Back to Freshman Year, I Started Running with My Parents Carrying Buckets

A forty-something man finds himself thrust back into his teenage years. Starting from a humble street stall, he sets out to rewrite his destiny with the knowledge of two decades. Yet even with the future mapped in his mind and boundless wealth within reach, he cannot escape the greed, obsession, and craving of human nature—nor the anguish of desires forever unattainable. Every old regret he mends gives rise to a new demon in his heart. Every life he desperately saves costs him a love lost at the next turn. A butterfly stirs its wings, and the waves never cease—every choice to defy fate brings an unforeseen backlash; every ounce of devotion he pours out only returns as a lonely epilogue. He conquers the era, defeats his rivals, and claims every dazzling glory the world has to offer. Yet again and again, he remains trapped in the cycle of parting from those he cherishes most, unable to break free. In the end, he realizes—rebirth was never a gift. It was only the beginning of yet another cycle of regret.