He Has Listened to Me Play the Violin for Years

[Green-tea simp seme × doted-on, carefree genius violinist uke; wealthy childhood friends + sweet romance + a touch of heartthrob appeal + a little forum-style narration]

Shen Jibai is the genius violinist known throughout A City's upper circles: he won gold in the international junior division at ten; tickets to his solo concert were impossible to get at fifteen; and at nineteen, he secured the position of concertmaster in a top orchestra.

Beautiful, talented, and gentle, he was protected by Ji Yiran and their two other childhood friends, and could live freely and carelessly. Outsiders jokingly called them A City's F4.

But no one knew how indulgent the outwardly cold Ji Yiran was toward Shen Jibai in private.

Even when his friends called him a dog, he proudly retorted, “Mianmian is happy to let me be his dog. If you want to be one, go ahead and try.”

Later, Shen Jibai suddenly decided without a word to leave early for America and pursue his dream. Ji Yiran didn't dare stop him. But the following midsummer, after a performance, he caught the genius violinist by the hem of his clothes in the dressing room and pleaded, “Mianmian, will you let me stay by your side?”

Late that night, Shen Jibai was pinned in the practice room by the childhood friend and lover he'd grown up with, who asked him pitifully, “Shen Jibai, next time you go somewhere, can you tell me in advance? Can't you make room for me in your world of violin?”

Note: They got together a long time ago.