In 2021, after everything surrounding The Untamed, the pressure wasn't just fans-it was control. Wang Yibo didn't step away because he wanted to. He was told to. Contracts tightened. Surveillance increased. Words monitored. Interactions restricted. And Xiao Zhan... He understood too well what it meant to be targeted. So he didn't reach out. Not because he didn't want to. But because loving Wang Yibo publicly had already hurt him once-and he refused to be the reason it happened again. They never spoke after 2021. But somehow, they never stopped choosing each other.

In a world ruled by legacies, power, and silence-who is truly pulling the strings? "Puppet Master" is a slow-burn, emotionally charged journey through betrayal, loyalty, and the kind of love that survives even the most twisted games. Wang Yibo grew up with everything-wealth, influence, a family name that ruled industries. But beneath the shine lay secrets, lies, and the quiet suffocation of control. Xiao Zhan once walked away from it all-leaving behind a love he never stopped carrying, and a truth too dangerous to speak. When their paths cross again, fate sets off a chain of events that will expose decades of deceit, tear apart powerful empires, and bring buried feelings back to the surface. But in this story-where every move is calculated, and every silence hides meaning-who is the real puppet master? Wang Yibo? or Xiao Zhan? or someone else? ⚠️ Trigger Warnings / Disclaimers: • This fanfic contains BL (Boys' Love) / homosexual themes. • Sexual content is included - reader discretion is advised (18+ only). • Strong language / explicit violence/ swearing are present in the story. • The characters in this fanfic are entirely fictional. • While the names Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo are used, this work is not based on their real lives or personalities. • This fanfic has no affiliation or connection with the real individuals. • The story is created purely for entertainment purposes. • Cover photo is for visual reference only - no real-life association intended. • If you're uncomfortable with any of the above themes, please feel free to skip this story. PLEASE DO NOT TRANSLATE OR COPY.

Born into power. Raised without love. They were never meant to feel- only to inherit. One was taught that weakness is a sin. The other learned that love is a liability. A corporate merger ties their names together, forcing two strangers into the same world of control, expectations, and cold ambition. But beneath the contracts... beneath the silence... they recognize something dangerous in each other- the same emptiness. the same ache. And when walls start to crack, when distance turns into something neither of them can control- what happens when two people, who were never taught how to love... become the only place the other feels safe? In a world where heirs do not break- what happens when they finally do? Note: This is my first Zhanyi story..i have been a reader of yizhan/zhanyi ffs since a past few months. And i really wanted to write a story of my own so here i am. English is not my first language and i tried my best to pour the emotions into the words. So i hope y'all will like my story!! HAPPYY READINGG!!

They say your childhood friends are your greatest treasures. For Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo, their childhood friendship is a dumpster fire that's been burning since they take birth. As the only sons of two best friends, their lives have been a relentless competition. From who got the bigger piece of cake at age five to who has the better career at age twenty-three, the rivalry is legendary. • Xiao Zhan, the sophisticated Arts graduate, thinks Yibo is a brainless speed-demon. • Wang Yibo, the cold Business Management genius, thinks Zhan is a fussy, high-maintenance diva. The two haven't agreed on a single thing in twenty four years-until their parents drop the ultimate bomb: To merge the family legacies, they are getting married. One forced wedding, one shared apartment, and two very stubborn only sons later, the "Cold War" moves from the parents' dining room to their own bedroom. Between divided fridge shelves, "accidental" laundry disasters, and the constant struggle to pretend they are a "loving couple" in front of their moms, Yibo and Zhan are about to find out that there is a very thin line between enmity and love. Top- Wang Yibo Bottom- Xiao Zhan

Summary Xiao Zhan has been sickly since childhood-so fragile that his family never lets him lift a finger. Fed by his father and brother, wrapped in care, and protected from the world, he lives a quiet, sheltered life... until he suddenly transmigrates into a novel. Worse-he becomes the villain. In the original story, the real young master of the Wang family was switched at birth with another baby. Wang Yibo grows up as the beloved young master of the powerful Wang family, while the real heir, Xiao Zhan, is raised in an ordinary middle-class home. When the original Xiao Zhan is ten, his parents die, and he survives alone by working part-time jobs, growing up cold, bitter, and exhausted. At nineteen, an accident exposes the truth. The Wang family brings him back-but their hearts still belong to Wang Yibo. Consumed by jealousy and resentment, the original Xiao Zhan becomes cruel and vicious, desperately trying to steal back love that was never given to him. In the end, he dies at the hands of the Wang family-the very people who should have been his. Now, the new Xiao Zhan wakes up in that doomed body-with a system and one very clear goal: > Stay far away from the Wang family. Stay alive. Live peacefully. When the Wang family comes looking for him, Xiao Zhan flat-out refuses to acknowledge them. "No, nope, absolutely not. What if you sell my kidney? You rich people are scary." He wants nothing to do with wealth, status, or "family." He works part-time jobs, hides his identity, and just wants to survive quietly. But fate doesn't let him go. The Wang family starts noticing him. And Wang Yibo-cold, ruthless, emotionally distant to everyone-starts watching him too. At first, it's guilt. He knows Xiao Zhan is the real young master. He knows he should give everything back. Then it becomes concern.Then... something far more dangerous. The boy he was supposed to hate, the "villain" from the story, slowly becomes the one person he can't look away from.

A convicted murderer with blood on his past. A psychologist who has never learned how to love. In a prison therapy room, their lives collide-turning fear into understanding, restraint into obsession, and silence into something dangerously close to devotion. This is a dark romance where healing is forbidden, love is inevitable, and staying becomes the bravest choice of all.

He was the empire's brightest star, blessed by Heaven's hand. He was the hidden boy, born of forbidden blood. Their paths were never meant to cross... But when destiny laughed, flame met shadow at the altar. Bound by vows, tied by curse ..if one falls, both are lost. This is not a love story. This is the story Heaven tried to erase.

He was supposed to be the next heir of Wang Industries - rich, charming, and careless. Wang Yibo had lived his life like a collection of fleeting romances, each one a new "chapter" in his long list of loves. None of them ever meant anything. Until he met him. Xiao Zhan - thirty-five, divorced, quiet, and broken. A man who lived in silence, surrounded by books instead of people. A man who didn't want help, pity, or love. Their worlds should never have collided. But one stubborn act of kindness at a supermarket begins to change everything. What starts as irritation slowly turns into understanding. What begins as distance becomes connection. And somewhere between anger and warmth, Yibo realizes ... this is no longer just another story in his love series. This time, it's the last one.

The moon cast its silvery glow over the bustling streets of Gusu University's campus town. Students laughed and chatted, oblivious to the whispers that lingered in the shadows. Whispers of creatures that roamed the night, preying on the living. Rumors swirled about a group of mysterious figures, always seen together, their eyes gleaming with an otherworldly intensity. Some said they were vampires, cursed to walk the earth forever. Others claimed they were simply a group of eccentric students, shrouded in mystery. But one thing was certain: they were a force to be reckoned with. And those who crossed their path couldn't help but feel an inexplicable pull, as if drawn into a world beyond their wildest imagination. Little did Xiao Zhan know, his life was about to take a dramatic turn, one that would lead him down a path of forbidden love and ancient secrets.

Yibo: One look at you and I forgot that I'm hurting Zhan: One look at you and I was alive again. The marriage was an agreement as they say and 6 months to get rid of each other... Their parents wanted them to get married, but what if one day Yibo will hear Zhan proposing to another woman? Interesting isn't it? Want some twist? Try this 😂 Seme Xiao Zhan and a Bottom Wang Yibo 🌸🌿🌸