Desire for Love, Deception of Time

[A story about two control freaks going head-to-head.]

Yan Qianyu couldn't understand why Shi Yi insisted on pestering him.

He'd heard that Shi Yi was the eldest young master of the Shi family, a wealthy heir with plenty of admirers. Yet, for some reason, he was especially clingy with Yan Qianyu and impossible to shake off.

This mysterious man had suddenly barged into his life, claiming he wanted to be friends. But every single thing he did pushed right up against Yan Qianyu's boundaries!

Shi Yi was willing to spare no expense for him. He had to want something, but whenever Yan Qianyu asked, all he got in return was empty nonsense.

Yan Qianyu: "What's in it for you?"

Shi Yi: "I'm just interested in you and want to be friends. Does that count?"

Yan Qianyu's guard went up at the advances of someone so obviously up to no good. He was convinced Shi Yi was after information about his research.

Yan Qianyu didn't believe a word Shi Yi said, and couldn't be bothered to figure out why he was trying to get close. The man was too dangerous. Yan Qianyu just wanted him gone from his life.

But things wouldn't go the way he wanted. Before him stood someone he couldn't understand...

"How can someone like you even exist?"

Shi Yi's point of view:

Honestly, he had no expectations for this boring world. People, things, none of it interested him.

That day at a bar, he spotted a decent-looking target. He only meant to have a little fun and didn't give it much thought.

But Yan Qianyu's reaction was completely beyond Shi Yi's expectations. All his tricks and schemes seemed useless against this man, who was unlike anyone he'd ever met.

"How many targets have I been for you?"

Yan Qianyu moved closer step by step, the coldness in his eyes nearly freezing over.

"As far as I can tell, you're just wasting your time. You're never going to get what you want."

He never imagined someone like this could exist... Someone who saw through all his intentions and left him nowhere to hide.

Shi Yi's interest flared. He was going to make the man before him fall completely for him!

[Serious-story blurb]:

Yan Qianyu is a genius biologist who holds the "key" to unlocking the human genetic code. But as his work progresses, the problems involved grow beyond what he can face alone. He needs an accomplice: someone capable of making his vision a reality, someone who won't betray him...

[Poetic blurb]:

Each hunter sees the other as the finest prey and lays countless traps in wait. Through a cycle of push and pull, schemes, deception, and compromise, they succeed in trapping each other, only to find themselves sinking deeper and deeper. What binds them together is the strongest trust of all...

A deranged, spoiled young master x a cool, beautiful scientist

One-on-one romance, Shi Yi x Yan Qianyu, two equally matched leads, mutual devotion, set in an alternate modern world, at university, with graduation coming soon.

Theme: How to build trust with another person