Love on the Surface

[New love interest. Thank you to everyone who supports the official release! Pirate readers, please don't comment. Next up: Non-Inertial Dependence, followed by Qianqian's story, No Rumors, Please, but Flirting Is Fine. If you're interested, check out my author page. -3-] Yan Yang broke up with his boyfriend of six years. For years, their relationship had been steady, their life comfortable, and the company they ran together had flourished. Until Yan Yang accidentally discovered that his gentle partner, always courteous yet distant with everyone, could act childishly around other people, too. Unfortunately, Yan Yang wasn't the one who brought that side out of him. Adult relationships were restrained. Their breakup came without hysterics. After a brief moment of surprise, Bai Lu smiled and laid out the pros and cons for Yan Yang, making a show of trying to persuade him to stay. When Yan Yang refused, Bai Lu expressed his regret in a perfunctory, businesslike manner. Bai Lu had always believed he needed the most impeccable image, the smoothest career, and the most suitable relationship. He'd never liked anyone. He only loved himself. Bai Lu figured the breakup was just this man, who looked at him with stars in his eyes, throwing a tantrum. For some reason, though, this cooling-off period was lasting a little longer than usual. Still, Bai Lu was willing to make an exception and take the initiative. After all, Yan Yang was perfect: smart, beautiful, dazzling, romantic, and the person who best matched his standards. But when Bai Lu showed up with an apology gift and opened Yan Yang's door, he saw this: The man who had always been restrained and composed with him was sitting on a piano, eyes red and involuntarily shedding tears of physical response, while a student-looking young man supported him. Yan Yang was displaying an expression Bai Lu had never seen before. The young man shot Bai Lu a challenging glance, raised the champagne glass beside him in a distant toast, then leaned down and asked Yan Yang with a smile, “Who's this uncle?” Yan Yang didn't even look up. “Just a business partner who doesn't understand the boundary between public and private.” He narrowed his eyes and kissed the young man's nose, his voice turning gentle. “Chu Ruxu, show him out.” Tips: · New love interest. The genuine male lead is younger, with a six-year age gap: 19 and 25. · The top is a virgin; the bottom isn't. Readers who are extremely protective of the top or insist both leads be virgins should proceed with caution. · The ex isn't a scumbag in the broad sense of the word, meaning no domestic abuse or cheating, but I'm replacing him anyway. · In this setting, same-sex relationships are legal and widely accepted. Let's just say it's necessary for the romance (? ) · The couple's bedroom style is on the intense side. I don't think my kinks are niche, but I've been criticized for them, so here's a warning. · I don't pad the story. If you skip a lot of chapters and miss details, please don't write me an essay criticizing me. Thanks. · I don't write perfect characters. Please don't offer writing advice; I probably won't take it anyway. · I have zero tolerance for piracy. Don't come here telling me what to do. The serial is complete, and I'm under a lot of academic pressure, so I may lose it if I see pirate readers. -3- · Hope you enjoy reading! (Copy of the blurb saved on 2022.2.12) Luo Zhen met “him” one rainy evening. In front of the classroom building, “he” offered Luo Zhen, who was quietly waiting for the rain to stop, an umbrella. In a gentle voice, he asked with a smile, “Would you like me to walk you home?” Luo Zhen loved telling everyone this story. Ji Yuqi always acted awkward about it, complaining that Luo Zhen was clingy and sappy, but deep down, he wished Luo Zhen would love him just a little more every day. After all, who could resist seeing Professor Luo, so gentle yet distant with everyone, show burning love only to him? Luo Zhen was utterly devoted, indulged him without condition, and kissed him every day with stars in his eyes. Ji Yuqi had always believed they'd fallen in love at first sight, that they were made for each other and destined to spend their lives together in bliss. So, just after graduation, Ji Yuqi carefully prepared a proposal for Luo Zhen's birthday. But Luo Zhen's manner suddenly turned unusually cold. Luo Zhen gazed at him with eyes utterly devoid of warmth, as if trying to see through Ji Yuqi and find someone else. “Thank you, but I don't celebrate my birthday.” Luo Zhen's voice was flat, his honesty almost cruel. “And I've never liked you.” Later, utterly lost and on the verge of a breakdown, Ji Yuqi finally discovered that the other person in Luo Zhen's story about their first meeting had never been him at all. That “him” was Shen Qi Luo Zhen's childhood friend, his closest companion, his first love... The flawless, unforgettable white moonlight who had died unexpectedly while intervening to help someone on Luo Zhen's seventeenth birthday. And Ji Yuqi had merely been “lucky” enough to steal a glimpse of moonlight by chance... [The story is told from the bottom's perspective, but the blurb seemed easier to write from the top's side. The two leads are both virgins, physically. The top isn't a childhood friend who has been reborn. This is simply the story of a bold puppy slowly overcoming the deceased white moonlight. As always, readers extremely protective of the top should proceed with caution. -3-] [Saved on 2022.11.3] Theme: Be sincere in love, and be sincere with yourself.