Blurb:
Shu Cheng and Zhou Xuanli ended up in the same bed, ultimately, because each had something the other wanted.
Of course, it may also have had a little to do with being young, with nowhere to put all that pent-up energy.
As for why it had to be each other, all they could say was that some encounters were simply too perfectly timed and placed.
They were almost childhood sweethearts, knew each other inside out, and had no feelings for each other. Their similarly cold and detached natures meant that even if they parted ways, neither had to worry about the other clinging on.
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They kept this on-again, off-again arrangement going for several years, and both had moments when they couldn't hold back their feelings.
But from beginning to end, they tacitly kept their relationship hidden from the world.
Shu Cheng was the one who called things off.
It wasn't the first time this had happened.
Just as they'd promised each other back then, and as always, after confirming it several times, Zhou Xuanli agreed with surprising ease.
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On a calm, cloudless night, Shu Cheng returned from a business dinner, turned on the lights, and spotted an unexpected figure in the dining room.
Half of Zhou Xuanli's face was hidden in shadow. He toyed with a silver lighter between his fingers and asked with a mocking smile, "Is it fun playing at romance with pretty boys like that?"
"What else would I do?" Shu Cheng looked him up and down, then curled her lip scornfully. "He's young and full of energy. He's got plenty of stamina. Young Master Zhou, how old are you...?"
"Who can tell true feelings from false ones?"
A few things to know before reading:
1. Sexual content: all romantic activity takes place after the characters are adults.
2. Childhood sweethearts | Friends with benefits to lovers
3. Neither protagonist is perfect | Cool and indifferent x a seemingly gentle smiling schemer
Blurb screenshotted on April 27, 2026
Theme: Reaching the other shore
