A poor, muscular, and loyal top (with a face that screams "playboy") and a rich, dark-skinned Tibetan stuttering bottom (who loves big pecs and knows how to piss off his man). Both are swimmers, each other’s first love, and neither is a scumbag. Not angsty—just a hilarious "chase-your-ex" battlefield. Don’t worry! (Top: 192cm, bottom: 187cm, specializing in butterfly stroke.) **From the top's perspective:** During freshman-year winter swim training, Xiao Xing was cornered in the locker room by Yao Dong, who asked for his WeChat. They kept in touch for two and a half years, confessed at 18, and planned to meet. Xiao Xing eagerly traveled to Yao Dong’s city… but Yao Dong never showed. At the start of college, they ran into each other in an elevator. Xiao Xing overhears someone ask Yao Dong: *"You and Xiao Xing knew each other before, right?"* Yao Dong replied: *"Ex-ex-ex-ex-boyfriend."* Xiao Xing gritted his teeth: *"We broke up in June, reunited in September. Three months apart, and you squeezed in three more boyfriends?"* Only later, during a public speech, does Xiao Xing realize the "aloof flower" who constantly suffers from altitude sickness (and loves burying his face in Xiao Xing’s chest, whispering *"Just let me bury my face… just once…"*) is actually… a stutterer. When nervous, he can’t speak, and his brain short-circuits. *And yet this guy tried online dating. Unbelievable.* After the speech, Xiao Xing corners Yao Dong in the locker room: *"So that’s why you always kept replies short?"* Yao Dong nervously twists his fingers: *"If I-I-I t-talked t-too much, I… I’d g-get c-caught."* Xiao Xing: *"Why didn’t you show up that day?"* Yao Dong: *"I w-was…"* Xiao Xing: *"Got it."* Yao Dong: *"N-nervous."* That night, Xiao Xing re-adds his ex. A new message pops up: *[*"Wanna get back together?"*]* Xiao Xing replies without hesitation: *[*"No way. I’ve already forgotten everything about us."*]* Later that night, Xiao Xing receives a photo of Yao Dong in a skimpy swimsuit: *[*"Wanna get back together?"*]* Xiao Xing replies without hesitation: *[*"Don’t use old photos to trick me. Got anything new?"*]* Later still, Yao Dong—naked, wrapped in a blanket, covered in marks—sits on a basement bed, nibbling half a boiled corn cob while complaining: *"Next time, c-can you not take three and a h-half hours? I get h-hungry."* Xiao Xing, shirtless with scratch marks, chews the other half: *"Fine. Next time, I’ll let you sip water midway."* And when people ask Xiao Xing why he’s so tall: *"My wife’s a troublemaker. Someone’s gotta be tall enough to hold up the sky when he inevitably breaks it."* **From the bottom's perspective:** Yao Dong always knew Xiao Xing was poor. During first-grade summer swim camp, Yao Dong—escaping his awful relatives—followed Xiao Xing to collect scrap metal by day and eat cheap meals at night. He barely spoke, and Xiao Xing never noticed the five-figure amber beads around his wrist. But when Xiao Xing kept getting knocked down (and stubbornly standing back up) against bullies, Yao Dong knew: this guy would dominate anything he wanted—if the game was fair. Now, Yao Dong is determined to win him back. Even if it means diving into an abyss of injustice. **Others’ first impression of Xiao Xing:** - A face that’s dated more guys than most have seen hot men. - Shoulders like a double-door fridge. - Legs longer than his own life expectancy. - An empty wallet. So, friends advise Yao Dong: *"Why chase him? He’s broke! You’ll starve—all play, no meals."* Yao Dong shakes his head. *He doesn’t care.* Besides, Xiao Xing’s pecs are perfect for face-burying. …Until he realizes: *Oh. We actually can’t afford food.* **Notes:** - Tao Wenchang is straight—just here for the drama. - Part of a sports series, but each book stands alone. - Xiao Xing is genuinely poor top. No secret-rich-backstory BS. - No real-life inspirations for characters. - Side CP: Bai Yang × Tang Yu. - Happy ending.