A Straight Guy's Guide to Crashing and Burning

[Complete] A fluffy, all-sugar romance with no angst. Weibo: @Jinjiang Changye Manman Xia Shuyan, the beauty who rules the dance department at A University, has fair skin, a gorgeous face, a slim waist, and long legs. He attracts both men and women, and is even known as the "ultimate straight-guy turner." Rumor has it there's no straight man he can't bend. Pei Mingye, hailed as the "top alpha" of the sports department, scoffs at this and declares that even if Xia Shuyan bends every male student on campus, he will be the last straight man standing in the sports department! Then, before Pei Mingye's friend leaves to study abroad, he entrusts him with the person he has a crush on but never managed to win over, asking him to keep all the admirers away from Xia Shuyan. Bribed with a pair of limited-edition collaboration sneakers, Pei Mingye reluctantly agrees. They meet for the first time in the dance studio. Xia Shuyan is wearing a loose white shirt, moving freely to the music. Pei Mingye stares, completely enchanted at first sight. From that day on, Xia Shuyan keeps running into the sports department's campus heartthrob, who constantly radiates masculine charm. When Xia Shuyan eats, Pei Mingye sits across from him. When Xia Shuyan practices dancing, Pei Mingye boxes beside him. When someone confesses to Xia Shuyan, Pei Mingye lurks in the bushes, acting suspicious as a stray dog. Later, when Xia Shuyan goes to a bar, the sports department's heartthrob suddenly appears, grabs his wrist, and drags him outside. Pei Mingye, red-faced and panting, says, "You can't go on a date with anyone else!" Xia Shuyan's eyes lift seductively. "Why not?" Pei Mingye says, "Because, because my friend entrusted you to me!" Xia Shuyan: "..." Later, their good friend calls from abroad to ask how his dream guy is doing. Pei Mingye says, "I'll give your sneakers back. Xia Shuyan has a boyfriend now. Give up!" His friend: "Who?!" Pei Mingye: "Me!!" His friend: "You stole the person you were supposed to guard? You're something else!" A long-legged, slim-waisted dance student, gorgeous and graceful, the bottom x a pure-hearted, big-dog sports student, the top 1. The difference in skin tone and build between the leads is significant. Don't read if that's not your thing. 2. The bottom is exceptionally beautiful, a little bit of a heartthrob, but only shows interest in the top. 3. The top is exceptionally handsome and falls for him all by himself, bending his own straightness. 4. They're each other's first love. A pure, fluffy romance, with every element serving the love story. [See the author's completed campus romance in the same series, The Handsome Roommate Is Acting Strange] [Next: Try Running Away Again] The Shen family has had only one heir in each generation for three generations. The young master, Shen Yu, is beautiful and refined, doted on by everyone. If he wants the moon, no one would dream of giving him the stars instead. So when he takes a liking to the son of his family's chauffeur, he uses every means necessary to make the man his. But fate has other plans. The Shen family goes bankrupt overnight, his father is imprisoned, and his mother dies of illness. Shen Yu falls from heaven into hell in a single night, his brilliant jade dulled beneath thick layers of grime. Unable even to say goodbye, Shen Yu flees in panic. * Years later, Shen Yu is an intern by day and works part-time at night to repay his student loans. The impoverished boy from back then has become a rising star in A City's business world. The handsome young man, dressed in a suit, sees him and loses control, clutching his hand and gritting his teeth. "Shen Yu, I finally found you!" Shen Yu is terrified. He thinks Duan Yao is going to take revenge for the way Shen Yu forced himself on him when they were young, so he packs his bags and runs away that very night. But before he can even get out of A City, Duan Yao catches him and gives him a thorough lesson. Two days and three nights later, Shen Yu curls up in the blankets, sobbing pitifully. "A-Yao, I was young and foolish back then, and I forced you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me..." Duan Yao laughs angrily, grips his pointed chin, and makes a harsh demand. "Fine. Serve me well for a year, and then we'll talk once I'm satisfied." Shen Yu is forced to sign an unfair agreement in tears, convinced his future is bleak. By a year later, he's grown completely accustomed to Duan Yao taking care of him, and enjoys it, both in and out of bed. Duan Yao is satisfied, too. His pampered young master has finally come back to him. A beautiful, haughty young master, the bottom x a cunning, possessive, loyal-dog top [Coming Soon: Can You Stop Pretending?] In the second semester of his sophomore year, Xia Xun transfers to Nanyang High School with his newly remarried stepmother. After school on his first day, Xia Xun walks past an alley with a lollipop in his mouth and sees a tall figure surrounded by a group of people. He's about to go take a look when the boy punches one thug to the ground and kicks a bleached-blond guy three meters away. The boy wipes the blood from his lip and turns around. Xia Xun is so shocked that the lollipop drops from his mouth. Damn, isn't that his supposedly model-student stepbrother? * That evening, the two formally meet at the villa. Xia Xun smiles without warmth. "A pleasure to meet you. You certainly made an impression, big brother." Lu An adjusts his gold-rimmed glasses and smiles politely. "Don't worry, little brother. I'll take good care of you." But when Xia Xun comes out of the shower, he's pinned against the door. His stepbrother, the top student in the school, lowers his lashes and says casually, "Since we're living under one roof, I hope we can stay out of each other's way." Xia Xun lifts his chin. "And what if I don't?" Lu An's gaze darkens. "You can try and see." * Xia Xun soon realizes that his stepbrother is a sanctimonious hypocrite. He gets into fights and races cars in private, yet pretends to be the perfect older brother in front of their parents. Naturally, Xia Xun refuses to back down and takes every chance to trip him up. They act like the perfect brothers on the surface, but constantly clash behind the scenes, their relationship brimming with tension every day. Then one day, someone makes a very public confession to Xia Xun at school. Lu An frowns, coldly sends the suitor away, and drags Xia Xun off. Xia Xun is furious and flustered. "Even if you were my real brother, you still couldn't control who I date!" Lu An grits his teeth. "If you're so eager to date, then date me." Xia Xun freezes. "Are you insane?" Lu An pins him tightly against his chest, his voice restrained yet surging with emotion. "I went crazy the moment I met you..." A gorgeous, proud, hot-tempered bottom who never backs down x a refined, depraved top who schemes one step at a time Theme: Make the most of the present.