The Boyfriend I Can't Marry [Double Rebirth]

[Story blurb] Dual rebirth, rekindled love, and a man desperately pursuing his wife

From the age of 19 to 35, Ding Man was in a relationship with You Fei for 16 years, but he still couldn't convince his parents to agree to their marriage.

On New Year's Eve of the year she turned 35, Ding Man died unexpectedly.

When she opened her eyes again, she was reborn at 22. Everything that would happen later had yet to begin.

Ding Man didn't hesitate: Whoever wants to date him can go ahead. She's out!

*

Three years later, Ding Man's current boyfriend carefully prepared to propose to her on her birthday.

He was refined, mature, and well-read. Above all, he had an excellent sense of boundaries, meeting Ding Man once a week at a comfortable pace.

When she was with him, even the sound of her voice grew softer.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Ding Man opened the door in confusion, only to find her ex-boyfriend standing outside. They had been broken up for three years.

You Fei's eyes were red. Through the crack in the door, he could just make out petals scattered across the floor, like his heart, shattered in that moment.

*

In the drizzle, You Fei leaned against the gravestone, sitting on the ground. It bore the words he had begged Ding Man's family to let him carve: "The grave of my beloved wife, Ding Man."

He would have traded everything he had, but he could never bring back the woman who used to scold him, hit him, and smile at him.

He wiped his face and lifted his head. If only time could turn back. He would never let her suffer another grievance, not from him and not from his parents.

Reading guide:

1. A short novel of around a hundred thousand words, mainly about the romance between the leads.

2. While they are apart, the heroine dates other men. They are all supporting characters, but the relationships are serious. The male lead does not date anyone else.

First version of the blurb written on August 17, 2023, revised on May 30, 2024. The premise is unchanged.

[The New Best Actor Looks Like My Ex] A wild-at-heart unknown actress x an award-winning actor who plays a domineering CEO as himself

After lunch, Xia Wan slowly carried her drink back to her desk.

Two colleagues at the next desk were enthusiastically discussing a hit drama from a little while ago.

Apparently, the male lead had become a newly crowned Best Actor overnight thanks to the show, despite having only just entered the industry.

When her colleagues saw Xia Wan return, they eagerly invited her to watch with them.

Xia Wan rarely watched dramas, but to fit in, she obediently pulled up a chair and sat beside them.

The scene changed, and a debonair young master appeared on screen. He was so refined and aloof that even real rich young masters would have to admit they couldn't compare.

One colleague continued the introduction. "This is Zhou Mu, the new Best Actor, nicknamed 'Young Master Ice.'"

Xia Wan froze as if she had suddenly been turned to stone.

Who was this? Who was Young Master Ice? And who was Zhou Mu?

That was clearly her first love, Li Zhe, whom she had broken up with years ago.

Xia Wan stiffly turned her head and asked her colleague to confirm, "Is Zhou Mu a stage name?"

"No," her colleague said proudly, chest held high. "My Zhou Zhou's real name is just as lovely!"

Xia Wan turned back. The man on screen was smiling faintly at the heroine, the corners of his mouth lifting in helpless resignation.

Watching this familiar scene, Xia Wan's eye twitched. If she said the Best Actor looked like her ex, would anyone believe her?

*

Li Zhe never thought he would suddenly die an unnatural death. Even less did he expect that, when he opened his eyes again, he would become an actor named Zhou Mu.

Acting? He couldn't do that.

A domineering CEO? As luck would have it, he didn't need to act. He could give it a try.

He never expected the drama to make him a sensation across the country as soon as it aired.

Netizens all said he was the actor who most resembled a domineering CEO: not greasy or affected, simply born with an air of nobility.

Li Zhe: ...I'll take that as a compliment.

Who knew that, during a livestream event, among all the fans shouting "Hubby," he would spot a familiar username?

Li Zhe's eye twitched. He had racked his brains to come up with that distinctive username years ago.

His first-love girlfriend, who used to blush shyly even when he kissed her, was boldly going online to profess her love for a male celebrity?

After they got back together, Li Zhe finally understood how foolish he had been back then.

Xia Wan, shy and bashful? Not a chance. She was a big bad wolf in sheep's clothing.

Theme: Take control of your own destiny.