Seven years after his death, his nephew is going through a rebellious phase and nearly gets into an accident while jaywalking. In the nick of time, Shen Rulong sacrifices his dignity and signs another 800-year labor dispatch contract with the underworld to save him.
One can put up with a lot, but that doesn't mean things will calm down. Shen Rulong is so furious he comes back to life.
He rushes to the hospital entrance, finds his nephew, and tears into him.
Shen Yu looks utterly baffled. "Dude, who are you?"
The person beside him chimes in, "You yell at people without even knowing them? Mister, did you just get out of a psychiatric hospital?"
In the reflection of a car window, Shen Rulong gets a clear look at his face now: pale skin, handsome features, a high, straight nose.
Why does he look... younger than he did when he was alive?
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Shen Yu runs off, and Shen Rulong can't catch him.
Well, if he can't catch him, he can't catch him. To save his nephew from going astray, he needs to clean up his nephew's circle of friends first.
He can't go after that kid, but surely he can go talk to the kid's family, right?
After following the trail, Shen Rulong blocks a car outside an office building.
"You're Jin Licheng's guardian, right? Mr. Jin, please keep a closer eye on your child and stop him from leading our Shen Yu astray!"
The rear window rolls down, and Shen Rulong unexpectedly meets a pair of deep-set eyes. He freezes.
This person... looks so familiar!
But he definitely didn't know anyone this high-profile, either before or after his death.
Comforted by a baseless assumption, Shen Rulong continues arguing his case. "Being rebellious and reckless as a teenager is one thing, but could he at least stop dragging our kid into it?!"
Qin Guanyu: "...Get in."
Shen Rulong: "Huh?"
Qin Guanyu: "Didn't you want to discipline my nephew? Get in. I'll take you to him."
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Qin Guanyu is vindictive, ruthless, and merciless. Someone once asked if he was afraid of retribution for being so ruthless, or of the people he cared about getting dragged into it.
Qin Guanyu sneered. He had no one, and his elder brother's family didn't need him looking after them.
Retribution? Who would it fall on?
His sworn enemy who died young?
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Qin Guanyu had always thought he couldn't forget Shen Rulong because, when he was young, sensitive, and concerned with saving face, Shen had kissed him jokingly, and he hadn't been able to get even on the spot. He'd lost, and the incident had become a thorn in his side over time.
It isn't until the man comes back from the dead and stands before him again that Qin Guanyu can no longer hide the obsession he's carried for years.
In the autumn wind and drizzle, he grips Shen Rulong's hand and never lets go.
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Reader's guide:
1. One-on-one romance, both pure, a sweet little treat
2. Modern alternate universe with a touch of the supernatural. The love interest comes back from the dead.
3. Vindictive, ruthless, merciless CEO (read: stubborn mule) as the pursuer x sharp-tongued, resentful, black-hearted cotton (read: white moonlight) as the pursued
[Bonus scene?]
Faced with his beloved who has come back from the dead, one CEO says, "Heh, it must be an enemy's honey trap!" [smirks seductively.jpg] But he really does look like... [stares blankly.jpg]
One day, after gathering all the evidence that his beloved has come back from the dead, one stubborn mule chants the core socialist values in his heart and holds high the banner of materialism. He cries at the grave, pouring out his longing, while firmly refusing to believe it.
Someone who learns the truth: (climbs in through the window) (laughs like a goose) (circles around the stubborn mule) (rubs the mule's head and pinches his cheeks) (picks the mule up) (in a CEO voice) "Why is my beauty crying?" (gets tackled...)
Theme: I will put the past behind me, and welcome the flowers again next year
