After My Lover, Ten Years Younger, Came Looking for Me

On the night of his thirty-third birthday, Ding Huang waited alone until midnight. He never got a birthday message from Liang Jiashu. Instead, he received a photo of Liang with someone else, their heads pressed close together... They dated for three years and have been married for seven. Ding Huang is a composer, and Liang Jiashu a beloved national singer. They’ve always been considered a match made in heaven by the entertainment industry. But in private, their relationship had long since become a hollow formality. From a passionate young romance to a marriage of mutual respect and “icy” distance, ten long years had passed. Ding Huang couldn’t say exactly where they’d gone wrong. He only knew that all at once, he missed Liang terribly. He missed Liang Xiao, before he changed his name to Liang Jiashu ten years ago. He missed that young man with his intent gaze and gentle, sincere heart. He missed the lover who had once loved him wholeheartedly, and belonged to him alone... “I wish... time would turn back.” Gazing at the candles, he clasped his hands and murmured his wish. “Just once. Let me see him one more time.” The next morning, the doorbell rang. A young man named “Liang Xiao” stood before Ding Huang. “Morning.” The young man leaned against the doorframe and winked at him. “Could you take me in, big brother?” · There was once a monster of a newcomer who took the film industry by storm. Handsome, wild, and blessed with extraordinary acting talent, he became a Grand Slam Best Actor at a young age. But heaven was jealous of his talent: on the night of the awards ceremony, he got into a car accident and was left fighting for his life. As his consciousness faded, a few lines appeared before Tan Xiao: [You will be given one chance to be reborn.] [Choose one of the following two bodies...] On the left was the body of Liang Jiashu, who was the same age as him. On the right was a cockroach. Tan Xiao: ...Are you serious? When he opened his eyes again, Tan Xiao looked at the repulsive face in the mirror and raised an eyebrow. Good news: He was reborn. Bad news: He was reborn as his crush’s cheating husband, in his younger form. · When his younger self showed up at his door, Liang Jiashu watched him quickly take over his home. He wore a younger version of Liang Jiashu’s face, used his old name, kept stealing Ding Huang’s attention, and even got Ding Huang composing music again after all these years... At first, Liang Jiashu thought he was just a substitute for amusement, proof that Ding Huang was still infatuated with him. But when he discovered that “Liang Xiao” was someone else beneath the skin, Ding Huang still chose to stand by that man. Burning with inexplicable anger, Liang Jiashu couldn’t believe it. He grabbed Ding Huang and said, “Do you even realize that he isn’t really the old me?!” “I know,” Ding Huang replied calmly. Liang Jiashu: ...? Facing that cool, clear gaze, he began to panic for some reason... [An introverted, sensitive gem hidden beneath the dust × a younger, scheming, protective bad boy] [Reading guide] * Ding Huang (bottom) × Tan Xiao (top) * The original love interest is replaced. The top is a virgin; the bottom is not. * Younger man, with an eight-year age gap. * The bottom has a large red birthmark on his face and undergoes significant character growth. * Set in a fictional modern world where same-sex marriage is legal. No real-life inspirations; please don’t read the characters as real people. Theme: Stay true to yourself, and learn to love and believe in yourself