Seizing the Pearl's Radiance

The year after Ning Zhu came of age, her closest friend told her, "Prince Qi Zichen is handsome as a jade carving, elegant as an orchid tree. It's just a shame he's not interested in women. He's a block of wood, so if you ever happen to meet him, whatever you do, don't fall for him."

Later, Ning Zhu did meet the young prince, and couldn't help falling for him. Refusing to believe the warnings, she followed right on his heels for two years. Who could have guessed that the block of wood would stay exactly as he was, while she was the one who fell hard for him?

The day before she left the capital,

she told no one. She left alone, eyes red from crying.

A year later, her family began arranging a marriage for Ning Zhu. She had long since put the foolishness of those days behind her. Just as she was blushing and about to accept the proposal of a handsome young man with red lips and pearly white teeth, Qi Zichen came looking for her.

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Qi Zichen had been blessed with every advantage since childhood. He loved reading and martial arts, but had no interest in delicate beauties.

A young girl had followed him around, gazing at him adoringly, for two years. At first he found her annoying, but little by little he got used to her. He thought that if, a year later, she still wanted no one but him, he would go ask for her hand. The girl was sweet and well-behaved, and should be far less trouble than other women.

Until one day, she left without a word.

When they met again, a year had passed.

He kept his promise and went to propose, but she smiled at him and said, "Your Highness, I was young and foolish back then. Please don't hold it against me. I've forgotten what happened, so you should forget it too." Then she turned around and started discussing a marriage with someone else.

Later,

the usually cool and indifferent young prince lost control for the first time.

This is probably a story about a man desperately trying to win back the woman he lost.

Blurb saved on January 7, 2021.

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