The assassins' guild has put a bounty of thirty million on the head of Yu Nuo, CEO of Shangri-La.
Yu Nuo climbed to the pinnacle of power at Shangri-La in just five years. Decisive and ruthless, he moves with swift efficiency and never gets close to anyone.
But a month later, Shangri-La had a new employee. Rumor had it that the CEO had poached him during a business trip.
The new colleague was called Jing Quan. He was lively, fun, gentle, kind, and capable. More importantly, he had an exceptionally handsome face.
This wasn't just some new hire. He was obviously the future Mrs. CEO!
The entire company was waiting for the CEO to hand out wedding candy. Instead, they got the shocking news of his death.
At the funeral, Jing Quan squeezed out two crocodile tears. Beneath his bouquet, a smile curled at the corners of his mouth.
Jing Quan was the direct beneficiary of this funeral.
Hacking was his main job, and he killed people from time to time. But one day, he lost his memory and forgot everything about his past.
After accepting the assignment, Jing Quan successfully infiltrated the company and began a series of operations that endangered Yu Nuo's physical and mental well-being.
Including, but not limited to, extracting information, poisoning, and murder.
Jing Quan extracted information.
Yu Nuo: He cares whether I'm mentally well.
Jing Quan tried to murder him.
Yu Nuo: He cares whether I'm physically healthy.
When they clashed with the enemy over a weapons shipment, the two worked together with incredible coordination. Amid the hail of bullets, Yu Nuo looked at him with an unreadable gaze.
The last time, Jing Quan handed Yu Nuo a glass of poisoned red wine, and Yu Nuo drank it without hesitation.
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After confirming the mission was complete, Jing Quan was about to leave the funeral.
Just then, someone blew on his earlobe, their breath warm.
“If I'd drunk that glass of red wine you gave me back then, would I be the one lying here now?”
It was Yu Nuo.
With the ecstasy of a long-awaited reunion and a tenderness held in check down to his bones, he gently embraced Jing Quan.
“Teacher, I've missed you so much.”
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Fifty years ago, the Federation was embroiled in civil war. The people suffered, and all order had collapsed.
Yu Nuo was very young then, but he knew that Jing Quan had countless students. He was just one of them.
But Yu Nuo's mother had entrusted him to Jing Quan on her deathbed. Unable to bear seeing his comrade's orphaned child left alone, Jing Quan took Yu Nuo with him.
Yu Nuo took the chance to approach him without restraint.
But for the sake of the so-called Federation's citizens, Jing Quan had to go somewhere far away. As he left, he said,
“Be good and wait for me to come back.”
After several decades apart, Yu Nuo finally got his wish.
Reading guide:
1. The author has built a mountain of original worldbuilding, and every detail serves the plot. It's pseudo-science fiction, and the author will make things up as needed to explain anything that can't be explained.
2. The love interest is younger.
3. A slow-burn story.
4. The top is not a good person by conventional moral standards.
Theme: Courage is humanity's lifelong support
