Possessive Love

[Emotionally detached, possessive gong] x [cold on the outside, warm on the inside shou]

Originally titled Possessive Obsession, but I had to change the name because of the review process T^T

As an illegitimate son of the Bai family, Xia Shi thinks he is meeting Jiang Wanyuan for the first time when he learns that the Bai family is pushing him into a marriage alliance.

The man in front of him gazes at him possessively, like a prey that won't run or fight back.

A sham marriage contract with two years of no interference in each other's lives, in exchange for 200,000 yuan to pay for his grandmother's surgery. It's an easy choice, isn't it?

In the end, Xia Shi signs the agreement.

But on his very first night at the Jiang home, Xia Shi regrets it. The three rules they agreed on are no match for this bastard's desires.

Who said that taking the money meant he had to fulfill his obligations? Sometimes, Jiang Wanyuan's behavior really doesn't seem normal.

He can't fight back, and he can't get away. Xia Shi's attempt to give him the cold shoulder fails. After all, it's there in black and white on that red marriage certificate. It may be unreasonable, but it's legal. Xia Shi assumes Jiang Wanyuan just likes to make trouble for him, but then things start to seem like something else entirely:

The Bai family's young master, his half-brother, picks a fight with him, and later the company goes bankrupt.

The person who bullied him as a child gets the punishment they deserve.

He struggles to find a job after graduation, and then a world-famous company reaches out with an offer...

He has always thought he was just Jiang Wanyuan's amusement when he was bored. And his own vague affection for Jiang Wanyuan was nothing more than the dependence and habit that had grown between them. Later, after they break up, on a rooftop beneath a sliver of daylight, Xia Shi finally catches a glimpse of the truth.

As it turns out, fate had laid the groundwork for their entanglement long ago.

What he thought was their first meeting was actually the culmination of another man's ten years of devotion.

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Gong's POV:

"The light I couldn't hold on to when I was young became the one obsession of my life."

"I used the most clichéd methods to yearn for the one person I held most dear. I was afraid you'd remember me, and afraid you'd forget me; afraid you'd hate me, and even more afraid you'd choose to forgive me."

Reading guide:

1. The gong's condition isn't based on anything real. I made it up; it's a psychological disorder.

2. One-on-one, both chaste, marriage first, love later.

3. Two-year age gap, bittersweet romance, bickering couple.

A plug for my friend's entertainment-industry BL, also opening today

In the Eye of the Storm, by Nanchuang Que

Please add it to your favorites!

Zhang Shen is a devoted fan of movie star Li Xing. He's been obsessed for six years, knows every one of his films by heart, has written countless books inspired by him, and crazily, almost obsessively, has etched every inch of his body into his heart.

Zhang Shen thinks he and Li Xing will never have anything to do with each other in this life.

Until Li Xing decides to star in his new book. Zhang Shen, who has never sold the rights to his work before, breaks his own rule and joins the production as a screenwriter.

The day he first sees Li Xing, Zhang Shen stands beneath the boundless night sky and glimpses the bright moon. At first, Li Xing gives him his signature faint smile and says politely but distantly, "You're a few years older than me. Can I call you Brother Shen?"

His ears tingle at once, as if struck by electricity. How could he say no?

He nods and agrees.

As they grow closer, Zhang Shen discovers that this high-hanging moon is really a newborn hedgehog, covered in soft spines, sensitive and fragile.

Even when a single remark shatters his defenses, he only looks at Zhang Shen with reddened eyes and says, "Brother Shen, don't look at me like that. I can't take it."

Later, the popular movie star, famous for keeping himself above reproach ever since his debut, is photographed kissing someone. Three trending topics explode in a row, and soon he disappears from the public eye, surrounded by a storm of scandal.

The day he can't find Li Xing, Zhang Shen searches half of Beijing. At last, in the town where the film ends, he finds him.

He stops. Li Xing, sitting against a wall some distance away, slowly turns his head, looking stunned. Rain pours down without warning, and they meet each other's eyes in the dark.

Soaked by the rain, Zhang Shen walks toward Li Xing step by step and grabs him by the collar. "I'll find you, no matter where you go."

Li Xing's voice trembles. "Brother Shen, you came."

"I came to take you home."

"Because you and I are destined to be bound together until death."

Irreverent, insecure puppy-like movie star gong x socially anxious, slightly unhinged writer shou

Tips:

- A simple romance focused on feelings, mutual healing, no real-life inspiration, one-on-one, happy ending.

- Real-world place names are used in the story, but everything else is fictional and has no connection to reality.

Theme: Even in adversity, keep looking toward the light. Those who love you will always be by your side.