I Only Wanted to Stay in Character, but He Keeps Winning Himself Over

[Both virgins · Miscommunication · Mutual redemption · Mostly sweet with a little angst] Oblivious bottom × prickly top who’s not what he seems Ruan Hai has always been slow to understand his own feelings. He’s handsome without realizing it, and nothing much matters to him either way. The trouble is, he draws men for a living. While struggling to come up with material for his comic, he runs into a top-tier model at “Love’s Turn” and even gets to cop a feel of his pecs. Too bad the guy is the standard gentle, aloof type. Just when Ruan Hai thinks he can’t use him as inspiration, he accidentally discovers the dark, short-tempered side of Shi Yuncheng. Ruan Hai decides to gather material for his comic through hands-on experience, using every means at his disposal. Because of an unhappy childhood, Shi Yuncheng is an expert at hiding his true self. He never expected anyone to tear open his wounds! “Even after all that, you still like me?” “Yes. I like you.” Just as Ruan Hai begins to feel something called love, Shi Yuncheng misunderstands and thinks Ruan Hai has been using him all along! Using him to create a character for his comic! His trust and affection collapse in an instant. Only belatedly does Ruan Hai realize how badly he’s messed up. Four years later, they run into each other by chance in Paris. Shi Yuncheng seems to have lost his memory, treating him with polite formality as if he were a stranger. Ruan Hai can’t quite figure him out... But stubbornness is his defining trait. He’s determined to make Shi Yuncheng slip up and shatter that mask once more. He means it!