My Childhood Friend Loves Me So Much!

[Discuss] Which is harder to endure: secretly loving a straight guy who never gets the hint, or being secretly loved by a taciturn, rigid little traditionalist?

[Original title: My Cold Childhood Friend Always Cries at Night] I shamelessly opened the comments section. Please, do this poor author a favor and take a look!

[The next stories I want to write are Browsing the Supermarket Aisles When I'm Bored and If We're Brothers, Let's Go Up in Flames Together. If you're interested, please check out my author page~]

Li Xun had always hated Ying Li, the legendary “other people's child” who had haunted him like a nightmare for more than ten years.

Ying Li was aloof and disliked joking around. People teased him for being a rigid little traditionalist.

Li Xun was laid-back and careless, and loved going against the little traditionalist.

One day.

“Other people's child” suddenly appeared by his bed, bare-chested and wearing a pink apron, with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and a generous chest*. The pink tips of his hair made him look devilishly flamboyant. He gazed at Li Xun with deep affection

Li Xun screamed in fright.

But through the wall came a familiar voice: “Li Xun, aren't you going to sleep?”

Li Xun covered his mouth and stared in horror at the man in front of him, who looked almost exactly like the owner of the voice next door.

The man quickly adapted to his surroundings. Leaning closer, he lowered his eyes and put on a wounded expression. “Open your eyes and look at me. I refuse to believe you don't like me.”

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At seventeen, Ying Li was a taciturn little traditionalist. At twenty-seven, he was a thoughtful, devoted husband type.

He tutored Li Xun, cooked for him, and helped coordinate his outfits to match the weather. When he was in the mood, he even shared tips on how to get along with teenage Ying Li.

Little by little, Li Xun grew used to Ying Li from ten years in the future appearing in his room every night.

He kept it a secret, afraid that teenage Ying Li would find out and think he was a pervert.

Until one day, teenage Ying Li really did find out.

He didn't seem to recognize that the flamboyant peacock was his future self, though.

He was trembling with anger, his eyes red, but still choked back a sob and cautiously tugged at Li Xun's hand.

“So these past few days, you were only being nice to me to trick me?”

“Why can't you look at me just once? Or do you only like that type?”

A short story about a secret crush. Li is the one being loved, and it'll be finished soon. Please, please, please add it to your collection!

P.S. There are scenes where the gong calls the shou “hubby” and the shou calls the gong “wife.” Readers who mind should take note before reading.

---- Upcoming story: Browsing the Supermarket Aisles When I'm Bored ----

Zhang Shu works part-time at a convenience store. At dusk, a slim man always comes in, buys nothing, and slowly wanders among the aisles until the sun has completely set, then leaves empty-handed.

Zhang Shu can't help starting to watch him

He's beautiful, especially his nose, whose elegant curve is almost unbelievable.

His voice is gentle. Once, Zhang Shu heard him say thank you, and privately savored the memory for days.

His body is astonishingly cold. Zhang Shu once pretended to lend him an umbrella and touched him. It was like touching a piece of cool jade.

Then, by chance, Zhang Shu heard that he was married.

His interest faded, and he put away his observation notes.

But then, for the first time, the man walked up to the register, picked up a box of condoms, and asked him,

“Want to hook up?”

I'll revise the blurb again when I start writing. Younger gong, short story.

Theme: Everything has another side.