Just because he attempted to cheat but didn’t succeed, he wasn’t expelled, but his exam qualifications were revoked, and he definitely has to retake three courses. Moreover, the school is still considering further disciplinary action against him.

On the other hand, he also had a girlfriend, who broke up with him at this time.

For Ethan Brooks at this moment, this could be considered a series of life setbacks. He was mentally exhausted, smoking gloomily by the riverside outside the school, and then an accident happened.

……

Looking at it now, his luck in this world really couldn’t get any worse—trouble just kept coming.

Fortunately, from the memories he now possessed, he learned that his parents were still his biological parents from his previous life. Although in this life they had different careers and life paths, they were indeed the same people.

His father’s name is The Brooks Family. He seriously suspects that his grandfather in this world gave his father this name to imply “a life of wealth and comfort” or something similar, but judging by the style—both tacky and elegant—both worlds seem to have nailed it.

His mother’s name is Emily Reed. She’s actually quite gentle, except when it comes to helping with homework since he was little. The person who hit Ethan Brooks the most wasn’t The Brooks Family’s iron fist, but Emily Reed’s clothes hanger—this part is pretty much the same.

So the emotions are inherited, and those memories are all real.

Ethan Brooks felt a huge weight lift from his heart.

His parents are still here, and everything is safe.

He didn’t have time to ponder whether this was some inexplicable quantum superstring phenomenon, but he knew clearly that just now, God had rolled the dice.

He might have just witnessed and personally experienced the greatest miracle in the world, but he couldn’t tell anyone about it.

Compared to everything happening now—failing courses, retaking classes, being reported for cheating, breaking up…

They’re all just dust clinging to him.

Shake off the dust, and you can keep moving forward.

……

Patting the dust off, Ethan Brooks got up and prepared to head back to school.

He was a mess right now and really needed to go back and change clothes. Suddenly, he noticed that across the riverbank, crowds had gathered in several layers, probably drawn by the commotion.

A moment later, Ethan Brooks saw a familiar face over there, mouth agape.

He seemed to know that person—they were in the same class, probably named David Harris. When Ethan Brooks stood up, that guy immediately turned and ran, rushing to the school gate and shouting to some classmates who were just leaving, “Holy crap! Ethan Brooks that idiot just tried to jump into the river!”

“……”

A bunch of people immediately pulled out their phones, furiously typing and sending messages to group chats, and when they saw someone, they spread the news in person.

“……”

So the news that Ethan Brooks, devastated by a breakup and being reported for cheating, had failed at jumping into the river and slunk back to school, spread rapidly by word of mouth.

……

Ethan Brooks entered the dorm room. Everyone inside stared at him like they’d seen a ghost. His gaming buddy Henry Cooper jumped up, pointed at his phone screen, and said, “Everyone’s saying you tried to jump into the river. Our class group is about to explode. Are you okay? You’re big news now!”

Looking at his dumbfounded roommates in this world’s dorm, Ethan Brooks shook his head, said, “I’m going to take a shower,” grabbed a change of clothes, and went into the four-person dorm’s bathroom for a hot shower.

The three roommates watched Ethan Brooks’s calm expression and composed actions, listened to the sound of running water from the bathroom, and looked at each other in confusion.

The tall Jason Ford spoke up, “What’s up with Ethan Brooks? Don’t you think he’s different from before?”

The middle-parted Gavin Grant raised his hand delicately and said, “I read in some books that everyone has to go through a great awakening in their life. Ethan Brooks’s failed suicide attempt is like being reborn. People who’ve experienced death see things differently—the world feels brand new! That must be it!”

Henry Cooper said, “He didn’t seem like the type to jump into a river… but who knows? Who can explain love… I just hope he can get over Grace Sullivan this time!”

After showering and changing into clean clothes, Ethan Brooks came out. Someone came to the dorm and knocked on the door, delivering a message: “Ethan Brooks, counselor William Reed wants you in the office!”

William Reed was one of the two counselors. Ethan Brooks recalled that he didn’t have a good impression of this counselor. He dried his hair, waved to his three roommates who were watching him cautiously, and said, “I’ll be right back.”

Arriving at the office, Ethan Brooks entered and saw a slick-looking man with black-rimmed glasses, clearly very concerned about his appearance, sitting at the desk.

The man had been flipping through some documents, but when he saw Ethan Brooks come in, he tossed them aside, leaned back in his chair, looked him up and down, and said slowly, “Ethan Brooks… your problem this time is really serious! Do you know what your problem is now? Cheating, buying black market answers! The people involved in this kind of thing are all criminals, Ethan Brooks! You’re in real danger! The police have made this a special case! If the school hadn’t stepped in, and the police got you involved, your whole life would be ruined!”