At sixteen, she came down from the mountain and ran into a strange man who stole her hairpin
Qu Qingning had lived for sixteen years without ever meeting an outsider.
There were only her and the old ancestor on the mountain. The servants treated her with utmost respect, and she knew the trees better than people. On her first trip down the mountain, she came upon a young man in white fighting someone. A red cinnabar mole sat between his brows, and his smile sent a chill down her spine.
She hadn’t provoked him. He came over and stole her hairpin, then ran off, turning back to smile at her even after he’d gone some distance.
She learned later that his name was Cui Dongshan. He had people investigate her background, and when they came up empty, he came to pry for information himself. He spoke in circles about a river changing course and asked if she understood. She said rivers didn’t have eyes.
He laughed in exasperation.
She thought seeing someone three times made them friends, so she sent him pastries as an apology. The next morning, she woke to find her hairpin back on her bedside table.
She didn’t know when he’d come by, or why he’d returned it.
All she knew was that he’d sat in a chair, playing with a copper coin, his feet propped on the table. He’d said, “Do you think I’m three years old?” while eating every last pastry.
One had a mind deep enough to send a chill through you; the other was as innocent as a blank sheet of paper.
He tested her, and she didn’t understand. He schemed against her, and she had no idea. He returned the hairpin but never explained why.
When a blank sheet meets an embroidered tiger, is it a lamb walking into a tiger’s den, or is the tiger, for the first time, unsure where to bite?
I really like the description of Qu Qingning protecting Cui Dongshan when he was seriously injured, and the detailed description of the male and female protagonists caring about each other step by step. It is really poignant, and it fulfilled my fantasy about Cui Dongshan's other half. Such a resourceful and thoughtful genius boy, what kind of girl should he like? It turned out to be a girl who is sincere and kind, with a mind as clear as water, and a charming girl. Although the heroine is written too purely, she is a bit silly. Overall very good. But why there are only 4 stars? Because "He seems to have said something and yet seems to have said nothing" and "He has done something yet seems to have done nothing" are too many, too many! There is also the word "like", which appears too frequently. There are at most 5 words in a page. It can be replaced by such as, if, like... Of course, I am not teaching the author to do things. The author's writing style is very good, but I really can't understand this kind of low-level mistake. This way of writing is very interesting at first glance and fits Cui Dongshan's character, but after reading more, it becomes...
This is the first book by Cui Dongshan that I saw. I didn't want to click on it at first, but after reading a few chapters it became more and more interesting. I hope the author will update it soon 😘 😘 ❤️ ❤️
It's really beautiful and feels like a pull. I'd like to thank you for that.
It's very interesting. There are really few books written by Cui Dongshan!
Good-looking, good-looking, good-looking!! I will keep following the updates... The character design is not OOC!!! Excellent article! 😋
The author is very 🥺 It looks good. I just need more updates.
Why is it gone? 😢 😢 I want to save a few more chapters to read next month 😢 Can we see the story of Cui Dongshan and Qing Ning again? 😢😢 It's really beautiful
It's really good-looking, and the author's writing is also good. I knew that when Qing Ning was practicing Wuwei Avenue, the big white goose kept testing Qing Ning, and when she didn't care about her, my lips never dropped. I'm looking forward to the development of the plot later. The author greatly cheers for the update 🤭🤭🤭
It looks good. It looks so comfortable. The water flows smoothly. The baby girl is so cute.
It is written in large letters with great feeling, and the flow is smooth and tense. It can be seen that the author's writing style is very good and he carefully depicts the characters. If you have not watched the anime, it will not affect your reading of this book. If you like Cui Dongshan, you can buy this book. The emotional lines are smooth. I highly recommend everyone to read it.