He Doesn't Speak

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Historical Danmei Synopsis:

One-line summary: My beloved has become the apple of my enemy's eye

[Past Life]

Xie Cisui was born in the wilderness, and from childhood lived among wolves, leopards, venomous snakes, and wild beasts. By chance, the Sixth Prince, Cen Yunjian, found him and brought him back to the Yanzi Shadow Guard Camp.

When he first entered the camp, he was fierce and feral, unable to get along with anyone. He was so wary that he distrusted anyone who came near. At the slightest provocation, he would fight, and no one wanted to associate with him.

Yet later, when danger struck, he took five blades meant for Yan Hui. Covered in blood, he rode to rescue him from the enemy. All because Yan Hui had casually bought him some candy.

Yan Nan was stubborn and had made a mistake. The prince punished him, and only Cisui dared to speak up for him while the Sixth Prince was furious. He took twenty lashes in Yan Nan's place.

If someone showed him even a little kindness, he would repay them tenfold, a hundredfold, with unwavering devotion and complete sincerity.

He was the youngest in the Shadow Guard Camp, and the last disciple accepted by its commander. His senior brothers, Yan Bei and the others, all doted on him. Whenever they received their monthly stipend, they would first buy Cisui the pastries he liked.

For many years, Xie Cisui helped Cen Yunjian endure hardship and bide his time. Decisive and resolute, through mountains of corpses and seas of blood, through blades, spears, swords, and halberds, he stood in front of Cen Yunjian and protected him with absolute loyalty.

When the new emperor ascended the throne, Xie Cisui naturally became a trusted courtier, powerful and renowned.

[Present Life]

Only when the Xie family was massacred in retaliation for backing the wrong side in the struggle for the throne did Xie Xuezhao learn that he had taken Xie Cisui's place. For years, he had enjoyed the Xie family's affection, while Xie Cisui had struggled for food with tigers and wolves since childhood, living a life of hardship and wandering.

When Xue Zhao awoke again, he had suddenly returned to years earlier. Ignoring his fever-weakened body, he clutched his father's hand and told the truth in front of his brothers, begging them to bring Xie Cisui home as soon as possible, before he suffered any longer out there.

After many twists and turns, the Xie family finally found Xie Cisui, covered in wounds. But no one expected this to be the beginning of chaos for the Xie household.

The boy, dressed in ragged furs, stood alone on a high tree branch, wary and refusing to come down. Below him stood several Xie family sons, all frantic with worry.

He smashed ten bowls, bit through more than a dozen pairs of chopsticks, beat up noblemen at a banquet, and would only sleep in the doghouse. As soon as Xie Cisui arrived, the head of the Xie household and the young masters all asked the local authorities for leave.

For a time, the capital was abuzz with rumors that the Xie family's fifth young master, Xie Cisui, was a wild and unruly savage.

Ever since Xie Cisui returned to the Xie family, the capital's highborn nobles turned pale with fright whenever his name came up, lamenting that the Xie family spoiled this lawless youngest son far too much.

He liked bright, dazzling things when he first entered the human world, so the Xie family scoured the land for precious gold, silver, gems, and jade, piling them into chests and boxes. Their extravagance was outrageous!

Beating the sons of eighteen noble families at a Cao household banquet, setting fire to pleasure boats on the lake, burning down the Xie family ancestral hall, causing a disturbance at the Imperial College... Every single one was a wicked deed!

But in the eyes of the Xie family patriarch and his sons, Xie Cisui, who had wandered and suffered since childhood, could not be more well-behaved.

The second brother sipped his tea calmly. "At the Cao household banquet, others bullied and humiliated him. So what if he hit them? Tiger Slave did nothing wrong. I'll protect him and take responsibility for him."

The third brother frowned in irritation. "He burned down the ancestral hall? Tiger Slave was desperate to save someone, and he even hurt his own hand. How come none of you noticed that? You people meddle far too much."

The fourth brother adjusted his cloak. "Even if Tiger Slave brought the whole sky down, I'd clean up after him. It's not your place to criticize him."

When Xie Cisui was framed and imprisoned, Xie Guanf u, head of the Xie household, charged into the Ministry of Justice prison without hesitation. Gripping a long sword, he coldly carried his youngest son out of the cell on his back.

When others tried to stop him in terror, he said only, "Everyone says I'm a powerful minister. So what if I break in today?"

New to the human world and still bewildered, Xie Cisui asked, "My father and brothers are powerful ministers?"

The dukes, marquises, and nobles were dumbfounded. "This is simply outrageous! Unbelievable!"

Later, the Crown Prince fell from power, and the Sixth Prince, Cen Yunjian, rose to prominence. The Xie family, a staunch supporter of the Eastern Palace, was about to be in trouble. The noble families all waited to see the Xies make fools of themselves, eager to kick them while they were down.

To their surprise, instead of hearing that the Xie family had been confiscated, they received an imperial decree from the newly enthroned emperor, enfeoffing Xie Cisui as Marquis of Jianning.

The nobles and marquises: "???"

Xie Cisui: "The prince is a good person."

Anyone with eyes could see it, and they were left speechless. The white jade Guanyin pendant around his neck had been given to him by Cen Yunjian.

Is there any law left in this world?

[Reading Guide]

Couple: Xie Cisui x Cen Yunjian

1. The bottom grew up surviving in the wilderness and being kept by others. After returning to the Xie family, he retains some animal habits as he grows up, along with a simple outlook on life and a complete career of his own.

2. In his previous life, the top raised his beloved himself. In this life, the bottom grows up surrounded by family and friends.

3. One-line summary: My beloved has become the apple of my enemy's eye

Synopsis of He Doesn't Speak:

Lin Xingye lost his voice after a high fever and was never accepted at school.

He changed dorm rooms four or five times in two years. His pillow was soaked with cola, there was broken glass in his shoes, and his homework was torn to shreds on his desk.

The strange looks bent his back. Whenever he wanted to write something, he could never compete with someone else's voice.

Every breath was suffocating. He always wandered alone along the edge of the noisy sports field during evening study.

Later,

he saw someone. The boy was carefree and dashing, leaping up for a crisp, clean dunk on the court and earning cheers from the crowd.

Lin Xingye could always pick him out through the sea of people, then forget the sorrow of the day.

But one day, when he returned to the sports field, he could no longer find him.

The enormous moon was soaked in ink, and every day grew dimmer.

Until the first day of senior year...

A cool, pale hand lifted the black-and-white school uniform. Qi Yan straightened up and narrowed his eyes at the person standing frozen in front of him.

In a lazy tone, he said, "Hello, I'm Qi Yan."

At the sound of his voice, the light in Lin Xingye's eyes froze for a moment, and his hand tightened around his backpack strap.

The person he had replayed in his mind a thousand times suddenly appeared right in front of him.

On the first day of school, they officially met...

They were desk mates and roommates.

Lin Xingye was always careful to get close, never letting it show.

He could keep the pen refills Qi Yan had used for ages. On the subway, he would pretend to sleep and lean against Qi Yan's shoulder. At the sports meet, he wore a mascot costume just to hug him.

The boy was carefree and knew no bounds. Qi Yan would casually sling an arm over Lin Xingye's shoulder, come to meet him at the school gate on rainy days, walk home with him, and frown as he rapped him on the head, exasperated while teaching him how to solve problems.

Lin Xingye thought they would always be this close, right up until the end of the college entrance exams.

But the bulletin board displaying the results of the fourth monthly exam of senior year was covered with the diary entries he had written to Qi Yan. His tightly wrapped shell was torn away, and a heavy rain began to fall.

The entire grade was abuzz.

In his eighteen years of life, Qi Yan had never faced a situation this difficult.

The thoughts in his head tangled together in a mess.

That afternoon, Lin Xingye never showed up. Instead, Qi Yan heard that he was changing dorm rooms.

He sprinted back to the dorm, grabbed Lin Xingye by the wrist, and demanded angrily, "Why are you running away?"

Lin Xingye wrote on a piece of paper, one stroke at a time: A Yan, you know.

Qi Yan fell silent. In the reflection, Lin Xingye's eyes looked shattered.

[Bonus Scene]

The bulletin board displaying the senior year's monthly exam results was covered from top to bottom with pages of private diary entries.

The entire grade was abuzz.

One evening during study hall, Qi Yan pinned the culprit to the floor and beat him up in front of the whole class.

That night...

"Why don't you two just get together?"

Chi Dao tossed out the suggestion casually, but it landed like water in a pan of hot oil, setting off a sizzling explosion.

As soon as he said it, everyone's eyes turned toward them. The two people in the upper bunks leaned out, ears perked and eyes shining.

Xu Zizhao had just returned from the windowsill when he heard this. He tripped over the threshold and went sprawling, utterly stunned.

Qi Yan paused. His thin lips straightened, and he swept them with a cool, flat look. "What are you imagining?"

Hearing that, Xu Zizhao finally relaxed. He knew it, how could that possibly happen?

But later, when the next semester began...

In the hallway, Xu Zizhao rubbed his eyes, his pupils practically exploding.

Wh-Wh-Why are they holding hands?

Damn, now they're kissing too.

So much for imagining things!

Theme: The stars shine on, longing for the sky to dawn