After the Breakup, the Professor Regrets Everything

[Updated daily. I'll take a break if anything comes up.] (Revised. Please, please read the blurb and content warnings!) Woodcarver bottom x University professor top Six-year age gap, older top / The bottom is timid at first, gives his heart to the wrong person, then comes to his senses and leaves / Old-school lovers getting back together / The top chases his ex and suffers for it 1. Cen Fan is gentle and introverted. He spent all the courage he had in this life pursuing Xing Xianghan. Two years of chasing Xing Xianghan drained him completely. Xing Xianghan is cold and distant. After they got together: First, he kept their relationship a secret. Second, he only had eyes for work. Third, he never called Cen Fan by name in bed. More than once, this made Cen Fan think Xing Xianghan had a secret first love he'd never mentioned. On Qixi Festival, They'd planned a trip for two, and Cen Fan had made all the preparations. But Xing Xianghan left on a business trip without telling him, and was caught acting far too familiar with a female coworker. Cen Fan watched in silence, a self-mocking smile curling his lips. He packed his bags, moved back to his studio, and started livestreaming while making small woodcarvings. Over time, he carved a three-tier floating castle that could actually move. He quickly became famous. His work was worth twice as much, and a crowd of wealthy, art-loving, romantic admirers appeared. At his woodcarving exhibition, A mysterious buyer purchased every piece at the highest prices of the night. Everyone was trying to guess who the buyer was. But Cen Fan was pinned against the restroom wall. He looked at the ravenous man before him, brows slightly furrowed, his voice cold as February frost: "Professor Xing, we're over. You don't owe me anything." The man's suit was no longer as neat as before, his hair a mess. He clung to Cen Fan and wouldn't let go. Gazing deeply into the eyes he'd longed to see day and night, he said in a low voice, "We can't be over." Cen Fan found it ridiculous. He pried the man's hands off and looked down at him with an expression he'd never worn before. "Things aren't the way they used to be." "You don't get to decide everything anymore." 2. Xing Xianghan had always been a man of few words. Nothing around him ever sparked his interest. He thought Cen Fan's arrival wouldn't change a thing. At first, he just thought the kid was too well-behaved, sensible, and obedient, never causing him trouble. There was no harm in giving a relationship a try. Then one day, the well-behaved kid at home suddenly asked to break up. At first, Xing Xianghan thought he was throwing a tantrum and didn't take him seriously. He even thought he didn't necessarily need Cen Fan. But later, the things that belonged to Cen Fan gradually disappeared. Even the work vest Xing Xianghan had secretly kept was reclaimed under some pretext. Xing Xianghan couldn't stand it anymore. Cen Fan was his. He had been his from the very first day they met. Professor Xing shed his outward appearance of cold restraint. He waited for Cen Fan and begged desperately, making their relationship clear to everyone he met and giving no one else a chance. He kept Cen Fan by his side. After a whole night of passion, he looked at his lover, eyes red, in his arms. Professor Xing sighed softly and kissed his neck. "Baby, the bookshelf is full of pictures only I can see." "Want to take a look?" An unloved artist, beautiful without realizing it, who refuses to be loved * A cold academic type with a possessive streak who can't express himself A man who loves woodcarving * A university professor - Reading Guide: (1) Six-year age gap, with the top older. (2) The top's love is genuine, and so is his inability to express his feelings. (3) Both are each other's first and only love, and both are sexually inexperienced. The bottom falls for the top at first sight, while the top's feelings are overwhelmingly intense. They only have each other. (4) The female coworker is a misunderstanding. There's nothing between them, and she isn't attracted to men either. (5) The top is a jerk and the bottom is a doormat at first. It's purely a matter of personality, with no third party getting between them. Everyone who pursues either of them gets rejected soundly. (Please take note!) - Also coming soon: The Sickly Childhood Friend Beside the Villain Childhood friends / The top is one year younger / The bottom saves the top / One-sided love becomes mutual 1. After Chi Mu Nian died, he transmigrated into a novel with an overwhelmingly powerful protagonist's halo, becoming a delicate little white lotus with the same name, standing beside the villain. The little white lotus only has three jobs in the book: a. Get the villain together with the protagonist's love interest. b. Seduce the protagonist's love interest in bad faith and sabotage their relationship. c. Go to prison in the villain's place and die miserably in the end. In short: Give everything and have nothing left. Chi Mu Nian: What an idiot. He needs to stay as far away as possible. But on his first day after transmigrating into a book, Chi Mu Nian accidentally rescued a child being chased by a dog behind the kindergarten. After school, the kid grabbed his pants and wouldn't let go. No matter how much he cried, the only response was, "Come home with me." Chi Mu Nian couldn't get the kid to let go, so he had no choice but to... Leave his pants behind and run home bare-bottomed, willing to lose face all the way. Good grief! He had no idea the villain was afraid of dogs as a child. 2. After transmigrating into a book, Chi Mu Nian resolved to keep the tragedy from happening again. After thinking it over, he realized the most important thing was to avoid contact. To steer clear of every possible complication, he planned to move abroad with his family. Life as it was now had been hard-won. He needed to start avoiding the villain while they were still kids! With his departure imminent, Chi Mu Nian had packed his things and was ready to flee. But the day before his flight, he saw his suitcase gaping open, with the frail, pitiful little villain lying inside. He'd barely taken a step closer when the little villain suddenly reached out, staring straight at him like a corpse come back to life. "Don't go." Jiang Xun placed Chi Mu Nian's hand on his chest. Behind his pitiful little face was nothing but darkness. "Unless you kill me." A sunny, gentle, sickly beauty with a soft heart x A gloomy, manipulative, possessive top who knows how to put on an act [They are each other's only love] Reading Guide: (1) The top is one year younger. The story begins when they're children. (2) The top is a typical wolf in sheep's clothing and a talented actor, with an extremely possessive streak. The bottom is only timid around him. (3) They are each other's first and only love, and both are sexually inexperienced. The top's one-sided feelings are intense, and he only realizes them after turning eighteen. (4) They both have room to grow, and their personalities aren't perfect. They save each other in the end. Theme: Fight for the people and things you care about.