Back at Sixteen, I Can See My Life Progress Bar

Li Qiu spent her whole life missing out on things.

Like dancing. She studied for over a decade, but had to give it up because her family ran out of money. She couldn't improve her academic grades, either, and could only go to a junior college.

Like family. After failing the college entrance exam, she enrolled at a school far from home and didn't return once during her three years at university. When she graduated, she received notice that her parents were getting divorced.

Like work. She went through countless jobs after graduating, giving them all up for one reason or another. By then, most of her classmates had stable careers, while she was still doing the most basic work.

Like love. She and her boyfriend had a long-distance relationship for five years before she finally couldn't take it anymore and broke up with him. Then, the following year, he was transferred to her city, but by then he already had a wife.

All those missed chances finally led her, on New Year's Eve of the year she turned thirty, to stand alone on a rooftop and choose to end her meaningless life.

In her final moments, she thought, If only life were like a game.

No matter what she did, she could earn experience points. Those points could raise her level, and she could see how close she was to leveling up. Then she wouldn't give up so easily.

When she woke, Li Qiu had returned to age sixteen, one year before the arts entrance exams.

A progress bar appeared before her eyes.

Get into film school: 8921/10000 (Upon completion, gain 1 acting level, 2 charm points, 1 poise point, and 1 dance level)

Theme: Hard work always pays off