Pearl in the Lotus

* Please be advised that this work contains trigger elements, including scenes of coercive behavior. [Regretful Top / Suffering Bottom / Misunderstanding / Love-Hate / Light Angst / Mutual Unrequited Love] After his family is exterminated and he is reduced to the status of a slave, Je Yeon-gyo finds refuge in the detached palace of his childhood friend, Prince Ryu A-jeong. However, Ryu A-jeong obtains evidence that Je Yeon-gyo was complicit in a plot to slander him. Consumed by rage, he begins to treat Je Yeon-gyo as nothing more than another slave. Je Yeon-gyo endures the grueling days while waiting for a chance to clear the misunderstanding, but as Ryu A-jeong begins to employ unthinkab...