The Little Painter Is Still Coaxing You to Take Your Medicine Today

Yan Sui thinks of himself as a lone wolf. He's spent ten years drifting from place to place. He has a friend or two, but hasn't shared a drink with anyone in years. He's still four years away from thirty, all alone, and has never even imagined sharing meals with someone. Ten years ago, his mother married into a wealthy family and took him with her. He knows it's best to be an unambitious, not particularly clever rich kid who doesn't fight for anything. So he chose a major that had nothing to do with his stepfather's business: art, oil painting, fine art. * Jing Ran, reigning champion racing driver, discovers a brain tumor during his routine checkup after winning the Taklimakan Rally. If he has brain surgery, he'll never be able to race again. After leaving the hospital, he decides to travel around the world. On the West Coast, he meets Yan Sui, who's sitting outside a cafe painting. Jing Ran lights a cigarette and asks, “How much for a portrait?” Yan Sui points at the police officer walking toward them. “Smoking's banned on this street.” * Later, in Polignano a Mare, a small town in southern Italy, Yan Sui learns about Jing Ran's condition. Yan Sui says, “You don't want treatment anymore? Come on, I'll take you to get gelato. Have a bite of ice cream before you make any other decisions.” * “Let's go on a road trip. I'll take you to see the places where I fell, the Taklimakan Desert in the snow, and the Kunlun Mountains with their gale-force winds sweeping over the sea of sand.” “I'll point out the podiums I once stood on and tell you about the life I had, the one that's gone for good.” “Then we can say goodbye to it.” May every year bring peace, and may cold ashes burn again. * Reading guide: 1. A healing travel story, mutual salvation, one-on-one romance, happy ending. 2. The younger seme is three years younger than the uke. 3. Don't leave comments if you're reading pirated copies. Please show some basic courtesy. 4. A racing driver who switches freely between cool guy and goofball, paired with a sweet little painter trying hard to pass himself off as a spoiled rich kid. 5. The bonus-story alternate timeline is pure fluff and has a very different vibe from the main story. Please buy with that in mind. “Come along with the little painter” ·v· Theme: Life is precious.