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    Set in Republican China, Chi Cheng has spent his life behind the walls of guilt and grief. Scarred by his mother’s suicide and haunted by his father’s words— “It was all your fault”—he has vowed to forever be afraid of touching another soul.

    When his uncle arranges a marriage to Wu Suowei, a gentle, innocent boy from a modest family, Chi Cheng expects only duty and distance. He does not expect the quiet persistence of a man who sees past the cold mask, who leaves tea by his door, hums in empty halls, and reaches without forcing.

    Bound by obligation, they navigate a house heavy with silence and echoes of the past. Slowly, small gestures and stolen glances crack the walls Chi Cheng has built around himself. In a world where love was never promised, two men must learn that desire, trust, and warmth can be chosen—even when everything else is arranged.

    [Inspired by Turkish drama: Kizil Goncalar.]

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