The year they fought on a desolate planet, Xie Xian rescued someone from the ruins of an artillery barrage.
Later, that person took his place as the Empire's commander.
Honestly, Xie Xian couldn't understand why his life had taken such a sudden turn for the worse.
The emperor who had trusted him stripped him of his military command on trumped-up charges. The friends who had once fought by his side called him a thief who had betrayed the nation. Endless humiliation and suspicion pressed down on him until he could barely breathe.
He couldn't make sense of it, so he stopped trying. After falling into despair once more, Xie Xian resolved to leave the Empire he had poured his heart and soul into.
Until one day, the emperor found his hideout. Just as he thought he was about to be executed as a traitor...
The emperor told him he wanted to continue the work they had left unfinished.
Chu Xun had a dream. In it, he was the male lead gong in an angsty interstellar romance.
In the novel, he verbally abused and beat the male lead shou, among other things, trampling the other's dignity underfoot.
The ending was easy to guess: to win his lover back, he harmed himself, knelt, and ended up in the hospital. After countless hardships, he finally won the beauty's heart.
Meanwhile, his friend Xie Xian became a cannon-fodder shou who had long coveted the position of empress and constantly made things difficult for the protagonist.
After waking up, Chu Xun thought, What kind of ridiculous plot is this? Xie Xian devoted all his passion to the Empire. How could he get into a catfight with someone over some nebulous romance?
But reality told Chu Xun that his dream was no fiction.
Things had already reached the point where he was showering the male lead shou with affection while pulling all kinds of face-slapping stunts on Xie Xian.
Chu Xun's vision went black. He wanted to smash his head against a wall and die on the spot.
Was it too late to explain to Xie Xian that he hadn't known what he was doing?
Strong x strong, 1v1, happy ending
An angsty romance dressed in interstellar trappings, with an old-school feel. Everyone gets their comeuppance, and there will be a running-away plotline.
The world is fictional, and the author has made up a mountain of personal details. Please don't overthink them.
Theme: Loving yourself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.
