Rebirth at the Start: This Fate is Too Explosive!

Chapter 35 Remaining Light and Shadow, Reading a Book and Pretending to Be Startled by a Dream

Old Jiang burst into laughter at Ye Fan's words, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes smoothing out. He put his arm around Ye Fan's shoulder: "I love hearing that! Come on, let's take a picture together, you two most handsome guys in Class Two!"

As he spoke, he even straightened his shirt collar.

After taking the photos, Lao Jiang suddenly stopped joking and turned to pat Ye Fan on the shoulder, saying, "Work hard, I'm waiting for you to come and give me a good meal. Get back the top score in the exam."

Ye Fan chuckled and said, "Old Jiang, just wait and see what happens when you're about to pull out your wallet!"

Immediately afterwards, Pei Yi'an, Tang Yanning, and Zhao Mingzhe also came over to take individual photos with Lao Jiang. Finally, the four of them took another photo with Lao Jiang before walking to the side to take a photo with Lu Qinghe.

Lu Qinghe was clearly dressed up carefully today.

A well-tailored office lady suit accentuated her slender figure, black stockings encased her long legs, and she wore classic red-soled high heels, each step exuding an elegant rhythm.

Her lightly made-up face looked even more refined, and the gold-rimmed glasses on her nose added a touch of scholarly elegance. The original English book with a gold-embossed cover in her hand gleamed softly in the sunlight.

Elegant and intellectual.

Several people took photos with him.

Ye Fan leaned against the locust tree, gazing intently at her: "Teacher Lu, you are absolutely stunning today! You are the most beautiful woman in the entire school!"

Lu Qinghe covered her mouth and chuckled, her eyes behind her glasses curving into crescent moons: "Xiao Fan, you're being cheeky again. It's not as exaggerated as you make it out to be!"

She gestured towards Pei Yi'an, who was not far away, and said, "Look at Yi'an in that cheongsam. She truly deserves the title of 'peerless beauty.' Even I, a woman, find it incredibly beautiful."

Seeing that Pei Yi'an wasn't there, Ye Fan chuckled and said, "Yi'an is pretty too, but in my heart, Teacher Lu is the most beautiful."

However, to be fair, Pei Yi'an was the most dazzling person today.

She wore a smoky purple Suzhou-embroidered cheongsam, with subtle patterns flowing along the hem, shimmering like pearls in the sunlight.

A sandalwood hairpin is used to tie up her dark hair at an angle, and a silk ribbon hangs down from her hair, swaying gently in the wind, perfectly showcasing the unique graceful temperament of an Eastern woman.

She stood under the locust tree taking pictures, looking like a lady who had stepped out of an ancient painting, and even the air seemed to be filled with the fragrance of ink.

Tang Yanning was also stunning, but compared to Pei Yi'an, her only disadvantage was in her choice of clothes.

After taking photos with Lu Qinghe, Ye Fan originally planned to take photos by himself. However, to his surprise, he became the most popular person in the class besides Lao Jiang and Lu Qinghe.

He actually became the most popular person among the girls in the class.

One by one, they pulled him aside, wanting to take a photo with him alone, claiming it was to "keep a souvenir."

As for whether it's simply a keepsake, we don't know, and we dare not ask.

Under the old locust tree on campus, dappled sunlight filtered through the branches and leaves, casting golden shadows on the ground. Ye Fan leaned lazily against the tree trunk, his hands in his pockets, surrounded affectionately by two well-dressed girls.

The girl on the left with her hair in a high ponytail casually tugged at his sleeve, while the girl on the right wearing a beret quietly moved half a step closer to him.

"Ye, look at the camera!" The girl with the ponytail raised her phone, and the three figures were frozen on the screen.

Ye Fan tilted his chin slightly, revealing a row of neat white teeth, his eyes and brows radiating the warmth of the sunlight.

From a distance, it really does look like a woman embracing two women.

Zhao Mingzhe was furious watching from the side!

I'm so handsome, okay? Why don't they ask me for a photo?

Afterwards, Ye Fan and the three of them took many photos, which became their most cherished memories!

If Ye Fan finds out later that both Pei Yi'an and Tang Yanning like him, I wonder how he'll handle it...

Should we choose one, or two...?

How should he balance these relationships?

If not handled properly, this would be a real volcanic eruption.

Of course, that's all in the future.

..........

Time flew by and it was the last weekend before the exam.

Today is Saturday, May 31st.

There is only one week left until the college entrance examination.

Starting yesterday, senior high school students officially entered their study break. The sound of reading aloud in the classroom has temporarily ceased, and everyone is able to take off their schoolbags and stay at home to adjust their schedules and focus on reviewing their knowledge.

Ye Fan woke up exceptionally early today, opening his eyes just as dawn was breaking.

But he remained in bed, swiping his phone screen as messages streamed by, yet a sense of unease weighed on his mind, a feeling that diminished even this rare moment of peace.

Breakfast was carefully prepared by my mom: warm soy milk paired with freshly fried dumplings, which dispelled the slight chill of the morning.

Back in his room, he spread out his essay paper and wrote a few lines on the topic of "Ideals and Reality." His pen hovered in mid-air for a long time before he finally put it down.

I glanced at my phone; it showed 10:20...

"Oh no!"

Ye Fan suddenly jumped up from his chair, his heart pounding in his chest.

He rushed to the door, hurriedly changed his shoes, and rushed out without even closing the door properly.

Gu Ruoning's question was still lingering in the air behind him, her voice tinged with doubt, when Ye Fan's figure had already darted out of the courtyard, leaving no time to even respond.

"What is this child doing running around so early in the morning!" Gu Ruoning looked at the empty doorway and shook her head helplessly.

Ye Fan rushed to the street, hailed a taxi, and said "Wuyue Plaza" in a breathless voice. (At this time, Wuyue Plaza in Nanzhou had not yet been built; this is for the sake of the plot.)

As soon as the car came to a stop, he pushed open the door and got out, his eyes scanning the square like radar.

Seeing that there were only a few pedestrians and the shops were open for business as usual, without the expected crowds, his tense shoulders suddenly relaxed, and the breath that had been hanging in his chest for so long was finally exhaled slowly.

Just now, while he was writing his essay, he suddenly remembered a tragic incident that had occurred at the entrance of Wuyue Plaza in his previous life. Even though the scene was set across time, it still sent chills down his spine.

It was around 11 a.m. today. A young woman, holding a child who looked to be about one year old, was passing by. She was probably going to go into Wuyue Plaza to buy something. When she got to the intersection, she received a phone call.

A car that lost speed sped towards the young woman.

The young woman was thrown several meters away by the impact, but the baby in her arms fell to the ground and was then run over by the speeding wheels.

The crimson blood spread instantly, turning into shocking patches of color on the asphalt road.

The young woman who was thrown into the air did not die immediately. She twisted and struggled on the ground in pain, her blood-stained hands reaching forward little by little, crawling towards the lifeless child. Every inch she moved left a long trail of blood on the ground.

In the end, however, she failed to reach the child and disappeared completely just a few steps away.