Rebirth of a Top Student's Handbook

When Zhou Min finally composed herself and walked out of the bathroom, she found a tall figure standing in the bathroom hallway.

The bathroom aisle was a bit narrow, and Zhou Min was looking down, preparing to squeeze through sideways.

"Are you crying?" A deep male voice sounded above Zhou Min's head.

Zhou Min looked up and saw the light shining directly down from above, making her squint. The tall man's face was hidden in the light, so dark that Zhou Min couldn't see his features clearly.

Military training was over, and the army rarely gave them a National Day holiday. Gu Ze's family lived in the capital, so he naturally stayed.

On the first day of the holiday, Gu Ze met up with several childhood friends. This restaurant was one they often ate at during high school, so they decided to go there today.

Gu Ze had just come out to answer a phone call when he saw Zhou Min running past him from the lobby, her eyes filled with tears.

Gu Ze was taken aback for a moment, but he followed along out of concern. After all, this was a hotel with a diverse group of people, and he was worried about Zhou Min, a girl, crying like that. He wanted to see what had happened.

Who knew that Zhou Min would stay in the bathroom for a long time without coming out? Even someone as patient as Gu Ze couldn't help but worry and felt an urge to go in and see what was going on.

Fortunately, Zhou Min finally emerged just as he was about to take action.

Gu Ze looked at Zhou Min's delicate face as she looked up, noticing her slightly red eyes and nose, and couldn't help but frown as he asked, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Whether it was because those words suddenly triggered painful memories, or because the overhead light was too glaring, Zhou Min's tears began to well up in her eyes again.

"I'm fine," Zhou Min said, choking back tears, before turning and walking away without looking back.

Zhou Min didn't want others to see her cry; she always felt it was a sign of weakness.

But the crying she had just managed to stop in the bathroom started again. Zhou Min didn't want to go back to the bathroom, and she didn't know how to go back to the private room to face Chen Sheng and Li Na's sweet scene.

Zhou Min hesitated for a moment, then took out her phone and sent a message to their group chat: "The teacher just called me to talk to you about something, so I have to go back now. We'll get together another day."

After sending the message, Zhou Min turned and walked towards the school without looking back. Worried, Gu Ze followed her until she reached her dormitory before returning himself.

When Gu Ze returned to the private room, he found that Yu Cheng was the only one left.

"What about the rest?"

"They went out to look for you because you hadn't come back. Third Brother, what were you doing just now?" Yu Cheng asked curiously, noticing that Gu Ze seemed a little absent-minded after returning.

"Something's come up around here." Gu Ze couldn't help but worry, remembering Zhou Min's appearance earlier.

This girl, who was so energetic and resilient during military training, is crying like this today? Could something have happened to her?

"This area is full of university students, what could you possibly want? You haven't taken a fancy to any female college student, have you?" Yu Cheng, full of lewd ideas, casually made up a story.

"That's not true, don't talk nonsense." Gu Ze's face immediately darkened.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Just then, Shen Ye pushed open the door and walked in.

“I said Third Brother has taken a fancy to a female college student.” Because Yu Cheng is Gu Ze’s cousin, and the two grew up together, even though Gu Ze’s face had turned completely dark, Yu Cheng was not afraid at all.

"When will you bring him to meet us?" Shen Ye asked, seeing Gu Ze's face so dark it was almost black.

Gu Ze ignored them; he knew the more he explained, the more excited the two of them would become.

But when he thought of Zhou Min crying just now, he couldn't help but frown. It's a holiday, why is she still at school and crying like that?

However, Shen Ye and Yu Cheng, who were unaware of the situation, were both stunned by Gu Ze's reaction.

You know, they grew up together. When Gu Ze was in school, he was always a cool and aloof male god, and girls pursued him one after another.

He had dated a few girls when they were in school, but he was never really interested in them. This was the first time I'd seen him troubled by a girl.

"Then I really want to see what kind of girl can resist our Third Brother's charm." Yu Cheng, who was used to frequenting places of entertainment, scoffed at this.

"Third Brother, you didn't fall into the same trap as Zhuang Xian, did you?" Shen Ye couldn't understand it either. He knew that because of their family background, they had all sorts of fun before marriage, but in the end, they all had to go back to arrange marriages.

It's not that it has to be this way, but because I've had my share of relationships before marriage, I'm generally not very attentive to women. In that case, why not find a wife who can help my career?

Gu Ze was too lazy to talk to them about his own affairs. He knew that with Yu Cheng around, a person who was always stirring up trouble, no one would believe anything he said, and he would be relentlessly questioned. So he simply ignored them.

But hearing the name Zhuang Xian still piqued their curiosity.

"What happened to Zhuang Xian?" Gu Ze hadn't been back for a long time, so he didn't know much about their situation.

"He met his true love, and it was an online romance." Yu Cheng couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, because he couldn't fathom how such feelings could have developed.

Gu Ze was also surprised after hearing this. He was a rather realistic person who trusted his senses. He found it hard to imagine something like online dating, which was completely unfounded.

"Hey, Third Brother, you haven't told us your story yet." Yu Cheng immediately protested when he saw that everyone's attention had shifted to Zhuang Xian.

"I already said it's nothing, mind your own business!" Gu Ze was getting annoyed to death by Yu Cheng. Yu Cheng was Gu Ze's cousin from his maternal uncle's side, and he had a close relationship with Gu Ze's mother since childhood.

Now, because Gu's mother is eager to have a grandson, Yu Cheng wishes he could act as a matchmaker for Gu Ze every day, introducing him to girlfriends so as to relieve his aunt's worries.

"Third brother, to be honest, how about I introduce you to another girlfriend? This one is really pretty!" Yu Cheng quickly changed his tune when he saw that Gu Ze was about to get angry.

“If Yu Cheng says it’s beautiful, then it must be very beautiful.” Shen Ye said with a smile. Yu Cheng is a looks-obsessed person; he won’t even bother to look at someone who isn’t good-looking.

"Who's pretty?" Zhuang Xian had just finished walking around the neighborhood, so he was the last to return. Who knew that he would hear such an important question as soon as he entered the door.

"You're talking about your online boyfriend." Ever since Yu Cheng found out that Zhuang Xian was in an online relationship, he's taken to teasing him anytime, anywhere.

"This is a spiritual love between us, you're just being vulgar." Zhuang Xian was already used to being provoked by Yu Cheng.

"I'm vulgar. I'll just wait and see if you find out the person on the other side is a dinosaur. Will you still be able to love them then?" Yu Cheng found Zhuang Xian's artistic ideas unacceptable.

"I don't care as long as it's not a man. You wouldn't understand even if I told you." The artistic Zhuang Xian also looked down on the foolish Yu Cheng.

"Listen up, everyone. Zhuang Xian said he's open to anyone who isn't a man. You all need to be witnesses. Let's not let Zhuang Xian's relationship with his online friend backfire." Yu Cheng was just waiting to see Zhuang Xian make a fool of himself after meeting his online friend.

"What would you say if we got together after meeting?" Zhuang Xian had known this girl for over three years, and he had never met such a considerate and thoughtful girl. He firmly believed that he would be with this girl for the rest of his life.

"How about this? If you two get together, I'll give you another 10% of the club's shares. If you win, you give me 10% of Qiandao's shares, how about that?" Yu Cheng had long coveted Zhuang Xian's navigation company.

"Okay, don't worry about it later." Zhuang Xian felt that he had complete control over the matter, and he was very confident in their relationship. Therefore, he believed that this was a sure-fire deal.