Tan Zhao, a stunning, healing-type streamer, worked hard at keeping up appearances but never quite caught on.
Radiant and carefree in public, with a secret behind closed doors:
Six months after breaking up with his tycoon ex, he still sat expressionless before bed and counted flower petals: "Shen Du loves me, Shen Du loves me not..."
They ran into each other again at the dessert table at Influencer Night.
"Mr. Shen, having a bad evening? I heard you've been telling everyone I died of heartbreak."
"Not as bad as you spreading the rumor that I'm the biggest scumbag in the universe."
Seeing that Shen Du looked well and still carried himself with the same poise, Tan Zhao sighed. The faint smile on his face vanished.
"How is that a rumor? You don't love me at all."
Shen Du looked at Tan Zhao for a moment, then inexplicably curled his lips into a smile. "I do."
He leaned in slightly, their shadows merging.
"Before I got covered in bite marks."
While they were dating, Tan Zhao stuck to Shen Du every day. His amber puppy eyes made Shen Du's heart melt.
Day after day, Shen Du heard Tan Zhao confess, "Boss, I love you so much."
It wasn't until Shen Du was pushed onto a soft bed that he realized something was wrong.
Tan Zhao wasn't just not a bottom. He was a rabid top among rabid tops!
Shen Du's first experience of falling in love ended abruptly, and he threw Tan Zhao out, luggage and all.
Later, Tan Zhao shot to fame, and his livestream was packed with fan badges every day.
One day, a mysterious big spender appeared out of nowhere, shoving aside a crowd of cyber rivals and shooting to the top of the leaderboard in seconds. He made just one request: "Streamer, say 'Boss, I love you so much' one more time, and mean it like you did back then."
Tan Zhao stared at the message, then suddenly smiled.
He leaned closer to the screen, his voice turning soft and low. "Boss, I love you most of all... When are you going to give me the engagement ring you hid under your pillow?"
The chat exploded: What???!!!
Moody beauty × cold-hearted tycoon
Switch couple, each other's first love, no exes in the public eye
Theme: Accepting your true self is a lifelong challenge for everyone.