Trapped in the Shadow

Jing Lan’s life set sail from the gutter. At Huai Middle School, two people who had nothing to do with each other crossed paths. Jing Lan, an invisible student ostracized by her classmates. Lu Jingchu, the young master who had been top of the class for years. No one could have imagined that Lu Jingchu, passing Jing Lan in the hallway, would take the note she handed him. No one could have imagined that Jing Lan, who always took things lying down, would be so skilled at treating Lu Jingchu like her dog in private. In their senior year, Jing Lan got close to a boy, and rumors that they were dating spread everywhere. People said Lu Jingchu hated Jing Lan so much that he couldn’t stand to see her happy and had to ruin things for her. Only Jing Lan knew how Lu Jingchu broke down and demanded: “What’s your relationship with him? I thought we agreed to keep our distance from the opposite sex. Was that only supposed to apply to me?” Lu Jingchu was Jing Lan’s “shadow,” taking care of any problem she had and helping her escape her miserable life. After graduation, Jing Lan seemed to get a new boyfriend. She cut off contact without even telling him they were over. “If you get together with someone else, I’ll die.” In a foreign country, Lu Jingchu’s messages went unanswered. He had been abandoned. - Years later, they met again at a hotel. Jing Lan remained composed. “Mr. Lu, what a coincidence.” Lu Jingchu tore away her mask. “You don’t know me anymore? Have you learned to stand on your own after all these years? Who are you using now?” After their passionate encounter, Jing Lan fell asleep beside him, and Lu Jingchu posted a line on his alternate account: “Love or no love, I just have to keep her with me.” Lu Jingchu tried to convince himself that it didn’t matter whether he loved her or not. Even after they married, he was still jealous. “Now that we’re married, even if you take an interest in another man, don’t bring it home. You’d better come home every night, or you’ll regret what I do to the two of you.” Obsessive male ghost x flirtatious faux sweet girl The male lead is sexually inexperienced / marriage first, love later / secret affair Theme: When it’s willingly chosen, how can it be a hardship?