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The side couple's story, “Gradually Enchanted,” is currently updating. Feel free to add it to your collection and let it build up~ Hugs! Couple: Bookshop-owner gong × headstrong singer shou Xu Yingbai once dumped his ex-boyfriend and immediately got together with someone else. He was famous among his friends as a heartless jerk. In truth, he had been badly misunderstood. To get rid of a relationship that had never even existed, he was willing to ruin his own reputation. One time, while eating out, he watched the commotion for a little too long and got used as someone's shield. The man put an arm around his shoulder and announced to someone else, “Sorry, I have a boyfriend.” Xu Yingbai, who usually didn't like getting involved in other people's business, played along. “Yeah, that's right.” * Xie Chengfeng had lived in an orphanage for as long as he could remember. He never fought for anything or lost his temper. His upbringing had left him unaccustomed to asking for things. He had a line in his heart, with a clear divide between what he could and couldn't do. He had always told himself to be sensible and know his place. He had hoped to get along well with this “new friend.” But Xu Yingbai had no idea, and kept stepping over that line and bouncing back and forth across it, until Xie Chengfeng could no longer suppress the urge to cross it himself. He could only say, both resigned and willing, “Xu Yingbai, you have such a terrible memory.” Then, one stormy, mist-shrouded night, Xu Yingbai clutched the lighter Xie Chengfeng always carried and finally made out the three letters engraved on it. That night, he cornered Xie Chengfeng in the bathroom. Holding the lighter in his hand, he asked him again in words they both understood: “My name is Xu Yingbai. What's yours?” * - I live freely, without restraint. More than anything, I long for the peace of being held in someone's heart. - You are the wind that swept across the lake's depths. It turns out I'd been standing there all along. Thank goodness I didn't miss you. Reader's guide: 1. Gong-focused, romance-driven, with a slice-of-life pace. 2. Regular daily updates. 3. I won't abandon it. I'll raise these boys one bite at a time. Next door: “A Half-Silent Love Letter” is complete~ Come give it a look if you like~~ Guiding principle: Reject moral coercion.