The Last Half of Spring

Read this older-man romance first, then the younger-man story next door, "Don't Speak of Sunny Days," for an even better experience!

[Note: Some readers have said they can't figure out the era in this book. This is a world the author made up. If you focus on things like clothing and food, you can imagine a Republic of China-era style, but the story isn't set in the Republic of China. The map of this world has four continents. The protagonist is from the Eastern Continent, and the story mainly follows the Eastern Continent. The history of this world is covered in another novel, "The Gods Have Walked Among Us."]

[The pacing is super fast. They flirt as soon as they meet, confess in chapter seven, and get together in chapter fifteen. Explicit content: @The Gods Have Walked Among Us - Lizhi Hong Le.]

[Blurb]

Fu Yuantang saw through Nan Ying's thoughts. Cleverly, he quickly found the perfect way to turn his age into an advantage. "Thirty-eight. Exactly twice your age."

Nan Ying was nineteen, and Fu Yuantang was thirty-eight. It really was exactly twice his age.

Fu Yuantang propped himself up and sat halfway upright. He held Nan Ying by the shoulders and gazed into his eyes, speaking with deep affection. "From now on, I'll love you for both your years. How does that sound?"

Those words struck Nan Ying like a thunderclap, leaving him dizzy. How could an older man's words be so sweet? They were sweet enough to make Nan Ying feel swept up in a rush of passion.

"Then I'll love you as both versions of myself, sir."

Fu Yuantang was confused. "Which two versions of yourself?"

Nan Ying leaned closer, his face coy. Maybe it was because the master's sweet talk had hit him from every direction and left him dazed that he shamelessly said the following:

"One soul, one body."

Theme: Toward freedom, once the thought is spoken, no mountain or sea can stand in its way.