Love in Captivity

I was the male canary the female CEO kept for eight years.

Eight years ago, I met Yi Ran beside a garbage heap. She reached out her hand, and I grasped the light.

She said, "Cheng Yi, you're special."

For those words, I was willing to shatter every ounce of pride and become a caged bird kept by Yi Ran.

Only later did I learn that what made me special was how much I resembled that person.

When she learned he was coming back, Yi Ran locked me in a cramped, freezing basement. "Don't you dare appear in front of him."

The door shut, cutting off the last sliver of light.

But she didn't know I would be dead soon.