Old Dog

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Zhou Man, the most doted-on youngest daughter of the Zhou family, has no choice but to accept a marriage alliance at the age of twenty.

The man she has secretly loved for years, who has rejected her time and again, Chen Heng, escorts her to her wedding in the role of her older brother.

But on the very night Zhou Man gets married, Chen Heng’s hair turns completely white, and it feels as if a piece of his heart has been carved away.

Even when he tries not to think of her, he cannot stop the wound from festering and spreading.

In the short span of two years, Chen Heng, who once held little standing in the Zhou family, becomes a powerful figure in the city. The sons of wealthy families who once looked down on him now flatter him at every turn.

Among them, Yang Ye, Zhou Man’s useless husband who lives off his family’s wealth, is the most obsequious.

He schemes against Zhou Man and deliberately sends her to Chen Heng’s bed, all to beg Chen Heng for resources.

He even says that if Chen Heng can help him restore his family’s prestige,

then his wife can serve as the link between them.

Zhou Man sleeps deeply.

When she opens her eyes, she finds Chen Heng holding her tightly in his arms.

She thinks she must be dreaming.

Chen Heng’s presence is still as gentle as it used to be, but there is something in his eyes that Zhou Man cannot understand.

When he sees that she is awake, he carefully and tenderly kisses her forehead.

She hears him gently coax her, “Manman, don’t be afraid of me.”

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A few years ago, after her confession was rejected, Zhou Man got dead drunk, and Chen Heng carried her home.

The girl lounges lazily on the sofa and presses the tip of her foot against Chen Heng’s lower abdomen. “You don’t like me, but you’re still so good to me. Why?”

His fingers twitch. He slowly lifts his hand, then lowers it again, never managing to touch even a hair of hers. He only says quietly, “The bond between master and servant.”

Back then, he was not worthy of her love.

He had even thought about staying by her side as an old dog forever.

Until she ignored him and forgot him...

But as time passed, he came to understand that it was not enough for him.

This lowly, twisted mad dog wanted to tear apart the delicate little rose and devour her, melding her into his flesh and bones so they could never be separated.

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Theme: When love is suppressed for too long, it can turn into a crazed obsession.