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Shen Lele has always been the golden boy.
A dependable Alpha, a top student, the eldest son of a respected family, Lele belongs everywhere and to everyone. Except himself, at twenty-one, in his third year at university in Country P, his life runs on habit, not choice. Same seat, same classes, same best friend.
Sheng Huasheng, also known as Peanut, is not entirely the opposite.
An Enigma like his father, the only son and child of Sheng Huayong and Sheng Shanyou, sharp-tongued and untouchable, with a reputation that keeps people at a distance. Brilliant, dangerous, and emotionally closed off, Peanut doesn't do relationships, rules, or weakness, except with Lele.
They've grown up side by side, their bond so deep it was never questioned, until jealousy starts to burn, routines turn possessive, and lines are crossed in moments of heat and denial. Lele dates someone else to prove he's normal. Peanut pretends he doesn't care.
Mistakes pile up, secrets unravel. A friendship fractures under the weight of obsession neither of them wants to name. What was once safe becomes volatile, and walking away hurts more than staying.