He's Not Romantic

Chu Lai, 25, an overworked employee at a major tech company and a gaming content creator in his spare time, had been dating his boyfriend for three years and thought their relationship was stable. One day, on his way home from work, he spotted his boyfriend kissing a strange man in the background of a video on his social media feed. He went to a small bar and broke up with him on the spot, only for his boyfriend to turn it around on him. Ex-boyfriend: “You’re boring and unromantic. I’m the one breaking up with you!” As it happened, the ex’s words matched what a couple at the next table were saying “You don’t love me, and you don’t even care enough to be romantic with me. Let’s break up!” It was such a coincidence that Chu Lai actually laughed. After the breakup, Chu Lai went to the barbecue stall across the street, where he ran into an accomplished professional who’d also just been dumped. They shared a table, had a few drinks, and got along pretty well, but there was no spark. The following week, Chu Lai received a marriage proposal from that man on WeChat. Chu Lai: ? / Cen Wei, 29, heir to a well-known umbrella company, had been in a relationship for three months before getting cheated on and dumped, supposedly because he was frigid and unromantic. He’d expected the breakup, but hadn’t expected to get a call saying his grandfather was critically ill and hoped Cen Wei would marry before he died. On impulse, Cen Wei opened the WeChat account he’d added that day and sent Chu Lai a blunt message: Please marry me. At three in the morning on the weekend, Chu Lai replied immediately: Sure. Cen Wei: ? / Chu Lai liked a simple life: three meals a day, going to work, coming home. He’d be perfectly happy living alone if he got used to it. Unfortunately, he had one odd quirk he loved a strong hug. So he decided to move straight on to someone new, filling the empty space in his nights. That was how he met an unromantic soulmate who suited him in every way. Ex-boyfriend: “Fine, move on without missing a beat! But did you really have to move on with my boss? Are you getting back at me?” Chu Lai: “Sorry, I didn’t think that far ahead.” Cen Wei: “Are you done talking? Let’s go home and eat.” #A slice-of-life romance that starts with marriage #A frigid, accomplished professional who isn’t a domineering CEO top x a low-key, overworked employee who’s also frigid bottom #They meet and he’s cured without a prescription ↑ x His frigidity is just an act #Top is a virgin, bottom isn’t Theme: Breaking the rules can be another kind of new beginning