The Deadbeat Owes Me Rent and Slammed the Door in My Face!

[Two male leads + romantic tension + brave pursuit of love + slight period feel] [Brave, sunny bottom & restrained, long-suffering top] Chen Jiayou never dreamed that the penniless tenant three months behind on rent would actually have the nerve to shut the door in his face. . Before closing the door, the broke tenant even grabbed him by the collar and warned, “I’ll pay you when I have the money. Stop knocking on my damn door all the time!” “Behind on rent and still acting so cocky?” Chen Jiayou fumed. Li Zekun had a father who was both a gambler and a wife-beater, and a mother who had endured his abuse for over twenty years. His father beat her and gambled, racking up huge debts that Li Zekun had to repay. If Li Zekun didn’t pay off his debts, his father would beat his mother. Every month, Li Zekun scrimped and saved to repay his gambling-addict father, then worked evenings at a late-night food stall after his day job. Who could have guessed that landlord Chen Jiayou would latch onto him? Optimistic, cheerful, brave, and blunt, Chen Jiayou kept following him despite Li Zekun’s repeated rejections and cold stares. Li Zekun felt that he and Chen Jiayou belonged to different worlds. He didn’t want to ruin someone as radiant as the sun. No matter how often Li Zekun rejected him, Chen Jiayou refused to give up. Li Zekun’s mother accidentally caused Li Baoshan’s death from blood loss while fighting back against his domestic abuse. In the end, she was sent to prison. Despairing, Li Zekun returned to Huacheng. Chen Jiayou was waiting for him. Eyes red, Li Zekun told him to stay away, but Chen Jiayou sensed that something was wrong. He gave in. He couldn’t resist a Chen Jiayou who was so passionate and persistent. … Chen Jiayou’s parents caught the two of them together. His father handed Li Zekun a check and told him to leave Chen Jiayou. After Li Zekun left, Chen Jiayou went mad.