Reborn in a Perfect Era

On July 8, 2001, a sudden torrential downpour swept across the entirety of Haizhou City, as if the heavens themselves were intent on scouring the streets. Caught off guard, pedestrians scrambled to huddle under eaves, seeking even a foot of shelter from the rain. Amid the cars and the few scattered souls braving the storm with umbrellas, there was also a young man, drenched and splattered with mud, dashing desperately through the deluge.

Clutched tightly to his chest was a transparent plastic document folder. Inside were a ballpoint pen, a pencil, an eraser, and, most crucially, his entrance ticket for the college entrance examination and his identity card.

The boy’s name was Li Mu. Blood was oozing steadily from a wound on his left temple, but even so, he ran with wild abandon, his reckless momentum drawing startled glances from those around him.

Inwardly, Li Mu lamented, “Even after being reborn, I still couldn’t avoid getting hit by a car. If only I’d come back ten minutes earlier!”

Half an hour ago, on his way to the final English exam of the college entrance examination, Li Mu had been cycling across a pedestrian crossing when a sedan struck him. He lost consciousness, and the ambulance rushed him to the hospital. Unexpectedly, before they even reached the hospital, he awoke.

Yet the Li Mu who opened his eyes was not the same as the one who’d been knocked down. Though inhabiting the same body, it was now Li Mu from fifteen years in the future who had awakened.

In his previous life, Li Mu had been working overtime, writing code lat