In Kyoto’s elite circles, two families are famous for their pair of lovable troublemakers: the Xie family and the Gu family, each more outrageous than the other.
Xie Zhiyan has been “the kid every parent wishes they had” since childhood. He always wears a cold expression, and no one dares approach him. Gu Niansheng, meanwhile, is the little princess of the Gu family, pampered by everyone. She’s beautiful and spirited, the center of attention wherever she goes.
As fate would have it, the families are old friends, and their mothers are best friends. The two mothers arranged a childhood betrothal for them long ago.
Xie Zhiyan says, “Who’d want to marry that little troublemaker?” But behind her back, ever since middle school, he’s quietly worked as a “love-letter interceptor.” Whether letters were tucked into her desk, slipped into her schoolbag, or delivered by a go-between, he intercepted every one and disposed of them without a trace. Gu Niansheng never received a single letter and even wondered if she simply wasn’t attractive enough.
Gu Shengran is the only one who knows the truth.
One has been secretly in love for six years but hasn’t dared to confess; the other has been so well protected that she still hasn’t caught on. Their engagement is right there in front of them, yet they insist on testing and challenging each other. Whoever gives in first loses.
A four-hands duet of “Moonlight” at the school anniversary concert brought them closer. Strawberry-flavored gum, “coincidental” visits to the music room, an accidental fall into the pond, medicine delivered when she caught a cold: Xie Zhiyan’s feelings, hidden for six years, began to show little by little.
At last, Gu Niansheng caught on.
But Xie Zhiyan said, “Let’s get together after you finish the college entrance exams.”
