Five Years After We Broke Up, You Still Want to Kiss Me?

Originally titled "Dislocation"

Rekindled love after a breakup | The ex chases his lover | Rented-apartment romance

Art-house film director top (scheming, flirtatious) x homestay owner bottom (innocent, cheerful)

When he saw his ex-boyfriend again, the man had become an internationally acclaimed director, while He Yu was a complete mess, having just crawled out of the sands of Hexi.

The wind and sand stung his eyes. He put on his sunglasses and ran.

Only after he got back to his homestay did he realize that the high-profile tenant his staff had been talking about was his college sweetheart, Qin Xiao.

Back then, He Yu had chased after him shamelessly, and it hadn't ended well.

Five years later, He Yu had learned his lesson. He took the rent and avoided Qin Xiao whenever he could.

But the man who'd once thrown him away like trash had suddenly changed. When He Yu went out to scout locations, Director Qin quietly followed his car. When He Yu ate at the inn, Director Qin washed his hands and cooked for him. And when they watched the stars at night, he had to come sit beside him and ask, "Are you cold?"

He Yu shuddered with disgust, and the faint scar on his face began to ache.

Finally, he lost patience and snapped, "Are you possessed or something?"

A look of loneliness crossed Qin Xiao's eyes. "Can we... get back together?"

Once, He Yu had been a top finance student at Haida University, a singing champion in the Southeast region, and a handsome young man who turned heads. Qin Xiao had just been an artsy young man who'd dropped out to pursue his dreams, so broke he could only afford a basement room, and he hadn't even deigned to give He Yu a second glance.

Now He Yu had nothing, and Qin Xiao had made a name for himself and was clinging to him?

He Yu stared at him in horror. "I have no money, no looks, and no connections now. What are you trying to con me out of this time?"

In 2008, He Yu was a freshman, young and brash, full of passion. He hid his identity and sang in a bar. Then he met Qin Xiao, a mysterious, pretentious, artsy man: handsome, gentle, and indulgent, yet so poor he was barely getting by. He Yu was utterly captivated and plunged headlong into his first love, unable to find his way out.

Time passed slowly, and youth slipped by in a blur. It wasn't until graduation approached and every practical concern had to be faced that He Yu understood what Qin Xiao's indulgence had always meant:

He didn't care. He wouldn't take responsibility. He wouldn't make a commitment...

All for the sake of one last parting remark: "Wasn't it all your choice?"

On a rainy night in Haicheng, He Yu was fighting for his future, and his life was in danger. Then he saw Qin Xiao walking by with someone else, wearing a smile He Yu had never seen before.

Qin Xiao's furious, decisive voice echoed in his ears, just as it had a few days earlier: "Get lost. From now on, whether you live or die has nothing to do with me!"

He Yu's cry for help caught in his throat. He could no longer call out the name he loved so much. A blade flashed, and only then did he realize he wouldn't escape tonight. It had been inevitable from the moment he met Qin Xiao...

But he didn't know that Qin Xiao's smile had come when someone, for the first time in those few days, mentioned He Yu to him. Qin Xiao had said:

"Xiao He is different from everyone else."

*A realistic story about youth and dreams, love and the lack of it.

*Memories interwoven with the present.

*Imperfect characters.

*Includes a little showbiz content, all fictional.

Theme: Love and ideals.