At 34, Lin Ran never expected to reunite with his high school crush after so many years.

The moment they met, he was struck by a large truck.

It was a night of torrential rain.

As two massive beams of white light suddenly shattered the darkness and cut through the rain, a truck roared toward them.

It looked set to crash into a graceful woman holding an umbrella on the sidewalk ahead.

Standing not far behind, Lin Ran instinctively rushed forward, pushing the woman out of the way just in time, using all his strength to shove her forward!

In that moment, the world seemed to fall silent.

Time slowed down, and everything played out in slow motion.

In his vision, the heavy rain seemed to freeze in place.

Only the startled woman, pushed to the side, turned her head in surprise. Their eyes met across the curtain of rain.

Lin Ran clearly saw her face.

Beneath her long, flowing black hair was an exquisitely beautiful visage—mature, cool, and strikingly radiant.

Her cherry lips parted in shock, and as she suddenly realized what was happening, her expression turned to one of alarm, ready to scream—

At the same moment, Lin Ran recognized her identity.

Su Qingyan.

The recognized beauty of Yunan High School.

Now a billionaire and an icy goddess of the business world in Nan Province.

And his former desk mate.

"Fate is truly wonderful."

That was Lin Ran’s last thought before the sound of screeching brakes and tires struggling for grip filled the air, mixed with the woman’s frantic cry:

“NO!!!!!!!—”

A wave of intense pain crashed over him, plunging Lin Ran’s world into darkness.

His consciousness drifted, wandering aimlessly in the void for an unknown time.

Then, in the distance, he sensed a figure desperately approaching, reaching out toward him.

He instinctively reached out in return.

At the moment their hands clasped, the darkness shattered.

Lin Ran suddenly awoke.

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He opened his eyes and looked around.

He found himself in a clean, bright classroom.

It was summer; outside, cicadas chirped and birds flew.

The ceiling fan creaked above, laboriously blowing hot air, while the teacher’s monotonous voice droned on, making it hard not to doze off.

Everything felt so familiar, yet surreal.

The flood of memories came rushing back, and Lin Ran realized the incredible miracle time had created for him.

It was early summer 2007.

He was a senior at Yunan High School.

The wheel of time had turned back a full sixteen years.

He had been reborn.

Perhaps it was due to his act of bravery that had touched the heavens.

Lin Ran felt a mix of nostalgia and excitement, but mostly exhilaration and surprise.

To live again.

He could make up for many past regrets and try to live a better life.

That said, he ought to thank the school beauty who had almost cost him his life during their unexpected reunion—

Right.

His desk mate.

Lin Ran suddenly came to his senses and turned to look beside him.

He was sitting in the last row by the window.

Next to him was a girl, her head resting on the desk, seemingly fast asleep, her face obscured.

She had a simple ponytail and wore Yunan High’s standard uniform—a light, transparent jacket of red and white, the collar slipping down to reveal a delicate, long neck.

Her school trousers should have been baggy, but they clung slightly to her long, shapely legs, creating a breathtaking curve that would make any boy his age blush and stutter.

As a man in his thirties, accustomed to life's challenges, Lin Ran remained composed.

He discreetly wiped his mouth.

Glancing at those long legs again, he swallowed hard, maintaining his calm.

At eighteen, his desk mate’s figure had developed in a way that was almost excessive…

In his previous life, he hardly had the opportunity to observe her this closely.

Though they were desk mates, he had been shy and unassuming back then, especially in the presence of the "icy goddess" of their high school. He had lacked the courage even to speak to her.

In three years, he had exchanged fewer than ten words with Su Qingyan, and even stealing a glance had felt daunting.

Who would have thought that after more than a decade apart, he would save her life upon their reunion?

Looking at the school beauty beside him, Lin Ran felt a wave of emotion.

Though he had lost a life, he had gained a chance to be reborn; they were even now.

He didn’t intend to act on any feelings he had suppressed in his previous life.

After all, the recognized ice goddess of the school was not someone easy to pursue.

In three years of high school, many boys had failed in front of her.

What made him think she would warm up to him just because he had been reborn?

Unless she remembered his life-saving act—

But she hadn’t been reborn.

Lin Ran shrugged, ready to cast aside those tangled thoughts.

“Lin Ran! Why are you daydreaming in class?”

A thunderous voice interrupted him.

At the front of the classroom, the teacher, Liu Chun, glared.

All the other students turned to look, a mix of schadenfreude on their faces.

Lin Ran froze, unsure how to apologize.

But beside him, the beauty seemed startled awake by the shout, propping herself up on the desk and rubbing her sleepy eyes before slowly lifting her head.

And that was when he finally saw Su Qingyan’s face from sixteen years ago.

Her delicate features and pert nose had gained a few years’ worth of maturity, yet they retained an innocent charm without any makeup.

As Lin Ran looked at his former desk mate, she instinctively raised her head and met his gaze.

In that moment, time shifted.

Their eyes connected again.

From Lin Ran’s perspective, he was taken aback to see Su Qingyan suddenly freeze.

Her cherry lips parted slightly in disbelief, as if witnessing something utterly shocking.

Then, visibly, her eyes began to glisten with tears.

Before Lin Ran could react,

Amidst the astonished looks of their teacher Liu Chun and the rest of the class, the recognized beauty of Yunan High, the unapproachable ice goddess, suddenly opened her arms wide and lunged at Lin Ran, wrapping him in a tight embrace!

For a moment, everything was silent.

The world seemed to hold its breath.

In the next instant, the classroom erupted into chaos, the commotion drowning out Su Qingyan's emotional words as she clung to him:

“I found you!”