I Wrote My Poor Roommate a Check, and Now He's Got His Eye on Me

An eccentric, doted-on young master uke x a seme who thinks he's clever but only ends up scoring points for the other guy

When Bai Yuchu was born, he smelled the fragrance of the luxury skincare products on his mother's skin and heard his father, a financial tycoon, laughing with the hearty ease of old money. Raised in the lap of luxury, the biggest hardship he'd faced by the age of eighteen was repeatedly getting paired with random teammates who threw his ranked matches.

When he turned eighteen, he dreamed that some poor boy would win his heart, then dump him. He'd even beg the boy, make up with him, and say, "I was wrong. Love me."

When Bai Yuchu woke up:

"...Ugh."

Fortunately, he had little interest in romance. He put on his sunglasses and moved into the university dorms.

When Bai Yuchu found out students had to share a double room with a roommate, his first reaction was:

"I don't want to share a room. I'll write you a blank check, so hurry up and move out, classmate."

Jing Yangming, who'd gone to great lengths to room with the person he had a crush on:

"I won't leave, no matter how much you offer me."

Bai Yuchu: "??????"

"...Because I'm your family's butler."

"Oh, then that's fine, "

"Our butler uniforms are so ugly, though. Wear a suit next time."

And so, in one dorm room, while everyone else wore pajamas, Jing Yangming wore a suit.

Jing Yangming's friends privately made fun of him, until they saw Bai Yuchu get so drunk he could barely stand and call him over.

The aloof young master clung to him and acted cute. His usually cool face was beaming, and his beautiful eyes, warmed by the alcohol, seemed to brim with spring. His cherry-colored lips looked like ripe peaches, as if the sweetest juice would spill out at the slightest pressure. His breath smelled of fruit wine.

Only then did everyone understand what it meant to have a revelation.

Thinking the time was right, Jing Yangming revealed his true identity. He proposed marriage, suggested an alliance between their families, and had even prepared the division of their assets. But when Bai Yuchu heard his confession, he covered his ears and broke down.

"Get lost... I'll never date you."

The story he'd heard as a child about the pig keeper had left an indelible shadow on his heart. He thought it was terrifying that his roommate had pretended to be a poor student just to get close to him. At the same time, the messy love story from his dream came rushing back, and Bai Yuchu never wanted to see him again.

He'd actually known for a while that his roommate wasn't a servant. He'd assumed the other man was a poor student, and hadn't exposed him because he pitied him and wanted to give him money.

He never expected the guy to have planned it all so carefully. With brains like his, he didn't seem like the type to stop at simply pursuing someone. Maybe Bai Yuchu, with his soft skin and delicate looks, was just the plaything of some twisted, prematurely mature man. This was getting scarier by the minute...

He fell asleep thinking about it, forgetting that he'd never gotten his dorm key back. His butler roommate opened the door and sat down beside his bed.

The noise woke the young master. He opened his bleary eyes, saw who it was, and instantly sobered up.

Bai Yuchu wished he could make him disappear right then and there. He flopped onto the bed in a fury. The angrier he got, the more he wanted to cry, until he was genuinely on the verge of tears.

"Go mess with someone else, big brother."

His roommate's breathing suddenly changed, growing rough and heavy. Bai Yuchu was so furious he'd forgotten to be afraid. He sat up and hurled his pillow at the bastard's face.

"You dare fantasize about me too?!"

Theme: Freedom means moving forward