Jiang Jiqing and Pei Zhengye had been rivals since childhood. They were always at each other's throats and couldn't stand one another. After entering government service, Jiang Jiqing became a civil official.
Pei Zhengye, determined to oppose him, became a military officer. During the Lantern Festival, when families were meant to gather, the two started fighting again.
Pei Zhengye pretended to make peace with Jiang Jiqing. They hadn't even gone a quarter of an hour without fighting before they were at it again. Pei Zhengye drugged Jiang Jiqing with an aphrodisiac.
He wanted to see what the usually cold and aloof Jiang Jiqing would turn into.
Pei Zhengye took the opportunity to humiliate him, but unexpectedly, the two ended up in bed together, spending a night tangled in each other's arms.
When Jiang Jiqing woke up, he wanted nothing more to do with Pei Zhengye. He just wanted to kill him.
Until one day, Pei Zhengye backed him into a corner with nowhere to run. Jiang Jiqing asked, "What exactly do you want?"
"Did you poison me? Otherwise, why would you avoid me? Every time I see you, my heart starts racing," Pei Zhengye asked.
Jiang Jiqing slapped him hard. "What business is it of yours whether I avoid you? If you're sick, go get treated. Stop hanging around me."
***Jiang Jiqing drew up a customized plan to tame Pei Zhengye.
From then on, all the officials in court witnessed a rare sight. The two men who had always fought each other stopped fighting, and Pei Zhengye spent every day frolicking around after Jiang Jiqing.
Reader's guide: One-on-one, both are each other's first and only. The top is a total dog, always provoking the cool bottom until he loses his composure. The bottom is determined to train him.
Core theme: At peace with the wilderness, unconcerned with worldly affairs.
