Zhou Xing is the only son of the current prime minister. His family has placed great hopes in him since childhood. Well-read and well-mannered, he is a celebrated young scholar in the capital.
Bai You is the least obedient child in the Marquis of Zhenguo's household. His elders are all easygoing and only hope he'll marry a girl who can manage the home.
One is a man of letters, the other a warrior; one is quiet, the other lively. They seem to have little destined to bind them together.
Who could have guessed that one fleeting glance in their youth would kindle affection, and that their bond as classmates would keep tangling that red thread tighter and tighter...
Bai You is precocious and hot-tempered. He sends countless love letters, wanting to be the one and only soulmate of his beloved.
But Zhou Xing is as calm as a chrysanthemum, a perfect gentleman who thinks nothing of his pursuit, treating it as harmless teasing. Bai You is thoroughly frustrated.
To save face, he grits his teeth, turns around, mounts his horse, and never returns to school.
He'll give Zhou Xing what he wants and become a free-spirited rogue, living as he pleases and roaming the martial world!
Years after they part ways, one places first in the imperial examinations and becomes an official, while the other makes a name for himself in the martial world and becomes a hero.
Matters of the court are also matters of the martial world. Zhou Xing needs his help and invites him back. Bai You walks to the window strewn with pear blossoms and sees Zhou Xing's silhouette through the paper screen. The other man plays the qin, quietly voicing his private thoughts, just as he did all those years ago.
"So few understand... When the strings break, who will listen..."
"I'm not listening, I'm not listening."
Bai You holds a grudge. He's made a name for himself by now, and he's determined to give Zhou Xing a taste of his own medicine! He swears that no matter how Zhou Xing tries to make him stay, he won't back down!
Who knew that the other man would simply open the window, give him a look, and say one sentence, making him forget everything in an instant?
A breeze from the martial world, never willing to stay, rests for a moment in the halls of government. That alone makes for a lovely tale.
A seemingly carefree gong who loves freedom but secretly can't wait to be tied down x a seemingly gentle, refined and rule-abiding shou who is actually a complete lunatic, all smiles and hidden daggers
This is a ridiculous story about a hero whose secret crush goes nowhere, only to be seduced in return. He spends years fighting to regain his dignity, only to be so moved by a single sentence from the other man that he gets married. May it encourage everyone to choose the life they truly want~
Theme: One who hears the Way in the morning may die content in the evening.
