In the Seventh Year After His Death

Fictional setting, fictional setting, fictional setting

Also known as "Chasing Me After Trying to Kill Me" and "The Childhood Friend Who Killed Me Once Came Back to Confess" (just kidding)

Told out of order, with flashback chapters woven throughout

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Fourteen years ago, he and Zhuang Wei crawled out of a pile of corpses and vowed to become the greatest heroes under heaven.

Seven years ago, his childhood friend and partner nearly killed him. He dragged his broken body away and barely managed to survive.

The boy who had once shared life and death with him became the one who killed him, then spent the next seven years hunting him without relenting.

They understood each other so well that a single glance was enough to know what the other was thinking.

So years later, when Zhuang Keli, now a man of great standing, cast a curious look at Bu Xianting, Bu Xianting looked away, got nervous, and wanted to run.

Help, what do I do when my estranged childhood friend has made me his unattainable ideal? Asking for a friend. It's pretty urgent.

"I'm not good with words. I don't know what else to say, but I just want to be somewhere I can see you."

"I want you alive. I want you to be well. I want you to look at me, if only for a brief moment."

"I guess... I must be hopelessly in love with you."

Bu Xianting kicked him, the tips of his ears bright red, and cursed through gritted teeth:

"You still say you're bad with words! You still say you can't talk! You're way too good with that mouth!"

"What are you standing there feeling sorry for yourself for? Get over here and help massage my back!"

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[Reading Guide]

1. A ruthless, taciturn gong x a duplicitous old fox shou

2. Told out of order, 1v1, the gong chases the shou, with a little angst but a happy ending

3. Fictional setting, fictional setting, fictional setting. Any shark-eating scenes in the story serve the wider setting. In real life, we're all good citizens who obey the law!

4. This is not a wish-fulfillment novel. Some plot points may be frustrating, including but not limited to being used and deceived, and the protagonist developing mental health issues. Please mind the potential triggers!

5. Hope you enjoy the story!

Theme: It's never too late to find your way back