Lin Yiran is a pampered young master from a wealthy family. Gu Tingyan is his childhood companion and servant. Like his father, he seems born to serve his noble master.
Beneath Gu Tingyan's cold exterior and words lies a heart that beats only for Lin Yiran. But he knows all too well that he must not, and cannot, act on those feelings. He hides his burning heart away, locking it in a dark attic. When the person he loves stands before him and confesses, he cruelly turns him down and flees in a panic.
"Gu Tingyan, I hate you! If you leave, don't ever come back."
Lin Yiran doesn't understand how the stirrings of adolescence slowly turned into resentment over time. But how could there be no love in all that hate? He just refuses to see it, no matter what.
Gu Tingyan finally returns from abroad. As Lin Yiran's father lies on his deathbed, Gu Tingyan discovers a secret that must never be revealed. From then on, a marriage contract binds the two of them. Gu Tingyan's heart flutters, but Lin Yiran stays away all night. How can a marriage in name only be made to work...
"Didn't you say you didn't like me? Why are you bothering me now?"
"Remember, you're my servant. You said so yourself. Don't you dare forget your place."
At last, those secrets are revealed. Fortunately, it isn't too late.
"Xiao Ran, I'm sorry. I've actually been in love with you all along."
Cold on the outside, warm within, self-deprecating seme × tsundere uke who says one thing and means another
