Parallel

Cheng Xingqian has spent half his life drifting along without ever setting foot in a school. As soon as he could walk, he was picking fights and cursing people out; as soon as he could drink water, he was learning to drink and smoke. Slick-tongued and full of violent resentment, this pure, unadulterated street thug actually wants to send the little rabbit by his side to school? Lost in a night without end, he walks on year after year, greedily yearning for even the slightest warmth from the light. But when the sun finally rises and the world divides into black and white, he understands that what he thought was walking side by side was really two parallel lines that would never meet.

A smiling fox with a kind face and a poisonous heart ✖️ a docile, naive beauty (cold and obsessive later on)

Older man, BE. Cheng Xingqian, 22; Lin Han, 15. Set around the 1980s.

Updates daily at 9 p.m. The chapters are short and the pace is quick, but don't worry, every plot thread will be tied up!

Please note before reading:

1. The seme has questionable morals. At first, he's an older man pursuing someone much younger, talks nonsense nonstop, is heartless, and has terrible character. Readers, please steer clear if these are dealbreakers for you.

2. A bittersweet BE story. Everyone is a villain, and no one gets a happy ending. HE fans, enter with caution. (The author is immersed in the art of their own BE aesthetic.)

3. I'm a post-2000s writer, and this is my first attempt at a period piece. If anything differs from reality, I hope readers will forgive me and go easy on me. (Bows deeply.)

Supporting characters: Li Guang, Jiang Yu, Jiang Jianzhe, Xu Chang

Theme: Realism