I Stayed by Her as She Was Reborn: Old Debts, New Protection

Chen Yu has run Island Mountain Bookshop in an old alley for five years, living a quiet, uneventful life until a stormy night shatters the peace. Covered in blood, Lin Xi crashes through the glass door and presses a gun to his forehead, while her cousin Lin Hao pursues her, intent on taking her life.

Chen Yu recognizes Lin Xi as the heiress of the Lin Group, and knows that Lin Hao was the one who killed her in his previous life. Five years ago, Lin Hao hunted him down at the border, and Lin Xi’s father saved him. That debt of gratitude became an obsession. Faced with Lin Xi’s wariness and despair, Chen Yu chooses to shelter her from the search.

When Lin Xi breaks down and reveals the secret that she has been reborn, Chen Yu understands that his peaceful life is over. He turns the bookshop into a refuge, teaches her to use a gun, and helps her evade danger. He meant only to repay an old debt, but as they protect each other through one life-and-death ordeal after another, he falls for her. The old debt remains unpaid, but a new promise to protect her has begun. Chen Yu vows to stay by Lin Xi’s side as she takes revenge, and to keep her safe from harm for the rest of her life.