In 2030, catastrophe struck. Shen Yuan died in the ruins, then was reborn in a senior-year classroom in 1999. With his ability, “Time Trace,” he turns his fortunes around, aces the college entrance exam, makes a fortune in the stock market, saves his mother, and rises to the top step by step.
He meets Lin Wantang, who can read the hearts of everyone in the world except his. Each time they meet eyes, she shakes her head in confusion. “Your heart is completely blank.”
Shen Yuan thinks it's a blessing. Until one rainy night, his ability shows him another pair of eyes: cold, exhausted, despairing. They belong to his future self, twenty years older, codenamed “Zero,” who has transmigrated from 2040.
“Kill me, and you'll become me.”
It turns out that every “right” choice is pushing the future toward an abyss. And Gu Beichen, the archenemy he trusts most, is actually the benefactor who anonymously saved him in his previous life. This time, however, Shen Yuan has personally worked to crush him.
When the truth comes to light, Shen Yuan stands at the crossroads of time: making peace with himself means forgiving the monster who personally brought his mother's life to an end; continuing to fight means he is destined to become the next Zero.
This is a fated showdown spanning twenty years. I've struggled with myself for so long; I'd rather remain myself. But am I really still me?
