The aloof school beauty has been reborn and is now pursuing me relentlessly.

I was feeling sleepy, but the fright instantly dispelled my drowsiness.

The homeroom teacher, Tie Mianchun, finished his rounds in the classroom and walked out through the front door.

Lin Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he turned to look at his classmate, the school beauty, sitting next to him.

The other person, however, had already turned their head away as if it were none of their business, and didn't forget to say in a cold tone, "You're welcome."

Lin Ran: "??"

There's simply no way to reason with them.

He didn't notice any mosquitoes just now...

But after all that commotion, he was completely refreshed.

With half an hour left before the end of evening self-study, Lin Ran, no longer sleepy, got up and went to the toilet.

The men's and women's restrooms on each floor of Yuxiu Building are located at the far right end of the corridor next to the stairwell.

The back door of Class 30's classroom is right next to the corridor.

So, for students in Class 10, going to the restroom is as simple as turning right after leaving the classroom.

Very convenient.

But Lin Ran was used to walking on the other side.

After exiting the classroom through the back door, turn left and walk straight down the corridor to the end, where you will arrive at the administration building that connects to the Yuxiu teaching building.

The two buildings are connected by a covered walkway.

The restrooms near the administration building are less frequented by students, making them quieter and more peaceful.

After leaving the men's restroom, Lin Ran did not rush back to the classroom. Instead, she stood in front of the railing of the administration building and looked around.

The administration building is six and a half stories high.

The interior of the building is shaped like a grid.

Apart from the administrative offices distributed along the surrounding corridors, the center is hollow. Looking up from the open space on the ground floor, one can see the observatory's arched glass dome at the very top.

The top half-floor with the glass dome is where the Yuna Middle School's observatory is located.

Lin Ran thought for a moment.

Take a step forward.

We began to climb the stairs of the administration building.

Upon reaching the top of the sixth-floor corridor, the top half of the floor was blocked by an iron gate.

Further up is the observatory, which is not usually open to the public. Only on occasional activity days will teachers unlock the door and bring students up for a visit.

But the iron gate couldn't stop Lin Ran.

After looking around, he quickly spotted an abandoned flowerpot in the corner of the stairwell.

They found a key under the flowerpot.

He picked up the key, unlocked the door with practiced ease, and with a crisp click, the iron gate opened.

Lin Ran laughed.

If my memory serves me right, this key was left here by Old Zhou from the school's logistics department, just for convenience, but it ended up benefiting me instead.

In his previous life, he accidentally discovered the key to the iron gate, which he treasured like a priceless gem. From then on, the observatory on the roof of the administration building, which was considered a "forbidden zone" by others, became his exclusive secret base.

Push the door open and enter.

Step onto the marble floor of the observatory.

I casually found a spot on the viewing steps to sit down, looked up, and could see the vast and boundless night sky through the arched glass dome.

The night sky is clear tonight, with no wind or clouds.

A few specks of starlight fell from hundreds of thousands of light-years away.

The moonlight shines brightly.

It makes people lose themselves in a daze, as if they forget the passage of time and become completely immersed in it.

Lin Ran looked up at the night sky above, lost in thought.

In his previous life, he often came here as well.

I used to be introverted and had few friends in class. When I was feeling down, I would often come to the observatory alone, sit down, and stare at the night sky. When I looked at the starry sky, it seemed that I could slowly calm down.

He has been reborn in this life.

Looking up, I wonder if it's the same starry sky I'm gazing at.

But the feeling is different now.

Lin Ran smiled with a touch of emotion, a gentle warmth and nostalgia in her heart.

Unbeknownst to him, a tall, slender figure stood quietly in the corner of the iron gate he had just come up from, silently taking in the scene in front of the observatory.

……

You sit in front of the observatory and look at the stars.

Someone is quietly watching you from behind, bathed in the soft glow of starlight.

Seeing that someone hadn't returned from the restroom for a long time, Su Qingyan guessed that Lin Ran would come here.

In my previous life, while reading someone's diary, the diary mentioned the little secret of the observatory on the roof of the administration building many times.

Leaning against the iron gate, standing in the shadows of the corner, Su Qingyan quietly watched the boy sitting on the viewing steps not far away.

Looking at that boy, who was staring blankly at the sky, lost in thought.

The campus belle of Soochow University, known for her aloof and icy demeanor.

At that moment, the light in his eyes softened slightly.

"September 13: Holy crap! Old Zhou from the logistics department actually put the observatory key under the flowerpot! From now on, the observatory is mine, hahaha!"

"September 16: Tonight I'm stargazing alone at the observatory. Wow, this is amazing!"

"September 19: I spent another day stargazing alone at the observatory. It was awesome! I'll invite Shen Lingshan to come with me next time!"

"September 24: I'm still alone at the observatory today. Shen Lingshan said she was busy, but she said she'd definitely do it next time! Let's make an appointment next time!"

"September 25: Shen Lingshan has something else to do... It's okay, watching the stars alone is quite nice."

"October 11: Stargazing alone isn't so great. I won't come here again."

October 15: Today I'm alone, looking at the stars.

"—But there are no stars tonight."

The contents of someone's diary that I read in my previous life.

One article after another.

Lines of text.

Images flashed through my mind like a revolving lantern.

It was once just a pitiful image of a boy that I imagined through words.

At this moment, a silly boy sits not far in front of me on the viewing steps, under the cool starlight.

The figures gradually overlapped.

It makes one's heart soften and feel a touch of tenderness.

[You silly goose...]

Su Qingyan thought to herself.

Without realizing it, she unconsciously spoke it aloud.

Not loud.

But in this empty and quiet observatory, it is enough to attract attention.

Lin Ran was startled at the sightseeing steps and immediately jumped up from them.

"Who?"

Immediately, a familiar, cool, and indifferent voice rang out:

"I."

Follow the sound.

A tall, beautiful figure slowly emerged from the shadows at the iron gate in the corner of the observatory.

Under the cool starlight.

It reflected that face, so beautiful and ethereal it was breathtaking.

Lin Ran was stunned when she recognized the school beauty's deskmate:

"You... what are you doing here?"