Chapter 2 – Reborn Before Everything Changed

Ring! Ring! Ring!

The loud school bell echoed through the classroom.

She frowned.

"...Am I dreaming?"

A few seconds ago, she had been lying in the freezing rain, waiting for death.

Now...

The warm sunlight shining through the classroom windows landed gently on her face.

Confused, she slowly opened her eyes.

The familiar scent of chalk filled the air.

Students chatted noisily around her.

Someone was secretly eating snacks.

Someone complained about the upcoming exams.

Everything felt unbelievably real.

She looked down at her desk.

A stack of textbooks.

Practice papers.

A half-finished math workbook.

Her breathing became uneven.

"This..."

She immediately grabbed the small desk calendar.

March 8.

Her heart nearly stopped.

"No..."

She hurriedly looked toward the front of the classroom.

On the blackboard, written in large white letters, were the words:

College Entrance Examination — 180 Days Left!

Her eyes widened.

"I... I've come back?"

Her hands trembled uncontrollably.

She quickly pinched her arm.

"Ouch..."

It hurt.

This wasn't a dream.

She had truly returned to six months before the college entrance examination.

To the moment when everything could still be changed.

Before she confessed.

Before she forced him to stay by her side.

Before she ruined both of their lives.

Tears quietly rolled down her cheeks.

Not tears of sadness...

But tears of relief.

"Heaven..."

"You've given me another chance."

This time...

She wouldn't waste it.

"Hey!"

A classmate poked her shoulder.

"Why are you crying? Did you fail another test?"

The classroom burst into laughter.

In her previous life, those words would have made her angry.

She would have argued until the teacher arrived.

But now...

She simply smiled.

"I'm fine."

The classmates looked at each other in surprise.

"She... didn't get angry?"

"That's strange."

Before anyone could say anything else, the classroom door opened.

The homeroom teacher walked in.

"Everyone, take your seats."

Silence quickly filled the room.

The teacher looked around before speaking.

"The college entrance examination is only one hundred and eighty days away."

"Some of you still think there's plenty of time."

"There isn't."

"Your future depends on what you do starting today."

Those words struck her heart.

In her first life...

She hadn't listened.

She skipped classes.

Ignored homework.

Spent every day thinking about the boy she liked.

While others studied late into the night...

She chased after someone who never asked to be chased.

Never again.

She clenched her fists beneath the desk.

This life belongs to me.

I won't waste it again.

After class ended, students poured into the hallway.

She quietly organized her books.

Just as she stood up...

A familiar figure walked past the classroom.

Tall.

Calm.

Neatly dressed in the school uniform.

His expression remained as indifferent as ever.

It was him.

The boy she had loved for years.

The boy she had once forced into a marriage.

For a moment, countless memories flashed before her eyes.

Their wedding.

Their arguments.

The divorce papers.

His tired eyes.

Her chest tightened.

She instinctively took one step forward...

Then stopped herself.

"No."

She lowered her gaze.

"In this life..."

"I won't chase you."

She turned around and walked in the opposite direction.

Not once did she look back.

Outside the classroom, the young man paused.

He frowned slightly.

For some reason...

He felt that today's her was different.

Normally, she would have found an excuse to talk to him.

Today...

She walked away without even greeting him.

"...Strange."

He didn't think much of it and continued toward the library.

Meanwhile, she headed straight for the school's study room.

She borrowed review books she had never touched in her previous life.

Looking at the thick stack of books in her arms, she smiled.

"It won't be easy."

"But this time..."

"I'll earn my future with my own hands."

Far away, hidden behind the corridor, two girls watched her every move.

One of them curled her lips into a mocking smile.

"What's wrong with her today?"

The other laughed softly.

"Who knows? She'll never study seriously."

Neither of them noticed...

The girl they had always manipulated was no longer the same person.

And this time...

She was ready for them.

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