’If... if Qin Jiao also remembers what happened in our last life, then she definitely won’t want anything to do with me again.’ 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

’Instead, she’ll probably choose to be with Chen Feng.’

’Chen Feng became more successful than me later on. He inherited the Shen Family’s company and factories and thrived, like a fish in water. No one, whether they were outsiders or part of the Shen Family, ever had a bad word to say about him.’

’Even after Chen Feng married Lin Nian, plenty of other women still adored him.’

Suddenly, Shen Yi was afraid.

He was afraid that after all his hard work, Qin Jiao would still not think he was good enough and would turn around and end up with Chen Feng instead...

Qin Jiao, of course, had no idea about the mess of thoughts running through Shen Yi’s head. It was true she would never get back together with Shen Yi, but there was no way she would get with Chen Feng, either.

Of course, Qin Jiao planned to take Lin Nian down in all sorts of ways, but she wouldn’t stoop to stealing her man.

The main reason was that she didn’t think much of Chen Feng, and besides, Lin Nian wasn’t worth her using a method that would hurt others without even benefiting herself.

When they arrived at school, Qin Jiao looked at her little bike lying pitifully on the ground and sighed softly. ’Ah, I’ll have to push it home later and see if Dad can fix it.’

The two of them went to their classroom and found that quite a few students had shown up. Although such a massive flood was rare in the north, it wasn’t easy for kids of this era to even attend high school. It required not only being a good and capable student but also having a family with the means to support you.

Therefore, the third-year students had almost perfect attendance. They got to their classrooms and immediately began studying with great self-discipline, especially those in Class 1 and Class 10.

Some of the first and second-year students hadn’t returned, but the majority still came to class.

The classrooms on the first floor were in a miserable state, however. Some books had been soaked, and a chubby boy weighing around 140 pounds was crying pitifully.

The flood had caused accidents, and a few people in Ping’an Town had even died. Sun Guotao immediately came to check on the students in his class, asking one after another to make sure they and their families were all unharmed. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

He went on to mention some safety precautions, talking not only about floods but also about earthquakes and other natural disasters. The students all listened attentively, because no one knew what tomorrow might bring.

Overall, everyone was in a somber mood, but Sun Guotao didn’t want the students to feel too much pressure. Changing the subject, he said cheerfully, "The college entrance exams are just around the corner! Once they’re over, I’ll invite you all to my house to hang out! I’ll have my son roast a whole lamb for you!"

"Wow!"

At the end of the day, they were still just teenagers who spent most of their time at school. They were simple-hearted, and the mere mention of a roasted whole lamb was enough to get them instantly excited.

They didn’t get to eat lamb often, and a whole roasted lamb was an even rarer treat.

Sun Guotao’s son and daughter-in-law were in business. They had gone to the South years ago and made a fortune. They wanted to bring their old man over to live a life of comfort, but he stubbornly insisted on dedicating himself to teaching.

Of course, Sun Guotao was getting old and wouldn’t be able to teach for much longer. It was possible that Qin Jiao’s class would be the last one he ever taught.

Qin Jiao watched Sun Guotao on the podium, holding his large tea mug with a benevolent smile, and reflected with a sigh. ’To think I missed out on such a good teacher in my last life.’

’Thankfully, I get to start over in this life.’

’If I don’t get first place in the entire province on the exam, becoming the top scorer, I’ll be letting Mr. Sun down!’

There was still much to be done in the aftermath of the great flood, but the third-year students had already thrown themselves back into their intense studies.

With the college entrance exams so close, there were no more monthly mock exams. However, the teachers were keeping a close eye on the top fifty students in the school.

Whenever Lin Nian walked down the hallways, she would hear teachers and students talking about Qin Jiao. She was so jealous she could grind her teeth.

When school let out, she walked home with Chen Feng as usual. For the past six months, he had been exceptionally quiet, and Lin Nian always had to be the one to start a conversation.

But today, he uncharacteristically broke the silence. "Xiao Nian, do you know which university Qin Jiao is planning to apply to?"