Zhou Yiyang has been looking for life models to paint, and recently he found a real beauty.
Though the other man is only a stunt performer with no modeling experience, the contradiction between his vulgarity and purity sends Zhou Yiyang's inspiration soaring.
But when the “beauty” storms off after Zhou Yiyang asks him to put on a special outfit,
Zhou Yiyang's greedy gaze roams over the other's beautifully defined muscles.
“Think it over. One session with me pays better than risking your life as a stunt performer.”
Wei Zheyi disdainfully flings the lace blindfold onto Zhou Yiyang's bespoke suit.
“I don't know how hard it is to earn money, but I can't stomach this crap, Mr. Zhou. Find someone else.”
Later, though, the “beauty” shyly confesses to another side of Zhou Yiyang: “Xu Yi, Zheyi has his eye on you. How about we give it a try?”
Disguised as a fourth-year art student, Zhou Yiyang curls his lips and thinks:
Look at that. He's eating this crap with gusto now, isn't he?
Wei Zheyi thinks he's found the perfect younger boyfriend: handsome, young, romantic, and carefree.
Whenever his boyfriend kisses him deeply and says he wants to paint him with his eyes, Wei Zheyi can't help thinking:
Damn, artists really know how to turn people on.
His boyfriend has some strange “quirks,” like always turning on the lights when they get intimate, or mysteriously disappearing for a few days afterward. But to Wei Zheyi, it's all proof of the artist's brilliance, and he likes him more and more.
Then one day, Wei Zheyi sees the painting that just won an international gold medal on display in a gallery, and his dream finally shatters.
His naked body and the dazed, rapturous expression on his face after climax have become the talk of the gallery visitors.
Overwhelmed by shame and fury, Wei Zheyi ignores the guards and charges toward the painting. But the instant he sees the artist's signature, all hope drains from him.
Painted by Zhou Yiyang, January 24, 2024.
That was Wei Zheyi's birthday, and the day he asked Xu Yi to move in with him.
Afterward, Wei Zheyi leaves in despair, vowing to forget the bastard who deceived him and stole his heart.
Just as he's wondering whether to accept someone else's sincere feelings and start over, he sees a news story on TV:
A young painter suddenly goes mad and sets fire to his studio and all his paintings. When firefighters rescue him, the painter is at death's door, yet clutches a painting to his chest and refuses to let go.
In the painting, a man holds sunflowers and smiles with guileless sincerity.
He looks ninety percent like Wei Zheyi...
Reader's guide:
1. One true pairing, one-on-one, younger gong, shou lead.
2. The gong has a secret identity early on. After it's exposed, he enters his redemption arc.
3. This isn't an entertainment-industry novel. There's little about the characters' careers; the focus is on a melodramatic, wish-fulfillment romance.
--- Upcoming Novel ---
Bound to a Chastity Lock with My Archrival
Jiang Nan has no idea what sin he committed to end up bound to another man by this unspeakable superpower!
Whenever either of them gets “in the mood,” the other will transmigrate across mountains and seas, breaking through the barriers of space to appear by his side.
As a straight-as-steel man, how is this any different from being castrated by force?!
Jiang Nan's wicked thoughts barely last three seconds before his archrival, Qin Shen, suddenly appears beside him and ruthlessly snuffs them out.
Fine... cold and quiet. Very reassuring.
Taciturn, secretly flirtatious gong x straight-as-steel domineering CEO shou
Theme: Be independent, strong, and love yourself
", The page didn't find itself" gave the author a big bug ~ Didn't find myself either
Wow wow wow, I have always wanted to go to the crematorium, and it was so cool to see it all at once.
💪 💪 Let the crematorium burn more and more intensely
It's finally here. I've been waiting for a long time.