Prince of the Spring Court

When Shen Shuli signed the agreement transferring all his assets, he thought he was giving his true heart, and committing to weather every storm together for the rest of their lives.

He never expected to be met with two years of complete silence, without so much as an explanation. Two years later, Wen Xuyan finally returned, casually brushing aside all the time he’d been gone. With the illusion of tenderness, he nearly made Shen Shuli believe that all those years of being let down had been nothing but a misunderstanding. It wasn’t until the grand wedding that had captured the whole city’s attention, where Wen Xuyan escorted his bride from a business arrangement and accepted everyone’s congratulations, that Shen Shuli’s heart finally died. In Wen Xuyan’s eyes, he was nothing more than a rose he had raised in his youth, then casually tossed aside once he’d grown tired of it.

What he didn’t know was that the wedding had been a scheme from the very beginning, meant to bring down Wen Xuyan’s father. Every tender absence had been to keep him safe. This love, which began in trust and ended in betrayal, would eventually find its tenderness again through their mutual devotion and redemption.

[An unconventional second chance at love | Mutual salvation | Wealthy-family groveling | Psychological games | Happy ending]

The roses in the spring garden were never abandoned. The little prince merely took a detour before learning to love his rose for the rest of his life.