Bad Blood

[Both pure, with their first kiss, hand-holding, and hug together] [Fake siblings] [Rugged man] [Nine-year age gap] [Underworld gang] [Fictional setting, not based on real life]

A disgraced undercover agent, cold on the outside and warm within, a motherly type * A shrewd, quick-witted, brave country girl with no family

A false claim of kinship in a Gobi melon field became the tenderness he kept hidden while bearing the weight of a dying friend’s last wish.

Chen Hanyu emerged from prison covered in dust and went to fulfill his late friend Qi Shu’s final request. He entered the impoverished village of Qingquan, took on the identity of an “older brother,” and watched over the orphaned Qi Yue and her elderly grandmother, concealing his dark past.

After he left without a word, their peaceful days shattered when a wanted poster appeared. Qi Yue discovered his underworld ties and went alone to Wanghe Town, plunging headfirst into the murky world where black and white intertwined in this border town.

To protect her, he told everyone she was his mistress, hiding the bond between them: they weren’t blood relatives, but they were siblings who had entrusted their lives to each other. Together, they fled into the depths of Alangou, where secrets of smuggling lay buried.

The secluded mountain ravine was rife with violence and greed. The heir raised by the gang leader was a sharp, cold blade who ruled the valley. From their first meeting, he saw through the tender cracks in their relationship, yet he couldn’t see through his own heart.

He bore the weighty mission of an undercover agent, while she followed him with a heart full of unease. On one side were the gang’s relentless tests, on the other, feelings neither dared to confess.

Power struggles within the gang, a dangerous life undercover, and a young romance growing warmer by the day...

All he had ever wanted was to be a good person.

“Chen Hanyu, I have a birthday wish.”

“I know. I’ll give you an answer when you turn twenty.”