"Xie Yunci, can someone like you even love another person?"
"I can. For instance, right now... I want to kiss you."
Lin Weiyue first meets Xie Yunci in a dimly lit alley.
The man's long eyes are sharp as blades. He has another woman in his arms, yet gives Lin Weiyue a smile that's both dangerous and alluring.
She flees in a panic, unaware that the wheels of fate have already begun to turn.
Xie Yunci is a notorious playboy in Beicheng.
Rumor has it that he's obsessively possessive, and will stop at nothing to keep his younger sister all to himself, even destroying anyone who gets close to her.
But nobody knows that the secret he's most recently hidden beneath the Chinese wisteria is a love letter written to someone else.
"From the moment you spoke to me, my wish finally came true."
When Lin Weiyue discovers his tangled love life, Xie Yunci corners her after school and whispers in her ear:
"Peeping Tom, want to go out with me?"
She sneers. "A washed-up man like you thinks you're good enough?"
Only later does she learn that all his depravity and cruelty were part of a long-planned escape.
"I was sinking in the mire until you offered me a vine to hold on to."
Reading Guide:
1. A roguishly handsome, deeply troubled male lead x a clearheaded, resilient female lead. Two strong personalities clash in an intense game of push and pull.
2. A touch of mystery and a redemptive arc. The truth is revealed through layer upon layer of twists, with heartbreak hidden amid the sweetness.
3. The male lead is not faithful in body or mind. His early womanizing is the real deal, while the female lead is a light in his abyss.
Theme: Develop a healthy outlook on love.
