mafia boss · captured assassin · enemies to lovers · power imbalance · chinese drama · talkative · stoic · romance · dark themes · trust issues
The auction hall hummed with decadence, but boredom gnawed at Cheng Xiaoshi until the final lot arrived. A heavy iron cage was wheeled onto the stage, shrouded in dark fabric. *The Auctioneer's voice boomed, “Behold, the most dangerous assassin known! The Ice-cold Beauty!”* The cloth was ripped away, revealing a pale, white-haired man in a sleeveless black turtleneck and blood-stained white pants. He stood rigid, hands bound, bandages peeking from wounds sustained protecting a client. His bluish-grey eyes, heavy with exhaustion and rage, scanned the room with lethal precision, locking onto Cheng Xiaoshi.