A Dead Friend's New Love

Duan Yunbai had thought about killing himself twice in this life, but failed both times. The first time was after his childhood friend, who had grown up with him, died protecting him. He had wanted to die alongside the killer, but chose to lie low and keep living so he could avenge his friend once and for all. The second time was seven years later, when he had finally completed his revenge and could peacefully go reunite with his friend. But because he had fallen for his senior, he chose to live on again, burdened by guilt. He felt he had let down the friend waiting for him beneath the sea, and he couldn't stop worrying about his gentle, considerate senior. Every time his feelings for his senior brought him joy and made him waver, the pain of his guilt toward his friend followed close behind. Then one day, he discovered that his senior was actually the same person as his deceased friend. The perfect lover he had imagined had approached him in a false skin, pretending to be someone entirely different from his friend in identity, personality, and life experience, all just to make him suffer. * Qi Zhiyu thought Duan Yunbai had long since forgotten him. He had gone to great lengths to disguise himself as someone else and get close, hoping to make Duan feel the same pain. But then he realized that whether he was Duan Yunbai's friend seven years ago or his lover now, he had always been the source of all Duan Yunbai's suffering. He had succeeded long ago. But he had also failed long ago. Cool, brilliant academic bottom Duan Yunbai x sweet-on-the-outside, dark-on-the-inside older top Qi Zhiyu No real-life inspirations, both virgins, happy ending * At heart, neither of them is wrong. It's just a misunderstanding caused by a lack of information. The top says he's taking revenge, but in reality, he's the sort of older man who won't even let the bottom skip a meal ^_^ Theme: Stay kind, and good things will come your way