Xi Chen had a childhood friend who was always by his side. But as they grew up, they drifted apart.
He was arrogant and unruly, carefree and at home in a crowd. Fu Minghuai, meanwhile, became the head of a business dynasty, a formidable and austere man of refined elegance.
In a family-arranged marriage, Xi Chen laid down three rules for Fu Minghuai: they would each live their own lives.
Fu Minghuai signed the contract impassively, without another word.
Later, Xi Chen was abandoned by his family, betrayed by his childhood friend, cheated on by his boyfriend... Then, at his most despairing, he died in a car accident.
His soul lingered behind. He watched the farce with cold eyes, heartbroken and weary, but he also watched Fu Minghuai go mad. After taking ruthless revenge, Fu Minghuai grew increasingly gloomy, willingly trapped in the delusion that his lover was still alive. He refused treatment and medication, lost in madness to the bone.
Xi Chen was stunned. Could it be that Fu Minghuai liked him? Since when?
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The flutter of a butterfly's wings sent Xi Chen back to the years when the two of them had drifted apart.
At their high school, he was standing by the court with flowers in hand, ready to confess to his boyfriend.
This time, he saw Fu Minghuai pass behind him, seemingly by chance, jaw clenched and fingers gripping so hard they had gone white.
As the crowd gasped in surprise, Xi Chen shoved the flowers into Fu Minghuai's arms. The young man tried to stay composed, but the tips of his ears turned red. "Want to get dinner together? Um, at a couples' restaurant."
After graduating from college, Xi Chen wanted to introduce his boyfriend to Fu Minghuai.
Fu Minghuai's expression turned icy. "...Who is he?"
Under the table, Xi Chen hung up on his boyfriend and quickly blocked his number. Then he took Fu Minghuai's hand and confessed shyly, "He's right in front of me."
On their wedding day, they waited in the home Fu Minghuai had decorated himself for the printer to spit out their "three rules." The atmosphere was tense.
Xi Chen stepped forward first, took the warm contract, and put it straight into the shredder.
He threw himself into Fu Minghuai's arms and cooed, "Let's go see if the bed we'll be using tonight is soft~"
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Fu Minghuai knew he had an unhealthy possessiveness toward his childhood friend.
After they married, Xi Chen avoided him, so Fu Minghuai hid his longing and kept his distance.
Until one stormy night, Xi Chen nestled into his arms, eyes wet as he complained, "I missed you so much. From now on, I want to sleep with you every night..."
A gong whose only lifelong hobby is Xi Chen x a shou with no shame who just wants to lure the gong into bed
Career-focused x world-weary
Reader's guide (content warnings):
1. The shou's ex-boyfriend is just a tool for revenge. He doesn't like him or get close to him. With the gong, he's shamelessly flirtatious.
Theme: Take your time, and remember to look back often.
