Rebirth and the Beautiful Soaring

It's always after we've lost it~

I just want to have it again~

If only time could turn back~

The fireworks in the night sky~

Imprinted in your heart~

Does it touch upon long-buried memories?

It's always after parting~

I just wanted to turn back~

No matter how lonely the wait may be~

The fireworks in the night sky~

Imprinted in my heart~

It's endless and eternal~

……

It was as if a song, like fireworks, was echoing and drifting through the dark passage of time and space.

Yu Fei gradually regained consciousness from his drowsiness. He subconsciously pressed his left chest, near his heart, and found that he felt no pain. His heart was beating very regularly and steadily, just like he had returned to the youthful and healthy state he had been in more than twenty years ago.

"I'm alright?" Yu Fei felt a sense of relief, as if he had escaped death. He quickly opened his eyes and found himself in complete darkness, lying on a familiar bed.

“Huh, this seems to be my hometown…” Although it was pitch black, Yu Fei was very familiar with this place. He reached out and touched the light cord, then gently pulled it.

"Snap!" The room lights instantly turned on. After Yu Fei's eyes adjusted from darkness to light, he began to look around at the small bedroom where he had lived for more than ten years and had grown up.

A simple single bed, a wooden desk, an old-fashioned tape recorder, a desk lamp, a wall clock, a calendar, posters... The simple things in the room instantly brought Yu Fei's memories back to his innocent junior high school days.

"Strange, wasn't this house demolished ten years ago? Ugh, am I dreaming? Or is fate playing a joke on me, giving me a second chance at life?"

Since a large number of online novels have been adapted into TV series and movies, the concepts of rebirth and time travel have been widely accepted. It can be said that in 2020, even the most obscure old people knew about these not-so-trendy things, so it is not surprising that an elite person like Yu Fei would suddenly think of rebirth.

Of course, knowing is one thing, but being able to accept and believe it is another.

Had he really been reborn? Yu Fei still found it hard to believe.

At that moment, Yu Fei's gaze suddenly locked onto the calendar by the door.

When Yu Fei was in school, he had a habit of tearing off a page from the calendar every day before going to school. The date shown on the calendar now is August 19, 1996.

Upon seeing this, although Yu Fei, a materialist, found it hard to believe that he had actually been reborn and returned to his junior high school days in 1996, he quickly accepted the fact.

Holding a mirror and looking at his youthful face, Yu Fei was filled with disbelief. Could it be that Heaven had taken pity on him and allowed him to start over, since he had died young? Did this mean that he and Lin Yang, whom he hadn't had time to propose to, could still have a chance to be happily together?!

Thinking of this, Yu Fei instantly became extremely excited, but in the blink of an eye, the image of another person appeared in his mind—Zhou Meihua. This made him feel conflicted and uneasy.

Starting over means that he and Zhou Meihua will also have the same opportunity.

A person may not love only one person in their lifetime. This has nothing to do with being faithful or fickle, because life is uncertain. Unexpected things may happen at each stage, which will bring about changes.

If the plane hadn't crashed back then, Yu Fei believed that the woman he loved most would have been Zhou Meihua, and that he would have married this kind and beautiful girl.

But after Zhou Meihua left, Lin Yang's ten years of emotional support and unwavering devotion led Yu Fei to develop a deep and unforgettable love for her.

One was his first love, whom he fell in love with at first sight. She was beautiful, pure, and kind; all the most beautiful words could be used to describe her.

The other is my former teacher, with whom I shared a deep and loving relationship. She is elegant, independent, gentle, and considerate; all the gentle and intellectual qualities of a woman can be embodied in her.

Yu Fei couldn't make a simple choice between the two women he loved deeply at different stages of his life. He knew that he would feel immense pain no matter who he gave up.

The memories are unforgettable, and Yu Fei doesn't want to give up those beautiful moments.

Isn't rebirth about living a happier, better, and more fulfilling life?

Those dreams that couldn't be realized in the past life, those beautiful things that couldn't be had in the past life, since God has given him a chance to start over in this life, what reason is there not to pursue them and realize them?

Having spent twenty years navigating the turbulent waters of the business world in his previous life, he had experienced the full spectrum of human nature's coldness and warmth. Although he had achieved some success, he had missed too many beautiful sights along the way. In this life, he wanted to change his way of life, no longer being swayed by money and busy with his own affairs. With the experience he had accumulated over twenty years of struggle in the business world, he was given a second chance and had countless uncanny abilities. He believed he could live a very relaxed and comfortable life.

In that instant, Yu Fei made a grand vow in his heart: he did not seek great wealth or high status in this life, but only happiness and joy.

With a sudden realization, Yu Fei secretly blamed himself for his lack of filial piety, for not thinking of his mother who had raised him with great difficulty after his rebirth.

Ignoring the fact that it was already 1 a.m. on the wall clock, Yu Fei just wanted to see his mother as soon as possible.

However, when Yu Fei rushed out of his room and knocked on his mother's bedroom door, the silence inside instantly reminded him that his mother had gone to Wulin City for a meeting and would be leading a team to inspect some well-known middle schools in the province. She wouldn't be back for about a week.

Yu Fei's mother, Fang Yun, divorced his father, Yu Ming, when Yu Fei was just one year old. Yu Fei lived with his mother, while his father went to the United States. Apart from the monthly allowance being regularly transferred to his account there, Yu Fei rarely saw his father. Moreover, after his father started a new family, Yu Fei saw his father even less often.

In his past life, Yu Fei had a rather vague impression of his father. His father was an artist with profound painting skills who advocated a free and romantic life, while Yu Fei's mother longed for a stable and peaceful life. Yu Fei felt that it wasn't that his parents didn't love each other, but that it was a kind of torture for two people with different life philosophies to live together. Therefore, Yu Fei didn't have much resentment towards his father, but to say that he had deep feelings for him would be pure nonsense.

Yu Fei has deep feelings for his mother, but in his previous life, he was always busy with business and career, flying around all day, and rarely had time to spend with her.

It is said that the best way to show filial piety to parents is to spend time with them. In this life, Yu Fei vows to spend more time with his mother and to help her find a marriage that she regretted in her previous life. As for his father, who is always sketching and painting, let him be carefree and leisurely. He will meet the right person for him.

Yu Fei recalled his past memories, slowly lowered his hand from the door, and then walked to the living room window, gazing into the distance.

The night was exceptionally dark, with not a single star in the sky. Fortunately, the scattered streetlights provided some guidance for pedestrians.

In this life, Yu Fei returns to his youth at the age of forty. He will no longer be as confused and hesitant as he was in his previous life. The memories and experiences he once had are like guiding lights in the dark. Yu Fei firmly believes that he can have a wonderful and happy life, and that the people he loves can live even happier lives.

As for those missed opportunities, Yu Fei will surely have the chance to make up for them one by one.

Back in his bedroom, Yu Fei lay on the bed, not falling asleep immediately, but thinking about how to live in the future. After all, his forty years of age didn't seem to match his youthful body.

Moreover, in that future era, the convenience of the internet and mobile phones will have become deeply ingrained. What would life be like without these now?

Yu Fei wasn't worried. He thought it wasn't so bad, at least he could say goodbye to being a "phubber" (people who are always looking at their phones). Wasn't that how he used to be?

Yu Fei was an undisputed academic star when he was in school. From elementary school to university, he was always the top student in his class. But looking back now, the effort he put in was quite exhausting.

As for those who can play all day and still become top students, Yu Fei has never seen one; at least, he doesn't belong to that category.

While God may be unfair in many ways, He is undoubtedly fairest in matters of time.

During his youth, Yu Fei missed many interesting things during his student days because he was busy with his studies. Later, when he looked back, it seemed that there were no other pleasant memories besides studying.

Now that he can start over, Yu Fei doesn't reject these pure and beautiful times. Perhaps this is also a wonderful and leisurely enjoyment. With his current mindset and observational ability, he should have a different kind of fun in revisiting those classmates and teachers he didn't have much contact with back then. So why not slowly discover and pursue those beautiful things from the pure and simple era?

Having weathered two decades of ups and downs in the business world, from starting from scratch to the company's collapse, from rebuilding his business to achieving modest success, Yu Fei's mindset has been completely transformed by his experiences of success and failure. He easily accepted the fact that he had been reborn back to his junior high school days. So, once he had made his plans and decisions, he unknowingly fell asleep on the bed in this familiar little bedroom.