Springtime in Midair

[A mature-looking man who’s pure at heart, a lovestruck rich-boy top x a beauty who’s weathered every storm yet remains gentle, a stunning wife-like bottom] - Zong Xun met his once-in-a-lifetime ideal partner: beautiful, gentle, and willing to give him anything he wanted. Ling Qi was like a mild spring day, warm but not hot, sometimes bright and radiant, sometimes hidden behind clouds. They had been dating for six months and were both happy, but Ling Qi still wouldn’t agree to make their relationship official. When Zong Xun asked why, Ling Qi only made excuses: “Our lifestyles are too different. We wouldn’t be happy together.” It really was hard to understand. Ling Qi was stunningly beautiful, highly educated, and exceptionally cultured, yet he refused to turn any of those strengths into money. He worked an ordinary job and lived in a cheap shared apartment. He would rather scrimp, save, and work hard than accept financial support from someone pursuing him. At first, Zong Xun thought Ling Qi was merely proud and self-respecting, unwilling to make money by putting himself on display or accept charity. But gradually, he realized that Ling Qi had other secrets. * If Ling Qi could be reborn, then in the spring when he was seven, while playing hide-and-seek in the garden, he would climb through the window and hide in the cabinet, praying that the two brothers wouldn’t find him, and that he wouldn’t fall into that abyss. Reader’s guide: 1. A stunning beauty bottom, beset by misfortune and doomed to a bleak first half of life. 2. The true top is listed in the main-character section, and this has a happy ending. The other tops are all ex-boyfriends. Each of them was a virgin when he began dating the bottom, and they all stayed chaste after the breakup. 3. A dark, twisted flavor, focused on melodrama, taboo relationships, love triangles, and possessive pursuit. Only for readers with matching tastes. [Important content warning] Includes a dysfunctional family, childhood sweethearts doomed to tragedy, and classic tropes such as a gloomy, ghostlike top and an obsessive, unhinged top getting a crematorium ending. Theme: Persevere and strive for self-improvement.