Betrayed by his own body, abandoned by time—he died at the peak of success.
Su Yun was a world-renowned chef, a culinary genius who turned humble flavors into gold. With restaurants across cities and critics at his feet, he had everything—except more time. When terminal cancer took his life, he thought that was the end.
But fate isn’t always so merciful.
He awakens in a cold, filthy cage. Weakened, stripped of identity, and shackled like cattle, Su Yun finds himself in an unfamiliar world—one without modern comforts, laws, or dignity. Here, slaves are property, and he is next in line to be sold to a brothel. His future is nothing but darkness.
Until he appears.
Ren Shang: a gruff, scarred man with blood on his hands and danger in his eyes. He buys Su Yun on a whim. No reason. No explanation.
Su Yun braces for the worst… but what he finds is something entirely unexpected. Behind the calloused hands and rough voice is a man shaped by war, not cruelty—a man more lonely than violent, more broken than brutal.
From slave to chef, from hopeless to hopeful—this is Su Yun’s second chance.
Determined not to be defeated by this new world, Su Yun takes his passion for food and starts from scratch. With Ren Shang at his side, they build a small food stall, then a name, then a life. Together they face scheming nobles, jealous merchants, and shadows from Ren Shang’s dark past.
But step by step, recipe by recipe, Su Yun rebuilds more than just a business—he rebuilds a home.
What started as survival becomes ambition. What began in chains ends in love.
He thought his story ended once. He was wrong. This time, he won’t rise alone.
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