Rising with the Tide

"I met you, and I remember you. This city was made for love, and you were made for my soul.", Marguerite Duras Set in a world where same-sex marriage is legal. CEO x teacher One-sided love becomes mutual. A warm, everyday romance. If it's not sweet, you get your money back. [Pre-release: After Marrying Professor Song, please add it to your favorites] Lu Xuefeng has few relatives and grew up relying on his grandmother. Now his grandmother is critically ill, and her only wish is for him to settle down and start a family. His first two blind dates didn't go well. One day, after his blind date leaves, Lu Xuefeng remains seated at the restaurant. Soon, someone walks up with steady steps and takes the seat opposite him. Thinking his blind date has forgotten something, he looks up, only to meet a pair of unfamiliar, clear, gentle eyes. "In a hurry to get married? Why not give me a try?" / Song Muqing is a biology professor at Z University. He's handsome, kind, and comes from a good family. Lu Xuefeng decides he can marry this man, and even feels like he's getting the better end of the deal. After the wedding, he rubs his aching lower back and thinks about how possessive Song Muqing was in bed the night before. There was nothing remotely reserved or chaste about him. It turns out Lu Xuefeng was the one getting the better deal. / Lu Xuefeng doesn't know that Professor Song had already set his sights on him the moment they first met. Extra scene: Later, Lu Xuefeng is invited by Z University to give a lecture to the dance department students. The lecture hall is packed, but one face in the crowd shouldn't be there. Why has Professor Song, a well-known figure in the biology department, come to a lecture?! The students are so curious that one of them can't help asking. Song Muqing's gaze remains on the person onstage. He's wearing a black mock-neck sweater that reveals a little of his pale neck. Only Song Muqing knows that the skin hidden beneath it is covered in marks he left the night before. After a long pause, he finally replies in a leisurely tone, "Isn't it all right to come see my husband?" ◎ Biology professor x dance-theater choreographer ◎ Gentle, refined but not chaste pursuer x cool, slow-to-warm, beautiful recipient ◎ Married life between adults. Guaranteed sweetness. Theme: The most suitable person will appear when you least expect it