The Aloof Beauty Has Had a Secret Crush on Me for Years

The early part takes place at university, then moves to the city / Happy ending, both are reborn / Mostly the top's perspective / Top dotes on bottom

Project director top vs. photographer bottom

"There, you won't have any regrets this time."

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The next time Gu Pei hears news of Zhuang Jing, it's the announcement that Zhuang Jing died in a plane crash.

They weren't close in college. In Gu Pei's memory, Zhuang Jing was always quiet and kept to himself. The only thing that stood out was his beautiful, refined face.

That night, after working late to finish a proposal, Gu Pei's head hits his desk. He thinks he's died from overwork, but instead he is reborn in his senior year of college, two years before Zhuang Jing's accident.

For the sake of that pretty face, why not save him?

One rescue later, he unexpectedly gets himself a wife.

Gu Pei: What made you fall for me? My good looks, my intelligence, my... charm?

Zhuang Jing: Because it's you.

As expected of a cool beauty, a man of few words.

Gu Pei: I'll take that as a compliment, then.

Zhuang Jing: You don't have to take it that way.

Zhuang Jing: ...I've had a crush on you for a long time.

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How should one describe Zhuang Jing's life?

Simply put, after struggling for years, he finally decides to be brave for once. But on the plane to the city where his crush lives, he encounters a plane crash with odds close to zero.

He had countless regrets in life, too many to count. But as his life flashes before his eyes, there's only one person he can't let go of: Gu Pei.

The death he expected never comes.

He is reborn.

Reborn in his senior year of college, he is once again Gu Pei's classmate. He thinks he'll have to relive the pain and endure another hopeless crush.

But the young man takes the initiative to approach him, reach for him, and save him.

Gu Pei: Zhuang Jing, want to be friends?

Zhuang Jing: ...Okay.

No matter which time or space we're in, I'll fall in love with you, without fail.

[Reader's Guide]

Gu Pei (top) x Zhuang Jing (bottom)

1. It's actually a mutual crush. The top had feelings in college but didn't realize it, and was a late bloomer. He saves the bottom because he likes him. If he had no feelings for him at all, it wouldn't have triggered his rebirth. But his genuine love only begins after he is reborn; in his previous life, he was mostly attracted to the bottom's looks.

2. The bottom comes from a troubled family and is rather pessimistic at first. He slowly changes after experiencing happiness later on (important!)

3. A sweet, bittersweet romance. First loves, both virgins. The work details are made up, so don't take them as representative of real life.

4. Rise up, guiding lover!

Theme: Love can cross time and space.