Binding Myself with Snow

An emotionally steady, secretly ghostly top × a beautiful, strong, tragic, and unhinged bottom

Lu Jinyao × Qin Shuying

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Qin Shuying is the illegitimate son of a famous wealthy family in Songcheng, and a rabid dog.

His controlling older brother and performance-art-loving father keep him like a pet. Whenever they face a business rival, they set him loose to tear them apart, then sit back and reap the rewards.

This time, their business rival is no ordinary opponent: a heaven-blessed prodigy who charges ahead without hesitation and has never known defeat, as well as the treasured young master of their family's sworn enemy.

Lu Jinyao, who also happens to be Qin Shuying's first love.

When sworn enemies and secret crushes meet, it should be quite the scene... except Lu Jinyao doesn't remember Qin Shuying at all.

He doesn't remember the puppy-like Qin Shuying who so innocently sketched his portrait, protected him without hesitation, and bravely tried to escape his cage of a home, stumbling as he ran to him.

Only to be pushed away by Lu Jinyao, who nearly cost Qin Shuying his life.

A heartbreak this severe can turn a puppy into a rabid dog. Thirteen years later, Qin Shuying won't let go of Lu Jinyao, all because of something his performance-art-loving father once said:

"Go hate him. Drag him down to where you are, and then you can be together forever."

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A clash between sworn enemies should be bloody and brutal. Qin Shuying was getting ready to show off, but Lu Jinyao's sudden, tender display of affection caught him completely off guard.

Maybe Qin Shuying's strength and madness stirred up Lu Jinyao's desire to tame him. Maybe his tragic background touched the well-bred young master's heart. Or perhaps his face was simply exactly to Lu Jinyao's taste.

Lu Jinyao put up with him causing trouble, joined him in reminiscing at a small villa, and even discovered the carefully prepared cage Qin Shuying had built for him in the basement.

Lu Jinyao casually picked up a small bottle whose contents were unknown, gently lifted Qin Shuying's chin, and poured it into his mouth.

"What were you going to drug me with?"

"Shh. You don't need to answer. You'll find out when it takes effect."

Oh, so he hadn't just provoked a heartless bastard. He'd provoked a ghost.

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A person shouldn't freeload, so after trapping his sworn enemy in reverse for three days and nights of indescribable activities, Lu Jinyao calmly declared:

"I'll lock him up, clip his wings, and take away his choices. He'll be a lover kept in the dark, prey for me to toy with. That's the price he pays for causing me trouble."

Friend: Really? I don't believe you.

The reasons for that disbelief: First, it seems Young Master Lu has fallen in love for real.

Second, hilarious. Do you think the rabid dog is a Hello Kitty just because it hasn't bared its teeth?

Qin Shuying turned around, set a fire at Lu Jinyao's business that nearly burned it to the ground, and ran away. Lu Jinyao no longer dared say a harsh word to him or deceive him in any way.

The spark that started the fire was a part of the past Lu Jinyao didn't know about, proof that thirteen years ago, he had nearly ruined Qin Shuying's life beyond repair.

Content warnings:

1v1, both are virgins. The bottom suffers in the beginning; later on, there's a lengthy groveling arc.

It's an angst novel, but also a roast session.

Modern business warfare with an ensemble cast and scenes featuring other characters.

Upcoming new story of the same type: "A Guide to Raising a Rabid Dog" (also known as "Don't Raise a Cat Like a Dog")

ID 10451923

Scheming, ghostly authority figure top × loyal, unhinged puppy

Chen Songsong × Liang Zhihui

A story about someone who thinks he's tamed a fierce dog, but turns out to be the dog himself.

The blurb and story are told in reverse order.

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Everyone on Weidao Island knows wealthy second son Chen Songsong has a good dog.

This good dog is both fierce and loyal. Whether it's a troublesome subordinate, a hated enemy, or a hidden threat, all Chen needs to do is give him a look, and the dog will lunge at them and tear out their throats, then obediently return to Chen Songsong with his spoils.

Chen's lackey has a refined name that doesn't match his methods or his madness: Liang Zhihui.

Zhihui used to be a carefree, reckless little lunatic. Almost no one on Weidao Island knows this.

He came from the Blind Towers, a hellish breeding ground for crime, where life and death were left to fate amid cramped, dark buildings tangled together. Charging around without restraint seemed to be his nature, until he met Chen Songsong at seventeen.

The dazzling young master lifted his face, dirty with blood, and said, "You're beautiful."

Some time later, Zhihui acquired the name Chen Songsong himself wrote on his household registration application: Liang Zhihui. Along with a new home far from the Blind Towers, listed on the back of his registration card.

To raise a puppy in a cage, you have to teach him where home is:

Chen Songsong would get handsy with Liang Zhihui in his office, his car, and even a private room off the reception hall. Only at home would he give him a gentle kiss.

To watch a puppy grow up, you have to record every precious moment:

"Zhihui, don't be shy. Open your eyes and look at the camera."

To make a rabid dog submit, you have to force him to surrender willingly:

Chen Songsong held water containing an antidote in his mouth and calmly watched Liang Zhihui, eyes red at the corners, defy his own will as he climbed up Chen's clothes, his lips and teeth eagerly claiming the cool liquid as if he were asking for a kiss.

Everyone who knew even a little about them believed Chen Songsong had tamed Liang Zhihui, the rabid dog. Liang Zhihui ought to hate him, but had no choice but to submit.

No one knows that Zhihui once pursued Chen Songsong with reckless abandon.

Before Chen Songsong imprisoned him, Zhihui sent paper airplanes made from colorful candy wrappers to the wealthy second son, who wanted for nothing. He once shouted, "Chen Songsong, I like you!" after Chen's class, then disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Biting his pen, he couldn't think of a single blessing in the world good enough for Chen Songsong. In the end, he angrily wrote: "I wish you ( ). Fill it in yourself!"

His passionate confession went unanswered, and Zhihui grew disheartened, ready to cut himself off and keep his distance.

Later, a huge fire broke out in the Blind Towers. Everyone on Weidao Island said heaven was cleansing that foul place, but Zhihui lost his home.

When he had nowhere to go, Chen Songsong held out a hand to him as he stood there in shock.

After ten years as a vicious dog and a house pet, Liang Zhihui took one last look at Chen Songsong, who was cuddling him like a big dog and sleeping peacefully, then quietly slipped out of his arms.

After ten years of gnawing, he had finally bitten through the leash.

Ten years, and a rabid dog never gives up fighting back.

Upcoming serious crime-investigation story set in Northeast China: "Tracking Killers Across the Snowfields"

ID 9877057

A cold, sharp-tongued superior × a sunny, cheerful, clever little flirt

A nursery rhyme conceals the name of a police officer who has endured sixteen years of torment. A pursuit spanning sixteen years begins.

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Theme: CEO romance isn't above the law. Be careful in intimate relationships.