[Unrequited love turned real / Reunited after years apart / Rekindled romance / Age gap]
Warm, adorable sweetheart vs. cool, scheming man
When Xia Ting first met Gu Ci, she had gotten into trouble at school. He came all the way there, and as she lowered her head and listened to the teacher's lecture, she heard him say very little. He tapped the desk and looked over with calm eyes. “My girl is very well-behaved. If anyone's at fault, it must be someone else.”
During the years Xia Ting lived with the Gu family, they took good care of her, and she was careful to behave and stay out of trouble.
Sometimes, when it got too late, he would drive her back to school.
During that time, she followed him and saw all of Shencheng's night scenery, through full moons and waning ones. The closer they grew, the more familiar she became with him.
But the more she learned about him, the more she realized that a man as refined and aloof as he was would be almost impossible to truly get close to.
Still, she knew exactly what she was doing as she let herself fall deeper.
After graduation, she finally couldn't hold back any longer and confessed the secret she had kept in her heart for so long.
He was clever. Before she could even speak, his dark eyes fixed on her as he said lightly, “Didn't you say you liked painting? There's a great school abroad that's perfect for you.”
When they met again three years later, Xia Ting lied and said she had a boyfriend, hoping to keep her distance from him.
Later, in a cramped little room, his fingertip brushed the corner of her lips before he lowered his head and kissed her.
How could he let someone else have the girl he'd kept by his side for so long?
The male lead is so charismatic!