The Reborn Young Scion Chases His Husband

Adorable bottom who repays his debts x protective top who never lets a slight go unanswered

Yun Xi, the most notorious playboy in Tanzhou, lived carefree and died a miserable death. In his early twenties, he drank the strongest liquor, listened to the most intoxicating music, and held the most beautiful women in his arms. He spent money like water and called everyone from every walk of life his brother. His life should have been one of unrestrained pleasure, but then, with a sudden snap, it all came to an end.

The Yun family was framed. His parents died unjustly, and their vast fortune was carved up by a greedy clan. The once-noble young master fell into the mire, suffered every humiliation, and died miserably in the street. Afterward, they dumped him in a mass grave without even a scrap of straw mat to wrap his body in.

His spirit drifted around the mass grave until Gu Mingting arrived, his eyes bloodshot.

Gu Mingting dug up his body, gave him a proper burial, avenged him, and reclaimed the family fortune. He repaid every humiliation Yun Xi had suffered a hundredfold. Yet at night, he held Yun Xi's memorial tablet and wept. Yun Xi had only a wisp of a soul left, and as he drifted beside Gu Mingting, he finally couldn't help asking, "Do you like me?"

The drunken Gu Mingting murmured, "Yun Xi, you still haven't paid me back for what you owe. What gives you the right to die?"

The ghost Yun Xi couldn't understand. "What do I owe you? Spell it out!"

Apparently, he couldn't be reincarnated because the debt was still unpaid. But what exactly did he owe? It was enough to drive a ghost crazy!

When Yun Xi opens his eyes again, he's somehow returned to his youth. He's pinning his sworn enemy, Gu Mingting, down in a fight. There's a fresh bruise around Gu Mingting's eye, courtesy of Yun Xi, and he's panting, looking ready to fight to the death. "Yun Xi, I'll remember this! You and I aren't done!"

Flustered, Yun Xi quickly helps him up and apologizes. "Don't remember it, okay? I'll pay you back, all right? Or you can punch me too."

He can't let Gu Mingting hold a grudge. The debt Gu Mingting kept on the books never went away, even after Yun Xi died. He couldn't be reincarnated and had to wander the earth as a lonely ghost. It was awful.

Now that he's been reborn, Yun Xi has learned from his past mistakes. He needs to mend his ways, save the Yun family, and keep history from repeating itself. But his other big priority is to win Gu Mingting over. He can't let that petty guy keep adding debts to his tab. He needs to make sure Gu Mingting remembers all the good things about him.

So Yun Xi follows Gu Mingting around, trying to make it up to him:

"Here's your Huzhou writing brush."

"Here are the crystal buns from Linglong Tower."

"And here's a new outfit my mother made."

"The essay the teacher assigned... Oh, you wrote this for me."

Yun Xi thinks he's settling their accounts, but he doesn't notice that Gu Mingting is looking at him more and more strangely. Then, on a dark and windy night, Gu Mingting blocks his way and kisses him. "You owe me a lot more than this. You think these little odds and ends will settle the account? It's not that easy!"

Yun Xi is so dazed from the kiss that he can barely think. "Huh? What else do I owe you?"

Gu Mingting rubs his lips against Yun Xi's and refuses to let him go. "Pay me back for that kiss first. I'll collect the rest slowly."

Gu Mingting has a dream.

He dreams that he returns to Tanzhou from the capital to claim his sworn enemy's body. The once handsome, arrogant young man has been dumped in a mass grave, where his ghost wanders the earth without peace. Gu Mingting wants him to rest in peace, so he helps him get revenge. But even after the revenge is done, the ghost Yun Xi still can't be reincarnated. He drifts around pitifully, and Gu Mingting feels awful watching him. After drinking a little, he holds Yun Xi's memorial tablet and cries.

In a daze, he hears the ghost Yun Xi ask, "Do you like me?"

Gu Mingting wakes with a start, his face darkening at the dampness between his legs. Yun Xi hasn't even paid back what he owes. What gives him the right to die? He can't die in a dream either!

Pinning Yun Xi in a narrow, dark alley, Gu Mingting gently coaxes him. "Yun Xi, you keep trying to please me every day. Do you have some other motive?"

Yun Xi plays dumb. "Huh?"

Gu Mingting tempts him further. "Want to know when you'll have paid me back in full?"

Yun Xi: "I do!"

His ultimate weapon: "Kiss me. Like they do in those storybooks. Kiss me a hundred times, and we'll call it even."

Yun Xi rises onto his toes and hooks his arms around Gu Mingting's neck, kissing him even more passionately than the storybooks describe. "Does this count?"

Gu Mingting wraps an arm around Yun Xi's waist and breathes in his faint, sweet scent. He thinks, This debt will have to wait until our wedding night to be settled properly.

Adorable bottom who repays his debts x protective top who never lets a slight go unanswered

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