Jin Yu was frail and sickly, and had been pampered at home for years, never allowed to leave the house.
One day, a dirty little boy showed up at his home, claiming to be his fiancé?
Jin Yu: ? How can a man like me have a fiancé?
His father told him that he and Xu Mubai had been betrothed as babies, after their fathers arranged the marriage when they were born. They just hadn’t expected him to be born a boy.
Jin Yu: Get lost! I’m a man through and through!
But in the end, Xu Mubai didn’t leave. It turned out his entire family had been wiped out by their enemies, leaving him all alone. If he left the Jin residence, he would be killed the very next moment.
With matters come to this, Jin Yu couldn’t fight it. When people came to investigate, he even had to dress as a girl to present himself as the Jin family’s young lady and Xu Mubai’s betrothed, so Xu Mubai could stay openly and without suspicion.
As time went by, Jin Yu grew even angrier and often tormented Xu Mubai whenever they were alone.
Xu Mubai, for his part, was obedient and never complained.
Until one day, Jin Yu dreamed that he was a character in a story.
His slave, Xu Mubai, was the story’s protagonist, known as the Dragon-Aotian, while Jin Yu was his long-dead white moonlight.
Xu Mubai had always coveted him, but Jin Yu’s powerful family had kept him from getting what he wanted.
Later, Xu Mubai was reunited with his family, went on a face-slapping spree and crushed his enemies, then became the emperor of a kingdom and planned to abduct Jin Yu by force.
But when he discovered Jin Yu had already died of illness, he flew into a rage and sent troops to wipe Jin Yu’s town off the map.
Afterward, he searched for people who looked like Jin Yu to keep him company, and was hailed as the most devoted ruler in history.
Jin Yu: ???
Wait, what’s wrong with him?!
When Jin Yu woke up, he flew into a rage, kicked awake Xu Mubai, who was sleeping beneath his bed, and drove him out into the snowy weather.
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Jin Yu had wanted to kill Xu Mubai and be done with it, but Xu Mubai had been born a slave, had a pitiful background and circumstances, and was very good at acting pitiful. Jin Yu just couldn’t bring himself to do it.
With no other choice, he could only teach him every day, hoping to set him straight and get him to stop liking men.
One afternoon, Xu Mubai pinned him to the bed and coaxed him gently and patiently. “A Yu, be good. The doctor said it has to go all the way in for you to recover soon.”
Jin Yu cursed, “You beast!”
Xu Mubai held him close, enraptured. “Even if I’m a beast, I’d gladly become anything if it could save your life, A Yu.”
Theme: Good things are something you have to seize for yourself. You can’t depend on others.