After the Sickly One Lost All Hope

The day Jiang Zhixing found out his parents had adopted a child ten years younger than him, he left.

With a stomach condition and the labels "homosexual" and "unfilial son" hanging over him, he moved to a city that was neither completely unfamiliar nor truly familiar. On his very first day there, the owner of the bar next door...

Silently confiscated his cigarettes.

Later, when he was hospitalized, he realized this guy took pretty good care of him.

After that, Jiang Zhixing opened a cafe next door to the bar.

He'd only meant to while away some time, but the guy kept complaining that the lights in his cafe were too bright, then that his coffee was too good, then that he was too quiet.

Every day, he made it his mission to find all sorts of "trouble" for him.

Jiang Zhixing, who only wanted to rest and recover in peace: "...How can such a cool guy be so annoying?"

Tan Jun is a cold and cool bar owner.

A famous tough-as-nails captain on the rescue team, he thought nothing was more interesting than saving people, raising dogs, and running a bar. That is, until he met Jiang Zhixing.

His teammate told him that "sickly and frail" was all the rage online these days.

Tan Jun's arms were big enough to take on ten people at once. He didn't know what "sickly and frail" meant.

All he knew was that Jiang Zhixing had poor health but still smoked, smiled at everyone he met, and could actually cry, too.

Tan Jun couldn't help but get close to him and look after him.

Later on,

Tan Jun discovered that in private, this guy not only secretly smoked, but tossed his medicine aside when it tasted bitter, ignored people when he was unhappy, and even bit them when they pushed him too far.

But Tan Jun was tough as nails. Go ahead and bite him. It didn't hurt at all.

He'd let him bite as much as he wanted.

Jiang Zhixing, whose cigarettes had been confiscated (on guard): "Bite me if you want, but why are you taking your pants off?"

Content notes:

1. Exclusive pairing, devoted to each other body and soul.

2. The shou has no serious illness (just a chronic stomach condition and poor health).

3. The story is a slow burn with a long setup. It starts out heavy and gets sweet later. The cafe-opening arc begins after the story goes premium.

4. Two adults fall in love. They both have a past and heal each other.

5. The shou is physically weak but mentally strong, not your typical sickly character. The gong is quiet at first, but later keeps saying "Wifey, wifey."

6. There are lots of supporting characters, with plenty of scenes. The story leans toward an ensemble cast.

Theme: Live well and love well