Brother, You Smell Good

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After a seven-year-long relationship, just as Shen Yu and Cheng Mofei were about to get married, Shen Yu was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

In the final moments, lying on the hospital bed, his once-proud and strong lover held his hand tightly, crying uncontrollably.

When Shen Yu opened his eyes again, he traveled back twelve years to the year he turned eighteen, just after finishing the college entrance exams.

Given a second chance at life, Shen Yu decided on two goals:

1. Take care of his health.

2. Live a good life with Cheng Mofei.

Shen Yu resolutely filled out his college application to Cheng Mofei’s former university, packed his belongings, and headed alone to the northern city where they had spent seven years together.

The first time they met was at the freshman reception. Cheng Mofei was being confessed to by a junior, but his face showed clear disdain as he said, “I’m straight, I’m not interested in men.”

Shen Yu: “?”

He distinctly remembered it was Cheng Mofei who had made the first move on him.

The second time they met was in their dorm room. Shen Yu had used a few connections to become Cheng Mofei’s roommate.

Cheng Mofei threw an arm around his shoulders in a familiar way, leaned into his neck to sniff for a long moment, and asked, “Brother, what did you put on? It smells good.”

Shen Yu replied with the name of a body wash brand.

It was Cheng Mofei’s favorite body wash—the same one that bore witness to countless passionate moments they shared in the bathroom.

The next day, an identical bottle of body wash appeared in their dorm bathroom.

The third time they met was in the campus clinic. An athletic student had been harassing the pretty freshman, Shen Yu.

Cheng Mofei strode up, shielding Shen Yu behind him, his gaze icy as he said, “My brother is a straight man. Take your filthy thoughts elsewhere.”

Shen Yu: “…” Actually, he wasn’t.

While Shen Yu was torn over how to bend the still-closeted Cheng Mofei, Cheng Mofei seemed to be unknowingly courting him every day.

“Shen Yu and I hit it right away. We’ll definitely be good brothers for life.”

“What’s wrong with good brothers sharing a bed?”

“Good brothers should shower together.”

“We straight guys don’t care about stuff like that, do we?”

Shen Yu: “…”

Later, Cheng Mofei began to notice a few peculiarities about his “good brother.”

He realized Shen Yu seemed to have someone special in his heart. His phone password was a date—one that turned out to be their future anniversary.

He even muttered someone’s nickname in his sleep. And all this time, the body wash he had been using was the exact scent loved by that mysterious someone.

And… that “someone” seemed to be a man!

Cheng Mofei was completely floored.

On the anniversary from his previous life, Shen Yu had dressed up carefully and bought Cheng Mofei’s favorite small cake, hoping to celebrate this special day with him in this lifetime.

But as soon as he opened the dorm door, he was pinned against the wall.

The familiar fragrance lingered at the tip of his nose as Cheng Mofei, gritting his teeth, said: “You’re not allowed to be with some wild man.”

Shen Yu: “?”

Associated Names
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兄弟你好香
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auroraRMC
New auroraRMC rated it
February 7, 2025
Status: Completed
Very cute! An adorable story where the MC resolves to learn from his mistakes in his past life and live a good life with his lover and family.

I respect the MC's personality here a lot. Despite being timid, pessimistic, depressive in his past life, the MC recognizes his flaws and does his best to improve himself. He's determined to protect his health and spend more time with his lover, just to find out that his lover is actually homophobic. Truly hilarious and depressing turn of events. However, all of these... more>> problems don't get him down, and our MC cautiously approaches the ML as friends. Plenty of wholesomeness, but also many ironic moments, especially when the MC overhears the ML categorically denying any interest in him, making him wonder if things could really return to how they were. Plenty of tears were shed over the course of these dramatic moments, but our ML is truly a loyal dog, regardless of how straight or homophobic he was in the past or present life.

Could only find the raws up to chap 83 when there should be like a dozen more extras. I don't mind too much about the parallel worlds, but I'm missing out on at least FOUR chapters of fluff!!! Seeking raws for chaps 84 to 89ish!! I need to see how they live together sweetly and what happens after the ML awakens his memories. <<less
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alice-in-underland
New alice-in-underland rated it
February 6, 2025
Status: Completed
This is honestly one of my favorite silly-sweet campus love stories I've read this year— (it's February... but still) ! Thank you to the translator (s) working on this novel, the translation is absolutely well done!

The MC is a sweetie who's taking his rebirth in stride—all his regrets from his first run are resolved very nicely! ML is a silly love puppy who seriously has a bad case of "straight man" syndrome (but it adds to the comedic factor of the novel really well) ! The CP falls in love... more>> with each other so naturally —with such an ease, even; they make me believe in a love that comes so easy with the right person no matter the circumstance.

Plot-wise, it's very focused on the CP's relationship and romance in general, so if you're looking for heavy world-building I'd recommend a different novel for now! Although the synopsis already mentions it, I'd like to note that ML has a prominent "straight-to-bent" arc. While I found the arc funny and silly due to similarities in personal experiences/relationships, those uncomfortable with mild mentions of (internal/external) h*mophobia, deep closeted behavior, and the concept of "straight-to-bent"—it may not be for you right now.

tl;dr: Dog food to the max! CP makes falling in love easy to imagine! Sweetness abound, highly recommended! <<less
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Crimson Vixen
Crimson Vixen rated it
January 23, 2025
Status: Completed
I loved this story so much, the fluffiness made my heart literally melt I can't- The extras are so cute too! And guess what? What happens in the summary actually happens in the story quite accurately and I was like I RECOGNISE THIS!!! When I get up to those parts. It's a very light-hearted and lovely story I totally recommend if you need a nice pick me up to read.

ML is adorable a total golden retriever boyfriend, I love him and his personality so much he feels full of life... more>> and I can't see why MC fell in love with him. His family is cute too, you can tell where he got his personality from. ML dad was super cute in the extras!

I loved this MC simply because he didn't make me super angry and annoyed while reading. He's funny, mature but still mischievous. He learnt from his mistakes and grew up and made different choices that made sense and it was an enjoyable read following his story.

Does ML remember their past life?

Spoiler

Yes. But it's not in the main story, it's in the first extra. We get to see what happened after MC died it's so sad I cried.

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What are the extras?

Spoiler

extra 1 - MC's past life death/aftermath and ML getting his memories

extra 2, 3, 4 - Current life bliss

extra 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 - What if MC and ML grew up together (THIS WAS SO CUTE)

Extra 12, 13, 14 - What if MC and ML rebirth together but their first year of high school (I also loved this so much)

Author has 2 more planned extras, one involving someone getting turned into a hamster another being MC transmigrated from a ABO world with an orange pheromone that normal human ML really likes. I'm looking forward to it so much.

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I hope you give this story a chance I really recommend it. Als0 big thank you to the translator for picking this up! <<less
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Common_people
Common_people rated it
January 30, 2025
Status: Completed
I love it! A sweet Redemption? Both MC and ML have good character and match in heaven. Actually this kind of Troupe is common, but it still cute and still have some fresh oranges. I like their slow burn romance, kinda feel the Youth experience, sweet subtle and sometimes bold. If you like a sweet Youth romance with a lil short chapters, go on this.
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yuukiouji
yuukiouji
January 29, 2025
Status: c84
Highly recommend. My heart clenched a few times in slow burn fashion. I really want to read the extras! I adored this novel. I love MC. And ML is just.. So funny to me. He’s a silly puppy top lover lol. I wish we could see how they’re like when they’re older and not just the flashbacks. I’m curious how ML was like since MC mentioned he was more mature in some ways. Anyway, thank you to the translator for translating this gem! Super appreciated. The translator has nice translation... more>> too. <<less
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