Old Wounds, New Growth

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“After my wife’s death, I unexpectedly returned to the time when he secretly loved me, and I was unaware.”

Li Chishu has attempted su*cide numerous times over the years, and I have consistently been there to pull him back from the gates of hell.

However, I never anticipated his determination to leave this world would be so strong. One night, when I wasn’t keeping a close eye on him, he finally jumped from the building.

I wasn’t able to pull him back in time, so I could only sleep at his funeral.

When I woke up, the surroundings were filled with noise.

I found myself standing in the school building from ten years ago, and someone from the next class informed me that Li Chishu was having a physical education class on the sports ground.

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旧故新长
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  1. virg*n ML and MC/ first time interc**rse BL novels
  2. Canoodling Crimes
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  4. Finished 3 with my review and rating
  5. virg*n MC & ML + First Love ( Danmei / BL )

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oceanofstardust
oceanofstardust rated it
October 28, 2023
Status: --
I was in a very depressive mood and wanted to read something fluffy to feel at ease. But look at me, I found this little treasure which is equally fluffy and full of sadness! I thank the translator for picking up this story. Even though I couldn't wait and finished it with mtl! Due to my ashen mood, my review might feel biased to some of the future reader, but it actually helped me to feel a lot better about myself. Currently I'm living a very lonely life, secretly wanting... more>> to have someone to come and take care of me but rejecting people's advances at the same time because I don't want anyone else to be involved in my mess! The last author's note gave me some sort of comfort and encouragement! Those who are fighting this mental battle, learn that you are not alone. Almost everywhere in this world many people like you are also fighting the same battle! Let's cheer for each other's well being and let's love ourselves today a bit more than yesterday! We can do it! <<less
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teagsho
teagsho rated it
November 13, 2023
Status: Completed
Honestly, after I finished reading this and seeing others review, I feel like a villain.

I do not like how MC (gong) sometimes repeating his guilt for being "too late to know and understand" ML's condition. Based on the story, MC is not wrong at all. In the first place, normally, you will not realize ML there if you are MC. That is why, I know he is saying that because he loves ML and hope he can meet him earlier to stop his overbearing loneliness and depressing thought, but still,... more>> I still stand on my stance that MC did nothing wrong. So overly blame yourself and dedicated your whole being just to save ML, but ignoring yourself, is too cruel for me (tbh is not that serious, this is my own opinion)

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Honestly, from MC's POV, he feels like he is not paying attention to ML enough. For example, when ML feel sick and all, MC only ask, and when ML said he doesnt want to go to hospital, or just brushing it off by typical "It's alright", he just give up, and only try his best to make ML comfortable and cure him at home. Sometimes, he also forgot what ML wants to do, because when they talked about that, MC is in the middle of doing something. So MC forget, and thought ML just talking, not really wanting. But in reality, MC thinks that ML actually want to. But IN MY OPINION (once again, as a reader), ML is simply talking.

Then I got my answer, I am right at some point, that is just ML's personality. He is timid and have low expectation. So when he talks about something, and MC makes mistake for not remembering it, he just let it go and not pursuing it again.

Talking about MC not paying enough attention, it is just guilt tripping himself honestly. The ML was so damn stubborn that he will never told MC what he thinks. He will hide his pain thoroughly and huddled up in the darkness. MC always try to reach him, but he always got rejected, only seeing his lonely back in the night.

So, imo again, that is not MC fault. Simply put, ML already too depressed and MC just want to make ML comfortable, makes him healthy, makes him happy. In my view as a reader, what MC do is enough. ML already decide that, no matter what. MC just.... can not retain him anymore.

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Of course, ML also did not wrong. He become depressed and keep attempting su*cide because he can not take it anymore. But maybe, because I can not relate to his situation, you know MC reaally loves ML after they got together in the 1st life, he try his best to gain ML's will, no matter how it is. For example, he would buy a dog for ML just because he hopes that ML will be reluctant to die, but it is useless, ML reject it because it feels too much if he have to deal with the whining of the dog when he want to die.

At this time, MC asked in his heart, "So, won't you even stay alive, just for me? How about me?"

I feel like, "So, that is how it is, when you have a lover, who do not have any will to live." I realized that it is really hurts. Imagine, you tried to make your lover healthy, stay with him, care for him, love him, but he rejects all of that and prefer to shut down his world. Not even you, as lover, the closest person in the world, can get in.

What make me feel like a cold blooded villain:
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When the scene ML STILL want to leave MC, I was so angry and annoyed honestly. When you die, how about MC? When people are being left in the world by their loved ones, how does ones feel? Doesn't ML know that feeling best? Why.... he also doing that, to the who he loves?

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That is 8/10 for me.

NOTES (my hope and imagination, not within the actual plot)
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I really hope ML can regain his 1st life memories and become so guilty to MC, but MC already so tired trying to keep ML's having a good mental health, so now, he choose to die by himself, thinking, so this is how ML feel when he fell from the building? Freedom?

I VERY MUCH want to let ML feel how does it feels, to try so hard, to make your lovers, stay with you. Then failed, and watch him, throw his body off into the abyss,

Smiling.

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By the way, it is not bittersweet, it is pretty heartwarming and sweet in my opinion. Even the scenes in the first life when author describe how desperate MC to stop ML, and explain how hard ML's life is, it is ordinary for me. Everything is expressed in a normal, bland, way. Typical slice of life, not to dramatic, but not too flat either. Just like how life are. <<less
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wasthequeen
wasthequeen rated it
October 18, 2023
Status: Completed
Thanks for the translator for introducing me to this novel. I MTL'ed the rest, which is very readable. I love the MC, he is a very understanding and loving person, towards the ML. Please add tragedy tag. Although the ML started loving first, the MC fell for the ML harder. The author has a very beautiful writing style, like those of a water color painting. The author had also done research on mental illness, and it is portrayed accurately. Each and every chapter was bitter sweet. I also like how... more>> the ML becomes progressively outspoken, realistically. Overall it's a good read. <<less
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