Sheng Yu buried the feelings he developed at seventeen for five whole years.
Everyone knew about his unspoken crush, but no one ever called it out. He held on until the other man announced his engagement and celebrated a perfect wedding. Watching him talk and laugh warmly with his wife left Sheng Yu with a stabbing pain in his heart.
A year later, Shen Wen suddenly returned to the country after getting divorced.
“People in our circle are saying someone looks about fifty percent like me.”
“He has nothing to do with me. He's just an ordinary entertainer.”
“Is that so? Looking just fifty percent like me was enough to make you transfer your affections?” Disappointment filled his eyes as every word cut deep. “So the heart that loved me for five whole years was that cheap.”
The pent-up feelings and grievances of five years came crashing down. Sheng Yu, eyes red, asked in return:
“So you knew all along.”
“...”
“If you knew I liked you, why didn't you just reject me outright? Why keep pushing me away, again and again?”
[Extremely melodramatic. Nobody with strong preferences about particular tropes should read this. Both leads are virgins, one-on-one romance, mutual devotion.]
Theme: Two people who love each other can always be together.
