Breakup Was Your Idea, Why Are You Crying When I Chase the School Belle? - Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Returning to Eighteen—Breaking Up with the Class Belle and Kissing the School Belle:

“Still thinking about your goddess? Stop it. The girl you’ve been cherishing so much has already played with every position imaginable.”

A voice rang out from his roommate.

Lying on the bed, Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes. He sat up, looking around the unfamiliar room in a daze.

“Where is this?”

His roommate, Yuan Tairan, stood beside the bed, staring at Lin Chen in shock. “Are you stupid?”

“This is Qingshan University, Dorm 406. Where else could it be?”

Hearing this, Lin Chen froze, his eyes gradually widening.

Dorm 406?

Hadn’t he already graduated more than twenty years ago?

Yuan Tairan noticed his reaction. The surprise on his face disappeared, replaced by concern.

If Lin Chen had really suffered some kind of mental breakdown, would it affect his own future plans for postgraduate exams and civil service tests?

“You’re not seriously messed up, are you?”

“It’s just that your girlfriend hooked up with the campus heartthrob and booked a hotel room. It’s not that big of a deal. Move on.”

“Do you want me to help you ask the counselor for leave so you can skip the freshman training?”

Freshman training?

Lin Chen’s chaotic mind slowly regained clarity.

“I was reborn.”

“And I was reborn on the very day the freshman training started.”

“More importantly…”

“This is the day He Manman dumped me, marking the beginning of my tragic life!”

He remembered it clearly.

During the upcoming freshman training, when all the new students gathered together, his girlfriend, the class belle, He Manman, would publicly humiliate him and dump him in front of everyone.

Thinking of He Manman, Lin Chen let out a light chuckle.

She had once been the white moonlight in his heart.

When she was hungry, he brought her food. When she was thirsty, he got her milk tea. He did all her assignments. He paid her phone bill every month. When they went shopping, he paid for everything and carried the bags. When she was tired, he was her chair…

Lin Chen had pursued her for six years, from middle school to university.

She finally agreed to be his girlfriend when they graduated from high school.

On one condition—he had to give up his acceptance to a prestigious 985 university and follow her to Qingshan University, a second-tier school.

When his parents found out he was choosing a second-tier university over a top-ranked one, they kicked him out of the house and cut ties with him!

Lin Chen endured all of it.

He believed that as long as he could be with He Manman, it was worth it!

But just one day before freshman training, he saw He Manman walking hand in hand with the campus heartthrob into a motel across from the school.

And the next day…

During the training, in front of all the new students, she broke up with him.

“Lin Chen, you’re a great guy.”

“But I deserve someone better.”

“I never actually loved you. To me, you were just a dog.”

Lin Chen had cared for her meticulously for six years.

He willingly gave up his chance to attend a 985 university.

He was disowned by his parents.

To buy her the luxury handbag she wanted, he worked three jobs a day, exhausting himself just to afford it.

He sacrificed everything for her.

And yet, their relationship lasted less than sixty days.

Every time he tried to hold her hand, she refused.

“There are too many people around; it’s not appropriate.”

“We’re not at that stage yet.”

“I’m a conservative girl.”

But yesterday, she had checked into a hotel with a guy she had only known for three days.

And now, she was holding that guy’s arm and breaking up with him in front of everyone.

She even called him a dog in front of the entire freshman class.

From that day on, Lin Chen became the laughingstock of Qingshan University.

Every day at school, he was mocked by his classmates.

Even after graduation, the story of his humiliation continued to spread at Qingshan University.

Even when he applied for jobs, interviewers would laugh at him.

Because of He Manman, Lin Chen fell into depression and almost committed suicide by jumping into a river.

Fortunately…

A girl had saved him back then.

Thinking of her, Lin Chen’s gaze softened.

Xia Qingyue.

His childhood friend.

In the past, Lin Chen had only seen He Manman and never paid attention to the girl by his side.

Xia Qingyue had rented a small apartment and moved in with him despite her parents’ objections.

She took care of him, helping him recover from despair and darkness.

But just when Lin Chen was ready to repay her kindness…

She fell ill from overwork and was diagnosed with a terminal disease.

In the end, she died in his arms.

To this day, Lin Chen could never forget her last words.

“If there’s a next life, I hope you’ll at least look at me properly. I… am prettier than her.”

Her death…

Was the greatest pain of Lin Chen’s life. His deepest regret.

Even after he became the world’s richest man, he never fell for another woman again.

“Lin Chen?”

“Say something. Don’t scare me.”

Yuan Tairan’s voice pulled him back to reality.

Lin Chen looked at his pale-faced roommate and smiled slightly.

He spoke softly, “I’m back.”

Before he could become the school’s biggest joke.

Before Xia Qingyue left him forever.

Before his life turned into a tragedy.

Memories surged through his mind like a tide.

The skills he had learned, the talents he had honed, the vows he had made, and the people he had lost.

Yuan Tairan scratched his head, confused by Lin Chen’s words.

“What do you mean, you’re back?”

“You’ve been here all along.”

He suspected Lin Chen’s brain had been completely fried from the shock.

Yuan Tairan quickly tried to comfort him. “Lin Chen, be strong.”

“It’s just a breakup. No big deal, right?”

Hearing this, Lin Chen almost laughed.

“If you don’t know how to comfort someone, don’t bother.”

“I’m perfectly fine. Get ready—we’re going to the freshman training.”

The freshman training was a must!

In his past life, He Manman had humiliated him in front of everyone.

This time…

He would be the one to dump her in front of everyone!

All the humiliation she had given him…

He would return a hundredfold!

Yuan Tairan was shocked. “You’re still going to the training after all this?”

“You’re really not taking leave?”

Lin Chen placed one hand on the edge of the bed and flipped himself off the top bunk.

Bang.

He landed steadily!

“I told you, I’m fine.”

Yuan Tairan’s mouth dropped open. He looked at the top bunk, then back at Lin Chen.

The bed was two meters high.

Lin Chen had just flipped off it and landed smoothly!

“Holy shit!”

“That was so cool!”

“How the hell did you do that?”

He was completely shocked. He had only ever seen this kind of move in videos.

Now, Yuan Tairan fully believed that Lin Chen was completely fine.

Lin Chen walked into the bathroom and freshened up.

When he came out again, Yuan Tairan was stunned.

The Lin Chen before him was confident, calm, and completely different from before.

For the first time, Yuan Tairan realized—Lin Chen was actually really handsome.

Not inferior to the campus heartthrob at all.

In fact…

In terms of aura, Lin Chen completely outshined him!

For a moment, Yuan Tairan felt as if Lin Chen had become a different person.

But he quickly shook his head, dismissing the thought.

How could something so impossible happen?

“Let’s go.”

Lin Chen spoke and walked out of the dormitory.