Zhan Xiao is in his early thirties. After finishing his bachelor's degree, his parents paid to get him into a famous business school. In the years after he returned to China, he often wore his school hoodie to make connections with alumni.
That hoodie, along with the watch, steering wheel, and surfboard in his Tinder profile photos, all basked in the sunshine. Of course, to distinguish himself from the other men on the app, he would end with, "I can't sing, and I'm a little insecure."
Basically, he's the most obnoxious kind of elite finance bro.
His girlfriend is still in college.
Things started to go wrong when he attended the after-party for his girlfriend's college football team. The quarterback, unusually small for a football player, followed him flirtatiously to the alley behind the bar to smoke.
That's when everything went south.
TW: Both leads cheat! Both leads cheat! Both leads cheat! There's infidelity! There's a straight man turning gay!
Theme: Celebrate happiness.
The short stories are all well written! I cried while reading this. Very natural and comfortable writing style! Please update