When he was young, Bai Jingxu once had sincere, heartfelt feelings for someone.
Just as he finally worked up the courage to confess, the person he had a crush on casually told someone else, "I don't like men," shattering Bai Jingxu's hopes.
Those words immediately drove a wedge between them.
For years, Bai Jingxu made a point of avoiding him, afraid that if anyone discovered the feelings taking root inside him, they would come to hate him for it.
Had Bai Jingxu not gone to report to his new company and discovered on his first day that his new colleague was none other than the person he had once had a crush on,
he might have believed that he and the other man were simply never meant to be.
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When Lu Ye was young, he once had a crush on someone.
No matter what happened, the other man always faced it with composure. But when Lu Ye teased him, he would briefly stumble over his words, blush, and scold him. That sight never failed to make Lu Ye's heart itch.
Because of this, Lu Ye turned down someone else's confession.
To put an end to the other person's hopes, he even made up a lie, saying, "I don't like men," so that the guy wouldn't keep pestering him.
That very night, the person he had a crush on cut ties with him.
After those hurtful words were spoken, they did not meet again until six years later, at work.
The other man's manner was just as it had been when he was at Lu Ye's side as a young man, and Lu Ye's heart instantly began beating like it had that summer.
The tension he had kept tightly wound for six years finally snapped. After years of restraint, falling for him all over again was bound to be even more intense than the first time.
When the other man blushed and confronted him, Lu Ye only smiled faintly.
"You know perfectly well how shameless I am day to day."
Note: 1. I'm not a professional equestrian coach. If I get any technical details wrong, please let me know so I can fix them. Thanks!
2. One-on-one romance, mutual pining. Both characters are a little stubborn at first, so feel free to drop the story if that's not your thing.
Theme: Teamwork is the strongest
Press your claws, come on~