Before she died, Jiang Nuo finished reading a danmei novel called Private Rose. The main couple was a scum gong and a weak shou.
The scum gong was arrogant and domineering, and came from a wealthy family.
The weak shou was timid and easy to bully, and came from a poor family.
Because of a bet, the scum gong treated the weak shou with every kindness, eventually making him fall in love. But on the day of his confession, he publicly told the weak shou it had all been a bet, humiliating him and making him a laughingstock at school until he was forced to drop out.
After five years of twists and turns, the two met again. The scum gong was consumed by regret and used every means at his disposal to get back together.
And so, the scum gong tormented the weak shou for ninety-nine chapters, while the weak shou took less than two chapters to torment the scum gong in the ending. Then they were forced into a happy ending, all under the pretentious name Private Rose.
Jiang Nuo couldn't accept the ending. As she lay dying, she had only one wish: to change Cen Yu's life.
Perhaps her resentment was too strong, because Jiang Nuo transmigrated into the story as Jiang Nuo, a male supporting character who appeared in only a few chapters before transferring schools.
And in just a few days, the scum gong and his underlings were supposed to make their bet!
To change Cen Yu's fate, Jiang Nuo intervened and rescued the weak shou from the dark, locked restroom first, determined to protect him for the rest of his life.
Cen Yu had no money for food, so the scum gong gave him a meal card.
Jiang Nuo pulled out an enormous lunchbox sent over by the housekeeper. “A Yu, Auntie made braised pork again, even though she knows I don't like it. Help me finish it!”
Cen Yu was bullied at work, so the scum gong bought the coffee shop.
Jiang Nuo put on an apron and smiled shyly. “A Yu, can I stay with you?”
Cen Yu got trapped in a haunted house at the amusement park, and the scum gong came to his rescue.
Jiang Nuo grabbed Cen Yu's hand, trembling. “A-A Yu, don't be scared. I'll always protect you!”
Scum gong: “...”
Damn it, why are you everywhere?!
After successfully outlasting the scum gong, Jiang Nuo spoiled Cen Yu until he became his most precious treasure, and became his boyfriend.
Their relationship progressed naturally.
On the night Jiang Nuo finally worked up the courage to take their relationship to the next level,
Cen Yu, who had always seemed weak and timid, opened Jiang Nuo's shirt and took him completely, without leaving a trace.
Jiang Nuo: “...”
What happened to the weak shou?
The original story lied to me!
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No one knew that Cen Yu had lived through two lifetimes.
In his first life, he was entangled with Qin Ze.
He had tried so hard to get away from him, but it was as if he were controlled by puppet strings. In the end, he accepted Qin Ze's confession. On the very night they held hands, that force disappeared, and Cen Yu destroyed Qin Ze, then himself.
In his second life, Cen Yu sat drenched in the dark restroom, wanting only to die one more time.
But this time, someone reached out to him...
Later on,
Jiang Nuo always said he was Cen Yu's treasure, a beautiful white rose he wished he could hide in his own garden.
Only Cen Yu knew that he was nothing but a filthy clump of mud, desperately trying by any means possible to trap the sun in his arms...
Theme: Yearning for the light