I See the Faint Moon

Laid-back, rational princess × proud, distinguished young master

[Childhood sweethearts|Reunion after years apart|Love rekindled|A hero who talks himself into love|One-on-one romance, both leads are each other's first]

After the age of thirteen, Xie Zhiwei lived with her maternal grandfather in the water towns of Jiangnan.

She was the top student at Yangli Middle School, ranking first in her year for years on end. She never scored below 150 in math, was a promising member of the math competition team, and was a laid-back, rational competition student.

In her second year of high school, a boy moved in next door.

Oh, it was the childhood friend who used to pester her to explain his homework.

And he insisted on telling everyone they were childhood sweethearts.

She thought idly that Cheng Wenjing was really annoying.

Later, she slipped the Buddhist prayer beads she always wore onto the boy's wrist.

“Cheng Wenjing, the gods and buddhas aren't my salvation. You are.”

Princess Xie: Forget as usual.

Wrong, she didn't forget. She dumped him the very next day.

*

The little princess of the top wealthy Xie family in the capital had been frail and sickly since childhood, and her family had kept her well protected. Outsiders only knew that she always wore a priceless string of black Buddhist prayer beads on her left wrist.

After the Xie family fell into decline, the little princess disappeared without a trace.

Later, someone noticed that Cheng Wenjing, the distinguished and aloof young master who headed Cheng Group, wore a similar string of prayer beads on his wrist.

They say they were left behind by the love of his life, who went abroad after dumping him.

*

At the opening ceremony at Yangli, the girl gives him a cool glance, someone else standing beside her.

Cheng Wenjing keeps a straight face.

*

Everyone thinks Cheng Wenjing is cold and heartless.

That is, until the little princess of the Xie family returns to China to get engaged.

With a wall between them and the glitz and glamor outside, Cheng Wenjing pins her against the door and kisses her fiercely.

“Baby, look at me...”