The Evolution of Love

A seemingly scummy but genuinely sincere, straightforward, gentle gong and a pitiful, resilient, mild-mannered beauty shou

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At the start of his senior year, Xia Zhixun kindly offered to pick up a package for his roommate.

Pei Sheng, who worked at the parcel station, handed him a package printed with pictures of sex toys and blinked his pretty eyes. The lifelong straight man Xia Zhixun fell for him.

Xia Zhixun casually spent huge sums of money, while Pei Sheng had always lived in poverty.

Xia Zhixun had a notorious reputation as a playboy, while Pei Sheng had been through a failed relationship.

Their worlds were completely different. Pei Sheng didn't believe in love, much less that Xia Zhixun could really love him.

Pei Sheng was hard to pursue.

Xia Zhixun changed his playboy ways and used all his sincerity and tenderness to soothe Pei Sheng's fears. But just six months into their relationship, he was the one who got dumped. Heartbroken, he went abroad to study and transformed into a rising star in the business world.

After returning home, Xia Zhixun unexpectedly received a wrong number from a real estate agency, and the new luxury car he'd just bought got a chip in its paint. When he returned to the rental apartment where they had lived back then, he was finally able to believe that Pei Sheng had never gotten over him either.

Everyone knows that two people who still care about each other can't just be strangers, and can't be enemies either. Xia Zhixun resolved to teach Pei Sheng how to love, until he could hear the fool say he loved him with his own lips.

"If you regret it, then pursue me again."

"Earn ten points, and we'll start over."

Actually, Xia Zhixun had met Pei Sheng long ago.

They just didn't know it at the time.

[Reader's guide]

Rich second-generation business star x leading meteorology researcher

A chronological second-chance romance, set from university through working life

The gong realizes he's gay very late; the shou broke up with him because of outside pressure

The gong pampers the shou. The gong takes the lead early on, then the shou does later

[Content notes]

Realistic and somewhat delicate in tone, not a lighthearted or wish-fulfillment story. The romance is sweet, angsty, then sweet again.

Technical details in the plot are improvised based on research and may not be rigorous.

Both leads have romantic histories. The gong had an ex-girlfriend but never had any intimate contact with her. The shou had an ex-boyfriend, but their relationship was limited to kissing, which was forced.

Theme: Work hard to become a better version of yourself