After Being Picked Up by a Rugged Fishmonger

[Rugged Fishmonger Top x Beautiful Ballet Dancer Bottom]

Du Keyan was once a pampered young master who grew up in the lap of luxury, devoting himself entirely to ballet.

Then, overnight, his family lost everything, debts piled up, and both his parents passed away.

Having never once worried about money, he was hounded by debt collectors into a small, salty seaside county in the south. He found work as a dancer in an old theater, barely scraping by.

The little town was cut off from the world, and rumors spread like rust.

A man dancing ballet? How many people pointed and laughed at him, calling him “neither man nor woman”?

Du Keyan paid them no mind. He kept practicing, keeping his toes pointed.

Until the theater owner demanded he switch to pole dancing.

The young man clenched his fists and walked out.

The rain blew beneath the bridge and drenched him, while a group of thugs edged closer with ill intent.

That night, just as a dirty hand was about to grab his ankle, a dark figure stepped in front of him.

Li Dongchen was a rugged man raised by the sea.

He was never good at school, and he had drifted through life in a daze. After his mother died, he fought with his father and left home for years.

Only when his father fell critically ill did he rush back, where he heard one piece of advice: “Find yourself an honest trade.”

So he borrowed money to open a seafood shop, spending each day gutting fish and selling shrimp, living like a silent drop of water amid the waves.

Until one evening, he came across Du Keyan being harassed beneath the bridge.

The young man was soaked through, like a swan with a broken wing.

Li Dongchen never imagined that the rest of his life would be stirred into ripples that could never settle, all because a swan had flown into it.

☆ Please add my upcoming story to your library: Raising a Farm Owner by Panning for Men in the City

Xu Hao was a cow spirit who had his heart set on moving to the city and landing a secure government job. At the zoo's hiring event, an examiner's words, “The only thing we're short of here is a national treasure,” left him so crushed he shut down.

While living on the streets and chewing on landscaping plants, he ran into Fox Bro, an old acquaintance who had moved to the city years ago.

Fox Bro sighed. “You fool, what era are we living in? Why are you still fixated on a government job? There's gold everywhere in the city! Especially those rich men. Catch one, and you've got yourself a long-term meal ticket!”

Xu Hao was enlightened.

He put the advice into action. With his handsome looks and innocent, harmless eyes, he successfully caught a man named Han Zan.

From then on, he was living the high life! A mansion, a soft bed, and three servings of premium imported alfalfa hay every day without fail, with freshly squeezed corn juice as an occasional treat. Xu Hao burped contentedly, tasting hay, and decided Fox Bro had told him the truth.

Until one day, he ran into Fox Bro again.

Xu Hao said gratefully, “Bro! I owe it all to your advice!”

Fox Bro raised an eyebrow. “Show me what you caught.”

Xu Hao said proudly, “Premium hay at every meal! It's so fresh!”

Fox Bro fell silent for three seconds, then cried out in dismay, “After all these years, all you caught was some hay!” He jingled the keys to his luxury car. “Look! This is how you really catch a man!”

Xu Hao was thunderstruck. He went home in a huff, ready to revise his “Plan to Catch a Man 2.0,” only to hear Han Zan say into the phone, “Proceed with the arranged marriage as planned.”

A bolt from the blue! His meal ticket was about to fly away!

When Fox Bro heard, he hooked an arm around Xu Hao's shoulders. “Out with the old, in with the new! I'll introduce you to another man.”

While Han Zan was away on a business trip, Xu Hao packed all his treasured hay and fled with Fox Bro.

*

When Han Zan first met Xu Hao, he thought this had to be the most ridiculous gold-digger he'd ever seen. The words “I'm looking for a meal ticket” were practically written on his face.

Clumsy, but oddly refreshing.

Somewhere along the way, that sense of novelty became a habit.

When his family brought up an arranged marriage, Han Zan refused outright. “I already have someone I love. The marriage is out of the question.”

With both families applying pressure, he had to handle the matter himself and call off the engagement in person.

Before leaving, he ruffled Xu Hao's hair. “I'm going out to take care of something. I'll be back soon.”

Xu Hao nodded, not quite understanding.

But after dealing with the problem as quickly as he could and returning home early, ready to tell his boyfriend that the arranged-marriage crisis was over, Han Zan was met by an empty, silent house.

The security footage showed Xu Hao carrying a huge pile of bags and running off with a flashy pretty boy...

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