If I Could Go Back to Before We Got Married

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Shen Sheshan was so exhausted after spending their wedding night together that he fell asleep. When he woke, their hotel had turned into a hostel in Tibet, with bunk beds, and his boyfriend, Yu Suiwan, was sitting across from him, looking much younger.

Shen Sheshan realized he had returned to his trip to Tibet ten years ago.

Everything about Tibet ten years ago was wonderful. The only downside was that Yu Suiwan barely knew him. He had become aloof and quiet, even avoiding him and often refusing to answer. It seemed like he hated him.

One day, after being dodged one too many times, Shen Sheshan finally lost his patience. He snatched the travel album Yu Suiwan was looking at. "It doesn't matter how much you hate me now. You're still going to marry me someday, so you can't avoid me!"

His hand jerked, and a stack of photos spilled out of the album, scattering across the grass.

Every single photo on the ground featured the same person: Shen Sheshan.

Shen Sheshan: ?

He looked up. The person across from him spoke slowly. "Why can't we get married now?"

Shen Sheshan: "...??"

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On the trip to Tibet, Yu Suiwan ran into his former senior, Shen Sheshan. His senior was suffering from altitude sickness and often forgot what he had said the day before.

One day, Shen Sheshan suddenly told him, "What I said last time was true. We're going to get married. You might not believe me, but..."

Yu Suiwan cut him off. "I believe you."

Because once, he had wished upon the stars that he would marry Shen Sheshan someday and become family for life.

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The green grass of Qiangtang stretches for thousands of miles, hugging the frozen earth. Time turns back here.

Here is proof of every kind of love.

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While they were dating:

Yu Suiwan can't hear with his left ear. If he doesn't want to stop, he takes out his hearing aid.

Exhausted Shen Sheshan: You can still hear with your other ear!

Yu Suiwan pretends not to hear and keeps kissing him...

Straightforward, sharp-tongued, warm-faced beauty, bottom x cold-faced, gentle, quietly passionate, deaf handsome guy, top

◎ Editor, bottom: beautiful and adorable, sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, doesn't buckle under pressure, fiercely protective

◎ Restorer, top: cold expression, secretly possessive and obsessive, happy whenever he sees his lover

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1. They will both travel through time later. It's a Mobius-loop kind of story. They love each other deeply. Significant size difference.

2. Everyday life, slow and steady, satisfying, sweet and goofy, with foreshadowing. No spoilers.

3. Equally matched first love. No baby talk, dainty little feet, or alpha-male posturing.

4. See the author's note in Chapter 1 for content warnings. Pure original fiction, please don't overanalyze it.

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Coming soon: Same Road, Same Pole

Turning a straight man gay / childhood sweethearts / slice of life / not a chaste romance / Full blurb in the author's catalog

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Wang Muyun followed his roommate's lead and downloaded the wildly popular campus app "Who Likes You?" While scrolling through the feed, he somehow came across a picture of his childhood friend.

He knew the old-fashioned Zhan Sheng would never download an app like this. He was just about to report the picture as stolen when he accidentally hit "I Like You."

Then they matched.

Wang Muyun: …?

That same day, his application for off-campus housing was approved. He was about to move in with Zhan Sheng.

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Their old three-point agreement turned into a whole lot of making agreements and enforcing them.

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Please allow us one minute and thirty seconds of eye contact. That's the breath of your life.

Theme: The search for love is also a road trip.