Older man + kept lover + physical and emotional angst + unequal power dynamics + bittersweet + groveling pursuit + obsessive love + ten years + happy ending
Anxious, submissive receiver × controlling, short-tempered giver
When Meng Jin was fourteen, the Meng family handed him over to Qin Yan's uncle. He was treated worse than death, until one night he finally went to the rooftop, intending to end it all.
The young man he met there saved his life, gave him a sweet candy, and took him in. Just like that, ten years passed.
Meng Jin had always known he was nothing more than a tool Qin Yan used to satisfy his desires.
So he hid the revenge he was determined to take, the mother waiting for him to save her, and the feelings he had never dared to speak aloud.
Qin Yan had given him his life. It didn't matter how Qin Yan treated him. It didn't matter if he spent his whole life with no name or place by his side.
But Qin Yan was getting married.
Brother Qin, I'm leaving.
Brother Qin, I'm giving my life back to you.
Content warnings:
1. The receiver is not sexually inexperienced.
2. Two side couples have tragic endings.
3. The giver is short-tempered and irritable early on, then pursues the receiver and grovels later. He undergoes character growth.
4. The receiver is soft-hearted.
