Caught You

1. The last phone call Gu Zhou made in his previous life was to his younger brother, Song Cheng. Song Cheng hated him.

Back when he first entered the entertainment industry, Song Cheng had pointed at him and cursed him, saying that if he became an actor, they'd never speak to each other again. But over the years, Gu Zhou had raised Song Cheng on what he'd earned from being that so-called actor.

Gu Zhou didn't know whether Song Cheng would grieve his death. But as soon as he opened his eyes, he found himself lying in Song Cheng's bed.

"Get out! Who let you in?"

Before Gu Zhou could even think straight, someone kicked him off the bed.

Furious, he stood up with his hands on his hips and scolded the kid. "Song Cheng, why are you throwing a tantrum in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? Don't you have school tomorrow?"

"What did you say?"

Song Cheng's voice had changed. It was deeper and more alluring. Gu Zhou froze, vaguely realizing that Song Cheng's features had matured quite a bit.

Before he could react, the man suddenly laughed. The fingers gripping his chin tightened, as if they were about to dislocate it. "Who told you to imitate him? Do you want to die?"

???

Wait, who had he imitated?

2. Gu Zhou discovers that he has been reborn five years later, in the body of Jiang Yulan, an utterly ordinary, unremarkable, and forgettable minor celebrity who serves as a scapegoat, is just background on variety shows, and can only stare blankly when acting.

Song Cheng, who once didn't want him to enter the entertainment industry, has not only joined it himself and won every major award, but also started his own company and become a successful boss, balancing acting with business.

Gu Zhou despises Song Cheng's two-faced behavior. He stopped Gu Zhou from acting, but made a name for himself in the entertainment industry. So he'd always hated him and couldn't stand to see him succeed.

3. Gu Zhou has recently noticed that he keeps running into Song Cheng. That damn younger brother seems to be deliberately hanging around him. He shows up as a guest on Gu Zhou's little variety show, visits the set where he's filming, and even sends the crew drinks that are revolting but happen to be Gu Zhou's favorite: Laoshan white-flower snake-grass water... and durian.

Hey, man, what kind of boss brings that to a set visit?

Gu Zhou grabs a straw. A sip of snake-grass water paired with a bite of fragrant durian is pure bliss. He looks up while enjoying his snack and sees Song Cheng staring intently at him. He chokes so hard that tears spring from his eyes, but Song Cheng suddenly curls his lips into a smile, madness filling his eyes.

"Ge," he mouths silently, his gloomy gaze suddenly lighting up as if he'd seen the sun. "I've found you."

*

Song Cheng has loved Gu Zhou since childhood.

After Gu Zhou died, Song Cheng couldn't bring himself to carry on. He did the things Gu Zhou liked and lived the way Gu Zhou wanted, existing like a walking corpse until one day, five years later, that person returned to his side and scolded him: "Song Cheng, why are you throwing another tantrum?"

His dead heart came back to life.

*The leads are not blood-related and are not listed on the same household register. The uke raised the seme, so the seme uses an honorary form of address for him. They never dated or confessed their feelings before the seme was reborn.

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