After calming down, Chen Bing looked at the nervous Xiao Shang.
"What's there to be afraid of? Not to mention this is my dream, even if I really went back to high school, with my top score and your family's status as the principal, would I really have to worry about a mere grade head?"
In response to Chen Bing's words, Shang Yunmiao did not reply, but asked with a surprised look, "You're back again?"
"What do you mean I'm back?"
Shang Yunmiao quickly counted on her fingers and explained, "You saved me once when you were five, bullied me once when you were in the second year of junior high, and now you've come again. What do you want this time?"
Wow, what a twist!
After being held in place for three seconds by the dream constructed by his subconscious, Chen Bing, as a qualified young person of the new era, immediately started to fantasize.
Is it possible that what we call dreams are actually what I am like in another parallel universe?
The scenes I dreamed about several times were actually brief moments I had traveled through time.
Hmm... better safe than sorry. Even if I'm overthinking it, I'll just treat it as a live-action murder mystery game.
Thinking about this, Chen Bing couldn't help but feel glad that he hadn't slept with people indiscriminately during his previous visits, which was probably related to his upbringing.
Getting back to the main point, Chen Bing put his arm around Shang Yunmiao's shoulder and, after stubbornly persisting until Shang stopped resisting, asked curiously, "What year is it now?"
"You're from another time?!"
Chen Bing tapped Xiao Shang on the head and scolded her, "Answer seriously."
"Uh... March 21, 2021."
After pondering for a moment with a cool air, Chen Bing continued, "Tell me about Chen Bing from your perspective."
Having been reprimanded, Shang Yunmiao stopped asking random questions and answered directly, "Um... a very serious, polite, and excellent classmate."
After exchanging pleasantries, Shang Yunmiao glanced at Chen Bing's smug expression and continued, "We were in the same class in elementary, middle, and high school, so you probably like me... You confessed to me in the third year of middle school, and I said I hoped to wait until college, and now it's like this. Oh, by the way, the way you saved me when we were little is exactly the same as the way you were in middle school and now, as if you haven't aged at all. And then there's your ambition, your hard work, your excellent grades, your athletic abilities, and your talents. You even occasionally give me snacks."
"You greedy girl, you even remember when I give you snacks. Why didn't you say yes when I confessed my feelings to you back then?"
"No, no, I'm not a gluttonous girl." Blushing, she retorted, then ignored the rest of Chen Bing's sentence and asked instead, "Aren't you Chen Bing? Who are you?"
Instead of immediately answering Shang Yunmiao's question, Chen Bing first pondered her description.
It sounds like my unreborn version.
That makes perfect sense. Since I wasn't reborn, my starting point wasn't as early as it is in this life. But because I met Shang Yunmiao in elementary school, fell in love with her, and then began to work hard, embarking on a different path from my previous life. I know myself too well; forcing myself to become excellent for the first girl I truly liked is something I'm definitely capable of doing.
After thinking it over, Chen Bing looked down at Shang Yunmiao and said, "No, I am Chen Bing, no doubt about it."
"You're lying. You just asked me about Chen Bing."
Seeing that the little girl didn't believe him, Chen Bing immediately started using his persuasive techniques.
"I actually come from the very, very distant future, so I've forgotten most of what happened back then. How old was I? Probably seventy-three?"
"So old!?"
"Well, that's for sure. Don't let my youthful appearance fool you; I'm actually over seventy with gray hair!" Chen Bing joked earnestly, but Shang Yunmiao quickly saw through her lie.
"You're lying. You don't seem sixteen to me now, but you're at most thirty."
"You can still sense that?" After Chen Bing finished speaking, she immediately changed her tune. "Actually, I am indeed from the future, but... you know the theory of parallel universes, right? I actually come from another universe, so I'm not sure about Chen Bing's situation in this timeline."
In my timeline, we were childhood sweethearts, inseparable since we were little, and you married me when we grew up. Sadly, you passed away unexpectedly after our marriage, so I invented a time machine in an attempt to save you. But I accidentally got caught in a time rift and ended up in another timeline.
You see, although it may seem like I've only appeared once every few years to you, for me, it feels like we last met just a few minutes ago. I remember calling you "Little Shang," right?
While the time machine explanation is far-fetched, it does answer some of Shang Yunmiao's questions from childhood to adulthood.
For example, why does that handsome older brother from back then look so much like Chen Bing now? Why did he disappear instantly after saving her? And why did Chen Bing's personality change drastically during a break in junior high school, and even his appearance changed, making her remember that he was the one who saved her back then?
"Really?" Shang Yunmiao asked with a look of suspicion.
"Hmm... If you don't believe me, I have another version here, about a spiritual resurgence that weathered storms and became an immortal, abandoning millennia of fame and fortune for the sake of his youthful days. Would you like to hear it?"
Shang Yunmiao was now certain that Chen Bing was talking nonsense, but she could guess that although most of what he said was false, some of it was definitely true.
"Hmm...you're just talking nonsense."
"But it's true that we were childhood sweethearts, loved each other for a long time, and eventually got married."
A blush crept onto Shang Yunmiao's face, because the word "marriage" was still too far away for her. At this time, she had never liked anyone, nor had she ever thought about marrying anyone.
"Then prove it to me."
Proof? After some consideration, Chen Bing thought of a few points that could be proven.
"You have two moles on the inside of your thigh, relatively high up. One is red and the other is black. The black one is lower down and slightly larger."
Little Apple felt a bit more comfortable. She hadn't expected that this person, who resembled Chen Bing but wasn't actually "Chen Bing," would know this. This was so embarrassing! How could she say something like that…
After seeing through Shang Yunmiao's thoughts, Chen Bing raised her hands with an innocent look on her face.
"I think this is the only proof that we are married."
With a blushing face and her head bowed in a daze for a while, Shang Yunmiao finally forgave Chen Bing for his lewd behavior.
"So, what will the future be like? Are we really getting married?"
"The future is certainly bright; our baby is already four months along. Getting married is a given; I remember our wedding was in..."
After listening to Chen Bing recount their wedding ceremony and all the sweet little details, Shang Yunmiao couldn't help but show longing for the future in her eyes. However, she still had one thing to complain about.
"Didn't you say you're seventy-three years old now? How come you only got married two years ago...?"
"Haha, did I say I was seventy-three years old? No, right? Haha!"
After putting that matter aside, Chen Bing noticed that the area around him was starting to collapse, but Shang Yunmiao was completely unaware of it.
I suppose we're going to time travel again.
Thinking of this, Chen Bing waved to Shang Yunmiao and said, "Sorry, little friend Shang Yunmiao, it seems I have to leave again. But it's okay, I might be waiting for you in the future."
Upon hearing this, Shang Yunmiao was very anxious and reluctant.
"But, but I still have so many questions I haven't asked you. What you said about being the top scorer, when will I see you again, and what will I be like in the future..."
Chen Bing didn't have time to answer any of these questions. He only had time to wave and say goodbye to his girl with a smile.
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