In the third year of Li Shuyu's marriage of mutual respect, his husband died in a car accident.
After the funeral, Li Shuyu went back to living alone, but something always seemed off.
For instance, the faucet would mysteriously turn on by itself, or the bedroom door would start swinging in the middle of the night with no breeze.
Sometimes, even as he slept, he could feel a hand gripping his ankle.
After three sleepless nights, Li Shuyu was fed up, his resentment stronger than any ghost's. He reached down and grabbed the "ghost" disturbing his sleep.
Li Shuyu's worldview shattered.
The feeling of someone grabbing his ankle hadn't been a mistake. His late husband had come back for him.
Li Shuyu soon discovered that his bad luck came in pairs: after becoming a ghost, Lu Chengxi had also lost his memory.
He didn't recognize anyone. The moment he opened his eyes and saw Li Shuyu, he followed him all the way home.
Li Shuyu tried to test his common sense. "Do you remember who you are?"
The ghost Lu Chengxi grinned foolishly. "I'm Li Shuyu's husband~"
Li Shuyu: He's hopeless.
Li Shuyu discovered that the more contact he had with Lu Chengxi, the faster Lu Chengxi's memories returned.
To uncover the truth behind the car accident, which was riddled with questions, Li Shuyu finally crossed the polite boundary they'd maintained for three years and prepared to do what husbands do.
Holding hands, embracing, kissing...
Li Shuyu thought of it as a sacrifice made for the sake of finding the truth, but the foolish Lu Chengxi took it seriously.
When Li Shuyu tried to explain things to him, Lu Chengxi was silent for a long time. He carefully studied Li Shuyu's expression, then asked hoarsely:
"You don't want me anymore?"
Li Shuyu: ...
Was this really the distant and courteous Lu Chengxi he remembered?
Lu Chengxi was still Lu Chengxi. Even with his memory gone, he was just as gentle and thoughtful, only much clingier than before.
But the truth was, Li Shuyu liked it.
As their kisses grew more and more natural, Li Shuyu realized that there was no real relationship between them at all.
Their marriage was for mutual benefit. Their intimacy was for the sake of recovering his memories.
And it seemed Li Shuyu had fallen for Lu Chengxi.
As the ghost became more and more tangible, Li Shuyu began to feel inexplicably afraid of the moment Lu Chengxi recovered the last piece of his memory.
When he found out they weren't really a married couple, would they still be able to go on like this?
[Gentle, refined young master bottom x clingy, loyal-dog top]
[Reading Guide]
1. Both are virgins, one-on-one romance.
2. The top comes back to life later, happy ending.
3. The top acts a little foolish while he has amnesia.
Theme: Love can transcend life and death
