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 Chapter 2: The First Meeting, Once More
 A 19 year old Xu Tingsheng sat on the long distance bus to Yanzhou City.
 In the year 2011, the bus journey from Jiannan City to Yanzhou City would have taken three hours. Now, in the year 2003, checking with the driver, Xu Tingsheng had heard that it would take 5 hours.
 Earlier, Xu Tingsheng had spent a day and a night before finally accepting his fate of having been reborn. This was the year 2003, currently being early March. After the initial stages of panic, perhaps because he had left with too many regrets in his previous life, he became a little excited, as well as emotional.
 Three things were laid out before him:
 One was his father's accidental death, which would happen sometime more than a month later, on 15th April.
 Second was Xiang Ning. Currently, she should only be 14 years old, in seventh grade. From what Xu Tingsheng had witnessed to date, this flap of a butterfly's wings had not changed anything, but he still desperately couldn't resist the urge to personally confirm Xiang Ning's existence; or rather, he just wanted to see her.
 The third was the university entrance examinations, which would take place in less than three months' time.
 Xu Tingsheng had once gone to Xiang Ning's senior high, the second best of Yanzhou City, accompanying her, in the fourth year of university at that time, as she reminisced on her youth. However, what was bad was that he didn't know what junior high Xiang Ning had been in.
 Long distance buses weren't too comfortable in the year 2003, and the condition on the roads were also rather bad. A middle-aged woman sitting beside Xu Tingsheng, wearing silver-rimmed spectacles, vomited non-stop due to the shaking of the bus.
 Xu Tingsheng handed her a plastic bag and a paper towel, also opening a bottle of mineral water for her.
 "Thanks, sorry for the trouble."
 Raising her head and breathing in deeply, the middle-aged woman then turned over slightly, thanking Xu Tingsheng somewhat awkwardly.
 "It's fine, my mother and little sister get carsick as well."
 Xu Tingsheng smiled genially, his 31-year-old mental age causing him to appear more mature than others of the same age.
 "Going to Yanzhou City to play? Are you still a student?"The woman asked, covering her mouth.
 "Yes, in twelfth grade, going to handle some matters…I have family members over there," An inexplicable feeling of guilt caused Xu Tingsheng to cover things up a bit.
 "Oh, twelfth grade is very taxing. I am a teacher, but I teach in junior high."
 "A junior high school of Yanzhou City? Or Jiannan City?" Xu Tingsheng's mind wavered for a moment as he asked.
 "Yes, Yanzhou City. A few days earlier, I participated in a course over here…do you want some plums?" The female teacher asked.
 "Alright, thanks…I've loved eating sour food since young."
 "Me too."
 Xu Tingsheng took a plum and placed it inside his mouth, the two seemingly having grown closer because of this. Xu Tingsheng hesitated for a moment. If he asked: Teacher, do you know a seventh grader named Xiang Ning, it would almost definitely lead to the other's wariness.
 Thinking for a bit, Xu Tingsheng purposefully said in a relaxed manner, "My cousin is currently studying in seventh grade at Yanzhou City; she might even be your student, haha."
 "If that were true, it would really be a great coincidence…which school does your cousin go to?" The female teacher also smiled, now no longer vomiting, perhaps because her conversation with Xu Tingsheng had diverted away some of her attention.
 "I'm not too sure; I seldom go out. Her name is Xiang Ning," Xu Tingsheng said, almost a little hastily.
 The female teacher's mouth was half-open as she stared at him.
 Xu Tingsheng raised his eyebrows doubtfully.
 "It can't be, right. I have a girl named Xiang Ning in my class; I wonder if it is just that they share the same name."The female teacher said.
 Xu Tingsheng was somewhat lost for words, his emotions hovering somewhere between joy and nervousness.
 "Which school does teacher teach in? …I'll ask my parents when I get back; perhaps then I'd have to trouble teacher to help take care of her a little."
 "Xinyan Junior High. If it really is so coincidental, I would be happy to help. I am surnamed Liu, full name Liu Xueli. Why don't you take down my number…"
 "I hope so," Xu Tingsheng took down Mrs Liu's number.
 ……
 Xu Tingsheng stayed in a cheap motel five minutes away from Xinyan Secondary School.
 He did not dare to find Xiang Ning through Mrs Liu.
 If Mrs Liu said to Xiang Ning ' your cousin's looking for you' , and that girl who was still only 14 years old saw a complete stranger…Xu Tingsheng feared scaring her.
 He did try his luck at the school gates, but they were shut and watched over. Without sufficient identification and reason, he wouldn't be able to get in at all. Xu Tingsheng didn't even dare to mention Xiang Ning, much less show his identification or register his name.
 Xu Tingsheng tried climbing the hill behind the school, next remaining there for the entire day. From there, he could see the school field, where the students attending physical education lessons would appear.
 However, he didn't see Xiang Ning.
 That evening, after the students had been released from school, a portion of them would return home. Watching for two days, Xu Tingsheng still had yet to see Xiang Ning, who perhaps resided within the school dormitories. As for the possibility of him being unable to identify Xiang Ning who had actually already appeared earlier, he thought that it did not exist at all, even though she was currently only fourteen years old.
 Xu Tingsheng began to suspect that this school might really only just have someone of the same name and age as her.
 On Friday evening, all the students would return home after school.
 Xu Tingsheng bought a bottle of mineral water at the small provision shop outside the school gate, leaning by the counter as he watched every student who came past.
 Some 'unique after-school scenarios' appeared, such as a little boy being chased and beaten by a few slightly bigger boys.
 There was also the phenomenon of 'early love', where a little boy and a little girl would secretly walk by each other's side, not daring to hold hands, sometimes even too afraid to even speak, just that this ambiguous atmosphere was still easily obvious from a bystander's viewpoint.
 "Did Xiang Ning experience early love?" Xu Tingsheng's heart ached a little as he thought about this.
 "She was in a relationship when in senior high, that boyfriend rumored to look like Wang Lihong, also being a rich second gen…I can't stand this, should I prevent it?"
 Having the weekend off, most of the students appeared as if they couldn't wait to leave, the people leaving through the school gates quickly turning from a jostling crowd into a slight trickle.
 Xiang Ning had still not appeared.
 Xu Tingsheng looked at his watch rather anxiously. He had left a note behind for his school and family, such that while his parents and teachers would inevitably be anxious, it was most likely that nothing would happen. However, having already been out for four days, the $200 the Xu Tingsheng had stolen from his mother before coming here had almost been depleted completely. If he had to wait for another week, he would be forced to sleep on the streets.
 Perhaps he would still have to look through several schools, and that would take not just a single week more.
 However, he still had to see Xiang Ning, or he would be unable to do anything at all.
 The security guards were currently closing the school gates. At this time, school gates were still not those automatic doors that could be controlled through electricity, instead consisting of two tall iron gates. As the gates slowly shut, they emitted the grinding noise of metal.
 From within the gradually decreasing gap between the gates, the figures of two little girls appeared within his line of vision as they rushed towards it.
 "Uncle, wait a bit."
 Hand-in-hand, the two little girls rushed out together, their expressions joyful, as though they had just acted out a successful great escape.
 The long-haired one, was not her.
 The other had short hair that ended at her ears, a single plait that shot up skywards hanging above her head. Her brows, mouth, nose and smile-while they were still undeveloped as opposed to the freshness within his memories, they all still seemed just so familiar.
 As soon as he glanced at her, tears began dripping down from Xu Tingsheng's eyes.
 However, he also wanted very much to smile. This appearance, was very wild, wasn't it… of a different style from how she would be in the future.
 Also, pimples not yet having grown on her skin, it indeed looked much better than the her of the future.
 Still, why had she left so late; could she have been asked to stay behind by her teacher?
 "What should I do?" Xu Tingsheng opened his mouth and exhaled a breath of cold air, frantically rubbing away his tears. He had imagined this scene before, but had never properly decided on the reaction he should have.
 "Should I go up and tell her: You are Xiang Ning, and I am Xu Tingsheng; eight years from now, Xiang Ning will fall in love with Xu Tingsheng, and we will get together? …This is what I most want to say, but it is also the option that should be ruled out the earliest."
 "Pretending to be a guy who looks up to her and go up to flirt? …But I am too old, and she is too young; will she go and tell her teacher? It perhaps might not be obtrusive for a 27-year-old guy to flirt with a 22-year-old girl, but 19 years old and 14 years old-this gap is really too great to the point of being shocking."
 "The best choice should be…just glance once at her like this, before leaving silently," Xu Tingsheng worked hard to suppress the rashness within his heart.
 "That you are here, it is good enough…there's actually nothing else that's important; it can all come slowly," Xu Tingsheng clenched his fist tightly, his palm full of sweat.
 The two girls rounded a bend, moving in a frolicking manner as they approached the small provision shop.
 Arriving beside Xu Tingsheng.
 "Boss, I want a bottle of orange juice."
 The voices of girls before they changed was still very different as compared to how they were afterwards. Yet, the rough voice sounded like music to Xu Tingsheng's ears, like a heavenly melody.
 That plait hanging upwards from Xiang Ning's head swaying, she focused on taking out money from her bag, a portion of slim, delicate arm revealed as her sleeve fell down to her elbow.
 Xu Tingsheng stopped his breathing, but just having cried, the gulping could still not be resisted as his shoulders repeatedly heaved up and down.
 As Xiang Ning paid for her drink, she raised her head and looked puzzledly at this guy who was strangely crying inside the provision shop.
 Her eyes, whom his had met countless times before, were clear and bright, all the happiness in the world visible within. Xu Tingsheng's face felt a little like twitching. He very much wanted to smile, best smile a little more charmingly, yet had no way to do so.
 Just having glanced at him once, Xiang Ning then furrowed her brows and grit her teeth as she tried hard to remove the cap of the bottle of orange juice.
 "Sigh…I can't open it," Xiang Ning said, curling her lips.
 "I'll help you," Xu Tingsheng fought to hold back the words that almost shot out of his mouth, even though he had once helped her to remove bottle caps countless times before.
 "I'll do it,"The long-haired girl received the bottle, removing the cap with a 'pop' sound, not exerting much effort at all.
 Xiang Ning raised her head, gulping down the drink. Her slightly tremoring throat, her long, slim neck, as well as her cute, intricate ears and her smooth, clear earlobes…once, Xu Tingsheng had told Xiang Ning, "Every time I see you drink something, I feel like I really might die of thirst."
 In close to ten seconds, Xiang Ning drank half the bottle of juice in a single go. Xu Tingsheng only glanced once at her. He did not dare to watch on any further.
 Hand-in-hand, the two little girls left.
 Xu Tingsheng did not dare to follow. He looked at that distant, retreating back, gradually getting further, further, till finally it was no longer in sight.
 "Dearest one, I will prepare everything, and, await your growth."
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 Inexplicably reborn in the year 2003, having failed terribly in his previous life, the prevailing concern with Xu Tingsheng, that stands above all else, is none other than her. But alas, he is just months away from entering university, while she is but in her first year of junior high… Regarding this, all he can do is wait silently…for now.
 In the meantime, other matters remain. There were quite a few things that went…rather badly, back then. Given the chance to change things, how would it not be the best decision to give that roulette wheel another spin with the odds stacked a better way, to attempt to change those dismal fates? And in some matters, does the alternative even truly exist? Hence flaps the butterfly’s wings…
 In Xu Tingsheng’s new ‘second chance’ life, the power of foreknowledge coupled with intelligence pre-empts excellence, and that, coupled with personal charisma and character, begets women. Here he strives for success, while always keeping foremost in his mind that for which he exists, that which his achievements are ultimately meant to protect and cherish. And amidst all this, the season of youth does bloom for the young, deep, complicated romance and spontaneous, hot-blooded fighting never failing to inspire.
 Philosophical and deep amidst the great, original tale of modernity it tells, this is a thought-provoking story of life, on life, on living.
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 What is a Protagonist?
 After transmigrating, the wind will blow and the water will rise! After rebirth, begin the slaughter in all four directions!
 Bring a system to win at life! &nbsp;Carry a dimension to soar above the masses!
 Enter a red packet group and walk to the peak!
 … …
 How could a life without a cheat be called a Protagonist?
 However——
 Behind every successful Protagonist lies innumerable cannon fodder, they are unresigned to be the Protagonist’s stepping stone, they want to be the main characters of their own lives, it doesn’t have to be dazzling but it must be a unique and unmatched life.
 Wen Qing’s job is to complete the wishes of these cannon fodder, settle their obsessions, and allow them to successfully reincarnate. &nbsp;Regarding the reward for completing the missions ——she can snatch the Protagonist’s golden finger.
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 In her last life, as a cold-blooded assassin, she died without leaving her body behind and was reborn to the time when she was 15 years old with a supernatural ability. 
 Teaching a lesson to the parents whom are jerks, playing around with the selfish younger sister, slapping the faces of weirdo relatives. 
 Outstanding and high combat ability, who said that both looks and intelligence can’t be applied to the same person? With that said, she got the attention of a military officer. 
 “You’re suspected for the crime of murder, hacking into the general server system…… There’s too many crimes to be listed, you need to be apprehended immediately.” 
 Song Ye raised her eyebrow and got onto the military officer, “According to Young Master Qin, if I want to be cleared off of those crimes, is there any good suggestion for it?” 
 A certain someone’s eyes darkened and said, “Marry me.”
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 Li Yubing and Tang Xue were deskmates throughout the whole six years of primary school. After being plagued by Tang Xue for the entirety of this period, Li Yubing saw his chance and broke free with his secondary school selection. With no contact for yet another six years, who knew that Tang Xue and Li Yubing would one day meet again in university…
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 Shi Ning transmigrated into a story in a book.
 She transmigrated as a female supporting character in a school-life novel named “F4 and Their Little Fairy”
 In the book, Shi Ning was a daughter of a rich family who grew up with four male childhood friends. She was their pampered princess and they showered her with love. However, in the original book setting because she had feelings for the male lead, she was overly envious of the heroine and staged a series of events to hurt her. This caused the four male leads to break ties with her. Since then, everyone shunned her and she ended up being miserable.
 After Shi Ning learnt the flow of the story—she felt elated and satisfied!
 It’s better to transmigrate as a female supporting character. Falling in love was a matter that only involved the male and female lead and had nothing to do with her.
 As long as she stayed away from those protagonists and made sure to do everything to avoid her death, she wouldn’t turn into a cannon fodder.
 She could finally study with peace of mind. She could finally make her dreams come true and be admitted to Peking University.
 But there seemed to be something wrong with the current script—
 How did this F4, who supposedly only loved the heroine, became like this;
 Her brother, Shi Chen, who was originally disappointed in her: ‘Those three boys, don’t pay attention to them. This brother of yours will support you for life.’
 The hot and honest top student: ‘Shi Ning , you never noticed that I have loved you for many years…’
 The future top idol in the entertainment industry: ‘Who the hell wants to be your brother? I want to be your boyfriend instead.’
 The most outrageous was Nan Xiao, the supposed male protagonist of the story, who almost destroyed her appearance for the sake of the heroine in the original script.
 In the corner of an aisle where no one else was present, Nan Xiao grabbed her hand and kabedoned her against the corner of the wall.
 The possessiveness and desires of love were so strong that it couldn’t be suppressed. He grabbed her waist and with a fiery gaze asked,
 “Shi Ning, why do you ignore this Laozi*?”
 Shi Ning’s inner thoughts retorted: ‘Because your name is Nan Xiao, not learning.’
 The male lead would be decided on as the new plot continued to unravel.
 #The whole world loves the heroine, but the heroine only loves learning#
 * arrogant term to address himself
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 Before the age of 20, Lu Yan was a squeamish rich second generation who was held by her father in the palm of his hand. It all ended when her father Lu Zhen was schemed against by his opponent and went bankrupt overnight. The man who ruined Lu Zhen’s life was Shen Kuo, the cold-blooded upstart who no one in Jiangcheng knew.
 This extremely cold man not only bankrupted Lu Zhen’s company, but also abducted his daughter Lu Yan away to his mansion.
 Because of an accident, Lu Yan died and was reincarnated back to her father’s youth era. She watched as her teenage father hang out with a bunch of unruly teenagers, laughing wildly and loudly. He clutched Shen Kuo’s collar and patted his face as he mocked him, “Come on, call me dad.”
 Everyone knows that there are two men in the seventh grade who can’t afford to be messed with.
 Lu Zhen, a wealthy and precious son, arrogant and domineering, wicked to the bone.
 And Shen Kuo, poor and silent, with a strong fist and muscular body.
 The two are incompatible rivals. Recently, classmates discovered that a girl was following Lu Zhen and her appearance was a 9 out of 10 like him. The little girl was so cute, always following him like a little tail. He was frustrated and threw money at her, “For the last time, don’t follow me!”
 The little girl finally stopped following him later on. He was not used to it until he saw her rival Shen Kuo pressing her against the wall, asking in a cold voice, “Do you like me?”
 She was so scared and said sobbingly, “Like… like…”
 Lu Zhen was about to explode, “Messing with my daughter? How about you call me your dad!”
 Shen Kuo, “Dad.”
 Lu Zhen, “…”
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 Most people in Lu Group feel that President Lu Xiao has a strict wife.
 General Manager Lu kept low. Whenever his wife, Ye Cheng, came to the company to check the accounts, he was more respectful than welcoming his father.​​
 In the interviews with reporters, Ye Cheng repeatedly complained about his lover.
 “I hope he quits drinking.”
 “Do not smoke and don’t snore when he sleeps.”
 “If I can go back to when he was young, I will surely help with correcting his bad habits.” Ye Cheng said politely to the camera.
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 You Liangxing would never open the speech function in game. 
 That was because his voice was… 
 Particularly! Kittenish!
 But there was one day, he queued up with a teammate who had so much to say that they may as well explode. Vexed to the point of no return, he contributed a voice that was capable of splitting heaven and earth, “Don’t BB.” 
 The other party who was being scolded stilled. In the ensuing silence, he suddenly let out a long, relishing… Moan. 
 You Liangxing: “…..”
 Later — 
 He realised that the person was a great god, 
 Much later, 
 Without him realising, 
 He became the great god’s royal healer. 
 …. And also his boyfriend.
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 Feng Qian, a late-stage lazy cancer patient, received the task assigned by the Lord God – to protect His Highness Mu Yan’s soul fragment. 
 Feng Qian blinked. Well, in other words, to be a bodyguard. 
 no problem. 
 However, who can tell her that His Highness is not very cold? Why is the fragment she meets a little obedient, a little arrogant, a little cute, and always likes to tease her? ! 
 Accompanying Feng Qian’s system baby all the way, successfully promoted from system to little matchmaker. 
 “Host, Fragment is very sad, you have to hug him.” 
 “Host, the fragments are arguing again, why don’t you kiss him?” 
 “Host, the fragments are so pitiful, why don’t you marry me?” 
 … 
 System: “# My host is super lazy, how can I break it? # Waiting online, it’s very urgent.” 
 【Sweet pet fast wear 1v1】
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 Every trace of my entire youth is engraved with the same name.
 When I see the trees on the street and the clouds on the horizon, I will think of him unconsciously.
 I remember the bubble tea he ordered for me, and the sparklers he lit up for me.
 Those memories supported me through difficult days and made me think I was special at one point.
 When I was young, I often wondered, is it possible? Even if it is one in ten thousand, what if I am the heroine in his story?
 I have said goodbye to him countless times, on the phone, on WeChat, face to face, every time without pressure, because I know there will be another meeting.
 But this time is different, Xu Jiamu, this time I really want to say goodbye to you.
 “Goodbye, Xu Jiamu.”
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 As tragedy befalls Xin Siyue, she soon finds herself transmigrated into a novel world as a character. To her disappointment, she became the villainess who obsessively chased after the male protagonist while scheming to tear apart his relationship with his beloved.
 To avoid her death route, Xin Siyue carefully avoided the male and female protagonists at every turn. Instead, she went off on her own to enjoy life. But somewhere along the way, she made a mistake– the male protagonist took notice of her!
 Xin Siyue’s eyes teared up as she was being kissed in Chen Sinan’s arms. ‘No! This wasn’t in the plot!’
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 “Now that I’m back, I won’t allow my loved ones to die again!”
 The Shadow Labyrinth – the most catastrophic existence humanity has faced in history.
 Desir Arman is one of the six remaining survivors of mankind.
 The six attempted to clear the final level of the labyrinth but ultimately failed, and the world came to an end.
 However – when Desir thought he would meet his demise, what is revealed before him is the world… thirteen years ago?!
 Desir is returned to the past, back to the time when he enrolled at the nation’s finest magic academy – Havrion. He is reunited with his precious friends, and is prepared to change the past to save the world and his loved ones…!
 Three years remaining before the emergence of the Shadow World!
 Change the past and gather powerful comrades to save mankind!
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 When she inexplicably came into this world, the novel’s supporting male lead had yet to become the future boss of the underworld who could overturn the heavens. For now, the supporting male lead is only a frail young boy, a defenseless little chick in a world where the plot of the novel remains unfinished. Meanwhile, Lin Xin became the standard passerby who only wished to stay away from the budding plot.
 What sort of supernatural event is this? Transmigration Deity, come out!
 I promise I won’t beat you to death…
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