Lin Ze feels like he's lived a thousand years, and in a way, he has. He's on his ninth life, a young man trying to get by in modern Beijing. But Lin Ze carries a strange secret: he remembers all his past lives, stretching back through China's long history.
In every life, no matter the era - whether he was a scholar, a farmer, or even a palace servant - one thing stayed the same. He always fell deeply in love with a boy. And every single time, their love story ended in heartbreak. Society would discover their secret, and Lin Ze would meet a sad, early end, only to be reborn and do it all over again.
Now, in his ninth life, Lin Ze just wants peace. He hopes that this time, he can avoid love and its tragic consequences. But when he meets Xiao Tian, a charming and kind young man with strangely familiar eyes, Lin Ze feels that old, dangerous pull.
Could Xiao Tian be connected to the boys from his past? Is Lin Ze doomed to repeat his tragic fate yet again? Or, after eight lifetimes of sorrow, could this ninth chance finally be the one where love doesn't lead to ruin, but to a happy ending? Follow Lin Ze as he navigates modern romance while haunted by centuries of lost loves, wondering if this time, things can truly be different.