I Didn't Say I Wanted to Make Up with You?!

Blurb:

[Sharp-tongued, arrogant, childish top x adorable, steadfast, brave, and somewhat obtuse bottom]

The story alternates equally between memories and the present!

At seventeen, Yun Zhu picked up a drunkard at a bar. They dated for two months, then broke up because the drunkard had no money.

Seven years later, penniless Yun Zhu ran into his poor ex-boyfriend at a hotel. That ex was now Zong Qingsheng, a top-tier star in the entertainment industry.

Yun Zhu couldn't figure out what his ex-boyfriend meant. He said he wanted to get back together, but his words were as vicious as if dipped in poison. If he was there for revenge, then why did he keep getting Yun Zhu out of trouble and defending him again and again?

Just as Yun Zhu was losing hope and shutting his heart to love, Zong Qingsheng's "former hookup" announced a relationship on Weibo. The boyfriend was his first love, whom he'd been dating for eight years.

Yun Zhu: ???

To get to the bottom of it, Yun Zhu delved into the King of Songs supertopic and got the fans' confirmation: entries included "will have to rely on blind dates to stop being single in this lifetime," "seven years since debut and not a single scandal," and "still a virgin after half a lifetime away."

It was as if Yun Zhu had discovered a whole new world. No wonder, after all those times they'd hooked up, Zong Qingsheng only ever used one position, and Yun Zhu's legs would be so weak from kneeling that he couldn't even turn over.

Yun Zhu shook his fist. "So he wasn't trying to torture my legs. He just didn't know how!"

Not long afterward, the trending topic "Zong Qingsheng fails to win his husband back and gets locked out" exploded.

Weibo crashed outright: Shock! The top-tier star and his civilian ex-boyfriend are back together! And the star may even be a total wife guy!

It turned out that what Yun Zhu thought was an unexpected reunion after years apart had actually been Zong Qingsheng's long-laid plan. That bouquet of Corolla roses that night was Zong Qingsheng's tribute to the seven years he'd spent waiting for Yun Zhu.

Bonus scene:

Looking at the young man following Zong Qingsheng, Yun Zhu asked in a neutral tone, "How often do you two hook up? Is it at room 1108 too? Is his waist thinner than mine?"

Zong Qingsheng stammered, "...Whenever we feel like it. As for waists, there have been too many people. I can't remember."

"Is that so? Was it him yesterday?"

"No, someone else."

"Oh." Yun Zhu, who had already asked Zong Qingsheng's assistant and knew his schedule, remained unusually calm. "Then go meet him tonight. I'm leaving."

Zong Qingsheng had spent all night writing lyrics and had finally gotten the chance to see his darling, only to be met with this: "?"

[Blurb dated 2023.11.22]

*Reader's guide

1. There are no hookups. It's one-on-one.

2. The reason for their breakup is very clichéd.

3. This isn't a groveling-to-win-his-husband-back story. It's pure romance disguised as a one-night stand~

Theme: Live like a flower: bloom even if no one is there to admire you.