Don't think of rebirth.

When Ming Xiaolan first saw the phantom, he was still a little naive and thought that he was the protagonist chosen by fate.

She wanted to save her classmates, and this wish reached the ears of the phantom, which then brought about a miracle called rebirth.

As long as she wanted, she could go back in time again and again to prevent her classmates from falling into despair.

Ming Xiaolan was ecstatic at the time. She thought she could be like the protagonist in the rebirth novel, take advantage of her rebirth to seize the opportunity and save her classmates from danger.

However, reality soon gave her a loud slap in the face.

The problems of the students in Class 3 were different, and the people and things involved were far beyond her imagination. She was just an ordinary student, and even if she had a good family background, she was nothing compared to classmates like Jiang Chuchu.

Ming Xiaolan thus embarked on a journey of rebirth with no end, struggling to collect clues and intelligence in each rebirth.

She felt resentful at times, resentful of herself for being so kind-hearted. Why did she act impulsively when she knew she didn't have the strength to match this "great" wish?

However, after witnessing the despair of his classmates, this resentment eventually turned into harsh demands on himself.

She couldn't ignore it, nor did she want to ignore it. Even if the possibility of everyone being happy was slim, she wanted to take a gamble.

If No. 022 had not appeared, Ming Xiaolan suspected that his obsession would have grown into something twisted.

So much so that now, when she looked at the phantom, she felt a little nauseous.

The shadow had told her that its incorporeal appearance was to avoid being discovered by the world.

If the miracle of rebirth, which violates the rules of time, were discovered by the world, it would be severely punished, but it could not bear the fate that the world had arranged for people.

Why can others have a happy and fulfilling life, while Ming Xiaolan’s classmates have to fall into despair?

It felt that this was unfair, so it decided to help Ming Xiaolan and give her a chance to be reborn.

Ming Xiaolan was very moved at that time. She cursed the unfairness of fate with Xuying and gladly accepted Xuying's help.

However, after witnessing the help of No. 022, Ming Xiaolan has clearly realized that the phantom has no good intentions at all.

It seemed to have generously given miraculous power, but it did not guide Ming Xiaolan to use this power correctly like No. 022 did.

At this moment, the shadow's question made Ming Xiaolan even more alert.

In the past, the phantom was clearly indifferent to her behavior, and only at the end of her life, when she was planning to be reborn, did the phantom appear.

But now, it hasn’t been long since the end of the first year of high school, why did the phantom appear so early?

Or was it that it had actually been secretly observing Ming Xiaolan's situation, and found that she was not in a dead end like usual this time, so it couldn't help but run out?

Or maybe it discovered something from Ming Xiaolan's changes and wanted to find out some information?

Ming Xiaolan threw the tissue into the trash can and said coldly, "If you don't change your ways, how many times will I have to be reborn before I can truly save everyone?"

The shadow swayed, as if imitating a human shrugging.

But it doesn't have a human body, so what it does looks weird and strange.

Shadow: [I'm just curious. After all, you've made great progress. It would be difficult for you to achieve such progress alone.]

It knew that Ming Xiaolan clenched her fingers. It knew that she could not save everyone by herself!

So what was the purpose of the miracle of rebirth for her?!

As she struggled through repeated rebirths, what was the shadow thinking?!

The palms of her hands were aching slightly from being pinched by her nails. Ming Xiaolan warned herself not to reveal too much emotion and remained calm on the surface.

Ming Xiaolan: [Nothing, I just found a way, got help from Xia He, and received a lot of his guidance.]

This is not a lie. There are too many things that Xia He needs to "clean up", and Ming Xiaolan has been to the president's office frequently recently.

Although most of the time, Xia He felt that these problems were too trivial and it was not his turn to take action, so he handed them over to Bai Hanshan to deal with.

However, Xia He would occasionally explain a few words in person just to kill time out of boredom.

For Ming Xiaolan, this is a very valuable experience.

Moreover, Ming Xiaolan had discovered before that once Xia He was involved, the shadow would try to avoid her.

Sure enough, this time was no exception.

Upon hearing Xia He's name, the shadow shook twice, like a dead branch rustling in the wind, and quickly took two steps back.

Shadow: [How did it get involved with Xia He again? Didn't you say that guy was particularly difficult to deal with?]

When it said this, Ming Xiaolan recalled something.

Before, she was not so averse to getting close to Xia He. Although that person was indeed difficult to deal with, he was also very generous in giving benefits.

When did she start avoiding Xia He? It seemed like it was the time when she borrowed Xia He's power and finally brought down the Yan family.

Afterwards, Xia He disappeared without a trace, disrupting her subsequent plans.

At that time, although she felt some resentment towards Xia He, she also cared about what happened to him.

Since she can empathize with her classmates, she will naturally think about those who help her.

So, why didn't she ask about Xia He's situation later? Why did she become disappointed with Xia He and give up seeking his help?

Because the shadow said when she was reborn again: [If you hadn't asked Xia He for help, you might have succeeded.]

This sentence was like a shackle, binding Ming Xiaolan's thinking and equating Xia He with failure.

So after that, Ming Xiaolan subconsciously ignored Xia He's existence and didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore.

Ming Xiaolan broke out in a cold sweat on his back. The more he thought about it, the more problems he found with the phantom. But at this time, he couldn't get angry with the phantom.

She still didn't know what the phantom wanted to do. If the phantom wanted to hurt No. 022 because it sensed the existence of No. 022, that would be dangerous.

Ming Xiaolan pretended to be calm and said, "Being difficult is one thing, being useful is another. Since I want to save everyone, I will use any method I can."

The phantom didn't say anything else. After all, this sentence was very Ming Xiaolan's style and quite normal.

It chatted with Ming Xiaolan for a few other things. At first glance, it seemed to be concerned about whether she had saved the fate of her classmates, but in fact, the question was quite perfunctory.

After saying this, the shadow disappeared from Ming Xiaolan's sight, as if it had never existed.

Ming Xiaolan waited vigilantly for a long time, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the phantom had really left.

She loosened her hand and looked down to see four deep red marks on her palm left by her fingernails.

[Wow!] This time, the voice in my head was clearly worried.

Gu Qinghuan: [What happened to your hand? Are you okay?]

Ming Xiaolan quickly put down his hand and rubbed it on his clothes twice, as if that could wipe off the red mark.

Ming Xiaolan: [It's okay, nothing. I just wasn't paying attention and clenched my fist too tightly.]

Just hearing such care was enough for Ming Xiaolan to make up her mind.

No matter what the shadow wants to do, she must protect No. 022.