The Big, Brawny Guy Just Won't Stop Chasing Me

[Two Male Leads · Slice of Life · Straightforward Guys · Soft and Muscular · Healing · Mutual Devotion]

Chen Man, 170 cm, 160 jin, mukbang blogger

Zhou Han, 185 cm, 170 jin, personal trainer

Zhou Han had watched Chen Man for three years before he finally dared to walk into that malatang shop and sit across from him.

Chen Man was a mukbang blogger whose account was called “Eating My Way Around Jiangcheng.” He ate alone, livestreamed alone, and went home alone. Life was quiet and uneventful until one night, when he met someone at the malatang shop he frequented.

That person sat across from him and watched him for half an hour without saying a word.

Only later did Chen Man learn his name was Zhou Han, and that he was a personal trainer. He had been watching Chen Man for three years, liking every video starting with the very first and sending him a message every time, though none had ever received a reply.

Much later, Chen Man learned that Zhou Han had done more than watch him for three years. During Chen Man's livestreams, he would say, “Your eyes scrunch up when you eat.” Every Friday at seven in the morning, he would knock on the door and bring breakfast. He would carve broccoli into roses and remember every single thing Chen Man had ever said.

This is a story about being seen.

Not the passion of love at first sight, nor a grand, dramatic confession. Just one person quietly watching another for three years, then finally summoning the courage to walk up to him.

Zhou Han wasn't much of a talker. He could only show Chen Man through his actions that he was worthy of love.

Chen Man wasn't one to make the first move either. It took him a long time to learn to ask, “Are you coming again tomorrow?”

This is a long, slow story of