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[Overbearing, Confident, Love-Struck Famous Director Gong X Emotionally Slow, Gentle Architect Shou]
Lu Ningzhi thought he would never see Qi Xun again in this lifetime.
The person he had secretly loved for four years in college, and whose confession he had rejected, was now a wildly popular director, with the well-matched eldest daughter of the Yan family standing by his side.
On the day Lu Ningzhi returned to the country,
news flooded every outlet: famous director Qi Xun and Yan Runing, heir to Xinghan Entertainment, were about to get engaged. The two were traveling around Europe together, making everyone envious.
Lu Ningzhi quietly turned off his phone and told himself: It's all in the past.
But just after he returned to Haishi, an unfamiliar number called.
"May I speak with Mr. Lu Ningzhi? Mr. Qi Xun was in a car accident. He listed you as his emergency contact."
Lu Ningzhi froze.
Emergency contact. Him.
And the man who was supposed to be enjoying a romantic European vacation with his fiancée was now lying in a hospital in Haishi.
He had no idea in what capacity he walked into that hospital room.
The man on the bed opened his eyes and looked at him, his lips moving. "Who are you?"
Qi Xun had lost his memory. Lu Ningzhi should have called the Qi family and asked them to come collect him.
But, as if possessed, he still took Qi Xun home with him.
"Just this once," he told the last shred of his rationality.
*
Qi Xun had finally almost sorted out the affairs at home when he heard that Lu Ningzhi had returned to the country.
He excitedly flew to Haishi alone to find him, only to get into a car accident.
Qi Xun's first thought wasn't, "That hurts." It was, "Damn it, this is so embarrassing!"
He had prepared the most dramatic entrance possible.
Still, at least his darling had taken him home.
[This is not a substitute romance.
This is the story of one idiot taking ten years to make another idiot understand:
He has loved only him, from beginning to end.]
Basically, Xiao Qi got a sweet romance script, while Ningning got a heartbreaking substitute-love script.
Reading Guide:
1. Mutual pining | Both pursuing each other | Sweet romance
2. Yan Runing is a genuine ally, not a love rival. Enjoy without worry.
3. Not plot-driven, not serious drama, just a fluffy little romance!
3. Blurb is provisional, written on 2026/04/29
Theme: Love is not self-righteous sacrifice. It takes the courage to let the other person know, even if you do it clumsily.
