Chapter 267 Waking Up in a Certain Month and Year
As her consciousness returned to her body, Lin Xi slowly opened her eyes.
She was propping her head up from her desk, the open test paper filled with exercises whose answers were obvious at a glance, as were the example problems written on the blackboard.
There was none of the awkwardness and embarrassment of waking up in class in my previous life and being hung on the blackboard unable to solve a problem.
Lin Xi looked around.
These faces were all too unfamiliar, from a long time ago, and so many people and things had happened in between that Lin Xi could no longer remember who they were, only having a vague idea.
What year is it tonight?
Lin Xi narrowed her eyes. Without her phone or watch, she couldn't quickly determine the exact time.
But this time must be...!
Lin Xi rushed out of the classroom, glanced at the teacher's introduction posted outside the classroom, and found the office on her own.
The long-lost face looked at her with some surprise: "Lin Xi, why aren't you paying attention in class...?"
Lin Xi: "Teacher, I would like to ask for leave to go home."
"Is there a reason?" The teacher neither objected nor agreed. "Why don't you call home first? I need your parents' permission."
Lin Xi took a small, thick, full-screen phone from the teacher, with a "home" button at the bottom.
She retrieved the number from her memory and excitedly dialed it, but unfortunately, no one answered after 50 seconds.
Lin Xi had no choice but to dial another number. A female voice came from the other end: "Hello? Teacher Zhou?"
Lin Xi took several deep breaths: "Mom..."
"Huh? Xiaoxi? Why are you calling me using the teacher's phone?"
Under the teacher's watchful eye, Lin Xi couldn't hold back her tears. She swallowed hard before managing to compose herself: "I miss you."
"This child... we just met this morning." The person on the other end of the phone seemed taken aback, and after a brief silence, replied, "Study hard. I'll cook you something delicious tonight."
For Lin Xi, Zhao Qiong's statement that they had "met this morning" felt like a lifetime ago.
As time goes by as usual, they will meet sooner or later, Lin Xi'an felt relieved.
After hanging up the phone, I returned to the classroom. The next class was information technology.
Lin Xi hadn't figured out how to use this body to carry out her grand plan when she followed the whole class to the computer lab.
Those few simple computer tasks were a piece of cake for Lin Xi, and she completed them quickly. Then, following her memory, she opened the old web version of QQ.
Some of the contacts in the QQ contacts had familiar names, but they were from a long time ago for Lin Xi. There were also some messages without any notes, and Lin Xi couldn't remember who they were at all.
A group message popped up.
Lin Xi watched for a while and saw two people inside talking about cartoons.
[A: Pay attention in class]
[Xiaoxiaojiang: Weren't you secretly playing on your phone too?]
A: I've finished my exam.
Lin Xi narrowed her eyes. Although the two people had only exchanged a few words, their tone made Lin Xi feel somewhat familiar.
She looked at them for a while longer, then opened their QQ accounts. One was indeed a number she had memorized, while the other was a number Lin Xi had never seen before.
Lin Xi became excited again.
She proactively sent a message:
What is the price of the shirt?
[Xiaoxiaojiang: What is this thing?]
A: Nine pounds and fifteen pence
Lin Xi opened her eyes wide, opened the chat box with the username "A", and quickly sent a few messages.
The next moment, the students in the back row of the computer lab watched as a figure flew out of the window.
Lin Xi, who had already run out, heard a commotion behind her: "Lin Xi skipped class! Tell the teacher!"
This body was short and lacked strength, so Lin Xi couldn't fully utilize her skills. However, Lin Xi had a wealth of escape experience in her mind, and skipping class by climbing over a wall was a piece of cake for her.
Lin Xi bought a ticket with a few coins in her pocket and took the subway, passing through the sea of people at the subway station.
She was a few inches shorter than her mature self from her previous life, and her appearance alone in the subway station frequently drew attention.
"The convenience store at Exit 3, the convenience store..." Lin Xi found the landmark, but did not see the familiar figure.
"Lin Xi!" came an unfamiliar voice from ahead.
Lin Xi first saw that familiar combination of facial features, and they ran towards each other.
The other person subconsciously raised their hands, and Lin Xi stopped abruptly just before bumping into them, causing the other person to freeze in place.
"Uh..." Lin Xi asked again, "What's the price of the shirt?!"
Nine pounds and fifteen pence!
The Lu Wei in front of her was a few sizes smaller than Lin Xi remembered, and looked more youthful and thinner.
The memory of life and death was still vivid in Lin Xi's mind, yet at this moment she felt a strange mix of amusement and disbelief.
Lu Wei asked, "You skipped class?"
This is a rhetorical question; they have already agreed on a meeting place.
Lin Xi countered, "You too."
Lu Wei: "I just finished the high school entrance exam, and today is the first day of my holiday."
"..." Lin Xi didn't want to think and asked directly, "What day is it today?"
"June 20, 2012".
"...It's not that fixed date after all."
The subway station wasn't the place to chat, so the two found a burger joint and sat down to talk.
There were so many things to talk about, but Lin Xi chose the most boring one.
Lin Xi: "A is you, and Xiaoxiao-chan is Xiang Xin?"
Lu did not nod.
Lin Xi: "The username 'A' is too casual."
Lu Wei: "Likewise, little Zhang San."
"..."
The difference wasn't so obvious when they were adults, but when we go back a long time, the three-year age gap made them look very different.
Lu hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
Having spent many years together, Lin Xi and he had developed a certain understanding. She knew that Lu Wei wanted to ask her why she had come back, but he was afraid to bring up the heavy topic of death.
Lin Xi waved her hand: "It's a long story, let me tell you slowly. First, let me ask you how long you've been back?"
Lu Wei: "One month."
Lin Xi: "I had thought before that if I were reborn, I might not meet you again."
Lu Wei nodded: "Yeah, when I added you, I really didn't expect you to know me."
"If you think about it carefully, you've only seen the 'blank' version of me once in all the times we've been reborn. That's because I lived for too long. I didn't rebirth until you experienced the zombie outbreak in another world and died, so we didn't enter the same world. This time, the interval between our deaths wasn't long, so I only came back a month later than before."
Lu Wei: "What I really want to know is why you came back."
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