[Gentle, teasing male alpha vs. genuinely aloof, melancholic, unhinged female alpha]
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Cen Yi would always remember that night. She and her best friend were lying in the same bed. She said she was afraid, while inwardly indulging every shameless, wicked thought about him.
Terrified, she ran away from home and went to the most remote borderland of the Alliance.
Through countless sleepless nights, she listened to the howling wind and gazed at the barren desert, quietly longing for the person she could never have.
**
Ji Li had loved someone for a very, very long time. They were childhood playmates, deskmates in their student days, and comrades who fought side by side, but never lovers.
Countless times, he had wanted to cross that invisible line, but the person he loved ignored him and despised him, until they left without ever looking back.
Even their last words to him were a brief, cold farewell.
Their generation on the capital planet had two prodigies: Ji Li, a brilliant mind who threw himself into physics, and Cen Yi, a resilient powerhouse with countless military honors.
They were close friends and the people noble families flocked to curry favor with.
But no one could have predicted that the two who parted ways after a huge fight would, years later, exchange vows at their wedding.
"They must have been forced into it!"
Believing they had fallen in love of their own free will was harder than believing there was a huge conspiracy behind it.
An old letter, hidden away and forgotten, made Ji Li bet everything he had.
He plotted every step, all to steal a heart willing to beat wildly for him. So what if alphas weren't suited to be together? As long as she came to him, no obstacle could stop him!
Years later, standing in a garden awash with spring light, Cen Yi smiled and told him, "Idiot, I was willing all along."
[Reading Guide]
1. Female A and male A (pay attention!)
2. No children. Please note, please note, please note: this is a gender-bender story!
3. Mutual secret crushes, intense romantic tension
Theme: Loving anyone is your right
