Jin Cheng was dragged to a gay bar by his rowdy friends. He ordered fried rice and, with no concern for appearances, hid in a corner and wolfed it down.
A man beside him suddenly laughed. He was still laughing after Jin Cheng finished eating.
Jin Cheng craned his neck and asked to bum a cigarette. "Mister, are you trying to pick me up?"
The man just kept laughing.
Jin Cheng thought, He laughs like an idiot, but he sure is good-looking.
"I'm Jin Cheng. Cheng, as in 'success or failure.'"
"I'm Dou Kou. Kou, as in 'success or failure.'"
Taciturn doctor top who secretly dotes on him x free-spirited, faux-bratty artist bottom
The secondary couple from Softly Persuading, but this story can be read on its own.
Although this is part of the same series as Softly Persuading, these characters aren't closely connected to the other two stories, so this one won't be very long, about 60,000 to 70,000 words.
See the related story Softly Persuading.
Theme: When we were in love
