The System Says My Childhood Sweetheart Is My Future Blind Date - Chapter 1

Jiyang High School, Class 15, Senior Year.

Inside the classroom, the electric fan was whirring.

August in Jiyang is probably not too hot.

Otherwise, why wouldn’t the classroom have air conditioning?
Shen Yuan lay on his desk, using a tall pile of books to make himself a tomb.

According to the laws of physics, the fan speed is positively correlated with the “intensity of summer drowsiness”.

Shen Yuan was sleeping soundly in his tomb.

As the saying goes,

why sleep so much in life, when you’re destined to sleep forever after death.

But Shen Yuan had something to say.

He wanted to try out what it felt like to sleep forever.

If it was good, he would sleep first as a sign of respect.

Just as Shen Yuan had changed to a more comfortable sleeping position, he suddenly heard a soft “bang” from the pile of books.

He groggily raised his head and saw a familiar figure in his blurry vision. His homeroom teacher, Zhou Zhenghong, was standing in front of his desk, looking at him expressionlessly.

“Good afternoon, Mr. Zhou,” Shen Yuan greeted weakly, his voice still a little groggy.

“Have you slept enough?” Old Zhou’s tone was gentle, but Shen Yuan could sense a hint of dissatisfaction in his voice.

Shen Yuan shook his head and muttered, “Not enough of dying yet.”

Old Zhou rolled his eyes, thinking this silly kid was hopeless.

He pointed to the back of the classroom and said to Shen Yuan, “Go stand for a while, wake up, and get back to normal.”

“Okay!” Shen Yuan readily agreed and stood up from his seat.

His deskmate at the far end made room for him, and Shen Yuan stood at the back of the classroom.

However, less than two seconds later, Shen Yuan began to get restless.

He shifted his feet from side to side, seemingly searching for a more comfortable standing position, and then slowly moved a step to the side, allowing himself to fully bask in the warm sunlight.

“Why did you change places?” Old Zhou’s voice drifted from the podium.

“Soaking up in the sun, getting rid of the lividity, and starting anew,” Shen Yuan replied with a grin.

Old Zhou gave him a thumbs up: “Well done.”

A burst of laughter rang out in the classroom, and for a moment, much of the morning drowsiness was dispelled.

Shen Yuan didn’t care.

That’s just how he is.

That’s how the top classes are—the focus is on grades above all else. As

long as your grades are good, you’re happy.

Shen Yuan is a master of happiness.

Although he only recently rose from a regular class to the top class, Shen Yuan has already integrated into this happy family in just one week.

And he even seems to be encouraging those around him to be happier.

Shen Yuan watched Old Zhou’s eloquent explanation on the blackboard.

As a math teacher, Old Zhou certainly has a knack for teaching.

Compared to Shen Yuan’s previous math teacher of two years, at least Shen Yuan can now understand some complex problem-solving approaches.

Just as Shen Yuan was lost in thought, a sudden thought popped into his head.

[At 22, you graduate from university. Because your major isn’t particularly advantageous, you end up working in a factory. Of course, graduation season also brings you a breakup with your girlfriend.]

[At 24, due to a disagreement with your boss, after your friendly greeting, your boss fires you in a fit of anger. After receiving compensation, you change jobs.]

[At 25, you find a girlfriend at work, but you break up not long after.] Your ex-girlfriend spread rumors about you at work, and your already poor reputation quickly plummeted. You quit your job.

[At 25, you gave up your job in a big city and returned to Jiyang, taking a government job. The work was tedious, but stable.]

[Seven years passed in the blink of an eye. At 32, although you hadn’t achieved anything significant, you had at least saved some money, enough to live comfortably in your small county. However, this money only provided for your own comfort.]

[Your parents didn’t pressure you to get married, but you could tell they still hoped you would start a family.]

[But marriage isn’t that simple. You tried dating several women, but many relationships didn’t last. Even those you were engaged to, the high dowry forced you to give up.]

[At 35, your parents arranged a blind date for you.]

[Standing at the crossroads of 35, looking at your parents’ expectant eyes, you agreed to the blind date. Upon arriving at the meeting place, you discovered that the girl was your childhood sweetheart, Li Zhi.]

[Life Reversal System Loaded.]

[Treat Li Zhi, whom you haven’t seen in a long time, to a meal. Reward: 1000 yuan.]

System?

Shen Yuan stared at the screen in front of him, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

After looking at it several times, Shen Yuan leaned against the blackboard on the back wall of the classroom.

His major was terrible, his work was a failure. He felt

powerless in life, and his parents sighed.

“What a suffocating life.”

Shen Yuan felt a bit unhappy.

“Am I really that much of a failure at 35? I’ve even fallen to the point of going on blind dates?”

Just as Shen Yuan was about to sigh, he suddenly realized something, “Wait, aren’t I 18 now?”

The idiot system arrived too early?
That’s wonderful.

Shen Yuan felt happy again.

But after looking at his task, Shen Yuan was dumbfounded.

Long time no see?

Looking at his seat, Shen Yuan’s gaze fell on the girl with a ponytail next to him.

From Shen Yuan’s angle, he could see the girl’s profile.

Just by looking at the girl’s profile, you could tell she was a natural beauty.

That was Li Zhi, Shen Yuan’s childhood sweetheart.

They grew up together, attending the same elementary, middle, and high schools.

As for their relationship, to be honest, it was a bit strained.

Shen Yuan was good-looking, a little handsome, healthy, and had a good appetite.

He just had one problem:

he liked abstract things and was a bit of a jerk around people he knew well.

Stealing Li Zhi’s snacks was the least he’d ever done.

As for going too far, in their second year of high school, Shen Yuan released Li Zhi’s pet fish, saying it was to do her good deeds for her final exams.

Shen Yuan deserves a huge thank you for living this long.

Besides that,

unlike Shen Yuan, Li Zhi was a top student from a young age, consistently ranking among the top three in her class.

Shen Yuan, on the other hand, was the mischievous type, but fortunately, he was intelligent, and if he studied hard, his grades were quite good.

It was precisely because of this that he was able to get into the best high school in Jiyang.

Although Shen Yuan attended Jiyang Middle School, he was initially in a regular class, while Li Zhi had been in the honors class since the beginning of high school.

Shen Yuan only joined this semester.

And then, by sheer bad luck, he ended up sitting next to Li Zhi, constantly cosplaying as a gravedigger around her.

As for Li Zhi, she probably wouldn’t consider herself a gravedigger.

If Shen Yuan really became a grave, she would open his lid and use the few yuan he was buried with to buy him an ice cream cone at KFC.

Looking at the screen, Shen Yuan suddenly laughed: “This brat is 35 and still no one wants her?”

Wait, that seems a bit off-topic.

Shen Yuan’s gaze returned to the system screen. 　”

Treat Li Zhi to a meal? 1000 yuan reward?”

Shen Yuan decided to try it after class; it was just a meal anyway.