It Seems I’m Not The Only One Who Reincarnated

At around 5:30 PM, they arrived at the entrance of North High School, having walked up a slight incline.

A large group of students was exiting the school, most of them day students, with a small number being boarders who would go home on the weekends.

The three of them waited at the entrance until most of the students had left before approaching the gate.

The school security guard stopped them to ask a few questions.

Since Shi Hai and Zhu Lingjie were alumni of the school, they showed their graduation certificates, and the guard let them in.

At this time, there were still a few students here and there, most of them wearing the school’s blue and white uniforms.

The trio, who weren’t in school uniforms, stood out quite a bit.

Whenever Shi Hai was accompanied by Jian Sichun and Zhu Lingjie, he couldn’t avoid being the center of attention, which made him uncomfortable.

He had always been a lone wolf, not used to such attention.

In the past, when he walked with Chu Chen, he had a similar experience, but the girls’ attention was always on Chu Chen, with Shi Hai being selectively ignored.

Now, however, after looking at the beautiful girls, the onlookers would also gaze at Shi Hai, their eyes filled with envy and jealousy.

But one must admit, humans are highly adaptable creatures.

Shi Hai’s adaptability was even higher than most people’s.

Recently, he had completely gotten used to the feeling of being the center of attention and could now ignore it without much thought.

This was a good thing for Jian Sichun and Zhu Lingjie, because it meant Shi Hai wouldn’t try to keep his distance from them as much when they were together.

In fact, they wanted to get closer, like holding hands or linking arms… but that seemed to cross the line of what friends should do.

And walking hand in hand, the three of them would indeed look… odd.

As they walked across the playground and reached the main teaching building, Zhu Lingjie asked, “Should we head directly to the girls’ dormitory?”

“Yes, let’s pick up my sister and then take a cab home,” Shi Hai replied.

“I remember Sichun mentioning she wanted to take a look around the high school we attended. Do you want to go up and see? There shouldn’t be any students around now,” Zhu Lingjie suggested.

“Is that okay? Actually, I just wanted to know what your high school days were like, or if there were any memorable experiences from those three years?” Jian Sichun asked, looking hopeful.

Shi Hai and Zhu Lingjie both rubbed their chins, thinking.

“……”

“……”

After a moment, under Jian Sichun’s expectant gaze, the two of them gave the most boring answer.

“Can’t remember much.”

“Same here…”

Jian Sichun was not satisfied with this answer and pressed on, “Come on! Wasn’t there anything interesting? Like getting confessed to, receiving love letters or something…”

She was mainly asking about romantic experiences, wanting to know about Shi Hai’s high school love life, an area she wasn’t familiar with.

But Shi Hai firmly replied, “Nope.”

“What about someone you were interested in? Even just a little crush…” Jian Sichun probed further.

“Nope,” Shi Hai said again.

“What about someone who was interested in you? Surely there must be someone?” she persisted.

“Why are you asking only these kinds of questions? I said no, I didn’t date anyone in high school,” Shi Hai answered, growing slightly frustrated.

He hadn’t dated anyone, not in high school or even up to now.

“……”

Zhu Lingjie turned her head slightly, narrowing her eyes at Shi Hai.

Shi Hai suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

That rare “freezing gaze” again… Why? He was just telling the truth!

Jian Sichun pouted, “How boring! Your high school life sounds way too dull! It should have been full of youthful energy, so why was it like this?”

“It’s not a novel, where would the youthful energy come from? Most students spend their time in a cycle of practice exams and studying. I was no different,” Shi Hai explained.

“That’s true…” Zhu Lingjie nodded in agreement.

“That’s because you two were too antisocial! I’m sure other students weren’t like that!” Jian Sichun protested.

Shi Hai shrugged and asked back, “You’re talking about us, but what was your high school life like?”

“Uh…”

Jian Sichun’s high school days were even worse, with her dark personality and eye patch making her a target of exclusion…

“Okay… it wasn’t great either…”

The high school years were relatively unsuccessful for all three of them.

For them, high school wasn’t a place that left beautiful memories.

“So, do you still want to go up and take a look?” Shi Hai asked.

Jian Sichun slumped her shoulders, feeling a bit deflated. “Forget it… What’s the point of just looking at classrooms? I wanted to hear about your high school experiences.”

“Sorry to disappoint you,” Shi Hai said apologetically.

“It’s okay–It’s precisely because high school wasn’t great that university should be more exciting!” Jian Sichun said, trying to cheer up.

Zhu Lingjie nodded in agreement. “Yes, university should be more exciting.”

Unlike Jian Sichun, who lived with Shi Hai during university, Zhu Lingjie’s life in university before she was reborn was as dark and monotonous as high school.