Xu Beicheng returned to his freshman year with regret and rebirth, and originally just wanted to secretly accompany his girlfriend to complete his dream. But I didn't expect to make a little money by the way. When Jiang Shuqing told him seriously, you can only kiss your face, not your mouth. It dawned on him that he had always thought he was the hunter, but it turned out that he was being guarded and waited for?!
Chapter 1 Wife
Deep into the winter night.
In Lan City, myriad lights shimmered.
Yet, the usually bustling streets were unusually quiet tonight, devoid even of the usual cacophony of car horns.
A man in a crimson down jacket, clutching a black-and-white photograph, hunched over, sat beside the river on a park bench.
Just past thirty, but his countenance bore the weathering of a man twice his age.
Unfolding a scrap of paper from his hand, yellowed with age and densely filled with financial transactions.
The gentle gaze of his beloved appeared in his mind, "Darling, this is the first ten thousand we earned together. There will be ten, a hundred more in the future..."
But alas, she was gone.
The man bowed his head, tears streaming freely.
Then, laying his backpack on the bench, he curled up and closed his eyes, unwilling to face the world.
"I miss you so much."
Feeling something soft beneath his face, he brushed away his tears, only to find a crumpled lump, which he tossed away with muttered words.
Once a proud graduate, now reduced to sleeping on public benches in the park, even the north wind seemed to avoid him.
Sighing deeply, he pondered his first three decades, akin to a gripping novel-
Born into an ordinary family in a town.
At five, began learning martial arts from his father.
At ten, inadvertently became the national junior martial arts champion.
At twelve, entered the prestigious Hua Shen First Middle School with a ranking of 101.
At eighteen, secured admission to Hua Qing University's Engineering Department with the city's top score.
Languishing through his freshman year.
At twenty, won the lottery jackpot by chance, embarking on a journey of investment and entrepreneurship.
At nineteen, attracted the relentless pursuit of Jiang Shuqing, a fellow student in the same major.
At twenty, surrendered to her relentless advances, despite his reluctance to engage in university romance.
Years passed in blissful companionship.
As his business ventures faltered, and graduation loomed, he struck a deal with his childhood friend to develop patents.
Unexpectedly, a series of mishaps befell their patented projects.
But Jiang Shuqing remained steadfast by his side, offering unwavering support.
Seeing a glimmer of hope, they began planning their wedding.
However, overnight, their anticipated year-end dividends vanished as their partner absconded with the funds.
Worse still, laborers arrived, demanding payment.
The company was forced to cease operations.
With no way out, he and Jiang Shuqing were compelled to sell their new house and move into low-rent accommodation.
Hoping for a turnaround with the patent approval, they were instead accused of plagiarism, burdened with massive debt.
Only then did he realize he had been betrayed by his closest friend.
Damn it, money ruined everything, shattering a decade-long friendship.
He realized he could not delay any longer, not with this kind-hearted girl by his side.
With a heavy heart, he reluctantly proposed a breakup to Jiang Shuqing.
[Wife, you deserve steaks and flowers, not to live in this leaking house with me.]
After a shout, he pushed away Jiang Shuqing and stormed out of the door.
That same night, he received a call from Jiang Shuqing's best friend.
A sudden, fatal car accident, and she was gone...
At thirty, his youth and his beloved Jiang, were both lost...
The girl who was willing to slurp instant noodles with him in a tiny room, was gone...
If he could start over, he just wanted to say to her...
--"Ring ring."
A bell chimed, and Xu Beicheng sighed, wiping the drool from the corner of his mouth with his sleeve.
A bell?!
A bell?!
?!
Where did the bell come from in the park?!
He strained to listen, resembling the bell that signaled the end of classes in university.
Back in his university days, every time he heard that bell, he would roll out of bed with a crawl-damn it, late again.
He set alarms every three minutes, yet why didn't they ever go off?!
But Jiang Shuqing was gone now, and no bell, no matter how familiar, held any attraction for him. Living felt like being a corpse, even his interest in the Five Finger girl was completely lost.
He turned over, accidentally kicking something.
Bang!
The sound startled him. Feeling something soft beneath him, he panicked. It wasn't the hard park bench, and it smelled weird, but definitely not like the stiff park bench.
He squinted, his eyes swollen from crying, unable to open them fully. He reached out and felt his backpack beside him.
"Cough cough..."
Clearing his throat, he groped around and felt something soft. Was this... a pillow?!
Furrowing his brow, Xu Beicheng rubbed his eyes. Before he could fully process what was happening, he heard another voice, filled with panic.
"Brother Cheng, you threw your floral underwear at my face again."
At the boy's shout, Xu Beicheng, bewildered, sat up, looking around.
At this moment, he was in a dorm room.
More accurately, a four-person dorm room from university.
Aside from the boy who had just been burying his head under the blanket, slightly moving, the other two were still fast asleep.
Xu Beicheng widened his eyes in disbelief. If this was a dream, was it too real? How could it be exactly the same as his university dorm from ten years ago?!
Could it be... he was reborn?!
Overwhelmed with emotions, wasn't ten years ago the best time?!
White shirts, white sneakers, messy dorms, computers filled with game software and short videos.
Before the rebirth-cigarettes, beer, sky-high housing prices, and all sorts of harsh realities.
His thoughts were chaotic, and he hadn't yet adjusted when he heard...
"Ding dong, ding dong."
Suddenly, as if his phone had just rung, Xu Beicheng hastily rummaged under the covers.
He found a primitive smartphone, flipped it open, and the phone number appeared.
Muttering the number he remembered most clearly over the past ten years, his hands trembled, tears blurring his vision, memories flooding back.
But more than anything, he felt joy and confusion.
Pressing the answer button, a girl's clear voice came through.
"Xu, hello..."
Hearing this familiar voice, Xu Beicheng felt even more distressed. His eyes welled up, and a choked voice escaped his lips.
"Wife?!"
Chapter 1 Wife
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Chapter 2 She's all my youth
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Chapter 3 You're growing up to be unreasonable
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Chapter 4 I just like the way you look shy
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Chapter 5 You're a baby, too
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Chapter 6 Men, there's something that can't be solved with both hands
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Chapter 7 Refreshing people
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Chapter 8 Playing basketball
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Chapter 9 You're my oil bottle
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Chapter 10 Who exactly is the hunter
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