The first time she met little Qin Chi, he was just like her: gloomy, quiet, and a nobody at school, a total loser.
She felt for him and did her best to get him medical care and make him take his medication. Slowly, he became cheerful and outgoing, moving closer to the person she hoped he would become someday.
He made friends, found hobbies, tried all sorts of new things, and experienced the beauty of the world.
He was already heading in a better direction.
But then she disappeared, returning to the world she belonged to.
Her domineering, controlling mother said she would change and stop interfering in every aspect of her life, giving her enough freedom to fly.
She gave up. She heard him in that other world crying and screaming, wrapped in despair.
The second time she met him, he was on top of a high-rise, like a bird about to spread its wings and soar. She had once told him she hoped he would fly free, instead of living like a bird in a gilded cage.
It was a pretty but useless sentiment, yet he had taken it to heart.
But he chose the wrong way to fly. He took a path that had something in common with hers.
She panicked and desperately stopped him, telling him, "Spreading your wings and flying doesn't mean breaking them and losing your life."
He cried and threw himself into her arms.
All she could hear was his quiet sobbing: "Save me!"
"All right. I'll save you!"
She helped him fight back against the harm inflicted by his family of origin, letting him decide how to live his life. After all, they were the same person, with the same thoughts and feelings.
The third time she met him: ...
The male lead's story: He was controlled, had no friends, and every part of his life, from food and clothing to his daily routine, was tightly managed. Then he met someone who supported him, understood him, and always stood behind him.
She helped him make friends and try all kinds of new things.
He was happy, and those terrible thoughts went away.
But she left, and he returned to his old life. Fighting back was useless, and he had forgotten everyone she introduced him to.
He seemed even sicker than before, but he didn't want to take that final step.
He wanted to live!
Please, save me!
She heard him, and came back again.
A female lead who dares to try anything after death x a gloomy, seriously ill male lead who wants to save himself.
The male and female leads are not a couple. Each has another love interest.
The troubles caused by one's family of origin affect the supporting characters, too.
Mainly set at school. Very angsty at first!
A parallel-world story of self-redemption.
Theme: Everyone deserves to be saved.
Dear author, was the male protagonist hit by a car? It seems so... If it is suggested to add some description, I am a bit confused.