What's Wrong with the Top Jockey Being a Little Extra?

Sultry, teasing green-tea beauty top × sweet, doting, straightforward puppy bottom

Shen Lan never imagined that, as one of Europe's top jockeys, he would end up as someone else's mount, and not just any mount, but a mixed-breed horse on a grassland far away in the East.

Curious, he hid his identity and went to the grasslands. At first sight, he fell for Lang Yeyi, with his healthy complexion, sturdy build, and sunny smile.

Lang Yeyi introduced himself as the owner of that mixed-breed horse.

Shen Lan: What a coincidence. I came here to learn how to ride.

Lang Yeyi thought the little mixed-blood was not only handsome, but also delicate and refined, utterly captivating. So, in his own conceited way, he doted on Shen Lan.

Shen Lan hated carrots, so Lang Yeyi ate them for him.

Shen Lan was afraid the stones at the bottom of the river would hurt his feet, so Lang Yeyi let him stand on his feet.

Shen Lan said he was a pure top.

Lang Yeyi: …

He looks like such a delicate beauty. How does that make sense?

Shen Lan's boast, "The bigger one gets to use it," relying on his mixed-blood advantage, didn't completely put Lang Yeyi off. More than once, Lang Yeyi tried to turn the tables.

But why was his waist so strong?

But why did he have such incredible stamina?

But... why was he a professional jockey with "the most lucrative core strength"?!

After Shen Lan had his fill and his secret identity was exposed, one day he suddenly vanished without a word.

Lang Yeyi went to great lengths to see him, traveling thousands of miles, hoping to save their relationship. But no matter how he tried, he couldn't soothe Shen Lan. Instead, Shen Lan became more and more difficult, acting like a spoiled brat.

Lang Yeyi: "How can you just end things without saying a word?"

Shen Lan: "Did we ever start?"

Lang Yeyi: "...You're so dramatic!"

After mulling it over for days, Shen Lan finally couldn't hold back and asked his assistant, "What does 'dramatic' mean?"

The assistant: "Dramatic... basically, it means you're a bit*h."

Shen Lan, who was usually surrounded by a small circle of admirers, was unexpectedly delighted: ...I thought it was just breakup sex, but it turns out I'm even more in love?

They dance around each other in the first half; the second half is extra sweet. The little sunshine eventually loves the green-tea young master so much that the darkness in his heart is worn away.

To outsiders, the usually cold-faced Shen Lan moving in with his boyfriend and making no secret of their relationship was already explosive news. Only Lang Yeyi knew that at home, Shen Lan liked to knead at him like a kitten while acting cute, then call him "hubby" in a sultry voice.

Unfortunately, Shen Lan's life was full of twists and turns. He became embroiled in a horse-racing power struggle, was hunted down and fell into the sea, faked his death abroad, and even discovered that his adoptive father, who had raised him all these years, had hidden a secret that shattered his faith... Fortunately, Lang Yeyi was always there. The couple stood firmly together against the world and finally found a way forward through despair.

After many setbacks, Shen Lan became completely disillusioned with the dark European horse-racing world. He took Chinese citizenship and, with Lang Yeyi, built a positive, healthy horse-racing industry in China. He also brought in foreign bloodlines to breed horses in China, challenging Europe's global monopoly on thoroughbreds.

[Bonus scene] Cocktail party

A faint rustling came from a restroom stall in the dimly lit, stylish bathroom.

Shen Lan looked down, raising an eyebrow with a smile. "I thought you were acting up earlier. Turns out I was right."

Lang Yeyi: "That's because you were..."

Shen Lan: "Because I was what?"

Lang Yeyi tried several times to pull Shen Lan up, but failed.

"Come on, tell me. I'll take care of you, and you can say something I want to hear, too."

"I can't explain... It's just the way you were talking to them..."

"Isn't that how I always act when I'm working?"

"But... today was different..."

"Why? Is it the first time you've seen me in a suit?"

"Maybe..."

"Anything else?"

"The way you... talked..."

"Oh? Is our Mr. Lang into English accents?"

"Ha... stop..."

"No. Keep going. Anything else?"

"And... um... that look you gave me when you were eating oysters..."

Satisfied with the answer, Shen Lan grinned and looked up at Lang Yeyi. "I did it on purpose."

P.S.:

1. The story contains a lot of information about speed racing and equestrian sports, mainly based on current practices overseas, with plenty of fictional details. If anything contradicts reality or seems illogical, feel free to discuss and point it out.

2. One-on-one, top's point of view, happy ending. The bottom may sometimes seem assertive and dominant, but he won't actually top. This is a romance between equals, with neither side favored.

3. No System, reborn, golden finger, or other such setups. Competition results are based entirely on their own abilities. Lang Yeyi never cheats in competitions by turning Shen Lan into a horse, either.

4. The story takes place in a parallel world. The names of countries and regions mentioned are used only as cultural references and have no relation to real-world countries or regions.

5. I'm terrible at naming things and keep trying out different titles. I'm very sorry! But the story does have a proper title: Riding the Wind.

6. The story is expected to be 300,000 to 400,000 words long, divided into the grassland, overseas, and China arcs. The original cover will change as the story develops, and there will probably be lots of bonus chapters after it ends. (I really love Lan Ye!)

6. The main story's romance is only about Lan Ye. Everything else will be touched on briefly as the plot requires. If there's enough demand, there may be a very small chance of bonus stories after the ending.

7. The Olympic spirit puts people first. Unlike equestrian sports, speed racing cannot be an Olympic event because of the nature of the competition. Lang Yeyi will eventually become a national equestrian athlete and compete at the Olympics, but Shen Lan will not compete in the Olympics directly. He will develop China's horse-racing industry in other ways.

Theme: A bright future for Chinese equestrian sports