He Had a White Moonlight Who Died Young [Reborn]

1.

Xia Qiuyan died of illness in the snowy depths of winter.

He was a humble adopted son. No family stood by him as he died, only a friend he'd known for less than a month.

Jin Mo held his hand tightly, sitting beside the hospital bed and rambling on. But Xia Qiuyan's senses were hazy. He couldn't see clearly or hear a thing.

As his consciousness began to fade, Xia Qiuyan's whole body was ice-cold. Only the hand Jin Mo held remained warm.

"Thank you." In his final moment, Xia Qiuyan thanked Jin Mo for his kindness and company.

Jin Mo froze. His hand seemed to tremble as he held Xia Qiuyan's, but he still replied with impeccable courtesy, "You're welcome."

2.

When Xia Qiuyan opened his eyes again, he was reborn as a newly graduated man who'd been fired and was in debt. He had the same name, and even looked about seventy percent like his previous self.

At a party, he ran into an old acquaintance. Seeing him down on his luck, Jin Mo kindly took him home to work as his personal assistant.

Hearing that Jin Mo's beloved had died not long ago and that he'd been moping ever since, Xia Qiuyan resolved to work hard, help him heal, and repay Jin Mo for his kindness in both lifetimes.

So when Jin Mo got dead drunk, Xia Qiuyan looked after him attentively all night without complaint. The next day, Jin Mo was cold and distant. "We have the same sexual orientation. Spending the night alone together isn't appropriate."

Learning that Jin Mo liked listening to violin music, Xia Qiuyan, who hadn't been good at much in his previous life but could play the violin beautifully, worried he'd gotten rusty and practiced again for half a month.

Jin Mo was still cold. "Just be yourself. Don't go out of your way to imitate someone else."

Xia Qiuyan, constantly criticized: Who am I even imitating?!

It wasn't until Jin Mo's secretary warned him, "Even if you have the same name and copy him perfectly, you still can't replace Mr. Xia," that he understood.

Same. Name.

Xia Qiuyan suddenly realized: could Jin Mo's deceased, unattainable beloved... actually be him?

Quiet, reserved CEO who observes proper conduct x slow-on-the-uptake beauty

One thinks the other is trying to become a replacement and take his place, while the other thinks his beloved is someone else.

One-on-one, both are each other's first, happy ending, bittersweet romance

The original body was already dead when the recipient was reborn

The top only ever loves the bottom, from beginning to end

Theme: Before regret arrives, be brave enough to say what you feel.