Amnesia

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Lian Nan was born with a fear of the cold, yet fell in love with a block of ice.

He spent three whole years trying to warm up this block of ice, Song Jinyan. Even when the cold hurt him to the bone, he couldn't bring himself to let go.

He thought there might be something wrong with him, so he went to the hospital and discovered that, sure enough, he was sick.

Late-stage cancer.

Looking at the test results in his hands, Lian Nan frowned. The doctor had said he had six months left to live.

He loved spring, and had come to this city of A, where it felt like winter all year round, for Song Jinyan. Now that he had only six months left, there was no way spring would arrive in A City in time. He decided to move away.

Before leaving, he said one last “good night” to Song Jinyan, his neighbor across the hall, his first love, his secret crush, his openly declared crush, and the object of every kind of love.

He said, “Song Jinyan, good night!”

Song Jinyan: “.”

He thought, How cold.

He had told Song Jinyan back in high school,

“Jinyan, in my family, ‘good night’ means ‘I love you’!”

Then he thought, How pitiful.

Back in high school, Song Jinyan had said that even if he lost his memory, he would still remember him.

But Song Jinyan had been suffering from amnesia for three years, and still hadn't remembered him by the day Lian Nan left A City.

So he said, “Jinyan, I'm leaving. Good night!”

1. One-on-one romance.

2. This is basically self-indulgent comfort food!

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Lin Shi met a boyfriend through a matchmaking date. He was cheerful and sunny, with clear eyes, and just nineteen years old.

His boyfriend had some rather kinky tastes in bed. Since the boy was handsome and younger than him, Lin Shi always indulged him.

But habits were hard to break. Outside the bedroom, Lin Shi was a cool, aloof workaholic. His boyfriend had plenty of complaints about it and was constantly throwing little tantrums, though he usually managed to soothe himself afterward.

Lin Shi was quite pleased with this arrangement.

Chen Jin followed the latest trend among his social circle and hired a male model through an acquaintance. The model was refined and aloof, but played his hardworking office drone role so seriously that he'd even answer emails during sex.

On top of that, his boyfriend was so pretentious, always giving him counterfeits and saying strange things.

Chen Jin's daily thought: ??? Wait, aren't I supposed to be the sugar daddy?

The next second, he thought, Never mind... Here I come, honey.

Finally, they had a fight. Chen Jin flew into a rage. “Honey, I'm keeping you, can't you cut me some slack?”

Lin Shi looked up from his emails. “Keeping me?”

Chen Jin's voice grew quieter. “...K-keeping you.”

Watching Lin Shi's expression grow colder and colder...

Oh no. Something seemed to have gone horribly wrong.

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Later, Chen Jin's father dragged him to a party hosted by the Yu family, the most powerful clan in A City. His kept lover, the one he hadn't won back yet, his... ahem, his honey, stood at the center of the banquet hall, raising a glass in cool greeting.

A family with a century of history, a top-tier household, and its youngest head ever.

That night, Chen Jin knelt on a keyboard and looked at Lin Shi.

In a small, plaintive voice, he said, “Honey, why don't you keep me instead?”

Theme: Live well and keep striving.