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Jiang Yanci, the star support for SUG, retired at the peak of his career right after clinching the World Championship. While everyone expected him to keep fighting for the glory of his country, he vanished overnight.
The reason? An irreversible hand injury.
While the internet mourned his disappearance, Jiang Yanci was actually living his best life. Having invested in several properties during his career, he settled into his new role as a “gentleman landlord.” Collecting rent, hitting the bars, and traveling the world—life was sweet.
Among his properties was an elegant, old two-story building on a quiet historic street. Jiang Yanci, being naturally lazy, never bothered to meet his tenants in person, leaving everything to the agents. He only knew the tenant was a man around his own age. As for his looks, height, or build? Complete mysteries.
Five years into the lease, on a day of torrential rain, Jiang Yanci ducked into the old house to seek shelter. There, he finally met his tenant—Jiang Yi.
One look at Jiang Yi, and Jiang Yanci was floored. He was gorgeous. Over 190 cm tall, with a build that screamed “eight-pack abs.”
True to his “straight-ball” nature, Jiang Yanci didn’t hesitate. After borrowing the man’s shower, he cornered him at the bedroom door in nothing but a bathrobe. “Hey handsome,” he smirked. “Want to try dating?”
Jiang Yi didn’t even blink. “I appreciate the offer,” he said coolly, his expression unmoved. “But there’s a bar two blocks down. If you’re single and looking for company, you should head there.”
Jiang Yanci: If I’m hearing him right… Did he just tell me to go find a gigolo?!
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Jiang Yi loved his quiet life. He ran a tattoo studio on the first floor and kept a painting studio on the second. Jiang Yanci’s sudden appearance threw his entire world out of orbit. At first, he thought the man was strange—way too familiar, too forward, and perhaps a bit too “easy.”
But slowly, Jiang Yi realized his landlord was everywhere. They “bumped into” each other at dinner. They “met” while out for drinks. Even when Jiang Yi went home for the Lunar New Year, he found his landlord there on “vacation.”
Then one day, the landlord suddenly went MIA. The rent was still collected, but his WeChat messages went ignored, and he’d even been blocked from seeing the guy’s social media updates!
That’s when Jiang Yi finally started to panic…
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Jiang Yanci: “The first time we met, you told me to go to a bar to find a ‘working boy.'” Jiang Yi (Feeling wronged): “I did not.”
Jiang Yanci: “You said a single person could go sit there!”
Jiang Yi: “…You misunderstood my meaning.”
Jiang Yanci: “That doesn’t matter! Do you realize I own that bar?! It’s a lounge! A classy lounge! We don’t sell ‘services’ there!” Jiang Yi: “…”
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Jiang Yanci: “In the high-speed world of professional gaming, I never knew if that trophy would ever be mine. But I made it happen. So, believe me—there is nothing I can’t catch if I want it.”
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Notes:
Jiang Yanci (The Protagonist/MC): Former World Champion support. Playful, direct, and incredibly wealthy.
Jiang Yi (The Love Interest/ML): A tall, stoic tattoo artist and painter. Appears cold but gets flustered once he’s actually “hooked.”
Tone: Adult romance. It’s a “sweet treat” story—low on angst, high on chemistry.
