[A refined, gentle, doting older seme × a resilient, sensitive, secretly ruthless, pretty-face-loving uke]
[Sweet romance and healing + reunion after years apart + contrasting charm + mutual devotion + love at first sight + monogamous, both inexperienced, happy ending]
As the Shen family’s sole heir, Shen Qingli hides an obsession beneath his legendary public image: five years ago, someone saved his life.
Xie Lansi has kept someone in his heart for more than ten years.
From the moment they first met, he was captivated by Shen Qingli’s elegant, beautiful appearance.
“Brother Ali, will you marry me?”
When he heard that firm, resounding “I will,” he thought it was their happy ending.
But disaster struck. He was abducted and taken to a blood-soaked place, where he finally understood that his Brother Ali would never come for him.
Fifteen years later, they meet again. Shen Qingli is in danger, and Xie Lansi saves him, leaving only these words behind: “You owe me your life. You’ll have to repay me.”
When they meet again, Shen Qingli is there at an elder’s request, and the face that catches his eye is the very one etched in his memory for five years.
He asks, “Will you trust your memories, or my love?”
A flicker passes through Xie Lansi’s eyes. “Your love.”
Xie Lansi sometimes comes home late at night with the smell of blood on him. He secretly cleans himself up before daring to see Shen Qingli, unaware that Shen Qingli has already seen right through him.
His voice trembling, he says, “Shen Qingli, the dream is over. You’re leaving again.”
Shen Qingli strokes his head, his voice so tender it burns. “Don’t be sad. I’m not leaving this time.”
“Brother Ali?”
“Mm, it’s me. It’s been a long time. I’ve missed you so much.”
At last, after fifteen years, Xie Lansi’s long-awaited reunion brings him into the light.
Shen Qingli sets off fireworks, illuminating his world and his future.
“I wasn’t born knowing how to love. There’s only you. I love only you.”, Shen Qingli
