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He Xiaoman is a social butterfly who believes 99% of life's problems can be solved with money, including love.
Jiang Xuyi, the high school heartthrob, is a distant, untouchable beauty, so cold that people say his gaze could lower the temperature in a classroom.
He Xiaoman falls for him at first sight, pulls out his bank card, and makes a bold move: "Let me keep you!"
"A thousand for a hug!" he declares loudly.
"Ten thousand for a kiss!" he says, eyes shining.
Jiang Xuyi watches him in silence for a long moment, then replies in a low voice, "...Okay."
He Xiaoman's heart aches, but he's secretly delighted: My dream guy really does come from a poor family! He's enduring humiliation for my sake! I have to spoil him even more!
And so He Xiaoman begins his "pay-to-date" romance.
He hugs Jiang Xuyi, who silently takes the money, his eyes turning red.
He kisses him, and Jiang Xuyi silently takes the money, his lashes growing damp.
He Xiaoman's heart breaks: Look how sad my little canary is! He's shedding little pearls again! More money, more money, I'll give him all the money!
Until one day, in an inconspicuous room at Jiang Xuyi's house, He Xiaoman discovers a shocking secret:
It contains everything he has "lost" since childhood, all carefully treasured!
A glass marble from kindergarten, a limited-edition sports card he lost in high school, a scarf that went missing the year before last...
And at the very top is the glass bottle filled with colorful transparent ribbons that he gave to his childhood friend, the little crybaby, back in kindergarten.
He Xiaoman: ???
Wait! That glass bottle?!
That crybaby childhood friend?! And this cold-faced heartthrob... are they the same person?!
So all those years of him "taking by force" were, in the other guy's eyes... just couple roleplay?!
#I treat him like a canary, but he treats me like his one true love#
#My wife will only spend money to buy affection. Does he not love me anymore? Sob, I can't hold back!#
#My childhood friend forgot who I was and tried to buy back the token of our love with money#
[Sample scenes]
1. About "raising the price"
One day, He Xiaoman solemnly announces, "From today on, a kiss costs twenty thousand!"
Jiang Xuyi's eyes turn red. "...Why?"
He Xiaoman gently wipes the corner of his eye, his heart aching. "You look so miserable and cry every time. I have to pay you extra to make up for it!"
Jiang Xuyi: ...I'm crying because I'm touched, you idiot.
2. The unmasking
Holding up the glass bottle, He Xiaoman trembles like a little flower in the wind. "Jiang Xuyi! You... you're the little crybaby from kindergarten?!"
Jiang Xuyi's tears fall at once. He turns away. "...You finally remembered."
He Xiaoman clutches his head in despair. "That's not the point! The point is, according to our kindergarten promise, I gave you that bottle so you'd be my 'wife.' How can you take my money!"
A story about two idiots chasing each other until they end up together.
A cold-on-the-outside, warm-on-the-inside, jealous top x a carefree, bold but easily flustered sugar daddy bottom
A few things to know before reading:
1. The top is younger, with a one-year age difference between them.
2. No angst, though the top has a somewhat bumpy emotional journey.
3. Both are each other's first love, and neither has been with anyone else.
Theme: The many forms of love
