[Cold on the outside, warm on the inside, henpecked top x self-contradictory hypocritical bottom]
Bai Lingyu had been unable to feel pain since childhood, so his body was always covered in countless wounds.
Whether someone else had inflicted them or he'd done it himself, he had to hide them beneath bandages.
By the time he struggled through the pain and groped his way toward the light,
he had become a refined and gentle gentleman admired by all, renowned throughout the land.
Just as he thought he would spend the rest of his life wearing that hypocritical mask and concealing his deep loathing of others, he met a foolish general who cared about nothing but reclaiming his homeland.
The other man was upright and strong, illuminating Bai Lingyu's dark side until there was nowhere to hide.
And yet he was also generous and warm, giving Bai Lingyu moments when he could expose his true nature without restraint.
E Huan: "You're always so nice to everyone else. Why not spare some of that for me?"
Bai Lingyu expertly lifted the corners of his mouth, putting on a fake smile with even less sincerity than his usual polite one.
E Huan: "..."
Gradually, their relationship grew more and more ambiguous.
The gentleman casually praised a rare delicacy, and the general went out to buy it before dawn.
The gentleman carried out an inspection of the military camp with a cold attitude, but the general still fussed over him and urged him to take care.
The gentleman caught a chill, shut his doors, and refused visitors, so the general climbed over the wall and personally brewed him medicine.
At last, the cold jade was warmed by endless acceptance. He smiled and thought, from the bottom of his heart:
So there really are people this devoted, willing to think of others and do things for them without asking anything in return.
A few words from the author: I only know how to write romance. There's probably not a single thing in this story that could be called serious drama.
This story is also known as A Flaw in Fine Jade.
Theme: Turning evil into good gives life one more choice.
