[Love-struck, teary-eyed gong x career-minded, steady shou]
After their bitter parting three years ago, Xu Qingyuan never thought he would see Fang Jibai again.
He listened as the young man huddled in the corner by the door, eyes red, accused him: "Why did you take so long to come back? I've been waiting for you all day!"
Looking at the face before him, clearly several years younger than he remembered, Xu Qingyuan spoke with a strained voice. "...Fang Jibai, how old are you this year?"
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Fang Jibai opened his eyes to find that he had transmigrated seven years into the future. Not only had his friend, who had been smiling sweetly at him just yesterday, suddenly changed, but his attitude was exceptionally cold. Fang Jibai felt like the sky had fallen.
By crying, "I'm broke and homeless right now. Can you really bear to kick me out?" Fang Jibai managed to cling to Xu Qingyuan's home.
Looking around the house, where there was no sign of anyone else living there, he asked bitterly, "So what are we to each other now?"
Xu Qingyuan didn't even look up. "Classmates who haven't seen each other since graduation."
Fang Jibai, who had just finished the college entrance exam and was secretly hoping to get into the same school: "..."
The sky felt like it had fallen even harder.
Until one day, while the two were shopping at the mall, they ran into a mutual friend, who cried out in horror, "Holy crap, when did you two get back together?"
Xu Qingyuan raised an arm to block Fang Jibai's gloomy stare. "...We didn't get back together."
At that, their mutual friend shouted even louder. "Holy crap, you found a replacement!?"
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On an ordinary morning, Xu Qingyuan opened the door and saw his older ex-boyfriend, who had returned to the country at some point, standing outside, his eyes red with anger. "Breaking up with me wasn't enough? You even found a replacement!"
Xu Qingyuan tried to push his eager younger ex-boyfriend back behind him and nodded calmly. "Yes."
"Big brother, who's he?"
The younger ex-boyfriend struggled to poke his head out, wrapped his arms around Xu Qingyuan, and cooed at him. Then he lifted his head and shot the other man a taunting look.
The older ex-boyfriend burst into tears. "You're even protecting him!!"
"Xu Qingyuan!!!"
Xu Qingyuan slowly looked up at the sky. One was enough. Why were there two now?
Let the world end already.
Reading guide:
1. The gong is not weak, and this is strictly 1v1. Xiao Fang will return in the end. At heart, this is a story about two people who express love differently learning to meet each other halfway. Both leads are strong.
2. Readers with extreme character preferences, please refrain. All the characters have flaws.
3. No edits or writing advice, except for pointing out typos. Anything else will be deleted.
Theme: People who share a pace won't lose each other.
