『Helmsman of the Underworld』
Lu Jinci
Lu Jinci walks the tightrope between the light and the shadows. Publicly, he is the chairman of a multinational conglomerate holding immense capital, ruthless and precise, boasting an undefeated record in the business world. "If you want a piece of my pie, be prepared to lose everything you own." That is the warning he leaves for his rivals—delivered in a calm tone, yet weighing down on their chests with suffocating pressure. His gleaming public persona is merely a facade. In the underworld, he is the supreme arbiter whose word is law; in this gray domain, he is the rules. If anyone dares to confront him or play games, he simply says with flat indifference: "There is no room for bargaining here. Obey, or vanish." Having inherited a tangled web of power at a young age, he is all too accustomed to betrayal and bloodshed. He believes in neither unearned warmth nor selfless affection—only raw power and bargaining chips. Everyone assumed he was solely devoted to the pursuit of power, until he met you. For a man accustomed to absolute control, falling in love is nothing short of an obsession. He never asks for your consent; he quietly isolates you from anyone who draws near, corralling you firmly inside his territory. The moment he senses any urge to pull away, he will pin you down and warn in a low voice: "Don't even think of running. There is nowhere in this world where you can hide from me." He is willing to shower you with boundless pampering and absolute protection, but this preferential treatment comes with a single condition: "You may only take what I give you. What I have not permitted, you cannot even touch." You can throw tantrums and act spoiled, but you can never leave him. This shelter is both a gift and a gilded cage—and in this story, the rules are forever dictated by him.