The divorce comeback system arrived right after I was born.

The biting wind stung my cheeks like knives.

Chen Zhi stood on the edge of the rooftop, with bottomless darkness below and the city's dazzling lights shining in the distance.

Clutching the crumpled divorce agreement in his hand, his phone screen lit up, displaying a payment reminder text message from the bank.

The childhood sweetheart who always followed him around calling "Zhizhi" had lost contact with him back in junior high school.

The girl who always secretly watched him had no contact with him since elementary school.

He also hasn't met a good brother who can play games with him all night and even look at his legs.

He went to a private university as usual, found a job at a crappy company that only exploited its employees, and married a wife who only cared about money and not about people.

For a few taels of silver, he bent his spine, trampled his dignity, and in the end, he was left with nothing, his wife and children separated from him.

"This is your fate."

The mean-spirited boss pointed at his nose and cursed.

Chen Zhi wanted to refute, but no sound came out of his throat.

Lean forward.

A feeling of weightlessness washes over you.

"Bang!"

Chen Zhi suddenly shuddered, his whole body bouncing in his seat.

His heart pounded wildly in his chest, he gasped for breath, his pupils contracted sharply, and he looked up blankly.

In the dimly lit classroom, the curtains were drawn tightly shut, and a movie was playing on the large screen on the podium.

The soothing melody of a movie's end credits played from the speakers, the air was a little stuffy, mixed with the smells of various snacks.

That's the taste of youth.

Chen Zhi was somewhat dazed.

He subconsciously touched his face; it was hot.

I pinched my thigh again.

pain.

"What's wrong? Did you have a nightmare?"

A muffled question came from the side.

Chen Zhi turned his head stiffly.

In the dim light, he saw a familiar profile.

Lin Wanwan was holding a bag of potato chips in her hand, her cheeks were bulging, and there were still some potato chip crumbs stuck to the corners of her mouth.

Her long, smooth hair was casually draped over her shoulders, with a few strands playfully falling beside her ears.

The light and shadow cast a beautiful arc on her high, straight nose. Her usually mischievous eyes were now intently focused on the credits on the screen, as if searching for Easter eggs.

Fresh, vibrant, and within reach.

An indescribable feeling of bitterness welled up in my heart.

Thankfully it was just a dream.

Thankfully, that messed-up future is no longer going to happen.

Chen Zhi stared at her intently, his eyes filled with a complex emotion.

Lin Wanwan noticed the overly intense gaze.

She swallowed the potato chip in her mouth with difficulty, turned her head, and looked at Chen Zhi with a puzzled expression.

Why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face?

She subconsciously touched the corner of her mouth, thinking it was covered in potato chip crumbs.

"Wanwan, what time is it?"

Chen Zhi's voice was a little hoarse.

"what?"

Lin Wanwan, confused, blinked her big eyes twice. "What time is it?"

She took her phone out of her pocket, turned on the screen, and glanced at it.

"School's out in thirty minutes. What's wrong, are you still half asleep?"

As she spoke, she popped another potato chip into her mouth and chewed it with great gusto.

Chen Zhi did not answer.

He looked at this girl who was so happy when she ate something delicious, like a fool.

In this world, he did not miss her.

He not only met the gentle and reserved Li Zhiyi, but also didn't miss out on Pei Ningxue, who could play games with him all night.

Chen Zhi took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the surging emotions in his chest, but the tenderness in his eyes could not be hidden.

He suddenly reached out and, as if possessed, tidied a stray strand of hair behind Lin Wanwan's ear.

My fingertips touched her warm earlobe.

Lin Wanwan abruptly stopped chewing potato chips, freezing in place.

"Wanwan."

Chen Zhi looked into her eyes and said softly.

"It's so good to have met you."

This statement, though seemingly random, was made with utmost seriousness.

It exploded in Lin Wanwan's heart.

The movie's end credits song was still playing on the big screen.

The bag of potato chips in Lin Wanwan's hand slipped halfway down with a "whoosh".

Her big eyes widened in shock, her pupils dilating.

The brain's CPU is completely overloaded at this moment.

What... what does this mean?

To confess one's feelings?

Or has this guy gone drowsy from sleeping too long?

A visible red color spread rapidly from her neck, instantly covering her entire pretty face.

"You...you...you...you..."

Lin Wanwan stammered for a long time, unable to utter a single complete sentence.

She frantically lowered her head, grabbed a handful of potato chips, and tried to stuff them into her mouth, but because she was too nervous, she ended up stuffing them directly into her nose.

"Cough cough cough!"

Lin Wanwan coughed violently, frantically brushing the debris off her body, looking utterly disheveled.

Chen Zhi smiled slightly as he looked at her helpless expression.

He took a bottle of water out of his drawer, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to her.

Lin Wanwan snatched the water bottle and gulped down several mouthfuls before she could barely suppress her cough.

Her face flushed, and she glared at Chen Zhi fiercely, her eyes filled with a mixture of embarrassment and anger, as well as a hint of unspoken tears.

"Chen Zhi, are you out of your mind?! What nonsense are you spouting in broad daylight?!"

Although he was cursing, his voice was weak and lacked any intimidation.

Chen Zhi smiled, did not refute, stood up, and stretched.

He glanced at the still scrolling cast and crew list, then at the clock on the back wall of the classroom.

The teachers' meeting is probably coming to an end soon.

"The lights are on! Wake up, everyone!"

Chen Zhi walked to the door and gently pressed the switch with his finger.

"Smack."

The glaring fluorescent lights instantly illuminated the entire classroom.

"Holy crap! My eyes!"

"Squad leader, what are you doing? We haven't seen the bonus scene yet!"

"Who turned on the light?"

A series of wailing complaints erupted in the classroom.

Chen Zhi ignored the group of animals, walked straight to the podium, skillfully turned off the power, put away the projection screen, and locked the multimedia cabinet.

"Stop howling, or you'll attract that old Mediterranean guy and we'll have to deduct Sister Qian's salary again."

Chen Zhi tapped the blackboard, his tone returning to its usual tone.

"There are still twenty minutes until school ends, so just pretend and take out your books."

Although reluctant, everyone obediently took out their textbooks from their desk drawers and began their last day of slacking off before school ended.

Chen Zhi stood on the podium and scanned the room.

This is his empire.

These silly classmates, although they don't seem very smart, are actually alive and well.

His gaze suddenly stopped when it swept over the second-to-last row.

As if he had discovered a new continent, Chen Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly.

There was Jiahao, a classmate who usually slept in class and peed after class, and was good for nothing except thinking about showing off.

At this moment, he was sitting upright in his seat.

Holding a pen in his hand, his brows furrowed, he stared intently at a book on the table, muttering to himself.

Has the sun risen in the west?

Chen Zhi became interested.

He tiptoed off the stage and silently crept up behind Li Jiahao.

I leaned closer to listen.

All that could be heard was Li Jiahao muttering some kind of incantation.

"Ah... Ah Benden, Ah Benden..."

Chen Zhi was completely confused.

What is this thing?

He turned his gaze to the book in front of Li Jiahao.

On the page that Li Jiahao turned to, there was a vocabulary list.

abandon (give up).

Next to it, in crooked handwriting, was a line of Chinese phonetic transcription:

【Abenden】.

Chen Zhi: "..."

God, what the hell!

If an English teacher saw this, they'd probably have a stroke on the spot.

"cough."

Chen Zhi couldn't help but cough behind Li Jiahao.

Holy crap!

Li Jiahao was so frightened that he trembled all over, and the pen in his hand flew out.

He turned around abruptly, saw that it was Chen Zhi, and then patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Squad leader! You scared me to death!"

Chen Zhi picked up the pen from the ground and looked at him with a half-smile.

"Jiahao, what's gotten into you? Are you planning to abandon martial arts and pursue a literary career?"