Five years of sincere love, and all he got was the title of lover. Shen Xu: "To hell with this! I'm done putting up with it."
He packed up his things, found a shop the next day, and became a small-business owner.
Across from the shop was a "reform school," full of delinquents of every kind.
In the three months since Shen Xu opened his store, he'd seen plenty of troublemakers turn into tame kittens. He never thought anyone could actually make it through that school.
This one was probably a real hard case.
After "troublemaker" Gu Zhuo failed his third "escape," the people chasing him pinned him to the ground. He was covered in mud, but still glared back fiercely.
Shen Xu found it pretty interesting, so the next time Gu Zhuo tried to escape, he lent him a hand.
As time passed, the two grew closer.
One day, Shen Xu stubbed out the cigarette in Gu Zhuo's hand. "Smoke less. If it weren't for this stuff, maybe you wouldn't have ended up here suffering."
Gu Zhuo sneered. "That's not why I got sent here."
Shen Xu looked at Gu Zhuo without saying a word.
"It's nothing I can't talk about. I like men." Gu Zhuo stared into Shen Xu's eyes. "What, are you scared?"
Shen Xu: "...Scared of you? Not a chance."
I was dating men before you even knew how to play in the mud...
Rugged convenience-store owner x "rebellious" real hard case
Six-year age gap, switch couple.
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Theme: Grow through setbacks and find your true self.
