[Two male leads + both romantically inexperienced + angst + deranged characters + forced love]
Synopsis:
The candlelight in the Eastern Palace flickered, illuminating the amused smile on Shen Jingyan’s face. Seventh Prince Shen Yiyao knelt below the steps, his black brocade robe damp with evening dew. “I’ll trade myself for the truth about my mother’s old case.”
The shadow of witchcraft had loomed over him for five years, and imperial power had crushed the truth of his birth mother’s wrongful death. Offering himself as a hostage, he entered this cage that had trapped him for half his life, unaware that their bargain had already sown the seeds of a deep love.
Shen Jingyan’s every step closer concealed a test, while Shen Yiyao’s feigned obedience masked his wariness. Misunderstandings wound around them like a spider’s web. When blades pointed at each other’s throats, they finally realized that what had grown amid all their suspicion had never been hatred.
A bargain fought over with their lives ultimately became a descent into love neither of them could resist.
This article is very suitable for my liking. Forced love is forced love. Both the attacker and the recipient love each other very much, but there are many entanglements of love and hate mixed in!! The abuse is indeed quite abusive, and the love is indeed very loving!! Shuang Jie, the ending is of course he, I also like it!!