Lapis Lazuli Oath: Love and Betrayal in Code

Three years ago, beneath the Dunhuang night sky, he pledged himself with code and she made a promise with lapis lazuli. Together, they vowed to “change the world.” Three years later, beneath the spotlights at an international forum, she declares war on him in public, wielding the core technology he taught her and wearing the shimmering lapis lazuli necklace.

Alan Zhou, a brilliant returnee and an industry legend, meets her challenge with a look that hides an emotion no one can understand. Su Yutong, a mysterious tech star who has returned from abroad, strikes at his weak points with every counterattack. Yet the moment she touches his collar, her fingers tremble: the lapis lazuli tattoo that resonates perfectly with her necklace is burning hot.

“I’ve shielded every one of your technological advances from backroom attacks.” He pulls open his collar. The light from his tattoo and her necklace intertwines, tearing away the disguises worn by everyone in the room. What seems like a ruthless corporate battle to the death is actually a protective trap he has spent three years setting up.

But deep within the classified data, a shadow with her exact face gives a soft laugh. “Sister, we were one from the very beginning.” Her words shatter every trace of warmth. Beneath the barriers built from code lies an intense struggle between love and betrayal; within the glimmer of lapis lazuli, a truth capable of overturning the world lies hidden.

When technology becomes a pawn and fate binds them together, will the code they wrote with their own hands finally knock on the door of doomsday, or lay the foundation for the source code of a new world?