The tall, handsome young gentleman with a cool, distant air had barely stepped out of the carriage before attracting countless glances, both open and covert. People whispered among themselves, pretending no one could hear them.
“Which family does he belong to? I don’t think I’ve seen him before.”
“I wonder if he’s married?”
Then a young, lovely woman stepped out of the carriage too. With practiced ease, he lifted her down and steadied her in his arms, then carefully straightened her clothes, completely unaware that hearts were breaking all around them.
Alternate universe, sweet romance, age gap, childhood friends, adoption, a touch of wuxia
(Please don’t overanalyze it. It makes no logical sense: just a stress-relieving read.)
Aren't people in ancient times relatively precocious? At the age of thirteen or fourteen, they still didn't understand the difference between men and women, yet they still held hands and hugged each other!!!