Xia Zhiyu is a celebrated musical theater actor in China.
He has an ex-boyfriend named Shen Linhe, a younger student from his university days.
But one day, Shen Linhe suddenly turned out to be the true young master of a wealthy family, lost to them long ago, and the two gradually went their separate ways.
In his spare time, Xia Zhiyu likes to use the WeChat account his ex-boyfriend abandoned as a memo pad:
[Senior Xia, I just heard the wildest gossip! This time, A in our group likes B, and B likes C. But there's a rumor that B and C are biological brothers who share a mother but have different fathers. A and B used to date, but yesterday B told me he likes you!]
[12.31 evening / Wenyan Boutique Hotel, Suite 11-604]
[Remember to buy condoms]
Three new messages popped up immediately.
[?]
[Xia Zhiyu, what are you planning?]
[You're going to a hotel with that idiot!!?]
Alone in the luxurious hotel suite, Xia Zhiyu was enjoying the whirlpool tub. He froze for a moment, then arched an eyebrow and replied: [None of your damn business.]
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Shen Linhe, heir to the wealthy Shen family.
After recently wrapping up a hard-fought business negotiation, he rushed back to China without a moment's pause.
While people outside speculated about the reason for his sudden return...
The next day, Shen Linhe did something no one expected: he showed up of his own accord at a performance by musical theater actor Xia Zhiyu.
And he took the first seat in the row closest to the stage.
Xia Zhiyu: "..."
I'm done for. I took things too far.
In this musical, Xia Zhiyu's character has an interactive scene.
He has to invite the audience member in the first seat of the first row onto the stage and perform a short ballroom scene together.
So Shen Linhe dutifully slipped an arm around his old flame's slender waist and slid his fingers into the other's palm.
Then nearly a thousand audience members watched the industry's gold-standard actor Xia Zhiyu suddenly turn bright red.
[Reader's Guide]:
1. One-on-one romance / happy ending / both are each other's first / younger man / mutual devotion
2. Silly, sweet romance: a bickering pair of enemies who fall in love
3. Shen Linhe (top) x Xia Zhiyu (bottom)
Premise: I believe, and so I persevere.
