I Love a Stranger

For generations, whenever the Shen family faces trouble, the Zeng family must come to their aid, no matter the circumstances. The eldest son of the Zeng family must marry a Shen daughter, or a legitimate Shen daughter must marry a Zeng son. The families must intermarry generation after generation without fail. This is the family rule!

Zeng Zesong: Mother, the Qing Dynasty is long gone. Are you sure this isn’t feudal dross?

Zeng Zesong: An adult’s desires are easy to satisfy.

Shen Xiaonuan: Then tell me one that isn’t easy to satisfy.

Zeng Zesong: The desires of the heart.

Shen Xiaonuan: Oh, longing?

Zeng Zesong hid his smile, stunned by how precisely she’d put it, and unable to answer.

Shen Xiaonuan licked her ice cream. “Impossible. There’s no one you, Zeng Zesong, can’t win over.”

Sweat appeared on Zeng Zesong’s nose. He lowered his head, barely hiding his eyes. “I used to think so too.”

“What did you say?”

Zeng Zesong calmly reached out and snatched the ice cream from her hand. “I said, watching you eat ice cream is making me feel sick.”

“Zeng Zesong, are you a child? You actually stole my ice cream.”

“Work’s stressful. You have to forgive my occasional bout of youthful madness!”

Hush. Don’t wake her, don’t disturb her. I’ll wait for her, my dear, willingly.

Theme: Love means caring and respect