Wait! I Thought I Was Supposed to Be Cannon Fodder

Steady, dependable, protective top with a sharp tongue × sunny, cheerful, sensitive bottom

Love grows over time + both are virgins + 1v1 + older top

Jiang Qingyan died.

Then came back to life.

Reborn six years earlier, Jiang Qingyan realized that You Guanyi already had a secret crush on someone he had loved for a year. That person was also the culprit behind Jiang Qingyan’s tragic death in his previous life. But at least there were still six years before it all happened.

Who knew You Guanyi would notice something was off barely half a month after Jiang Qingyan’s return?

“Trust me, okay?”

“If I ever do something to hurt you, it means someone’s controlling me. Don’t believe me. Find a chance and kill me.”

Time and again, You Guanyi noticed his odd behavior and patiently steadied all his turbulent emotions.

Then his best friend made him see that You Guanyi treated him differently. The heart that You Guanyi had so carefully nurtured closed up again. He couldn’t let You Guanyi become a target for everyone’s anger.

Jiang Qingyan kept looking for chances to distance himself, but You Guanyi always caught him and ordered him not to leave. When You Guanyi reached the age to marry, Jiang Qingyan took advantage of his trip to meet a prospective match and ran away.

You Guanyi returned after explaining things to the woman, only to find his beloved had vanished. Panicked and helpless, he used ruthless methods to bring him back.

“A Yan, you can trust me.”

“Brother, you finally caught me.”