Delicate and Wild

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Novel Description:

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The first time Zhong Yu saw Qin Fang was in a narrow alley in the county town.

The young man had a buzz cut, his blue-black stubble short and stiff. His features were sharp and unrestrained, and his angular jaw looked sharp enough to cut someone.

Zhong Yu had never met anyone like him.

His eyes were sinister, and his whole body radiated menace,

like a snarling stray dog.

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Years later, they meet again at a banquet.

Zhong Yu has been invited to perform as a violinist. His cool, handsome face and the glimpse of a lush red rose tattoo on his slender waist create a striking contrast, making all the rich young men turn red-eyed with desire.

A few friends get excited and gather around to make a bet.

"Let's see which of us can seduce him first. Whoever succeeds wins."

Everyone chimes in as soon as he finishes speaking.

Only Qin Fang, sitting to the side, stays silent in the shadows.

When someone asks him about it, he merely lifts his eyes and glances over, lightly tapping his fingers on the table before replying in a detached voice, "Not interested."

But later, in the night, unseen by anyone,

Qin Fang holds Zhong Yu in his arms and kisses that patch of skin over and over.

That rose belongs to him alone.

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Reader's Guide:

1. Rose x stray dog, each other's first love.

2. Mutual devotion / reunion after years apart.

Message: Love and freedom