The College Trap Chapter 1

After the college entrance exam results came out, Leo, a scholarship student in our class, only scored a measly 200 points.

Yet, he somehow convinced my two childhood best friends to apply for the worst vocational college with him.

Blindly infatuated, they both agreed to go to the same school as him.

I tried to reason with them, pouring my heart out, but they accused me of being malicious and jealous of Leo.

When my pleas fell on deaf ears, I contacted their parents. Finally, just moments before the deadline, their applications were changed, securing their spots at top-tier universities.

Leo ended up at the vocational college alone. But within six months, news broke that he had jumped off a building on campus.

After Sarah and Zoe went to collect his body, they returned and kidnapped me to a rooftop.

"If you hadn't stopped us from going to the same school as Leo, he wouldn't have been bullied into suicide!"

"Now, you're going to join him!"

Without a shred of mercy, they pushed me off the edge. I fell to my death, my body shattering on impact.

When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the moment they decided to follow Leo to vocational college.

This time, I’m just going to watch them ruin their own lives.

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"Leo is right. It's better to be a big fish in a small pond. I've decided to go to vocational college with him."

"With our scores, we'll definitely be the stars of the campus there."

Hearing Sarah and Zoe agree to go with him, Leo beamed with joy. He then turned his gaze to me.

"Ray, come with us too. The four of us have always been a team. I really don't want to be separated from you guys."

Looking at the three familiar faces, I instantly realized I had been reborn.

I was back to the day the exam scores were released. Sarah, Zoe, and I all scored near 700, enough for the country's best universities.

But Leo, the scholarship kid with barely 200 points, was trying to drag us down to a vocational school with him.

This time, if they want to go, they can go. I won't say a single word to stop them.

I stood up immediately. "Choosing a college is a big deal. I need to discuss it with my parents before I decide."

Leo's face fell instantly, looking wronged. "Ray, don't you want to be with us?"

I was done with his manipulative act. I didn't want to waste another breath on him. In this life, I just want to stay safe and far away from these three lunatics.

I turned to pack my things and leave, but Sarah and Zoe blocked my path.

"Ray Shen, what do you mean by that? Leo made a kind suggestion. Just give us a straight answer, yes or no. We don't have all day to wait for you!"

"You're eighteen. Can't you think for yourself? Don't you know where you want to go to college?"

I looked at them. The image of their twisted faces as they pushed me off a 36-story building in my past life flashed before my eyes. A chill ran down my spine.

"Since you put it that way, I'll be direct. My first choice is definitely Tsinghua or Peking University. As for that no-name vocational school, you guys can go ahead without me."

As soon as I finished, Leo's eyes welled up with tears. "Ray, what does that mean? Are you looking down on me because I can only go to a vocational college?"

Zoe pulled out a tissue to wipe his tears. "Leo, don't cry. Even if you go to a vocational school, we're willing to go with you."

"Some people think going to a university makes them special, but they'll just end up working for someone else anyway. I don't know where he gets his superiority complex!"

Sarah pointed an accusing finger at me. "Ray Shen, I think you're just jealous of Leo, so you're putting him down on purpose. Apologize to him right now, or don't expect us to ever talk to you again!"