Blurb:
Everyone in their circle knew Rong Huaijin was the caged songbird kept by the eldest young master of the Jing family. He was aloof and ethereal, like moonlight on a clear night. But no one had expected his family to fall into ruin and him to end up in Jing Yi's hands, with no idea how the other man would humiliate him.
Even Rong Huaijin himself thought so.
He was devoted to art, but had no choice but to offer himself to Jing Yi for the sake of his family. All he wanted was for Jing Yi to let him go once he grew tired of him, so he could focus on completing his work.
Jing Yi confined Rong Huaijin to a corner of the villa. Apart from bringing him meals, he wouldn't let him interact with anyone. Jing Yi also came by from time to time to put him down. Rong Huaijin knew the other man wanted to keep him locked away until he was useless, but he focused solely on painting.
Who could have known Jing Yi would order someone to burn his art supplies right in front of him?
Jing Yi grabbed Rong Huaijin, who was on the verge of losing his mind, and hurled one humiliating remark after another at him. But the next moment, he froze at the sight of Rong Huaijin's tears.
Rong Huaijin watched Jing Yi rush into the flames and rescue his art supplies one by one, then walk over to him. His clothes and hair were scorched, and he looked a complete mess. His eyes brimmed with grief and disbelief, bloodshot all over.
Jing Yi's voice was hoarse. "I'm sorry..."
Rong Huaijin was stunned.
In the days that followed, Jing Yi didn't appear again. He sent Rong Huaijin new art supplies, put the villa in his name, stopped restricting his movements, and enrolled him at the best art university in the country. He even worked harder to help the Rong family through their crisis.
Rong Huaijin didn't know why Jing Yi's attitude had changed so suddenly. His life now was completely different from before. People in their circle were also surprised that Jing Yi had let Rong Huaijin go, and they all joked that Jing Yi had truly fallen for him this time.
Only Jing Yi knew how desperate he had felt when he saw Rong Huaijin, covered in wounds, leap from the third floor.
In his previous life, he had been infatuated with Rong Huaijin. He had tried to clip his wings and keep him as a caged songbird, never imagining he would drive him to his death.
When Jing Yi opened his eyes again, he had returned to the moment he first forced himself on Rong Huaijin. He rushed into the fire like a madman, then gave Rong Huaijin everything he liked, one thing at a time. He tried to win him over and pursued him relentlessly.
He was lucky. Rong Huaijin gradually accepted him.
Jing Yi was overjoyed to have been reborn, believing he could spend the rest of his life with Rong Huaijin.
Until one day, Rong Huaijin was reborn too.
Aloof on the outside, soft on the inside bottom x a remorseful, devoted dog of a top who was a bastard in his previous life
Both leads are reborn; the top pursues his love through a redemption arc. The top is reborn first, and the bottom slowly regains his memories. The main story begins with the top's rebirth, with no buildup before he immediately starts pursuing the bottom, interspersed with memories of their previous life.
In the setup, the bottom is the same person before and after being reborn. If he seems like two different people, that's an issue with the author's writing, but there aren't two bottoms.
After the bottom has fully been reborn, he will have intimate relationships and romantic interactions with other people.
Theme: Though the sun has set in the east, the road ahead shines bright
