[A collection of short stories, mostly angsty romances. Love rekindled after a breakup, acting out of necessity, having no choice.]
“Don’t try to make yourself noticed in front of me. I want nothing within my sight to be sullied by dust.”
Those were the cold words Xie Qingheng had spoken after they parted from Pear.
Chen Yilang learned that scholars could insult people without using a single curse word. He only understood the depth of it when he saw Xie Qingjie’s pale hand trembling.
Her words were sharp as blades. How could they not mean that a storm of emotion was raging in her heart...?
Chen Yilang’s heart ached. He wanted to step forward and explain everything.
But before he could get close, she stopped him. Coldness filled Xie Qingheng’s dark eyes.
“Stay right there. Don’t come into the courtyard. I don’t want to see you.”
Chen Yilang stood at the empty doorway. The summer sunshine was bright and warm, and the leaves of the ivy and ginkgo trees rustled in the breeze. Yet he felt as though someone had dumped a bucket of ice water over him, chilling him to the bone.
Was it really wrong to avoid someone you disliked and hide your existence when they came looking for you?
If the other person never showed up again, it would have been a little lie known only to heaven and earth. But why had things come to this?
Countless love stories, each one different, are gathered here.
There are the clean, tender stirrings of young love, and the lingering heartache of misunderstandings and emotional entanglements.
Love takes a thousand forms: sweet, painful, gentle, or possessive.
