Chapter 30

Chapter Thirty: Deliberately Forgotten Memories

Whenever the professor wasn't around, the classroom would never be quiet. Outside the window, a row of camphor trees, evergreen throughout the year, stood lush and verdant even in the cold winter. If you listened closely, you could catch a faint, refreshing fragrance.

A few girls gathered not far from Li Yi, engaged in a heated debate. Words like "Xu Zhimo" and "air crash" could be faintly heard.

Suddenly, Li Yi thought of something, but the sound of the school bell interrupted him.

An elderly professor, holding a cup of water, slowly walked in.

This was Sha Huailin, the most famous literature lecturer at Nan University, specializing in ancient literature. He had published many literary theory books and was known for his strict requirements in class. Few students ever skipped or skipped his lectures.

In less than a minute, the classroom fell silent.

However, Li Yi fell into deep thought. A distant memory flickered in his mind. It was a memory from his previous life, a long-forgotten and sealed memory!

The more Li Yi tried to grasp it, the more elusive it became.

It seemed that the memory was triggered when the girl mentioned the word "air crash"!

Air crash!

What was related to an air crash?

At this moment, Professor Sha Huailin said, "The 'Chuci,' everyone is familiar with it..."

"Chu!" The word popped up in Li Yi's memory.

Chu, air crash!

Unwilling to recall, deliberately forgotten past events gnawed at Li Yi's brain cells like silkworms eating mulberry leaves. Gradually, his entire mind was filled with memories of that incident!

Li Yi quickly realized that today was the same day as that year!

The same day in his previous life! The air crash, Chu Lianxin! The girl he had been most concerned about in his previous life, lost her life on this day!

It was now 10:08 AM, meaning that in two hours, the air crash would happen again!

Would Chu Lianxin still be on that flight? Would the flight still take off on time? Would it still crash five minutes after takeoff?

If nothing had changed, Chu Lianxin should be at the Haishu City airport with her parents, waiting to board the plane! They were originally going to the United States, but they never returned.

He had to stop it! Li Yi suddenly stood up and walked out of the classroom.

The whole class was in an uproar, surprised that Li Yi had the nerve to skip Professor Sha Huailin's class!

Professor Sha Huailin sternly asked, "Li Yi! Where are you going?"

Li Yi urgently replied, "Professor Sha, I really have an emergency, I'll explain later! Please, where is the nearest phone that can make long-distance calls?"

Professor Sha Huailin was taken aback but, seeing Li Yi's urgency, answered, "The principal's office, you can make international calls there!"

The moment Li Yi heard "principal's office," he took off running towards it.

The door to the principal's office was tightly shut. Li Yi, suppressing his excitement, knocked politely, but there was no response. Was the principal not there? In a hurry, Li Yi pushed the door, but it was locked from the inside and wouldn't budge.

In his desperation, Li Yi took a few steps back, then kicked the door with all his might. The door, sturdy as it was, wobbled but remained intact.

Li Yi, determined, used his shoulder to ram it. A surge of warmth rose from his lower abdomen, and with a crack, the lock broke!

Inside, a man and a woman were hurriedly dressing. Li Yi recognized them: the man was the principal's secretary, Fu Qiang, and the woman was a new teacher. Li Yi didn't care what they had been up to and rushed to the desk, grabbing the phone.

The secretary, thinking the principal had returned, panicked. Seeing a young man, he flared up, "Who are you? Which class are you from? This is the principal's office, and you dare to barge in! Hey! What are you doing? You can't touch that phone!"

In this era, having a phone was a precious thing. Most people kept it locked in a wooden box. The principal's office, being different, was usually off-limits to ordinary people, so it wasn't locked.

The noise of Li Yi kicking the door had alerted the school leaders and teachers in nearby offices, who rushed over, stunned to see the principal's office door kicked open! Their first thought was a burglary, and they all ran towards the office.

Li Yi, holding the phone, was momentarily at a loss. Where should he call?

Who could stop a plane from taking off?

Among the people he knew, no one seemed capable of doing that!

Wen Yuxi? He wasn't sure if he could do it. Even if he could, why would a provincial party secretary, a high-ranking official, believe a young student he had only met twice? And for such an unbelievable event! What made Li Yi think the plane would crash? Oh, you're a reborn person? A time traveler? So you know? Are you crazy? Who would believe you?

A wave of sorrow washed over Li Yi!

What good was being reborn? What good was making eighty million if he couldn't prevent a tragedy?

Tears blurred his vision, and he didn't hear the secretary's angry shouts.

Suddenly, a phone number flashed in Li Yi's mind!

It was the contact number on the business card his uncle had given him before leaving.

The card didn't specify his uncle's position, and Li Yi didn't know the extent of the Li family's influence, but this was his only lifeline!

Even a dead horse must be treated as if it were alive!

Li Yi thought for only three seconds before dialing the number without hesitation.

The phone rang, each ring cutting into Li Yi's heart.

At this moment, the school leaders and teachers arrived at the principal's office, confused by the scene.

Vice Principal Xu Shaonong angrily asked, "What's going on! Fu Qiang, what are you doing? Who is this? Can you just use the principal's phone? Put it down now!"

Li Yi clutched the receiver and replied, "My name is Li Yi, a senior in the Chinese Department. I have an urgent matter that I must call about immediately! I will take full responsibility and any losses! But please, let me finish this call!"

The people in the room were either moved by the sorrow in Li Yi's eyes or bewildered by the situation, and no one spoke.

The phone rang a few more times and was finally answered. A stern male voice came through, "This is Li Zhengyu, who is this?"

Li Yi tried to calm himself and called out, "Uncle! Hello, it's me, Li Yi."

"Ha, Yi'er, oh, you finally decided to call Uncle!" Li Zhengyu said happily, waving his subordinates out of the room.

"Uncle, I have an urgent matter today and need your help. Whether you can help or not, you are the only one I can turn to. Because, in this world, I can't think of anyone else who would believe me and go all out to help me!"