Things Are Getting Better

Name: Things Are Getting Better
Author: Ji Jing

渐入佳境

by Ji Jing (几京)

Status: Completed
Length: 264k Words
Genre: Danmei (BL)
Era: Modern Era
Updated: 1y ago
Source: JJWXC

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Synopsis

Chi Jing has been stationed abroad for six years. Not long after returning home, he’s pressured by his elders to get married. After all, he’s reached the right age. From then on, he spends his time off work dealing with one blind date after another. Seeing how troubled he is, an old high school classmate suggests, “We could have a marriage of convenience.” Chi Jing laughs it off, not taking the suggestion seriously. On Chi Jing’s twenty-ninth birthday, the classmate brings up the idea of a marriage of convenience again. Chi Jing is about to reply when a younger man he’s known since childhood walks over. Slightly drunk and expressionless, he says, “Brother Jing, please marry me.” Younger medical doctor top x handsome, charismatic diplomat bottom *All place names, organizations, and titles in this story are fictional and have no connection to real life.* Theme: Love and ideals can coexist.

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