Hawthorn-Scented Sea Fog

Although, after reaching adulthood, he occasionally dreamed of an unknown male body while lying in bed, Yuan Shengbai never doubted his sexuality.

Until he met a man who treated him as a substitute.

Yuan Shengbai found it rather amusing and immediately felt like playing along.

Later, when he realized something was wrong, he wanted to cut ties with this convenient spouse.

But since they were both pretending not to know the truth, absentmindedly playing this game of romance, why was it so hard to say they should break up?

Before the words could leave his mouth, a fine, dense ache began to spread through his heart. He hated how utterly cowardly he was, always running away, but what else could he do? Only a player could walk away cleanly.

P.S.:

1. A different kind of getting back together after a breakup. It can be viewed as being reborn in a parallel world.

2. I want to write something bittersweet. The characters may not be especially likable, particularly the gong, so here's a heads-up.

3. The whole story is already written, so updates are guaranteed. I realized after finishing it that the younger sister has quite a lot of scenes. Please don't flame me if that's not your thing.

4. Although the gong is a jerk, there is no groveling-to-win-him-back arc. Although the shou has a rough time, the gong also struggles painfully, so this may not be to the taste of either gong fans or shou fans.

Theme: Love is a principle etched into our genes