On Lu Yuanshao's first day transferring to a school back home, he met the campus's famously handsome heartthrob.
"That bottle." The strikingly handsome guy, dressed in simple, plain clothes, pointed at the mineral water bottle Lu had thrown away. "If you don't want it, give it to me."
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His allowance got cut off, and with nowhere else to go, he swallowed his pride and moved into the heartthrob's rented apartment.
Life as roommates was genuinely rough.
Sheng: Let's shower together. It'll save water.
Lu: Sure.
Sheng: The bed broke. We'll have to squeeze together tonight.
Lu: ...Fine.
Sheng: My wrist hurts from twisting this bottle open. Feed me.
Lu: ? Don't push your luck.
On graduation day, Lu Yuanshao said to him, "I hope you always have enough to eat and warm clothes to wear, hot water whenever you shower, and a big enough bed that you never have to hold your roommate until he can't breathe again."
"Goodbye, you shark-brained idiot."
Actually, let's never see each other again.
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Not long after graduation, Lu Yuanshao went to his father's year-end tax gala.
Red wine flowed as the rich and powerful mingled. When he saw the luxurious young man onstage, radiant and exuding arrogance, he nearly had a heart attack on the spot.
The down-and-out campus heartthrob who used to live in that rented apartment was actually the son of a financial giant...
Lu Yuanshao: "...Sheng Chao, you damn..."
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Before the gala had ended, Lu Yuanshao was stopped on the cruise ship's deck. In the darkness, Sheng Chao's handsome face appeared.
"What a coincidence."
Lu Yuanshao scoffed. "Aren't you broke? What are you doing here?"
His former roommate stayed calm and composed, as ever. Glancing at the waiter beside them holding a glass of red wine, he said, "I came aboard to collect wine bottles. They're worth more than mineral water bottles. What about you?"
Lu Yuanshao: "...Then I came to latch onto a rich guy."
Beneath the moonlight, the handsome young man's gaze suddenly turned icy. He strode over, cornered Lu at the bow, demanded an answer, and kissed him fiercely.
"That's me."
"Latch onto me."
P.S. The love interest has had his eye on the protagonist for a long time, and has been plotting this for ages.
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Theme: Claiming a spot
