On the day of the SAT, my boyfriend, waiting for his childhood friend who was running late, made the whole class delay heading to the exam venue.

However, there was less than an hour left before the exam started, and continuing to delay would surely mean missing it.

In my previous life, as the class representative, I kindly advised everyone to go to the exam venue first.

The result? A torrent of accusations directed at me.

"You're just jealous that Nina and Brock are close, so you're leaving her behind to make her miss the exam on purpose, right?"

I pleaded in the pouring rain for ten minutes before they reluctantly agreed to leave. They arrived at the exam venue with just a minute to spare.

After the exam, I was pushed off a building by Nina Holiday, my body turning into a bloody mess.

Under my boyfriend's lead, the entire class gave false testimony to the police.

"Cassie Woods took her own life because she feels guilty for making Nina miss the exam!"

Nina used this opportunity to play the victim, gaining sympathy and becoming a famous online influencer.

My dad wanted to get justice for me but was cyberbullied by clueless netizens. Driving in a mentally-unstable state, his car veered off a cliff, his body never recovered.

Only after death did I realize that it was all a big conspiracy by Nina.

When I opened my eyes again, I found that I had been reborn to the day the whole class waited for Nina to go to the exam venue.

This time, I decided not to stop my ungrateful classmates from suffering the consequences of their own choices!

As I was pushed off the building, I heard Nina say in a triumphant tone, "Cassie, I knew I wouldn't get into a good university, so I showed up late on purpose. Only if you 'commit suicide' out of guilt can I play the victim and gain more followers."

Suddenly, the chilly raindrops hitting my face woke me from my daze.

When I opened my eyes again, I found myself standing on the school field.

Seeing my boyfriend, Brock Finch, arguing with the bus driver, I felt a surge of excitement.

The next second, Brock glared at me and yelled angrily, "Cassie, you're so selfish! Nina's not here yet! Why can't we wait two more minutes?"

All the classmates looked at me with angry expressions.

"That's right, Nina's our classmate. How can we leave her?"

"We won't get on the bus until Nina arrives!"

Their hostile gazes pained me.

In my previous life, afraid that continuing to wait would cause everyone to miss the exam, I told the bus driver to take everyone to the exam venue first.

As a result, my classmates treated me like their mortal enemy, even though I did it out of consideration for their futures.

Brock pushed through the crowd and came to me, looking at me with disgust. He said, "Cassie, even though you're my girlfriend, I have to say that this is unforgivable! It's the SAT. If you make Nina miss the exam, you'll ruin her life."

Brock's expression seemed to tell me that he wished I were dead. I clenched my fists and bit my lip hard.

Only when my lip was bleeding did I relax my expression and say, "Since you're all willing to risk your future to wait for Nina, feel free to keep waiting! It's raining heavily, so I'll wait in the bus."

I ignored the murderous looks of my classmates and went straight to the school bus.

The driver looked at me with worry.

"Based on my experience driving students to the exam venue, you'll definitely run late if you wait any longer. It's raining so heavily!"

But Brock merely scoffed and said, "Stop trying to scare us. I often take the road that goes to the exam venue. There's absolutely no way we'll run late!"

The driver could only sit back in the driver's seat sullenly. The students cheered in the rain as if they had just won a great victory.

But what they didn't know was that I had already gained direct admission to the top university in the country, so whether I could attend the exam on time or not was not important to me.

The reason why I chose to go with them to take the exam was just to experience the atmosphere.

I wonder if they, who had not gained direct admission, would still be able to laugh an hour later.

I called my dad with moist eyes and trembling hands.

Remembering my tragic fate of being pushed down a building in my previous life and the scene of my dad driving off a cliff, I couldn't help but burst into tears.

This time, I'm going to make this group of ungrateful people pay for their wrong decision!

I would make them understand how stupid they were!

Time passed bit by bit, and 15 minutes later, Nina finally ran over, panting heavily.

It only took five minutes to run from the girls' dormitory to the field, but Nina still pretended to be exhausted. What a dedicated actress she was.

Although she was a little surprised that the students were still there, the surprise on her face only lasted for a moment. She immediately put on a smiling face and said to everyone, "I knew you guys wouldn't leave me!"

Under the excited gazes of the students, she gave me a vicious look.

Brock rubbed Nina's hair affectionately.

"Don't worry, Nina! We would wait for you no matter what!"

A beep came from my phone.

I smiled.

It was an emergency notification. Due to the heavy rain, the road from the school to the exam venue was flooded!

In my previous life, it was precisely because I discovered the serious waterlogging in that section of the road that I had begged everyone to leave immediately. But even then, we nearly missed the exam.

Now, without my persuasion, we left five minutes too late.

It would take a miracle for us to arrive at the exam venue on time.

After getting on the bus, Nina handed me a lollipop with an apologetic look, saying, "Cassie, I'm sorry. I was just worried that everyone would be nervous, so I went to buy lollipops for the whole class."

Before I could speak, Brock snatched the lollipop away and hugged Nina to comfort her.

"Nina, you didn't do anything wrong, so there's no need to apologize. Selfish people like her don't deserve to eat the lollipop you bought!"

The other students also consoled her.

"Yeah, Nina, there's no need to blame yourself. We all volunteered to stay and wait for you."

"It's just a few minutes of delay, it's no big deal. You're always thinking of us, and we'll remember your kindness forever! We're not as cold-hearted as certain people!"

Listening to their thinly-veiled insult, my lips curled into a smirk.

This is great!

I wonder if they would sing the same tune 30 minutes later.

These lollipops would cost them the most precious 15 minutes of their lives.

The sweetness in their mouths right now would brew bitter fruits that taste a thousand times stronger!

They ate lollipops and sang songs, treating the exam as a picnic.

But soon, some of them started noticing that something was wrong.

There were more and more vehicles around, and the speed of the bus was getting slower and slower.

"I just received news that the section ahead is seriously flooded, and the road has been blocked. We need to detour, so we might get there late," the bus driver said with a heavy face, and the originally lively atmosphere in the bus suddenly fell into silence.

Brock was in disbelief.

"That's impossible... absolutely impossible. How can this road be blocked?"

Everyone started panicking.

"What should we do? If I can't make it to the exam, my life will be ruined!"

"Driver, think of a way! I can't be late!"

The driver shook his head helplessly.

"If you want to get to the exam venue as quickly as possible, you can only change to a different vehicle and wade through the flooded area."

I watched them coldly.

In my previous life, after my dad heard that we were stuck on the road, he immediately mobilized over a dozen large bulldozers from his company nearby and successfully sent everyone to the exam venue in time.

But not only did these people not show him any gratitude, they even spread rumors about my dad online, saying that he took a fee of $200 from each of them.

Since they were so ungrateful, I naturally wasn't naive enough to ask my dad for help again.

At this time, Nina suddenly declared confidently, "Don't worry, everyone, I know a shortcut. We'll definitely get there in time."

Hearing that, everyone instantly relaxed, as if Nina's words had a magical power.

Yeah, that's right, go ahead and believe her!

I was aware that, in the eyes of these people, I was just an envious and jealous girl while Nina was their perfect goddess.

That was because I would always force them to study, while Nina wouldn't.

I specially asked my dad to buy mock exams from other schools for them, which cost a lot of money, but they couldn't compare to Nina's lollipops.

Even when I arranged for Nina to clean the classroom because it was her turn, they would say that I was bullying her.

"You're so resourceful, Nina, unlike some people who just stay silent when we encounter a problem. No sense of responsibility at all."

Brock said excitedly while giving Nina a hug. He also didn't forget to mock me.

I lowered my face and scoffed, still clenching my phone.

Are you sure Nina is kind enough to point out a shortcut for you?

As I expected, Nina's shortcut didn't help at all.

In the bus, the students were no longer noisy. Uneasiness could be seen on everyone's face.

Every time the number on the electronic watch jumped, their faces turned a shade paler.

"Are we really not going to make it?"

A classmate, Jason Wesley, asked the driver desperately, but all he got was the driver's contemptuous snort.

If these students hadn't stubbornly insisted on delaying their departure by 15 minutes, they wouldn't be in this situation.

When the bus arrived at the exam venue, the exam venue had been sealed off and no longer allowed any candidates to enter.

Brock got out of the car with a pale face.

"There's no way," he remarked in disbelief upon seeing the cordon.

Jason wanted to break through the cordon, but was stopped by the police.

"The SAT has already started. No one is allowed to enter the exam venue without permission."

The other students also got off the bus. Some of them were shaking in fear.

As Brock said, missing the exam could ruin their entire life.

I looked at them with a cold smirk, a trace of schadenfreude flashing in my eyes.

Weren't you guys willing to risk your future for Nina?

Why are you crying and screaming now?

Brock suddenly said, "Don't worry, everyone. We were late because of a valid reason. We can explain the situation to the teacher in charge. They'll arrange for us to take a make-up exam."

All the students suddenly lit up, like drowning people grabbing at a lifeline. They shouted, asking to see the teacher in charge.

The school principal approached with a group of teachers, looking livid.

Seeing the principal's expression, for some reason, Brock had a bad premonition.

"Delaying the departure by 15 minutes on purpose, what exactly are you people thinking? Don't even think you can sit for a make-up exam. You should be grateful I'm not banning you guys from taking the exam for 3 years!"

After the principal had finished speaking, some of the parents who were waiting outside the exam venue in the rain also pointed fingers at the latecomers.

"How can you be late for such an important exam? Aren't you being too irresponsible?"

"If you were my son, I would beat you to death!"

The parents' words made everyone even more desperate.

Jason grabbed Brock's collar and roared, "You said Cassie was lying because she was jealous. You told us there's no need to worry and we have to wait for Nina. Why can't we enter the exam venue now?"

The others also turned to Brock with angry faces.

Brock seemed to be drained of energy. He lowered his head, looking regretful.

Nina choked up and said with a sad face, "That road was never busy. Why would it be blocked without warning on the day we're running late?"

She sounded like she was blaming herself, but she was actually leading them to a certain conclusion.

Suddenly, Brock looked up at me and said with bloodshot eyes, "Cassie, did you do this? Is it because you're jealous of Nina and want to make her miss the exam?! You failed to do that back at school, so you asked your dad to send people to block the road! You're so vicious! You ruined all of our futures because of jealousy!"