I Fell into Love's Trap, but the Net Had a Hole

[Blurb]

[Gentle, roguish top x aloof, loyal bottom]

In high school, Song Danshan was considered the unluckiest person on campus.

His family sold funeral paper, his grandfather carved gravestones, and he himself had been picked up in the wilderness.

No one wanted to get close to him, except Shang Yi.

Shang Yi's gentle care wove itself into a net that protected him.

Just as Song Danshan finally summoned the courage to leap in and throw himself into that net,

Smack! ...The net had a hole in it!

Shang Yi had only been playing with him!

After falling to pieces, Song Danshan tried to put himself back together as best he could.

He went through life like a walking corpse, thinking that was all his life would ever be:

Alone, isolated, and destined to die lonely!

Then, years later, he unexpectedly found Shang Yi adrift on the streets.

When the two compared notes, they realized something was very wrong.

Song Danshan: Weren't you going abroad with your childhood sweetheart?

Shang Yi: You little rascal! Weren't you the one who used me and ran off without saying goodbye?

So this time, when I run to you again, you'd better catch me!

[Coming Soon] The Right to Control

I.

Pei Liang, CEO of Whale River Media, has helped make half of the entertainment industry's new generation of male and female stars famous. He's young, successful, and handsome, yet aloof and chaste. Plenty of people try to get close to him, only to be turned down without hesitation.

II.

Pei Liang has a private issue that few people know about: a kind of psychological disorder.

His parents divorced when he was young, and he grew up alone in the family home.

The couple next door were always beating their child: for being picky about food, for skipping school, for smoking...

Pei Liang started skipping meals, hanging out at internet cafes, smoking and drinking, and getting into fights.

But no one paid him any attention.

Pei Liang was envious. He thought getting beaten meant being loved.

Later, he realized that wasn't right. He should see a therapist, but he didn't want to.

III.

Pei Liang went to visit a film set and met a stunt double.

Lu Xincheng had a great figure and was a good person, too. When Pei Liang got drunk, Lu Xincheng took him back to his hotel.

Seeing him in a ragged twenty-one-yuan T-shirt, Pei Liang asked, “Would you like a part-time job?”

IV.

So Lu Xincheng became Pei Liang's personal secretary, driver, and bodyguard, keeping him on a tight leash and making sure he ate, rested, and exercised on schedule.

The amazing thing was that the stricter he was, the more obedient CEO Pei became.

Pei Liang: “If I do anything wrong, you can hit me.”

Pei Liang: “Why won't you hit me? You don't love me.”

Lu Xincheng nearly laughed in exasperation. “Fine! I'll beat you so badly you can't get out of bed!”

Lu Xincheng: “Pei Liang, don't be afraid. I'll stay with you while you grow up all over again, starting from age seven.”

V.

Later, Pei Liang was cheated by a business partner and was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Terrified that Lu Xincheng would leave him, he fell into despair.

Lu Xincheng called someone. “Bro, I'll sell you my shares. Cash me out. No reason, my partner needs money.”

Pei Liang: “???”

Theme: Don't give up on yourself. Someone loves you!