This time, I won't let go

Chen Fan walked through the school grounds, looking around excitedly.

He gazed at the familiar buildings, the familiar trees and grass, listening to the cicadas and the clear voices reciting lessons.

At that moment, he could no longer hold back. He threw his head back and laughed.

"Hahaha, fantastic! I, Hu Hansan, am back ag-"

"You over there! What class are you in?"

A teacher called out from a distance. Chen Fan ducked his head in fright and hurried toward his classroom.

By the time he returned, class was already over.

Only after seeing that his homeroom teacher, Wang Qiming, had left did Chen Fan stride into the classroom with his head held high.

"Ooh..."

The moment he entered, his classmates burst into teasing laughter.

Without a hint of embarrassment, Chen Fan returned to his seat with a grin.

"Chen Fan, you're a legend! You actually dared to kiss our class academic rep during class."

As soon as Chen Fan sat down, Guo Shuai leaned forward excitedly from the row behind him.

"Come on, spill! What happened? Read too many dirty books last night?"

"Get lost! I don't read that stuff."

As Chen Fan looked at Guo Shuai, his eyes filled with nostalgia.

In his previous life, Guo Shuai had been his best friend in this class.

The guy came from a fairly well-off family, but he was easygoing, and the two of them got along perfectly.

Unfortunately, Guo Shuai hadn't scored high enough on the college entrance exam to get into a bachelor's program. Chen Fan had heard that he'd ended up attending a junior college.

Later, when Chen Fan returned home during his university's winter break, his mother told him that Guo Shuai had gotten into a fight at school and accidentally left the other person permanently disabled.

Guo Shuai had gone to prison for it.

After that, the two of them had lost touch...

Chen Fan's stare gave Guo Shuai the creeps.

He couldn't help crossing his arms protectively over his chest.

"Chen Fan, could you stop looking at me like that? I'm all man."

"If you're really that desperate, how about I tear out another couple of pages from the half-copy of A Bin I've got left?"

Chen Fan was so touched he almost cried.

His friend was willing to tear out two pages for him from the only half-copy he had left.

Now that was a true buddy.

"Keep it for your own research."

Chen Fan reached out and patted Guo Shuai's shoulder.

"Don't worry, buddy. This time around, I won't let you make the same mistake again."

Guo Shuai looked completely baffled.

"What do you mean?"

But a moment later, he asked excitedly, "Anyway, have you really moved on and fallen for our class beauty and academic rep?"

"I thought you liked Lin Yuwei from the class next door?"

Guo Shuai scratched his head in confusion.

"What's so pretty about Su Ruochu? She's scrawny and flat as a washboard."

"Lin Yuwei's way better. Big boobs, a slim waist, a round butt, and a pretty face. She knows how to do her makeup and dress up, too. That figure..."

"When did you go blind?"

Chen Fan spoke with the air of a seasoned veteran. "Young man, you're still too young to understand anything. I don't blame you."

Guo Shuai was speechless.

"Weren't you the one who said a few days ago that you liked big butts..."

As they were talking, Su Ruochu walked through the classroom door.

"Get lost. Don't sit in my Ruochu's seat."

Chen Fan unceremoniously kicked him away.

When Su Ruochu approached and saw Chen Fan, her pretty face flushed again.

She hurried to her seat with her head lowered and sat down, not daring to meet his eyes.

Chen Fan, meanwhile, stared at Su Ruochu without restraint, a faint smile on his lips, as though he could never get enough of looking at her.

Su Ruochu was a little thin at this age and looked delicate and frail. She clearly hadn't fully grown into herself yet, still carrying the innocence and awkwardness of a schoolgirl.

But to Chen Fan, she was so beautiful.

How had I never noticed how pretty Su Ruochu was in my previous life?

Chen Fan remembered that although they had shared a desk in his previous life, he hadn't been interested in the earnest academic rep who was always so serious about everything.

Later, they had gone to university in the same city. Su Ruochu had entered a first-tier university, while he had attended a second-tier one.

During their sophomore year, they had happened to meet again at a gathering of fellow students from their hometown.

After a year, Su Ruochu had fully blossomed, and her whole presence had changed.

Chen Fan had been stunned by her beauty and immediately set out to win her over.

Only then had they become a couple.

Their relationship had lasted four and a half years, until Su Ruochu died in an accident.

Those had been the happiest days of Chen Fan's life, days he would never forget.

Looking at Su Ruochu's blushing face and her nervous, helpless expression, Chen Fan wanted to give himself a hard slap.

I really was blind. How could I have been so stupid?

Why didn't I pursue Su Ruochu sooner in my previous life?

I wasted such a perfect opportunity.

But now everything's different. I've been reborn.

Su Ruochu and I share a desk.

Your husband is here!

All of Ruochu's future admirers can get lost.

As these thoughts ran through his mind, Chen Fan couldn't help grinning foolishly again.

Seeing Chen Fan staring at her with that sleazy grin, Su Ruochu quietly edged away.

The bell rang.

The math teacher entered, and the noisy classroom instantly fell silent.

"Everyone, take out the test papers I handed out yesterday. Today we'll go over them..."

Chen Fan had no interest in the lesson. He secretly wrote a note and slipped it in front of Su Ruochu.

Su Ruochu hesitated, but unfolded it anyway.

"Are you angry?"

Su Ruochu picked up her pen, wrote a sentence on it, and passed it back to Chen Fan.

Chen Fan immediately opened it in excitement.

"Please don't ever play such a stupid joke again. Otherwise, I'll never speak to you again."

Chen Fan hurriedly wrote back.

"I'm sorry. Your humble servant won't dare do it again without your permission."

"If you're still angry, how about kissing me back to even the score?"

After reading it, Su Ruochu expressionlessly crumpled the note into a ball and put it in her pocket.

Oh no. My wife really is angry.

Chen Fan hurriedly wrote another note.

"I was joking. You're not really angry, are you? I won't do it again!"

Su Ruochu glanced at it and crumpled it up again without replying.

Chen Fan refused to give up and kept writing.

"I had a dream. In it, I missed my chance with a wonderful girl and regretted it for the rest of my life."

"This time, I won't let go."

This time, Su Ruochu looked at the note several times.

In the end, instead of crumpling it up, she tucked it beneath her textbook.

She's still ignoring me.

Is she really angry?

Just as Chen Fan was growing anxious, Su Ruochu suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"Pay attention in class."

Chen Fan was instantly overjoyed. He quickly straightened up and sat properly.

"Yes, ma'am!"

The final bell rang that afternoon.

The students packed their bags and gradually left amid a noisy bustle.

Su Ruochu remained in her seat, not daring to get up. She seemed nervous and at a loss.

Chen Fan, however, seemed prepared. He quietly took out the pack of sanitary pads hidden inside his desk.

He discreetly passed it to Su Ruochu.

"What's this?"

Looking puzzled, Su Ruochu opened the plastic bag.

When she saw what was inside, her face turned scarlet.

"You..."

"Shh!"

Chen Fan gestured for her to keep quiet, then quickly took off his school uniform jacket and tied it around her slender waist.

"Go on. No one will notice."

Blushing, Su Ruochu glanced at Chen Fan and hesitated for two seconds. In the end, she quickly got up and ran out of the classroom with the pack of pads.

Watching her slim figure retreat, her ponytail swaying behind her, Chen Fan couldn't help stretching.

"My wife gets prettier the more I look at her."

"She's just too thin. Look at her-her boobs are practically starving away."

"Once I start making money, I'll buy her plenty of good food and make sure she's properly nourished..."

"Chen Fan!"

A voice interrupted Chen Fan's happy musings.

A tall boy stood at the classroom door, staring at him.

It was the class monitor, Huang Hu.

"Oh! Mr. Class Monitor, did you call me?"

"Come outside."

Chen Fan slung his schoolbag onto his back and left the classroom.

"What can I do for you, Mr. Class Monitor?"

Chen Fan's flippant attitude made Huang Hu frown. He disliked it intensely.

"Chen Fan, did you kiss Su Ruochu during class today?"

Chen Fan paused briefly.

"What if I did? What if I didn't? It's none of your business, is it?"

Huang Hu snorted.

"I'm warning you. Stay away from Su Ruochu from now on."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for getting rough!"