Chapter 1: Rebirth
Rain hammered against the windshield.
Lin Chen gripped the steering wheel tightly.
His phone displayed dozens of unanswered messages.
Loan reminders.
Business failures.
Friends celebrating achievements he never reached.
He laughed bitterly.
"What a joke."
A bright light suddenly appeared ahead.
Tires screeched.
Everything turned white.
"Wake up! Orientation starts in twenty minutes!"
Lin Chen opened his eyes.
The first thing he saw was a familiar ceiling fan.
A ceiling fan he hadn't seen in ten years.
His dorm room.
University Dormitory Building 3.
Room 408.
"What?"
He jumped out of bed.
His hands trembled.
No wrinkles.
No scars.
No signs of adulthood.
He rushed toward the mirror.
An eighteen-year-old face stared back.
"You've got to be kidding me..."
A mechanical voice suddenly echoed inside his head.
[Life Optimization System Activated]
[Host Confirmed: Lin Chen]
[Age: 18]
[Mission: Rewrite Your Regrets]
Lin Chen froze.
Then another screen appeared.
[Beginner Reward Pack Available]
[Open?]
Lin Chen swallowed.
"Open."
[Reward Obtained]
Perfect Memory Lv.1
Communication Lv.1
100 System Points
Lin Chen sat on the edge of his bed.
Outside the window, students laughed while carrying luggage.
A new semester.
A new life.
A second chance.
Slowly, a smile appeared on his face.
"Alright."
"If fate wants me to start over..."
"This time, I'm winning."
[Main Quest Activated]
[Become the person you always wanted to be.]
And thus began Lin Chen's second youth
