The Rain Falls in a Steady Trickle Beyond the Curtain

Radiant noblewoman ✖ cold-faced young general

[If you find the first few chapters too slow, you can start around Chapter Five.]

The Song family is humble and close-knit, with the women of the family getting along harmoniously. Yuan Li is the youngest daughter and the apple of everyone's eye. Growing up in such a loving family makes her quick-witted, kind, and fair. When it comes to love, she's carefree and straightforward: if she loves someone, she loves them; if she doesn't, she doesn't.

Before Yuan Li goes to the capital, she believes her future husband will be someone who suits her perfectly. He could be a young nobleman or a country bumpkin. As long as they share the same heart and can live happily and peacefully together, that's all she could ask for.

Little does she know that after she follows her father to the capital, fate will bind her tightly to that young general.

The first time they meet, Yuan Li experiences the first kidnapping of her life.

Yuan Li is on her way to view paintings at a friend's invitation when a criminal suddenly rushes out. A cold knife presses against her neck.

Her mind goes blank.

Seriously, how unlucky can I get? I was just passing by.

At that moment, a group of people appears at the end of the street. The man at their head wears a dark robe and carries a double-edged sword. He is none other than the young general Shen Huaizhao, who returned victorious just days ago.

Many women in the city hope to catch his eye.

Now, he merely watches the criminal coldly and parts his thin lips. "If you don't want to die, let her go."

Yuan Li thinks this is just a chance encounter between two strangers.

She never expects that a few days later, the young general, who keeps everyone at arm's length, will come to her home for dinner...

One-on-one | Both leads are each other's first and only | Happy ending | Slow burn | Everyday life

Song Yuanli: Sweet and gentle in appearance, lively and spirited at heart, and never lets a grudge go unanswered.

Shen Huaizhao: Devoted and affectionate, with a double standard. He only wants to protect the realm and keep the land at peace, but after meeting the heroine, he also wants to live for himself.

Song Yuanli is not a flawless heroine in the traditional sense. She has a young woman's impulsiveness and sharp edges, holds grudges, and refuses to let herself be taken advantage of.

The characters in this story aren't perfect, not just the heroine.

[The story is told mainly from the heroine's perspective, so the male lead appears later. Please bear with me.]

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Theme: Good and evil are repaid in time, and justice must not be denied.