24-year-old Shu Shu died.
She died on the way back after taking her four-year-old son to kindergarten.
She was stabbed to death from behind. She didn’t even see the killer’s face.
As her consciousness became hazy from excessive blood loss, Shu Shu had a dream.
She dreamed that this world was a romance novel.
In the novel, she was the male lead’s “white moonlight” who ran away while pregnant and died early, while her son and daughter were merely cannon-fodder foils to the female lead’s children.
Her son had been wandering outside since childhood and became a little thug. He competed with the female lead’s top-student son for the girl they both liked, became a laughingstock, and eventually went down the wrong path and ended up in prison.
Her daughter grew up without a mother’s love. She was dull and unlikable, binge-ate constantly, and became very overweight. She competed with the female lead’s fairy-like daughter for the position of first violinist in the orchestra. In the end, her hand was injured in an accident and she became mentally unstable, eventually being abandoned by the family.
At the end of the story, the female lead replaced the “white moonlight” and successfully entered the male lead’s heart. Her excellent son and daughter were also recognized by the male lead’s family, and the whole family lived happily ever after.
So she had been stabbed for no reason just to fit the setting of “dying early”?
Before swallowing her last breath, Shu Shu thought: What the hell kind of nonsense is this?
Perhaps heaven heard her curse.
And showed some kindness.
Then Shu Shu was reborn.
But the not-so-good news was that she was reborn in the year her son turned seventeen—
“You sneaky bastard, trying to ambush me? Take my kick!”
Shu Shu suddenly kicked backward, but only hit empty air and nearly fell.
She opened her eyes.
She found herself in a strange environment.
It was the entrance of a school.
On the school sign it clearly read: An City No. 3 Middle School.
Just as Shu Shu couldn’t figure out why she had appeared here, she was attracted by a commotion.
Not far away, a group of people had gathered.
It looked like someone was confessing their love.
Before her brain could react, her legs had already carried her over out of curiosity.
“Chu Lian, be my girlfriend!”
A flashy teenager with hair dyed red, yellow, and blue, wearing a black T-shirt with a skull design and ripped jeans, held a bouquet of roses and looked at the girl in front of him with deep affection.
The girl being confessed to truly matched her name. She had long straight black hair, a slender figure, and a pure, delicate appearance.
But right now, she was cautiously hiding behind her friend, her eyes red and moist.
Not from being touched.
But from fear and resistance.
As soon as the flashy boy finished speaking, the lackeys beside him began to shout:
“School beauty Chu! Just say yes to Brother Chen! Otherwise don’t even think about leaving today!”
Chu Lian sobbed softly. Her small face showed fear, but there was still a hint of stubbornness. She shook her head.
“…Shu Lingchen, don’t… don’t do this.”
Shu Shu’s fists clenched.
What an arrogant little punk!
Chu Lian’s female friend angrily stepped forward and scolded, “Shu Lingchen, that’s enough! Xiao Lian is the school beauty and lives in Yujing Garden. You’re just a bottom-ranking little thug who shamelessly pesters her all day. A toad dreaming of eating swan meat!”
Shu Shu couldn’t help nodding in agreement.
This student was speaking exactly what she was thinking.
Yujing Garden was a luxury residential area with high housing prices.
Before she “died,” she even owned a fully renovated apartment there worth six million.
This Chu Lian’s family background must be quite good. That flashy little punk definitely wasn’t worthy of her.
Wait.
What did that punk say his name was?
Shu Lingchen?
Why was it the same name as her son?!
A bad feeling suddenly rose in Shu Shu’s heart.
She looked carefully at the flashy teenager. Ignoring the ridiculous turkey-like hairstyle, she saw his familiar eyebrows and eyes.
Her heart first jolted, then sank.
That shameless little toad…
seemed to be her son!!!
Now Shu Shu’s fists were really clenched.
Then her vision began to spin.
She remembered the dream she had earlier—her son was the foil to the female lead’s top-student son, and because he fought over the girl they both liked, he became a laughingstock and met a tragic end.
Could this Chu Lian be that girl?
Just as the atmosphere grew tense—
A clean hand pushed through the crowd, and a pleasant male voice with a trace of coolness sounded.
“What are you all doing?”
“Class Monitor Shi!”
Chu Lian’s friend immediately looked relieved and hurriedly called for help.
“Class Monitor Shi, you’re finally here! Shu Lingchen is forcing Xiao Lian to accept his confession!”
The boy had neat features and wore a spotless white shirt under his school uniform. He turned to Chu Lian, his thin lips parting slightly as he spoke gently.
“Student Chu, are you alright?”
Chu Lian bit her lip and shook her head, but when she looked at him, her eyes shimmered with tears as if she had seen a savior.
Shu Shu’s vision spun again.
If she guessed correctly, this boy was the female lead’s son—Shi Jin.
So she had just arrived right in the middle of the battlefield?
“Enough!”
Seeing the girl he liked exchanging glances with his “love rival,” Shu Lingchen’s eyes burned with anger. The wrapping paper of the roses crinkled loudly in his grip as he glared at Shi Jin.
“Hey, your surname is Shi, this has nothing to do with you. Get lost, or don’t blame me for being rude.”
But Shi Jin showed no fear. He stood straight like bamboo and said righteously:
“If you’re bullying a classmate, then it does concern me.”
Chu Lian looked at Shi Jin with even more admiration.
Shu Shu liked reading novels and knew very well what it meant to be a “foil.”
At this moment, her flashy son was completely crushed in front of the elegant and composed Shi Jin.
Like a total clown.
Shi Jin naturally wasn’t afraid of Shu Lingchen’s threats.
Because he had already informed the school security team.
In three minutes, Shu Lingchen and his lackeys would be taken away for causing trouble and locked in juvenile detention for two days.
Sure enough.
Shu Shu saw Shu Lingchen throw the bouquet of roses to the ground and charge toward Shi Jin.
But halfway through, he suddenly stopped.
A slender white hand grabbed the back of his collar.
“Who the hell is it?!”
Shu Lingchen roared angrily as he turned around.
It was Shu Shu.
She turned to Shi Jin and Chu Lian and said, “Students, you should go first. Leave this to me.”
Chu Lian: “?”
Shi Jin: “…?”
Shu Shu urged them, “Go. Do you want to stay here and get beaten?”
Although confused, Chu Lian, Shi Jin, and the girl friend left first. After walking some distance away, Shi Jin even turned back and looked at Shu Shu once more.
After a moment, Shu Shu released her grip.
“Who are you?!”
Shu Lingchen finally broke free, but the three had already gone too far to chase. He roared like an irritated little lion.
Thinking that mother and son hadn’t seen each other for thirteen years, Shu Shu deliberately straightened her clothes, revealed a kind smile, and introduced herself:
“I’m your mom.”
The lackeys nearby all showed shocked expressions, as if surprised that this pretty girl would start cursing so harshly.
But when Shu Lingchen saw Shu Shu’s face clearly, he froze in place.
This woman.
She looked exactly like his mother who had died thirteen years ago.
Not just similar.
Exactly the same.
But her appearance was much younger than the mother in his memories.
She looked at most eighteen years old.
About the same age as him.
Shu Lingchen was stunned for a moment, then snapped back to reality and confirmed that Shu Shu was indeed insulting him.
“Are you looking for death?!”
He clenched his fist again and swung his arm toward her.
Shu Shu stood still, not moving at all, just watching him.
Shu Lingchen’s hand stopped in midair.
For some reason, facing this face so similar to his mother’s, he simply couldn’t bring himself to strike.
“Damn it!”
Shu Lingchen lowered his hand, gave up, stepped on the roses on the ground, and waved to his lackeys.
“Let’s go!”
Shu Shu threw the flowers into a nearby trash can and followed behind him.
“Shu Lingchen, I’m your mom.”
She spoke while walking.
“I really am your mom.”
The lackeys were completely stunned.
Unbelievable. Brother Chen had already mercifully let her go, yet she was still chasing after him and insulting him!
“Crazy!”
Shu Lingchen was too annoyed to argue with a lunatic. He walked faster and faster, eventually even breaking into a run.
As a result, Shu Shu completely lost him at the next intersection.