The Fugitive Slave

That wretched maid ran away on a rainy night. After days on the road, traveling from north to south, she accidentally ended up in Fu'an County. Another day of heavy rain, and she was pursued by someone. By sheer coincidence, Ning Chao caught her. That night, shopkeeper Ning was disturbed from his peaceful sleep. He lifted the curtain, his expression unreadable. He held her little face and slowly leaned closer. “Where did this little mouse come from?” Lan Qing shook her head in despair, but he paid her no mind. Later, he pulled aside what was in the way and saw the birthmark with his own eyes. Ning Chao suppressed his feelings. Because the younger sister he had lost as a child had come back. She was crying silently by his bed, afraid to make a sound. After that, the scene kept returning in Ning Chao's dreams. In his dreams, he was a gentleman. He could only watch for a while, then straighten her collar for her. Afterward, he would look away, lower the curtain, and hide the darkness in his eyes. P.S. ① They are not related by blood. ② Shopkeeper x escaped slave ③ Definitely an obscure novel, with two male leads 2020.12.27 Theme: Trust yourself rather than others, and rely on yourself rather than others.