My Study Companion Always Wants to Escape!

Li Lansheng lost both his parents and depended on his aunt.

When he was eight, he followed her to the marquis's estate and became the study companion of the young heir, Yan Zexu.

Yan Zexu had a nasty temper and was unruly and domineering. He was usually surrounded by a group of spoiled young masters.

Li Lansheng was fair-skinned and gentle, making him an easy target for their pranks.

The young prince, the young general... He couldn't afford to offend any of them.

Then one time, they pushed him into the water. The young masters stared at him, and suddenly began acting strangely.

Li Lansheng was fed up. All he wanted was to study hard, pass the imperial examinations, and leave the estate.

But Yan Zexu began acting strangely.

He stood up for Li Lansheng and wouldn't let anyone bully him, treating him far too well.

Yet when he learned that Li Lansheng had received a love poem from someone else, he flew into a rage.

The way he punished him left Li Lansheng feeling inexplicably embarrassed.

The young heir's moods were unpredictable, and Li Lansheng became even more certain that he had to escape.

But then the heir was kidnapped, leaving the two of them in danger.

In the dark cave, Yan Zexu held Li Lansheng tight and angrily tied the lifeline around his waist.

"If I ever find out you got together with someone else, I'll haunt you even after I'm dead."

Fortunately, Yan Zexu had luck on his side.

After recovering from his serious injuries, he became even more brazen, his gaze growing more and more intense.

When Li Lansheng tried to teach him, Yan Zexu grabbed his hand and played with it.

When Li Lansheng told him to take his medicine, Yan Zexu drank the bitter medicine, then pushed Li Lansheng down on the table and kissed him.

When he managed to anger Li Lansheng, he grew so anxious he scratched at his ears and cheeks.

He went to great lengths to find the rare book Li Lansheng wanted most.

At last, after three years of lying low, Li Lansheng's hard work bore fruit. He excelled in his studies and finally got his chance.

But on the night before he was due to escape, he returned home full of excitement, only to discover that the young heir had found his journal, every page filled with plans to run away.

Yan Zexu was furious and tore his robe for the top imperial examination graduate to shreds.

The next day, the newly appointed top graduate, Li Lansheng, kicked the young heir hard.

Then he left without a trace.

Five years later, the newly appointed Hanlin Academy scholar was summoned to the capital.

But on the very day he arrived, he was kidnapped.

The curtain was lifted, revealing a pair of blood-red eyes, brooding for five years and now completely deranged.

Dressed in wedding robes, Li Lansheng was roughly pinned to the bed. "Yan Zexu! You've gone mad!"

Yan Zexu fastened a delicate silver chain around Li Lansheng's wrist and kissed the flush of anger at the corner of his eye, never stopping.

He had gone mad the day Li Lansheng left!

Theme: Though as fragile as grass and trees, one can still shatter the sky.