[A melodramatic, cliche chase-your-lover-to-the-crematorium story]
Lin Zizhen knows Li Keheng is only keeping him around to pass the time.
But so what?
He is only relying on the rich and powerful Li Keheng, after all.
Love and expectations have never been what he desires.
His greatest wish is simply to keep his broken, crumbling life going.
He and Li Keheng deceive no one and take what they need from each other.
Isn't that its own kind of happy ending?
It's just that Lin Zizhen suddenly realizes he might be starting to care.
He gets jealous, feels hurt, has hopes, and even despairs.
It's a possessiveness that has quietly taken root, destined only to bring him humiliation.
He hates it.
*
Li Keheng has always been pleased with Lin Zizhen: beautiful, refined, obedient, and never a bother.
After all, he doesn't believe in love, nor does he need it.
Then, after finding another newcomer he likes the look of, he once again tells Lin Zizhen to leave for a while. But when Li Keheng tells him to come back, Lin Zizhen doesn't obediently return like he always has.
Li Keheng won't indulge a lover who throws a tantrum.
If Lin Zizhen won't behave, he'll find someone else.
But after trying one replacement after another, Li Keheng finally realizes that no one can take Lin Zizhen's place.
When Lin Zizhen isn't there, his heart always feels empty.
That frightens him.
*
At the launch party for a new drama, Li Keheng sees Lin Zizhen smiling as he gazes intently at another man.
Only then does he realize Lin Zizhen is a vine that grew from the depths of his heart, winding through every breath he takes.
To part with Lin Zizhen would mean ripping out the roots buried deepest in his heart.
It would hurt terribly.
Li Keheng's eyes bloodshot, he presses Lin Zizhen's hand tightly against his own chest.
He won't let go.
#He is no prince in shining armor, and Lin Zizhen is no pure-hearted youth.
Bearing their own flaws, they embrace and become whole. #
○ 1v1, happy ending. No changing the top.
● Both the top and bottom have their flaws. This does not represent the author's values.
Theme: People should respect one another.
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My Childhood Friend Can't Be This Wild
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My Shizun Can't Have a HE with a Scumbag Gong
Never Forget
Harboring Evil Intentions
We're Divorced, So Don't Bother Me
It's Just a Breakup
Farewell to You
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