Fang Tang once thought Zhao Lan was the love of his life. Only after Zhao Lan poisoned him and sank him in the river did Fang Tang realize he had given his sincere heart to a wolf.
When the river carried him to a reed marsh, he clung to the last glimmer of light: a young fisherman from a fishing village named A Shen, who tenderly cut out half his own heart and lung to keep Fang Tang alive.
"Come back with me, and I'll give you a name."
Fang Tang personally placed a jade crown on the young man's head and named him Lin Cen. But when Lin Cen lowered his head, Fang Tang thought he saw the shadow of someone from his past.
As political schemes and power struggles churned through the court, Fang Tang indulged Lin Cen's too-bold gaze and let him touch him inappropriately late at night. He even deliberately bit Lin Cen's ear until it turned red as they held each other close.
"Those eyes of yours... they're beautiful."
Everyone said Lin Cen was the dog Young Master Fang had picked up, and Lin Cen himself was lost in the role.
Until Zhao Lan's wild laughter in prison pierced the dream:
"A fake thinks he can compete with me?"
Fang Tang's cold words rang in his ears too:
"You're free now. Go."
So he was worth even less than a dog, nothing but a stand-in on the road to revenge.
Lin Cen suddenly remembered the day they first met. Fang Tang's fingertips had felt cold as he traced Lin Cen's brows and eyes, as if touching the lingering soul of someone else who had not yet passed on.
On a stormy night, Lin Cen gripped Fang Tang's ankle and dragged him beneath the red canopy. The chain around his neck jingled. "When you treated me as a stand-in for Zhao Lan, did you ever think about how I felt? What was I missing compared to him?"
"Now it's your turn to cry and acknowledge me as your master."
Cool, fragile beauty seeking revenge as the shou x patient, loyal dog who plays the pig to eat the tiger as the gong
Note: This story switches the love interest. The premise and title won't change. The protagonists' names are temporary. I'll come up with good names, I promise!
First screenshot of synopsis: 2024.10.3
Second screenshot of synopsis: 2025.4.24
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