Reborn in High School: I Really Just Want to Date!

[No brainless romance, no harem, not mind-bending, fictional setting, everyday life]

Zeng Xiaofan is a 35-year-old office worker whose career is starting to take off but whose love life has been a mess. After unexpectedly being reborn in his final year of high school, he eagerly starts a romance campaign, only to awkwardly discover that while he has a mature adult’s life experience, his emotional intelligence is still lying flat in the pit of a straight man.

When it comes to Xia Xiaowan, the aloof top student and heroine, he either considers giving her a copy of Five Years of College Entrance Exams and Three Years of Mock Tests as a gift, or tries to make awkward small talk using business negotiation tactics, turning each confession into a spectacular disaster.

Luckily, his advantages as someone reborn are nothing to scoff at. He’s good at changing his personality, improving his grades, making money, and resolving crises, and he gradually makes his mark on campus.

A handsome rival makes his move, his buddy and “wingman” provides god-tier support, and the girls who catch his eye develop crushes and misunderstandings. A grand campus romance adventure is about to begin! How will Zeng Xiaofan go from a “romance rookie” to winning the girl of his dreams?

(This blurb doesn’t do it justice. You’ll have to see what happens when inspiration strikes. The big burst of inspiration starts after Chapter Ten.)