Falling from the Heights

Melodrama | The Pursuit of the Wife at the Crematorium | Handsome Top and Beautiful Bottom | The Powerful One Bows His Head | The Millennium

Pure-hearted, long-suffering, devoted bottom x Mad-dog, hypocritical top who wants sex, not love

Jing Ping had been secretly in love with Huo Yichen since childhood. He was the only thing he had left to cling to in his bleak life.

He loved him for eight years, then, after his secret love became reality, gave him everything and stayed by his side for two more.

Their first time was in a hotel. When Jing Ping woke up in a daze, the pillow beside him was already empty.

He was treated roughly, yet foolishly thought it was sweet.

After that, Jing Ping naively believed their feelings were mutual and that they were dating.

From then on, he shared Huo Yichen's bed, meals, and home, catering to his every whim.

When Huo Yichen occasionally mocked or scorned him, Jing Ping only blamed his own insecurity and thought he was being too sensitive.

Until Huo Yichen grabbed him by the throat and pinned him to the bed, leaving him with no dignity at all.

The man's false kindness was laid bare, his gloomy gaze utterly devoid of warmth.

"What makes you think you can expect me to care about you?"

"A convict with no parents and no money, wagging your tail around me like a dog, begging for a little affection."

His broad, powerful hand gave Jing Ping's beautiful face a casual slap.

"I give you money and a good place to live."

"It's a transaction we both agreed to. Don't be greedy."

Jing Ping could no longer feel the pain in his neck.

The torment surging through his heart made him tremble with every breath, and his eyes had long since filled with tears.

He had thought he was loved.

So the sweet words spoken while Huo Yichen held and kissed him were all lies.

Huo Yichen had only wanted the novelty of him, and someone convenient and obedient.

Someone who would let him do whatever he wanted in bed, without making a scene or causing trouble.

He wasn't even worthy of being called a lover.

.

Huo Yichen's arrogant certainty that Jing Ping couldn't leave him was shattered one day.

Jing Ping disappeared from his world without a trace.

Huo Yichen searched for him like a madman,

but when they met again, all he learned was that Jing Ping had gotten married.

Through his own hard work, Jing Ping had also transformed into the renowned Mr. Jing,

no longer the humble, timid man he used to be.

"We need to talk." Huo Yichen's voice was hoarse, though he sounded unusually calm.

But the bloodshot red in his eyes, his unsteady breathing,

and his trembling hand as he lit a cigarette betrayed his wretched state of mind.

"What do I have to do for you to forgive me?"

His peaceful life had been disturbed, and Jing Ping only wanted to get the man in front of him to leave.

So he deliberately made things difficult for him: "There's no room for you by my side. How about you become my guard dog, Mr. Huo?"

The words Huo Yichen had once said came back like a boomerang, striking him instead.

He wasn't the least bit angry. Instead, he stared straight at Jing Ping,

bending one knee after another and kneeling in submission.

His gaze shifted from looking down to looking up.

The spirited, arrogant Mr. Huo,

now stood before someone, begging to be humiliated.

Jing Ping stared at the man in disbelief, at the feverish delight and frenzied possessiveness in his eyes.

"You're a real lunatic."

Reader's Guide:

1. The top is a bit of a jerk early on, and his words are harsher than his feelings. Later, he pursues his wife.

2. The bottom isn't actually married. They become an equally matched couple later on.

3. Melodrama, the Pursuit of the Wife at the Crematorium, the top is not a virgin.

A love born of bitter hatred, entangled until death.

4. Set in a fictional world. Please don't compare it to reality.

(My first attempt at this type of story. Just practicing.)

Theme: Don't look back. Better days are ahead.