My Boyfriend Isn't What I Was Promised

[No angst from beginning to end. Putting the important part first] As the youngest associate professor in C University's School of Economics, Fu Yusheng was talented, handsome, disciplined, and the ideal partner in the eyes of countless people. For years, he had turned down countless admirers. In the end, when it came to finding a partner, he chose a way that was both efficient and serious: blind dates. His many former admirers: ...Sorry, we were going about it the wrong way! But after learning about the dozen-plus rules for dating Professor Fu had laid out... His many former admirers: ...We were wrong. Our lifestyles aren't up to scratch! We're out! Fu Yusheng believed it made perfect sense to lay out each other's needs and deal-breakers before dating. It would make getting along in the long run much easier. But after one blind date after another ended in failure, he began to question his decision for the first time. That was when Mo Xiye appeared. Faced with a blind date who met all his requirements, from looks to personality, Fu Yusheng shamefully found himself falling for him. After his successful blind date with Fu Yusheng, Mo Xiye left and promptly dropped his good-boy act, sighing with deep feeling. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision, but I really am a natural-born white lotus, a future star of the silver screen whose talent was wasted on school. Revenge plan, step one: Get close under false pretenses. Done. Revenge plan, step two: Keep dancing on the land mines of his cleanliness obsession. In progress... His friend looked utterly speechless. Your childish, grade-school-style revenge looks like a joke. Mo Xiye: ? Fu Yusheng: I think I might be dating two boyfriends. They're both so adorable. I just want to ruffle their hair. Today is another day I like Xiao Ye even more. Mo Xiye: ??? What's with this old man? A disciplined, tsundere, show-off professor who has a bit of a romantic obsession, top x fierce on the outside, sweet on the inside, adorable grad student who has no idea how great he is, bottom Notes: 1. The story is told from both the top's and bottom's perspectives, with neither getting much more page time than the other. Same-sex marriage is legal in this setting. 2. A fluffy romance for beginners. There's basically no academic or career plot, just romance. 3. Please forgive the author's clumsy writing. Theme: Beneath all the excuses, the real reason is simply that you like someone.