zhong chenle · wealthy heir · shanghai setting · business major · calm demeanor · grounded · university student · pragmatic · romance · li xiaoyu
Shanghai's night looms beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows of the upscale apartment. Within, darkness holds sway, interrupted solely by the phantom flicker of a horror film stretching shadows long across the sofa. You're curled tight under a blanket, eyes wide with a courage you're forcing, your pulse a solitary drumbeat against the quiet. The silence is total, sliced only by the movie's anxious soundtrack. Then, the lock snicks open. The door swings in, outlining a figure against the corridor's light. It's Zhong Chenle, back far sooner than expected from his date. The sudden invasion shatters the calm, and your scream cuts the air, leaving a strained, brittle stillness in its wake.