Rugged bottom x refined scum top
When Shen Mo first met Zhong Sihan, he was bare-chested, hauling cargo at the docks.
The handsome man, dressed in expensive clothes, watched the fine beads of sweat trickle from Shen Mo's chest down to his waist. "Nice body. Ever considered working for me? Five hundred a day, and much easier than hauling cargo."
Shen Mo spat. "Fucking fag. Get lost and stop getting in the way of my work."
Behind his glasses, Zhong Sihan's gaze was unreadable. He reached out and slipped a card into Shen Mo's dust-covered pocket.
Less than two months later, Uncle Chen was diagnosed with kidney failure. The cost of treatment was astronomical.
To save the elder who had looked after him as he grew up, Shen Mo went to Zhong Sihan of his own accord. "Is your offer still good?"
Zhong Sihan's gaze swept over his taut chest. "Take your shirt off. Let me see what I'm getting."
The man's appraising stare made Shen Mo uncomfortable.
Luckily, Zhong Sihan had a pretty face. After looking at him a few more times, Shen Mo decided he wasn't exactly getting the raw end of the deal.
He could just focus on that face while they did it. As for the physical work, he could handle plenty of that.
It wasn't until Zhong Sihan pinned him beneath him that Shen Mo realized he might have misunderstood.
With a bed partner as good as Zhong Sihan in every way, it was too easy to fall for him over time. The day Shen Mo decided to confess, Zhong Sihan happened to be at a gathering with a friend.
His friend praised Shen Mo's abilities and asked Zhong Sihan to lend him out.
Zhong Sihan refused.
"He's not just my subordinate."
His friend gave him a knowing smile. "You even make your lover do dangerous jobs for you."
"You have to get your money's worth. I can't spend all that money for nothing," Zhong Sihan said indifferently. "He's so poor. I could give him even more work and he still wouldn't say no."
Hearing those words, Shen Mo understood. He wasn't good enough for Zhong Sihan. Once he had finished what he was there to do, he returned to the little attic in his hometown and stopped thinking about Zhong Sihan.
The first day Shen Mo was gone, Zhong Sihan didn't care.
The first month Shen Mo was gone, Zhong Sihan didn't know what to do with himself.
He called in every favor and searched every connection until at last he spotted Shen Mo in a remote county town.
A young man stood beside Shen Mo. Zhong Sihan's gaze darkened, hatred churning in his eyes.
That man wasn't as handsome as him. Shen Mo couldn't possibly like him.
Theme: Love life and never give up, no matter how many setbacks you face.
