This Sucker of a White Moonlight Is Done [Reborn]

At twenty-six, Su Zhen's life got a game over. Then he floated in front of his hospital bed, forced to watch his best friends from life put on one melodramatic spectacle after another.

Brother No. 1 held a pale, fragile young man in his arms, pain in his eyes. "See? Xiao Zhen is gone."

The young man, who looked about fifty percent like Su Zhen, let out a heart-wrenching wail. "I don't want to hear it! You only want me to keep being his substitute because the real one is dead!"

Brother No. 1 hurriedly said, "That's not true. I did think that at first, but somewhere along the way, I fell in love with you."

Su Zhen: ...Wait, you're gay? No, no, hold on. I thought of you as a brother, and you wanted to sleep with me?! And you even found yourself a substitute?!

Brother No. 2 said to the understanding beauty at his side, his voice full of heartfelt sorrow, "It's true, he was my first love. But when I was lonely, lost, and alone, you were always there for me. Let's end our friends-with-benefits arrangement and start over."

The beauty's eyes filled with tears, and they threw themselves into his arms, giving a firm nod.

Su Zhen: Damn it.

Brother No. 3 was more straightforward. He pulled his girlfriend close and kissed her, then said, "The past is behind us. From now on, I'll only love you."

Su Zhen: ...No, wait, this time you even got the gender wrong. Did you find a ghost as your replacement?

Looking down at his own body, which had yet to go cold on the hospital bed, then at the couples of happy newlyweds around him, Su Zhen couldn't help but sigh at the heavens. You guys can't keep plucking wool from the same sheep!

If these lousy brothers gave Su Zhen another chance, he'd stay far away from them!

And then he was reborn.

He even went back to his fresh-faced eighteen-year-old self, with only two months left before the college entrance exam.

Su Zhen hadn't even had time to celebrate before the dreadful news made him clutch his head and wail. Heaven, are you messing with me?!

How many years has it been since I last sat an exam? Couldn't you have waited two more months?!

Scene One:

Brother No. 1 cornered the unprepared Su Zhen against the wall. "Xiao Zhen, I..."

Su Zhen immediately reached out to cover his lousy mouth. Just as he was about to say something, Jiang Siheng, the class study representative, came around the corner carrying a stack of homework.

Jiang Siheng: ...

Su Zhen: ...

Scene Two:

Brother No. 2 made an unscripted addition to the school gala, singing a love song onstage with a guitar. Afterwards, he said tenderly, "This song is dedicated to my best friend, Su Zhen."

Amid a chorus of teasing, Su Zhen's little face flushed with anger, and he pointed at the stage and shouted, "Are you crazy?!"

Jiang Siheng, who happened to be the host and was also onstage: ...

Su Zhen, wondering why he always embarrassed himself in front of the same person: ...

Afterward, under Jiang Siheng's reproachful gaze that seemed to say, "You're really good at causing trouble," Su Zhen silently shed tears inside. "Um... I'm not gay. It's all them..."

Jiang Siheng turned his face aside and said, as if unconcerned, "If you really want them to stop bothering you, find a boyfriend and put an end to their hopes."

Su Zhen: ?

Jiang Siheng: "If you ask me, I might be willing to help you out and pretend to be your shield."

Su Zhen: ???

Please note:

1. This is a happy-enemies HE story: an innocent little (big) devil (lady) seme x an elegant, swan-like beauty on the outside but a real man on the inside, the campus heartthrob uke. It's a story about how even the most tsundere cat seme will come to grief against a stone-cold straight man. XD~

2. This story is strictly 1v1. The lousy brothers are just plot devices. The blurb may seem a little long because it explains the background from the uke's perspective.

3. A pure, sweet romance for when you want to stop thinking. Just assume the author is an idiot. If there's anything you don't like, feel free to click the X and drop the story. Love you.

Theme: It's better to focus on your studies during your student years.