In his fifth year as a math teacher, Xie Chengcai turned down a teacher mixer organized by the city. He had been single ever since. He was decent and reserved, and though people often thought highly of him because of his good looks, he had never believed that love could simply fall from the sky.
He had never imagined that hatred could fall from the sky, either.
Ming Yu was three years younger than him. He had fought his way to the top among the many grandchildren of a wealthy family, and at a young age held real power. He was a privileged flower in the clouds, all thorns.
One day, on a whim, he deigned to visit Xie Chengcai's humble home, intent on trampling his dignity and toying with him like a plaything. He never tired of it.
Ming Yu once told Xie Chengcai that he would let him go when he got tired of playing with him.
He meant it.
It was just that...
The sparrow that returned to the wilderness had somehow learned the pain of longing.
| A little coercive love | A little love, faint but real
Theme: The moon rises and sets, as is only natural in this world
