[Powerful Leads in a Push-and-Pull Romance] [Contract Relationship] [Healing] [Psychological Games]
Gu Hongzhou has been kept in a casino by Gu Chengye since childhood. Officially, it's to "pay off a debt." In reality, he's nothing more than an object that can be pawned, traded, or lent out whenever the mood strikes.
He learns to lower his head, endure pain, and stay still instead of dodging or crying when someone hits him.
He thinks he'll rot in that smoke-filled room for the rest of his life, until a man appears.
Shen Wujing, the "sugar daddy" everyone in their circle fears.
He doesn't ask whether Gu Hongzhou is willing. He simply pays off all his debts in one lump sum, then hands him a contract.
Move into his apartment.
Do as he says.
Don't see anyone from the casino again.
For one year.
Gu Hongzhou thinks it's just a business deal.
But Shen Wujing teaches him how to dress, eat, and speak. He teaches him how to protect himself from danger, and how to believe again that a person isn't a bargaining chip or collateral.
Only later does Gu Hongzhou learn that Shen Wujing first approached him to get his hands on the casino's hidden ledger.
He also learns that the seemingly cold-blooded man once draped his own jacket over Gu Hongzhou's shoulders on the most miserable, rain-soaked night of his life.
When the game reaches its final card, Gu Hongzhou finally stops running away.
He stands before Shen Wujing and asks softly, "Mr. Shen, our year is up. Do you still want me?"
Shen Wujing looks at him, losing all composure for the first time.
"It's not about whether I want you."
"It's about whether you're finally willing to stay by my side."
Powerful, wealthy seme x obsessive beauty shou
Shen Wujing (seme) x Gu Hongzhou (shou)
Theme: From today on, you're under my care
