Behind Closed Doors

Not all cages have bars. Some look like perfection.

Xu Mian is the picture of grace-polite, composed, unshakably proper. Raised in wealth and taught to obey without question, he treats others with unwavering respect... especially women. But behind his soft voice and quiet eyes is a boy who was broken young-by a mother obsessed with image and a father who looked the other way. He learned young that obedience meant survival. Now, he lives in silence. In control. In fear.

But at night, he listens to the voice of a faceless online singer-Milo-whose ballads feel like someone finally sees him.

Zhou Yichen is reckless, flirtatious, impossible to predict. He's the kind of boy who gets under Xu Mian's skin without even trying. Loud, bold, infuriating... and yet somehow, always there at the exact moment Xu Mian begins to fall.

They don't start as friends. But in quiet moments-shared silences, unexpected softness-their paths begin to twist.

"Because sometimes, the person you need most is the one you least expect. And behind closed doors... nothing is as it seems."

~ Coming Soon ~