Back to My Archrival's Youth

Lin Ran was cursing out the boss of a rival company for being a terrible person one second, then the next she had become an elementary school student carrying a backpack with Pleasant Goat on it.

Standing in front of her was the boss of that same rival company, Pei Jingyan, also carrying a little backpack.

At twenty-seven, Pei Jingyan was calculating and ruthless, the person Lin Ran hated most in her life. Her chat logs cursing him out could circle the earth three times.

But at seven, Pei Jingyan was ragged and helpless, and liable to die if left unattended.

Lin Ran's heart softened.

She saved the seven-year-old Pei Jingyan.

Once was followed by twice, then three times.

Lin Ran returned to the past three times in a row, saving Pei Jingyan at seven, seventeen, and twenty-one. She completely rewrote his fate and threw their timelines into chaos.

On the day her third transmigration ended, twenty-one-year-old Pei Jingyan asked her with red-rimmed eyes:

"Why can't we be together?"

To keep anything else from going wrong, Lin Ran steeled herself and refused.

"We can only be rivals."

When she opened her eyes again, Lin Ran was back in 2026.

It seemed that life really had returned to normal, just as she had wished.

During the day, she and Pei Jingyan were at each other's throats. At night, she cursed him for being shameless.

The only thing Lin Ran found strange was the peculiar expressions her best friend and Pei Jingyan both wore whenever she cursed him out.

Lin Ran had a vague feeling something was wrong.

Then she found a marriage certificate for herself and Pei Jingyan at home.

Lin Ran gaped in shock. "What is going on?!"

The normally aloof and distant Pei Jingyan now looked aggrieved.

"Weren't we only pretending to be rivals?"

"Honey, you're being so mean today. (╥﹏╥)"

-"How did the timeline get this messed up?!"-

P.S. The male lead's unrequited love finally comes true.

--- Upcoming novel: How Can I Not Break Up with This Hand?! Please Add It to Your Collection ---

Shen Yuchi is a renowned lawyer in the industry, highly capable and exceptionally handsome. He's famous for being heartless and born to be alone. One day, he accidentally hit his head and suffered brain damage.

He insists he has a girlfriend he's been in love with for years. They fell in love at first sight, weathered countless hardships, and finally made it to the end together.

Cheng Xi, mistaken for Shen Yuchi's girlfriend: Me?

At the pleading of the doctor and his friends, Cheng Xi agrees to pretend to be Shen Yuchi's girlfriend for the time being.

According to the plan, all she has to do is break up with him when his condition stabilizes.

But being lovesick is an illness, and Shen Yuchi is even worse after his head injury.

No matter what reason she gives, Shen Yuchi refuses to break up. He grovels, making himself small and looking utterly heartbroken, leaving Cheng Xi feeling guilty.

She decides to cut through the mess and skip all the steps, ending things abruptly.

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Shen Yuchi recovers his memories after a huge shock.

People in the industry say he's been wounded in love, and that his personality has grown colder and his tactics harsher. Surely he'll take fierce revenge on the woman who hurt him.

When Cheng Xi gets the news, she watches the person in front of her warily.

Instead, he pulls her into his arms.

His soft, dark hair brushes against the hollow of her neck. His voice low and husky, he repeats the words he's said countless times before into her ear:

"Don't break up with me, okay?"

[Fake dating turns real, and breaking up is so hard]

Theme: Live bravely.