[Top-centric]
In Lingcheng's wealthy circles, the second young master of the Qi family, Qi Wang, is the very picture of excellence.
Handsome, distinguished, academically outstanding, and immensely talented.
Apart from being a little cold, he's practically perfect.
The day the Qi family's real young master was brought home, the fake young master, Qi Wang, was stripped of everything and returned to his former status.
Quietly hiding the darkness in his eyes, the young Qi Wang could only let himself be carried along by the flood of fate.
After returning to reclaim what was his, he wanted it all: power, status, and money.
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The only son of the Si family, Si Xingran has been doted on by everyone since birth. He is naturally spoiled, as delicate as a rose, yet covered in thorns.
Everyone thinks he and Qi Wang have been mortal enemies since childhood, and that their reunion after years apart has only made them fight even more viciously.
Only Si Xingran knows that when it comes to Qi Wang, his thorns have always been aimed at himself.
And he does it willingly.
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Many people have stood by Qi Wang's side.
He has gained things, and he has lost them.
That day, Si Xingran asked him, "Qi Wang, have you ever loved me?"
Looking at Si Xingran's eternally willful, radiant face,
he took a long time before answering, "No."
Qi Wang said no, yet held him tightly.
His star was burning, and Qi Wang wanted to hold him closer, to see if they might burn to ashes together.
[Content Warnings]
1. The top is a heartthrob with a colorful romantic past. Si Xingran is the one he ends up with, though he has little screen time early on.
2. None of the characters are perfect, including the protagonists.
3. Romance-focused. The author is terrible at both studying and writing career plots. Every part of the story is there to serve the romance.
Theme: Searching for warmth through the long passage of time.
