His Crush Hits a Brick Wall

A cool, reserved tattoo shop owner as the top X a straight, easygoing hot pot restaurant owner as the bottom

Reunion after years apart - secret love comes true - top pursues bottom - turning a straight man gay

Qiao Que X Wen Zheng

Wen Zheng thinks that everything he's ever done was just to stay alive, and later, to live a little better.

The youthful confidence he once had gradually faded over the years, until he became an ordinary person.

His college classmate, whom he hadn't seen in years, is still radiant and full of life. Just standing beside him for a while makes Wen Zheng feel like the office-worker vibe has faded right off him.

Qiao Que is generous, level-headed, and well-informed. A friend this good is harder to find than a needle in a haystack.

So Wen Zheng is more than happy to go out with Qiao Que: horseback riding, hiking, diving, making crafts, kissing...

?

Kissing what?

Someone gently strokes the back of his head. Goosebumps race from the nape of his neck all the way down his spine. The man looks aggrieved, his voice tinged with a plea.

"Then, can we kiss?"

Wen Zheng swallows. The next second, someone's thumb presses against his Adam's apple, so he bravely tries to act like it's no big deal.

"Of course. K-kissing is nothing special."

He never imagined that he could be someone's treasure.

And the other man thinks he's capable of anything, perfect in every way.

Qiao Que knows Wen Zheng's ideal type is a cute, smiling girl who's 160 centimeters tall. Meanwhile, Qiao Que is 190 centimeters tall, with a naturally downturned mouth and sanpaku eyes. The neighbor's kid cries for half an hour every time he sees him.

The road ahead is long, and Qiao Que tries to resist. Then he happens to overhear Wen Zheng earnestly telling a friend, "If a confession gets rejected, obviously you can't stay friends. I've made it my mission to nip every hint of romance in the bud and cut off every path to success. Dating? Not a chance."

He doesn't want to force Wen Zheng, and he doesn't want to confess and lose their friendship either.

So, with the face and physique of an international supermodel and an aura that warns strangers to stay away, he keeps his love a secret. For eight whole years.

Then, eight years later, Qiao Que wakes up to a message on his phone.

[Wen Zheng is going on a blind date with a man.]

He grips his phone tightly.

Qiao Que can't stop Wen Zheng from dating a woman. But if Wen Zheng is going to be gay, then Qiao Que has to be his only boyfriend.

Reader's notes:

One-on-one romance, happy ending.

The story opens with their reunion.

Theme: Treat others with kindness