She should have lived an orderly, predictable life. Everything changed when she entered an unfamiliar environment.
Everything was so strange, and nothing went smoothly.
From the first moment he saw her, he knew they belonged to completely different worlds.
"Xie Lian, are you made of stone? You were clearly scared, so why pretend you could handle it?"
She thought she had good control over her emotions, but whenever she was facing him,
the fire in her heart wouldn't die down, and her usually impeccable expression would slip.
"I told you a long time ago: if you help me, you'll have to bear the consequences."
After a long silence, he gave a self-mocking laugh. His voice was utterly dejected. "I'm not afraid of trouble, but I'm afraid you won't want me anymore."
With that one sentence, all her emotions melted away. Her eyes reddened despite herself, and her hand reached up to touch his face.
At her touch, a faint glimmer flashed in his eyes, too subtle to notice. Then he leaned his face into her palm and returned to his usual cheeky self.
"I knew it. You can't bear to let me go."
Cold, proud stone-hearted woman × Fastidious, germaphobic peacock of a man
Theme: Independence, clear-headedness, and city life
