Does My Crush Like Me Today?

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[Adorable ostrich bottom vs. doting top]

Ke Xiangyang is an ostrich, symbolically speaking.

He's always quick to give up and likes to run away, but when it comes to loving Li Shixiu, he's held on for eight years.

Though they were separated by tens of thousands of kilometers and a seven-hour time difference, nothing could wear away their feelings.

He wanted the other man to know, but was afraid of him finding out.

Ke Xiangyang thought his unrequited love would be like a seed that could never sprout, buried deep underground, never to see the light of day.

But in the seventh spring after Li Shixiu went abroad, he returned to Ke Xiangyang's side.

They were inseparable, as close as ever.

The comforting hugs when Ke Xiangyang had a toothache, the attentive care when he had a fever, the guidance and support at work: it all made him feel, mistakenly, that he was loved too.

He asked Li Shixiu why he was so good to him.

Li Shixiu had only one answer: because they were friends.

Ke Xiangyang understood. Just friends.

The moment his sexuality was exposed, Ke Xiangyang chose to run away without a second thought.

But as he picked up his luggage and opened the door, someone blocked his way.

Li Shixiu looked at him with a complicated expression and asked, "Why can't it be me?"

Ke Xiangyang: "What?"

Li Shixiu: "If you like men, why can't it be me?"

Ke Xiangyang: (⊙o⊙)

It turned out that their long, unrequited love had been mutual all along.

[Reading Guide]

1. Both leads are each other's only partners. Mutual pining and a sweet romance where they dote on each other.

2. Some details involving their professions may not be entirely accurate. Please don't overthink them.

3. All place names in the story are fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental.

--The author's currently serialized story next door, The Professional Yes-Man Who Only Cares About Money--

[Greedy, stingy yes-man bottom vs. moody benefactor top]

As a professional yes-man, Fang Yuan lived by the principle that he'd do anything for money.

Whoever paid more got his eager service, sweet talk, and legwork. He was thriving among the rich heirs because of it.

Until the eldest young master of the Lu family came looking for him.

Facing the handsome, wealthy Lu Heng, Fang Yuan gave him a fawning smile. "What can I do for you, Young Master Lu?"

Lu Heng: "I hear you're good at being a simp?"

Fang Yuan politely corrected him. "A yes-man."

Lu Heng opened a case full of cash. "Same thing."

Fang Yuan immediately rubbed his hands together like a fly. "Same thing, same thing. You're absolutely right."

Lu Heng was generous, but his moods were all over the place. He was like a lunatic.

Luckily, Fang Yuan was a yes-man with professional integrity. He went to great lengths to figure out Lu Heng's moods, and his work became ever more effortless.

Just as he was thinking that serving the eldest young master Lu alone might not be so bad, he overheard a group of rich heirs gossiping about how he'd once had a crush on his dream guy, Song Jingran.

It turned out Lu Heng had sought him out only because of a bet about who could make Fang Yuan fall for someone else.

Fang Yuan hid around the corner, stroking his chin. Curious about how everyone knew about his secret crush, he silently scoffed: Those losers? He wouldn't look twice at them even if they threw themselves at him!

Then his gaze shifted to the man in the middle. Suppressing the strange feeling in his heart, Fang Yuan reassured himself that he was just doing a job for money. The biggest taboo in this line of work was getting emotionally involved.

The next second, Lu Heng's thin lips parted. "Did I ever say I'd make a bet with you?"

Fang Yuan barely stopped himself from taking a step forward, his heart pounding wildly.

Lu Heng added, "If you kick a dog, you have to consider its owner. Don't let me hear you talking about him again."

At that, Fang Yuan clenched the fist he'd just relaxed.

He knew it. There was no way he could fall for Lu Heng!

Bonus scene:

Fang Yuan, thinking of running away, was blocked at the door.

Lu Heng gave him a knowing smile. "Take off your clothes."

Fang Yuan covered his chest. "Boss, just because I care about money doesn't mean I'll take money from just anyone!"

Lu Heng snorted and pulled open his school uniform jacket. A pile of diamonds, jewelry, and luxury car keys fell out. "If you don't want the job, you'd better return every last cent, Fang."

Fang Yuan stared at the little stash that had just been confiscated and shed two broad streams of tears. "I'll do it, I'll do it! Isn't that enough?"

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