Older woman-younger man romance / Both leads' first time / Reunited after a breakup
Deeply devoted, restrained, obsessive wolf-dog-like man / Gorgeous, charming female singer
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Even if the road ahead is covered in sand and dust, I'll think of you when the moon rises.
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Lu Juye grew up in the Yun household.
At school, people looked down on him, belittled him, and bullied him. Only Yun Yi ever smiled at him.
She cleaned his wounds, taught him to play the piano, and told him, "The best way to make people who look down on you suffer is to become stronger than they are."
Yun Yi was the only daughter of the Yun family, pampered, radiant, and gentle. She was an unattainable moon, hanging high in the sky, there for everyone to admire.
But only Lu Juye knew that the celebrated genius singer would step on his shoulder under the alluring night sky, grinning boldly as she said, "If you want someone to be loyal to you, you have to lend them a hand when they're at their most helpless. That's how they'll listen to you obediently, right?"
The full moon looked like the girl's smile, and it was also where Lu Juye's heart belonged.
His gaze was entranced, and he nodded without thinking. "Right."
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When Lu Juye was eighteen, his family claimed him as their own. Everyone said the dog by Yun Yi's side had risen in the world and become a young master, and mocked the Yun family behind their backs for raising someone else's child.
Yun Yi didn't care much. She just remembered a certain moonlit night when the boy had cradled her foot and asked if he could marry her one day.
The girl's smile was nonchalant, as if she were teasing a pet. "Let's talk when you've got what it takes."
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When he appeared before her again, he was a dazzling new star in his industry.
She was now a globally acclaimed singer, recently returned from studying abroad, and about to marry under pressure from her mother.
The invitation lay quietly on her desk, Yun Yi's name almost rubbed away.
On the eve of her wedding, Lu Juye came to ask if she wanted to leave with him.
"Yun Yi, I can protect you now. Please, don't leave me behind again this time, okay?"
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The moon doesn't know of its own serenity and radiance. It doesn't even know it's the moon., Jorge Luis Borges, The Unknown
Reader advisory:
1. A queen with a devoted dog. She takes and takes, he gives and gives. Don't read if that's not your thing.
2. No one is perfect. The plot, values, and setting are fictional, so don't apply them to real life.
3. The female lead is allergic to cats and dogs, so she keeps a snake. (This has already been stated. If you missed it and are upset, don't blame the author.)
Theme: Love is the cure that saves a person.
