My White Moonlight Has Fallen on Hard Times

Zhao Zhiyan was a poor kid. He struggled through college, living in poverty, and longed for success. After graduation, an opportunity came along to study abroad, and his startup took off. He had a business partner, and always thought they were close because of their friendship. He didn't know someone had vouched for him. He went from a handsome, broke student to a wealthy self-made man, then returned home in triumph.

At a class reunion, amid the clink of glasses and lively conversation, he saw the person he'd always adored from afar.

He saw someone sneering at his beloved, and was about to step in when a friend led them away.

Zhao Zhiyan couldn't take his eyes off Xie Qingyan. He wanted to repay his kindness. He wasn't attracted to men. He just thought Xie Qingyan was a wonderful person, someone like the moon in the heavens, too sacred to touch, shining high above.

The second time they met, Zhao Zhiyan saw Xie Qingyan cornered in a bathroom, a glimpse of his pale, slender waist exposed as he was pressed against the sink.

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At A University, Xie Qingyan was student council president, born into a wealthy family, handsome, and well-liked. He was gentle yet distant, seeming to get along with everyone, but in truth, no one could reach his heart. After graduating, he expected to join his family's company, only to find it bankrupt. Burdened by enormous debt, he had to scramble for work. His former friends and partners all began eyeing him with bad intentions.

At university, he'd been interested in a junior student's business idea and helped him make connections. He hadn't expected the young man to be a rough diamond. Now he was brilliant and successful, while Xie Qingyan had fallen on hard times and was no longer the person he used to be.

Xie Qingyan never expected to run into Zhao Zhiyan in such an embarrassing place as a bathroom. He still couldn't pay off his debts, and now he was in such a sorry state that a junior had to rescue him. He was a terrible senior.

Zhao Zhiyan took him home. His hands were itching to spoil the person he'd always adored from afar, to lift the moon fallen to earth and hang it back in the sky.

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The Rules for Taking Care of Your Beloved

1. Have money, lots of money. Done.

2. Get him a new place to live. Done.

3. Find his parents a better hospital. Done.

4. Buy clothes, go shopping, visit amusement parks, eat and drink to your heart's content. Done.

5. Find him a reliable job. Done.

6. Trust him completely. Done.

7. Be there for him, even more than before, and be a good listener. Done.

8. Respect him, admire(?) him, and chase off his ill-intentioned friends. Done.

9. Prepare surprises for holidays and birthdays, and make him happy every day. Done.

10. Find him a good partner. Done.

Reader's guide:

1. Neither has been with anyone else. The person in the bottom role is a gentle beauty in poor health, a little sweet on the outside and dark on the inside, with a slight everyone-loves-him vibe.

2. The top is sharp-tongued and takes aim at every living thing except the person in the bottom role.

Theme: Love all of someone, not just the polished, dazzling parts.