The Reason We Broke Up

[Synopsis]

One morning, the protagonist wakes up and finds that he has transmigrated from a second-year college student into the workplace seven years in the future. His boyfriend of many years has become a distant “domineering CEO.”

Lin Zirong (the protagonist) looks at his humorous boyfriend, whom he used to see every day, and bursts out laughing at how he’s turned into such a serious big shot overnight.

In an instant, the room falls silent. You can hear a pin drop.

Shi Renxuan (the love interest) shoots him a sharp, icy look from across the crowd. His expression is so unfamiliar and imposing that Lin Zirong feels uncomfortable all over.

Lin Zirong (the protagonist) suddenly realizes that the person before him might not be the one from his original world who loved him.

But... no matter. First, he’ll get this man, who looks exactly like his boyfriend, into his hands.

[Character Tags]

Shi Renxuan (love interest)

While they were together: handsome, lazy, absent-minded, funny, laid-back.

After the breakup: cold, broken, corporate tycoon, domineering CEO, awkward.

Lin Zirong (protagonist): sunny, hot-blooded, kindhearted, handsome-face enthusiast, fashionable, white-haired, changed.

[Afterword]

@What Do Seagulls Dream Of

[Author's Note]

250,000 characters, updated daily. No hiatuses or abandonment, so you can read with confidence.

A little campus life at the beginning and end, with workplace life and everyday moments in the middle.

There will be a pursuit arc (the protagonist pursues the love interest), but not in the traditional sense of the protagonist being punished, kneeling, crying, or threatening suicide. Instead, the protagonist will understand what he did wrong at a fundamental level, learn from each event, and change completely.

[Things to Know]

Some readers have said they only want to read stories about the leads falling in love, and that this story spends too much time talking about life lessons. So here’s a heads-up: half of this story is about the protagonist’s growth from immaturity toward relative maturity, with plenty of life lessons woven into his development.

As the one-line synopsis says: Without “reason” in your heart, you can’t even figure out how to be in love.

To get along with others, you must first learn to get along with yourself.

A relationship needs both people to be relatively independent and mature. Otherwise, one mature person will have to accommodate the other, or two immature people will hurt each other.

At the start, the protagonist is a cheerful, hot-blooded goofball. He’s smart enough, but avoids using his brain whenever possible, and would rather be comfortable. His brain is basically idle =￣ω￣=. Only after being pulled into another world does he have to think through one incident after another and gradually mature.

Potential triggers, in summary:

1. This is not a story devoted entirely to romance. The protagonist’s growth takes up half the story, and there are lots of “life lessons.”

2. This story rejects the traditional romance and danmei notion that “love is all-powerful, and if two people love each other, all their flaws can be accepted.” It argues that immature people struggle to make a relationship work, while love between people who understand what matters can go the distance.

If you like this kind of story, feel free to read. If you don’t, please take note of the potential triggers.

Theme: Without “reason” in your heart, love is an illusion