We Don't Seem to Know Each Other That Well

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[Blurb]

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Qi Shuo is a top-tier engineer at an architecture firm. His looks and abilities are considered the best in the industry, and plenty of people admire him. But he is obsessive, compulsively clean, and prone to sudden fits of rage.

The employees are all afraid of him and call him "Madman Qi."

He took his usual vacation.

Unexpectedly, when he came back, he was even more irritable.

He was also frantically looking for someone named Chi Xi, to the point that he stopped taking work seriously.

The employees all thought this person must have offended Madman Qi. Once found, they were sure to suffer a fate worse than death.

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Later.

At a party.

Qi Shuo spotted someone sitting in a corner who looked exactly like Chi Xi. Someone introduced him: "This is Lu Xichi, a rising young star."

Lu Xichi's expression remained calm and unruffled. "Hello, my name is Lu Xichi."

"...?"

Halfway through the party, Lu Xichi went out to take a call.

He washed his hands, stepped out of the restroom, and saw Qi Shuo. As usual, Qi Shuo pressed his lips together, narrowed his eyes, and leaned against the wall, stretching his long legs across the way.

"Mr. Lu Xichi, aren't you going to explain?" Qi Shuo enunciated the three characters of his name with particular emphasis.

Lu Xichi impatiently pushed him aside.

"Mr. Qi, please behave yourself. We don't know each other."

"We don't?"

"You didn't say that when we were overseas." Qi Shuo smiled as he unbuttoned his shirt.

"This used to be your favorite place. Want to get reacquainted?"

A friend, drunk and stumbling toward the restroom, froze beside them, suddenly half sober.

???

Reacquainted with what???

Lu Xichi said that back then, he had let himself go because he only wanted to have some fun.

He never expected to lose his heart in the process.

*The entertainment industry's obscure little actor, Lu Xichi, who's not what he seems, as the bottom x top engineer in architecture, obsessive Madman Qi

*Two madmen, saving each other

Upcoming novels: Don't Come Near Me and Don't Ask, We're All Sick in the Head. If any of these catch your eye, feel free to save them in my author column!

[This novel's blurb]

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Rumor has it there's a bar whose owner is not only incredibly handsome but also sings incredibly well.

So as soon as the young master of the Su family, Su Shiheng, returned from overseas, his gang of friends dragged him there.

Young Master Su was confused. He thought his buddies had changed their ways and traded clubbing for quiet bars. This was crazy.

When the owner from the rumors took the stage, Su Shiheng glanced at him. Seeing the familiar guitar in the man's hands, he froze. His hand shook, and his glass slipped, spilling liquor over his clothes.

"Brother Heng?"

"...I'm going to the restroom."

Su Shiheng practically fled.

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Chi Shu was unexpectedly invited to a wedding. Su Shiheng was on the guest list too.

When someone introduced them, both men acted perfectly normal, without the slightest sign of anything amiss.

Later.

The two of them ended up in bed together.

Chi Shu showed off the scratch marks covering his body and said, still wanting more, "Hmm? We don't know each other?"

Su Shiheng gave him a smile that didn't reach his eyes. "Sorry, I've lost my memory."

*The proud, tsundere young master and overseas-educated elite, as the multifaceted, cunning bar owner

*Mutual pining, but not quite a story about rekindling a broken relationship.

Theme: Believe in yourself. Someone will always be able to pull you out of the abyss.