Returning to university, starting with confessing to his ex-wife, his counselor.

Upon seeing the message from Yang Shuxi, Liang Chao felt a slight ripple in his heart, but he quickly calmed down.

Three common illusions in life: I am the protagonist, I can turn the tables, and they like me.

The Liang Dynasty would not have such a misconception.

Never overestimate your importance in the heart of the opposite sex until the moment you put it in—this was the secret to his past life, even after graduating for many years, that he hadn't become a clown.

Just kidding!

Actually, even if you put it in, it's useless!

Liang Chao didn't believe that a confession would make the older sister like him; she wasn't that easy to win over!

Similarly, she wasn't as hard to pursue as guys imagined; it was just that she was so beautiful that 99% of the guys subconsciously felt inferior and backed away.

In this life, he is still just a young Chu Nan.

In his past life, he had lived with his older sister for over a year and even got a marriage certificate. Aside from not letting her bear him five children, he did everything he should and shouldn't have done!

Even after being reborn, he still couldn't control his heartbeat at her gentle smile, but he was no longer infatuated with her.

In other words, he has already met the most important prerequisite for winning over a girl—"demystifying" her.

Thinking of this, Liang Chao got out of bed, quickly went to the wardrobe, and began to pick and choose.

"Boss, why are you changing clothes? And getting your hair done!"

Sitting in the ergonomic chair, Jiang Zilang smoked a cigarette, swaying back and forth, a smile playing on his lips, asking a question he already knew the answer to.

Last night I saw Tony Leung holding his counselor's hand. To say he wasn't envious at all would be a complete lie.

This year, the male-to-female ratio in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Sichuan University reached an unusually high 1:1, meaning the number of female students was not small.

But looking at the entire college, out of more than a thousand students across four grades, only one can be considered truly outstanding—the class monitor of my own class.

That ratio is like winning five million yuan with a two-yuan lottery ticket!

The probability is ridiculously high.

He considered himself to be decent at modeling, but he also understood that girls of this caliber wouldn't even be worthy of a thought unless their families had tens of millions of dollars!

His targets were always girls who were somewhat attractive and could be easily seduced into bed.

Top-tier beauty... is too troublesome; he dares not touch it!

Not to mention, he confessed his feelings to Ms. Yang, the top teacher at Dingmei Middle School.

Not only him, but any guy with a modicum of rationality and self-awareness would keep his distance from girls who are too beautiful.

Thinking this, Jiang Zilang glanced at his roommate, who was "dressing up in front of the mirror" with an "excited" look on his face, and couldn't help but shake his head, feeling both admiration and regret.

The thrill of youth is like a firework suddenly exploding in your heart—unique and intoxicating.

I just hope that Liang Chao... won't be hurt too badly!

Thinking of this, Jiang Zilang couldn't help but get up, go to the wall mirror, stand on tiptoe, hook his arm around Liang Chao's shoulder, and said earnestly.

"Xiao Liang, one day you'll understand!"

"Fireworks bloom brilliantly for only a fleeting moment, but cigarettes will continue to burn between your fingers!"

"What are you saying, all that gibberish?"

Liang Chao remained silent for a moment.

He shrugged off the third brother's arm, then sprayed some mousse on himself in the mirror and styled his hair in a way that he was fairly satisfied with.

After he finished, he casually picked up two pieces of chewing gum, put them in his mouth, and greeted the group with a grin.

"Let's go! Dad's going for a walk!"

Seeing his good buddy jumping around excitedly, the love guru, Master Zilang, stretched out his hand in mid-air, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

No, are you really that happy?

He's slept with quite a few girls, but he's never had a proper, sweet romance.

For a moment, the strategist felt somewhat melancholy.

"Third Brother, give me two pieces of chewing gum!" Suddenly, Xia Yu, the chubby little boy with dark skin, turned around and shouted.

"Okay, sure!"

Jiang Zilang snapped out of his daze, responded with "oh oh," and reached for the table.

Then, the person was stunned.

"No, it's my Green Wrigley's gum! I just bought it!"

......

After stepping outside, Liang Chao subconsciously put his hand in his pocket, and when he touched it, he found chewing gum inside.

Looking at the green arrow in his hand, Liang Chao was speechless.

At eighteen, he hadn't started smoking yet and wasn't addicted, but some of his future habits were already foreshadowed.

For example, when you touch a small rectangular object, you might subconsciously assume it's your lighter...

"Never mind, I'll bring a new bag back for the third brother later!"

After thinking for a moment, Liang Chao stopped worrying and walked straight out of the dormitory building.

At this moment, as school is about to end, many "free" students are heading back to their dormitories in groups.

Speaking of freedom, in just over twenty days since the start of the semester, the brilliant students of 404 have already learned to pursue freedom.

In one general education class, three students skipped class, and another student only attended half of the class.

In terms of freedom in attending classes, 404 is far ahead of her peers.

But the September sun is the opposite of these rebellious children; they could have chosen not to go to work, but they insist on competing against each other.

As soon as Liang Chao stepped out of the dormitory building, he was immediately hit by a wave of heat in the air, and couldn't help but smile with gratitude.

It's foreseeable that today will be another scorching hot and sweaty day!

Of course, hot weather isn't all bad.

Not long after Liang Chao stepped out of the tree-lined path, he bumped into three hot young women in short skirts who were walking towards him, shielding their eyes from the sun with their hands.

They seemed to be from the same dormitory, walking hand in hand side by side. Despite their different heights, their steps were surprisingly synchronized.

The exposed legs were all straight and white, and when they were exposed to the sunlight, they were truly pleasing to the eye and the body.

"Tsk~ Third brother is right, our school has a lot of beautiful girls, to say the least!" Liang Chao said, turning his gaze away.

Because the sun was too bright, he couldn't take a close look and only glanced at it.

I was immediately struck by its beauty.

The two girls on the left and right are alright, they just have fair skin and are youthful and pretty, but overall they are still a bit far from being top beauties.

But the one in the middle is a bit too... wait, why does this person look so familiar?

"Liang Chao, you still have the nerve to look this way?!?"

Liang Chao was suspicious when he saw the shortest girl with pigtails among the three suddenly let go of the middle girl's arm and stand in front of him.

"You are... Little Turtle... oh no... Xiao Jiayu?"

Liang Chao lowered his head, carefully examined the menacing-looking... short girl with pigtails for a while, and said uncertainly.

The girl's face turned red instantly at the mention of "little turtle," she was furious.

"You're the little turtle, your whole family are little turtles!"

Her height is her biggest weakness. She always hates it when people call her short, and the words "little turtle" are even worse than "short"!

Xiao Jiayu broke through Liang Chao's defenses and angrily reached out to kick him, but the latter nimbly dodged the kick.

"No way, you dare to hide? You heartless womanizer!"

Xiao Jiayu missed his kick and nearly fell. He was immediately shocked, stood on tiptoe, and looked at Liang Chao, saying incredulously, "How could you... how could you do this to me?"

"No, what did you say, Little Turtle! Who did I wrong? How did I become a heartbreaker, Big Radish?"

Liang Chao looked at Xiao Jiayu, somewhat bewildered, and asked uncertainly.

"Could it be that we... you know, have done *that*?"

He was already thirty years old when he was reborn, more than ten years after he first entered university, and many people and things in his memory had become blurred.

I only remember dating two girls during my university years: one was a senior who studied dance, and the other was a junior who was two years below me. I didn't date any other girls.

But looking at the girl's genuinely angry expression, Liang Chao felt somewhat insecure.

Could it be... that I missed one person?

Thinking of this, Liang Chao's expression turned serious, and he looked Xiao Jiayu up and down again.

No matter how you look at it, he doesn't think this is his type.

It's not that the little turtle isn't pretty; on the contrary, it's quite beautiful, almost reaching top beauty standards in terms of looks alone, if it weren't for its obvious physical defects...

Thinking of this, Liang Chao's gaze slowly moved downwards.

Hmm, her body proportions are excellent, with curves in all the right places, and her skin is quite fair!

She already has her hair in pigtails; if she changes into a Lolita outfit and puts on a mask, she could debut right there...

But judging by his height, he's at most 1.5 meters tall!

Liang Chao felt that he could pick it up and play with it with one hand.

"What...what did you say! Liang Chao, you...you...you..."

Hearing Liang Chao's words and meeting his scrutinizing gaze, Xiao Jiayu blushed again, but this time not from anger.

She frantically twisted the hem of her clothes, her eyes darting around, and she could barely speak.

"No...it wasn't me, it was Ya Ya!"

"Ya Ya...Li Zhi Ya?"

Before Liang Chao could process what was happening, a name that was both strange and familiar automatically came out of his mouth.

At the same time, a distant memory was unsealed.

Li Zhiya, the class monitor of Bioengineering Class 1, was also his class monitor in his freshman year.

The reason they were only freshmen was because she transferred to medical school in her sophomore year, and the two never crossed paths again after that.

He was saddened by this for a long time.

They met again eleven years later.

At that time, he went to West China Hospital to have his hemorrhoids removed. She suddenly appeared wearing a white coat, expressionless, and speaking clearly.

"Liang Chao—pushed his pants down, his buttocks are showing!"

♫When you brought it up again, I used my full name~ I lied and said it was friendship~ but we've grown so distant~~

The phone rang at just the right moment, and the two of them stared at each other in silence for a long time.

......

"Haha~ Oh, it's Lee Ji-ah! How's she doing these days?"

Hearing a familiar name for the first time made Liang Chao quite happy. He grinned and became increasingly talkative.

"I didn't expect you to still remember her. You remember me back in freshman year... uh..."

Suddenly, Liang Chao's smile froze, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

I remembered that this wasn't summer when I was thirty; behind the white clouds was the sky of an eighteen-year-old.

"Liang Chao! I never imagined... you'd be this kind of person!"

"You clearly told me you liked Ya Ya, and even asked me to find out what Ya Ya liked, but... but only a few days later, you confessed to Teacher Yang!"

Under the scorching sun, Xiao Jiayu glared angrily at Liang Chao, furious.

"Now you're pretending not to know me... You... You've gone too far! I even put in a good word for you a few days ago, and it wasn't easy for me to..."

"Jiayu!!"

Xiao Jiayu was about to continue scolding when a cool voice was carried by the summer breeze, cooling down her mood.

"I'm gone."

A few breaths later, the owner of the voice whispered something else.

After speaking, he walked straight past the two men.

Quiet and aloof, she didn't glance at Liang Chao once throughout, seemingly indifferent.

A pleasant fragrance wafted past his nose, and Liang Chao finally snapped out of his daze, recognizing the owner of the voice.

Her delicate features, like those of a first love on campus, were bathed in bright, dazzling sunlight. The sunlight fell on the girl's face, and her trembling eyelashes shimmered with light.

In an instant, Liang Chao thought of a sentence—her profile and the cicadas chirping that summer were an open secret in my youth.

Li Zhiya wasn't exactly his secret, but Liang Chao had to admit that, in terms of looks alone, Li Zhiya wasn't inferior to his older sister in any way.

The third brother's rating is unfair.

Logically speaking, Liang Chao shouldn't have forgotten a girl with that kind of looks.

Unfortunately, the Lee Ji-ah of today is quite different from the one she is more than ten years later, so he didn't recognize her at first glance.

"What kind of mess is this?!"

Having inexplicably offended a pretty girl, Liang Chao gave a wry smile but didn't take it too seriously.

He hadn't had anything happen between him and Li Zhiya in his past life, so he wouldn't regret missing out on her again in this life.

There are so many beautiful girls, you can't possibly date them all to make it perfect, right?

Even if he were a succubus, his kidneys couldn't handle it!

Yes, that's what Liang Chao thought.

But the system—ding!

A crisp dinging sound rang out.

Liang Chao, who was about to turn around, suddenly stopped, staring at the words in front of him, and slowly clenched his toes.

No way, not again?!

The cicadas chirp sweetly, sunlight spills over the shoulders of youth, and the feelings shouted out in those years have become dappled sunlight hidden in the gaps between the leaves. But you don't know that she actually remembered you a long, long time ago, so long that you have already forgotten those things.

Once again, on a calm, rainless night on the playground, your voice drifted gently into her heart, unnoticed by the heavens.

This seemingly joking confession, merely a restless boy's half-hearted attempt, caused the precocious girl to turn the pages of her past and quietly fall ill.

Longing is like a horse, never ceasing its gallop since we parted.

Her social circle is very small, and she often hears your stories.

Hearing about your love, marriage, divorce, and how you lost everything and then made a comeback... your name always seems to have a powerful influence in her world.

When we met again, she finally called out your name.

He spoke his full name and surname clearly, as if he had rehearsed it many, many times.

Main Quest Two: Embrace the Lost Girl

[Task Description: You still don't remember your past with her, but you won't hesitate to give her a sincere hug—actively create an opportunity to spend an hour alone with Lee Ji-ah, and give her a sincere hug in a natural and comfortable atmosphere.]

[Task Rewards: Awarded based on task completion rating]

......

She actually remembered you a long, long time ago... This seemingly joking confession...

Under the scorching sun, Liang Chao stared at these few paragraphs, sweating profusely.

He swore that before university, he had never heard of Li Zhiya, nor had he ever met her. As for confessing his feelings to her, he had absolutely no recollection of it.

This mission description... makes it sound like he was born into some kind of sordid family.

"Ha~ You stupid system, are you deliberately trying to disgust me?!" Liang Chao complained guiltily, feeling that the system was slandering him.

Let alone Li Zhiya having no chance of liking him, even if she really was bewitched and blinded to fall for a penniless water buffalo.

He also didn't believe that a girl could silently watch over a boy for more than ten years without changing her heart.

The trope of a high-and-mighty goddess falling in love with the male protagonist at first sight and waiting for him for many years is just dream material written by an author with no dating experience for single people.

The reality is that girls with even a little bit of attractiveness have a ton of suitors. The common experience for most girls is to "keep one job while looking for another," and then live with each of them one by one.

Well, the older sister is an exception, but as for why she's an exception...

Don't worry about it, anyway, she...she's different!

With that thought, Liang Chao stopped worrying and turned to walk towards Dali Building.

Mr. Yang's office is in Dali Building. get out of class will end in fifteen minutes. If he goes there now, he might be able to get a free meal.

Liang Chao could have walked slowly, but because he had just been delayed for a while, he had no choice but to jog.

There's no time to waste; he has a professional class this afternoon!

As for spending an hour alone with someone, or embracing a lost girl, Leung Chiu felt uneasy and was a little hesitant to do it.

Too dangerous!

It should be noted that the Liang Dynasty was always cautious in this regard.

In his previous life, after achieving some success in his business, he no longer allowed women to enter his office alone to report on their work. There had to be three people present each time, and the blinds in the glass conference room were never closed.

Aside from his mother and older sister, he dared not gamble on the character of any other woman.

"Let's observe first before deciding whether to take on this task..."

Liang Chao took a deep breath, put the matter aside for the time being, and stopped thinking about it.

Before long, Liang Chao arrived at the student affairs office on the third floor of the Dali Building.

He knocked on the door a few times, but no one answered, so he looked up suspiciously.

"Yes, it's this office!"

He took out his phone to call Teacher Yang, but when he looked down, he realized that the door wasn't closed, it was just ajar.

Squeak - squeak -

Just then, a strange noise came from the crack in the door, a creaking sound, like a mouse grinding its teeth.

'No, are the rats in the school really that rampant, doing this in broad daylight...'

Liang Chao's expression hardened. He immediately put down his phone, held his breath, and gently pushed open the door.

The office was pitch black, without a single light!

Hmm, there were no rats either!

Only one older woman was huddled next to her desk, with a laptop in front of her... whose screen was extremely dark.

It was Ms. Yang, who was biting the cap of a ballpoint pen with her teeth, her face almost pressed against the computer screen.

His eyes were fixed on him, filled with shock and curiosity.

Liang Chao crept closer, and upon seeing what was happening, he immediately lost his composure.

It's a post on Zhihu.

—"I woke up from a nap to find out that one of my students was getting married, and the bride was me."

"Teacher Yang, what are you looking at?"

"Shut up, what's it to you what I'm looking at... Ahhh————"