Back to the 1980s to Fall in Love with a Rugged Man

Beautiful fashion designer bottom x dark-hearted, smiling, rugged top

After a car accident, leading designer Chen Shuyu died unexpectedly and woke up in another world in the eighties or nineties. The good news was that the family he landed in treasured him. The bad news was that they had pinned all their hopes on him, expecting him to leap up the social ladder and bring them along.

Chen Shuyu carried a kettle of hot water to the workers playing cards at the general store and poured them drinks. His father had specifically told him to curry favor with the leader of the group and ask him to take Chen Shuyu on as a worker.

After meeting the boss a few times, Chen Shuyu could only conclude that his father's hopes were likely to come to nothing.

The man was unbelievably calculating. He wouldn't even pay for a clothing repair. And Chen Shuyu had accidentally overheard him evaluating him to his buddies.

Can't lift or carry a thing, can't talk his way around people, just a pretty white face, all fussy and delicate. He'll never amount to anything.

Still, if someone went out of his way to curry favor, you might as well enjoy it.

Chen Shuyu heard him say this to his buddies with a laugh.

The man was a complete black-hearted bastard.

Chen Shuyu's response was to quietly take underhanded revenge.

The two of them kept setting each other up until, one day, Chen Shuyu noticed that the man had stopped retaliating and was silently taking his revenge in stride.

Even more alarming, the man had started paying for clothing repairs.

Chen's father thought his son had offended the man and told him to hurry over and apologize. Chen Shuyu said nothing, only recalling how the man had helped him in all sorts of ways, both openly and behind the scenes. At first, he had thought the man's conscience had finally kicked in.

But then the man casually said something that left him stunned.

"Chen Shuyu, why does the same soap leave you smelling so nice?"

A normal person wouldn't think someone else smelled nice.

And just before Shao Mingxuan was about to leave, he made a point of calling Chen Shuyu outside.

"Chen Shuyu, come with me. I'll protect you for the rest of your life."

Under the hot, dark night sky, cicadas sang throughout the summer.

The man, all sly and ruthless with a roguish streak, looked at him cautiously.

Waiting for him to answer.

Men falling in love with men was rare in this era. Chen Shuyu didn't dare take the chance, so he deliberately led him on, and the two of them started a business together under the guise of being "brothers."

Shao Mingxuan found it harder and harder to put up with it. His jealousy and possessiveness had reached an abnormal level. He was constantly insecure, unable to figure out what was wrong.

Until one day, a business partner took him to experience something new.

Shao Mingxuan let out a laugh, his expression unreadable.

Hah, Chen Shuyu, well played!

An alternate setting. The bottom is reborn. Both leads are inexperienced. Mild coercion. The characters all have flaws. Everyday slice-of-life. Rustic romance. A sweet little treat. Older top. Written for my own enjoyment.

Theme: Learn from each other and grow together