Addicted to Secret Love

Next book: After the Frail Shou Loses All Hope When He Yuansheng returned from a business trip, he saw a kiss mark on his boyfriend’s neck. It was vivid and conspicuous, as if it were new. Sure enough, that night his boyfriend turned him down, saying he wasn’t feeling well. The next day, He Yuansheng found a cufflink on the bedside table that didn’t belong to his boyfriend. It was made of high-quality material and gleamed pale blue. The silver embroidery bore a cursive letter Q. He Yuansheng froze. It looked familiar... Because his boss had one just like it. Content warnings: 1. He is the shou and Luo is the gong. Age gap, with Luo six years younger. 2. The gong has no past relationships. The shou has an ex, who cheated on him with someone else. 3. He has psychogenic erectile dysfunction, but he will recover. 4. The gong pursues the shou in the first part, then they dote on each other. 5. As I wrote, I realized this is probably a slow-burn melodrama, so I’m adding that here. Coming soon: After the Frail Shou Loses All Hope Jiang Zhixing spent more than twenty years living by the rules. The only unconventional thing he ever did was come out. His parents didn’t understand, but he stood his ground. Being gay came with a lot of pressure, so he worked hard to make money. Just when his parents had finally come around and his career was taking off, his health collapsed from overwork. The team he had built from the ground up was facing reorganization and dissolution as the company underwent restructuring. That wasn’t all. He discovered that his parents had quietly adopted a child without telling him A younger brother ten years his junior. They taught the boy the same things they had taught Jiang Zhixing, but took even greater care to teach him how to conduct himself. They gave him all their warmth, determined to create another Jiang Zhixing with a “normal” sexual orientation. Years of hard work had gone to waste. Jiang Zhixing was tired. Without telling anyone, he moved to another city. He had plenty of money. He opened a coffee shop just to pass the time, but the owner of the bar next door was always finding fault with him. One moment he complained that Jiang Zhixing’s shop lights were too bright and ruined the bar’s vibe, and the next he claimed Jiang Zhixing made coffee so good he was stealing his customers. Every day, he made it his mission to find all kinds of ways to bother him. Jiang Zhixing, who only wanted to quietly recuperate and make coffee: “...How can a guy this cool be so annoying?” Tan Jun was a cool guy. On the surface, anyway. As the famously tough captain of a rescue team, he thought nothing in life could ever be more interesting than saving people and running a bar, until a handsome, quiet guy moved in next door. His underling said this was what people online called a “frail beauty.” Tan Jun’s arms were thick enough to take on ten men. He didn’t understand what “frail” meant, but he did think this guy was good-looking. A little smitten at first sight, and hard as a rock the next time they met. The frail beauty spent every day making coffee or reading. He was quiet and well-spoken, with a smile always playing around his eyes. But push him too far and he’d bite. Tan Jun was tough-skinned. Let him bite. It didn’t hurt at all. He’d let him bite as much as he wanted. Jiang Zhixing, on guard: “Fine, I’ll bite, but why are you taking your pants off?” Content warnings: Content warnings: 1. One-on-one, emotionally and physically faithful romance. Easygoing, frail shou x cool, rugged gong. 2. The shou isn’t very frail. He has chronic stomach problems and gets out of breath after walking a little. 3. There will be no reconciliation with his family. (Important) 4. Not a sweet, indulgent romance. These are adults in a relationship. Theme: A secret crush is no small thing.