Your Ex Likes Me More, You Know

When Bai Lu was eighteen, he fell for someone who wasn't worth it. He stood by his boyfriend through six grueling years of ruthless business warfare. But once they had made it, his boyfriend proposed on bended knee to the second young master of the illustrious Luo family, right in front of a crowd of onlookers. His boyfriend said the marriage was a business arrangement and that he had no choice. Bai Lu should understand and become his secret lover, hidden away from the world. "I can give you everything except a title, Xiao Lu. Don't make this difficult for me." Falling in love takes only an instant. It took Bai Lu six years to see someone for who he really was. After dividing up their interests and claiming the fruits of his own labor, Bai Lu left a breakup letter and walked away into the rain one night. He shouldn't waste his life on someone like that. * * * After moving to an unfamiliar city, Bai Lu settled into a slower pace of life and found a snack shop that suited his tastes. The shop manager, Ji En, was a cheerful, outgoing blond who was tall and well-built. When he smiled, dimples appeared, and he was just like a big golden retriever basking in the sun by the door, wagging its tail whenever it saw someone. Bai Lu became a regular, and before long he and Ji En had grown close. When his ex called under the pretext of work, unwilling to let go, Ji En accidentally burned his wrist on a hot pan. His eyes welled with tears from the pain, and he asked Bai Lu to help run cold water over it. When his ex lost patience and texted Bai Lu to stop being difficult and know when to quit, Ji En took the cigarette from the corner of Bai Lu's mouth, leaned in, and kissed him. When his ex finally came over, flustered and clutching a bouquet of flowers, Bai Lu was just on the other side of a wall, biting his shirt as Ji En had him puffed up like a cream puff. The passion drifted through the wall. His ex stood rooted to the spot, as if struck by lightning. How could his Xiao Lu be making those sounds with someone else? * * * "Xiao Lu and I loved each other for so many years! Who are you? You're just a boring distraction for him when he's lonely!" Later, his ex roared as he grabbed Ji En, looking completely deranged. Ji En shrugged, his smile bright and easy. "Is that so? But Xiao Lu says I'm the person he likes most now~" Even if he really was just a distraction, so what? Given enough time, sooner or later he'd carve this man out of Bai Lu's heart, one cut at a time. *Reading Guide* 1. New love interest story. The bottom is not a virgin; the top is. Happy ending. 2. A sweet, satisfying little novella, around 100,000 characters or so~ 3. 🚫 No ship-breaking, ship-reversal, or dream-substitution. ---Upcoming Story--- ✨The Eunuch's Godson The Liang Kingdom had a powerful Grand Eunuch, a favorite of the emperor and a trusted confidant of Noble Consort Wan. He was ruthless and vindictive, and people often cursed him behind his back, saying he deserved the knife that had left him a cripple, forever unable to have children. Everyone assumed that a man as cruel as the Grand Eunuch would spend his whole life alone. No one expected that one day a young, innocent little shadow would start following him around. The Grand Eunuch took in a young eunuch and became his godfather. * * * The Grand Eunuch treasured the boy above all else, afraid he'd drop him if he held him and that he'd melt if he kept him in his mouth. Gu Quan was growing, so he needed new clothes. The fabric chosen for him was, of all things, Shu brocade. Gu Quan craved fresh fruit, and the lychees on Noble Consort Wan's table were in his mouth that very day. Gu Quan had delicate skin and complained that the bed was too hard, so the Grand Eunuch simply carried him back to his room and let him sleep on a fox-fur pelt worth a fortune. Gu Quan grew more and more radiant, drawing many admiring glances. Even Prince Qi was taken with him and openly asked the Grand Eunuch to hand him over. This was a golden opportunity to climb the social ladder, surely better than staying with a eunuch like him. With a grim face, the Grand Eunuch personally sent Gu Quan to the prince's residence. But that very night, Gu Quan wounded the prince and risked his life to run back to the Grand Eunuch. He fell to his knees before him, weeping like a child, and choked out that he didn't want mountains of gold and silver. All he wanted was his godfather. The Grand Eunuch patted Gu Quan's head and waved away the hidden guards who had protected him on his escape. Three days later, Prince Qi was exposed for plotting a rebellion. His household was confiscated, he was placed under house arrest, and he died of poisoning. No one could lay a hand on the Grand Eunuch's precious boy. If someone who coveted him held high office, then the Grand Eunuch would climb over countless corpses to reach the very summit of power. Theme: Embrace love.