What's Done Is Done. Let's Eat First!

[Complete! The whole novel is done, come on in! There are bonus scenes in the author's notes, so please don't block them! (^з^)-☆] The novel in one sentence: Before I met my senior, I woke up hungry every day. The moment I opened my eyes, I started writing my will, and I could write sixty of them in a month T^T Character setup: Easy to keep, a dramatic little handful with a huge gap between his looks and personality, a “starving ghost” bottom & a gentle daddy with big pecs who loves feeding people, and a “culinary god” top Blurb: Because his impulsive decision to run away from home enraged everyone, young master Zhu Yu was sent to study in England, and his living expenses were put under strict control as well. In this unfamiliar place, Zhu Yu couldn't cook, so he had to rely on the school cafeteria for all three meals. But British food clearly didn't suit the tastes of Zhu Yu, who had grown up eating Chinese cuisine. So in just three months, Zhu Yu lost over ten pounds from hunger. To satisfy his cravings, he started following a food tutorial creator on a video-sharing site. One day, a new neighbor moved into the apartment building. That evening, as usual, Zhu Yu opened the livestream and saw that the creator was making rice with braised chicken. At the same time, the smell of braised chicken drifted into his room, and his snoring cat followed the scent outside. Zhu Yu followed it and discovered the smell was coming from his new neighbor's apartment. He could only stand there and sniff, but the cat at his feet suddenly started scratching frantically at the neighbor's door, meowing as it went. Frightened, Zhu Yu dropped to his knees to scoop up the cat, but the door opened. The man standing there wore an apron. He was handsome, with a V-shaped build and well-developed pecs. The aroma of braised chicken washed over Zhu Yu, nearly making him swoon. Noticing the mole on the man's hand and the style of his apron, Zhu Yu thought: ? Wasn't this the food creator he followed? His eyes glistening with tears, he lifted the cat in his arms and whimpered, “Please, give us father and son a bite to eat! We'll do anything!!” The cat in his arms also had watery eyes. “Meow.” Bo Chen: ...Could you maybe get up first? Later, Bo Chen recalled that he had never seen anyone, or any cat, this hungry. A perfectly ordinary bowl of rice with braised chicken, and the person ate while crying, while the cat ate and meowed... During the two years he took off from school due to mental health issues, Bo Chen taught himself to cook and began posting cooking tutorials online. Gradually, he also developed a desire to feed people delicious food. He kept that feeling buried deep inside. Until the third night after he returned to school, when a pretty young man with pink hair knocked on his door... From then on, that desire was more than satisfied. Bonus Scene 1: After realizing Zhu Yu was his fan, he found Zhu Yu's dating criteria on his account. So later “Zhu Yu, I have a chef's certificate, and I can make you all kinds of dishes. My dad is a company president, and I'm his only heir, so you never have to work if you don't want to. I have my own villa, and after we get married, you can sleep until three in the afternoon. I'm healthy, have no bad habits, and work out every week. Here's my medical checkup report. You don't have to take care of my parents, either...” After he finished, Bo Chen played an audio message from his mother on his phone. “He doesn't have to take care of us! If we're really bothering him, we can go live on the streets,” his mother said. Bo Chen continued, “So, will you go out with me?” The braised pork in Zhu Yu's mouth fell out. “Huh?” Bonus Scene 2: The two of them had a fight over something trivial. Bo Chen made pastries and went to make up with Zhu Yu. Zhu Yu angrily asked, “What are you doing here?” Bo Chen: “Apologizing.” So Zhu Yu said, “I'm sorry. Can I have the pastries now?” Bo Chen: ? #At this point, let's eat first! #So many things to worry about, let's eat first! #He confessed to me? I'm a little excited. Better eat something to calm down. #Pinned down on the bed, barely able to catch his breath, he says: “Gege, I want braised pork with preserved mustard greens tomorrow...” A few little notes: 1. One-on-one, both are each other's first, happy ending. The cover is Zhu Yu. See the author's Weibo, @Jinjiang Shan Zhenyue, for the full-size image. 2. Nothing particularly triggering, just a sweet modern romance. I tweaked the blurb, but the premise is unchanged. Enjoy! 3. The top is very rational, big pecs, muscular (gestures), domestic, and great at cooking (in every sense)! [P.S. Big pecs! The best cosmetic surgery a man can get!!!!] My neighboring novel, "After the Most Hated Guy Mistook Me for His Online Dating Partner", is complete. Please add it to your reading list: #Who Used My Photo for Online Dating? Nice work. In his first year of high school, Wen Shixu was brought back to the Wen family as their true young master. But his biological parents were always too busy with work to pay attention to him, the fake young master was wary of him, and even at school, he was ostracized despite doing nothing wrong. So, desperately lonely, Wen Shixu started an online relationship. The person on the other end didn't really pay him much attention and never even told him their name. Wen Shixu was always the one clinging to them. But when Wen Shixu confessed, they agreed to date him. Whatever the case, Wen Shixu felt he had come out ahead. His boyfriend was handsome, never pried into his private life, and sometimes even comforted him. On the eve of the new school year, Wen Shixu decided to meet his online partner in person. But his online partner suddenly stopped replying to his messages, and Wen Shixu figured he was probably being dumped through the silent treatment. It wasn't until that afternoon, when Wen Shixu saw his online boyfriend at a cafe... In the third year after being brought home as an illegitimate son, Song Wenxi met someone at a cafe who claimed to be his online dating partner. “It's me, Wen Shixu, your online boyfriend.” The person in front of him smiled gently. Song Wenxi's heart skipped a beat, and his breathing grew uneven. When he saw the chat history the other person showed him, he immediately realized what was going on. “Ah, right. I didn't recognize you,” he lied, pressing a hand to his thumping heart. Wen Shixu quietly complained about how cold Song Wenxi had been to him these past few days, sadly saying he'd thought he was being dumped through the silent treatment. A calculating glint passed through Song Wenxi's eyes. He took Wen Shixu's hand and played along. “My old account suddenly got hacked. This is my new account. Once you add me, block the old one.” And so, he became Wen Shixu's “online boyfriend.” He started dating Wen Shixu and fulfilled everything Wen Shixu's online “boyfriend” had promised him. One ordinary afternoon, a new WeChat account suddenly added Wen Shixu. [Wen Shixu, why did you delete me? I'm your online boyfriend!] Wen Shixu: ? #This has to be a lie. Theme: Setbacks and hardships cannot defeat them. They only make them stronger, and love can overcome any obstacle.