A Vow to Protect You for a Lifetime

Gu Meng was like a white lotus in water, clear and transparent. When they first met, he thought Gu Meng was his father's illegitimate child with another woman. He made things difficult for him at every turn and opposed him in everything. Yet when threatened, Gu Meng never defended himself or backed down, remaining calm and composed. Gradually, he was won over by Gu Meng's kindness. After their parents divorced, the two leaned on each other. He began to spoil this younger brother, who wasn't even related to him, to excess. Then he slowly realized he had special feelings for Gu Meng and began avoiding him. In response to his deliberate distancing, Gu Meng only said, "Let him be. I just want to hold on to a little self-respect." But he whispered in his ear, "I'll never leave you. I'll always take care of you, watch you get married and have children, and do your bidding, even if you bully me." Then an even greater misunderstanding drove them to the brink. Years later, after everything had changed, Gu Meng finally realized that the other man had been silently protecting him all along and had never left.