Quit It

[Small-town fiction]

At eighteen, Zhang Yanzhou was proud, exceptional, and solitary. He used to be the person who gave Gao Lian the biggest headache.

Later, Zhang Yanzhou fell to rock bottom, and Gao Lian insisted on pulling him back up, one step at a time.

Zhang Yanzhou had known for a long time that Gao Lian was the only person in the world who would go soft on him, and the only one who wanted him to turn back. Yet he wanted to drag Gao Lian into the abyss and sink with him.

When Zhang Yanzhou is in his right mind: “Gao Lian, you like me.”

When Zhang Yanzhou is losing it: “Gao Lian, you can only like me.”

Theme: If you give in, I've won