Luo Ji was the least favored young master in his family. Then he suddenly came down with a strange illness, and overnight, a huge red birthmark appeared on the left side of his face.
His classmates feared him, and his family despised him. They treated him like a monster and locked him away in the old house. Every day, he ate meals delivered by the housekeeper of a family friend, keeping company with the sounds of things being smashed and arguments coming from next door.
Luo Ji thought he would go on living alone like this, but one day, there was an unusually soft knock at his door.
When he opened it, he found a little boy no taller than his shoulder standing there, eyes brimming with tears. In a childish voice, he pleaded, "Big brother... I'm so hungry... Could you give me something to eat...?"
Luo Ji remembered that the boy, Yu You, lived next door. He was astonished. "Aren't you afraid of me?"
Yu You blinked in confusion, unable to understand why the big brother who had given him food would ask such a thing. The corner of his bruised mouth lifted into a smile, and his amber eyes were full of admiration.
"Big brother can let the clouds rest on his face. Big brother is super amazing!"
After that, the knocking came often. Yu You became the only ray of light in Luo Ji's dark world.
Whenever things were being smashed next door, Luo Ji would open the door and let Yu You rush inside, clutching his schoolbag.
They kept each other company for years, until Luo Ji's illness was cured when he was sixteen. Then, unexpectedly, his family died, leaving him the sole heir to the family business.
Just as he was planning to take Yu You, whose father had died, with him, he discovered that Yu You was the long-lost child of the Yu family, their family friends.
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After enduring years of abuse and struggling to adjust to a new environment, Yu You gradually became quiet and withdrawn.
Watching his little sunshine lose its light, Luo Ji didn't hesitate. He took Yu You and "eloped" with him.
A few years later, a rumor spread through the business world.
The young master of the Luo family was ruthless. He had plotted to kill his entire family to seize their fortune, kidnapped the Yu family's beloved son, and threatened the Yu family into doing business with him.
Wearing pajamas, Yu You lounged in Luo Ji's arms as he read the news on his phone. Then he looked over at Luo Ji, who was working while holding him.
He was just a little quieter and more emotionally steady, with a few more bad ideas when it came to Yu You. How was he anything like the terrifying person in those rumors?
The more Yu You thought about it, the angrier he got. He traded blows with the people spreading the rumors online, and once he had successfully dealt with the false claims, he blinked in confusion and asked Luo Ji, "Luo Ji, why are they so afraid of you?"
Luo Ji had already lost all interest in work the first time those bright eyes had looked at him.
Hearing Yu You's question, he set his laptop aside and took off his glasses. His arms tightened around Yu You as he mimicked the curious look on the face in his embrace and asked, "Then are you afraid of me?"
Without a moment's hesitation, Yu You shook his head. He smiled as brightly as he had all those years ago, tilted his head back, and kissed Luo Ji on the face.
"I like you."
A sweet story of mutual healing. The love interest is five years older than the protagonist. The cover is commissioned artwork. Please do not steal it.
Theme: Fate works in mysterious ways.
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