Li Xun died. When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in the body of Jiang Yilan, a member of the popular boy group To5.
Two years prior, Li Xun was slated to debut as part of To5 but was replaced at the last minute. The company promised him a spot in the next planned boy group, and Li Xun dedicated the next two years to intense practice, consistently ranking first in all evaluations leading up to his death. With the new group’s preparations underway, his stellar performance earned him the coveted ACE position. Just as his career was finally turning around, Li Xun suffered a fatal accident while visiting his younger sister.
The body he now inhabited, Jiang Yilan, was the person who had stolen his debut spot two years ago. Jiang Yilan was a wealthy second-generation heir—a useless idol who couldn’t sing or dance, relying solely on his looks and family connections to parachute into the group, kicking Li Xun out and contentedly serving as the group’s pretty face.
Beyond his lack of talent, Jiang Yilan had poor relationships within the team, especially with the main dancer, Tang Ruining. Fans had even created a popular “frenemies” CP ship for the two of them.
Reborn as Jiang Yilan, Li Xun had to slowly clean up the mess left behind, rebuild trust with his teammates, reverse the negative public perception, and shed the infamous “pretty face” label.
As his teammates began to warm up to him, Tang Ruining remained stubbornly hostile. Li Xun finally confronted him: “What exactly are you dissatisfied with? Tell me, and I’ll fix it.”
Tang Ruining replied coldly, “The person you replaced, he died. If he had debuted with us, he wouldn’t have suffered that accident. Can you make up for that with your life?”
Li Xun was deeply moved, though unsure how to respond.
Yet, it was this same Tang Ruining who later pinned him against the backstage wall and kissed him.
Much later, after Li Xun revealed his true identity, he asked, “If I had still been Li Xun, debuting with To5, would we have ended up together?”
Tang Ruining answered without hesitation, “Then I would have started chasing you even sooner.”
Raw Novel Name: 重生後在男團當ACE
