[Tsundere, foolish beauty falls for herself × tough on the outside, soft on the inside, and can’t resist|Sweet romance|Mutual devotion]
Gu Qingyu firmly believes he is a “proper wastrel.”
He imitates the other young masters by visiting brothels, but is so timid his ears turn crimson, and lets the courtesan tease him into knocking over a wine jug.
He throws money around betting on cockfights and horse races, then loses every last coin and still insists, “Your young master here is just scattering a fortune before it comes back to him!”
Then one day, while at a brothel, his drinking buddies get him drunk and poison him. A bloodstained sword suddenly presses against his throat.
The man who saves him has a cold, stern gaze. “The Gu family raised a useless fool like you. Might as well kill you and be done with it.”
General Xiao Han never expected to keep running into the Gu family’s young wastrel so often after returning to the capital.
The boy clings to a pillar and whines, “I’m delicate and soft-skinned. Why should I train in martial arts?” Xiao Han sneers, “Then learn to cry. That takes talent too.”
But later
When Gu Qingyu pretends to faint to get out of training, Xiao Han slings him over his shoulder and makes him train even harder.
When Gu Qingyu curls up from the cold, Xiao Han silently pushes a brazier over to his feet.
When Gu Qingyu is in danger on the battlefield, Xiao Han tears through the enemy ranks like a madman. Drenched in blood, he asks only, “Where are you hurt?”
“Get away. I don’t need you looking after me.” Gu Qingyu’s eyes redden.
Xiao Han grabs him by the waist, his breath burning hot. “Because you’re such a wastrel… and such a fool that I can’t bear to let you go.”
