Never Go to Your Ex for Sympathy

[Main story complete] [Next up: He's Not a Pure-Hearted Young Man. Scroll down for the blurb.] Blurb: Pei Yuan returns early from a business trip and catches his boyfriend cheating on him. The other man is a company vice president, and a woman at that. Pei Yuan: ... On the night he quits his job, a friend takes him to a newly opened bar in the north of the city. Just as he’s getting tipsy, a handsome man comes over and fixes him with a deep gaze. Pei Yuan glances at him and smiles. “Hey, handsome. You look a lot like my ex before last.” The handsome man speaks as soon as he finishes: “Have you ever considered...” “I am your ex before your last ex?” - Pei Yuan’s ex before last is named Wen Zhao. Wen Zhao used to be a rich young master, but now he lives in a cheap old house and has become a poor guy whose family went bankrupt and who has to take all sorts of odd jobs. The reason he was at the bar that night was that he worked there as a server. Remembering how well Wen Zhao treated him in the past, Pei Yuan decides to help him out. Wen Zhao doesn’t know how to change the bedsheets, so Pei Yuan does it. Wen Zhao doesn’t know how to cook, so Pei Yuan does it. Wen Zhao has nowhere to go for the New Year, so Pei Yuan takes him home. Just as Pei Yuan thinks he can “make his exit after a job well done,” Wen Zhao pins him to the sofa and holds his wrists down, his face serious and his voice low. “Since things have gone this far, why not take responsibility to the end?” “Pei Yuan.” ● Bonus scene Pei Yuan starts a new job. On a rare day off, he’s about to go out with Wen Zhao when the elevator opens and his scumbag ex appears, looking furious. Before Pei Yuan can say a word, his ex’s expression changes. He bows and scrambles to greet Wen Zhao. “Hello, President Wen!” Pei Yuan slowly turns his head and looks at Wen Zhao, whose expression has grown complicated. He raises his voice at the end. “President... Wen?” Wen Zhao’s eye twitches: ... Reader tips: * Wen Zhao is the gong. #The bankruptcy was fake, but my love for you is real. # Next up: He's Not a Pure-Hearted Young Man * Five-year age gap, younger gong * Pet shop owner x male college student Blurb: Shen Chi’s friend is going abroad for a project that will last three years. Before leaving, he asks Shen Chi to look after his younger brother. Shen Chi holds a cigarette in his mouth and grins carelessly. “Is your brother handsome? If he isn’t, I’m not looking after him.” His friend punches him. “Don’t mess with my brother. He’s a pure-hearted young man who’s never even had a girlfriend.” “I don’t go after straight guys,” Shen Chi says, raising an eyebrow. Three months after his friend leaves the country, Shen Chi still hasn’t reached out to him even once. Of course, his younger brother, Xu Linhe, hasn’t contacted him either. Then Shen Chi sleeps with a handsome guy. They agree to meet up three times a week, but he accidentally catches sight of the guy’s ID card... Xu Linhe. Damn! Why does that name sound familiar? Shen Chi’s eyes widen in shock. Xu Linhe’s peach-blossom eyes curve into a smile as he says, “We agreed on three times a week. You can’t back out. I just recorded you.” Shen Chi: “...” What the hell kind of pure-hearted young man is this? Theme: Life isn’t always perfect, but you still have to keep looking on the bright side