Feigning Grace

Everyone calls Gu Shuiqing an elegant young gentleman, gentle and refined beyond compare.

But Gu Shuiqing is actually rather sharp-tongued and self-centered. It's just that the peaceful, gentle atmosphere of his watery hometown has mellowed him, keeping all his acerbity and harshness locked away inside. He uses "treating everyone equally" to disguise the "indifference" at his core, and "going with the flow" to conceal the "timidity and fear of trouble" he doesn't want to admit to.

Everyone calls Hua Yong fickle, with nothing but a pretty face.

But Hua Yong is actually rather steadfast and clear-headed. He's simply used to being lazy and doesn't want to put his heart into things, keeping his few hopes carefully hidden, to make things easier for everyone, himself included.

There will always be people who pride themselves on being clear-headed, and people who enjoy pretending to be muddleheaded. But some people only come to their senses when they shouldn't, while others are willing to play dumb but sometimes really are clueless.

There will always be people who seem carefree, and people who carry burdens. But some hide a deep affection behind their carefree attitude, while others are willing to set down their burdens for someone else.

So, in the end, who's the fool? All they can do is let the tides carry them along, not knowing where they'll eventually drift.

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Main pairing: Hua Yong x Gu Shuiqing

A complicated story about a gay man falling for a straight man, then the straight man turning out not to be straight, while the gay man no longer wants to be bent.

Side pairing: Zhang Wei x Bai Yue

Theme: Be happy.