Chapter 73 – Reflection and Rise
Since the rooftop incident, Gevran had vanished from social life. No messages in the G-Force chat, no classes, and the startup notifications piled up, unopened.
He lay in his room, lights dimmed, curtains drawn tight. Unfinished food sat on the desk. Classical music played softly, mirroring the silence in his heart.
His first heartbreak—after all he had been through, after reincarnation, after achieving so much—still had the power to break him.
"Why… why did it have to be you, Ah Yoon?" he murmured.
Kaeyan came to check on him and was shocked. Her confident, composed brother looked like a hollow version of himself. She immediately called their father.
Soon after, Yi Jido arrived with warm food. He didn't lecture. He simply sat beside Gevran, unwrapped the food, and handed him chopsticks.
"You're not yourself, Van," he said softly. "If you stay like this, you'll drown."
"I failed, Dad…" Gevran whispered. "I thought I'd become someone worth loving."
Yi Jido looked at him with calm eyes. "Love isn't something you earn just by being good enough. Even the best people get overlooked sometimes. But that's not the end."
Kaeyan added gently, "You've come so far, oppa. It's okay to fall. But don't stay down too long."
Gevran looked at them. For the first time in days, he felt warm… like he belonged again.
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A few days later, G-Force launched a crazy plan.
"Speed dating event," Minjae grinned.
"And we make it go viral," Eunwoo added.
"Let's get Gevran distracted from Ah Yoon," Jiwan chuckled.
They named it "LOVE SPARKS at SEOUL UNIVERSITY." With influencers on board, the event blew up. Thousands of women signed up—just to meet Gevran.
On the day of the event, the campus hall was packed with music, lights, and laughter. Gevran only showed up because of Jiwan's nagging and Kaeyan's piercing gaze.
"You don't need to fall in love," Kaeyan whispered. "Just show the world you can still smile."
Gevran met countless women—funny, quirky, intelligent. But none made his heart stir.
When the event ended, G-Force circled around him.
"Well?" Haesung asked. "Anyone caught your eye?"
Gevran smiled softly. For the first time since that day. "Now's not the time to fall in love. It's time to become someone worth it."
Everyone went silent… then Jiwan burst into laughter.
"That's the most Gevran line ever!"
They all laughed. And so did Gevran.
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That night, alone in his room, Gevran leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.
Memories surfaced—his first life. The bruises on his face, the laughter of bullies, the cold floor he used to sleep on. A home where no one asked how he felt. No one noticed him crying.
He remembered the hunger, the loneliness, the nights when he almost gave up.
But now—he had a father who fed him when he was broken, a sister who hugged him without reason, and friends who gathered thousands of strangers just to cheer him up.
Tears welled up… but not from pain.
From gratitude.
"I've been given a second chance," he whispered. "I won't waste it."
That night, for the first time since the heartbreak, Gevran slept peacefully.
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