A Gentle Imprint

[Main story complete. I’ll be revising the plot from here on. Thanks for supporting the official release~] Yu Xi’s parents ask her to look after a mute boy. He has fine, delicate features and deep-set eyes. He can’t speak, and he leans against the wall with an almost always expressionless face. Winter is bitterly cold, so Yu Xi puts a peeled sweet potato in his palm. Its warmth spreads, cozy and comforting. But the next second, the boy knocks it away, and she immediately crouches to pick it up. The boy drops a crumpled note and sneers. It says: “Is it fun to pity me?” After Yu Xi gets the cold shoulder time and again, Ji Li’s attitude toward her suddenly improves. Yu Xi blushes, her heart racing, unaware that the boy behind her has lifted his eyes and given a mocking smile. - After the truth comes out, Ji Li gradually regains his voice. Only then does Yu Xi realize that his hot-and-cold behavior was just a ploy. After a whole semester of being played, she’s doused with cold water and decides to transfer schools. But he comes after her. They meet again at different schools. Forced to confront him, Yu Xi lowers her eyes and asks softly, “What do you want now? Have you changed your tastes, or do you just want to play with me again?” Ji Li leans against the wall and lowers his eyes. His voice is low as he murmurs in her ear, “I’m sick, but I’ve never wanted to change my tastes.” [His voice will heal while he pursues his wife] [Estimated 200,000 words, not long. Contemporary setting, happy ending] Weibo: -Cha Nie- Coming next: Let Her Have It a Thousand Ways On the day they’re supposed to register their marriage, Fu Tan Jin flies to Switzerland on a private jet to negotiate a deal, then leaves her standing at the altar. Yuan Zhi Jing, radiant in full makeup, waits for three hours outside the civil affairs bureau, then dejectedly receives his message saying he’ll be late. On the flight back, Fu Tan Jin assumes she must be heartbroken. He asks his secretary to order a Kashmir blue sapphire as an advance apology. But when he walks in, Gothic heavy metal is blaring. Yuan Zhi Jing’s wild, spiky hair is impossible to miss, her makeup is smoky, and she’s dancing with drumsticks in hand, lost in the music. The rapper guy at the door says in a teasing voice, “Second Princess, you’re so cool! You’ve got amazing rhythm! President Fu must be blind!” At that, Yuan Zhi Jing pauses, intrigued, and props her chin up like she’s found a kindred spirit. “His taste is toxic. You think so too?” Fu Tan Jin walks in just in time to witness their mutual understanding, and Yuan Zhi Jing’s spiky hair. He freezes, clutching a jewelry box tilted at a 45-degree angle. “?” “He fell for the sweet and delicate persona I put on, but what do I do when he finds out I’ve got a head full of spikes?” “There’s a little pig at home who can make his heart skip a thousand times.” Radiant second princess x aloof young master # In this life, she stands alone at the top, but he lets her have it a thousand ways. Theme: Let the warmth of the world heal our flaws, and learn to cherish one another as we pursue each other.