I suggest you investigate; this person doesn't seem to be a first-time reborn individual.

"Hey bro, the subway signal was bad just now, there was a minor issue, but it's all sorted out now."

Lin Ran gave a bitter smile. He still remembered the words Lin Feng coldly rejected him when he asked for help today before his rebirth.

"You handle it yourself."

"In my opinion, you shouldn't be incapable of even solving this kind of problem."

Having experienced the ways of the world, Lin Ran naturally understood Lin Feng's good intentions.

He lost his father at a young age, and his older brother, who also lost his father early and was forced to grow up, tried to teach him to be a man who could face the storms of life on his own in the most clumsy way.

The moment he hung up the phone, the screen went black. Through the reflection on the screen, Lin Ran saw a youthful face, and he could vaguely see some of the fine, soft beard typical of young boys.

As Lin Ran stepped out of the subway station, he squinted slightly, sunlight filtering through the leaves and falling on his face.

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Following the route he remembered, Lin Ran slowly walked towards the school.

The school is very close to the subway station, about a 5-minute walk.

He had no interest in this so-called college application guidance, since, in his experience, such sharing was meaningless.

But then he remembered that in his previous life he had missed this event because of a subway incident, and he was also curious about what the sharing session would contain. So, he came to the school as if by some strange twist of fate.

"It should be... a truck." Lin Ran pondered for a long time before slowly giving this answer.

In the brief moment when he was flipped and tumbled in the air inside the car, he vaguely saw a large truck still rushing towards him.

"The other party is primarily responsible!"

He immediately rolled his eyes in his mind. Why think about these things when the person is already dead?

How did I end up being reborn in 2010?

He had read many online novels about rebirth, and the protagonists were all miserable before their rebirth. His status as a CEO worth over 100 million yuan didn't fit the character setting at all.

He thought about it and realized that one of his subordinates was quite suitable.

He married a woman for 88.8 yuan, bought an unfinished pre-sale apartment in a building with a mortgage of over 200 million yuan, took out a loan of 30 yuan to buy a bankrupt new energy company, responded to the call to have a third child, and every day after get off work his children cry and his wife makes a fuss. Occasionally his two unmarried brothers-in-law borrow money from him. He lives a very fulfilling life...

"Brother Ran!"

As soon as Lin Ran arrived at the school gate, he saw a small, dark-skinned, skinny boy waving at him. From a distance, the boy looked like a bamboo pole.

"Ah Hao?" Lin Ran asked uncertainly.

"What? Dude, you do look kind of handsome today, but surely you don't recognize me?"

The skinny, dark-skinned boy's name was Wang Zihao, Lin Ran's high school classmate and best friend. Today, he was wearing a sharp, slightly oversized suit and had his hair slicked back, trying his best to look like an adult.

"hehe."

At this moment, Lin Ran's mind was filled with images of what Wang Zihao would be like more than ten years later, and she told him stories she had heard from somewhere: a gambling father, a sick mother, a younger brother in school, and a new girl.

Lin Ran found it hard to associate the big, fat, dark-skinned man who only thought about washing feet with the bamboo pole in front of him.

Lin Ran patted Wang Zihao on the shoulder with a sigh: "It's really not easy to see how thin you are. Eat less in the future, Ahao."

"??????"

The two joked and laughed as they walked to the school auditorium, where they encountered unfamiliar teachers and classmates. Lin Ran, imitating Wang Zihao, greeted them.

"Brother Ran, you seem a little different today?"

Lin Ran was taken aback: "What's different?"

Wang Zihao: "You seem a bit quiet today, like you have something on your mind. I did most of the talking the whole way."

"You'll understand when you get to my age."

Wang Zihao: "Tch, don't play dumb with me." Then he winked and said, "Did Huang Lingyue bother you again yesterday?"

"Huang Lingyue?" Lin Ran remembered the girl who had hurt him.

Huang Lingyue is his classmate and has liked Lin Ran since the beginning of their first year of high school.

When Lin Ran was assigned to a science class in high school, she followed suit without considering whether she was actually suited to studying science.

At this point, Lin Ran still had some affection for her; the girl's feelings were straightforward and passionate, making it hard to ignore them completely.

During the summer after graduating from high school, Lin Ran couldn't resist Huang Lingyue's advances. Only after they got together did he realize that her love was suffocating.

Thinking back to her long-distance relationship with Huang Lingyue, Lin Ran felt like her phone was an electronic shackle.

From the first message you receive when you open your eyes in the morning until the last second you close your eyes at night, you are required to report your information around the clock without any blind spots.

The most incredible thing is that a month after confirming their relationship, Lin Ran received a "Lin Ran's Defecation Behavior Analysis Report" from Huang Lingyue, which was several thousand words long and even included references.

Detailed data and charts pointed out that he had "excessive daily bowel movements" and "excessively long single bowel movements," ultimately leading to the conclusion that this was a physiological precursor to emotional infidelity.

Heaven knows Lin Ran just wanted to use taking a dump as an excuse to have some private time.

Finally, three months later, Huang Lingyue cheated on her husband with the female president of the student council at the same school.

At that time, Lin Ran was heartbroken but also somewhat relieved, as he had finally escaped her control.

Looking back now, Huang Lingyue's tendency to admire strength made her infidelity inevitable. Her gaze always followed the most dazzling person she could reach at the moment, regardless of gender.

Wang Zihao: "Still pretending? I think you should just give in to her. She's so beautiful, and she's liked you for so many years. If it were me, I would have given in long ago."

Lin Ran sighed and said with emotion, "You don't understand. Don't rush into dating a girl. Take a look at her best friend first. She might be even prettier than her."

Wang Zihao was immediately astonished: "Her best friend is even prettier than her? Ran-ge, could you introduce her to me?"

Lin Ran glanced at him sideways: "Aren't you going to pursue your Sun Yan anymore? You were acting like you were going to die the whole way here."

This time it was Wang Zihao's turn to sigh: "Brother Ran, to be honest, I confessed to her again yesterday."

Lin Ran raised an eyebrow: "Oh—so what happened? Didn't you say she promised to be with you after high school graduation?"

Wang Zihao said with a long face, "She said she doesn't want to be in a relationship right now, and that she'll consider me first when she goes to university."

He paused, his tone seemingly tinged with doubt:

"Brother Ran, do you think it's possible she's stringing me along?"

Lin Ran rolled his eyes: "Be more confident, bro. Remove the 'maybe'."

Wang Zihao comes from a well-off family and has a lot of pocket money, but ever since he started pursuing Sun Yan, he has been using all of his ample allowance to buy her gifts.

In the end, even eating became a problem. His originally slender figure had become as thin as a bamboo pole. Fortunately, he had survived until now thanks to Lin Ran's help.

"How many times have you confessed your feelings to her? Hasn't she realized it yet?"

"Eight times," Wang Zihao counted on his little black fingers.

Lin Ran stopped and turned to look at him, his expression serious.

"Ah Hao, do you know about Meng Huo from the Three Kingdoms period?"

Wang Zihao rolled his eyes at him, then his face was filled with conflict.

"Brother Ran, I think there's still a chance. I want to persevere a little longer!"

Lin Ran smiled and put his arm around his neck:

"Persistence? Remember my advice: 'Persistence' has 16 strokes, while 'give up' has 15 strokes."

"And you, my 'friend,' you have 12 strokes."