[The iconic groveling-after-losing-him scene] Proud bottom x scheming, powerful top (a tragic romance, not wish fulfillment)
Li Yang once had eyes only for that man.
After chasing him for three years, he thought he had finally gotten what he wanted.
In the end, all he heard was the man’s casual reply: “You’re just a pawn.”
He left, utterly resolute.
When they met again, Li Yang was cool and aloof, his gaze indifferent. The person beside him stepped in front of him and calmly declared to Zhao Tingyu, “This is my lover.”
The man who had once stood above everyone else turned red-eyed and begged, “Yangyang, please come back.”
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Later, Zhao Tingyu visited temples far and wide, seeking answers from the Buddha. The abbot replied simply, “A cursed bond is hard to break.”
