[A possessive, darkening beauty gong x a down-and-out shou who chases fame and fortune]
Mutual exploitation | Taming each other | Mutual salvation | Happy ending
Yuan Heng always thought Meng Muqing was a pushover. Especially after Meng Muqing confessed his feelings, Yuan Heng took even greater advantage of him, using his money to make up for his own poverty and fuel his ambition to climb the social ladder. Only later did he realize that everything came at a price. Free help was the most heartbreaking trap of all. Meng Muqing had woven a cage out of money, trapping him inside until he became a monster who couldn't bear to be without him.
"If I'd known you were the kind of person who'd do that sort of thing for money, " Meng Muqing released his grip, grabbed him by the hair, and turned his face so he could see it clearly.
"I should have come back sooner."
"Come back sooner? Come back sooner to wait on me?" Yuan Heng stared at the man too, his expression disdainful. He stuck out his tongue and licked the blood from his lips.
"Why did you do this? Why would you do this? You ruined my life!" Yuan Heng roared, raising his fist to strike, but then he heard Meng Muqing laugh scornfully.
"Pfft! Hahaha." The man tilted his head back, deliberately presenting his swollen, bruised face to the fist about to come down.
"Yuan Heng, don't get it wrong."
His gaze burned with utter derision. "Did I force you to gamble? Force you to borrow money and go into debt? Force you not to get married and have children?"
"Are you really going to blame me for all that too?"
♛ Younger gong | Not the first time
Theme: Those who betray a sincere heart will be hurt by love
