CHAPTERS
"It hurts a lot, but a kiss would make it stop." Xu Heng looked at this message on the screen. For a moment, several different emotions clashed in his heart. Eventually, an inexplicable irritation pushed away both his concern and his awkwardness. Chen Ang’s casual teasing seemed to pull the atmosphere back to when they first met, casting aside all the sadness, the pain, and the deep feelings, leaving only the carefree, lighthearted mood. Xu Heng cleared his mind of the image of Chen Ang’s wound,…- 62.6 K • Completed
- After getting through the difficult adjustment period, Xu Heng began to regularly stream live every week again. The content of his streams was mostly makeup looks he had been studying and practicing recently. Occasionally, he would ask Zou He to be his model because Zou He’s eyebrows and eyes were more defined and delicate. In comparison, Xu Heng’s slightly droopy eyes always made his eye makeup appear a bit lazy, often swallowing part of the look. Zou He was casual and unconcerned with details,…
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- In February, Tokyo still lacked the hint of spring. Xu Heng felt like a fish suddenly pulled out of a tank and thrown into the sea, disoriented and lost. His Japanese had been good enough at the language school, but it was far from fluent. Plus, he hadn’t studied for long, so he always felt a bit behind when communicating with others, processing information slower than everyone else. The pace of Tokyo was fast. Every second, people rushed by, jostling each other. Even crossing the street felt like…
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- The month hadn’t even ended when Chen Ang was sent on a business trip. It wasn’t something only he could handle, but there was a case in a small northern city he had never even heard of. It was an investigation into tax violations, boring and tedious but necessary. No one else wanted to take it, so the responsibility naturally fell on the least experienced Chen Ang. "Ah, youth is such a blessing, unlike us old folks, with bad backs and families to worry about. If I went, I'd be so worried, my…
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- Xu Heng had always considered himself an independent person. He really was. He rarely cried, not even in difficult times. But for some reason, ever since meeting Chen Ang, he found himself shedding tears more often than ever before. More than the sum of all the past years combined. He thought he had drawn a clean line, cut Chen Ang out of his life with ruthless precision, convinced himself that everything would go back to how it was before. During the New Year, Xu Heng was invited to spend it at Zhang…
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- The crowds along the coast slowly dispersed like receding tides. Smoke from the fireworks lingered over the sea, drifting like mist under the heavy night sky. A new year had begun, and with it came everything anew. None of it reached Xu Heng. After whispering that soft “Happy birthday,” the spacious hotel room filled with the sounds of panting and gasps. Xu Heng's bare skin pressed against the cold floor-to-ceiling window, making him shiver. But that chill disappeared quickly, replaced by the…
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- This time, it was Chen Ang who fell silent. Words like “keep it up” or “try your best” felt hollow. He wanted to ask Xu Heng to stay, to not leave, but even that felt like it had no ground to stand on. In his current mess of a state, what right did he have? The two of them were still pressed together, skin against skin. Even the stickiness between their lower bodies hadn’t completely cooled, but the atmosphere already had. It took a while before Chen Ang finally spoke, his throat painfully…
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- By the time both of them were in bed, warm and cozy under the covers, Chen Ang had planned to do something. It had been a long time since he’d held Xu Heng like this. But his fever still hadn’t broken, his limbs remained weak, and the bed, rich with Xu Heng’s scent, felt like a soft trap that pulled him deeper into its embrace. Xu Heng kissed his forehead and the tip of his nose. “Go to sleep. Good night.” Chen Ang drifted off almost instantly. Even in sleep, he held Xu Heng tightly.…
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- The next morning, when Chen Ang woke up, Chen Jing was in his kitchen making breakfast. It smelled pretty good. Chen Ang reached for his phone, opened WeChat, and found that the chat with Xu Heng still only had that one line of poetry from him, sitting there all alone. He slumped onto the sofa, hugging a pillow, and grumbled, "You planning to just live here now?" "Just two days," Chen Jing replied as she flipped an egg in the pan, her hair tied up. She turned to look at him and frowned. "What’s…
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- Chen Ang was sick. Not sick enough to go to the hospital, but clearly unwell enough to need rest. Naturally, that meant going home. He wanted to go to Xu Heng’s place, but Xu Heng said the heater at his place was broken. "My place is freezing. It won’t do. Let’s go to yours," Xu Heng said. Chen Ang stood still. "You’re coming?" Xu Heng sighed. "Let’s go." Xu Heng initially planned to call a cab, but Chen Ang told him there was no need. Though Xu Heng had a driver’s license, he had…
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