Chapter 1


    I used to be the infamous bootlicker of the entire school, but now I’ve been reborn.


    In my previous life, glected my studies in pursuit of Sarah Gates’ affection and failed my admission


    to college. I even jeopardized my health by excessive dieting after she said, “I don’t like people who are


    overweight.”


    As I looked at the disappointment in my father’s eyes and my mother’s tears, I harbored bitterness until


    my death. A wise person doesn’t plunge into love.


    As I have been given a second chance at life, I vow to live for myself this time! Little did I expect the


    school belle to panic when she loses a loyal bootlicker like me.


    “Carlisle, read this love letter aloud to the ss passionately!” Lucy Turner, the homeroom teacher of


    ss 3A shouted as she angrily threw a love letter in Carlisle Zahn’s face.


    “My dearest… What is this!” She pounded the podium continuously while shouting with frustration.


    His ssmates burst intoughter. All eyes turned to Carlisle.


    ss 3A? Carlisle wondered if he had time-traveled back to 2004.


    He then slowly surveyed his surroundings. He saw the quote written on the heavy ckboard.


    “There are no secrets to sess. Sesses from the result of preparation, hard work, and


    learning from failure.” This was their ss slogan before the SATS.


    An old fan hummed on the wall. The students around him wore ording to the dress code, while


    there were eyes filled with mockery or disdain.


    Carlisle lowered his head and looked at the love letter he had written to Sarah a month before SATS.


    Little did he expect Sarah Gates to hand this letter to the teacher, which turned him into a joke in the


    ss.


    In his previous life, he didn’t know what spell had been cast upon him to be obsessed with Sarah,


    He had been her bootlicker from high school to college and till her graduation.


    Finally, he truly gave up when he watched her marry into a wealthy family.


    He looked up at Sarah, who was sitting in the first row. Sarah smiled, her eyes filled with a hint of


    disdain.


    Carlisle opened the love letter and looked at his own naive and sincere handwriting.


    “My dearest Sarah, may I know which college you have applied to? I want to apply to the same college


    to study together with you, and be with you forever…”


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    “Stop reading it,” Sean Woodsen, his deskmate, whispered. He then poked Carlisle’s thigh with a


    ballpoint


    pen.


    Sean felt embarrassed even listening to him. Yet Carlisle could still recite it, which meant he had really


    thick skin.


    Carlisle chuckled. He never expected that he could write such cheesy stuff when he was young.


    “You still have the nerve tough? Go stand outside in the corridor!” Lucy’s eyes widened as she


    shouted while pointing at his nose.


    “Alright.” Carlisle pursed his lips to refrain fromughing as he walked straight out of the ssroom.


    Lucy watched him leave and sighed. She had given up on Carlislepletely. The college entrance


    exam was approaching, yet all he could think about was romance.


    Could a student like him have any future? He really dragged down the ss’ college admission rate.


    Carlisle stood in the corridor with his hands in his pockets. He began to reminisce about his past life.


    His family wasn’t wealthy because his parents were both working-ss. Yet they had spent a lot of


    money to send him to a prestigious high school. In fact, they signed him up for tuition throughout high


    school.


    However, a scumbag like him had stopped attending extra tuition sses in his second year of high


    school. Instead, he had swindled the tutoring fees given by his parents to spend the money on gifts for


    Sarah.


    But he ended up not having her and failed his college admission.


    His parents couldn’t even hold their heads up in front of rtives. In the end, they begged his


    grandparents to arrange a job for him. However, he had limited options as he only had a high school


    diploma.


    He ended up relying on connections to get into apany with a toxic work culture. He had to work


    from dawn to dusk. Yet almost all of his monthly sry went to gifts for Sarah.


    Because Sarah didn’t like overweight people, Carlisle even started dieting when he weighed 200


    pounds. Yet, Sarah didn’t evene to visit him till his death, which was quite pitiful to think about.


    But Carlisle didn’t harbor too much hatred towards Sarah. After all, she was a girl he had once liked.


    But after he died in his past life, he had grown indifferent to many things. Even his obsession with


    Sarah had dissipated.


    His only regret was not being able to get into college. He didn’t want to see his father’s disappointed


    eyes and his mother’s tearful eyes again.


    Carlisle stretchedzily and smiled in relief. He had sacrificed enough for Sarah in his past life. Now, he


    would live for himself.


    The school bell chimed during recess, and students started to walk out. They couldn’t help but mock


    Carlisle when they passed by.


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    “Carl, you can even write love letters?”


    “Hahaha, too bad the school belle didn’t fancy you.”


    The monotony of senior high school life was enough to keep the students interested in mocking him for


    at month. Carlisle shrugged as he remained indifferent to their remarks.


    Just as he was about to return to the ssroom, Sarah stopped him and said, “Carlisle.”


    “What’s up?” Carlisle asked while looking up.


    Sarah had her bangs neatlybed and in a ponytail. She was fair, and her big, r o n d y s were paired


    with lustrous eyshes. She looked youthful because she hadn’t learned to put on makeup yet. It


    made


    her look pure and innocent.


    With her hands behind her back, Sarah yed with the hem of her clothes. She lowered her head and


    said, “Carlisle, I’m sorry about today. I identally left the love letter in the exam paper and forgot to


    take


    it out.”


    “Oh…” Carlisle nodded. How could she forget such a thing? But whether it was true or false didn’t


    matter


    anymore. He didn’t care.


    “Carlisle, I’ve applied to Rivend University, Study hard, and I’ll wait for you there,” Sarah said shyly


    as she tiptoed to whisper. After finishing, she blushed and ran back to the ssroom.


    Carlisle took a sharp breath. In that moment earlier, he almost fell for it again. Sarah was too good at


    this.


    He shook his head repeatedly and quickly recited to clear his mind, “A wise person doesn’t plunge into


    love…”


    Sarah’s words reminded him that the SATS were just a month away. In his past life, he didn’t get into


    college.


    Although Lucy was strict, she had a point when she said, “The knowledge you acquire is yours. No one


    can steal it from you.” Carlisle resonated deeply with this statement upon entering society.


    With his second chance at life, Carlisle resolved to buckle down and study hard. Not only for the sake


    of his parents but for himself too.


    As Sarah returned to the ssroom, her friend, Sienna Thorn, couldn’t help but ask, “What if Carlisle


    gets ticked off that you handed his love letter to the teacher? Aren’t we relying on him for our summer


    trip


    funds?”


    “Don’t worry, I only told him which college I intend to attend. Bet he’s back to studying in a moment,”


    Sarah replied while confidently flipping her hair.


    Handing Carlisle’s love letter to the homeroom teacher was mainly to inform other boys that she was


    still single. She won’t miss a whole forest just because of one crooked tree.


    At that moment, Carlisle rushed back to the ssroom. Then, he became deeply engrossed in reading


    model essays.


    Sienna gave Sarah an approving nod andplimented, “You’re quite something.


    Just then, Sean returned from the restroom and said to Carlisle, “Let’s go to the inte café. It’s on


    me.” Sean wanted to treat him and help him unwind a bit since Carlisle had embarrassed himself today.


    “What are we going there for? The SATs areing up soon. We have to study hard,” Carlisle said


    seriously.


    “What the heck, have you lost your mind? Just because Sarah rejected you? Is it worth getting worked


    up over?” Sean asked in frustration.


    Then, he continued, “Even if you end up in the same school as Sarah, she won’t agree to date you.”


    “I’m not studying for Sarah; I’m studying for myself,” Carlisle stated.


    He then showed Sean the essay. “Write an essay on the topic of “Variety is the spice of life’. This hasn’t


    been out for the past two years, so it’ll surelye out this year. Take a good look at how it’s done.”


    “Stop your nonsense! How would you know that it’ll definitely be on the exam?” Sean asked.


    “How about we bet on a toaster?” Carlisle proposed with a sharp and serious gaze.


    Sear


    felt a chill from his gaze. “I’m not betting with you.”


    Something about Carlisle’s demeanor today felt off to Sean, but he couldn’t tell why. As Carlisle didn’t


    want to join him at the café, he could only flip through the model essays in boredom.


    “Hey


    Carlisle, Sienna and I are going out for a bit. Can you bring us lunch at noon? Thanks a bunch,


    Carlisle,” Sarahmanded before walking out of the ssroom with Sienna.


    Carlisle didn’t even lift his head and continued to read earnestly, It was only then that he remembered


    he hadn’t eaten lunch yet.


    Just as he was about to get up, Sean stopped him. “Where are you going?”


    “I’m heading to the cafeteria to grab some food,” Carlisle replied.


    “Are you an idiot? Are you really nning to bring her lunch? Did she pay you?”


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