In a small coastal town, there were rumors of a lonely young man who lived in a beautiful mansion alone. One day a young man came off a bus at the pitstop and didn't get back on. Instead, he searched for a real estate office and ended up buying a large mansion fitted with side buildings. Afterward, the town only saw him when he went out for groceries or the odd coffee. There were many ideas about this teenager, and hence tales were told through whispers and over drinks. "He's obviously a criminal. Why would such a handsome young man choose to settle down here?" "Is he handsome? I haven't seen him before!" "Oh my, he's a handsome fellow! That boy asked me where the real estate office was. I thought he was planning on inheriting land or something." "I heard from my friend that he sent someone to the hospital." "What if he murdered someone?" "Haven't you heard... The kids told me that the mansion lights were on for half the night! What could he be doing up so late?" "Now that you mention it... Isn't he jobless? Is he running a shady business somewhere?" Shin Jun had no idea that moving to a small town would cause him to be misunderstood so badly. He'd simply found a cute little, silent town on a bus ride and decided to settle down. Updates every weekend [Taking a Small Hiatus] You can find early releases on my Patreon alongside my other novels.

Xie Jiaran deals with mild skin hunger syndrome, however, he also has severe mysophobia, to the extent that he even considers whether he has wet wipes on him before shaking hands with others. Thus, whenever his skin hunger breaks out, he can only resort to sleep to numb himself. Fortunately, the symptoms are relatively mild to be considered painful. However, all of this was mercilessly disrupted after Liang Sunian moved into the dormitory. To his surprise, he actually showed no resistance to this person's closeness. Even as Liang Sunian stood off the court, lifting the hem of his shirt to drink water after playing basketball, an irresistible urge to be tightly held in his arms surged within him. As the sleep therapy failed, his skin hunger syndrome worsened. ....... One late night, Liang Sunian, who was suffering from insomnia due to the heat, got up shirtless and went to cool off on the balcony. He appeared bewildered as he stared at Xie Jiaran. "What?" Liang Sunian felt he was hallucinating due to the heat getting to his head. How could his typically aloof roommate, even while casting such a glance that seemed like granting a favor, say such words to him? Xie Jiaran fell silent for a moment. He repeated the previous words in his usual cold tone, trying to stay composed yet inevitably conveying a hint of resignation: "Liang Sunian, could you please hold me for a while?"