American Hunting: Starting with Solitary Life in the Wilderness

Chapter 1: Lost and Found After Rebirth

The tearing pain mixed with the grating sound of metal scraping was Lin Yu'an's last memory.

He remembered the truck, the out-of-control container that had fallen off, and the terrified screams of the surrounding crowd…

"Om-"

Suddenly, Lin Yu'an sat up in bed, his chest heaving violently, his forehead covered in a fine layer of cold sweat.

An unfamiliar ceiling... no, it's a ceiling that's both familiar and unfamiliar.

He looked around at the inexpensive IKEA-style furniture and the few heavy English textbooks scattered on the desk. This was... his and Arya's first home?

Lin Yu'an was a little dazed. Wasn't he the one who got crushed into a pulp by a shipping container that fell off a truck while he was riding his motorcycle in Montana to evade immigration?
He subconsciously touched his body; there was no pain, no blood, and all his limbs were intact.

Instinctively, I reached for my phone, my hand trembling, and grabbed the still-charging iPhone X, turning on the screen—

2020年6月12日，11:30，星期六。

The screen lights up, and the lock screen wallpaper is a picture of a smiling blonde girl against a backdrop of the vast blue sky and blooming cornflowers typical of Texas.

Lin Yu'an's pupils suddenly contracted!

He had been reborn! Reborn into his senior year of college in the United States!
That damned infectious disease hasn't swept the globe yet! Arya... Arya is still alive!

This date! This time!
"fu*k!"

"Damn it!"

Lin Yu'an let out a low growl like a wild beast, his heart felt as if it were being squeezed tightly by an invisible hand, almost suffocating him!
He was reborn back to that moment when he could never forgive himself!

"Aria!!!"

Lin Yu'an jumped off the bed like a madman, not even having time to put on his coat, grabbed his car keys and phone from the table and rushed out!

He practically scrambled into his secondhand Ford pickup truck, floored the accelerator, and roared off towards the suburbs.

The highways in Texas are wide and straight, but at this moment every second feels like an eternity!
The image of Arya's cold face in the morgue from his past life kept flashing before his eyes, like a knife repeatedly cutting into his heart.

He desperately and repeatedly commanded Siri to dial Arya's number, but damn it, the call just wouldn't go through at the crucial moment!
Lin Yu'an began to unconsciously recall his past life and his memories with Aria.

A few months after their marriage, on this very day!

With a mix of unease and anticipation, Arya told him over the phone that she was pregnant, and with twins no less!

These two children are so precious! Alia cherishes them dearly, but knowing Lin Yu'an's upbringing, she's unsure if he'll like them.

Lin Yu'an remained silent for a long time after receiving the call.

His childhood memories flashed through his mind again and again; he was going to be a father.
Hearing Lin Yu'an's silence on the other end of the phone, Ailiya's voice began to tremble with tears. She said it was okay, she would raise the two children herself, even if they had no father!
"No, no, no, Arya, you heard me say, I'm very happy!"

"I'm just unsure if I'm qualified to be a good father."

Arya immediately stopped crying and smiled, happily praising Lin Yu'an for being so smart, brave, considerate, and most importantly, for being a great Chinese cook.

He will definitely be a great father!

They thought their wonderful life together was about to begin.

But then, gunshots! Loud and rapid gunshots! They came from the Ladybug Baby Supermarket where Arya was!
He clearly remembers receiving the call from the police after his iPhone X had reached 100% charge. The standard charger has a low power output; in actual testing, it took about 3 hours to fully charge, and only about 12% could be charged in 20 minutes.

His battery was at 80% when he left the dormitory, so he had to contact Arya within half an hour!
"Faster! Faster!" Lin Yu'an roared, his eyes bloodshot, as he frantically slammed on the gas pedal!

He then recalled the immense sacrifices Arya had made for him in his previous life.

In my previous life, in order to earn more money, I secretly worked for cash at a popular Chinese restaurant outside of school, thanks to my decent cooking skills.

Unexpectedly, a quarrel with a kitchen helper from the Banana Man led to a grudge and a report to the immigration authorities.

A cold notice from the immigration office directly announced that his F-1 student status was facing termination due to "unauthorized work".

The international student office at Texas Tech University also said it was unable to help.

With graduation just around the corner, he is about to be deported because of this stain, and his future looks bleak.

Just when he was at his wits' end and almost in despair, it was Arya, his girlfriend whom he met in a research group during his freshman year.

After learning about his crisis, she calmly said to him, "Honey, let's get married, that way you can get a green card."

Afraid that Lin Yu'an would doubt the purity of her feelings for the marriage, Ailiya made a small confession to him.

She said she was captivated by Lin Yu'an's charm as a "warm-hearted Chinese man," that she felt comfortable around him, that he was very considerate, and that the life she lived with him matched her expectations for married life.

The more Lin Yu'an recalled, the more her eyes welled up with tears. Finally, as Lin Yu'an sped along, the adorable ladybug sign of the Little Ladybug Baby Supermarket came into view.

He jerked the steering wheel, the pickup truck screeched as it came to a stop in front of the supermarket, and without even turning off the engine, he pushed open the door and drove inside.

But then he immediately turned back and searched the car again before rushing into the Ladybug Supermarket.

Soft music played in the supermarket as always. Several young mothers pushed strollers, played with their babies, and selected items. Everything seemed so peaceful.

"Arya! Where is Arya?"

Ignoring the strange looks from the crowd, his gaze swept across every corner like a radar.

My heart felt like it was being fried in a pan of boiling oil every second because of the extreme tension.

Finally, in the dazzling array of baby bedding, the figure he had been longing for day and night, the one etched in his memory, caught his eye!

is her! It's really her!
Arya was facing away from him, her tall figure and golden hair clearly visible, and the way she selected items was full of maternal happiness.

She held a soft, pale yellow baby blanket in her hand, her fingertips gently brushing against it, her profile radiating a tender maternal glow.

It was a scene he had never had the chance to savor in his previous life, but which repeatedly appeared in his midnight dreams.

At that moment, time seemed to stand still.

All the noise and fear vanished the moment he saw her safe and sound, and his nose tingled with emotion.

"Aria—!"

Lin Yu'an's voice was hoarse beyond recognition, filled with suppressed trembling and barely contained excitement and lingering fear!
He didn't even dare to blink, fearing it was just a hallucination he was having before he died!
Arya turned around in surprise upon hearing the voice, and when her pale green eyes recognized him, an undisguised joy instantly shone in them!
"Darling, what brings you here?"

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