Maybe I Just Like Being Wasted by You

[A melodramatic, sugary-sweet romance. Older, charming scumbag top x clear-eyed, falling-hard bottom]

The third time Xia Shi'an loses a game while playing in a booth, a long, elegant hand suddenly appears before him and takes the drink, downing it in one go.

"Stop picking on the kid."

The man's voice is lazy and pleasant. Xia Shi'an looks up, and sees a face more handsome than anything he could have imagined in his eighteen years.

Qin Jibai isn't wearing a tie. His phoenix eyes hold a hint of easy amusement. His gaze rests on Xia Shi'an for a moment before moving away. He only rests a hand lightly on Xia Shi'an's shoulder, keeping at bay the person beside him who has been trying to get close.

Xia Shi'an's heart suddenly races.

On that chaotic night, when everyone was out hunting for prey, Qin Jibai was like an elegant lion who had appeared simply because he was bored, escorting the little thing who didn't belong there to safety.

It was the first night they met, and the beginning of a young man's clear-eyed fall into something he knew he shouldn't want.

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There are many stories about Qin Jibai.

The school suddenly renovated its roads because his father was coming to inspect the place.

Rich heirs with family businesses always need hobbies to pass the time, and he was the craziest of them all. His instructors for wingsuit flying, skiing, and racing were all at a level that had seen them return from the brink of death.

His admirers could form a line from Tiananmen Square to Wangfujing, but he was openly flirtatious and never dated anyone.

The moment he realized the kid wanted something real with him, he immediately drew a line between them.

But fate always finds a way to bring two people from utterly different worlds together.

"Xia Shi'an, how do you always manage to show up in front of me looking like a soaked puppy?"

In the end, Qin Jibai couldn't hold back. Time and again, he stepped in to shelter the kid beneath his wings.

And every time he wanted to kiss him, he stopped himself.

Some people say Qin Jibai is actually Xia Shi'an's older brother.

Otherwise, why would he go onstage and perform at the New Year's Day gala for him, end up in the ICU protecting him, worry about him crying or getting cold, and leave no one able to stop him from crossing half the city to fix Xia Shi'an's water heater?

Xia Shi'an knows that a man who has never needed to understand love can grant all his wishes, but will never talk to him about love or the future.

In the seventh year of being friends, he finally let go of his youthful infatuation and went somewhere Qin Jibai wasn't.

Then, on a snowy night, Qin Jibai suddenly found himself missing the boy who had secretly kissed him.

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Theme: Love means willingly baring your neck to the blade, and I bet your gun has no bullets