LYD: Chapter 1

Back to the Second Year of High School

The morning wind was a bit cool, and the air was filled with a faint fragrance of osmanthus.

Ning Zhen tightened the strap of her schoolbag and stared in a daze at the gate of City A's No. 3 High School. At the right side of the gate, there was a LED signboard. Flashy red words slid across the screen - Wednesday, June 23, 201X, 07:21. Good morning, students.

The situation was exactly the same. Without a doubt, this was No. 3 High School three years ago. Even though it had been a week since rebirth, Ning Zhen still felt like everything was strange.

She stood by the left side of the gate. Gradually, the school entrance became lively, and students walked into the campus in groups talking and laughing. By this time, all day students should have arrived at school.

Ning Zhen stood hidden, but the sharp-eyed students couldn't help but glance at her several times.

The students were all wearing summer uniforms, which had the same style for boys and girls. A v-neck blue shirt and black pants, both of which were wide and large.

Ning Zhen looked out of place. She was carrying a schoolbag and tied a ponytail. She was wearing a white cotton and linen skirt with a pair of white sneakers on her feet, showing her slender white calves.

Ning Zhen also wore a light blue mask, covering most of her face. She had bangs hanging down on her forehead, and only a pair of eyes were exposed.

As many people stared at her, Ning Zhen felt uncomfortable and looked down at her white sneakers.

Suddenly her eyes were covered by someone. The person behind her whispered, "Guess who I am?"

Ning Zhen held her wrist and said very softly, "Tong Jia, stop making trouble. You're going to be late." Tong Jia dropped her hand with a smile and walked around Ning Zhen.

Seeing the mask on her face, she deeply inhaled, "Zhen Zhen, what's wrong with you? Have you caught a cold?"

Ning Zhen didn't answer her question. She said, "Let's go in." This was her first day at school, and it wasn't good to be late.

Tong Jia was a little worried about her. "Is the cold serious? Your voice also sounds a little hoarse. How could Uncle Ning allow you to come to school? Hey, since you are so powerful, it doesn't matter if you come a few days later."

Ning Zhen was not good at lying. So, she vaguely mentioned this topic. On their way to the teaching building, Tong Jia couldn't help being excited and talking all the way. "It's great that you can come to the Third High School. Your previous school was too strict. The evening self-study lasts up to 10:40 pm. Not humane!"

"Although the grades of the Third High School are not better than that of the First High School, here you have freedom! Zhen Zhen, you are in Class 7. Let me tell you, there are some super handsome boys in your class. Hahaha!

"They are responsible for the face value of our grade. I just heard that they are very messy. They smoke, fight, engage in puppy love, and many other bad things. The dean is so angry that he doesn't care about them anymore."

"Hey, Zhen Zhen." Tong Jia suddenly leaned close to her ear, "You quietly take a few pictures of those boys and pass them to me, OK? If you can't take everyone, you can take pictures of Lu Zhi. Last time, I saw a picture of Lu Zhi's profile picture on Dong Xuewei's mobile phone. Heavens! He's so handsome!"

Ning Zhen's knuckles were pale, and her breathing stopped when she heard the name Lu Zhi. She shook her head, "I don't bring my mobile phone to school." So there was no way to take pictures.

 Tong Jia sighed regretfully, "Oh, I forgot, you were strictly controlled at No. 1 High School. You were not allowed to bring mobile phones."

As the two little girls talked, they arrived at the teaching building. Ning Zhen's classroom was on the second floor. Tong Jia's was on the far right of the third floor. She waved at Ning Zhen, "I'm coming to see you after class."

 Like a little rabbit, Tong Jia jumped upstairs and quickly disappeared at the corner of the stairs.

Ning Zhen went to the teacher's office first. There were only two teachers in the office. One was preparing lessons, and the other got up to get water. Ning Zhen shouted a report, and the female teacher preparing the lesson raised her eyes and looked at her. "Ning Zhen?"

"It's me. Hello Teacher Song." She was a little cautious. After all, she hadn't seen this teacher in three years. Song Baoyun was very kind to her back then, but unfortunately, she disappointed Teacher Song and never contacted her again.

Song Baoyun smiled gently and glanced at the mask on her face, "Xu Qian told me that you were coming today, are you feeling well?"

Xu Qian was the director of the Third High School and also Ning Zhen's stepmother. Song Baoyun knew this relationship was embarrassing, so she only mentioned it briefly.

"Thank you for your concern, Teacher Song. It's just a little... cold. It already healed." Under the mask, her face was flushed because she lied.

Ning Zhen looked delicate and weak, and her voice was hoarse. Song Baoyun had no doubts that this child had been in a car accident before, and she heard it was pretty serious. It was good to be able to come to school so soon.

She explained to Ning Zhen, "After class, go to the logistics department to get a school uniform. The size may be a bit big. If it doesn't fit, take it back and change it."

Song Baoyun was busy preparing for class and asked Ning Zhen to sit on the chair next to her for a while.

The class bell rang at eight o'clock, and Ning Zhen followed Song Baoyun to the classroom. Song Baoyun stood on the podium and cleared her throat, "Classmates be quiet. There is a new student in the class today. Please let her introduce herself first. Everyone let's welcome her."

Sparse applause sounded, and countless curious eyes fell on Ning Zhen

"My name is Ning Zhen, 'Ning' from 'Ningyuan - I would rather' and it's 'Zhen' from 'qi ye Zhen Zhen- lush greenery', I am very happy to study with you all." With a hoarse voice, Ning Zhen made a standard and brief self-introduction, restraining her eyes from looking at the first row.

There was another sparse round of applause.

The old fan in the classroom creaked, and the girl in a white dress stood on the podium. Her eyelashes trembled uncomfortably.

A boy was sleeping on the table in the middle of the first row. He didn't lift his head even after two rounds of applause.

Ning Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. 

Finally, something was a little different. In her previous life, after she introduced herself, the boy raised his head from his arms, looked at her up and down with his narrow and clear eyes, and clapped lazily.

Someone whispered below, "She is wearing a mask, I don't know if she looks good or not"

"What kind of mask do you wear when you look good? You've already shown your face, are you stupid? "

"But her legs are so thin and white, she should look good."

Song Baoyun asked everyone to be quiet. She glanced around the classroom and finally landed on the sleeping boy. She hit the desk vigorously, "Lu Zhi, how long have you been in class, did you listen?"

In the last row of the classroom, Chen Dongshu poked Lin Zichuan. "Brother Zhi played all night again?"

Lin Zichuan smiled gloatingly, "Hm."

"Brother Zhi, 666¹."

The person moved and finally had a little reaction. He opened his eyes and straightened up. All eyes were on him.

Lu Zhi frowned and glanced at the head teacher, his eyes falling on the new classmate.

With just a glance, he moved his eyes away in disinterest. Ning Zhen's eyes lit up. Does this prove that he is not interested in her this life?

There was only one vacant seat in the classroom. It was in the second-to-last row next to the wall. This was where Ning Zhen sat in her previous life, surrounded by a bunch of scumbags, often "smoky" with cigarette butts all over the place. Fortunately, it didn't take more than one week for her to switch seats.

She quietly waited for Song Baoyun to ask her to sit down. Song Baoyun turned around when she spoke and looked at Lu Zhi, who was sleepy.

"Lu Zhi, sit in the back and don't sleep anymore. Ning Zhen, sit in his seat."

Sometimes the butterfly effect is so wonderful. If a little detail changes, the future will not follow the established trajectory.

Lu Zhi raised his eyebrows before he moved. The expression of a curly-haired girl at the same table changed.

Ning Zhen was also a little stunned and looked over blankly. She hadn't thought about grabbing his seat. She didn't wish to have any contact with him at all.

Luckily, Lu Zhi didn't like the 'special seat' in the first row either. The teacher was noisy, and he couldn't sleep peacefully. Spittle splashed on his arms repeatedly, and he was chased out of class several times.

Lu Zhi took out the PSP game console in the desk, got up, and walked slowly to the back without a single glance at the new classmate who 'snatched' his place.

He was wearing a white shirt with three buttons unbuttoned from the collar, revealing his sexy collarbone. The handsome young man, with his lazy and stubborn temperament, attracted a lot of bright and secret eyes without knowing it.

Walking to the last row of the classroom, his group of friends began to boo.

"Brother Zhi, welcome back to the organization."

"Brother Zhi is not easy to endure and finally escape from the sea of suffering. Come to the arms of your brothers, and let's soar together."

Accompanied by a few whistles.

Lu Zhi lowered his eyebrows and spat out a word, "Get lost." He turned to Lin Zichuan, "Move in."

Lin Zichuan got up and shifted his position, letting him sit outside. The two tyrants of Class 7 successfully joined forces.

Ning Zhen had already sat down on Lu Zhi's original seat, and there was still some of his body warmth on the chair, which she felt as she sat, making her feel uncomfortable.

"OK, let's start the lecture now. Turn to page 98 of the textbook, and proceed to the exercise of Example 2..."

Song Baoyun started to lecture, and Ning Zhen quickly took out the math textbook and water-based pen from her schoolbag.

When the schoolbag was pushed into the desk, she encountered an obstacle. She looked down and saw that Lu Zhi's books were still inside, and the dozen or so brand-new books seemed to have never been touched.

There was also a pack of cigarettes and a lighter inside. Several pink envelopes were scattered around, which should be love letters that Lu Zhi had not had time to throw away.

Ning Zhen paused, put her schoolbag on her lap, and began to listen to the class seriously.

Lin Zichuan nudged the shoulder of the person next to him, "Friday, Ji Fei's birthday, are you going?"

Lu Zhi played games all night, and his head buried in his arms was aching, "No."

Lin Zichuan was a little embarrassed. He promised Ji Fei to bring Lu Zhi over on Friday night. Lu Zhi's indifferent appearance clearly shows no interest at all.

Alas, a little anxious.

The bell rang for the end of class, and the classroom came alive. Lu Zhi was asleep but didn't fall asleep completely.

He bent his index finger and rubbed his temples with his knuckles. He touched the desk subconsciously, but he didn't find any cigarette.

Only then did he remember that he had switched places with a girl, and he didn't take anything except the phone in his pocket and the PSP in the desk drawer.

Lu Zhi raised his head, his pure black eyes, deep and brilliant, landed on the slender girl in the first row.

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Translator's Note

The first chapter is online!! 🎉🎉

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Updates will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays (GMT+1). Any changes will surely be communicated.

See you this Thursday. 😊😊

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1. 666: It is used to describe a person doing something very cool or awesome.

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