Breathless Embrace

A laid-back, aloof guesthouse owner × a clear-headed, resilient top-tier star Cheng Xu is widely expected to become the entertainment industry's next award-winning actor. For the five years since he entered the business, he's worked diligently and stayed out of all scandals. Then his career suddenly crashed, and he was torn to shreds by online criticism. He left everything behind and traveled alone to Tibet. Maybe things had gone too smoothly before. The moment he arrived in Tibet, everything started going wrong. Cheng Xu began suffering from altitude sickness as soon as he got off the plane, and he'd booked a guesthouse instead of a hotel. He checked the distance. Fifty kilometers? He was dizzy. Then, when he arrived, he was told he'd booked the wrong dates. Even dizzier. It was a disastrous start, and the only consolation was the guesthouse owner, who was so breathtakingly handsome that it was impossible to forget him after one look. The owner not only helped him change his booking but also brought him altitude sickness medicine. When he fell ill, the owner took him to the hospital and looked after him. On the drive back from the hospital, beneath a breathtaking river of stars, Cheng Xu's heart, long dead for twenty-five years, suddenly started beating a little faster. No way, right??? Impossible. It had to be the suspension bridge effect! * He Yu is a genius director who left the industry years ago. One film made him an overnight sensation, bringing him both fame and fortune, but he quickly disappeared from public view. No one knew he'd kept someone in his heart for seven whole years. Then that person appeared before him, covered in wounds and even showing an interest in him. All He Yu could do was stay by his side and help him through this difficult time. He Yu lost control over love twice. The first time was at the foot of Mount Kailash, when Cheng Xu's voice was so soft it seemed a breath of wind could carry it away. “He Yu, wait for me, okay?” The second time was in Beijing, amid the dry autumn wind, when he whispered, “I've got you now.” Actually, I was the one who got you. * Only later did Cheng Xu learn that during the three months He Yu was gone, he'd driven around the Ali Loop Route twice, all by himself. The destination on his car's GPS was always Beijing. And the prayer flag He Yu had asked for while making a kora was tucked into a pocket of his backpack. It read, “May Cheng Xu be safe and get everything he wishes for.” Reading notes: Five-year age gap, with He Yu older Both are each other's first love and have only ever been with each other A fictionalized story set in real locations Upcoming novel: 《After My Mission to Win Myself Over Goes Wrong [Quick Transmigration]》 The universe contains countless planes, each with a corresponding parallel world. Your family is happy, while his has turned against him. Your future is bright, while he lives in hell. You are warm and gentle, while he is obsessive and twisted. Everyone loves you, while the world fears and despises him. Apart from sharing the same face and name, your lives have taken opposite paths. Perhaps the contrast was too great, triggering the Heavenly Dao's self-correction program. All those with happy lives were bound by a System and sent to win over another version of themselves. System: Please save them and give them a happy, fulfilling life. Hosts: Who??? System: Yourself. Hosts: I have to save myself? System: For reasons unknown, they absorbed your luck, leaving them to suffer a wretched, lonely life and die horribly. As the source of their tragic lives, it's your turn to save them! When the System saw the happiness scores steadily rising, it smiled with relief. Then, when it wasn't paying attention, one Host was locked in a dark room by the other version of himself. “You came here, so don't even think about leaving me. Even if I die, I'm taking you with me!” He huddled trembling in a corner and heard the other version of himself whisper viciously in his ear, “We'll be together forever, just the two of us.” Then he turned to the System with a pleading look. System... even the System couldn't help him! Seeking advice: What do you do when your mission to win yourself over goes wrong and you end up being forced into a relationship? Reading guide: 1. Semes as protagonists. Episodic story. 2. All main characters are faithful and devoted. I absolutely love this kind of couple! 3. Fictional setting. Please don't scrutinize it too closely. 4. A pseudo-selfcest story. All settings and plot points serve the romance. The author ate the logic! Theme: Honor ideals, freedom, and love.