The Man I Dumped Came Knocking

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Also known as I Want to Date You, But You Only Want a One-Night Stand

Song Ci had been single for 22 years. During his graduation trip, he went to City D, a place famous for romantic encounters.

At a bar in City D, he fell for a bartender in a vest and dress shirt. The guy had broad shoulders, a slim waist, and captivating eyes. Everything about him was exactly Song Ci's type.

Figuring that nobody here knew him anyway, Song Ci decided to let loose and hit on the guy, hoping for a brief fling.

Song Ci stayed in City D for a week. He let himself go, partying hard and exploring the city with the man.

After a week, Song Ci had had enough and was tired of playing around. He decided it was time to end their temporary relationship, picked up his luggage, and left without looking back.

The day after he returned to school, he spotted a familiar face in a vest at his graduation ceremony. The man grabbed him by the wrist and pulled him into an empty classroom, his voice low and cold. "Had your fun and now you want to run? Heh."

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Tang Shi was a famous painter. Recently, he'd run out of inspiration, so he went to City D to work as a bartender and experience life in search of inspiration. At the bar where he worked, he took a liking to a young man.

The guy had delicate features and dimples when he smiled. The moment Tang Shi laid eyes on him, he wanted to take him home.

He hadn't expected the guy to make the first move. That very night, he flirted with Tang Shi under the pretext of buying drinks, and Tang Shi went along with it and followed him to a hotel.

Thinking it was fate, Tang Shi decided it might be nice to take him home as his boyfriend. So for the next week, he dutifully fulfilled his boyfriend's duties, taking him all over City D. During that time, inspiration struck, and he produced a whole stack of sketches.

Just as he was getting ready to take their relationship further and propose, the guy left City D without a word, leaving behind a note that read: Thanks for the hospitality.

Tang Shi was completely baffled. I thought you were my boyfriend, but you thought I was just your weeklong fling?

The guy didn't answer his messages or calls. Tang Shi had only his name, and only then did he realize that after a week together, he knew nothing about the guy's personal life.

Fuming, he went home. The next day, he was invited to attend his alma mater's graduation ceremony, where he spotted a familiar face among the graduates.

Tang Shi: Heh heh heh.

He dragged the guy into an empty classroom to confront him, only for the man to look at him coldly and say flatly, "Who are you?"

Tang Shi: ???

A timid, thrill-seeking uke X a powerful seme who makes the first move

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Coming soon: Double Secret Identities, and My Arch-Enemy and I Get a Happy Ending. If you're interested, add it to your favorites.

A popular question on Zhihu: Did you have a childhood friend who was a girl or a boy? How's your relationship?

Cheng Yu replied:

Thanks for the invite. I'm a guy. Trust me! Novels are all lies! In real life, childhood friends are arch-enemies!

"I'm into anime, and he's an old-fashioned stiff."

"I'm a product manager, and he works as a programmer at the same company."

"I'm naturally into guys, and he's as straight as they come."

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After graduation, Cheng Yu was forced by his family's money troubles to swallow his pride and live under the same roof as his childhood friend, Pei Yan.

Pei Yan had been old-fashioned as a kid, and he was even more insufferable as an adult, as if he were born to oppose Cheng Yu.

He crushed Cheng Yu at work during the day, then made a long list of house rules at home in the evening. He was fussy and demanding.

Living under someone else's roof, Cheng Yu had no choice but to keep his head down. He could only hide his beloved cosplay outfits, afraid Pei Yan would find out he was a cosplayer.

Luckily, he had an artist friend!

His friend was considerate and kind, patiently listened to him vent, and even helped him solve problems.

At one convention, they arranged to meet in person. Cheng Yu picked out his favorite dress, bought a gift, and happily headed over.

And then...

Holy crap!

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In the convention's backstage lounge, Pei Yan had Cheng Yu pinned against a table. With one hand, he toyed with the accessories in Cheng Yu's hair; with the other, he picked up the gift box and asked casually, "You like cosplay, especially cross-dressing?"

Cheng Yu refused to admit it. "I don't. I didn't. Don't make things up."

Pei Yan smiled meaningfully. "If you like it so much, why not dress up just for me at home?"

Cheng Yu curled up, on the verge of tears. Where was his artist friend? How had it turned out to be Pei Yan?

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Cheng Yu never expected the Zhihu post he casually replied to would get pinned, with a crowd of people clamoring for an update.

Pei Yan shut his laptop, took Cheng Yu's phone, and replied: Thanks for the invite. He's just finished work and is lying next to me. We're about to go to sleep.

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