Hard to Mend

[Cold, abstinent top student gong] x [Warm, cheerful angel shou]

Yu Hao got vomited on.

He'd planned to handle it calmly, but the guy even grinned at him. "...You were so handsome, I puked."

The polite little smile on Yu Hao's face vanished completely.

From that moment on, he remembered the name of the frivolous college student who'd come to volunteer as a teacher: Wen Mianchuan.

Later, somehow, rumors spread that the two of them were in an illicit relationship!!!

A man with a man?

How could that be?

Gross.

Tipsy, Yu Hao made a bold declaration: "Even if I die in this village or never manage to get out, I'll never become a damn fag!"

After that, Wen Mianchuan was all he could think about every day. Even the dog at home was one he'd rescued with Wen Mianchuan.

He even found himself secretly sniffing the fragrance of the tea Wen Mianchuan fried, and having improper thoughts.

Before leaving for university, he finally went to his parents' graves, kowtowed three times, and said, "Mom, Dad, I'm sorry. I've fallen for an absolutely wonderful man."

He kept his promise and went to Wen Mianchuan's university.

But Wen Mianchuan, who'd promised to be the first to meet him, had picked someone else up too.

Yu Hao: "Didn't you say you'd be the first to pick me up?"

Wen Mianchuan: "You were the first."

Fine.

So he was still first.

Yu Hao boldly asked Wen Mianchuan out. "Want to work out together tonight?"

Wen Mianchuan's gentle manner vanished as he snapped, "You worked so hard to get into this university just to sleep with me?"

Of course not.

Wait.

Not just that.

Yu Hao tried again and again, asking him to go for a night run, get dinner, and even let him stay over at his apartment...

But Wen Mianchuan turned him down every time.

Until one night, Yu Hao gritted his teeth and ordered a cocktail that cost over fifty yuan, then pretended to be drunk. "When I get drunk, I can't remember anything. Could you forget it too?"

Wen Mianchuan set down the hot towel and finally said, "Okay."

Reading Guide:

1. Both are virgins; happy ending.

2. The gong may be poor, but he isn't insecure about it.

3. The shou never planned to turn the gong gay; the gong falls for him on his own.

4. No groveling after a breakup. This couple simply heal each other.

5. The pacing is fairly slow, for readers who like a gentle, gradual romance.

My completed childhood-friends novel, Spoiling My Childhood Friend Rotten, is next door. Please check it out! (╯3╰)

There's also my upcoming ABO novel, The B-Disguised Young Master Is a Top-Class Mad Dog. Feel free to take a look and see if it's your cup of tea! (o^^o)

Theme: Love can explain everything