That Other Me

1 “You say you’re me from the past, and you want to come home with me?” Chen Zailin gave the young man blocking his way a languid once-over. “But I don’t bring strange men home. It’s too dangerous.” The young man said, “I don’t steal or rob anyone. I won’t put you in any danger.” “No, what I mean is...” Chen Zailin smiled lazily. “You’re the one who’ll be in danger.” 2 What would his future self be like? Zhou Pu had imagined it a thousand different ways, like peering into a kaleidoscope: each vision distinct, yet every one of them dazzling. But after transmigrating into a parallel world, he found that his future self hadn’t become the person he’d hoped to be. Disappointed and unwilling to accept it, he eventually decided to try and save him. Zhou Pu: “I want you to pick up your musical dreams again.” Chen Zailin just smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. But when Zhou Pu got drunk in his arms and declared, his voice ringing with conviction, “So what if I have no connections and no one backing me? One day... I’ll be the one who has connections and backs others.” Chen Zailin could no longer just smile and let it pass. Because those words... were ones he had said himself. His bold promises from his youth struck him like a vicious slap. Years later, he had become a worldly, calculating adult, using his disappointing outcome to mock his former self’s efforts and ambition. But seeing Zhou Pu refuse to accept defeat despite getting nowhere, he truly couldn’t bear to leave him like that. In the end, he filled out the competition application alongside Zhou Pu, and drove him along the road to chase his dreams. They took the stage and became overnight pop stars, earning money and winning plenty of fans. Every one of those impossible dreams came true. But Chen Zailin’s gaze toward Zhou Pu grew more and more possessive. · World-weary, jaded, roguish gong × carefree, cheeky shou; 30 × 18; older gong; 1v1; happy ending · Reverse transmigration: his past self transmigrates to the present, and they save each other · Self-loathing narcissism → reconciliation → self-love narcissism · New author, please add to your collection and leave a comment (QAQ) Theme: Struggle, reconciliation, rediscovery