The Green Tea Top Took a Fall

[The story next door, After I Got a Terminal Illness, I Became Much More Spirited, is now available. Please add it to your reading list~]

Shao Yu has a secret lately: he's been "sponsoring" an idol.

The idol is poor but hardworking, gentle and reserved, pure and beautiful.

In short, he's perfect in every way, except for one thing. They agreed to sleep in separate rooms, but every night the idol turns up outside Shao Yu's room, saying he can't take Shao Yu's resources for free and has to repay him.

Shao Yu thinks, You just need to focus on your career!

But whenever he emphasizes this, the idol looks downcast and pitiful, as if Shao Yu dislikes him.

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Aside from that, the idol is very considerate.

For instance, when someone steals one of his opportunities, Shao Yu wants to stand up for him, but the idol says, "It's okay. They just want to advance their careers, too."

And when gossip links Shao Yu to another celebrity, the idol lowers his eyes and says, "It's okay. It's enough if there's a little corner of your heart for me."

He says that, but he looks so hurt.

Shao Yu feels awful for him, so he decides to spend even more money on him and give him the best of everything.

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Then, at a charity auction,

Shao Yu plans to buy a bird brooch as compensation for Wen Xizhi.

But someone keeps bidding against him, and the brooch nearly goes back unsold.

Shao Yu is a little frustrated, when the organizers tell him that the other buyer has invited him backstage.

Shao Yu is happy to go. But when he pushes open the backstage door, Wen Xizhi, dressed in refined finery, stands with his back to him, radiating an intimidating presence.

Shao Yu senses something is off and is about to call out, when Wen Xizhi suddenly says, "The brooch is mine. Either you get lost, or I'll make you regret it."

His voice is icy, and his whole demeanor is vicious. Shao Yu has never seen this side of him before.

But the next moment, Wen Xizhi turns around, and his expression freezes.

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Wen Xizhi has always had a secret: there's a little butterfly flying around in his heart.

The butterfly is innocent and kind, enthusiastic and lively, warm and adorable.

In short, it's perfect in every way, except for one thing. It neither likes nor wants to get close to people with sharp, extreme personalities.

But Wen Xizhi has been obsessive and cold since childhood. Gentleness and kindness are foreign to him by nature.

Still, after finally getting close to him, Wen Xizhi thinks he must never let him find out.

"Easygoing, health-conscious shou × psycho, green-tea seme"

[The companion story, Aftereffects of a Breakup, is on my author page. The main characters are Pei Yi × Duan Xinglian. It's a reconciliation-after-a-breakup story, with Shao Yu during high school~]

The story next door is now available. Please add it to your reading list

After I Got a Terminal Illness, I Became Much More Spirited

After Cheng Yuan learns he has a terminal illness and only six months to live, he thinks it over for three minutes and decides to give up treatment.

He immediately hands in his resignation to his awful boss, demands that his deadbeat friend pay back what he owes, and withdraws his support from the freeloader he's been funding...

Faced with Cheng Yuan, who no longer takes everything lying down and has suddenly gone berserk, ready to crush them all, everyone is stunned and dares not push him around anymore.

Cheng Yuan: Now that I've lost my manners, I really do feel much more spirited ^_^

Maybe the first half of his life was too repressed. With death approaching, Cheng Yuan decides to go completely wild.

He returns to his scumbag father and his mistress's home and makes sure they can't live in peace, while his half-brother deliberately provokes him. "If big brother likes it, I'll give everything to you."

Later, Cheng Yuan discovers that his half-brother has spent years yearning in vain for someone: Xu Shixuan, a heaven-blessed favorite whom everyone admires and fears, yet no one can approach because he's so cold and distant.

But Cheng Yuan ends up in bed with Xu Shixuan without even trying.

When his half-brother finds out, he completely loses it, snarling and hurling vicious insults. Cheng Yuan simply beats him up.

Soon someone comes to settle the score, all bluster and fury. Cheng Yuan calls Xu Shixuan instead. "I miss you."

After a moment of silence, Xu Shixuan replies, "I'm coming."

Everyone turns pale and flees in disarray.

After that, Cheng Yuan becomes even more arrogant and overbearing. Because of Xu Shixuan, even the rich young masters who suffer at his hands can only swallow their anger.

At last, his half-brother manages to record Cheng Yuan saying that he was only using Xu Shixuan and just playing around with him. He sneers that Cheng Yuan's good days are over!

Cheng Yuan: Oh, I'm about to die anyway. Who cares.

But... it's been over seven months. Why hasn't he died yet?

After a follow-up exam, though, the doctor says he's just a little weak and should take it easy.

Take it easy, not accept condolences.

#I went wild and offended a lot of people because I thought I was going to die, but now it turns out I'm not dying. What do I do? Help#

#Including my powerful, bad-tempered boyfriend!#

Especially after what he said, Xu Shixuan would never let him off.

Cheng Yuan has no choice but to flee overnight.

He never expects Xu Shixuan to find him in less than three days. Looking at the man before him, terrifying as a demon, Cheng Yuan feels a rush of fear and regret.

What he doesn't know is that when his half-brother played the recording for Xu Shixuan,

Xu Shixuan didn't even raise an eyebrow. "Really? You're using me? I'd be delighted."

Theme: Be rational when following idols, and treat people sincerely.