nable to persuade him any further and concerned about dampening his enthusiasm, Zeng Ke and Su Licheng returned to their rooms with a slight ache in their hearts.During his student days, Su Cen hardly...Chapter 18: Ten Years, The Scythe of Death

The entire high school was buzzing with speculations and investigations regarding Tang Wu's identity and background. From Su Can's perspective, this seemed to be the雛形 of "human flesh searches" in the future. Class Five's physical education class not only coincided with that of Grade One Class Three but also overlapped with two classes from Grade Two.

Since the beginning of high school, Grade Two Class Two had always been a class notorious for its many disputes and conflicts. Led by Wang Haoran and Yue Zijiang, it gathered a large number of children of influential officials. Wang Haoran was the nephew of Wang Jinyong, currently the Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Committee in Xia Hai City. He had numerous followers at school who were arrogant and lawless, often involved in violent conflicts on campus.

There was even an incident where they allegedly used a table to beat someone until internal bleeding occurred, though this matter eventually fizzled out without resolution. Of course, Su Can knew nothing about these events before he came to the city's number one high school and only heard about them through various rumors.

Recently, however, during several physical education classes and recess periods, some quite prominent figures from Grade Two would appear in their class's activity areas or near the corridors. Sometimes they would even peek into the classroom, seemingly satisfied only when they spotted Tang Wu.

One afternoon during a PE class, a tall male carrying a basketball finally stood before Tang Wu. Unlike the time Xiao Yunyun delivered cola to Su Can which created quite a stir, this event lacked such dramatic elements. Then it was just an affair between a class beauty and an unknown individual; Su Can's classmates wouldn't care much about it.

However, when this male stood before Tang Wu, not a single person made any commotion. Even Zhang Xi, grandson Yi, and Li Ai, who were playing soccer on the field, paused their game to look over.

The entire process was very quiet. The man towering above was handsome and had an open and cheerful demeanor when he smiled; Tang Wu remained as calm and composed as ever, nodding or shaking her head slightly red-faced in response to what the male said.

The man seemed a bit disappointed but still waved cheerfully and returned to his own court.

After this incident, during one of the twenty-minute breaks between classes, Tang Wu received a love letter and soon afterward, news spread throughout the school that Ye Zijiang, who was known as the "campus heartthrob" of Class 2, Grade 2, had officially started to pursue Tang Wu.

Tang Wu initially rejected Ye Zijiang's confession, but he cleverly realized that being aggressive wasn't a good way to approach a girl like her. So, instead, he decided to start as friends and slowly progress from there.

After proposing to become regular friends with Tang Wu first, she finally nodded for the first time despite previously rejecting his advances. This gesture was both pure and beautiful, making Ye Zijiang feel that the princess standing before him was worth pursuing forever.

Nearly everyone praised it as a perfect match of talent and beauty. In class, Tang Wu was mysterious; her grades were top-notch, and she had a cold personality. Due to this character trait, she didn't have many friends. While other sweet girls like Chen Lingshan were being pursued by countless admirers, she remained aloof.

Perhaps more people realized their own inadequacies when faced with her brilliance, just as Su Can once thought no one could make Tang Wu fall for them at this stage.

She was like a city in the clouds, unreachable and unassailable due to her lofty position.

To get Tang Wu to agree to be friends only, this undoubtedly found a path leading towards this inaccessible cloud city. For someone like Ye Zijiang, it felt like taking another step closer to success.

Yue Zijiang's father is the director of taxation, Yue He, and his mother is the chairperson of the Women's Federation in the city. Such a family background would be considered heavy-weight from any perspective in ordinary people’s eyes, hence there is no room for criticism. Whenever anyone talks about Yue Zijiang pursuing Tang Wu, everyone tends to think it's set in stone, with many giving an evaluation that they are a match made in heaven and cheering them on.

Regarding this matter, Su Cen was also quite surprised. When he kicked the ball forcefully and sent it flying high into the air, as countless people scrambled for its landing spot, Su Cen ran a few steps away and hid under the shade of a tree. If anyone had seen his expression at that moment, they would have noticed that Su Cen seemed to experience a sudden enlightenment with an expression of shock.

It was like a curse that came out of nowhere.

Su Cen recalled that in the reports about Tang Wu from the future, her boyfriend who killed her had been someone she met during her school days and they both got into the same university. They were considered a golden couple by everyone's standards. However, life is unpredictable, and it always shatters all seemingly perfect fairy tales one after another, leading to their breakup. In the end, the boyfriend’s love turned into hate, with hatred clouding his judgment until Tang Wu's life was ultimately taken away.

The scythe of Death had already extended its sharp spear ten years ago. Yet cruelly, it was under such a halo, in everyone's envious gazes, that an unseen shadow began to quietly descend like the dark shade cast by dazzling sunlight!

Seeing some girls deliberately getting close to Tang Wu with tones of envy and hearing rumors about Yue Zijiang, they inadvertently did extensive promotion for her. They would talk about how he has a calm temperament, excels in sports, is meticulous in thinking, performs well academically, and is favored by teachers. In the entire No. 1 High School in the city, it indeed seems that only he can match Tang Wu.

Tang Wu's slowly melting icy eyes showed that she was gradually developing feelings for Yue Zijiang.

But in this vast world, only Su Cen knew that everyone around her envy, their ignorance of future life, and their yearning for the prince and princess falling in love during their student days had formed a powerful force, pushing Tang Wu step by step into the crucible of hell!

The terrifying thing is that history seems to be operating towards a tragic outcome. The disaster of the flood in 1998 made Su Cen realize his limitations; there were some things he couldn't change. His worry lay precisely here: If he could not alter this situation and merely watched Tang Wu follow her predetermined path, eventually leading to her demise, it would become an eternal torment for him.

In this vast world, only he was fighting alone without support, making Su Cen feel for the first time that sometimes, ordinary people's ignorance about the future could also be a good thing.

However, constantly escaping and retreating was the root cause of Su Cen's慘敗 in the later years, as well as the personality trait he despised after his rebirth. He did not want to repeat history; he knew that if he couldn't change this situation, even after this rebirth, he would forever be plagued by shadows and return to his previous destitute state. Without courage, success was impossible!

Su Cen had only one thought: He must stop all of this from happening!

But how What could a currently frail him do!

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