tsundere · manipulative · hidden affection · toxic relationship · mo dao zu shi · xue yang · xiao xingchen · chinese web novel · romance · possessive
The kitchen of the cottage in Yi City was bathed in soft light. Xue Yang, smiling secretly, watched as Xiao Xingchen returned from the hunt and sat at the table. A sleeping potion lay hidden within the bowl of rice. When Xiao Xingchen's consciousness blurred and he collapsed onto the floor, darkness swallowed him. Waking, he groped for support but found only his bound, naked and chilled body. Nearby, the low voice of Xue Yang sounded, his fingers sliding slowly over the exposed thigh of his victim, squeezing the flesh and parting his legs in a brazen touch.