This Journey, Water Drips and Dings

[The only authorized version is on Jinjiang Literature City. We are not responsible for pirated content in flashy versions.] Flamboyant butterfly of a lawyer top X repressed, conservative, tall and muscular, well-endowed bottom Both in suits | Bottom pursues top | Pursues him very, very hard Zhang Bin’s ideal little wife was a well-behaved, slender young man. He wanted a social relationship he could keep under his control. That was the only way he could feel secure. The line of men waiting for him stretched all the way to France, visa in hand. He grabbed the one with the finest bearing and the prettiest face: Li You. Li You nearly wept with joy as he shouted inwardly, “Uncle, look at me! I’ve made it! I’ve landed this man!” Right up until Zhang Bin threw Li You straight out of the hotel. Li You cried and made a scene, asking Zhang Bin what he didn’t like about him. He took after his uncle, after all. He had a decent face, was well-behaved, and had money. Zhang Bin told Li You to shut up and stop making a fuss. He couldn’t afford to offend Li You’s uncle. Besides, he had no intention of pursuing someone above his station. Director Ren had money and power at his fingertips and was famous for protecting his own. Lawyer Zhang wanted nothing to do with him. He was content with a little, and steered well clear of the wealthy. As a guardian, Director Ren predictably came after him to settle the score. He chased Zhang Bin from the city all the way to an island. Zhang Bin was speechless. “Your kid threw himself at me. Don’t try to extort me, all right? It’s not like I slept with him.” Ren Changdong: “If you hadn’t seduced him, why would he throw himself at you?” Zhang Bin: Breathing. Ren Changdong: “Flirtatious.” Zhang Bin: Blinking. Ren Changdong: “Flirtatious.” Zhang Bin: “Extortion is illegal! Being rich doesn’t make it okay.” Zhang Bin: “Are you all right, Director Ren?” Ren Changdong: “You’re in trouble now, Lawyer Zhang.” They couldn’t stand the sight of each other, until their hostility escalated into an all-out brawl. Two men who always wore suits in public and looked perfectly respectable wound up wrestling in bathrobes at a resort hotel, beating each other until their faces were black and blue. Neither would back down. On this trip, Director Ren had none of the usual advantages: timing, location, or allies. Stranded on the island, the only person he could rely on was Lawyer Zhang. With no other choice, he had to sweet-talk the man he’d just angered. As he applied a cold compress to the face he had bruised himself, Director Ren begged Lawyer Zhang to give him what he wanted. They clashed once on the island, and after returning to the city, neither could stop thinking about it. When they met again, Zhang Bin thought Director Ren was deliberately giving him a hard time. In a fit of anger, he pinned Ren down and started hitting him again. And as they fought, one thing led to another… There was a special thrill to pursuing someone above your station. He ravaged Director Ren as if he meant to kill him, breaking through the arid wasteland he had become. After years of repression and self-loathing over being a man who couldn’t perform, Director Ren realized for the first time that he had simply been going about it the wrong way. His own reaction terrified him. The flamboyant butterfly made up for lost ground with an inexperienced divorced man. Zhang Bin planned to explore this evil capitalist’s weakest point, to water this parched man until he was lost in it and couldn’t live without men, then dump him. Lawyer Zhang kept circling around Director Ren, until Ren was the one who said, “Let’s end this relationship.” Zhang Bin pleaded, “Can’t we just keep it going?” Reader’s guide Happy ending The older nephew isn’t gay and has never crossed the line with either the top or the bottom. He’s a little Cupid. The top has experience (strictly a top) The bottom is divorced (no fraud involved; his wedding night did not go well, leaving him with psychological issues) Reverse size difference (a 180 cm top with a lean, muscular build and a tall, muscular bottom; the top looks up to kiss, the bottom bends down) Completed novels in the author’s collection: *Thirty Thousand Days a Year* (Zhu Yixing X Liang Kaisui) Upcoming novels in the author’s collection: City-weary office-worker top × robust, spirited country ghost bottom *The Robust Male Ghost Who Pins the Office Worker Down in His Sleep* Another story in the same series: older top with a domineering-dad vibe X gifted, mischievous bottom *As Pure as an Orchid* Theme: Respect the young and care for the old