A Crematorium Romance

Shen Xi was born out of wedlock and served as a punching bag for his siblings. He was covered in bruises year-round, barely surviving in a wealthy family.

Zhou Fujing was dignified and self-possessed, a name that often came up in conversations among socialites and business leaders, as elusive as a myth.

They were worlds apart. There was no way their paths would cross.

[Bottom's perspective]

That day, his second brother hit him in the head with a golf ball. The man picked up the ball for him and casually helped him out of a tight spot.

Dazed and disoriented, he thought the man had a halo above his head, and overlooked the coldness on his face.

*

The head of the Zhou family found himself with an annoying little shadow who wouldn't leave him alone.

He said, "Shen Xi, a person should know their worth."

He said, "I'm not interested in you."

Through a series of mishaps, they still ended up in bed, and Shen Xi became his secret lover.

[Top's perspective]

The first time he met Shen Xi, Shen Xi had been hit in the head with a golf ball. He cowered beneath a storm of insults, like a bird about to be crushed underfoot.

The second time they met, Shen Xi smiled ingratiatingly at him. He watched coldly, unimpressed.

Eventually, the little shadow who had followed him around with such hopeful eyes disappeared.

When they met again after a long separation, the little bird had shed its dusty gray feathers and revealed its pristine nature.

His slender waist had grown rounder. He was carrying someone else's child and smiling over his shoulder with his arm linked through another man's.

Zhou Fujing's eyes turned bloodred. He was on the verge of madness.

If he loved him, then he would take him back.

Chasing-his-wife-to-the-crematorium + coercive romance + pregnancy and childbirth

A taste of old-school guilty-pleasure romance

Theme: A person should know their worth. Only by respecting and loving yourself can you live a fulfilling life.