Pretty Little Thing

The wealthy young master and college student top x the pretty, pitiful bottom

Xie Jingci x Ruan Zhi

The first time Xie Jingci met Ruan Zhi was at a private club run by a friend.

The young man was dressed in a schoolgirl uniform. Sitting in Xie Jingci's lap, his waist was so slender it seemed it might snap like a willow branch. White thigh-highs trimmed with lace showed off his beautiful legs.

The pretty boy's eyes were veiled in a faint haze. His soft, pale fingers tugged at Xie Jingci's clothes, and he called out timidly, "...Sir."

Xie Jingci's gaze discreetly brushed over his pale earlobe. For the first time, he felt his heart stir.

*

The second time they met, the pretty boy smashed a rich kid over the head with a wine bottle. When Xie Jingci got the call and rushed over, the boy was curled up in a corner, biting down hard on the back of his hand as fat tears rolled down his cheeks.

After dealing with the situation, Xie Jingci turned to take the pretty boy to clean up. But the little thing looped his arms around Xie Jingci's neck and desperately burrowed into his embrace.

Trembling, the boy choked out softly, "Big brother, I'm scared."

*

The third time they met was in a hospital corridor filled with the smell of disinfectant. The pretty boy clutched his little sister's hospital bill, eyes red-rimmed and frame so frail that the slightest breeze could blow him away.

Xie Jingci watched him in silence. After a long while, he finally walked over.

In a low voice, he said, "Stay with me. I'll give you money."

*

His friends tried to talk him out of it.

"He's so stupid. What do you see in him?"

"He's obviously only trying to con you out of your money."

"Young Master Xie has been smart all these years. Just have some fun and leave it at that. You can't seriously be falling for him."

Xie Jingci was unmoved.

The pretty boy's attempts at seduction were clumsy and awkward. He might as well have been announcing that he had ulterior motives.

Xie Jingci knew it perfectly well, yet still watched himself fall for him, little by little.

*

Note:

1. An old-school kept-lover story. Couldn't find anything to read, so I wrote one myself. Hmph!

2. There are cross-dressing scenes.

Theme: Love yourself first, then love others.