any of that?

I just looked in the mirror to appreciate the Creator's gift, and now my "tool of the crime" is confiscated and I'm being forced to stand as punishment?

"damn it!"

Cheng Jun was filled with grief and indignation, and he looked up to the sky and sighed deeply.

"Why arrest me, the narcissist, instead of those three who were dating?!"