Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again

Until the dorm’s designated lights-out time, Su Zelin crawled into bed.

Initially, he planned to watch tonight’s Leonid meteor shower, but then he changed his mind.

Out of sight, out of mind, to avoid thinking about many things from his past life, which could mess with his mood.

Afraid he might suffer from insomnia, last night, the slacker deliberately stayed up late, rented a city novel full of ellipses and read until three, reminiscing about his high school days.

Then, he purposely didn’t rest today either, doubled his morning run, and in the evening went to play basketball to tire himself out a bit more.

This method proved effective; unaffected by the impending meteor shower, he was soon drowsy after lying down, and fell into a sound sleep.

In the midst of a sweet dream, he was awakened by the rising exclamations and whistles from outside.

"Here it comes, so beautiful!"

"Wow, it’s the first time I’ve seen so many meteors at once!"

"Haha, of course, it’s a meteor shower. According to the observatory, it’s supposed to last for a few hours!"

"Hopefully we can see it until dawn, or else we’ll have to wait thirty-three years, and even then the viewing conditions might not be so good!"

"..."

The whole dorm building was buzzing, under these circumstances, who could sleep?

Su Zelin felt helpless.

Forget it, might as well join the fun.

The slacker put on his slippers and ran to the rooftop of the dorm building.

Couples and those seeking atmosphere had gone to the stadium, where it was spacious and the environment was better.

Lazy ones just chose to run to the rooftop to watch.

The dorm supervisor was quite understanding and, because of the meteor shower, opened the rooftop tonight, which is usually locked.

The rooftop was packed with people, shoulder to shoulder, bustling and lively, everyone was excitedly shouting.

Just as the observatory and meteorological station said, tonight’s weather was clear, the night sky dark and deep, the Milky Way like a long white band stretching across the vast universe.

A light suddenly appeared from the depths of the sky, growing larger in people’s view, finally turning into a brilliant golden streak with a tail, disappearing into the distant sky with exclamations.

Meteors kept coming, mostly singly, occasionally in pairs.

According to future astronomical experts, over three thousand meteors were observed this night, averaging one every few seconds.

"This is so beautiful,"

"Truly deserving of the title ’king of meteor showers’, completely different from what we saw as kids. It was worth setting the alarm to get up at midnight to watch!"

"Too bad I don’t have a girlfriend, it’d be nice to watch with a girl, I really envy those who do!"

"Oh meteor, please grant me a girlfriend!"

...

People everywhere, either praised generously or made wishes on the meteors.

Seeing the King of Meteor Showers brought by the Tempel-Tuttle comet from Leo for the second time, Su Zelin was still deeply moved.

So spectacular, a miracle of the universe and an unmatched splendid performance!

This astronomical show remained beautiful, yet she wasn’t by my side tonight.

As Su Zelin watched the meteor shower, lost in thought, his Nokia 8210 suddenly rang.

Upon seeing the caller ID, the slacker was slightly surprised—Qin Shiqing.

This semester, his childhood friend got a phone, and of course, Su Zelin had her number.

After hesitating for a moment, the slacker pressed the answer button: "Hello?"

"It’s loud over there, it seems someone who said they didn’t want to watch is being quite honest with themselves."

On the other end, the girl’s tone was teasing.

"Nagging, the whole campus is so noisy, how could I possibly sleep?"

The slacker hummed.

"Stubborn, if you want to watch, just watch. It’s not something to be ashamed of!"

Qin Shiqing puckered her lips and casually asked: "Xiao Yue and I are on our dorm rooftop, where are you?"

"Same, you can see clearly from the rooftop!"

"..."

The night sky suddenly brightened.

Meteors descended simultaneously like silver snakes, fireworks blooming.

Both, captivated, stopped talking.

Until those meteors disappeared, Qin Shiqing’s voice came through the receiver again, with a touch of amazement.

"The meteor shower is really pretty!"

"Yes, it’s indeed quite beautiful!"

Su Zelin nodded in agreement.

Suddenly remembered a saying.

You stun time as you leave, while I pass the days awaiting.

You are a meteor, I am a lone star!

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