Reborn: Heart Turned Cold, I Walk Away, and the Campus Belle Begs Me to Stay

"I'm already asking you for less! My girlfriends get Bentleys and villas, and their bride prices are over ten million!"

"Take a good look at yourself. Don't let your best friend bankrupt you."

"Typical arrogant guy. You're such a turnoff!"

After a disastrous blind date, Chen Yu realized his life really had been one misfortune after another.

He'd given his heart to someone for four years as a teenager, only to be told, "Let's pretend we never knew each other." His father died in the line of duty while he was in college, and his mother succumbed to illness and grief while he was in grad school. His hard work had brought some success to his business, but he was lonely and still hadn't found the right person. He'd lived half his life and had nothing to show for it...

Then he opened his eyes and found himself back on the eve of the 2003 college entrance exams. Rumors were spreading that he was going to confess to Ye Yuyao, but he hadn't yet heard that classic line, "I don't want to date before college." His parents were still alive, and he hadn't yet flunked the entrance exams because of a failed confession. His life was only just beginning...

Given another chance, Chen Yu would save his parents, make them proud, and achieve success while he was still young...

Years later, standing before a floor-to-ceiling window and looking down on the world, Chen Yu smiled brightly.

What campus belle? Not even a dog would chase her!

But as they drifted further apart, Ye Yuyao came running to him in tears, begging him to stay. "I'll give you everything. Please, won't you stay with me?"

Chen Yu smiled brightly. "Affection that comes too late is cheaper than grass!"