Lu Chengjing had fashioned an image for himself:
Calm, quiet, sensible, ambitious, a lofty flower on an unreachable peak.
His friends said: Sure. Whatever makes you happy.
Before going home, Lu Chengjing changed out of his ragged clothes adorned with metal chains, removed the row of sparkling earrings from his ear, and waited for his husband to come home for dinner.
Waited.
And waited.
Waited.
:
)
Well, he must have died out there. :)
Lu Chengjing suddenly smacked the table, making a loud bang.
"Are you in a bad mood?" Ji Linzhao came back to life in the doorway.
Lu Chengjing: "No, there's a mosquito."
Ji Linzhao brushed the snowflakes off his coat. "Mm."
-
Ji Linzhao felt nothing about their business marriage. He had always put interests first, and this was the best arrangement.
He just thought that a lot of his husband's behavior was a little...
He endured his headache and used his precious time to tell Lu Chengjing:
You could find yourself some hobbies. (He's concerned about me.)
You could work on yourself and realize your own value. (He's helping me plan my life.)
You don't have to report your schedule to me. (He trusts me so much.)
You don't have to bother me. (Okay, I can't explain that one. Hahahaha, clenching fists.)
-
Lu Chengjing always thought back to that day.
He was out partying with his usual crowd of troublemakers when one of their older brothers came to drag him home, making for an awkward scene.
Right then, the bar lost power, so everyone went outside for some air to break the tension.
It was almost dusk. The sunlight was scattered and faint.
The older brother's boyfriend came to pick him up.
He frowned, his gaze lowered. He looked patient and gentle.
Though Lu Chengjing didn't want to admit it, he really did fall in love with Ji Linzhao, who was already in love with someone else, right then.
-
Ji Linzhao told Lu Chengjing:
Putting too much feeling into someone else is often just an inflated sense of self. What controls your behavior isn't love, but an illusion of self-indulgence.
Lu Chengjing thought:
That's absolutely right.
Maybe it wasn't love messing with me. Maybe the sunset reflecting that day was simply too beautiful.
*Calm, self-controlled, in-charge gong x unconventional, devoted-to-a-fault shou
One gradually falls harder, the other gradually loses interest
Marriage first, love later (or maybe love after divorce)
The shou has his own band, so there are some entertainment industry elements (maybe not just a few)
One-on-one, happy ending
Theme: Sincerity is precious
