Please Have Some Restraint

[The completed novel next door, Don't Tease Him, He Can't Take It, is available in my catalog. Please check it out. Blurb below.] [Please add my upcoming novels to your library: After Losing His Memory, His Fierce Junior Fooled Him Into Falling for Him; Help, Could He Be That Into Me?; Let Me Touch Your Tail.] [Blurb] 1. The day his younger brother's puppy love got their parents called to school, Li Zhuo saw his unrequited love, Cheng Zhiyuan, again. They sat across a table, staring at each other. Keeping up the persona he'd carefully cultivated over the past three years, Li Zhuo greeted him with reserve: "Long time no..." Cheng Zhiyuan replied politely and distantly: "Hello." Li Zhuo: "What long time no see?" The guy had completely forgotten him. So much for "long time no see." And later? Li Zhuo's reserve went straight to the dogs... 2. One day, Li Zhuo looked at Cheng Zhiyuan, who was sitting on the sofa with an air of detached purity, and deliberately rubbed his arms. "Cheng Zhiyuan, I'm cold." Cheng Zhiyuan didn't even raise his eyes. He just turned up the air conditioning. Li Zhuo: "..." When Li Zhuo stood there as stiff as a bamboo pole, unmoving and growing more and more aggrieved, Cheng Zhiyuan finally deigned to look up. Seeing him pretending to be reserved, Cheng Zhiyuan sighed helplessly and held out a hand. "Come here. Let me hug you." Li Zhuo: To hell with being reserved! Uptight, cold-faced seme x overly reserved, pouty uke #A heartwarming little treat# [Neither loves the other any less] [The uke might make the first move, but the seme will definitely be the most proactive] [The seme's seriousness and icy demeanor mean nothing when he's with the uke] Blurb for the upcoming novel Don't Tease Him, He Can't Take It The day Shen Yu's childhood friend Jiang Ci, his half-brother on their father's side, was kicked out of the house, Shen Yu got a rare phone call from his friend. The friend hoped Shen Yu could lend a hand and help take care of Jiang Ci. In Shen Yu's memory, Jiang Ci had been obedient and well-behaved as a child. He was especially pretty and fair, the sort of boy you couldn't help liking at first sight. Thinking it wouldn't be a bother, Shen Yu agreed. But when he met Jiang Ci, the boy's violence was impossible to shake off, even in the rain-soaked night. His bloodstained white jacket clung to him, and his dark eyes were like those of a lone wolf ready to bite. He was pretty, but there was nothing fair, obedient, or well-behaved about him. Shen Yu, who thought it wouldn't be a bother: ... Maybe there was still room to reconsider. Unable to resist his friend's tearful pleas and the generous adoption fee, Shen Yu took Jiang Ci home. Later, he discovered that the boy had a bad temper, but was repeatedly obedient and blushed around him. Shen Yu got the urge to tease him. Shen Yu's interest in flirting lasted all of three minutes. Worried he might cause trouble, he turned cold for the other seven. In the end, the boy cornered him in the elevator. His temper flared again, but he restrained himself as he rasped, "Were you only nice to me for the money?" - Jiang Ci had grown up with a father who didn't love him and a mother who didn't want him. But when Shen Yu suddenly entered the circle he kept around himself, Jiang Ci finally got a taste of what it was like to be cherished. Then one day, the one person who had finally cared for him stopped doing so. All he knew how to do was cling to him for dear life. Watching Shen Yu remain silent, Jiang Ci held him tightly, fighting back his feelings. "Shen Yu, could you please care for me a little longer?" - One day, Jiang Ci's childhood friend suddenly dropped by Shen Yu's house, on a whim, to secretly check on his unofficial little brother. He didn't see anyone in the entryway, but from behind the sofa, he heard Shen Yu murmur, "Jiang Ci, don't mess around." Then Jiang Ci coaxed him in a low voice: "Then let me hold you." Shen Yu had gone soft for a moment, only to get pounced on instead. "..." This actually feels pretty good. The childhood friend, frozen in place: ? [Cool uke x fierce-to-obedient seme, they spoil each other] [No angst for either of them. The uke didn't take any money] [The seme isn't weak, don't be fooled by the blurb!!!] Theme: Only after experiencing pain can we treasure the happiness we once overlooked. Don't dwell too much on the past. What's important is not stopping once you've begun.