In the bustling city of Chang'an, sunlight fell across crowded streets, where the din of the people rose and fell. Lin Yu, a handsome young gentleman from a family of scholars, strolled through the lively marketplace. Dressed in a blue robe, he had a refined air about him. He idly waved a folding fan in one hand as he walked at an easy pace. Today, Lin Yu had come at his father's bidding to buy some books. As he passed a silk shop, a breeze stirred the doorway curtain, and a graceful figure caught his eye. It was Su Yao, the silk shop owner's daughter, busy sorting the newly arrived fabrics. Her brows were like distant hills, and her eyes
