Chapter 2

Let's get right to it.

Xu Ying clicked to search for the novel website with the largest traffic in Yu Kingdom.

The novel websites in Yu Kingdom are also divided into male-oriented and female-oriented categories. The largest and most famous female-oriented website is Feihong Novel Network.

"Flying goose, flying goose..."

Xu Ying muttered to herself as she typed text into the search box to navigate to the next page.

The next second, the homepage of Feihong Novel Network came into view.

Xu Ying stared at the screen filled with headlines like "Domineering CEO Falls in Love with Me" and "Wealthy Wife Runs Away with Pregnancy," and was momentarily stunned.

What's going on?

Is the novel industry in Yu Kingdom developing so slowly?

Xu Ying found it hard to believe, but to avoid making assumptions, she still clicked in to take a look. Well, she wasn't wrong; it was exactly the domineering CEO and his doting wife she knew.

Feeling overwhelmed by several novels featuring domineering CEOs and their adorable wives, Xu Ying decided to try something different. She searched the list and finally found a novel with a slightly more normal title, "Spring Tide Surges".

The title sounds a bit like a romance novel, but at least it's not one of those typical domineering CEO stories.

Xu Ying clicked on it.

However, she was soon disappointed.

The plot of this book is still the same old thing with a different name; the core story remains unchanged—it's still the Cinderella meets a domineering CEO trope.

The novel opens with the female protagonist from a poor family working at a bar, where she meets the domineering male protagonist who has been drugged. After their one-night stand, the domineering male protagonist assumes that the female protagonist is materialistic, so he throws a check at her to settle the matter.

Feeling deeply humiliated, the female protagonist tore up the check and left.

Years later, the female protagonist returns with a genius son, who, at only five years old, is a computer prodigy...

Xu Ying couldn't help but laugh as she read on. She couldn't take it anymore; it was time for the next book.

Xu Ying opened another book.

The male lead in this book is even worse. For the sake of his "white moonlight" (his beloved), he actually threatens the female lead to donate a kidney. The female lead is heartbroken, disappointed, and desperate, and finally agrees to donate?!

It looked like something dirty had gotten into her eye.

Xu Ying spent most of the day scanning the rankings. Now that her roommates had all left, she put down her computer, moved her legs which had been curled up in bed and were now a little numb, and prepared to go have lunch first.

She already had a pretty good understanding of the current trends in novels in Yu Kingdom.

She had initially thought of writing a book to make some money, but now she has completely given up on that idea. She simply can't write a novel where the female protagonist, instead of thinking about making money in a difficult situation, goes off to struggle to raise her child or willingly offers her kidneys to others.

*

While eating in the cafeteria, Xu Ying kept thinking about writing.

Although she has many ideas in her mind, she can't take too big a step at once, especially given that she doesn't have much capital at the moment. It would be best to write a topic that is related to current trends, but also has some unconventional elements.

What kind of subject matter is this?

Hey, I've got it!

As Xu Ying ate, a sudden inspiration struck her.

She quickly ate a few mouthfuls of rice, and once she was full, she rushed back to her dormitory.

Back in her dorm, she took her computer off the bed and placed it on the table, then eagerly began writing an outline.

She plans to write a story about rebirth.

The protagonist of the reborn story is the Cinderella who married the domineering CEO ten years later.

A Cinderella-like girl who married into a wealthy family with high hopes was utterly ruined by her husband's family after marriage. Meanwhile, her husband, after the initial passion faded, reverted to his former philandering ways.

He gradually stopped wanting to go home, and he became entangled with his former love interest again, and they even had an illegitimate child.

Cinderella suffers pain and despair, and eventually becomes numb.

A car accident sends him back to his high school days.

At this time, she had not yet dropped out of school due to poverty. Cinderella vowed that this time she would study hard and change her destiny through knowledge.

At the same time, she made up her mind to stay away from domineering CEOs for the rest of her life and avoid any entanglement with him...

Xu Ying typed away quickly, and in no time, she had finished out the outline for the novel.

After finishing the outline, she was determined to finish writing and publishing the first three chapters today.

Xu Ying was completely focused, and for a moment, the dormitory was silent except for the soft sound of her typing on the keyboard, which echoed in the air until the room gradually dimmed before she stopped.

The first three chapters are finished.

Once she relaxed, Xu Ying realized that she was experiencing back pain, leg pain, and buttock pain; basically, she felt uncomfortable all over.

She quickly got up and walked back and forth in the dormitory, swinging her arms and twisting her legs to loosen her stiff body.

It's so nice to be alone in the dorm!

She can do whatever she wants without worrying about bothering others, and of course, no one bothers her.

After resting for a while, Xu Ying returned to her computer and opened the backend of Feihong Novel Network. Before uploading her novel, she needed to register an author account first.

Looking at the blank pen name field, Xu Ying thought for a moment and decided to use the same name as in her previous life: February Sky.

In the second month of spring, when the grass grows and the orioles fly, this pen name suits her perfectly.

Since she still calls herself Xu Ying, let her pen name continue to be February Sky.

After registering her account, Xu Ying published the three chapters she had just written. As for the title of the novel, she had already thought of it.

Back to High School

It's very straightforward; you can tell at a glance that the protagonist is going to strive for success and be ambitious. Xu Ying is very satisfied with this name.

*

Friday evenings are a great time for office workers to relax after a long week of work.

Li Qinqin declined her colleague's invitation to a bar gathering and quickly left the company with her small bag.

She's someone who enjoys staying home watching TV series and reading novels. If it weren't for earning money, she wouldn't bother going to work. Now that it's finally the weekend, her colleagues are actually thinking of getting together, which she finds hard to accept.

I took the bus home.

There's a food street right downstairs from Li Qinqin's apartment. On her way home from get off work, she would buy a big bowl of pork belly noodles from one shop, a bag of fried skewers from another, and finally a glass of lemonade downstairs before carrying her hands full of food upstairs.

After returning home, Lin Qinqin put her things away, washed her hands, and then took out her phone.

She liked to read novels while eating, but when she tried to use the Feihong Novel app, she was disappointed once again.

She's been following a novel lately, and it's good, but the author hasn't been updating regularly. Every time she opens it with excitement, she exits it in disappointment.

"No updates again!"

Li Qinqin felt that her patience was about to be exhausted.

She angrily exited the novel's interface, made her usual vow never to read it again, and then began searching for other novels that suited her taste on the various lists on the homepage.

However, as a bookworm with ten years of reading experience, it is extremely difficult to find a novel that can move her. This is why she always vows to slink back to the book as soon as she sees an update.

Good books are hard to come by!

Li Qinqin sighed, glanced around casually, and suddenly noticed a story in the latest update, titled "Back to High School Days".

Upon seeing this name, she felt a strange sensation.

She graduated from university six years ago, and it's been a full ten years since she graduated from high school.

It seems like we've really reached that age where just seeing the words "high school" evokes a strong sense of youthful energy.

Before even starting to read the story, Li Qinqin felt a pang of melancholy.

Undoubtedly, "Back to High School" piqued her interest, and she wanted to see what this book was all about.

Li Qinqin clicked on it.

To her surprise, the story begins ten years after the female protagonist's marriage.

[On our tenth wedding anniversary.]

Xu Jiayue prepared a large table of food, but her husband and mother-in-law still hadn't returned by nightfall, when the food had gone cold.

She knew they had gone to celebrate the illegitimate child's birthday.

That's right. Her husband, Fu Yunshen, the man who once said he loved her to death, now has another family outside and has a child with whom he can't be seen in the light of day.

However, her child was unexpectedly miscarried when that pregnant woman came to her door causing trouble.

How ridiculous!

Looking at the empty house, Xu Jiayue curled her lips in a sarcastic smile.

Now it seems she's the one who's usurped their place, leaving the family of four unable to return home and forced to celebrate outside.

"!!!"

The opening was so concise and to the point that Li Qinqin stared wide-eyed the whole time. In just a few hundred words, she was speechless with astonishment.

There was too much information; she needed to catch her breath.

In other words, the female lead had been married for ten years, lost her child through miscarriage, and the male lead had cheated on her and had an illegitimate child. The crucial point is that the female lead's child was lost because of the male lead's lover!

It's so frustrating.

Li Qinqin was filled with anger.

She couldn't wait to know what the female lead would do next; she thought she would probably get a divorce, and then the male lead would regret it and reflect on his actions.

As she expected, the woman filed for divorce the very next day.

However, the male protagonist did not agree.

Li Qinqin frowned; this was somewhat unexpected.

Looking at Xu Jiayue's haggard appearance, Fu Yunshen felt a pang of pity.

As a manager of the group, his marriage is not only a matter between two people, but also a symbol of the company's stability and reliability.

He cannot get a divorce.

Especially given that the bidding projects are still undecided, if he gets divorced, someone will definitely make a big fuss about his private life.

But his child, his future heir, cannot continue to bear the label of illegitimate child.

He had previously hinted at putting the child under Xu Jiayue's name, but she refused without hesitation.

Now Xu Jiayue is asking him for a divorce again.

He knew that Xu Jiayue was a stubborn person, and once she made up her mind, it was difficult for others to change it.

Thinking of this, a sinister glint flashed in his eyes.

For the sake of the group's stability and the children's future, getting rid of Xu Jiayue is now the best option.

Jia Yue, I'm so sorry.

"Fuck your mother's leg!" Li Qinqin slammed her hand on the table, cursing as she spoke. What a bastard male lead! She had never seen such a disgusting person in her life.

I'm so angry! I'm so angry!

Li Qinqin couldn't eat anymore. She was so angry that she stood up and paced back and forth in the living room. The dog in the house didn't know what was going on, but just kept wagging its tail and following her around.

After taking a few deep breaths and exhaling forcefully, Li Qinqin picked up her phone and continued reading.

The female lead couldn't escape the male lead's scheme.

She was driving a tampered car when she lost control on the road, crashed into the guardrail, and ultimately fell into the turbulent river below the bridge.

Xu Jiayue struggles in the water.

The moment the brakes failed, she realized this was no accident.

She never expected Fu Yun Shen to be so ruthless. After sharing a bed for ten years, she had backed down time and time again, yet he still wanted to kill her. He really didn't leave her any way out.

Xu Jiayue harbored deep hatred for Fu Yunshen.

However, it was all in vain. Water rushed into the car from all directions, enveloping her mouth and nose. Her consciousness gradually blurred, and scenes from the first half of her life flashed through her mind like a slideshow.

She dropped out of high school, worked in a bar, met Fu Yun Shen, married into a wealthy family, lost her child... She regretted it.

If only I could go back to high school, if only I could start all over again.

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