Name: Broken Jade, Cast Pearls
Author: Bei Nan

Synopsis

Nobody in the antiques trade is a fool. Both the top and the bottom are particular about everything.

Take one step back, and they're brothers in all but blood. Take one step forward, and they're the one for each other. One more step, and they spend the rest of their lives together. A happy ending, growing old side by side.

Ding Hanbai: “The thing I love most in this business is jade. Stones come in all grades, and people too, from dragons and phoenixes to ants and vermin. With a name like Hanbai, I'm naturally worthy of fine jade.”

Ji Shen Yu: “Senior Brother has always been the best of the best.”

Ding Hanbai: “If I'm the best of the best, then am I good enough to be your beloved?” (The top is shameless and won't take no for an answer. He keeps pressuring the other guy to be with him.)

Arrogant, high-maintenance young master and expert appraiser top x beautiful, brilliant, and gifted antique maker bottom

Note: The bonus stories are based on random ideas and have nothing to do with the main story. I wrote them just for fun.

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Other names

Crushing Jade and Casting PearlsEnglish name
suiyuEnglish name
Sui Yu Tou ZhuEnglish name
sytzEnglish name

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