In Love With the DevilRain poured over the neon-lit streets of Shanghai like silver needles from the sky. At midnight, the city never truly slept. It only changed masks.Lin Yue stood beneath the glowing red lantern outside her grandmother’s herbal shop, clutching an umbrella that the storm had nearly destroyed. Thunder cracked above her, but her attention remained fixed on the strange man standing across the road.He wore black from head to toe, untouched by the rain.Not a single drop landed on him.For three nights he had appeared at the same hour, standing beneath the flickering sign of an abandoned theater. He never moved. Never spoke. He simply watched the shop with dark eyes that made her heartbeat stumble.Tonight, curiosity defeated fear.Lin Yue crossed the street.The closer she came, the colder the air became. Her breath turned white despite the summer heat.“You’ve been staring at me for days,” she said, trying to sound brave. “Who are you?”The man lowered his gaze to her.His face was impossibly handsome, pale like moonlight, with sharp features that looked almost unreal. But it was his eyes that unsettled her most—gold hidden beneath black irises, glowing faintly in the dark.“You shouldn’t approach me,” he said quietly.His voice sounded calm, yet ancient.Lin Yue frowned. “That’s not an answer.”A small smile touched his lips.“My name is Han Lucifer.”The moment he spoke his surname, lightning flashed across the sky.The streetlights died.And for one terrifying second, Lin Yue saw shadows twisting behind him like giant wings.She stumbled back.“What… are you?”Han Lucifer looked away as if ashamed.“The worst thing you could ever love.”Before she could speak again, the lights returned.And he was gone.---Lin Yue spent the next morning convincing herself she had imagined everything.She worked quietly inside the herbal shop while her grandmother prepared medicines for customers. The old woman noticed her distracted expression immediately.“You saw him, didn’t you?” her grandmother asked.Lin Yue froze.“Who?”“The man in black.”A chill crawled up her spine.Her grandmother sighed heavily and closed the wooden shutters.“Stay away from him, Yue’er. That man carries death.”“You know him?”Her grandmother hesitated before answering.“Long ago, people called him the Devil of Huangshan.”Lin Yue laughed nervously. “Grandma, devils aren’t real.”But her grandmother’s face remained deadly serious.“He is not a man. He was cursed centuries ago. Everyone who loved him died.”The room suddenly felt smaller.That night, despite her fear, Lin Yue returned to the abandoned theater.Han Lucifer was waiting.“You came back,” he said softly.“I want the truth.”For a long moment, he remained silent.Then he stepped aside.“Come inside.”The theater smelled of dust and forgotten memories. Torn curtains hung from the ceiling, and faded red seats stretched into darkness.Han led her onto the stage.“Three hundred years ago,” he began, “I was human.”Lin Yue listened carefully.“I was a prince during the Ming Dynasty. My enemies betrayed my family and burned the palace to the ground. I begged the heavens for power to save them.”His expression darkened.“Something answered.”The shadows around the theater trembled.“In exchange for strength, I surrendered my soul.”Lin Yue’s throat tightened.“You made a deal with a demon?”Han looked at her sadly.“No. I became one.”Silence filled the theater.“I cannot die,” he continued. “Time no longer touches me. But anyone who stays beside me suffers.”Lin Yue should have run.Instead, she asked the question haunting her heart.“Then why watch me?”Han’s golden eyes softened.“Because after centuries of darkness… you smiled at me.”Her chest tightened unexpectedly.Outside, thunder roared again.Suddenly the theater doors burst open.Several men dressed in white robes stormed inside carrying silver blades covered in ancient symbols.“The devil is here!” one shouted.Han instantly moved in front of Lin Yue.“Stay behind me.”The leader pointed his sword toward Han.“You’ve hidden long enough, demon.”Lin Yue stared in shock.“Who are these people?”“Hunters,” Han answered coldly.The men attacked.Everything happened too fast.One blade slashed through the air toward Lin Yue.Han caught it with his bare hand.Black blood dripped onto the stage.The lights exploded.A terrifying wave of darkness filled the theater.For the first time, Lin Yue saw Han’s true form.Massive black wings unfolded behind him.Golden flames burned in his eyes.The hunters stepped back in fear.“Monster!”Han’s voice deepened unnaturally.“Leave. Now.”But the leader raised another weapon.“Kill him!”Han lost control.Shadows surged across the theater like living creatures.The hunters screamed.Lin Yue grabbed Han’s arm desperately.“Stop!”At her touch, the darkness froze.Han star
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