In his previous life, he had worked in sales, as a real estate agent, in the internet café industry, and as a business representative—he’d done all sorts of jobs.

In this life, he had only completed five years of undergraduate medical school and hadn’t found a job yet.

“Tomorrow I’ll try the hospital. I did all kinds of jobs in my last life, but none of them were very useful. Even after being reborn, they’re not much help. Still, graduating from medical school and having medical skills is more reliable. No matter what, I’m considered a top student in this life. During school, I spent a fair amount of time interning and training in hospitals.”

After thinking it over, he still felt he should go look for a job tomorrow.

Just as Brian Clark was deep in thought, a burst of phone ringing suddenly sounded next to the computer desk. When he grabbed his phone and looked, he was stunned again.

After a few seconds of hesitation, he still answered, “Dad.”

Hearing him call like that, the person on the other end paused, then spoke in a rather strange tone, “When are you coming home? Your Uncle Clark’s family is still waiting for you.”

Brian Clark was silent for over ten seconds before calmly saying, “I don’t want to get married over there. I’m still young, only 23.”

“Delay? Nonsense! I already talked it over with your Uncle Clark. Get engaged now, married at National Day or Spring Festival. What are you doing? Going to the hospital? You’ve studied yourself stupid? You really think you can be a doctor? What am I supposed to do if you become a doctor? What about your Uncle Clark’s side? You’re both only children!”

Mr. Bennett immediately got angry, growing more and more irritated as he spoke.

Some things are quite strange. In his previous life, Brian Clark’s father was the owner of a small supermarket at the entrance of a residential community in a small county, always smiling at everyone. In this life, in a parallel world, he was a high-ranking and powerful deputy mayor and standing committee member of a prefecture-level city.

In his previous life, Brian Clark’s father had also been a civil servant, but resigned during the wave of people leaving government jobs to start businesses. He made a fortune, but went bankrupt within a few years and ended up with a pile of debt, finally paying it off and becoming a small supermarket owner.

In this life, for some unknown reason, Brian Clark’s father didn’t resign, and after decades in officialdom, he kept rising higher and higher.

This really is a classic example of how one choice can determine a lifetime’s success or failure.

“I’m not going back for now.” Brian Clark said helplessly, still very calmly, which made Mr. Bennett even angrier. “Not coming back? You… Hah, it’s not that I look down on you, but you think you’re grown up now, that you can do something away from home? A doctor? Without my help, you probably can’t even get into an ordinary top-tier hospital, right?”

His words were full of contempt for Brian Clark’s choice of the medical profession, but Brian Clark knew that in the eyes of someone like a deputy mayor or a top provincial official, an ordinary doctor really was nothing special.

But to be suddenly scolded by his father like this, with his chosen profession and career path so mercilessly belittled, he was momentarily at a loss.

The man on the other end of the phone was still his father from his previous life, with a face ninety percent the same, the same background, the same name, but his attitude toward Brian Clark? Worlds apart. This was also the first time since his rebirth that he’d spoken to his family.

“Whether or not I become a doctor, whether or not I get into a top-tier hospital, I won’t agree to the marriage.”

His thoughts swirling, Brian Clark still responded calmly. This father was still his father, and he just couldn’t bring himself to be tough.