Eternal Boy Syndrome

[The published edition has been retitled Summer in Full Bloom. Preorders open at 7 p.m. on August 29, 2026. Follow @Shi Meimei Gongzhu on Weibo for updates.] [Please add my next book, Pheromone Guidance, to your reading list! Blurb at the end!] - Chen Zhuo had been with his boyfriend for years, but they eventually broke up over the other man’s casual remark, “We’re not right for each other.” The very next day, Chen Zhuo saw his ex holding hands with a girl on the street. The girl even invited Chen Zhuo to their wedding. Chen Zhuo gladly accepted, then caused a scene at the wedding. On his way home, he got distracted and had a car accident. When he woke up, he found himself back at age sixteen. Sixteen-year-old Chen Zhuo had everything: a happy family and close friends. And... A pebble struck the window with a crisp sound. Chen Zhuo, still lying in bed and trying to get his bearings, sat up and opened the curtains. It was summer. In the sunlight, the boy next door sat on a flowering branch of the old locust tree, his smile brighter than the sun. “Hey, Chen Zhuo! You promised to treat me to a meal. Don’t tell me you’re trying to wriggle out of it.” And there was the boy who had died one summer, at eighteen. _ A story about summer, youth, and a secret crush no one knows about. A proud cat: cool-headed, composed top student and bottom × a happy, silly, obnoxious little brat of a top [From the perspective of the person being secretly loved] P.S. In his previous life, Chen Zhuo had no romantic feelings for the brat and didn’t know the other boy liked him. He didn’t know!! The 1v1 mind-and-body relationship in the blurb refers to this life. The previous life is left vague; what you imagine is up to you and has no bearing on the main story, so there’s no need to overthink it. (Please don’t invent plot points that aren’t in the story and then leave comments trying to talk people out of reading it. I’ll be sad, shed little pearls, and delete the comments ((( A sweet-and-sour romance The childhood friend insists on outdoing the newcomer! Reborn, 1v1 mind and body, seme protagonist, happy ending January 12, 2023 _Upcoming story blurb_ Wen Jiayu: pink-haired biker punk, a tyrant at Ninth High, and a renowned top-tier Alpha. His greatest wishes in life are world peace and for his nemesis, Xie Zhun, to disappear on the spot. Not only is Xie Zhun’s personality infuriating, but as an Alpha, his pheromones are completely incompatible with Wen Jiayu’s. The incompatibility rate is 100%, so just hearing Xie Zhun’s name makes Wen Jiayu break out in goose bumps. They’ve had countless clashes, big and small. Wen Jiayu hates him so much his teeth ache. Then one day, Xie Zhun undergoes an exceedingly rare second differentiation. And he hits the less-than-one-in-ten-thousand jackpot: he differentiates from an Alpha into an Omega. Wen Jiayu is overjoyed and goes to congratulate him in person. Hahaha, now I’ll never have to look at Xie Zhun’s sour face again! You’ve differentiated, so accept your fate! Becoming a male Omega is so rare; you’re lucky to be one. Now that you’re an Omega, you’d better keep your head down and behave. Go on, release that big-shot whisky pheromone of yours. Keep going. Try using it to annoy me again... Xie Zhun stands in his doorway with his arms crossed, watching Wen Jiayu beam like a child. He gives a weak cough and accidentally releases his pheromones. Sweet milk. Wen Jiayu’s smile freezes, and goose bumps race from his feet to the top of his head This is bad. Their compatibility might be a little too high. - What’s worse than having a 100% pheromone incompatibility rate with your nemesis? Having 100% pheromone compatibility with your nemesis after he second-differentiates into an Omega. Xie Zhun: Strong Alpha big brother, carry these boxes to the auditorium. We need them this afternoon. Wen Jiayu: Who the hell do you think you are, ordering me around? He catches the scent of his pheromones and goes anyway. Xie Zhun: Brilliant and clever Alpha big brother, you haven’t done your homework. Copy each problem twice and hand it in this afternoon. Wen Jiayu: I’ll do it if I feel like it. Who are you to tell me what to do? He catches the scent of his pheromones and copies it. Should he lose his temper and fight him like before? No. That would violate the Omega Protection Act. Wen Jiayu starts avoiding Xie Zhun. Then one day after school, Xie Zhun suddenly grabs him and hides behind him, all meek and dependent. “Big brother, I’m scared. Promise you’ll protect me, okay?” Wen Jiayu looks up, completely baffled, and sees one of Xie Zhun’s old enemies standing at the intersection, eyeing them with ill intent. Wen Jiayu: Holy shit, don’t come over here! I have nothing to do with him! Go after him, not me! He turns to run, but the scent of sweet milk pheromones fills the air. Xie Zhun: Big brother, bite him. ...Ahhh! Who dares lay a hand on my Omega?! - #Sigh, big brother got hurt protecting me. He won’t be mad, will he? (shrugs)# [Omega × Alpha] [Omega × Alpha] [Omega × Alpha] * The top is an Alpha who second-differentiates into an Omega. Since he’s past puberty, he retains all his original sex characteristics except for his glands and pheromones. There’s an xx period. In this version of the setting, male Omegas are extremely rare and can’t get pregnant. The worldbuilding is completely made up, and I reserve the right to interpret it however I like (hands on hips). Pink-haired biker-punk who rules the world bottom × Scheming, wicked top who’s bursting with tricks Theme: Be self-reliant and strong, and treat everyone with sincerity