Reborn Before the Divorce

Sheng Yan and Huo Zhiqi each entered a marriage of convenience for their own reasons. Married life seemed perfectly harmonious: an annual family gathering, quarterly work reports, and a set quota of conjugal visits. But life was always too dull, so in the eighth year of their marriage, Sheng Yan asked for a divorce. To his surprise, he was reborn, back to the time before they got married. Seven years earlier, Sheng Yan was a rising star in the business world, preparing to take over the family company. Huo Zhiqi was the entertainment industry's newest top-tier star, wildly popular. Given a second chance, Sheng Yan simply crossed Huo Zhiqi's name out of his future plans and started mapping out a new life. But news about Huo Zhiqi kept finding its way to him. #Huo Zhiqi and an award-winning actress fall in love on set, then spend a sweet night together# Sheng Yan remained calm: The actress was their first cousin. #Huo Zhiqi is frequently spotted at the villa of his new film's producer, suspected of trading favors# Sheng Yan frowned: The producer was their maternal uncle. #Huo Zhiqi gets cozy with a young actress on set, romance rumors surface# Sheng Yan, irritated: The young actress was their niece. #Huo Zhiqi comes out! Announces he's no longer single!# Sheng Yan looked at the familiar ring finger, now bare, and finally couldn't sit still. They weren't even married yet. How had Huo Zhiqi found someone else?! When Sheng Yan found Huo Zhiqi and casually asked him about it, the once reserved and uninteresting man put on a pitiful look Sheng Yan had never seen before. Huo Zhiqi: "Teacher Yan, that was just the devoted-boyfriend persona I made up. But I've never dated anyone. If the truth comes out and my image collapses, my acting career will be ruined. So, Teacher Yan, could you help me out and pretend to be my boyfriend outside the industry for a while?" Knowing how successful Huo Zhiqi would become in the industry and how many admirers would surround him, Sheng Yan hesitated. "...All right." Then the two, living together again, ended up in the same bed once more. Sheng Yan gazed at the handsome man sleeping beside him and the familiar ring on his finger. It seemed like all that divorce had accomplished was nothing at all. At the same time Huo Zhiqi received the divorce papers, he also received the notice of Sheng Yan's death. After Sheng Yan passed away, Huo Zhiqi spent seven years coming to terms with the fact that he loved him, then another seven slowly reminiscing about their time together before Sheng Yan died. Then one day, he opened his eyes and saw the person he'd longed for once again. And this time, it wasn't a dream... Reader's guide: CP: Scheming, calculating puppy-like actor gong X aloof, emotionally distant CEO shou 1. This story has lots of gay characters, so please keep that in mind. 2. No characters are based on real people. Any professional knowledge mentioned is made up by the author. 3. Enjoy reading, mwah~ Theme: Companionship is the longest confession of love.