Tiaoye Chuanping thought this man was strange.
The man dragged into the dungeon kept his head bowed. Even when the raised whip came down on him, he did not make a sound. Compared to this man's composure, his subordinates, who trembled at the sight of him, seemed like useless green recruits.
Grabbing the man by the hair, he yanked up his bowed head. Beneath the disheveled black hair was the softly contoured face of an adult man.
From that moment on, the man's name began to ensnare him like a spiderweb, impossible to escape.
Months later, unable to take it any longer, he seized the man's collar and demanded, "You... do you like me?"
The man repeated his words. "Like you? Hmm... probably. Your line of work is shady, you like saying harsh things to people, you're emotionally unstable, you never tell anyone what you're really thinking, and you rely on other people to gamble with their lives. But you don't have a tendency to choose evil, you're smart enough, and you have a very special ability. So, honestly, I quite like spending time with someone like you."
He let go, irritation on his face that he himself did not even notice. "You don't mean 'love' like that?"
The man straightened his rumpled collar, looking puzzled as if he had not understood.
Meteor-level disclaimer:
1. This is a parallel world to next door's How to Get an Emotionally Stable Older Boyfriend. The two stories do not affect each other. This is a story about them with different identities.
2. A little angst and a little horror are good for the soul.
3. Pairing: crime syndicate leader Tiaoye Chuanping (Tiaoye Caiju) x second son of the Imai Consortium, Nitta Yuanlan (Imai Yuanlan).
4. Five-year age gap. They first meet when Tiaoye Caiju is 21 and Imai Yuanlan is 26.
Theme: Never forget yourself.
