Lin Qingxue, the top student and "school beauty" at Kyoto University, is still pining for a boy she fell in love with in high school who disappeared without saying goodbye. Three years later, the boy, Chu Yang, has returned and is now a freshman at Kyoto University, having completed a national scientific research mission. Chu Yang had actually died and been revived, and he returned to university life to make up for lost time and to find Lin Qingxue again. Meanwhile, Lin Qingxue's friends are trying to get her to move on and find new love, but she remains fixated on Chu Yang. As the story unfolds, Lin Qingxue's friends are excited to learn that Chu Yang has arrived at the university, and they speculate that he may have come specifically to find Lin Qingxue. The story sets the stage for a potential reunion between Lin Qingxue and Chu Yang.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator had a promise with Lin Qingxue to be together when they were 18 years old.
2. The narrator disappeared the next day without saying goodbye.
3. Lin Qingxue found out about the narrator's disappearance by going to their home.
4. The narrator's family had moved after their disappearance.
5. Lin Qingxue's father used his connections to check the narrator's ID card information, but it had been deleted.
6. Three years later, the narrator completed a national scientific research mission.
7. The narrator learned that Lin Qingxue was a sophomore at Kyoto University.
8. The narrator chose to join Kyoto University as a freshman to make up for past regrets.
9. Lin Qingxue was recognized as the number one school beauty at Peking University.
10. Li Qian was Lin Qingxue's roommate and friend.
11. The narrator and Lin Qingxue had a past relationship in high school.
12. Lin Qingxue had not forgotten the narrator and still had feelings for them.
13. The narrator answered a phone call from Professor Lu, a professor at Kyoto University.
14. Professor Lu offered the narrator a position as an honorary professor at Kyoto University.
15. The narrator declined the offer, saying they wanted to rest for a while.
16. Li Qian introduced himself as a senior and assistant tutor for the freshman Financial Management Class 1.
17. The narrator reported to the registration desk and received their dormitory key and student card.
18. A senior took the narrator to the dormitory to put down their luggage.
19. Lin Qingxue led people to the registration point for new students in the college.
20. Li Qian told Lin Qingxue that a handsome guy had come to their department and claimed to be from Lin Qingxue's hometown.
21. Lin Qingxue laughed helplessly at the suggestion that the guy was there for her.
22. Li Qian asked Lin Qingxue if she knew a junior named Chu Yang, and Lin Qingxue's heartbeat slowed down in response.