Zhang En’en

A tale of rescuing someone from the brothels. The top is sexually inexperienced; the bottom is not. The words Zhang Enen heard most often were, “Poor fool.” Zhang Enen would look over in bewilderment, as though asking, “What does poor mean?” - A new young master has arrived in A City’s political and business circles to polish his credentials: Shen Zhulan. At the welcoming banquet on his first night, people from every industry line up to greet him. Those hoping to curry favor scramble to make sure they don’t miss their chance. Amid the tipsy clinking of glasses, a very handsome young man appears at Shen Zhulan’s side. Before long, Shen Zhulan becomes a notorious playboy in those circles. Rumor has it he spends day and night at private clubs, living it up and throwing money around like water. Shen Zhulan says, “Find me someone really beautiful, like a celestial being.” The other man understands at once. “You mean Zhang Enen.” Shen Zhulan asks, “What kind of name is that?” The man explains, “He can’t speak. Even when people bully him badly, all he can do is go ‘enen,’ so they named him Zhang Enen.” Shen Zhulan says, “Poor thing.” Someone agrees. “Yes, what a poor thing.” Zhang Enen is led away by him, still looking bewildered and still not understanding what “poor” means. One ordinary morning, Zhang Enen wakes in the familiar crook of an arm. The man holds him close as a good-morning kiss and the sunlight fall gently, warmly, on his cheek. The man says, “Zhang Enen, why are you so cute? So adorable.” Zhang Enen looks at him and tilts his head. A question is bothering him. So, for the first time, he tries to speak. His lips form the words awkwardly, and his voice is halting and unsteady: “You got it wrong. I’m Poor Zhang Enen.” Shen Zhulan asks sternly, “Who taught you to say that about yourself?” Zhang Enen points at him and says fluently, as if reciting a grudge he has kept for ages, “You. You said I was poor.” A sickly, forgetful, simple-minded bottom, and a top who takes charge like both his father and mother. One-on-one from beginning to end, with no third-party top. ***The protagonist has a mild intellectual disability. At first, his vacant, childlike behavior is mostly caused by dissociation stemming from psychological issues. He understands family, friendship, and love clearly. He learns to speak midway through the story and can take care of himself. Next book: Picking Up a Pretty Wife While Collecting Scrap, Then Raising Him See the next blurb for details. In short: A lustful, obsessive, fatherly top X a sickly, world-weary, sweetly clueless bottom. One has an insatiable appetite, the other breaks if you so much as touch him. Sparks are going to fly! Theme: Love is healing magic.