The Man in the Corner

Zhu Zi was strange because his parents divorced when he was young, but he was good at school and often said, "My family practices cultivation..."

After an accident, his only family, his mother, disappeared too. The court ruled that he should live with his other relatives, his maternal grandparents.

His maternal grandparents were uneducated and always said he was a good-for-nothing. Little by little, Zhu Zi lost interest in life.

Instead, he started getting into fights. Then, in his senior year of high school, a new student named Sui Shuang transferred into their class. When Sui Shuang saw him fighting, he stopped him. "Classmate, this is school. You can't fight here."

"Who asked you? If you've got a problem, bring it on!"

"I just wanted to remind you that this is school, and fighting isn't allowed."

"Damn it, I said to mind your own business! Are you deaf? Just because you wear glasses, you think you're some kind of intellectual?"

"I'm more educated than you."

When Sui Shuang realized he liked Zhu Zi

His family found out that he had feelings for a boy. They thought it was wrong, and started lecturing, hitting, and cursing him.

His family scolded him furiously: "Fine! Go tell the principal you like a boy! Let's see what he thinks of you! He'll definitely think you're sick! Tell me, did that classmate force you to like him?"

"No... I like him because I want to! Do you even know what love is, when you keep talking about it? Your idea of loving me is making me stay up all night doing problems when I get bad grades! If I forget my homework once, you beat me half to death! Is that what you call love?"

"So now you're talking back to me? I'm telling you, don't go see him again. If you dare go see him, I'll beat you every time I catch you, until you learn to obey."

Sui Shuang takes a leave of absence

"I heard you're taking a leave. What's going on, top student...?"

"My mom won't let me come see you anymore. Goodbye..."

"I'm sorry..."

"You didn't do anything wrong... The wrong thing is that we're gay."

"Am I sick or something? I couldn't even convince you to stay! Aah... It hurts... Zhu Zi, please... Ah! Let me go, Mom!"

"Mom! Please... let me see him one more time!"

"No..."

"Sui Shuang!"

"Zhu Zi!"

"Sui Shuang, I finally found you! I never want us to be apart again!"

"I have good news... Mm."

"What... good news?"

"My mom said we can be together... Isn't that a surprise?"

Zhu Zi (bottom) x Sui Shuang (top)

"The candlelight fills the room, and dew dampens my clothes as I rise to dress... My name is Zhu Zi."

"Sui Shuang... The moon follows the bow's shadow, and frost brushes the sword's gleam."

No real-life inspiration. The plot is for the sake of the story. Do not imitate it.

I originally wanted to write an ABO story, but I felt that writing an alpha-omega pairing was a bit difficult, so I didn't. Please bear with me. Thank you, dear readers!

The completed main story is on Weibo: @Lin Jian Luto

Theme: Healing and surviving in a hostile environment.