After Reading My Arch-Nemesis's Affection Rating

Everyone knows that Lu Yan, the Second Prince of Daxia, and Chu Yuan, the leader of the Yudi Palace, have never gotten along.

Chu Yuan is usually nowhere to be found, yet whenever Lu Yan is in charge of a case, he always sticks his nose in.

The Second Prince is benevolent, filial, modest, and accomplished, but when it comes to wiping out the Yudi Palace, he is unusually strict and won't tolerate the slightest offense.

Chu Yuan is sick of him constantly arresting people from the Yudi Palace. Every time he rescues someone from Lu Yan's estate, he carves a picture of Lu Yan as a giant tortoise into the big pillar by the gate.

Lu Yan doesn't get angry. He just keeps arresting people the next day, while Chu Yuan toys with him like a dog, leading him around in circles. Still, Lu Yan never loses his patience.

Until one day, Chu Yuan finds his trusted subordinate locked in a side room. A gust of wind blows the door open, and the young prince stands beneath the blood-red moon, sword in hand, his cold, striking gaze lowered to look at him.

[Progress bar above his head: 50%]

[Option 1: Beat Lu Yan up]

[Option 2: Kill Lu Yan]

[Option 3: Negotiate with Lu Yan]

Chu Yuan: ???

What's going on?

But Chu Yuan realizes he can't move unless he chooses an option. Lu Yan also remains motionless, as if time has frozen in place.

With no other choice (crossed out), Chu Yuan chooses to beat Lu Yan up.

Lu Yan isn't a palace guard, much less a martial-world leader. Chu Yuan doesn't intend to kill him. After a quick exchange of ten moves, he puts away his sword and fights him bare-handed instead.

When the fight is over, Chu Yuan watches as the progress bar drops by two notches.

Chu Yuan: ...

Chu Yuan ponders.

Chu Yuan has a sudden realization.

Chu Yuan decides to go with this plan--

So, one day...

"Lu Chengjun, don't you get tired of poring over documents all day? Let me massage your shoulders."

Another day...

"Lu Chengjun, are you hungry? Let me peel some grapes for you."

Another day...

"Lu Chengjun, someone's trying to kill me. Aren't you going to do something?"

Thanks to Chu Yuan's tireless efforts, the progress bar above Lu Yan's head reaches an astonishing 0%!

Chu Yuan: There are some choice words on the tip of my tongue, but I don't know if I should say them.

Has he lost his charm? Or is Lu Yan just not interested in him at all?

It started at 50%!

That night, Chu Yuan is done playing and decides to leave.

But Lu Yan pulls him into his arms. As if having made an enormous decision, he lowers his head and bites down on Chu Yuan's lips, eyes bloodshot.

Only then does a line of red text suddenly appear above their heads:

[Kissing countdown]

Reader's guide:

1. A free-spirited martial-world heroine top × a deep, calculating prince bottom

Chu Yuan, courtesy name Lingze. Lu Yan, courtesy name Chengjun.

2. To be determined

Theme: Hard work creates the future