Hidden Motives

The first time He Ruiyi saw Zheng Xiao was at a dinner party. He Ruiyi put down his homework to pick up his drunk father. Zheng Xiao lit a cigarette and stared at him through the filthy, clinging smoke that filled the room, his expression unreadable. Much, much later, after their relationship had become unspeakable, Zheng Xiao would hold him tight every night, his arms like a net that left him struggling to breathe. "Ruiyi, you can humiliate me, use me, order me to do anything, and I won't care. But if you want to leave me..." Zheng Xiao's hands held him captive. He kissed the tip of his ear, his voice as gentle as a lover's whisper: "Then you'll have to wait until I'm dead." Reader's guide: Couple: He Ruiyi x Zheng Xiao Ambitious, driven wild-child gong x refined, depraved, possessive, obsessive elite shou Gong's POV, younger gong, one-on-one, happy ending, shou dotes on gong Theme: For young people to grow, they must weather storms and learn how the world works, so they can ride the wind and waves and move forward bravely.