Dear Uncle

You kept climbing toward your dream, but along the way, you left behind so many precious things. Do you... regret it?

"Uncle..." The handsome man was sobbing uncontrollably. The smile he'd worn for years, like a mask, had finally shattered. He'd forgotten how many years it had been since he last cried. For one fleeting moment, he seemed to be seventeen again, the boy who had just met Feng Donghai, still holding on to an innocent dream and able to laugh out loud.

Only in front of this person could he cast off every burden and show his true feelings.

Yes, it had been hard.

He was exhausted.

"Uncle..." He let go of the grace and composure he'd been pretending to have, wiping away his tears awkwardly like a child. Emotions he'd suppressed for years made his voice falter, full of all the hurt and helplessness he'd felt along the way. "I... I like you..."

He'd said those words to him countless times, but this time was different.

QAQ I couldn't help digging a new hole, so I'm giving myself a smack.

I've wanted to start this story for ages, but kept putting it off because I was afraid I'd ruin it. It's not a cheerful story full of cute moments, and it might be a bit of a landmine. I've already made peace with the possibility that it'll be unpopular.

There's no smut, so the pairing depends entirely on their chemistry... I guess...

I won't charge for it, and I won't abandon it. It'll have a happy ending, but updates will be slow. I'll probably post once a week to start... I'll speed up when I have time. If the pace is too slow and keeping up gets tiring, you can wait until it's finished and read it all at once. Of course, writing alone is lonely, so if you can keep me company with comments as you read while I fill in this hole, I'll be really happy. Hehehehehe XD