Dual male leads + seven-year age gap + guiding lover + both pure + angst and sweetness
A reserved, flirtatious older top (Ke Yuanbai) ✖ a dazed, hapless bottom (Jiang Che)
After Jiang Che’s mother remarries, he finds himself mingling with the upper class.
The first time he visits his new home, he gets so transfixed by a breathtakingly handsome man that he just stares.
“Do you like my face? Is it that good-looking?”
Jiang Che says nothing, just nods over and over.
Jiang Che: So what if I’ve had a hard life? I’ve got someone backing me up.
Ke Yuanbai: He’s like a stray puppy, all pitiful and vulnerable, as if anyone could kick him around.
Ke Yuanbai: He’s had such a hard time, so I want to treat him a little better, and then better still.
Ke Yuanbai knows how to keep someone hooked. He won’t hover around asking after Jiang Che every day. Instead, he’ll make Jiang Che come to him of his own accord and ask for help. He lets Jiang Che be completely himself and encourages him to grow and step boldly forward. Of course, well-behaved boys get rewards.
