[Main story complete]
After his country is defeated in war, Gu Shiqing, the disregarded fifth prince of Xiling, is forced to serve as a hostage. He suffers every kind of humiliation in Dongming, but there he also meets Prince Min Zhengbang. Gu Shiqing believes Min Zhengbang fell in love with him at first sight, only to discover that the person he loves sees him as a stand-in for a younger brother.
So be it. Even if I have to be skinned alive and drained of blood for him, I won't regret it. I only ask that he look back and see whether I truly am the person he misses.
But in the end, all he gets is this:
“You're nothing but a substitute.”
When he is left battered and bruised, with no heart left to love, the other man comes back to pester him.
What more do you want from me... my heart and bones, too?
“I only want you!”
[One-on-one romance, monogamous. He has his fun tormenting his lover early on, then spends the latter half trying desperately to win him back.]
Very good, sad writing, my favorite is the author. When will your new book be released?
You can read it when you are still short of writing.