Chapter 1 Chapter 1 After weeks of effort , Peter , the brooding second lead , agreed to be my deskmate . But as I moved my desk , the female lead Seraphina rushed over and hugged him . " It's good to see you ! This time I'll protect you ! " she cried . Pop - up comments flashed : [ FL was reborn ! Time to pursue the one who truly loves her ! ] [ One smile from her and Peter would lay down his life . ] [ Chloe is a joke compared to her . ] Peter's face darkened , but he didn't push her away . " What do you want this time ? " he asked bitterly . " Love letters ? Or my competition spot ? " She shook her head , tears streaming . " I just want to be with you ! " Stunned , Peter turned to me . " Let's not move the desks yet . " My past three years felt like a joke . I called the system : " You see ? I was never the one who could save him . Just let me go home . " 1 As I moved my desk to the back of the classroom , Seraphina was in the middle of a grand confession . 09.17 She had cornered Adrian Pierce , the male lead , with a massive bouquet of roses . She was radiant , bold , and utterly unapologetic - just like always . But before she could speak , Adrian cut her off , his voice cool and detached . " Whatever you're about to do , don't . I'm not interested in you . " Seraphina stopped , her face paling . For a few seconds , she just stood there , stunned . Then , as if waking from a dream , her eyes darted around the room . They landed on the digital clock on the wall , and her pupils widened in shock . The next second , she shoved through the crowd of onlookers . A cloud of rose - scented perfume followed her as she crashed into Peter's arms . clinging to him with the desperate joy of someone who had found something precious they thought they'd lost forever . " Thank god I can see you again ! " she sobbed . " This time I won't let you ... It's my turn to protect you ! " Peter stared at her , bewildered , his hands hovering awkwardly in the air . The entire classroom was silent . The pop - ups in my vision went wild : [ In her last life , Adrian married Seraphina but cheated on her , causing her to have a miscarriage and die of a broken heart . ] [ But she never looked back at Peter , the insecure boy who loved her from the shadows . He ran into a burning building to save her without a second's hesitation , getting his face scarred in the process . He hid from her after that , but always watched over her from afar . ] [ The car crash was the worst ! After a fight with Adrian , Seraphina ran into traffic . Peter sprinted across the road to push her out of the way and was hit by a truck . She just held him , begging him not to die . ] [ It hurts just thinking about it ! He never once said ' I love you , ' but he gave her everything EVERYTHING . ) [ So glad she was reborn ! This time she's going to get her man ! As for Ad [ Wait , Adrian's reaction to her confession wasn't right . Did he get reborn too ? ] he can go to hell ! ] The other students started to snicker . 09:37 Chapter 1 " Seraphina , you got the wrong guy ? Weren't you just confessing to Adrian ? " " Yeah , rejected by one , so you just move on to the next ? " " Doesn't Chloe like Peter ? Ooh , a love square ! " 09:37 B Their mocking gazes shifted between the four of us . Peter's expression grew darker . I knew why . He felt bad that Seraphina was being humilia- ted , and he was jealous that Adrian was the one who received her bright , fearless affection . Seraphina and Adrian came from the same world of wealth and privilege . Peter was the son of her family's maid and driver . After his parents died , her family had taken pity on him , giving him a small monthly allowance . To Seraphina , Peter had always been someone to command . Command him to give his only umbrella to Adrian in a storm , while he walked home soaked . Command him to give his meticulously prepared study notes to Adrian , only to tear them up when Adrian refused them . Com- mand him to skip an exam so Adrian could be first in their year . So he didn't believe her now . He just pressed his lips into a thin , self - mocking line . " What do you need me to do this time ? Write your love letters for him ? Give up my spot in the competition for him ? " Seraphina's voice , though thick with tears , was startlingly clear and firm . " I need you - to be with me ! " " It's okay if you don't believe me now , " she declared . " We have all the time in the world ! I'll make you believe me ! " Then , she whirled around and glared at me . " Get out of the way ! " She shoved me aside and grabbed the desk I had just moved , dragging it across the floor with a deafening screech . She pushed it into the corner , next to the trash can . Then she went and got her own desk , slamming it down next to Peter's . " From now on , I'm the only one who gets to sit next to you ! " she announced , lifting her chin proudly , her eyes sparkling as she gazed at him . Peter was frozen , completely stunned . He turned his head , avoiding her intense gaze , and his eyes met mine . After a long pause , he finally spoke . " The desk ... let's just leave it for now . " 2 I called up the system . " You see ? The one who could save him was never me . So can you please just let me go home ? " I had a perfectly good life in my own world before I was yanked into this one and bound to a system . It told me I was the only one who could redeem " the devoted second male lead . My only way home was to help him avoid his tragic fate of disfigurement and death . Peter was a cold , solitary person who sat in the back of the class and spoke to no one . All the warmth he possessed was reserved for Seraph- ina . He despised my attempts to get close to him , always telling me to get lost . Until last week . He was cornered by a group of bullies , and one of them swung an iron pipe at the back of his head . Without thinking , I threw myself in front of him . That was the first time I ever saw Peter's expression change . He knelt on the ground , trembling , his voice breaking . " Who told you to interfere ? " The pipe had hit my back . Thankfully , the system mitigated the damage , so the injury wasn't too severe . While Peter was taking care of me in the hospital , I seized the opportunity to ask to be his deskmate . He had looked reluctant , but he'd agreed . A position I had to bleed for , Seraphina got with just a few tears . " Now that Seraphina is reborn , she won't let Peter get hurt , " I argued with the system . " There's no need for me here . " The system's cold , mechanical voice replied : [ ERROR . UNFORESEEN VARIABLE DETECTED . YOUR PRESENCE IS NO LONGER REQUIRED . AS PER PROTOCOL , YOU MAY CHOOSE A DEATH NODE TO RETURN TO YOUR ORIGINAL WORLD ] I'd been here for nearly three years . I had teachers and friends who cared about me . Our final exams were less than a week away . If I just died , it would affect them . I didn't want that . 09:37 Chapter 1 " After the finals , " I said . [ Acknowledged ] 3 0937