Can You Eat Good Looks?

Beautiful 1, Handsome 0: An anthology. The first four stories are slice-of-life, and the last three are set on campus. [1] Cold-faced, gloomy seme x foul-mouthed, underwear-washing uke Liang Zhi x Lu Bo'an A new family moved into Baile Street: a family of four, with a frail old woman, a stooped old man, a sickly young man, and a strikingly beautiful man. Lu Bo'an at first: affected, coquettish, and flamboyant. Lu Bo'an later: Why is that sickly guy in your family still not dead? [2] Fiery, domineering seme x mute construction worker uke Xu Tuyun x Li Dongling Li Dongling had a coworker on the construction site he didn't get along with. The coworker had a partner with a bad leg. The coworker was a man of poor character, and his partner had a nasty personality. The first time they met, the man got into a fight with Li Dongling over his coworker. The next time they met, the man grinned at him and said, “A cripple with a mute, together forever.” [3] Flame-haired delinquent seme x stoic tattoo artist uke Zhou Qingran x Shi Ze A pretty, unruly kid came into Shi Ze's shop and immediately asked to get his boyfriend's name tattooed on his thigh. [4] Once an aloof prodigy, now a little fool seme x ill-tempered brother-obsessed uke Chen Jingci x Chen Jinye Five years later, Chen Jinye's adopted brother, who had long since been reunited with his wealthy birth family, appeared before him again. On the rainy night they parted ways five years ago, Chen Jinye was soaked through. The man before him looked down at him as if he were an ant. “Don't contact me again.” Now, that man was tugging at his clothes. His striking, beautiful face was full of grievance as he accused him, “Baby, why didn't you come find your big brother?” [5] Cold, beautiful seme x hotheaded, impulsive uke Pei Shuling x Liang Xian Liang Xian made a bet with his roommate, boasting that he'd win over the beauty of the art department in a week. After that, he waited on her hand and foot, bringing her breakfast and gifts every day. He was handsome to begin with, and his pursuit seemed to be on the verge of success. On the final day of the bet, he carefully arranged heart-shaped candles outside the women's dorm and played guitar as he confessed his love. He thought it was a romantic, irresistible move, but it instantly turned the department beauty off him. Liang Xian couldn't understand why she wouldn't say yes when he'd set the mood so perfectly. As he angrily demanded an explanation, a stranger stepped in front of him. He looked down. Oh wow, what a beautiful man. Unfortunately, the beauty opened his mouth and tore into him, cursing him out. A passerby posted a video of Liang Xian's failed confession outside the dorm online. He went viral on the forum, branded a “creepy, overconfident guy” and a “rejected creep who won't take no for an answer.” Liang Xian: Fuck you, *****. Fuming, Liang Xian blamed the whole thing on the beautiful man who'd suddenly appeared, and went to confront him. The man slapped him right back. Liang Xian: You son of a *****. Liang Xian took the beautiful man as a personal challenge. He swore he would make him fall for him, then dump him without mercy and make him suffer the pain of heartbreak. But can someone explain why, after chasing him for so long, Liang Xian only just realized the beauty was a man? Seriously, how can someone that beautiful be a man? Doesn't matter. He's going to be my wife anyway! [6] Greedy, money-minded seme x straight uke who overthinks himself into love Li Qiuyun x Jiang Song There were two kinds of people Jiang Song despised most: men who were too effeminate, and gay men. As it happened, his roommate Li Qiuyun was both. He had an outrageously pretty face, livestreamed every day while doing his makeup, and had a devoted boyfriend who was so clingy it made Jiang Song sick. Jiang Song had clashed with Li Qiuyun before and had disliked him for a long time. Then one day, he caught Li Qiuyun's boyfriend kissing a strange woman. Jiang Song secretly filmed it and sent it to Li Qiuyun, rubbing his hands together as he imagined the beauty breaking down in tears. He was practically grinning from ear to ear. But the beauty never cried. That night, his bed suddenly creaked softly. Li Qiuyun climbed onto it, knelt beside him, and cheerfully took his hand, pressing it against his thigh. “I know what you're thinking.” “Have you wanted to touch me for a long time?” [7] Morally bankrupt, gloomy seme x cool uke who never lets a grudge go Chen Yi x Xu Taiqing Xu Taiqing had felt that something was off lately. The soles of the sneakers he'd only just started wearing had inexplicably split. His earphones and charger, left casually on the desk, kept disappearing. He suspected someone in the dorm was behind it. To catch whoever was messing with him, he spent a fortune on a tiny security camera and secretly installed it on the bookshelf beside his seat. Then he discovered something on the footage: a secret belonging to his roommate, the one who drew the least attention in the dorm. [Reading Guide] 1. In stories one, five, six, and seven, the seme cross-dresses. 2. The semes are assertive, protective, and physically weak. The blurb clearly labels seme and uke, so don't mix them up. 3. There's no plot, just everyday slice-of-life. Theme: The simple life is the best life.