Complete manuscript finished / monogamous couple / bickering enemies-to-lovers / happy ending
Fang Zhi (top) × Pei Xu (bottom)
"Fang Zhi, are you short on money?"
The boy's clear, bright voice pierced Fang Zhi's heart like a sharp needle.
At eighteen, Pei Xu completely tore away the disguise of friendship. He could always tell, right away, what Fang Zhi needed most.
"This is a fair deal," Pei Xu said.
Those astonishingly bright eyes became Fang Zhi's nightmare from then on.
He studied hard, worked desperately to earn money, and thought he had finally escaped Pei Xu and started a new chapter in his life. Yet, time and again, in the middle of the night, that viper-like gaze still left him drenched in a cold sweat.
When his ex-girlfriend took off with his savings, leaving Fang Zhi short on money at the worst possible time, that clear, bright voice came calling again.
As if he'd calculated the timing perfectly, Pei Xu appeared in his finest form and pulled Fang Zhi back to the crossroads of his life, forcing him to make a choice.
Admit it. You need me.
In bed, Fang Zhi would often lose himself in the moment, the corners of his eyes flushed red, one hand still clamped tightly around Pei Xu's throat.
"I don't like men."
He said it to Pei Xu, but he was really saying it to himself.
Pei Xu only laughed, grabbing Fang Zhi by the shoulder in return.
"Next time you say that, remember to get off me first."
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Pei Xu fell in love with his best friend.
He was naturally mean-spirited. If he couldn't get what he wanted the first time, he would take it by force the second time.
But he misjudged Fang Zhi's pride. The scales, which had been wavering, tipped completely. Fang Zhi steeled himself and chose to push himself to the brink rather than have anything more to do with him.
A new life, a new romance, and no place for him.
It didn't matter. A lifetime was a long time, and Pei Xu could wait.
That moment came both quickly and slowly.
Pei Xu waited for two years and suffered for two years, until Fang Zhi finally broke up.
He appeared at just the right moment, offering the one bargaining chip he had, one that Fang Zhi desperately needed.
"Fang Zhi, are you short on money?"
A faint, almost imperceptible note of anticipation hid in his clear, bright voice.
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1. Fang Zhi has no feelings for his ex-girlfriend, and they never had any intimate contact.
2. Fang Zhi is only attracted to Pei Xu.
Theme: Love can overcome every obstacle.
