Old-School Unorthodoxy

[A clueless college guy whose life train has gone spectacularly off the rails vs. a shameless little shop owner sent flying by the runaway train]

Wen Qi beat up a thug.

A college student new to town had actually knocked out the local tough who collected rent!

He barely even had to fight. With nothing but a flashlight, he took the guy down.

Maybe it was because he'd had a rough time escaping from his wealthy stepfather's house, and had even lost his luggage on the way. With all that pent-up anger behind him, he landed a critical hit.

Only after hauling the guy to the hospital did he learn that he had an eye condition: he was sensitive to light.

Later, Wen Qi realized that Zuo Cheng wasn't a thug at all. With glasses on, he even looked rather mild-mannered.

He even owned an arcade, knew how to cook, and could look after kids...

Are you secretly planning to attend an award ceremony for outstanding students or something?

Even outstanding students have secrets, big and small.

Like family members they've never mentioned, or a hidden door in the arcade.

Zuo Cheng always felt that once that door opened, everything would change.

Everything, every feeling, everyone.

All the things that kept him out of the light would leave the shadows along with his light-sensitive eyes,

returning to that blazing afternoon from his childhood,

to the moment the blindfold was lifted.

", Don't look."

[Some handy notes]

1. Updates every other day at 6:30 p.m. for now. I'll switch to daily updates at an auspicious time later (Hey, isn't that superstitious?). I'll give notice in advance if anything comes up.

2. There are no specified top or bottom roles in the story, so read it however you like. I can't promise anything else, but I promise to keep things perfectly balanced.

[Calligraphy by] @Kongzhong Zhan

[Character design art by] @Lidian Liebian

Theme: If there's a road, just keep walking