He Is His Shadow

At seven years old, Li Zhiyuan had a miserable life. His mother was framed by a mistress, and the two of them were thrown out of their home. Before long, his mother died of grief. Fortunately, the kind Old Master Wang took him in. That year, he saw Wang Siyang for the first time, and the boy captured his heart at a glance. For the next nine years, he couldn't stop thinking about him.

After Old Master Wang passed away, he entrusted Li Zhiyuan to Wang Siyang as his personal attendant. With the man he loved right in front of him, how could he not fall for him? But he didn't dare overstep, and dutifully served the ill-tempered young master. Then the man he loved fell for someone else: Wu Yun'er.

Wu Yun'er discovered the love raging beneath the surface and mocked him. Between him and the two of them, he didn't even qualify to be the other woman. Wang Siyang had always known about Li Zhiyuan's feelings. He would never fall for someone as dull as him. Still, Li Zhiyuan was obedient and knew how to take care of people. Wang Siyang wasn't ready to give up such comfortable service, and as long as Li Zhiyuan stayed in his place, he didn't mind tossing him a few crumbs of affection.

Later, Li Zhiyuan decided to let go. He left Beijing and, with war raging, nothing tying him down, threw himself into the fighting. When they met again, he was a war correspondent, and the young master had become a patriotic businessman. But Wu Yun'er was no longer at the young master's side. The young master said, “You were the one who was always there in my shadow.”

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