A Secondhand Love Letter

[The simplified Chinese print edition is now available from publisher Dayu Culture. You can also follow the author's Weibo account, Jinjiang Author Han Shu, for purchase information.] At sixteen, Lu Yong was good for nothing: disabled, awkward with words, gloomy, and a little scavenger with no friends. At sixteen, Shen Wenqiu was adored by everyone: handsome, cheerful, kind, and a beautiful prince loved by all. At twenty-eight, Lu Yong had fitted a high-tech metal prosthetic arm, started out at his family's tiny waste-recycling depot, and become the new CEO of a publicly listed electronics recycling group, a renowned young talent in the industry. At twenty-eight, Shen Wenqiu's parents' company had gone bankrupt, leaving him buried in debt and abandoned by everyone. He threw away every last good quality and became a rotten, useless mess. [The pursuer's perspective]: Shen Wenqiu sat by the bridge, sneering cruelly at him. “Mr. Lu, I'm short on cash. Didn't you used to be so crazy about me? Still want me? I'll give you a discount. Interested?” The boy who had once been the moonlight in his heart had faded and withered. After ten years of keeping his feelings frozen, seeing him again sent scalding blood surging through his heart. Shen Wenqiu was still Shen Wenqiu. Even if everyone else treated Shen Wenqiu like trash, he was still Lu Yong's treasure. [The beloved's perspective]: Shen Wenqiu believed he had fallen into an abyss with no way back. He decided to die, but first he wanted to see Lu Yong one last time. To see the very best person in the world, Lu Yong. To say goodbye to the last traces of youth and unrequited love hidden in the deepest part of his heart. If you're willing to love me, fallen all the way to the bottom, then I'm willing to be reborn for you. [Cover artist: Re°+ (Twitter @all_need_is)] [The cover background image was licensed from the artist Re°+ by the author.] * A story about saving each other * 1v1, both are virgins: Lu Yong, a dark-skinned, rugged, devoted CEO-scientist, is the pursuer x Shen Wenqiu, a fallen young master, is the beloved * It's still that angsty, satisfying, melodramatic flavor. The writing is a bit juvenile, so read at your own discretion. Upcoming story: Raising My Beautiful Childhood Friend in Secret, another childhood-friends story Blurb 1: Xia Mang has a secret: he's intersex. His parents despise him, and he lives in his hometown with his disabled grandmother, the two of them relying on each other. When he was seven, he met Yu Chengfeng, a wealthy young master who was nine. From then on, Xia Mang was no longer a filthy child with nobody to care for him. Xia Mang sees Yu Chengfeng as the divine being who saved him. He would rather die than be hated by Yu Chengfeng, so he resolves to keep his intersex status secret for the rest of his life. But Yu Chengfeng discovers it when Xia Mang is sixteen. Blurb 2: Yu Chengfeng really can't understand why nobody wants Xia Mang. He thinks Xia Mang is the cutest, prettiest, most well-behaved boy in the world, and he loves him to bits. When he promises to pay for Xia Mang to attend high school, Xia Mang cries and says he doesn't know how to repay him. He also says he's willing to do anything for him. Yu Chengfeng gazes at Xia Mang's beautiful, delicate face. His heart pounds, he swallows, and thinks, “...Anything at all?” [The sunny, kind-hearted nouveau riche family's dim-witted son as pursuer x a poor, self-conscious, beautiful country boy who is intersex as the beloved] Theme: First, the pursuer works in the energy recycling industry, focusing on environmental protection and sustainable development to build a better home, and never abandons his lover. Second, after hitting rock bottom, the beloved finds the strength to turn things around through his lover's genuine love and encouragement, breaks his bad habits, and gains a new life.