Shen Huaisheng x Chen Huiyan
Chen Huiyan had worked diligently all his life, only to be laid off at thirty. Then his husband suddenly fell seriously ill, and the entire burden of life fell on the shoulders of this unfortunate young man.
To avoid being fired, he swallowed his pride and followed his boss into a private room, downing bottle after bottle of alcohol.
But the boss only shook his head sympathetically, held his face in his hands for a long moment, then said cruelly, "If you're really that short on money, why don't you sell yourself?"
The young man flushed with humiliation and stormed out, slamming the door behind him. The wind outside the hotel cleared his head, forcing him to see the clothes he had worn for ten years without replacing.
The cold seeped into his bones. As Chen Huiyan stood there stunned for a few seconds, three boys in the corner exchanged a smile and started a new round of their wager.
The most handsome of them slowly walked over to Chen Huiyan, his face full of concern. "You look really upset. Are you in trouble?"
*
Chen Huiyan was dull and boring, not even as interesting as the pear blossom in the corner.
At least, that's what Shen Huaisheng thought.
He believed he was in control of the game, free to look down on the young man's misery and pain without paying any price himself.
Even when his friend questioned whether he had really fallen for him, he only scoffed. "He's an old guy. It's just a bit of fun. He can't even give head. How could I fall in love with him?"
He had been arrogant and conceited all his life, so he naturally failed to notice his friend's strange, eager expression.
*
After a year abroad, that seemingly dull and boring young man appeared in his dreams night after night. Shen Huaisheng furrowed his brow. This was the first time he had called Chen Huiyan of his own accord.
"Sorry, the number you have dialed is switched off..."
That night, all of City A learned that the Shen family's heir had gone out of his mind for some reason. He'd taken a red-eye flight across half the Pacific, causing a commotion, all just to see a dying man.
He knelt in the rain, his fingertips trembling, his voice hoarse. "Xiao Yan, would you look at me?"
Chen Huiyan only felt exhausted. He shook his head, unusually scornful. "At this point, what does Young Master Shen still want?"
"My boring body, my unpleasant voice, or my worthless love?"
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Shen Huaisheng couldn't hold on to Chen Huiyan, just as when he was five, he couldn't have the toy he loved most.
Reader Advisory:
1. The bottom is sexually experienced; all others are sexually inexperienced. Lots of love rivals. The later groveling arc will be very painful for the top.
2. Happy ending, no change of main pairing.
3. A chaotic mishmash of melodramatic tropes.
Theme: Love yourself before loving someone else
