A seemingly sweet little bunny who is actually a scheming black lotus × a rebellious, untamed wolf-dog
A life-and-death struggle and fierce devotion in glittering Shanghai
She is a carefully trained courtesan of the Changsan Hall, outwardly gentle, considerate, and the perfect confidante, but inwardly sharp-minded, calm, and clear-eyed.
He is an inconspicuous errand boy at an antique shop, seemingly slick and unruly, a drifter through the underworld, but ruthless when he strikes and shrouded in mystery.
A bloody murder involving the son of a Chinese merchants' association chairman, which shakes Shanghai to its core, draws both of their closest family members into its vortex. Desperate to survive, they are forced to join hands. Despite their mutual suspicions, they form an alliance and descend together into the bloody abyss beneath the city's glittering facade.
Before her, he sets aside all his ferocity, willingly becoming a wolf-dog with a master, ready to give everything in this brutal age to keep her safe.
Before him, she drops her perfect mask and reveals her loneliness and uncertainty. Her precociousness and resilience move him deeply.
In this dazzling metropolis of light and shadow, where warm spring and bitter winter lie just one doorway apart, a high-stakes battle between equals over love, trust, and survival begins...
· A courtesan who seems like a sweet bunny but is actually a black lotus × an apprentice who seems like a little wolf-dog but is really a devoted guard dog. Both are clever and evenly matched.
· Blending the style of Republican-era China with cyberpunk elements, this story builds a fictional world of intrigue in Shanghai, where glamour and decay coexist.
· A love forged in troubled times, with two people saving each other. From suspicious partners using one another to soulmates who share life and death, they discover the most sincere feelings amid constant danger.
· A bizarre murder, painstakingly unraveled to expose layer upon layer of conspiracy
