This story shares a setting with Salt Water next door, but the characters and timeline have some pretty big, very big, extremely big conflicts, orz...
Blurb:
Wen Jue has loved two people in his life. One was Lu Qingming, and the other was also Lu Qingming.
[Down-on-his-luck, frail playboy bottom vs. emotionally stable, sanctimonious top]
His parents died when he was seven, and Wen Jue had planned to rely on his uncle, his mighty mountain of support, and spend his life as a wealthy idler.
Who could have guessed that the mountain would come crashing down? His uncle met with an accident and died.
His relatives kicked Wen Jue out of the house,
and from then on, he struggled to make ends meet despite working hard, living paycheck to paycheck.
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At President Feng's dinner party, Lu Qingming was surprised to see the nephew of a deceased friend.
President Feng liked men, and Wen Jue liked men.
No one needed to explain. Lu Qingming had already seen right through it all.
Lu Qingming: "How does President Feng treat you?"
Wen Jue: "Not bad."
Lu Qingming: "Got enough money to live on?"
Wen Jue: "I'm broke by the end of every month."
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Three years ago, Wen Jue had regarded Lu Qingming as a god. He laid himself open and offered up his true heart, loving him deeply before their spectacular breakup.
Three years later, Wen Jue couldn't control his feelings, but he could grit his teeth and swallow his pain, stubbornly clinging to Lu Qingming and dragging him down with him.
And then...
He nearly drowned him...
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Lu Qingming, having survived the ordeal, buried his face in the crook of Wen Jue's neck and refused to move.
Wen Jue: "You're terrible in bed. Has nobody ever told you?"
Lu Qingming shook his head with a smile. "They only cared about making me happy. But from now on, I'll make you happy."
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1. Very cheesy, angsty, melodramatic, happy ending.
2. The tops and bottoms are about ten years apart in age. Proceed with caution if you have a lot of triggers.
3. The second half features plenty of the entertainment industry, but the leads aren't in the spotlight.
4. The leads are both over 18 when their romance begins.
5. There are flashbacks, but they don't last long.
New story, The Greedy Algorithm. Please add it to your library:
[Controlling, moody young heir × beautiful, money-loving, lustful C-list actor]
*Young sugar daddy gets mercilessly played by a peacock
Lu Qingyu is a third-rate actor: handsome, dedicated, and popular with his colleagues. He's an extreme egoist and isn't exactly short on money, but he's nearly thirty, stuck in the middle, and always just one step away from becoming a breakout star.
People say Shao, the handsome, charming, gentle, and generous president of Huanda, is a gentleman who never gets entangled, a charitable saint who throws money around.
So Lu Qingyu did everything he could to get into bed with the god of wealth... only to discover that perhaps "handsome and charming" were the only true parts of that description.
Lu Qingyu, who only cares about profit: "We never signed a contract. We're both civilized people. Let's part on good terms."
At the word "contract," a trace of dark displeasure surfaced in Shao Jiayi's usually indifferent eyes.
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After Lu Qingyu suggested they "part on good terms," Shao Jiayi seemed to change overnight and truly began giving generously to charity.
Someone cleaned up Lu Qingyu's scandals, someone else controlled public opinion, and a mountain of opportunities came his way, leaving him reeling.
Since becoming a child star, he'd never lived so comfortably.
Early one morning, waking in the soft bed of a hillside villa to birdsong outside the window, Lu Qingyu's conscience stirred: "Let's sign a contract after all, President Shao. It's to protect your rights, President Shao."
Shao Jiayi: "...Was last night not exhausting enough for you?"
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A peaceful, happy life never lasts long.
Lu Qingyu didn't run into some wealthy mother offering him a hundred million to leave her son. Instead, he faced the imposing head of the Huanda Group.
The man told him to choose between his son and his career.
Lu Qingyu chose the latter without hesitation.
After all, Shao Jiayi only kept him around as a plaything. He wouldn't be sad or miss him if Lu Qingyu were gone.
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Three months later.
Shao Jiayi dragged him home by force and slammed the door shut.
He tried every trick, alternating between force and persuasion.
He gripped Lu Qingyu's chin, keeping him from moving an inch.
He seemed to be... trembling.
"You use me up and then throw me away?"
"Big star, you think this line of work is that easy?"
*It's easy to invite a god in, but hard to send one away.
*Over-the-top melodrama with a pure-love romance.
-Lu thinks it's a transaction, Shao thinks it's love
-A whole lot of rich-family melodrama
-A broken pot and a chipped lid, neither of them is any good
-Repressed apricot vs. peacock, fake prude vs. real playboy
Theme: Embrace hope and stand on your own two feet.
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It's so short and there's still a knife QAQ, I'll give it a try before I come back
Isn't it so beautiful that no one sees it? .
The writing structure is very good, and the emotional description is also delicate. You will definitely be on the rankings, come on?
Super super super beautiful
Is it because I watched it in the middle of the night? The author's ending is obviously that they are together. Wen Jue got what he wanted. Why do I feel that the Wen Jue before, before I was 18 years old, is completely dead and was killed by Lu Qingming and Wen Jue?
I don't know if it's my imagination, but I feel like I'm sick.
I feel that Lu Qingming is biased against smell
This book is so good. It's really smooth and real. It feels like they are real people. And it's obviously a sour story. I don't know why it feels so warm. I'm so impressed that I can't even put it into words. It's really well written.
Nice!!! Is there any extra?