Gu Si got involved with someone in his second year of college.
Throughout their arrangement, the other man only wanted sex, never emotional intimacy. No matter how late they finished, he never let Gu Si stay the night. Their kisses, their rumpled sheets, the whispers they exchanged in the heat of the moment, all vanished like mist by morning, leaving no trace.
When the contract expired, Gu Si left without taking anything. He even wiped the unused card clean and left it on the coffee table.
*
That day, Ji Chenzhi came home as usual, expecting to see the fresh-faced college student waiting for him.
But when he called, the ringtone sounded from inside the house.
Looking at the dark, empty rooms, Ji Chenzhi felt a pain in his heart he couldn't put into words.
*
Whenever Gu Si had a moment to himself, he thought of Mr. Ji.
A man like Mr. Ji was someone Gu Si could only look up to with awe. He could only keep telling himself that what he missed, what he still craved, was the security and comfort he'd felt at the man's side.
Now, he was
