Angsty, bittersweet melodrama / ABO / second chance romance / unruly rich playboy Alpha top x earnest, lowly Beta
In the tenth year of Ning Long's love for Lu Yanzhang, Lu Yanzhang finally learned his name.
Lu Yanzhang was a brilliant, confident man, a rich young heir with a thriving career.
He was also an accomplished alumnus, full of confidence as he gave a lecture at his old school.
He smiled. "Hello, Ning Long, my junior." His bright smile left Ning Long flustered and disoriented.
Later...
Ning Long dropped out of school. Wearing a yellowed white shirt, he clutched a flimsy train ticket and prepared to leave City A.
At the train station,
Lu Yanzhang rushed after him. No longer his usual cocky self, he stood before Ning Long with reddened eyes and angrily pulled a cheap matching ring off his finger.
He leaned down and whispered something fiercely in Ning Long's right ear.
The wind scattered his harsh words, but Ning Long couldn't hear a thing.
His right ear had been deaf for a long time.
The Long in Ning Long's name is pronounced the same as the word for deaf.
Just as others said, a Beta from a humble background shouldn't presume to hope for an Alpha's love.
And just as Lu Yanzhang told his friends:
"We're worlds apart. I was only playing with a Beta."
From beginning to end, Ning Long never knew whether he'd ever received even a trace of genuine affection in this romance.
2026.6.7
Theme: Lovers will find their way to each other in the end
