My Archrival Pulls Me Into His Arms

Coming soon: My Obsessive Marriage Partner Has Fallen for Me. Please add it to your collection. The blurb is at the end. This novel is also known as Where Is Mount Sumeru? The pirated version differs greatly. If you like it, please support the official version. The full novel costs only 7 yuan! A devoted, unhinged gong with a mysterious past × a beautiful, clever shou who keeps everyone at arm’s length. The new emperor of Beidai ascended the throne, and the court was in chaos, with two rulers sharing power. Emperor Jing established the Chongxiao Bureau to supervise the capital. The Empress Dowager established the Luantai to supervise Emperor Jing. Lin Tingsong, head of the Chongxiao Bureau, was ambushed on his way back to the capital and left at death’s door. Someone saved him. In the freezing snow, that person wrapped him in their arms and kept him warm all night. When they met again, that person had transformed into his sworn enemy: Sui Han, an official of the Luantai. To find the secret treasure, the Sumeru Scroll, the two had no choice but to work together. When they were trapped in an iron cage, Lin Tingsong tried to probe Sui Han’s identity. Sui Han immediately pressed a knife to his throat. To his surprise, Lin Tingsong simply leaned forward. “Are you crazy?!” Sui Han swiftly pulled the knife away. Lin Tingsong wiped the blood from his neck. “So softhearted. How can you be the Empress Dowager’s blade?” Sui Han dipped a finger in the bead of blood on Lin Tingsong’s fair neck and pressed it hard against his lower lip. “Truly a beauty. Even the most famous actors in Shengle cannot match you by a third.” “Lord Sui is no slouch either. The Empress Dowager even picks watchdogs that look almost human.” ** Sui Han was a worthy opponent, and a genuine madman. Lin Tingsong wanted nothing more than to avoid him. But the more he dodged, the more he realized that Sui Han kept trying to get close to him. The alcove was narrow, barely large enough to hide in. Lin Tingsong’s back was pressed tight against Sui Han’s chest. Hot breath slipped down his collar, and Lin Tingsong shivered. “Move back a little.” “It’s too narrow. I can’t.” Sui Han’s voice grew a little hoarse. “Then move that damn knife. It’s digging into my waist!” Lin Tingsong snapped. Sui Han felt the short blade hanging quietly behind his waist. “…It’s not a knife.” “You brought another weapon?” Lin Tingsong reached back and felt around. The sensation beneath his fingertips made his scalp go numb… ** Sui Han never imagined that one day he would jump into the very fire he feared most for the sake of his sworn enemy. The two lay at the bottom of a cliff. Sui Han said he had saved Lin Tingsong only for their mutual benefit. But when Lin Tingsong was badly injured, drenched in cold sweat from the pain, and still tried to push him away, Sui Han’s carefully maintained calm finally crumbled. “Lord Sui, you don’t need to worry about me. I’ll handle my own affairs.” “Handle them? Can you even manage that?!” Sui Han’s voice rose sharply, then abruptly fell to a hoarse murmur, his turbulent emotions dissolving into a sigh. Silence spread. Sui Han clenched his fist and slammed it against the rock wall, then turned and crouched down halfway. “Get on.” He spoke softly. “I’ll carry you out.” They were political enemies at court. How had they ended up entangled with each other like this?! • 1v1, both virgins, HE, a healthy and equal relationship. • Inspired by the Northern Wei, but mostly a fictional setting. Please don’t nitpick the history. ❤️Please add my upcoming novel to your collection❤️ Modern danmei: My Obsessive Marriage Partner Has Fallen for Me. Gong: real estate CEO / beautiful but tragic / obsessively controlling / only sick, never weak (older). Shou: outdoor guide / stubborn / passionate and free-spirited / suffers without being downtrodden. As an illegitimate son of the Chen family, Chen Qi never imagined he would one day be bought by a CEO to marry him! This marriage could help him leave the Chen family, move his grandmother into a better hospital, and even pay off his online loans. It seemed like a good deal, but the price was his freedom. His husband, Lu Changye, was extremely controlling. He not only filled Chen Qi’s schedule with classes and set rules for meals and curfews, but even confiscated his phone and forbade him from taking group tours for work. Chen Qi was fed up, but he soon realized that beneath this seemingly cold man’s exterior, there might be a vulnerable side. On a stormy night, on the roof of a shopping mall, Lu Changye clutched his knees and trembled. “Does your leg hurt?” Chen Qi reached out to help him. Lu Changye broke away in a panic. The wind swept off their umbrella, and they both fell into the mud. “Are you an idiot?” Rain pelted down on them. Chen Qi wiped his face. “Where does it hurt? Say something!” “Leave me here.” Lu Changye finally spoke. “No one cares.” Out of basic human decency, Chen Qi still dragged him home. From that day on, Chen Qi realized that caring about Lu Changye had its benefits, acting obedient had its benefits, and being useful had even more benefits. So he changed completely and stopped opposing Lu Changye. When Lu Changye told him to come home on time, he never came back late. When Lu Changye asked him to take part in company projects, he did an excellent job. When Lu Changye’s father made unreasonable demands and tried to hit him, Chen Qi stepped in front of Lu Changye. Lu Changye gently rubbed his injured wrist and asked softly, “Why?” “Because I care about you.” Chen Qi smiled. Of course not. He just needed to hold on a little longer until he had saved enough money. Unfortunately, his savings plan was discovered. “Was it all fake before?” Before Chen Qi could explain, Lu Changye asked again, “Where did you sell my Patek Philippe?” “I didn’t steal it!” Chen Qi flushed with anger. “I was faking it, but what about you? Were you ever sincere with me?” Chen Qi pounded on the locked door. “Did you ever trust me? Did you ever respect me?!” That night, his grandmother was critically ill. Chen Qi jumped out the window and rushed to the hospital despite his injuries. His grandmother still passed away, severing his only remaining tie. On his phone screen, calls kept flashing. He disgustedly threw the phone into a medical waste bin and disappeared into the rainy night. … Chen Qi fled to Gannan, opened a small guesthouse, and worked part-time as an outdoor guide. It was the rainy season, and there were few tourists. A black off-road vehicle stopped outside the guesthouse, and its window slowly lowered. The man was handsome, his bloodshot eyes peering through the curtain of rain. He came closer step by step, cloaked in the cold dampness of the rain, his shadow falling over Chen Qi. “Come back with me.” Lu Changye swept Chen Qi’s hair away from his eyes. “The altitude here is so high. My head hurts. Whenever I felt unwell before, you would listen to me.” [Bonus Scene] Later, at a formal banquet, Chen Qi attended as Lu Changye’s partner. Lu Changye, who always held his head high, noticed that his shoelaces were loose and actually knelt on one knee in front of half of high society. As he stood up, he deliberately let his suit sleeve ride up. A snow-white bandage wrapped his wrist, blood seeping through it. Chen Qi’s gaze fell on it. “What happened to your hand?” Lu Changye brushed Chen Qi’s fingertips with his injured wrist. “I was delirious with a fever last night. I called for you, but you didn’t answer. I looked everywhere for you… then I saw the fruit knife on the coffee table.” Lu Changye tilted his head slightly, revealing a pale, beautiful smile. “I just wanted to see how you felt then, whether it hurt.” “Chen Qi, now we’re even, right?” “If you tame me, then we’ll need each other.”, The Little Prince Theme: True love and freedom