Longing for the Bright Moon Sinking Beneath the Water

Name: Longing for the Bright Moon Sinking Beneath the Water
Author: Shijie Ren

思念明月落水底

by Shijie Ren (世阶人)

Status: Completed
Length: 104k Words
Genre: Two Male Leads
Updated: 9mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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Cao Fu, who transmigrated into the body of a young general, fell into the hands of his childhood friend, whom he called “Older Sister.” Behind his willing surrender lay a shocking scheme by his political enemy, the powerful minister Wei Chengen!

He faked his death to escape, only to be lured into a trap. Passersby treated him like a plaything, and just when he was at his most miserable, Wei Chengen cornered him on a boat and forced himself on him. Terrified by the prospect of being with a man, Cao Fu fled back to the border town, only to be blinded by a hidden arrow and reduced to the powerful minister's plaything.

Wei Chengen's grand campaign to win him back was no tale of a wastrel turning over a new leaf. It was a knife wrapped in tenderness: he indulged Cao Fu's secret kinks and let him provoke him in revenge, all to make Cao Fu sink deeper into dependence. Cao Fu thought he was savoring the thrill of getting even, unaware that every act of defiance was exactly what Wei Chengen had anticipated.

The struggle for imperial power crushed their bond. A misunderstanding made Wei Chengen hate the wrong person, and Cao Fu's attempts to explain himself were futile. Once his weariness had built up and his love had burned away, he went to his death in utter despair, leaving Wei Chengen to lose his mind by the river.

Snow fell in silence. The belated promise to “grow old together” was ultimately lost beyond the grave, with life and death leading them down separate paths.

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