Going to See the Girl I Loved as a Teen

Introverted, gentle top student Ji Zhixue & rebellious school bully Wen Mengyi

Lately, Wen Mengyi keeps having the same dream.

In the dream, a girl in a school uniform stands quietly on the podium, smiling at her.

But the next moment, the scene shifts abruptly. Wen Mengyi is walking alone through a rainy night, holding an umbrella.

The sound of thunder mingles with a girl's sobbing and reaches her ears.

Although Wen Mengyi is frightened, she still follows the sound.

After walking for who knows how long, she sees a girl wearing the same school uniform as her, crouching on the ground with her back turned.

Wen Mengyi asks, "Do you need help?"

The girl suddenly turns around, revealing a deathly pale, blood-soaked face. In a hoarse voice, she repeats, "Save me."

Wen Mengyi is badly startled and keeps backing away. She thinks the girl is going to chase her,

but unexpectedly, the girl's body instantly falls apart, until the ground is covered in a mangled mess of flesh and blood.

In Wen Mengyi's mind, a news report from ten years ago keeps echoing: [A Girl in the Prime of Her Youth, Ji Zhixue, Was Brutally Murdered and Dismembered! Her Horribly Mutilated Remains Were Discovered in a Pond at Yingjiang Park. According to reports, the deceased had been an outstanding student representative and was admitted to the renowned Yingjiang No. 1 High School in this city with nearly a perfect score on the high school entrance exam.]

Wen Mengyi has little memory of interacting with Ji Zhixue. They had barely even spoken a few words. She only heard about the case on the news after the college entrance exam. She falls into deep self-doubt. "Why would I dream about Ji Zhixue? I remember that case still hasn't been solved, even now..."

It isn't until she accidentally breaks a delicate star-shaped jar while tidying up at home that she remembers. Colorful paper stars scatter all over the floor.

Wen Mengyi only vaguely remembers that someone had put the jar in her desk shortly before the college entrance exam.

As Wen Mengyi starts cleaning up the glass shards, she notices that one of the stars has come undone. Curious, she picks it up and unfolds it.

Neat handwriting comes into view: "I hope Wen Mengyi is happy every day. Looking so worried doesn't suit you at all."

After reading it, she grows even more curious about who wrote it and unfolds a few more stars.

Just as Wen Mengyi finishes reading and stands up, a wave of dizziness catches her off guard, and she collapses to the floor.

When she opens her eyes again, she sees her friend, who looks noticeably younger, and asks in confusion, "Xinxin, why do you look so young?"

Wang Xin rolls her eyes at her. "If sixteen isn't young, then when is? Did sleeping make you lose your mind?"

Only after hearing this does Wen Mengyi realize in shock that she has returned to her first year of high school!

After reading the messages inside the paper stars, Wen Mengyi now understands Ji Zhixue's feelings.

She resolves that since she has come back, she should treat Ji Zhixue better.

I must change the future!

I can't let this genius girl be murdered again!

And I have to stop my mother from dying suddenly due to overwork.

But there are downsides to returning to high school, too. Wen Mengyi has to relive the nightmare that haunted her throughout middle and high school.

Liu Jiaqi: "Don't think changing schools means you can just forget what happened three years ago!"

Wen Mengyi: "I never expected you to let me off the hook anyway."

As they spend time together, Wen Mengyi comes to understand this mysterious genius girl a little better.

She feels deeply the suffocating helplessness that comes with being part of a blended family.

Wen Mengyi feels terrible for what Ji Zhixue has gone through.

Her guilt from the beginning slowly turns into affection.

Whenever Wen Mengyi deliberately gets close to Ji Zhixue, Ji Zhixue blushes and stammers with embarrassment.

It seems like so many things have changed in this life.

Can Wen Mengyi change the ending?

(Previously published on another platform, but deleted and never contracted.)

Theme: Study hard and keep making progress every day.