Genuinely Laid-Back and Fake Laid-Back [Apocalypse]

[Complete] Gu Tu was a young man who believed in taking life easy. In his previous life, he had both wood and water abilities, but because he was too laid-back, people played him for a fool. Rabbits bite when they're cornered, as they say. After spending half his life taking things easy, he finally fought back, blowing up three camps in a row before dying in a siege at the hands of dozens of high-level ability users. Reborn, Gu Tu unexpectedly awakened a spatial ability as well, but this time he had no desire for revenge. A true believer in taking things easy, all he wanted was to find a clean patch of land and live a pastoral life. Life alone was bound to get boring. During one outing, Gu Tu brought home a companion who was just as laid-back as he was: Fo Qianhui. Even after being reborn, Gu Tu still remembered the immaculate man who had sat atop the high tower in his previous life. The man's name was Fo Qianhui. He was a high-level psychic ability user, the guardian deity of the entire camp. The protective barrier he created with his psychic powers could keep zombies away from a ten-mile radius. But Fo Qianhui was too easygoing and had difficulty getting around, so people took advantage of his good nature. Even right up until Gu Tu's death, the camp continued to exploit Fo Qianhui, draining his mental strength without end. Gu Tu's heart ached. This time, before the camp could get control of Fo Qianhui, he acted first and brought him back to his own little plot of land, where he cared for him tenderly. He personally prepared every meal and brewed every dose of Chinese medicine. With his wood and water abilities, along with the supplies he had stockpiled before, he had more than enough to nurse Fo Qianhui back to health and make him glow with vitality. While conflict raged outside, the two of them lived in perfect comfort. But where Gu Tu couldn't see, Fo Qianhui's eyes were dark and unfathomable. Sitting in his wheelchair, Fo Qianhui watched the snow falling outside the window and listened to Gu Tu's even breathing in bed, his palm slick with sweat. He was afraid. Gu Tu died, and dozens of subordinates stood in a row, bowing as they reported it to him. With a faint smile, he waved a hand, as if it were the most trivial thing in the world. A few days later, the camp had a new master. A few years later, the ability users had a new leader: Fo Qianhui. No one could have imagined that the gentle, refined man had been behind it all. Fo Qianhui had always thought himself heartless, yet after being reborn, he bitterly regretted something he had done in his previous life. He shouldn't have driven Gu Tu to his death. He was afraid. * Farming and daily life, with a happy ending. * This is a long novel. The first eight chapters cover stockpiling before the apocalypse. After the love interest appears in Chapter Nine, the story settles into a slow-paced life. * In his previous life, the love interest only met the protagonist three times. They weren't close. * Both leads are physically and emotionally devoted to each other, in both their past and present lives. * The love interest is eight years older. They dote on each other, though the love interest spoils the protagonist more. * Please see the pinned post for detailed content warnings. ******Author's Upcoming Novel****** "I'm a Dragon. How About a Ninth-Rank Official Post?" Synopsis: Yuan Rutan is the last dragon from the primordial age. By the time he hatched, the mortal world had changed beyond recognition. Out of caution, Yuan Rutan disguised himself as a human. Over the next dozen years or so, he grew from an infant into a graceful young man. But Yuan Rutan couldn't keep lying low any longer. What kind of miserable life was this? Bullied by the village chief, clan members ganging up on him, floods every three years and droughts every five, a corrupt county magistrate... He couldn't take it anymore. After realizing that nothing in the mortal world could threaten him, he revealed his true form and headed to the capital to demand justice from the human emperor! * Jian Fu had gained the throne illegitimately, and the old ministers cursed him again and again. Jian Fu swung his sword, killing one wave of critics after another. He thought that if he focused on being a good emperor, the voices of dissent would die down. Yet in the seven years since he ascended the throne, disasters struck every year, an ill omen hung in the sky, and the people's opposition grew louder and louder. The ministers joined forces and forced him to write an edict confessing his sins. Weariness mingled in Jian Fu's dark eyes. He silently agreed. On the eve of the sacrifice, Jian Fu offered incense and prayed: If Heaven sends a good omen, he would do anything that wasn't too unreasonable. At the grand sacrificial ceremony, the emperor stood on the altar. In an instant, dark clouds gathered and thunder and lightning filled the sky. The ministers all fell to their knees, crying that it was a sign of great misfortune. But then the clouds parted, and golden light stretched for ten miles. An ancient true dragon, almost identical to the one in the paintings, soared out and coiled around the emperor. The ministers were stunned. They fell to their knees as one and cried, "The true dragon's chosen emperor!" But on the altar, Jian Fu thought of the prayer he'd made the night before. He had no idea what ambitions the true dragon before him might have. Just then, a young voice rang out in Jian Fu's mind. "I am a true dragon. Asking for a ninth-rank official post... isn't too unreasonable, right?" Jian Fu: ? * Dragon bottom x Emperor top. The bottom is a sleepyhead with no common sense, while the top is a domineering, fatherly type. * Ignore the time spent inside the egg. This is an older-top pairing, with a twelve-year age gap. * Both are devoted to each other, physically and emotionally. The top has no harem. * Synopsis written on 2024.10.8. Theme: Be sure to keep a kind heart, and live without letting yourself or others down.