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In his senior year of high school, Yan Anqing moved to Northeast China with his mother and transferred to Huaxia No. 1 High School.

On the first day of school, a guy as black as coal called him "girly" because of his delicate looks and long hair.

He barely managed to hold back his already clenched fist instead of punching the guy in the face, and attacked him with words instead: "Blackie."

Later, he learned that the "lump of coal" was named Ai An. He was the class troublemaker, a bona fide Northeastern guy, a mischievous student with terrible grades, and yet a strong athlete.

What surprised him even more was that one day, when this dark-skinned boy listened to him speak, he actually blushed and didn't even dare look him in the eye. He was nothing like the carefree guy he'd first met.

Once Yan Anqing discovered this, a flicker of interest appeared in his eyes.

Until one day, the fair-skinned beauty with long hair cornered the muscular, dark-skinned buzz-cut guy against a wall and smiled. "Which of us is the manlier one?"

Yan Anqing dated Ai An just because he found it amusing. He liked seeing the tall, tough young man reveal his tender side in front of him.

But that was all it was: a crush. For certain reasons, he didn't believe in love.

After the college entrance exams, their relationship ought to end, too.

Who could have guessed they were fated to meet again years later...

Time changed a lot.

The long-haired beauty became a stern, cold-faced special police officer, while the dark-skinned boy first joined the army, then opened his own bar after leaving the service. Now he was a bar owner pursuing the man he loved.

After another night of abandon, Yan Anqing woke up with his head buried against Ai An's chest, arms wrapped around his waist. He smiled. "Are you okay?"

Ai An's face suddenly turned red. He hugged Yan Anqing back and murmured, "...I'm fine."

"Then tell me, which of us is the manlier one?"

Ai An's breath caught. "You're manlier than me."

Note:

1. The gong only pretends to be strong. Sweet and angsty.

2. Modern alternate universe where same-sex marriage is legal.

3. The shou starts out as a "straight guy" and is unconsciously turned gay by the gong. It's a self-conquest kind of story.

4. Check the blurb to see if this is for you. If it isn't, please leave. No need to tell me you're dropping it.

Completed quick transmigration novels with a gong protagonist:

"I Save Him with a Debuff"

"After I Traveled Back, They All Fell for Me"

Interested readers are welcome to check out my author page~

Theme: Love is something worth yearning for and believing in