Chapter 1: Passionate Young ManWhy did that silhouette seem so lonely and desolate? Lan, I will wait for you... Why can't I ever make out that face clearly? Just as I reach out, that blurry figure turns into a shower of white, star-like specks and vanishes into thin air... "Lan, I will wait..." That voice was filled with loneliness and a heart-wrenching sorrow. "Who are you?" The girl suddenly opened her eyes wide in shock and yelled, leaping out of the cozy bed in a sweat. "This dream again?" The girl sighed heavily, knowing that whenever she had this dream, bad luck would follow for several weeks. "Oh, the sun is up!" The girl looked out the window, then checked her watch. "My God! It's almost eight!" She gasped in fright. In the next second, she rushed into the dressing room. She was in trouble! Today's first class was with the infamous strict teacher, and if she was late, she would be punished by the teacher and sent to clean the toilets. She quickly finished her grooming and rushed out with a piece of bread in her mouth. "The sun is too harsh today!" The vendors were taking advantage of the heat, hiking the prices of sun protection products sky-high. "Today is just bad luck! Even the weather is bullying me!" The girl pouted and complained. There was a dazzling sight on the street, a cute and lovely girl running with her books, knocking people over left and right. "Ouch!" The girl collided with someone solid. "Ouch!" Both their voices were surprisingly similar! "Did you not see me?" The girl was about to scold the person when she looked up and met a pair of starry, moonlit eyes. What a handsome young man! His face was as if plucked from a manga, with a clear loneliness in his eyes. How could there be such a handsome and beautiful young man? Had he made a mistake in his previous life, turning from a girl to a boy? But why did she feel such a familiarity? Why? "Are you alright?" The young man asked gently. "Ah, I'm fine." The girl brushed off the dust and was about to teach the guy a lesson, but his handsome face melted her anger away. "You!" The young man stared at the girl, dazed for a few seconds, and a flash of joy crossed his eyes. "Ah, I'm in trouble!" The girl suddenly remembered she was going to be late and prepared to dash off. "Hey, wait a moment!" "I'm going to be late, it's almost eight in the morning! Brother!" The girl seemed impatient, it was their first meeting, did this guy have to be so enthusiastic? Did he expect her to apologize for bumping into him? "I'm sorry for bumping into you, but I have to go to school and I'm running late." The girl spoke carefully. "Brother, I've apologized, can I go now?" "No, that's not what I meant." The young man smiled warmly, "Oh, then I'll leave first, oh no, I'm going to be late!" The girl was about to make a run for it. "Miss, wait a moment!" The young man grabbed the girl's hand, "Big brother, it's almost eight in the morning! I'm going to be late!" The girl was getting frustrated. "But, Miss, it's only a few minutes past six!" The young man's tone carried a hint of amusement. The girl looked at her watch, her face turning red with embarrassment. It must have been the dream that made her mistake the time. "Since it's so early, then let me treat you to breakfast as compensation for bumping into you." The young man's smile was captivating. The girl reluctantly nodded, this guy's enthusiasm was terrifying. In the breakfast hall, the lovely girl and the handsome young man sat opposite each other, and people around them thought they were a couple on a date, casting envious glances their way. "May I know your name?" The young man maintained his gentlemanly demeanor. "My name is Ai Himeko." The girl blushed. The young man's bright eyes flashed with affection, "My name is Kudo Shinichi, nice to meet you."Chapter 2: Familiar Feeling"Kudo Shinichi!" The girl murmured softly, what a nice-sounding name! The name seemed so familiar, as if she had heard it a long time ago... "Lan, what are you thinking about?" Shinichi's voice was filled with concern. Lan snapped back to reality. "Oh, nothing, I just feel like you're very familiar to me." As soon as she said it, Lan regretted it, wasn't this the cliché line guys used to hit on girls? "Haha, is that so?" Shinichi's smile grew warmer. "Which school do you attend?" Shinichi asked. "I go to Teikyou High School, it used to be called Teitan High School," Lan reminisced, "Your parents must be very concerned about you." Shinichi maintained his charming smile, "They went abroad and haven't come back in a long time." Lan's tone carried a hint of bitterness. She checked the time and stood up, "Oh, I should go to school, it was nice to meet you." Lan smiled, not noticing the reluctance on Shinichi's face. Shinichi watched Lan's departing figure, a strange expression on his handsome face, a mix of joy and a faint sadness...Chapter 3: Heart's Flutter"We have an understanding, like a thread of an ox connecting us." An ox's thread? Lan sweated profusely! "It's a thread of an ox connecting us," Lan corrected. "Do you want me to tell you why you feel a familiarity towards me?" Shinichi said mysteriously. "Why?" Lan asked, sipping on the lemon tea. "Because," Shinichi's handsome face was mischievous, "In our last life, we were lovers." Plop! Lan spat out the lemon tea all over the place. This guy!! "Tsk!" Lan shot a contemptuous look at Shinichi. Brother, this kind of thinking is too old-fashioned! "Today, I should have been extremely unlucky." Lan muttered to herself. "Do you want to be unlucky?" Shinichi asked, puzzled, this hobby was too special! "No!" Lan glared at Shinichi, "As long as I have that dream, I'll be unlucky the next day." "What kind of dream?" Shinichi asked curiously. "It's a dream of a lonely and sad silhouette, a young boy, and he says things like 'Lan, I'll wait'." Lan spoke absentmindedly. She didn't notice that Shinichi's body was trembling slightly. "It's getting late, you should head back too." Shinichi's voice was slightly hoarse. Lan nodded, "Thank you for the lemon tea." Lan waved goodbye to Shinichi, and in the next second, her hand froze in mid-air. The crowd had engulfed Shinichi's figure, why did Shinichi's figure resemble the silhouette of the boy in her dream? The room was decorated in a light blue color scheme, typical of a girl's room, but it belonged to a boy. Shinichi's slender fingers repeatedly slid across a photo frame. The frame contained only a yellowed, old photo. In the photo, a lovely girl and a mischievous, handsome boy were smiling, their smiles so warm and happy... "Lan, I've finally found you." Shinichi's voice was choked with emotion, "All these years, I've been so lonely... Do you know?" His bright eyes were filled with tears that gently slid down his handsome face. "Because our hearts are connected, like a thread of an ox." Lan couldn't help but blush and giggle foolishly. She had only met him that morning, why did she feel such a familiarity towards him? Lan gazed at the empty lemon tea bottle, puzzled. Why did she feel such a familiarity towards him? Why... The deep night was so dark and beautiful, as if even ghosts would come out for a stroll. "When will it be successful?" A man in a black trench coat angrily crushed his cigarette butt on a beautifully crafted sandalwood table. "He said... it needs... more time..." Another man stuttered, scared stiff! "Time! Always time!" The man in the black trench coat scoffed, "Time! By the time he finishes, I'll be an old, yellowed bone!" "Night, there's no need to get so angry." A seductive, evil woman's voice rang out. In the dark corner, a seductive figure gradually became clear. Long, curly purple hair framed a beautiful, yet evil face, with bewitching eyes and lips like blood. She lazily leaned against the sandalwood chair, exuding danger yet making one irresistibly drawn to her. "Angel, you know Night's temper," the woman's tone was clearly mocking. "What should we
