Where the Dust Settles

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The man approached again, lifting his foot to press against that fragile neck, calculating how much force it would take to snap it.

Lu Qingchen had prepared himself to grovel in the dirt, but even then, he never imagined Shen Junhuai would leave him no way out.

“I didn’t mean to board that ship. I didn’t, I swear! I’ll never do it again, please-”

Tears choked his voice as he crumpled forward, fingers clutching Shen Junhuai’s sleeve.

For the first time in his 30 years, Shen Junhuai drowned in a tidal wave of regret and agony so visceral it threatened to tear him apart.

ML: Shen Junhuai — Cold, detached, and ruthlessly dominant.

MC: Lu Qingchen — Gentle, broken, and achingly submissive.

A story of unequal power, brutal mistakes, and the redemption that comes too late.

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清路塵
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Deer In the Forest (Shared Universe)
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ManishaS
New ManishaS rated it
July 30, 2025
Status: Completed
So, there are few things that I would like to clear about this novel. I read this novel after Deer in the Forest (by same author) as the main characters Lu Qingchen and Shen Junhuai appears in it. Their role in the Deer in the Forest was short but very impactful, which led me to read this novel next.

To anyone, who's starting this novel, I must say that ML here is not textbook bad. He's not emotionally abusive but just cold. Because my introduction to the main couple here was... more>> through another novel, my impression of them were fairly positive and don't get me wrong, it remained positive till the end baring one incident in the middle, which made me extremely conflicted about how I should feel about the ML.

For some reason, when I started this novel, I found ML to be rather good as compared to other MLs from crematorium pool. He was not downright mean and abusive and in love with the MC. There was no doubt about that from the beginning. When he started doubting that there might be some issue with the MC, he was shown/writted to keep a rational mindset.

But then that incident happened-

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ML physically assaulted MC thinking he cheated on him. This was such a dumb thing to do knowing that MC has shown so many instances of anxiety and stress because of the said reason.

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That made my blood boil and I actually took a break from reading this novel. Up until this incident, I was comparing the ML from this to the Deer in the Forest and kept thinking SJH is just so much better. And he is better but at what cost? The ML here did have a redemption immediately and long after that, but it just broke my heart.

I cried for the MC here. I bled for him. I felt anxious for MC at so many instances. He was just such a happy person. The things happened to him was not because of the ML but the aftermath was just too cruel.

ML avenged MC. He took revenge for MC. But I didn't feel the satisfaction until much later. Maybe because MC never thought about taking any revenge on the perpetrators. The entire journey of ML learning about MC and his redemption made me choke. It didn't make me emotional because of the ML but rather because of MC's journey.

This is a happy ending story. Whoever reads this, I hope you keep an open mind. Hate the ML for that one instance but don't drop this story for the MC. This is truly one of my favourite crematorium/wife-chasing stories. I hope you all enjoy reading this. <<less
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