How to Win the Heart of the Ice-Cold Beauty

01 When Pu Yangyi first heard about Shen Mingyi, all he knew was that he was a young master of the Shen family in the capital, born into a prestigious family, fluent in several languages, and skilled at playing musical instruments. On top of that, he had a flawless face that was impossible to forget. Privately, he was known as the aloof campus beauty of A University, admired by everyone but impossible to win over. Pu Yangyi thought he was all glitter and no substance. All his wealth couldn't hide the greed in his eyes, and even his perfect act couldn't disguise his arrogant, high-and-mighty nature. That was, until his mother became critically ill and Pu Yangyi had to raise money for her surgery. While working at a bar, he met Shen Mingyi beneath the dim lights, beautiful as a flower, decadent and debauched. His expression was unreadable as he curled his lips and made an offer: "Two million. Come with me." Pu Yangyi was silent for a long time before asking, "Come with you in what way...?" Shen Mingyi chuckled. "What do you think?" 02 That night, Pu Yangyi went to the hotel they'd arranged and waited a long time, only to be stood up. The other man's social media feed showed him still out singing and drinking with wild abandon. The money still arrived in Pu Yangyi's WeChat account. Pu Yangyi stared at it for a long time, then accepted it. From then on, he was at Shen Mingyi's beck and call, doing whatever he was told. He never understood what Shen Mingyi was thinking... just as he could never make sense of their relationship. There was little affection or conversation between them. Even when they met, Shen Mingyi would calmly order him around: "Come here." Three times a week, twelve times a month, for two whole years... He was always the driver who picked Shen Mingyi up and took him home, the one who watched over him when he got drunk. Shen Mingyi's friends even teased him by calling him his "secret boyfriend." 03 Until one day, after Pu Yangyi had taken the drunk Shen Mingyi home yet again, he crouched down to straighten his clothes and couldn't help saying, "Drinking isn't good for you." The other man's eyes were clouded with drink as he gazed at him, his look tender and lingering. "I know. I just thought... someone like you would never say something like that, even if you were beaten to death." "Pu Yangyi, why do you like someone like me?" Pu Yangyi froze. Did he like him? He couldn't even tell. That night, to his surprise, the other man leaned over and pulled him close, draping himself around his neck and leaving him with a lingering kiss. But perhaps it had just been the alcohol. Still, Pu Yangyi knew that something had changed. He found himself chasing after Shen Mingyi without realizing it, breaking his own limits again and again, and losing sleep over him. Somehow, he had come to look forward to their meetings and fallen completely into the game. 04 In the six months before his death, Shen Mingyi had gone blind from his illness and was waiting to die in a sanatorium. His old enemies and rivals hadn't won, either. The real young master of the Shen family had reclaimed everything that belonged to him. What Shen Mingyi never expected was that the kiss he received before dying would come from the man whose life he'd taken over, the real young master he'd replaced as he grew up in the Shen family. Almost everyone thought the two of them were sworn enemies. Shen Mingyi thought that his barren life was over. Only the ending was a little funny. But when he opened his eyes again, he saw that man bending down and calmly apologizing to an angry customer as he dealt with a problem. That really didn't seem like the same ruthless, cold-blooded man. So Shen Mingyi said, somewhat amused, "Two million. Come with me." Theme: There is true affection in this world.