Read on TwitterHe Xuan is an ex-scholar turned merchant who has to flee with his old parents & sister to escape debts unfairly imposed upon him. He changes his name to Ming Yi to hide from debtors--
& ends up in the town where the Shi family are the most powerful & richest merchants. HX heads to the Shi family estate to ask for work. SWD & his father are not impressed but SQX takes pity and begs his father to give this stranger a chance
SQX strikes up a friendship with HX whos the same age & has the same bday as him. HX begins to fall for SQX who is oblivious & thinks of HX as his very best friend. MEANWHILE swd is mistrustful of HX & sees "Ming Yi" fall head over heels for his precious didi.
SWD absolutely will NOT allow just anyone- especially this suspicious stranger to court SQX he wont have it. A few years pass & HX rises in importance to the Shi familys business. SWD & SQX are both unmarried, SWD just not finding anyone good enough for him-
-while SQX always says with a laugh he will only marry for love (HX shoots pining glances whenever sqx says that & SWD has kill bill sirens playing in the bg he will NOT let this suspicious man whos lodged himself into his familys business get his grubby hands on SQX)
So. The day SWD & SQX& #39;s dad says its long past due theyre to be married, Shi Wudu claims that as the elder he will marry first... and demands Ming Yi& #39;s hand in marriage
Cue much confusion from everyone- papa shi nearly passes out bcz his son is a CUTSLEEVE??!? SQX is DELIGHTED he had NO IDEA his big bro was into his best friend!! Isnt this great now his best friend is his brother in law!! & HX... when he sees SWDs cold smirk he Realizes
HXs heart stops because he just knows in that moment- SWD knows about his love for SQX & this is SWD cockblocking him in the most bastardly way possible. SWD invites HX to a private walk, & sure enough SWD straight up tells HX he doesnt trust him--
-& that he WILL find out what hes been hiding. oh & he knows he has a thing for his precious didi...& he will never allow for that to happen ever. HX wants to throttle SWD then & there but SWD comes at him hard with the truth bombs-
SWD is the next head of the Shi merchant business. Not to mention the fact HX would be gravely offending said successor of one of the most powerful trade empires...& HX owes so much to the shi family in general, he would refuse & embarass SWD like this?
HX is in a real bind now...he has to think of his family...plus if he& #39;s married to the next head of the Shi merchant empire the debt thats been haunting him would become SWD& #39;s debt too. HX swallows down his murderous rage at SWD that pompous cockblocking asshole and accepts
We have SQX cheering on this delightful development between his gege and Ming-xiong. SQX confides in HX that he was secretly worried for his gege, since he can be...a lot & is very picky abt ppl he keeps company with so HX cant let SQX down!! Ming-xiong has to be good to his gege
& HX wants to DIE he just wants to confess it all to SQX but he feels SWD& #39;s cold gaze upon him every time to not do it hoe. Plus SWD& #39;s threat abt finding out what hes hiding... so HX just dies on the inside as SQX recounts ALL the times SWD was a wonderful ge
SQX gives the shovel talk to SWD too, his ge having a thing for his bff was truly unexpected & he doenst want SWD bullying Ming-xiong. When SQX asks SWD just what is it he likes about Ming Yi enough to marry him, SWD replies after a beat that he likes that Ming Yi is good to SQX
SQX is a bit flummoxed at that answer but SWD is like "well isnt he?" & SQX cant deny that & SWD has to put up with SQX recounting all the times Ming-xiong was the best. It gives SWD a headache but also, it does actually warm him up to Ming Yi a smidge
HXs family is thrilled but also very nervous & terrified at the fact he& #39;s being married to Shi Wudu (swd def has a Reputation) but HX reassures them, that this will be the answer to their problems
(As HX clenches fist in Longing for SQX)
(As HX clenches fist in Longing for SQX)
SWDs dad is unhappy but SWD is quite set on Ming Yi & sees it as "no one will be good enough to catch my eye so it might as well be this dog whos wormed his way into my home but is actually highly competent AND im protecting my didi from him" multiple birds with one stone deal
(BONUS PEISHUI BCZ I CAN: pei ming is SWD& #39;s childhood friend & def joked abt marrying SWD when they get older- to which SWD would reply who& #39;d wanna marry you... PM is now a famous general & war hero, he rushes back fom the capital when he hears SWD is to be married..to a man
PM & SWD go out for drinks (impromptu bachelor party??) & PM is probably ghe most serious SWDs ever seen his old friend be... its a bit unnerving. PM hedges around what he wants to ask but as the night goes on he finally asks SWD the things hes been meaning to ask-
Had SWD always liked men...? To which SWD replies no, he doesnt & that REALLY confuses PM. SWD chuckles dryly, tells PM he has reasons for marrying that stray dog & PM asks tentatively...so you dont... even like him?
SWD replies i dont like anyone. Except my didi ofc. And PM laughs bcz of course. SWD looks at PM and says sometimes you& #39;re also tolerable, and that simultaneously warms PM down to his very core and he half jokingly asks, tolerable enough to marry?
Half a beat of silence, pei ming could brush it off as a joke but he suddenly wants shi wudu to answer honestly & they& #39;re holding each others gazes completely serious.
SWD breaks eye contact first, flippantly says what does it matter anyways. Im marrying ming yi and you& #39;re a famous general with the emperors favor and an endless number of women at your heels. PM reaches out, holds SWDs hand, and quietly says yes, but before all that--
--I was a boy who was going to marry you when we grew up.
SWD is stunned silent for a moment. PM is looking at his hand on top of SWD& #39;s, completely serious. SWD swallows back a lump in his throat & pulls his hand away scoffing. Stupid things said by a stupid child
SWD is stunned silent for a moment. PM is looking at his hand on top of SWD& #39;s, completely serious. SWD swallows back a lump in his throat & pulls his hand away scoffing. Stupid things said by a stupid child
PM reaches out and grabs SWDs hand again. Even if it was silly sentiments said by a child, the same silly sentiments remains. And while SWD will marry someone else & he will go back tk the capital, he& #39;d like to show the depths of his sentiments even if just for that night,-
if Shi-xiong would permit it.
SWD wants to ask PM if he& #39;s drunk but PM& #39;s barely touched the alcohol tbh, hes mostly been pouring drinks for him.
SWD doesnt answer but as PM stands up drawing SWD up still holding his hand, SWD doesnt pull away.
SWD wants to ask PM if he& #39;s drunk but PM& #39;s barely touched the alcohol tbh, hes mostly been pouring drinks for him.
SWD doesnt answer but as PM stands up drawing SWD up still holding his hand, SWD doesnt pull away.
AND THEN PM FUCKS SWD, & THE NEXT MORNING PM SETS BACK TO THE CAPITAL WITH A SMILE TELLING SWD TO SEND AN INVITE WHEN THE WEDDING DATE IS SET& SWD SMILES AT HIS STUPID SILLY CHILDHOOD BEST FRIEND & WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN, BUT DEFINITELY NOT IN THIS LIFETIME.
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The wedding date is now set &everyone expects SWD to be a bridezilla but surprisingly enough he seems to.not care, being busy with other things & SQX is the bridezilla making sure everything is perfect for his ge & ming-xiongs special day
[FUCK ITS 6AM AGAIN I NEED TO GO TO SLEEP this thread is Paused for now]
