Admiring Ye Qingchen

Two years after graduating, Ye Qing runs an art studio, supporting himself with fifty or sixty students. His days are listless and uneventful. After a confrontation a week ago, he finally began to take seriously the boy who had been "stalking" him for four years.

Ever since meeting Ye Qing in his first year of college, Mu Chen had devoted himself to winning over the great master. Unfortunately, Ye Qing's aloof and unpredictable nature put Mu Chen through endless hardship and frustration.

Guided by the conviction that "one day, I'll win the great master over," Mu Chen went further and further down the road of "changing" and "accommodating" him.

In the end, Mu Chen realized that protecting Ye Qing was the vow he would keep forever.

"Ye Qing, I really do love you."

"Mu Chen, lots of people must love and care about you. But I'm just Ye Qing, a lonely wandering ghost!"

"Ye Qing, don't be afraid. I'm here. I'll stay by your side, and we'll keep going together."

Reader notes:

1. Persistent gong X aloof, proud shou. Happy ending.

2. The plot logic is a little flimsy, but the sweet everyday moments come later.

3. A slow-burn, low-angst story from the old days.

Theme: Protect each other, give it everything you've got, and live an ordinary life together.