August 2008.
It was midsummer.
The cicadas on the trees were roaring as hard as they could. The people were like walking corpses, hunched over under the scorching sun.
It was hard to keep one's spirits up on the scorching streets.
However, there was an exception.
The legendary internet cafe hidden deep in Hongrao County was the battlefield for young people.
The thick smell of tobacco and the sound of typing on the keyboard were the smoke and gunfire of war.
This should be a rare place in this sleepy county that could make people feel refreshed.
Sunlight shone through the window and onto Chen Ming's face.
He slowly opened his eyes. The glaring sunlight made him subconsciously open his arms to block it.
The chirping of cicadas on the branches outside the window entered the internet cafe and lingered in his ears.
As his eyes gradually adapted to the light, he retracted his arm and looked around in confusion.
The environment here was both familiar and unfamiliar.
The single-seater under him had served countless people, and the leather cover was full of cracks.
The computer in front of him was flashing with a faint light. The corner of the login interface of the Wanxiang Network Management System kept flashing with the prompt of insufficient balance.
The young men on the left and right were wearing poor quality earphones. The keyboard in their hands was crackling, and their eyes were fixed on the battlefield in front of the screen.
"Return to defense, return to defense!"
" There's someone at Point A! There's someone at Point A!"
They were immersed in the world of computers, as if they were the insufferably arrogant heroes in the computer.
"Is this…an internet cafe?"
Chen Ming muttered curiously. Ever since he started working, he had completely parted ways with the Internet Cafe.
Looking at this familiar scene, it was also the place where he had fought before.
On the mottled wall hung a poster of the popular Dungeon Fighter Online game.
" June 19th, official open beta, horizontal version of fighting, let you enjoy the summer vacation."
"How many years has it been since the game was released? Why is there a public beta poster in this internet cafe?”
Chen Ming looked at the slogan on the poster and the familiar character model on it, feeling extremely surprised.
Back in the day, the DNA was extremely popular. It was at its peak when it debuted, but in the end, it could not compete with the torrent of the times and went downhill.
"Those who are playing now should be old fans.”
Chen Ming looked at the game poster and couldn't help but chuckle.
Chen Ming was one of the fans of the game. When the game was first released, he had fought hard in the game.
"But…why am I in an internet cafe?"
Chen Ming walked out of his memories and thought of the most puzzling question.
He remembered that he had just gotten off work not long ago and had just caught the bus home. Because he was too tired, he closed his eyes for a while on the bus.
"How did I end up sleeping in the internet cafe? Could it be that I was sleepwalking?”
Chen Ming quickly rejected this idea. He did not have the habit of sleepwalking.
"It must be Li Yao! Damn it, I still have to go to work tomorrow!”
Chen Ming subconsciously put his hand into his pocket, wanting to take out his phone and give Li Yao a good scolding.
However, before his hand could reach into his pocket, his brows furrowed and he felt a sharp pain in his head.
Strangely familiar memories flooded into his mind like a lantern.
A moment later, the pain on his head dissipated.
However, Chen Ming was like a block of wood, frozen on the spot.
" I... have been f * cking reborn?!"
Chen Ming sat up straight with confidence after mulling over the scene in his mind.
He quickly looked at the time displayed on the bottom left corner of the computer.
August 2008!
Chen Ming spread his arms and looked at his thin and fair palm. He suddenly felt mixed emotions.
Coincidentally, the original owner of the body was also called Chen Ming. He was 18 years old this year and was one of Qianqian's students who had just finished the college entrance examination.
Born in the countryside, he was originally a top student. When he was in primary school and junior high school, he was the best in his class.
The teacher said that if he performed well in high school, it wouldn't be difficult for him to get into a good university.
However, he took a detour in high school.
This was the first time Chen Ming had left his parents and come to the county town to study alone. He was curious about everything.
At this time, he was lured by his two scoundrels and came into contact with the newly developed online games.
Once they came into contact with each other, they were deeply immersed in it and could not extricate themselves. They became one of the many internet-addicted teenagers.
Not only did her grades plummet, but in order to save on living expenses, she would rather starve herself and eat two meals in three days. Her body was as thin as a monkey.
She entered the internet cafe before the college entrance examination ended.
They didn't even go to the examination hall for the last subject, English, and even called it 'patriotic.'
After staying in the internet cafe for a week, he did not wash his clothes or wipe his body. He could smell the disgusting sweat just by smelling it.
When he was hungry, he would shout," Manager, give me a bowl of instant noodles.”
According to the original owner's idea, she would play first and go home when she ran out of money.
He would either steal or cheat. He would take the money from home and then come back to continue surfing the Internet.
Just as Chen Ming was ruminating over the Host's memories, there was a sudden commotion at the entrance of the internet cafe.
A couple wearing bamboo hats walked into the internet café with cold faces.
Some of the young people who were surfing the internet quickly looked over. When they saw that it was not their parents, they were relieved and continued to play the game.
The manager was lying on the bench at the bar counter. She only raised her head slightly to take a glance before closing her eyes and continuing to snore.
Such situations were not uncommon in internet cafes.
It was nothing new for parents to come and pick up their children in the internet cafe.
Chen Ming looked at the couple's faces. The shape of their faces gradually matched that of a couple in his memory, and his heart skipped a beat.
"Aren't these the original owner's parents?”
On the first day of his rebirth, he was caught red-handed by his biological parents in an internet cafe. Chen Ming was already prepared for his butt to explode.
Fortunately, he was sitting in a corner of the internet cafe.
His parents looked around at the entrance of the internet cafe, but they didn't see him.
However, it was obvious that this was not the first time they had come to the internet cafe to catch Chen Ming. They knocked on the bar counter with familiarity and woke up the sleepy staff.
The administrator did some simple operations on the computer before pointing his finger in Chen Ming's direction.
After muttering something, he turned around and lay back on the chair to rest.
Meanwhile, Chen Ming's parents were walking toward him with sullen faces.
Chen Ming looked at them and immediately panicked.
Don't be like this, I'll change, I'll change, I'll really change this time. I won't go online anymore. Don't fight in the internet cafe. Dad, let go of your fists first. It's embarrassing!
He had already thought of what he would say when he begged for mercy.
His parents had also noticed him. They walked behind him and stared at him.
Chen Gensheng's father's tanned face was filled with anger. The veins on his forehead and neck were bulging with blood. He clenched his fists tightly. He had already endured it to the extreme.
Her mother, Wang Yan, still had tears in her eyes. Her red eyes had just cried not long ago. She looked at Chen Ming with disappointment on her face.
Looking at their expressions, Chen Ming's heart ached for no reason.
This original owner was really something!
He scolded the original owner of his body.
His parents were farmers. They woke up early and went to bed late every day just to pay for his education. They hoped that he could get into a good university and find a good job.
However, he was addicted to the internet, and the expectations of two generations were instantly dashed.
What made him even angrier was that he had to wait until he was beaten up before he could be reborn!
You've enjoyed the joy of the game, but you want me to carry Father's seven wolves, right?!
Fortunately, Chen Gensheng did not fight in public. Perhaps he was concerned about the child's face, or perhaps he was worried that he would not be able to pay for the damage to the computer here.
He stared at Chen Ming. After a long silence, he gritted his teeth and spat out two words.
"Let's go home."
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