Back to 2001: The Top Student

Updated on 8/27: Extra chapter (4) is up! The novel is complete, so feel free to dive in. New novel launches on 10/7: Dad Is Reborn. Please add it to your collection! [New Novel Synopsis]: Ran Zhi grew up in a single-parent household. For the first fifteen years of her life, her father controlled everything. If she didn't practice piano, she'd get hit. If she didn't do her homework, she'd get yelled at. When she secretly played on her phone, her father smashed it right in front of her. It had been her reward for coming first in the high school entrance exam. Ran Zhi wanted to study abroad, write novels, and paint, but her father thought all of those things were frivolous. She didn't dare try them, and wasn't allowed to either. She had a secret notebook filled with wishes her father would never let her fulfill. It was her Garden of Eden. But on the first day of her sophomore year of high school, her father found the notebook. To Ran Zhi's surprise, her father's palm didn't land on her face as it usually did. He simply patted her shoulder gently without saying a word. Afterward, Ran Zhi discovered that every wish she'd written in her secret notebook had come true. After his wife died young, Ran Zheng raised their daughter alone and always believed in the principle that a tiger father could not raise a dog of a daughter. Ran Zheng was willing to take out loans and work side jobs for his daughter, spending tens of thousands on tutoring. He only hoped she'd amount to something one day and not end up wasting half her life the way he had. But he put too much pressure on his daughter, and the conflict between them grew ever deeper. On the day the college entrance exams ended, his daughter jumped to her death. Two months later, Ran Zheng woke up to find himself back two years in the past. He was sitting in his daughter's room, holding her secret notebook. His daughter stood at the door with her schoolbag on her back. Ran Zheng realized that this was the first time he and his daughter had clashed before he was reborn. Looking at his daughter's deathly pale, frightened face, Ran Zheng chose to act differently from how he had in his previous life. He walked over to her. Instead of yelling at her as he had before, he gently patted her shoulder. In this life, Ran Zheng wouldn't ask his daughter to achieve greatness. He only wished for her to live a long, peaceful life. Note: 1. This novel is also known as High School Study Guide, Guide to Choosing a Major Under the New College Entrance Exam, and The Work-and-Rest Approach to Studying. 2. Although it is the father who is reborn, the protagonist is the female lead. 3. There will absolutely be no dating while she's underage!!! [Once she's an adult, that's another matter.] Synopsis of the completed novel: I opened my eyes and found myself back in 2001. Former pushover Jiang Qiong: I'm going to trade stocks, flirt with men, put my terrible relatives on the right track, make sure my friends don't regret their lives, and let my parents experience the joy of getting rich overnight! But... Former idle mom: With her cooking skills, she opened a restaurant, bought property, stood up to awful people, and reached the pinnacle of life! Former mediocre dad: Using his technical research skills, he changed jobs several times, started a company, and reached the pinnacle of life! Former ordinary friend A: With her outstanding artistic skills, she went back to school to study design, held an art exhibition, and reached the pinnacle of life! Former pushover Jiang Qiong: ... Looks like I'll have to rely on studying to reach the pinnacle of life! Former adorable little sister: Always adorable, never changed :) Some superstar: Qiong~ Is the whole point of my existence just to be flirted with by you? ╭(╯^╰)╮ Former pushover Jiang Qiong [smile.jpg]: Yes. Some superstar [shocked.jpg]: Wah! A satisfying, feel-good rebirth story. The pacing is slow at first [the middle school section moves quickly, then things slow down]. Thanks to @Bubu Biu for the cover. It's super cute! Theme: