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During the 365 days Jiang Mingqiao spent as Zheng Jianqiu’s lover, he regretted every single day that he had opened that door.
Possessive, scheming, unhinged gong × gentle, unlucky married shou
Melodrama | unhinged love interest | coercive romance | gong changes at the beginning
Synopsis
1. Jiang Mingqiao considered himself happy. His family wasn’t well-off, but after graduating from college, he stayed on as a teacher and had a stable job. He had a partner he’d been with for years, and they led a simple, ordinary life.
But someone barged into his life without warning, mercilessly shattering the peace he had maintained for years.
The only impression Jiang Mingqiao had of Zheng Jianqiu was that he was cold. He seemed to look at everyone as though they were already dead. Now that impression had been reborn all over again.
Rude, cold-blooded, even cruel, as if he’d been born with a rotten streak that had taken root since childhood and grown into something deeply ingrained.
By day, he pretended to care about Jiang Mingqiao. At night, he took whatever he wanted without restraint, until Jiang Mingqiao was left in a humiliating state, giving up the struggle without even the strength to raise a hand and push him away.
Jiang Mingqiao and his ex-boyfriend had known each other for years. They were long past the most clingy stage of a relationship, so being forced into it was like making a spring flow from land that had been dry for years.
That’s right, the partner he’d been with for years was now his ex-boyfriend.
Jiang Mingqiao added shameless to his list of impressions of Zheng Jianqiu.
2. Jiang Mingqiao could no longer endure this utterly inhumane life of being completely coerced and half-kept captive, stripped of all dignity.
He might have been unlucky enough to attract Zheng Jianqiu’s attention at the start and been forced into submission, but he couldn’t stand living at someone else’s mercy forever.
As usual, Zheng Jianqiu came back that night and carried Jiang Mingqiao straight into the bedroom without a word. Between kisses and embraces, Jiang Mingqiao finally couldn’t take it anymore and protested, his words coming out indistinctly. “What did I ever do to you? Why are you tormenting me like this?”
Zheng Jianqiu looked puzzled. He glanced down first, then replied tactfully despite his confusion. “Is it that uncomfortable? I’ll buy something tomorrow so it won’t be uncomfortable for you.”
“…”
Jiang Mingqiao could no longer hold back. “I mean, I’m sick of being kept by you and living without any rights! Even if I die, I won’t tell anyone our secret. Can’t you let me go?!”
Zheng Jianqiu thought it over and decided he must not have shown Jiang Mingqiao enough care, or given him enough money. Most importantly, he had latched onto the key word in what Jiang Mingqiao had said: “Kept?”
Zheng Jianqiu: “Aren’t we dating?”
Jiang Mingqiao: “???”
3. After meeting Zheng Jianqiu, Jiang Mingqiao felt that his life had become one string of misfortune after another.
Then one day, he happened to find a photograph in a drawer in Zheng Jianqiu’s room. The moment he saw what was in it, a cold sweat broke out all over him.
The person in the photo was Jiang Mingqiao in high school. He had represented his class at a sports meet, smiling brightly and happily at the camera.
There was also a line of tiny writing on the back, faint and hard to make out.
“Taken on October 24, 2016. Qiaoqiao at the sports meet.”
It was signed by Zheng Jianqiu.
March 16, 2026
Reader’s guide:
1. This is a melodramatic story written purely for my own enjoyment. Please close the page if it’s not for you.
2. The gong is psychologically disturbed but has nothing to do with any murders. The shou has an ex-boyfriend. The gong is sexually inexperienced and the shou is not.
3. The contentious points in the synopsis will be explained in the story. It’s a one-on-one romance, leaning toward a happy ending.
4. The synopsis and title may change.
Theme: If you love the moon, let it hang high in the sky
