Chapter 937: When Did the River Moon First Shine on People [Extra: River Moon Chapter]
Half a bottle of wine in, Jiang Yan's head started to feel heavier.
The words in front of him gradually blurred.
He tried hard to make out—
[September 28, xx year, Light Rain
Those people came again.... Should I tell Mom and Dad? But they are already so tired, I better not bother them.]
[October 11, xx year, Overcast
Cried all night yesterday and didn't sleep. Grandma just left me like that, I really can't accept it, I want to take leave and stay at Grandma's house for a few days, but Mom refused, why, I don't understand, is school really that important? So important that family is completely disregarded?]
[October 15, xx year, Cloudy
They went too far......]
[October 28, xx year, Sunny
I think I will always remember everything that happened last night.
I've made up my mind, no matter how bad of a bad person Jiang Yan becomes in the future, because of last night, I can forgive him a thousand times!]
[October 29, xx year, Sunny
Today should be the second day of having feelings for him.
Ran into him at the school gate.
He looked like he didn't sleep well, and yet he didn't even acknowledge me! So infuriating.
But even without a good sleep, he's really handsome!]
Almost all the entries following this were Shang Shuyue's little thoughts of her secret crush on him in her diary.
An entire ten years.
She liked him for a whole ten years.
As Jiang Yan read, tears uncontrollably flowed down his face.
But he still caught onto a detail.
What exactly happened on October 27 ten years ago that made Shang Shuyue fall for him?
Why does he not have any impression of it?
Maybe Jiang Li would know?
Jiang Yan wobbled to his feet, intending to call Jiang Li for some answers.
But as soon as he stood up, he stepped on a puddle on the floor, slipped, and the back of his head hit the corner of the table just right.
With a grunt, Jiang Yan completely lost consciousness.
...
...
"Everyone, take out the test papers we didn't finish discussing yesterday, let's continue analyzing.... "
"How is it that even in high school, there are still people sleeping in class?!"
"I want to see who has the guts to do this!"
"Jiang Yan! It's you again! Get up!"
"Jiang Yan, wake up!"
A voice full of rage intermittently came to his ears.
Jiang Yan started to regain some consciousness.
Along with that came a splitting headache.
He remembered hitting his head on the table before passing out.
Could it be a concussion?
He still needed to find Shang Shuyue!
Thinking of this, Jiang Yan suddenly lifted his head, and as soon as he opened his eyes, a strong glare overwhelmed him.
The scene in front of him gradually became clear, but it left Jiang Yan stunned—
At this moment, he was in a classroom, surrounded by boys and girls in school uniforms, all looking at him with different expressions.
And the woman on the podium with a face full of fury was holding a test paper, marching towards him angrily.
"Jiang Yan, how dare you sleep in high school? Looks like I need to move you next to the podium so you can pay attention, huh?"
Looking at the somewhat familiar female teacher before him, Jiang Yan was still dazed.
This is..... his high school homeroom teacher?!
How did she become so young again?
Wait a minute..... Isn't this his high school uniform?
And aren't these desks and chairs from First High School?!
Could he be dreaming?
Thinking of this, Jiang Yan pinched himself hard, immediately grinning from the pain.
"Damn, it's not a dream!!!"
There was uproarious laughter around him.
Teacher Meng was even angrier, "bang," slapping the table in front of him.
"Looks like you're not awake yet, go stand outside for a while!"
Even though his head was still in a fog, Jiang Yan wobbled out of the classroom.
His body was already completely familiar with this command.
After all, he spent all three years of high school like this.
When he saw his current appearance clearly in the reflection from the window glass outside.
He finally recognized this shocking truth—
He somehow traveled back into his own body from ten years ago!!!
This unruly hairstyle, this youthful face full of collagen, this baggy school uniform.
Could it be anyone else but him in high school?
Wait a minute, since he's now in the past, does that mean he can see Shang Shuyue?!
Realizing this, Jiang Yan was overjoyed, ignoring Meng Shitai's shouts from behind, and directly jumped over the railing to dash downstairs, relying on long-forgotten memories to search for Shang Shuyue's class.
Just as he was passing by a low wall, a voice laced with disdain came from the side—
"Yo, isn't this Jiang Yan? Skipping class right at the beginning of the term, who's the one who swore yesterday they'd be a model student?"
The voice sounded somewhat familiar yet unfamiliar.
Jiang Yan turned his head with mixed feelings, and when he saw the girl sitting on the low wall, his feelings became even more complicated.
"Jiang... Jiang Li?"
No, the girl in front of him wasn't the Jiang Li he knew!
At this moment, she had wine-red hair, heavy smoky-eye makeup, and her school uniform was covered in graffiti, sitting with her legs crossed on the low wall, arrogantly looking down at him.
The familiar feeling returned, but Jiang Yan's scalp tingled a bit, and he angrily reprimanded her:
"Look at what you've become now? Not attending class during school time, planning to skip class, huh? And your makeup, it's uglier than a ghost, hurry up and remove it!"
The girl on the wall was stunned for a moment, seemingly surprised that Jiang Yan would say such things.
In the next second, she sneered.
"Jiang Yan, how dare you tell me that?"
"Shoo, shoo, shoo, I have something important to do, aren't you just going to the internet cafe with your loser friends to play games? Hurry up and get back to class."
"Even Mom can't control me, you think you can?"
"Hey, I'm going to control you today."
Jiang Yan rolled up his sleeves and approached her, and as soon as he grabbed Jiang Li's arm, she started screaming.
Jiang Yan's temples throbbed even more.
The rebellious phase Jiang Li really was a thorn!
Her screams attracted a large crowd, including the grade director.
The man with a receding hairline glared and approached in a fury.
Upon seeing Jiang Yan and Jiang Li surrounded, his anger intensified.
"You two again?! Get down immediately, to the office!"
The plan to find Shang Shuyue crumbled midway, as Jiang Yan was dragged by the ear to the office.
There he received a shower of saliva from the man with the receding hairline.
While Jiang Li, opposing him, made faces, mouthing words in her glee—
"Got caught, serves you right!"
Jiang Yan: "....."
He really wanted to hit someone.
The college-version Jiang Li was much more likable!
Wait, he remembered he was even more troublesome than Jiang Li back in the day.
Was he really that annoying back then?!
Then how did Shang Shuyue ever fall for him?
As if on the same wavelength, just as the grade director became increasingly furious, the door of the office was knocked on, and a cold, deep voice came through—
"Director Guo, the papers from the quiz are marked, Teacher Zhang asked me to bring them to you."
"Come in."
The door creaked open, and someone walked in, silhouetted against the light.