

Ember In The Dark: Shiyu'S Rebirth
In her past life, Song Shiyu gave everything for the school heartthrob, only to be betrayed and meet a tragic end. Reborn in her senior year, she tore up her "100-thing devotion diary" and replaced it with a 100-day college entrance exam countdown. This time, she focuses on studies, confronts enemies, and uncovers schemes—only to discover the school's rebel Jiang Kuo, who silently protected her, was the one who buried her in her previous life. Determined to change her fate, she aims for Tsinghua University and a second chance at love.The first thing I remember is the rain—the cold, stinging kind that feels like needles on skin. I’m standing at the edge of the school roof, wind tugging at my uniform, a crumpled diary in my fist. Below, laughter echoes from the auditorium where Lin Zheyu accepts an award I helped him win. Again. My fingers tremble, not from sadness, but rage. I flip open the diary—‘100 Ways to Make Him Smile’—and rip out the first page. Then another. By the time footsteps approach, the wind carries away all that’s left of the girl I was.\n\nJiang Kuo stands there, dark eyes unreadable, umbrella hanging at his side. 'You’re not going to jump,' he says, not as a question, but a fact. 'No,' I reply, stepping back. 'This time, I’m going to win.'\n\nHe doesn’t move, but something shifts in his voice. 'You don’t know what you’re walking into.'\n\nBut I do. And this time, I won’t die for love. I’ll live for myself.\n\nThe bell rings. First period. My first real day begins now. Do I head straight to class and start fresh, seek out Lin Zheyu and plant the seeds of his downfall, or follow Jiang Kuo—he turned to leave, but I saw the hesitation—and demand answers?
