The Unhollowed Fishweed

Yu Zao, 26, an ordinary office worker whose side gig is cake decorating. He has a wealthy boyfriend he met in high school, who's been pursuing him for years. Their relationship ends when Yu Zao discovers that his boyfriend got married without telling him. To those in the know, Yu Zao is pitiful: handsome, but too dull, and his boyfriend has been cheating on him for years. They don't know that Yu Zao has been using his boyfriend as a substitute for his first love. After the breakup, Yu Zao fills in for a friend at a blind date and unexpectedly meets his ex-boyfriend's half-brother, Meng Xuzhou. He's also the man Yu Zao has had a crush on for years. After returning home, Yu Zao gets a frantic call from his friend. "Yu Zao, the man you went on a blind date with asked me to marry him on Monday!" Yu Zao: "What should we do?" Friend: "Obviously, you should marry him!" . When his ex-boyfriend finds out Yu Zao has married Meng Xuzhou in a whirlwind wedding, he says, "You're not using my brother as a substitute, are you? You don't have to love me that much." Yu Zao: "You're the substitute." Ex-boyfriend: ? . Meng Xuzhou has a severe aversion to physical contact. He needs to undergo desensitization before he can get closer to family and friends. Yu Zao is the only exception. He doesn't need to desensitize himself around him. The unfortunate part is that Yu Zao is his younger brother's boyfriend. But they're not married, so there's still a chance to win him over. . Yu Zao's first love, as he imagines him: aloof and hard to approach. The real Meng Xuzhou: clingy to a fault and always wanting to cuddle. He especially loves holding hands when they walk, and wants them to be inseparable. Yu Zao, troubled: "Only kids hold hands when they walk." Meng Xuzhou, firm: "Lovers can, too." #I thought my first love was cold and hard to pursue, and now I regret it# #Not saying what you mean can really waste years# ■ A clingy top with an aversion to physical contact x a taciturn bottom with avoidant attachment tendencies ■ The bottom is not a virgin Theme: Always look forward to the future