It Seems I’m Not The Only One Who Reincarnated

“So, she sent others back to the past in order to change my future?”

“Probably.”

“Then why didn’t she just have me reborn directly?”

Shi Hai thought that would have been the most efficient approach—just tell him everything directly so he could handle it himself, rather than going around in circles.

Maybe the idea of “keeping someone in the dark” started with good intentions, like wanting to protect them, but it often became the root of misunderstandings.

Why couldn’t people just be upfront and honest? Share information, lay everything on the table, and have a proper discussion?

Instead, they stay silent, waiting until things spiral out of control, only to regret it later.

Wouldn’t everything have been simpler if they had just been clear from the start?

Shi Hai genuinely appreciated and admired Tian Shui for telling him these crucial pieces of information.

But just as he was thinking this, Tian Shui shrugged indifferently and said, “Who knows?”

“Uh… You don’t know either, Senior?”

“How could I possibly know what she’s thinking?” Tian Shui said, placing her hands over her chest.

“I’ve already told you everything I can. As for the questions beyond that, I can’t answer them because I don’t know much more myself.”

“I see…”

“In fact, I already know far more than others. Even if you were to ask Jian Sichun or your childhood friend, they probably wouldn’t be able to tell you much. They can’t even figure out their own situations.”

“Got it… So, actually, you knowing all this makes you a unique case, doesn’t it, Senior?”

“Exactly. I know this much because I’m what you could call a ‘semi-participant.'”

“Oh? What do you mean by that?”

“You already guessed it earlier—reborn is a scientific technology. Developing such a technology and bringing it to practical use requires more than just ‘knowledge.'”

“I get it… It also requires money and manpower.”

“Exactly. And I…”

Tian Shui crossed her legs, tapped her chest with a finger, and declared smugly, “I’m very rich.”

Developing an unprecedented technology would undoubtedly require an enormous amount of research funding, as well as talented people to join the project.

So, where did the money and people come from? The answer was obvious.

Tian Shui, the wealthy heiress, founded a company in the future and invested in cutting-edge technology. She provided the essential resources—both financial and human.

“So, at that campus job fair, when she and I joined your company together, it was to secure your financial backing, wasn’t it?”

Essentially, it was reborn coupled with finding a wealthy patron.

To put it bluntly, their approach to Tian Shui was to get her money.

It sounded a bit unscrupulous. Shi Hai couldn’t imagine himself doing something like that, so it must have been at the suggestion of that woman.

If Shi Hai knew that in the future, not only did he manage to take Tian Shui’s money, but he also won her heart, he’d probably start questioning his own morals.

“That’s right. Later, the two of you, along with the team, successfully developed a device that could send people back to the past.”

“So, in your timeline, Senior, I was already aware of all of this?”

“Exactly. In fact, I learned most of this information directly from you.”

“I see…”

After hearing the entire story, Shi Hai could finally understand why, in Tian Shui’s future, he had become so overly dramatic.

Knowing about reborn, being directly involved in developing the technology, and likely discovering his “inevitable death” would definitely inflate his sense of self.

Most importantly, it was highly probable that in the future, Shi Hai had already tried to change his destined death… and probably thought he had succeeded.

When viewed this way, his dramatic words about “defying fate” seemed fitting.

Because he really was defying fate.

But in the end, he had failed.

And to top it all off, he was struck by lightning. The ultimate black humor.

“That said, I don’t think you need to worry about the future anymore.”

“No, I still need to care about it. After all, it concerns my life and death!”

“Even so, you probably won’t be in danger anymore,” Tian Shui replied confidently.

“Huh? Why’s that?”

“Because she didn’t stop the other women from approaching you.”

“Uh… what???”

Shi Hai was thoroughly confused.

“What’s the connection between these two things?”

“Of course, there’s a connection. You see, her goal was to change your fate of dying. That’s why she sent people like me and Jian Sichun back to the past. But sending us back wasn’t enough—she also wouldn’t allow us to get close to you, to prevent the same future from happening again.”

“I still don’t get it. What does my death have to do with you all?”

“It might have something to do with us,” Tian Shui replied, almost casually.

Might? That’s so uncertain!

Frowning, Shi Hai asked, “But in your timeline, didn’t I die from being struck by lightning? What does that have to do with you?”

“You brought me along, remember? I was the only one there to witness it.”

“That… counts?”

“I don’t know if it counts, but if it were her, she’d probably think something like, ‘If Tian Shui hadn’t followed him upstairs, Shi Hai wouldn’t have been struck by lightning.’”

“What kind of logic is that…”

It felt absurd, almost forced.

Why did everything have to tie his death to women?

“Honestly, I don’t fully understand her logic either. But she probably thinks all your misfortune and eventual death were caused by women,” Tian Shui said matter-of-factly.

“Oh…”

It aligned with what Shi Meng had told him before. It seemed the person who called Shi Meng was likely this girl.”

“And if I had to guess… it’s very possible that she was the first woman to cause your death.”

“A psychological trauma, huh…”

Shi Hai nodded, beginning to find some sense in Tian Shui’s explanation.

Because she had personally experienced a tragedy, she didn’t want it to happen again. That’s why she became overly cautious and started creating forced explanations for everything.

That’s why she connected Shi Hai’s death with “being caused by women.”

“So, I was surprised she wasn’t the first one to approach you. She should’ve been the first to show up and warn you to stay away from other women.”

“Wasn’t there already that warning letter?”

“She wouldn’t use such a ‘gentle’ method. If it were her, she’d have stopped us from even ‘meeting’ you.”

“Like intercepting things right from the start?”

“Exactly. But this time, not only did I meet you, but Jian Sichun did too. You have to understand, in my timeline, I didn’t even know Jian Sichun existed until much later. Initially, none of us knew her—not you, not me. That was clearly her deliberate effort to keep Jian Sichun away from you.”

“But now, so many reborn people are around me…”

“Exactly. We’re even sitting here discussing these matters, aren’t we?”

Now Shi Hai understood why Tian Shui said he didn’t need to worry about the future anymore.

She was probably thinking that since this inventor had allowed other reborn people to approach him, it must mean his death had been successfully avoided.

Or, it had already been proven that “women were not the cause of Shi Hai’s death.” Either way, it was significant progress.

If the mysterious girl felt it necessary, she would’ve come to Shi Hai herself to explain everything.

But she hadn’t shown up, leaving the explanations to Tian Shui instead.

This further solidified Tian Shui’s belief that Shi Hai had escaped the shadow of death.

However, Shi Hai didn’t see it that way.

“Senior, have you considered that the reason she isn’t stopping you from approaching me isn’t because my death has been avoided… but because she’s already given up on saving me?”

“Impossible,” Tian Shui said firmly.

“You don’t understand, Shi Hai. To save you, she was even willing to endure the pain of watching you fall in love with someone else.”

As a woman, she was even willing to let go of her beloved.

What kind of determination did that take?

Having never been in love, Shi Hai couldn’t comprehend it.

But Tian Shui could.

“That’s why… saving you is the one thing she would never, ever give up on.”

Although Tian Shui didn’t like that annoying woman, she wouldn’t doubt the woman’s resolve.

After all, at their core, they were kindred spirits—women willing to sacrifice everything for love.

Hearing Tian Shui speak with such conviction, Shi Hai licked his lips nervously and swallowed hard.

This debt of gratitude felt even heavier now…

“One last question… What’s her name?”

“I don’t know if it’s her real name, but the name she gave was…”

Tian Shui uttered the name of the first reborn individual.

“Bai Yue.”