An Unexpected Encounter

Ten years. A full ten years. How many times had Lu Yang dreamed of reliving his life, of changing all those tragedies? Now, it was actually happening.

In his past life, he lost because of trust. But Lu Yang also clearly saw who had come to his rescue in his most desperate hour, and who had kicked him when he was down.

"Liu Jie, thank you for everything you've given me. You made me realize who my friends were and who my enemies were. Since I've been reborn, then I'll just have to see whether your family's wealth is more powerful, or the knowledge I've gained from ten years of experience." Lu Yang's eyes revealed not only hatred, but also excitement.

The hatred from his past life wasn't resolved with that single gunshot. If it hadn't been for Liu Jie, he wouldn't have lost his family and loved ones, and he wouldn't have suffered so much hardship. Since he was reborn in this life, the first person Lu Yang wouldn't let off the hook was Liu Jie, and his family.

As for how to get revenge, Lu Yang turned his gaze to the calendar.

Lu Yang didn't know the lottery numbers, nor did he know the development trends of real society over the next ten years, but Lu Yang knew one thing: today was the day Second World went live.

Since 2010, virtual reality games had been favored by everyone, but no one knew that in 30 years, virtual reality games would develop into a behemoth with more than 3 billion people online at the same time, integrating online shopping, virtual teaching, game wars, film production, and many other functions.

Countless consortia saw the business opportunities and entered the game. It was because of the investment of these consortia that the exchange rate between virtual currency and real currency in the game was extremely high. Virtual equipment was speculated to be worth millions, coupled with the high bonuses of various leagues in the game. A top player in the game earned far more than a celebrity in real life, and the income of professional studios even exceeded that of some large companies.

In his past life, Lu Yang originally wanted to enter the game as soon as possible, but he couldn't bear to spend the money to buy the expensive helmet. It wasn't until half a month after school started that he entered the game with the introduction of a friend and became a member of Frost Ice Studio's gold farming team.

Recalling his past experiences at Frost Ice Studio, a nostalgic smile appeared on Lu Yang's face. There was still his little sister there. However, Lu Yang couldn't enter Frost Ice Studio again in this life.

With ten years of gaming experience more than others, Lu Yang had countless money-making skills, dungeon strategies, bug exploits, and superior combat awareness and unparalleled combat skills in his mind.

In this life, reborn, Lu Yang would rely on these things to quickly establish his prestige in the game, earn enough money to build the world's number one guild, and, Lu Yang would find the brothers who had never abandoned him in the past.

"Brothers, I will repay the kindness that I couldn't repay in my last life tenfold in this life. Dad, Mom, your son will never let you down this time," Lu Yang said through gritted teeth.

To enter Second World, you had to buy a dedicated gaming helmet. Lu Yang remembered that at this time, his parents had gone with the construction team to a remote mountain valley to build a railway, and they wouldn't be back for three months. Lu Yang was the only one at home, and his parents had left him 2,000 yuan for living expenses in the drawer.

Lu Yang took the money and walked towards the school. To allow everyone who loved playing games to buy helmets, the game company had spread the helmet sales points all over the world, and there were also sales points near the school.

As if guided by fate, Lu Yang came to the main entrance of the school, a huge beige school gate with the four characters "East Capital University" written on it.

This school carried all of Lu Yang's memories of Shen Mengyao. In his memory, he met her here in his past life.

Fate is a wonderful thing. You can't describe it in words. It's as if this person should meet you at this time.

He remembered that at that time, Shen Mengyao was so radiant. As a freshman, she became the goddess of the entire school with just one photo. So many people pursued her, but she never had any feelings for them. Instead, she always secretly confided her troubles to him.

Lu Yang really wanted to tell her how much he wanted to be a part of her troubles. Recalling Shen Mengyao's appearance when she was confiding on the steps of the playground, Lu Yang couldn't help but look up at the sky, his eyes moist.

"Excuse me, are you..." That voice that he would never forget in his memory suddenly appeared in his ears. Lu Yang was stunned. When he turned around, who else could it be but Shen Mengyao.

Shen Mengyao was still so beautiful, with big eyes, clear and pure eyes, without a trace of impurities. Her hair was tied into a ponytail behind her back, and she was about 1.68 meters tall, wearing a beautiful pink and white dress and slender white legs, setting off her tall figure.

"Are you homesick? Are you like me, away from home for the first time?" Shen Mengyao asked apologetically.

Lu Yang's heart was filled with mixed feelings, but his face was flushed red. This wasn't how he had imagined their first meeting after being reborn.

"No, I just got sand in my eyes."

"Oh~~ is that so." Shen Mengyao's playful little face was full of disbelief.

Lu Yang covered his forehead and smiled helplessly. This girl was still as mischievous as she was in her past life.

"What do you want from me?" Lu Yang asked.

Shen Mengyao patted her little head and said, "Oh dear, I forgot. I wanted to ask how to get to the girls' dormitory. I'm lost."

Lu Yang laughed. Shen Mengyao was a little lost soul in her past life.

"Go forward, take the first fork to the right, take the second fork to the right again, take the third fork to the left, take the fourth fork to the right, go around the school's back cafeteria, then pass the library, then go right, then go left, and you'll be there." Lu Yang asked, "Do you remember?"

Shen Mengyao's little face was full of confusion. "It's so complicated, it's hard to remember."

"I knew you wouldn't remember. I'll take you there, follow me," Lu Yang said.

"Thank you." Shen Mengyao followed Lu Yang into the school.

In the midsummer of August, the trees in the school were very lush. The 10-meter-high banyan trees blocked all the view above. Lu Yang led Shen Mengyao through the maze-like roads.

"Are you a student at this school too?" Shen Mengyao asked curiously.

Lu Yang said, "Not yet, but I will be in September."

"You're a freshman too?" Shen Mengyao said in surprise, "Then how are you so familiar with this school?"

Lu Yang said, "Because my home is near here. I've been exercising in the school since I was a child. I'm familiar with every place here."

Shen Mengyao said, "No wonder. The trees in the school are so tall that they block the view, and there are so many forks in the road below. I've gotten lost several times."