What?! My anime figures have all come true!

"Don't you have anything to explain, Chen Xiao?"

In the quiet coffee shop, Lin Qi and Chen Xiao sat facing each other for a long time until the coffee on the table stopped steaming. Only then did Lin Qi finally speak up.

"We've maintained this position for almost ten minutes!"

If it weren't for the cars and people passing by outside the window, proving that time is still passing, one might think these two were playing some kind of time-stopping game.

"I have nothing to say."

Chen Xiao sighed and looked away slightly.

"Are you really planning to just finish college and that's it?!"

Lin Qi looked on in disbelief.

If it weren't for the fact that excessive noise is prohibited in the coffee shop, she would have slammed her fist on the table and stood up on the spot.

"Hiss... Hah..."

Lin Qi took a few deep breaths to compose herself and continued to persuade him, "Can't you think about it some more? Chen Xiao, look, there are no more than a hundred people in the whole school who have successfully awakened superpowers. Most of the rest are just like you and me, only meeting the mental threshold."

"So you don't need to give up at all! You should know that everyone who meets the mental standard has a very high probability of awakening superpowers before the age of thirty. Even if we graduate and go directly to [Shenzhou Nova Academy] for further studies, and still can't awaken superpowers in the end, the government will arrange a job within the system."

"In the past, people would have fought tooth and nail to get a government job like this, with virtually no barriers to entry..."

At this point, Lin Qi's lips curled into a slight smile.

This is a treasure for the people of China.

Think back to before supernatural powers became common knowledge, how many people worked day and night to pass the civil service exam, just to get a government job?

No one would refuse...

"What you're saying is indeed very tempting, class monitor, but... I refuse."

Chen Xiao refused without changing his expression.

"Why?!"

Lin Qi finally couldn't help but get up and bang on the table, drawing displeased glances from the surrounding guests.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, she had no choice but to suppress her emotions and quickly apologized to the guests around her before slowly sitting back down.

Lin Qi turned her gaze back to Chen Xiao and found that there was not a hint of wavering on his face. You know, when those classmates saw the national policy being announced, they jumped up on the spot and shouted "Yay!" like Xiao Chunan who was invited to a trip by a beautiful woman!

At this point, all we can do is appeal to emotions...

"Ah Xiao."

The change in address caused a slight shift in Chen Xiao's expression.

"We've known each other for over ten years, and we're practically childhood sweethearts... Although we've drifted apart since starting university, you're still the first person I think of when there's a good job in class, along with your roommates."

"Even so, they didn't end up together. It can only be said that they were destined to meet but not to be together..."

At this point, Chen Xiao's expression finally changed.

It works!

Lin Qi clenched her small hand into a fist under the table.

"Do you remember back in the village, when you held up Uncle Luo's tortoise and said, 'In this life, I will climb step by step to the highest point, to become the highest Zhao Gao'?"

With a sentimental expression, Lin Qi seemed to be persuading a villain who had turned evil to repent, constantly digging up Chen Xiao's childhood memories.

Chen Xiao was indeed moved and closed his eyes.

There was embarrassment so intense it made me want to scratch my toes, and also a sense of nostalgia for the past.

However, this gradually building emotion was shattered by Lin Qi's last words.

"You really don't remember anything from the past?"

"The past...the past..."

Chen Xiao's lips twitched slightly, and he almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

I almost asked: Should we eat it directly or go through the proper procedures?

Although this world also has the Three Kingdoms period and historical figures like Dong Zhuo and Lü Bu, this particular fanfiction community doesn't have the mysterious code name [350234], and naturally, it doesn't have the "lovebirds" trope.

So he had complaints but couldn't express them.

However, after Lin Qi said that, Chen Xiao couldn't help but recall another part of his past...

In fact, he was not a native of this world, but a traveler from another parallel universe.

I don't know if it's because I didn't include any references when commenting in an author's comment section, "Have you ever been a time traveler? Just writing nonsense and making assumptions."

It was because he frequently posted pictures in QQ groups without sharing them that he was punished by heaven and turned into a physical "2D" being transported by a speeding 100-ton truck.

Anyway, Chen Xiao traveled through time like that.

Although when I opened my eyes, the people I saw were still my familiar parents, the houses I lived in were still the familiar red brick houses, and the village I lived in was no different from my previous life.

Even my childhood playmates are the same group of people I remember.

So much so that Chen Xiao initially thought he was living in an urban rebirth story, and at the age when he was still playing in the mud, he was already eager to use his precognitive memories from his previous life to make a name for himself.

But then he realized that his family background in this life was a bit off. Why did this old house look so new?

Why didn't we raise chickens and ducks in the empty house this time?

How come the meals in my childhood were so plentiful?

Why is the official channel on TV called [Shenzhou xxTV]?

How did Western University become part of the Alabacia Federation?

What the hell did you do to me?

Is this still Earth?!

Only after his chaotic thoughts were gradually sorted out did Chen Xiao accept that he had not returned to the past, but had traveled to a parallel universe that was roughly similar to his previous life.

Alright, China it is then.

It's certainly not some sacred Terra.

So far, the changes in the timeline haven't completely disrupted Chen Xiao's plans. Just like he told Lin Qi, he wants to reach the top step by step in this second life.

In addition, there is the option to make up for regrets from a previous life.

Take Lin Qi, for example.

In his past life, his childhood sweetheart was unable to accompany him to university. She had to drop out of high school due to family problems, and the two parted ways.

In this life, he decisively had his enhanced father take decisive action to resolve Lin Qi's family problems, allowing her to attend the same university as him.

Then, whether it was a stroke of luck or a sign of divine intervention, my worldview suddenly shifted to urban fantasy as soon as I entered university. The authorities suddenly seemed to have given up and made the existence of supernatural forces public.

At first, no one believed it.

It wasn't until new academy facilities began to be built across China, various policies for superhumans were urgently introduced, and a large number of videos about superpowers appeared on the Internet, in addition to the superhero projects launched by major companies in neighboring Xida University.

All of these facts prove the existence of supernatural forces.

This caused a sensation around the world.

"Who would have thought the world-building would suddenly shift from an urban setting to an urban supernatural world! If this were a web novel, I'd absolutely tear that idiot author who messed up the settings to shreds!"

The only person who's unhappy is probably Chen Xiao.

After all, in his view, everything was in chaos.

However, it's not impossible to follow the urban fantasy genre with an academic setting. If nothing unexpected happens, the subsequent plot should follow the classic urban fantasy formula of "starting with the school beauty xxx" and ending with "the Great Dao becomes empty, and the master of all paths becomes the master!"

Unfortunately……

There are no "what ifs".

"I already have them."

Chen Xiao sighed inwardly.

Only those who have experienced it can truly understand how agonizing it is to make a choice when faced with the trolley problem!

Unfortunately, I wasn't just some random passerby carrying a toilet plunger.

"Xiao, what's your decision?"

Seeing that Chen Xiao had come out of his reverie, Lin Qi asked him with some anticipation.

"It's not too late to amend the information now, as long as the file hasn't been submitted yet..."

Before Lin Qi could finish speaking, Chen Xiao shook his head and refused again, this time with an even more resolute tone.

"I'm sorry, Lin Qi, I still don't plan to go to the academy. As for awakening superpowers or anything like that... I don't care."

"Ningmu...!"

He couldn't help but blurt out some vulgarities in his fellow townsman's dialect.

This was the first time Lin Qi had ever seen Chen Xiao act so "nagging," and she couldn't help but wonder: Could this guy have practiced some kind of evil technique called "Huangji Jingshi"?

Is it too late to deliver a Lin-style explosive punch to his heart now?

"So what does Uncle Chen mean? Xiao, did you get your family's permission before doing this?"

Lin Qi was at her wit's end.

They might as well use Chen Xiao's father to pressure him.

"My family has already agreed."

Chen Xiao's answer made Lin Qi lean weakly against the chair.

Seeing this, he smiled apologetically and continued, "Lin Qi, have you forgotten? My parents have always been very tolerant of my affairs. It doesn't matter if I lack ambition, as long as I don't commit any crimes."

"You... bastard...!"

Lin Qi muttered a weak curse.

Although he couldn't appease Lin Qi, Chen Xiao still paid for her share as well.

"Hey, Xiao's gone."

Seeing Chen Xiao leave, the five young people in the corner of the coffee shop quickly got up from their seats and came to Lin Qi's side with different expressions, asking her questions one after another.

"Class monitor, is Xiao really not planning to continue his studies?"

"In the past, this would have been a great opportunity to get into the system, so why would anyone give it up?"

"Are you sure he didn't run into any trouble outside?"

"That doesn't make sense either. Xiao's family is so well-off; even if something really happened, it wouldn't be like this..."

"It can't be that he met his 'true love,' got so infatuated that he didn't even want his superpowers and planned to spend his whole life with her, right?"

The previous sentences were all fine, but as soon as this sentence came out, Lin Qi, who had been sitting slumped like a cat, suddenly sat up straight and her eyes became incredibly sharp as she looked at the person.

That's incredibly menacing!

"I... I was just kidding."

The man was so frightened by Lin Qi's gaze that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Seeing the other party "begging for mercy," Lin Qi's expression gradually softened. She then slumped back down, letting out a long sigh.

"Perhaps it really is a matter of different people having different ambitions..."

Seeing this, the others were helpless. Even Lin Qi, Chen Xiao's childhood sweetheart, couldn't persuade him. It seemed that their "shared father-son" relationship had to end here.

After they left, Lin Qi got up and left the coffee shop.

As soon as she stepped out the door, a thought flashed through her mind.

"Does Xiao already know?"