Chapter 1: I get to see her again?

“Ah, gentle…”

On the big bed covered by a pink quilt, a beautiful girl let out a soft cry of pain.

Now, her small face was so red it looked like it might drip blood.

Don’t be fooled by her shy appearance now.

At school, she was the cold and aloof School Flower in the eyes of the boys, always displaying a detached and world-weary attitude that made her hard to approach, even a little scary.

But people change.

Just a few weeks ago, she mustered the courage to confess to the person she liked.

Even though the other person didn’t give a clear answer, the girl was still happy.

At least she wasn’t rejected.

She was willing to devote herself to the one she loved.

“Sorry, sorry, uwu.”

At the foot of the bed, another girl sat duck-style on the soft sheet, long white hair draped over her shoulders, her legs as pale as jade.

Her expression was as shy as the girl lying down, cheeks flushed a cute red.

What do I do, what do I do, I hurt her…

It’s my first time too, I have no idea what I’m doing…

***

Time moved to the past.

Xiamo City could be considered a first-tier city.

Even late at night, the city lights burned brightly.

Some people were busy with work and socializing, some were buried in books for final exams, others were worrying about how to survive tomorrow…

And at this moment, Su Yu was silently enduring pain.

“So late coming home—where did you go?”

“Do I need to tell you?”

“Of course you need to tell me! Are you looking for trouble?”

“If you want trouble, then have it.”

“……”

Su Yu curled up on the bed, wrapping himself into a ball with the blanket.

He turned the volume on his headphones as high as possible, just to drown out his parents’ arguing.

He couldn’t remember when it started in middle school, but ever since then, they’d argue for no reason, and each fight was fierce, sometimes even turning violent.

It terrified him inside.

Of course, if it was just that, it would be tolerable.

But the main problem was…

“Kid, come out for a second!”

A rough voice called from outside the door.

The thing he feared most was about to happen.

It was the most familiar voice—his biological father’s.

“Coming…”

He couldn’t disobey.

Trembling, Su Yu took off his headphones and slowly walked out of his room.

“Pa!”

As soon as he appeared, Su Zhikang raised his hand and slapped Su Yu hard across the face.

“…..”

Su Yu said nothing, silently enduring all the anger from the middle-aged man.

“Pa!”

The second slap came from his mother.

“This is for not studying every day, failing your exams, just like your father!”

“What do you mean ‘just like me’?”

They started arguing again.

Su Yu had almost gotten used to days like this.

He wanted to fight back, but that was suicide.

Only endurance could keep him alive.

At least he still had food to eat…

Because of his parents’ fights, he didn’t sleep well that night, and even seemed to have a nightmare.

The next day, dragging his exhausted body, he walked step by step into the school.

“Did you finish your homework?”

The only person he could talk to, his deskmate Wang Zhiqiang, asked.

“No.”

Su Yu replied calmly.

“Wow, amazing. The teacher will call your parents. Didn’t I tell you yesterday? If you don’t hand in your homework, she’ll call.”

Wang Zhiqiang said in a tone that was either worried or taking pleasure in someone else’s misfortune.

It didn’t matter.

Su Yu had long since gotten used to this.

He stayed at school because he still had a reason.

He was just an ordinary boy with someone he liked, and a secret desire to try things.

Simply put, coming to school was to see her——Xiao Li.

Even just seeing her for a moment each day made him happy, enough to ease all the stress accumulated in a day.

Without her, he might have given up months ago.

He thought it was lucky that the Class 6, Grade 1 he belonged to had a nickname: “Beauty Class.”

The name was straightforward—the class had many pretty girls, and the gender ratio favored girls, making other boys at school jealous.

He was happy to be in this class, and the person he liked was Xiao Li, one of the beauties everyone talked about.

She was gentle, slender, with a beautiful face, long ivory legs, and a smile that could captivate anyone.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call her the School Flower.

Of course, his affection wasn’t just because of her looks.

***

That afternoon, his parents were called in, and Su Yu was harshly scolded by three people.

“So annoying.”

After a lecture, he returned to class, exhausted, and slumped onto his desk.

“Did you see the new one from yesterday?”

A voice came from nearby.

“Are you talking about clothes? I haven’t had time to check, I was doing homework.”

Xiao Li was chatting.

He pretended to sleep beside them, listening.

Just listening like this was enough…

***

“You’re dropping out these days. We don’t have money to keep sending you to school.”

That night, after the parent meeting, his mother gave Su Yu a withdrawal order.

!

“No, I’m not dropping out!”

This time, he didn’t cower like usual but fought back.

“Pa,”

She was surprised but still delivered a crisp slap to his face.

“Whether you want to or not, pack up your books tomorrow and sell them.”

With that, his mother returned to her room.

“I…”

He wanted to say something, but it was useless.

His mother’s mind was set.

“Leaving school tomorrow…”

Su Yu’s face went pale.

He would never see Xiao Li again.

The blow to his heart was enormous.

The next day, Su Yu was gloomy all day at school, unable to say a word, ready to draw a final line under his school life.

“Why do you always look so sad? Are you okay?”

Then, just before school let out in the afternoon, Xiao Li turned to speak to him, her voice as gentle as always.

Hm?

“No, I’m fine, th-thanks.”

Because it was her, Su Yu stumbled over his first words of the day.

Xiao Li was kind and didn’t treat him coldly like others did.

That was one of the reasons he liked her.

“I see. Alright, then.”

She turned back around.

Su Yu kept staring at her back, unable to look away for a long time.

Fortunately, she sat in front, so he could pretend to read to hide it.

But only one class remained before school ended.

He might not be able to come tomorrow…

At that moment, heat surged in Su Yu’s mind, and he had a thought he’d never dared to entertain before.

Confess.

So, during the rest of class, he kept thinking of what to say to confess to Xiao Li, racking his brain until it almost exploded.

***

But things didn’t go as he hoped.

Or maybe it was fate.

“Sorry.”

In the corridor, the beautiful girl said this apologetically.

The usually cheerful Xiao Li now had a frown on her face because of his words.

Su Yu knew he’d troubled her and regretted it deeply.

Why did I confess for no reason?

There was no chance of success.

Where did I get that confidence?

“He actually confessed to you? I told you not to talk to him, see what happened now.”

While Su Yu was silent, her best friend walked over.

“So disgusting.”

She whispered to Xiao Li, but he heard every word.

“….”

Seeing this, he reverted to his usual self, quietly walking away.

He shouldered his backpack, trembling, and looked at the school one last time.

He left.

The next day, his mother came to the school and withdrew him.

Su Yu was forced to work in a place he disliked, doing hard, menial labor.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t endure hardship.

It just felt like something was missing from life.

And even after he started working, his parents’ beatings didn’t stop.

They got worse.

On the day Su Yu received his first paycheck, his father beat him with a belt and took the money.

He had wanted to buy something he liked to eat, since he’d never had money before…

Now, it felt like he had nothing left to pursue.

Or maybe, on the day he left school, it had all disappeared.

Those wishes from before were long gone…

“Goodbye,”

In the end, Su Yu, withdrawn and timid, chose to end his tragic and short life in his small room.

That should have been the end, but…

***

A new day.

Morning arrived as always.

Bright sunlight poured through the curtains into a shabby little room, landing directly on a girl’s pale, delicate face.

She was so beautiful, Su Yu had never seen anyone like her before—not even in his old class.

She slept soundly, her white, jade-like legs still tangled in the blanket, making it clear she wasn’t a neat sleeper.

Everything was wonderful, except her expression looked painful, as if she’d experienced something bad.

The room wasn’t big, simply furnished, with nothing cute or refined.

If not for the girl, one might think it was a man’s room.

“Awuu~”

“So sleepy… Let’s sleep a bit longer. I think today’s a holiday.”

A soft, sweet voice echoed in the room.

Sleep today, work tomorrow.

No idea if the parents would be home at noon.

Hope they don’t come back, or they’ll scold me again.

“….”

Suddenly, her hand touched something soft.

“Wait, huh, me?”

Realizing something was wrong, the girl instantly became alert.

“I… I already did that, right? How am I still talking?”

She looked around in surprise, feeling herself to check.

No, this isn’t my room…

Could my parents have sent me to a hospital after finding out about my xx?

No, with their personality, they’d bury me instead of paying for expensive treatment.

Besides, this doesn’t look like a hospital.

The blanket underneath was blue.

“So now, this is…”

She looked around, confused, double-checking her surroundings.

“About as big as my old room…”

“Wait, who are you?”

What she heard wasn’t her previous rough, hoarse voice.

It was a beautiful female voice, clear as a bird, pure and flawless.

She looked around.

No one else.

“You…are me…”

She spoke, realizing the voice came from her own mouth.

This… What’s going on?

“Why am I making this sound? And it’s a girl’s voice…”

Frightened, the girl jumped from the bed, swaying as she landed.

She realized not only had her voice changed, but her hair had grown long—she could see the white locks draped over her chest without a mirror.

The color was good, reflecting light in the sunlight.

“Click,”

The room was a bit dark, so she turned on the light after fumbling for a while.

There was no mirror, so she couldn’t visually confirm the changes to her body.

“Guess I’ll have to use my hands. First, the most important part…”

Su Xiaoxiao nervously sat at the edge of the bed, reaching down with one hand.

Her hand felt so small…

“What the—it’s empty.”

Her left hand reached down and found nothing.

She almost swore out loud.

“So does that mean…”

She probed further.

“Ah~”

Indented.

“Uu,”

She immediately covered her mouth.

What’s this soft feeling…

She’d never touched it before.

As unbelievable as it was, to die and then reincarnate, it seemed to be reality.

She wondered if she was dreaming, but no matter how hard she pinched her soft skin, it hurt.

There was no sign of waking up.

“So I’m really a girl now…”

Su Xiaoxiao sat blankly, wondering why this happened and how she became a girl.

Looking down, her body seemed nice, but a bit flat.

She noticed this because her legs were so thin and white, they made her want to lick them.

“Beep~”

Before she could recover, a sound like a phone notification came from behind.

Su Xiaoxiao crawled over.

She didn’t know if it was fingerprint or face unlock or had no password, but when she tapped the phone, it unlocked automatically.

[Mu]: Remember to be at school by eight tomorrow morning. If you have trouble getting along with the new class, let me know and I’ll help you.

The message had just been sent.

“New class? School? What does that mean?”

Maybe because her body had changed, her brain felt sluggish.

So, tomorrow, she had to go to school?

“Wait, why does this Mu’s profile picture and name look so familiar…”

The girl widened her eyes, staring at the screen.

Seeing it with her own eyes, she knew it was true.

This was the homeroom teacher of Class 6, Grade 1.

She’d had a good impression of her.

At least she’d never been punished by her.

She was nice, good-looking, way prettier than the teacher who always made her call her parents—hundreds of times prettier.

“So, that means…”

This really was…

“Yay!”

Even though she didn’t know why, Su Xiaoxiao was so happy that she grabbed the phone and jumped onto the bed.