Chapter 2: Public Confession to the Campus Belle’s Mother

Li Zhiyan never imagined he'd get a second chance at life, let alone know what an ordinary man could even do with a rebirth.

The stock market? He didn't understand it at all and had never even opened an account.

Start a business? He didn't have any startup capital.

Lottery tickets? It's not about whether the numbers win or the person wins; he didn't even remember any winning lottery numbers.

But unexpectedly, he came back with a system—although it seemed pretty weak.

No luxury mansion in Tomson Riviera, no Lamborghini Veneno as a starter gift.

Still, it was a cheat of sorts. Even five hundred thousand yuan would be a lot. It would be enough to improve his mom's life.

Thinking about his mother still being alive filled his heart with warmth.

Outside the hotel, his classmates had already gathered.

Li Zhiyan spotted a few guys with trendy dyed hair in all sorts of colors—reds, greens, purples.

The memories of his youth came flooding back.

Nearby, a few female classmates looked enviously at Yu Sisi. Only a beautiful girl could receive such a high-profile confession during these teenage years.

Gu Wanzhou watched Li Zhiyan with interest. This kid was going to confess to her daughter?

It seemed rather romantic. She'd interacted with Li Zhiyan a few times in the past and found him quite nice. They'd even talked about her daughter's hobbies.

Other than him being a bit introverted and always talking about his dream of becoming a millionaire, she liked everything about him.

Overall, she had a good impression of him.

She hadn't expected that he'd dare to confess to her daughter in front of everyone today.

As Li Zhiyan walked toward his classmates, flowers in hand, the crowd began to cheer.

"Go, Li Zhiyan!"

"Hurry up and confess!"

Some classmates even pulled out their phones to record. Li Zhiyan knew this video would be shared in their class group chat for years to come, turning him into a laughingstock.

Yu Sisi, after starting university, even showed this video to all her roommates. She always thought it was a testament to her charm.

Li Shiyu was there too, cheering Li Zhiyan on.

He thought, even though Li Zhiyan and Yu Sisi were worlds apart, confessing so publicly today might actually yield surprising results!

Little did he know that what Li Zhiyan was about to do would become a source of endless amusement for their classmates.

"Li Zhiyan, you're not seriously going to confess to Yu Sisi, are you? Go for it! I believe in you!" the class monitor, Liu Yaolong, shouted.

Hearing his voice, Li Zhiyan felt like he was staring at the last eunuch of New China.

In 2010, gender nonconformity hadn't become as widespread as it would be in 2024.

But the class monitor was already ahead of the curve.

News of his public confession at the class reunion had already spread like wildfire in the group chat.

Of all his classmates, Li Zhiyan had the most issues with two people: Liu Yaolong, the class monitor who used his minor authority to make him clean every day, and Liu Zifeng, the rich kid.

He'd had conflicts with both of them before—even fights.

Especially Liu Zifeng. Backed by his family's wealth, he had arranged for a group beating, but luckily, Li Shiyu helped him out. Together, they held their ground and managed to give Liu Zifeng a thorough thrashing.

Now, Liu Zifeng watched Li Zhiyan with a smirk.

By this point, his relationship with Yu Sisi was already close.

Thanks to the fact that his mother and Gu Wanzhou were best friends, Liu Zifeng had a huge advantage in pursuing Yu Sisi.

After Li Zhiyan's confession was rejected, Liu Zifeng would mock him, saying he was a toad lusting after a swan.

That incident had left Li Zhiyan devastated for a long time.

But, despite his looks and money, Liu Zifeng hadn't succeeded in winning Yu Sisi either.

Due to her wealthy family background, Liu Zifeng's wealth wasn't enough to meet her extremely high standards. In university, she ended up dating a rich heir whose family was in real estate, worth billions.

Now, Liu Zifeng, holding his phone, was ready to record and mock Li Zhiyan. He knew Yu Sisi would definitely reject him, and he was preparing to throw in a few harsh words afterward.

In his eyes, this clueless nobody actually thought he could confess to Yu Sisi?

Standing in the spotlight, Li Zhiyan approached Yu Sisi. Even the class teacher and her mother stepped aside to watch, ready to witness his confession.

After graduation, they no longer cared about these matters of young love.

As he reached Yu Sisi, Li Zhiyan stopped.

Yu Sisi looked at him with a haughty expression, like a princess, fully confident that she had Li Zhiyan wrapped around her finger.

And he still dreamed of becoming a millionaire? How laughable!

With you? And you think you'll become a millionaire?

"I'm sorry, Li Zhiyan, but I don't think we're on the same level…"

Before she could finish, her words froze in her mouth.

Li Zhiyan, who had discreetly hidden the card in his hand, stepped away from her and walked over to Gu Wanzhou instead.

Then, he extended the flowers to her.

"Aunt Gu, I've liked you for a long time. Would you be my girlfriend?"

His words brought a complete silence over the crowd.

Li Zhiyan had said he would confess to his goddess.

But it turned out his "goddess" wasn't Yu Sisi—it was her mother, Gu Wanzhou!

The world had gone mad!

Liu Zifeng, who had been recording to mock him, was frozen in place.

Was this kid insane, confessing to Gu Wanzhou?

This was his mother's best friend, his elder!

Could it be that Li Zhiyan's interest in Yu Sisi was just a cover?

Did he really want to get close to Gu Wanzhou?

Yu Sisi's face flushed. She had prepared herself to turn down Li Zhiyan's public confession in a grand fashion.

But she hadn't expected this! Now it seemed like she'd been overthinking everything!

She wanted to crawl into a hole from embarrassment.

Gu Wanzhou's mind went completely blank.

The person Li Zhiyan wanted to confess to wasn't her daughter—it was her.

"Zhiyan, don't joke around."

"Zhiyan" was the pet name she used for her daughter, but she had come to use it for Li Zhiyan as well because of her good impression of him.

After years of divorce, being suddenly confessed to by a young man 23 years her junior left Gu Wanzhou at a complete loss.

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