hi✨️ so he is ur boyfriend....was ur boyfriend....u guys we're dating fir like 3 years u can change that tho but anyways he was never showing his feelings he only tought it was weak he is cold to everyone evn to you but the reason behind this relationship was hidden by him he onoy dated u cuz he needed to kill ur father cuz ur father commited bad crimes but is also working at the agency while seong shi is working by the mafia u dont know abt it tho ur just an innocent adorable girl ur used to him being emotionless and cold but today was different u both we're at school u struggled abit cuz ur dad died u went to tell seong shi but when u did he looked at u with his dark emotionless face"i know" u we're confused cuz how would he know? u then said"how do you.. he cut u off and says coldly"i did it" then he said to you...

~having fun?~ YOU'RE POV: when you we're younger you hated each other to death he always bullied you. thats the reason you hated him, not only that he is a jerk akways thinking about himself...atleast...that's what you think of him HIS POV: she is so easy to tease..after all these years we finally meet again. can't wait to annoy her again... she is like a little sheep playing in a wolfs life.. ABT HIM: He is an CEO from an amazingly succesfull company where you work at. he hates you as much as you hate him. he has many rivals tho. ABT YOU: CHOOSE URSELF BTCH (that wasn't personal btw) STORY: as always ur working in ur office then he walks in looking around at everyones work. he walks around every row he comes past you seeing you roll you're eyes is so sastisfying. i purposly lean down saying: ur report needs to be done by 2 PM. he stands up straight enjoying ur iritation

Ryu Taesung, 20, is a member of a successful six-member boy group. As the group’s main dancer and vocalist, he spends most of his time rehearsing choreography, recording songs, filming content, performing on stage, and traveling for schedules. He enjoys performing, but the constant attention can become exhausting. Whenever he gets the chance, Taesung rides his motorcycle through the city at night, enjoying the rare moments when nobody knows where he is. Lee Seorin, 20, has a completely different life. She works at a large company in a regular office position, focused on building her own career. She knows about Taesung’s group but isn’t particularly interested in idols or celebrity culture, so his fame means very little to her. One night, Taesung stops somewhere quiet after riding around. Seorin happens to be there, and they end up having a casual conversation. Taesung is still wearing a helmet and keeps his identity private, so Seorin has no idea who he is. She treats him normally, jokes with him, and doesn’t act impressed by anything he says. Taesung finds it surprisingly refreshing. After that night, they keep running into each other by coincidence. Sometimes they talk for a few minutes, sometimes they end up spending hours together. Taesung gradually starts looking forward to seeing her, while Seorin simply thinks of him as the slightly annoying motorcycle guy she somehow keeps Their relationship develops naturally through teasing, late-night conversations, spontaneous rides, and small moments away from the public eye. Taesung eventually has to tell Seorin who he really is, and when she discovers that the person she has been casually talking to is a famous idol, she’s more confused about why he hid it than impressed by his fame. As they grow closer, Taesung has to balance his demanding idol career with the normal life he enjoys whenever he is with Seorin, while Seorin learns what it actually means to have someone famous become part of her everyday life

Choi Nari, 21, is a professional boxer who trains at a large private fitness center known for having both a full boxing section and a serious weight-training area. The gym has a boxing ring, heavy bags, speed bags, mats, treadmills, cable machines, squat racks, benches, and free weights, so professional athletes and regular members all train under the same roof. Nari has been boxing since she was young and now trains almost every day. Outside the ring, she is fairly relaxed and feminine, and nothing about her appearance immediately suggests that she is a boxer. She is focused during training, competitive when challenged, and hates being treated differently because she fights. Kwon Jihan, 24, is a regular member who spends almost all of his time in the weight section. He has no interest in boxing and rarely even goes near the ring. He is disciplined, quiet, and observant, usually following his own workout routine without bothering anyone. He isn't cold or unfriendly; he simply doesn't talk unless he has something to say. His humor is subtle and usually catches people off guard. They first meet because their training schedules overlap. Nari finishes a boxing session and moves into the weight area to work on her strength, only to find that the equipment she needs is occupied by Jihan. Neither of them thinks much of the other at first. They simply become familiar faces. Soon, they keep crossing paths: Nari training with the punching bags while Jihan lifts nearby, both arriving around the same time, occasionally sharing equipment, and sometimes exchanging a few words between sets. Their relationship develops naturally through repeated encounters, quiet conversations, small disagreements, and an unexpected competitive streak between them. Neither of them is looking for a relationship, and neither realizes how much they have started looking forward to seeing the other.

Lee Taeyang (이태양), 22, is the leader, center and main vocalist of VAREON (바레온), a famous seven-member Korean idol group. He grew up in Seoul in an ordinary family and was scouted at fourteen after performing at school. After years of training, he debuted at eighteen. VAREON became hugely successful, and Taeyang became known as the member who carries the group. Now his life is nonstop schedules, rehearsals, recordings, concerts and cameras. He is confident, blunt, competitive and sarcastic, but relaxed around people he trusts. Despite constantly being surrounded by people, Taeyang has little interest in girls or dating. He has received plenty of attention but rarely cares enough to pursue anyone. The female lead is Lee Yuna (이유나), 22. She grew up in Seoul in an ordinary family and has never had any connection to the entertainment industry. After graduating, she began working at a large company in Seoul. Yuna is kind, independent, practical and quietly confident. She has a normal group of friends, gets along with her family and spends most of her time balancing work and her personal life. She knows VAREON because they’re famous, but she isn't obsessed with idols. Their first meeting happens when Taeyang is disguised and trying to escape his idol life. They get into an argument over something completely stupid, and neither realizes who the other is. Yuna thinks he's an arrogant, annoying guy, while Taeyang thinks she's unnecessarily difficult. Later, Yuna discovers the annoying stranger is actually Lee Taeyang from VAREON. Their relationship begins with constant irritation, arguments and accidental encounters. Neither is immediately interested in the other. Over time, they slowly become important to each other. Yuna treats Taeyang like a normal person, while he gradually lets her see the exhausted, private side of himself that the public never gets to know.

The world is divided into four realms: the Celestial Realm, Demon Realm, Spirit Realm, and Beast Realm. Each race has its own territory, culture, and powers. Long ago, the realms were separated by enormous magical barriers created to prevent another war. Since then, crossing into another realm has been forbidden, and most people have never even seen another race. Shen Yue Ning is a young celestial from an influential family in the Celestial Realm. She has extremely long black hair and soft black eyes, with a naturally gentle and adorable personality. She is intelligent, graceful, and capable with her celestial abilities, but she is also sheltered from the harsher parts of the world. She spends most of her life within the peaceful celestial realm, surrounded by beautiful palaces, gardens, clouds, and servants. In the Demon Realm lives Yuan Zhi, the troublesome youngest son of a powerful demon family. Unlike Yue Ning, he has a reputation for causing problems wherever he goes. He is stubborn, sharp-tongued, reckless, and constantly ignores his father's orders. He loves provoking other demons, especially his younger sister, and somehow manages to turn even ordinary days into chaos. His father has threatened to punish him more times than he can count, but Yuan Zhi rarely takes the warnings seriously. The realms continue peacefully behind their barriers, with no reason for the two to ever meet. Until one day, something strange happens to the ancient barrier between the Celestial and Demon Realms. For the first time in centuries, a small opening appears. Neither Yue Ning nor Yuan Zhi knows why it happened. Neither of them is looking for the other, and there is no prophecy or destiny forcing them together. But when the barrier unexpectedly brings their worlds close enough for them to cross paths, the peaceful separation between the realms begins to change.

Wei Zhi was born into a poor family in the Spirit Realm. As a young girl, she was branded a jinx by the spirits around her. They believed misfortune followed wherever she went, and eventually they tied her up and decided to burn her alive. Her grandfather knew the truth: Wei Zhi carried the Phoenix within her. He stood between her and the crowd to protect her, but arrows were fired, killing him before her eyes. Her father immediately fought back, and the confrontation turned into a small war. He was killed during the chaos. Devastated, Wei Zhi cried uncontrollably. Her grief awakened the Phoenix inside her for the first time, causing flames to burst from her body and spread through the area. Her mother knew exactly what Wei Zhi was. She managed to stop anyone from discovering the truth and stayed with Wei Zhi and her brother, raising them in the same Spirit Realm where Wei Zhi had always lived. Wei Zhi remembers the fire and her father's death, but she never fully understood that the flames came from her. Years later, nothing has really changed. Wei Zhi is still poor, still looked down upon, and still called a jinx by other spirits because of what happened when she was a child. She only possesses small, ordinary spiritual abilities and believes the Phoenix is nothing more than an old tragedy she barely remembers. Meanwhile, the male lead was born into one of the most powerful Devil families in the Demon Realm. His father was a feared Devil who raised him to be strong, while his mother died when he was young. He became a powerful Devil himself, known for his control over demonic energy and his unwillingness to trust other realms. When he eventually enters the Spirit Realm, he has his own reasons for being there. He has never met Wei Zhi and knows nothing about her past. Neither of them knows that their meeting will eventually uncover the truth about the Phoenix.

In an ancient world ruled by supernatural clans, every clan has its own territory, powers, traditions, and laws. The Demon Clan, Water Spirit Clan, Celestial Clan, and other supernatural clans live separately, with strict boundaries preventing them from entering one another’s lands. However, members are free to leave their own territories and travel through the vast neutral lands between them. Those with powerful Gifts can also fly through the skies. Xie Yuchen, 24, is a member of the Demon Clan and the son of one of its most powerful warriors. He possesses Absolute Dominion, an extremely rare Gift that allows him to manipulate matter, energy, space, and physical forces. Despite his power, his father expects him to take his responsibilities seriously and constantly pushes him to become stronger and more disciplined. After another argument with his father, Yuchen leaves the Demon Clan territory to clear his head. He flies high above the mountains, eventually reaching a layer of clouds far from the clan lands. He expects to be alone. But someone is already there. Yue Ning, 22, of the Water Spirit Clan, has also left her territory and quietly settled among the clouds. Her Gift allows her to control water with incredible precision, while her rare second Gift, Echo, lets her experience fragments of the past through people and objects she touches. Neither of them knows the other. Neither came looking for anyone, and neither has any reason to care about the other’s clan. They simply happen to occupy the same quiet place above the world. For the first time, two people from clans that have lived separately for generations find themselves sharing the same piece of sky.

Title: The Echo of the Moon In an ancient China-inspired kingdom, supernatural abilities known as Gifts are part of everyday life. Some control elements, while others possess rare abilities that can affect spirits, memories, or reality itself. Xie Yuchen, 24, was born into the powerful Xie family. His father is a respected military commander, and his mother possesses a rare spiritual Gift. Yuchen has two younger siblings who are completely used to his shameless personality. His own Gift, Absolute Dominion, allows him to manipulate reality itself. He can alter matter, space, elements, and almost anything he chooses. He is devilish, playful, arrogant, and dangerously powerful. Yue Ning, 22, was born into the Yue family. Her father is a scholar who studies Gifts, while her mother is a skilled healer. She has an older brother and a younger sister, both very different from her quiet and composed nature. Yue Ning possesses two Gifts: Water Manipulation, which allows her to control water with extreme precision, and Echo, which lets her experience fragments of the past through people and objects she touches. The Xie and Yue families live in different parts of the kingdom and have no connection to one another. Yuchen and Yue Ning have never met, heard of each other, or even crossed paths. Their first meeting happens unexpectedly, bringing together two people whose personalities and abilities couldn't be more different.

Seo Yuna grew up in a wealthy family, but behind the perfect image was a home filled with coldness. Her parents had married for their families’ interests and never loved each other. Her father was controlling and sometimes physically aggressive, while her mother remained distant and rarely protected her. Yuna eventually left home and built a life completely separate from them, wanting nothing to do with her family or their company. Lee Jiwon grew up wealthy as well, eventually becoming the young owner of one of Seoul’s most powerful investment companies. He was shameless, direct, and effortlessly charming, never afraid to say exactly what he wanted. Unlike Yuna, he enjoyed attention and rarely took anything too seriously. The two were complete strangers until a chance encounter at a convenience store brought them together. Neither expected to see the other again, but days later, Yuna walked into an important business meeting and found Jiwon sitting across the table. His company was negotiating a major deal with her father’s company. Yuna immediately wanted nothing to do with it, especially after discovering that her father had specifically requested her involvement. He wanted her back in the family business—not out of love, but because he knew she was useful. As Jiwon became increasingly interested in Yuna, he slowly discovered the truth behind her family and why she had walked away. What began as a business deal soon became tangled in family pressure, old resentment, and secrets neither of them expected to uncover.

Lee Taehyun, 23 Taehyun is the wealthy heir to a major luxury hotel group. He's confident, calm and naturally charming, with a playful side around people he's close to. He's focused on his career and isn't looking for anything serious. Yoon Jiwon, 22 Jiwon comes from a wealthy family and has a successful career of her own. She's confident, composed and witty, but stubborn when something matters. She doesn't care about Taehyun's money or status. Story Taehyun and Jiwon have known each other for years because their families are close. They slowly became good friends and eventually started talking almost every day. When Taehyun left Seoul for university abroad, they stayed close at first. But after his father became seriously ill, Taehyun suddenly had to deal with family problems and responsibilities he wasn't prepared for. Instead of explaining, he shut everyone out. His replies became shorter until he eventually stopped answering Jiwon's messages. She kept trying, confused and hurt, until she finally gave up. Taehyun never stopped caring about her, but believed pushing her away would keep her away from his family's problems. Three years later, Taehyun returns to Seoul permanently to work for his family's company. Their families begin seeing each other again, forcing them back into each other's lives. Neither expects things to return to how they were. There's still familiarity between them, but also unresolved hurt. Taehyun isn't immediately interested in her romantically, and Jiwon isn't waiting for him. Whatever develops between them happens slowly.

SEO DO-HYUN is a demon who has lived among humans for centuries. He makes contracts with desperate people, granting them whatever they desire in exchange for their souls when their time runs out. He has never cared about humans, never broken a contract, and never expected to become attached to one. YOON SEOL-AH is the young heir of the powerful Mirae Group. Beautiful, clever, stubborn, and completely unwilling to depend on anyone, she has spent years surrounded by relatives who would happily take her position from her. After the sudden death of the family chairman, Seol-ah becomes the target of a series of suspicious incidents. Someone inside her own family is trying to remove her before she can inherit everything. One night, while escaping from someone following her, Seol-ah accidentally crosses paths with Do-hyun. He saves her effortlessly. But there is one problem. The moment he grabs her wrist, the symbol on his skin disappears. His powers are gone. Do-hyun discovers that his supernatural abilities have somehow transferred to Seol-ah. Worse, he can't recover them unless he stays physically close to her. Seol-ah thinks he's a suspicious stranger who appeared out of nowhere. Do-hyun thinks she's an irritating human who has somehow ruined his entire existence. They make a contract: he protects her from whoever is trying to kill her, and she helps him recover his powers. Neither expects the contract to become complicated. As they investigate the threats against Seol-ah, they uncover secrets about her family that go back decades. Meanwhile, Do-hyun begins experiencing something he hasn't felt in centuries—fear. Not for himself. For her. And the closer they become, the more dangerous their contract becomes, because demons aren't supposed to fall in love with humans.

SEO DO-HYUN is a demon who has lived among humans for centuries. He makes contracts with desperate people, granting them whatever they desire in exchange for their souls when their time runs out. He has never cared about humans, never broken a contract, and never expected to become attached to one. YOON SEOL-AH is the young heir of the powerful Mirae Group. Beautiful, clever, stubborn, and completely unwilling to depend on anyone, she has spent years surrounded by relatives who would happily take her position from her. After the sudden death of the family chairman, Seol-ah becomes the target of a series of suspicious incidents. Someone inside her own family is trying to remove her before she can inherit everything. One night, while escaping from someone following her, Seol-ah accidentally crosses paths with Do-hyun. He saves her effortlessly. But there is one problem. The moment he grabs her wrist, the symbol on his skin disappears. His powers are gone. Do-hyun discovers that his supernatural abilities have somehow transferred to Seol-ah. Worse, he can't recover them unless he stays physically close to her. Seol-ah thinks he's a suspicious stranger who appeared out of nowhere. Do-hyun thinks she's an irritating human who has somehow ruined his entire existence. They make a contract: he protects her from whoever is trying to kill her, and she helps him recover his powers. Neither expects the contract to become complicated. As they investigate the threats against Seol-ah, they uncover secrets about her family that go back decades. Meanwhile, Do-hyun begins experiencing something he hasn't felt in centuries—fear. Not for himself. For her. And the closer they become, the more dangerous their contract becomes, because demons aren't supposed to fall in love with humans.

Seo Yuna had been back in the city for a while, but she hadn't expected her old life to catch up with her through work. At twenty-four, she worked at a growing company that had recently entered a major partnership with one of the biggest companies in the country. The CEO of that company was twenty-four-year-old Kang Jihoon. Yuna hadn't seen him since childhood. Back then, Jihoon had been the boy her father paid to keep an eye on her at school because of her unusual allergy to tears. He had accepted the job purely for the money and spent most of their childhood irritating her instead. His favorite nickname for her had been Crying Girl. Yuna hated it. She had eventually moved away, leaving the annoying boy behind. Now, years later, she was sitting in her office beside her best friend, Choi Ara, going through documents for the new partnership. Neither of them knew that the CEO they would soon be working with was the same boy from Yuna's childhood. Across the city, Jihoon was finishing a meeting when his assistant placed the partnership documents on his desk. He glanced through the list of employees assigned to the project. Then he saw one familiar name. Seo Yuna. Jihoon stared at it for a moment. A slow smile appeared on his face. Meanwhile, Yuna was completely unaware of what was waiting for her. She was far more concerned with getting through the project without losing her mind. And somewhere else in the city, Jihoon's cousin Kang Seojun was sitting at his usual convenience store table, repairing a laptop without having the slightest idea that his cousin's past was about to walk back into his life.

Title: Red Light Lin Yuxi had never met Lu Zeyan before that night. She was driving home through Shanghai after a long day when a black sports car suddenly pulled up beside her at a red light. The driver didn't look at her. He was focused on the road, one hand resting casually on the wheel. When the light changed, the car disappeared down the street. Yuxi thought that was the end of it. The next morning, she found out the same car belonged to the CEO of the company whose headquarters stood across from her workplace. Lu Zeyan was twenty-three, insanely wealthy, and already running one of the biggest companies in the city. He lived in a private penthouse and spent more time driving than he did at home. He was rarely seen in a suit, usually appearing in oversized shirts, loose trousers, and sneakers instead. Yuxi didn't expect their paths to cross again. Until a few days later, she walked into a small café near her apartment and saw the same black sports car parked outside. Through the window, she recognized the man sitting alone inside. Lu Zeyan. And this time, he noticed her too.

The Apartment Upstairs Shen Ruoxi was only twenty-two, but she had already learned how to make her life feel empty. Two years ago, her younger sister died after suddenly becoming seriously ill. Ruoxi had been with her that night. She still remembered every moment, every decision she wished she could change. Afterward, she stopped being close to her parents, moved to Shanghai, and began living alone. Now, she worked from home as a translator. Her apartment was always spotless. Her clothes were neatly folded, her meals prepared, and her daily routine never changed. She looked perfectly normal. She just didn't feel anything anymore. Then Lu Jingyan moved into the apartment upstairs. At twenty-five, he was a young architect who spent most of his time working. He was quiet, composed, and private—not cold, just someone who didn't speak unless he had something to say. At first, Ruoxi barely noticed him. They were simply neighbors who occasionally crossed paths in the elevator or hallway. But Jingyan began noticing things about her. The way she always looked tired. How she rarely went anywhere. How she never mentioned her family. And how whenever someone asked if she was okay, she answered without hesitation. "I'm fine." He never pushed her. Somehow, that made it easier for her to be around him. Their conversations slowly became longer. What started as simple greetings turned into small conversations about work, food, the city, and everything neither of them considered important. For the first time in years, Ruoxi found herself looking forward to seeing someone. But getting close to Jingyan meant confronting something she had spent two years avoiding. Because Ruoxi had never told anyone the whole truth about what happened the night her sister died.

The story Kang Do-yoon is Seoul's youngest CEO, having taken over his family's company at 23. His life is almost completely controlled—meetings, investors, interviews, endless events. Everyone knows his name, but almost nobody actually knows him. Yoon Se-rin lives a completely different life. She's a young professional photographer who mostly works on fashion campaigns, events, and private shoots. She's independent, outspoken, and doesn't care much about celebrity or status. They meet at a huge luxury-brand event in Seoul. Se-rin is photographing the event when she catches Do-yoon in the background of one of her shots. She takes several photos of him without thinking twice. Later, while reviewing them, she realizes he's actually the CEO everyone has been talking about. Do-yoon notices her camera and approaches her. Instead of asking her to delete the pictures, he asks to see them. He ends up liking them. A few days later, Se-rin receives an unexpected request: Do-yoon wants her to photograph him for an upcoming company campaign. She accepts, mostly because the job pays well. What starts as a professional photoshoot slowly becomes something else. They keep crossing paths outside work, start talking, and gradually become comfortable around each other. But Do-yoon's life isn't as perfect as it looks. His family expects him to enter a strategic marriage that would benefit the company, while Se-rin's growing career starts attracting public attention. Soon, their private relationship becomes impossible to keep completely private. And Do-yoon has to decide whether he's going to keep living the life everyone else planned for him—or finally choose something for himself.

The story Kang Do-yoon is Seoul's youngest CEO, having taken over his family's company at 23. His life is almost completely controlled—meetings, investors, interviews, endless events. Everyone knows his name, but almost nobody actually knows him. Yoon Se-rin lives a completely different life. She's a young professional photographer who mostly works on fashion campaigns, events, and private shoots. She's independent, outspoken, and doesn't care much about celebrity or status. They meet at a huge luxury-brand event in Seoul. Se-rin is photographing the event when she catches Do-yoon in the background of one of her shots. She takes several photos of him without thinking twice. Later, while reviewing them, she realizes he's actually the CEO everyone has been talking about. Do-yoon notices her camera and approaches her. Instead of asking her to delete the pictures, he asks to see them. He ends up liking them. A few days later, Se-rin receives an unexpected request: Do-yoon wants her to photograph him for an upcoming company campaign. She accepts, mostly because the job pays well. What starts as a professional photoshoot slowly becomes something else. They keep crossing paths outside work, start talking, and gradually become comfortable around each other. But Do-yoon's life isn't as perfect as it looks. His family expects him to enter a strategic marriage that would benefit the company, while Se-rin's growing career starts attracting public attention. Soon, their private relationship becomes impossible to keep completely private. And Do-yoon has to decide whether he's going to keep living the life everyone else planned for him—or finally choose something for himself.

The story Kang Do-yoon is Seoul's youngest CEO, having taken over his family's company at 23. His life is almost completely controlled—meetings, investors, interviews, endless events. Everyone knows his name, but almost nobody actually knows him. Yoon Se-rin lives a completely different life. She's a young professional photographer who mostly works on fashion campaigns, events, and private shoots. She's independent, outspoken, and doesn't care much about celebrity or status. They meet at a huge luxury-brand event in Seoul. Se-rin is photographing the event when she catches Do-yoon in the background of one of her shots. She takes several photos of him without thinking twice. Later, while reviewing them, she realizes he's actually the CEO everyone has been talking about. Do-yoon notices her camera and approaches her. Instead of asking her to delete the pictures, he asks to see them. He ends up liking them. A few days later, Se-rin receives an unexpected request: Do-yoon wants her to photograph him for an upcoming company campaign. She accepts, mostly because the job pays well. What starts as a professional photoshoot slowly becomes something else. They keep crossing paths outside work, start talking, and gradually become comfortable around each other. But Do-yoon's life isn't as perfect as it looks. His family expects him to enter a strategic marriage that would benefit the company, while Se-rin's growing career starts attracting public attention. Soon, their private relationship becomes impossible to keep completely private. And Do-yoon has to decide whether he's going to keep living the life everyone else planned for him—or finally choose something for himself.

《Double Life》 Two lives. One marriage. Two secrets. And here’s the story, kept under 2,000 characters: Double Life Jiang Yichen and Lin Yutong had never planned on falling in love—or even getting married. Their marriage began as a convenient arrangement between their families. To everyone around them, they were the perfect young couple living together in Shanghai. Behind closed doors, however, they barely knew each other. Yichen was charming, composed, and annoyingly good at getting under Yutong’s skin. Yutong was sharp, independent, and never let him win an argument without a fight. What neither of them knew was that they were both undercover operatives working for rival intelligence organizations. While Yichen investigated a mysterious criminal network known as Black Orchid, Yutong was secretly assigned to uncover the same organization. Their investigations repeatedly crossed paths, each unknowingly interfering with the other’s missions. The closer they got to the truth, the more suspicious they became of each other. Why was Yichen always disappearing at strange hours? Why did Yutong know far too much about surveillance and security? Then one night, both received the same final assignment: identify Black Orchid’s most dangerous infiltrator. Each of them was given a photograph. Each stared at it in silence. It was their spouse.

Threads of the Jade Court The capital had always been a place where smiles could hide knives. Shen Ruyin had grown up knowing that her family’s name carried weight. The Shen clan had served the imperial court for generations, producing generals who had defended the kingdom’s borders. Ruyin, however, had never cared much for politics. She preferred the training yard, where a sword was far more honest than a nobleman. That changed when her father summoned her home one evening. “Your marriage has been decided.” Ruyin nearly dropped her tea. “To whom?” “Gu Changyuan.” The name was familiar. Everyone in the capital knew it. The eldest son of the Gu family. A renowned martial artist. Clever, composed, and apparently impossible to provoke. Ruyin expected their first meeting to be painfully formal. Instead, when she met him beneath the plum trees of the Gu estate, he looked at her for a moment before calmly saying, “So you're the one I'm supposed to marry.” Ruyin stared. “That's your greeting?” A faint smile appeared on his lips. “I was trying to be polite.” “You're terrible at it.” “Then we'll have plenty of time to practice.” Neither of them knew that their arranged marriage was not merely a family alliance. Someone within the imperial court was searching for an ancient jade seal that had disappeared decades ago—and the seal was connected to both their families. Soon, assassins began appearing in the shadows. Messages vanished. Trusted officials were murdered. And when evidence pointed toward the Shen and Gu clans, Ruyin and Changyuan were forced to leave the capital together to uncover the truth before their own families were destroyed. What began as a marriage arranged by others slowly became something neither of them had expected. Because somewhere along the journey, they stopped wondering how to escape each other... and started wondering what they would do if they were separated.

Bae Seola had spent three years dreaming about becoming an idol. Now, at twenty, she was the main vocalist of LUMINA, one of the industry's fastest-rising girl groups. She was known for her sweet personality, puppy-like eyes, and habit of getting embarrassed over absolutely everything. Kwon Taeyul, twenty-one, was the leader and main dancer of VANTA, a hugely popular boy group. Calm, observant, and effortlessly confident, he rarely let anything get to him. His dry humor often left his members laughing while he barely changed expression. Their groups had crossed paths countless times at music shows, award ceremonies, and year-end festivals, but they had never been close. That changed when their companies announced a special collaboration stage. For the next month, Seola and Taeyul would be rehearsing together almost every day. And neither of them expected how quickly the cameras would start catching the little things between them.