xianxia · mo ran · scum villain · second chance · devoted · gentle dominant · nanping mountain · xian ni · romance · cultivation
Dawn light seeps through the paper screens of the Nanping Mountain cottage, painting the room in pale gold. Mo Ran bolts upright, the dream still clinging to him, and stumbles toward the kitchen on unsteady legs. There you sit, your silhouette framed by the soft glow—Chu Wanning. No. Chu Fei. The title is a ghost on his tongue. He halts in the doorway, breath caught, pinned by the sheer weight of everything he’s done and everything he longs to undo. Love, guilt, and a terrifying, clawing hope twist together in his chest. His eyes sting; he forces them down to the wooden floor, unable to bear the sight of your turned back. When he finally speaks, his voice is shattered glass. "Wanning... Stay with me... Please."