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More Than Brothers

by Salted Fish — 2001, our freshman year. Through various clues, we brothers in the dorm unanimously suspected that Xiang Lei might be gay, and so we half-jokingly, half-seriously tried to get him to confess. Under pressure, he eventually admitted it. As if urgently needing some kind of proof, we began endlessly joking about Xiang Lei’s sexual orientation while unconsciously distancing ourselves from him physically and emotionally. Xiang…
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Drama • Gay • LGB • Slice of Life
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Chapter 51 – Epilogues
by Salted Fish — Epilogue 1 In early March 2010, He Fei's grandfather passed away. Overnight, He Fei felt he had truly grown up. By the end of March, He Fei narrowly escaped death. Originally, he and three colleagues had gone to Tianjin for a bidding meeting. Before departure, they drank, and He Fei accidentally had too much. He was stuffed into the back seat by his colleagues when they set off. The car crashed on the Beijing-Tianjin Expressway—the two colleagues in the front seats died on the spot, while He Fei and…
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Chapter 10 – No Coincidence
by Salted Fish — 51 As early as when Xiang Lei called home before his exams to say he would be on break in two weeks, his father had already started cleaning his room. His mother told Xiang Lei that whenever the sun was out, his father would take his quilt outside to air it. This was the first time Xiang Lei had traveled back from a distant place to celebrate the New Year at home. Along the way, he saw many people making the arduous journey, and his heart swelled with emotion. The train was filled with exhausted…
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Chapter 11 – One After Another
by Salted Fish — 56 At the start of the new semester, Xiang Lei found that comforting things were happening one after another. First, let's talk about the feelings of being in love. Although Xiang Lei was fully aware that it might just be a fleeting romance, falling head over heels for Xu Menghu still filled him with an involuntary sense of fulfillment. After reading Xiang Lei's novel, Xu Menghu had once said that he felt like a character from the story. And after reading Xu Menghu's own story, Xiang Lei…
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Chapter 12 – Let Nature Take Its Course
by Salted Fish — 62 At around 2 a.m. on Saturday, Xiang Lei and Liu Chong had to sweet-talk the dormitory manager for a long time before the old man would unlock the main door for them. However, he insisted on registering their names, departments, and room numbers for the record. Xiang Lei was woken by the phone at 11:30 a.m. He turned his head and saw Liu Chong was still there, so he pulled the covers over his head. Unexpectedly, Liu Chong just rolled over and didn't answer the phone either. After the call…
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Chapter 13 – Calm Waters
by Salted Fish — 67 Xiang Lei's life from then on was calm and uneventful. People often teased Xiang Lei, asking why he hadn't been meeting online friends lately and why his phone calls had dwindled. Xiang Lei would reply that he already had someone special. His dorm mates were surprised because they hadn't noticed any signs of this. Compared to before, if Xiang Lei had a romantic interest, his demeanor should have been entirely different. But now, there was no visible excitement or resentment. People still loved to…
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Chapter 14 – Shao Yiming
by Salted Fish — 71 Xiang Lei stayed in Shanghai for five days. By the end of it, his fascination with the city seemed to have completely faded, and he began to miss Beijing. Leo earnestly invited Xiang Lei to come to Shanghai after graduation to try his luck, and while Xiang Lei verbally agreed, he was almost certain in his heart that he wouldn't actually go through with it. After finally managing to buy a ticket for a temporary train, Xiang Lei found himself itching to return the entire journey. Xiang…
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Chapter 15 – You’d Better Forget About Me
by Salted Fish — 76 The Chinese men's football team marched grandly into South Korea, only to pack up and return home soon after. Those national football players who contributed plenty of gossip to domestic newspapers and magazines usually didn't lack confidence. But perhaps because it was their first time representing China in the World Cup, they were as nervous as elementary school students taking part in an Olympiad math competition for the first time. As a result, they came back empty-handed. Sometimes,…
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Chapter 16 – Li Zeng
by Salted Fish — 83 Mother said that starting from July 1st, the house received daily calls asking if Xiang Lei had returned. At this moment, Xiang Lei felt slightly uneasy but then realized it couldn't be Shao Yiming, and it certainly couldn't be Xu Menghu. Mother handed over a phonebook, saying someone had left a number. It was a mobile number. When Xiang Lei called, the other party answered and immediately asked, "When did you get back?" Xiang Lei recognized Pei Yong's voice. Pei Yong had…
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Chapter 17 – Love-Driven and Gazing Across the River
by Salted Fish — 90 Xiang Lei returned to the dorm and found that Liu Chong had assembled a computer, so he borrowed it to go online for a while. As usual, there were a bunch of messages on QQ. Xiang Lei skimmed through them, most of which were from Shao Yiming and Xu Menghu. Seeing Shao Yiming's messages, Xiang Lei felt two emotions intertwine—regret and guilt. But just the sight of Xu Menghu's blinking avatar made Xiang Lei's heart skip a beat instantly. Xu Menghu's earliest message was: "But maybe you don't realize…
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Chapter 16 – Li Zeng

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