Desert Rose

[Screenshot from June 6, 2022]

[Armed Police Company Commander x Medicinal Chemist]

Chen Yao's car broke down, and she crouched by the roadside, fretting over a radio with no signal.

Since ancient times, there have always been unfortunate souls sent to guard the frontier, dying on the way into exile.

A tall figure loomed over her, blocking the blazing sun. A halo seemed to surround him, making him look both handsome and imposing.

Chen Yao looked up at him through narrowed eyes. How could this man look so much like the ex-boyfriend she'd dumped years ago?

"Look at you now."

"Well... Shen Yu, why are you so dark?"

Not every encounter is a long-awaited reunion... Sometimes, it's enemies meeting with mutual hatred.

Where he was stationed, not a blade of grass grew, and endless miles of yellow sand stretched out around him. There were romantic sunsets here, and quiet, deadly threats. Like a crouching leopard, he guarded this barren wilderness. It was his home, and it would also be where he was laid to rest.

That day, Chen Yao arrived in a panic, carrying all her bottles and jars.

At last, a rose bloomed in this desert.

Theme: Every inch of our land is soaked in blood.