Just a few days after graduating, Yun Nanxi hears that Lin Chaoli, the professor who taught her Chinese literature at school, is finally planning to resign and get married.
At the news, Yun Nanxi is so close to tears. That woman is finally leaving! No more students will have to suffer under her. Just thinking back on all the ways she was singled out over four years makes her heart bleed.
So what if the professor is beautiful? She gave Yun Nanxi special treatment time and again. Even the most beautiful woman turns into a wicked snake-hearted villain.
Yun Nanxi puts on a fake mask of pain and sends Lin Chaoli a video: "My dear mentor, time flies and the years take their toll. On this day of universal celebration, allow me to wish you and your husband well, each in your own lives from now on."
Lin Chaoli: ...
One day, an accident sends Yun Nanxi back to the time when Lin Chaoli was in high school, and somehow she becomes Lin Chaoli's deskmate.
At the time, Lin Chaoli is isolated by everyone and her family life is in turmoil. She's known as the school's most aloof beauty, cold and distant, with no interest in socializing.
Yun Nanxi decides this won't do. To make sure her own future college life isn't so miserable, she starts currying favor with her deskmate every day and guiding her toward a bright future.
From study materials and post-exam pep talks to breakfast, lunch, and dinner, Yun Nanxi takes care of everything.
Lin Chaoli: You're acting a lot like my mom.
Yun Nanxi looks at her dear deskmate with kind eyes. You can think of me as your mom.
One day, the school bully picks on Lin Chaoli. The whole class watches in shock as the once quiet, well-behaved, and forgettable deskmate jumps to her feet, slaps the bully, and shouts excitedly, "Anyone who touches Lin Chaoli is my sworn enemy, as if they'd murdered my father!"
Lin Chaoli: ...?
Finally, one day, Lin Chaoli can't stand it anymore. She gives Yun Nanxi a searching look. "What are you really after?"
Yun Nanxi smiles faintly. "You."
[Yun Nanxi is an adult when she transmigrates back, and so is Lin Chaomu.]
[One-on-one romance, happy ending]
[Author's Weibo: Jiang Beiyu Bai]
Theme: Only through studying can you pave a broad road for yourself.
