The Broken Spring Thaws the Snow

[Trying to update daily. Hoping for some lovely readers to add this to their collections! Chapter comments are open, so come join the fun! My profile is full of strong-seme, seme-focused upcoming stories. Stop by and take a look!] Li Hezheng spent ten years stationed in a country along the equator as a war correspondent. At thirty-two, he chose to resign, bringing with him a body covered in scars and a limp. He returned to his alma mater by the Wanquan River to take an easy job as a visiting lecturer. On the campus in early spring, Li Hezheng ran into his first love from more than a decade ago, Luo Misheng. By coincidence, Luo Misheng, a top medical student, had also left medicine behind and become the school doctor and counselor at their alma mater. When old flames meet again, it’s especially... no big deal. Until the day the snow melted, when Luo Misheng looked at him intently and asked whether he was willing to start over. Important: All background events, school names, and place names are unrelated to the real world. Wars, history, and other elements are fictionalized and adapted. Nothing is meant to represent anything, and the story does not touch on political topics. [Easygoing, laid-back uncle seme × gentle, caring husband uke] War correspondent × counselor Two strong men, mature romance Strong seme in every way (every way) * The seme was different when he was young. His laid-back attitude now is only a front. * A tiny bit of an unconventional “pursuing your husband to win him back” arc, but this isn’t that kind of story. My upcoming historical danmei about two men reborn, an arranged marriage, and love after marriage, My Reborn Ex-Husband Became Love-Struck, is now underway! Please stop by and check it out, lovely readers! Thank you! Helian Kong devoted his entire life to serving his country as a soldier, only to be executed for becoming too powerful and threatening the throne. Reborn, he resolves to stay away from court intrigue, keep a low profile, and live a comfortable life of leisure. But after being reborn, everything feels strange. Danger lurks everywhere, and so many things have changed. Most different of all is the person he’s been ordered to marry. In his previous life, he was devoted to his career. His arranged spouse, Chu Yizhen, was gentle and quiet, took care of the household, and silently gave everything for the entire Duke’s household. They treated each other with respect, yet remained distant. He didn’t know him at all. But in this life, why does Chu Yizhen keep clinging to him? He watches him eat and follows him when he goes out. When Helian Kong twists his shoulder during training, Chu Yizhen rushes over anxiously with a bottle of medicated oil, nearly in tears... What went wrong? The court is rife with turmoil, and one problem after another comes along. Gradually, Helian Kong realizes that the information he needs always reaches him immediately, and the people he wants to get rid of mysteriously disappear the very next day. He doesn’t know who’s helping him. Until one day, beneath the window, he catches Chu Yizhen red-handed, dressed in black and covered in blood. From the uke’s perspective: In his previous life, Chu Yizhen watched the man he’d loved for years die before his eyes, then followed him to his death. Given another chance at life, he resolves not to suppress his feelings anymore. By day, he cooks delicious meals. By night, he offers himself up as a treat. He chases after his husband everywhere, while also making time to deliver intelligence... Chu Yizhen: I fought so hard to come back alive, so why does everyone keep trying to kill my husband?! [World-weary beauty seme × devoted, handsome uke] Both are reborn, but neither knows the other has been reborn. Their identities will eventually be exposed. The seme thinks they’ll fall in love after marrying in this life. The uke has already loved him for two lifetimes. The next story after that will be about Lao Li’s unrelated-by-blood younger brother, Tang, and his golden-retriever seme (probably), The Sun Burns Gold. Tang Weihui has been apprenticed to a master since he was sixteen. In the blink of an eye, sixteen years have passed. Like the work he loves, he is rigid, old-fashioned, and unsociable, and he never goes back on his word. Every day, he keeps his head down and works. He has remarkable skills but refuses to be in the spotlight, turning down every request from television stations to appear on a program. But there’s one favor he has no choice but to repay. To return that favor, he allows Yu Xiao, an impetuous, uneducated young actor, to enter his studio for three months of role preparation. Apparently, the actor is hugely popular and at the height of his fame. Tang Weihui doesn’t care. But he can’t help noticing that the actor cares about him. In fact, the actor won’t leave him alone... [Old-school ice-cold workaholic seme × old-school cheerful little sunshine uke] Cultural relic restorer specializing in kintsugi × popular actor The uke usually goes by a stage name. * Strong seme * The uke pursues the seme, making an enthusiastic, all-out effort to win him over. Theme: If you’re on the right path, there’s no need to fear a long journey.