The Young Master Has Regrets

Li Shuyun was born Li Xian. When she was fourteen, the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, and to avoid using the emperor's taboo name, she changed her name to Shuyun.

When she was young, the political situation forced her parents to leave her behind in the capital as a hostage. Later, they had another son and daughter, and she truly became like a cloud that had drifted away, the one they no longer needed.

At her coming-of-age ceremony, she met Pei Lang for the first time at a palace banquet, and fell for him at first sight.

At sixteen, Li Shuyun chased after Pei Lanzhi, hailed as the most distinguished young master of the foremost noble family. She served him attentively and tried every way to please him, but Pei Lanzhi remained unmoved, as cold and imposing as a snow-covered mountain.

At seventeen, Li Shuyun risked her life to save Pei Lanzhi. She fell off a cliff, and the two weathered hardship together. At last, she earned a proper look from him, and a single remark: "Why go to such lengths?"

At eighteen, Li Shuyun helped Pei Lanzhi escape the power struggles of the imperial court. He invited her to climb Mount Qianding with him, hoping to ask her to become the mistress of the Pei family and join him in devoting their shared efforts to the family's prosperity.

Indeed, for the sake of the family, she was the most suitable choice.

At the time, all he felt for her was approval. The love Li Shuyun had pursued and begged for was the one thing missing from his eyes.

Fortunately, she was getting tired, too.

At nineteen, Li Shuyun left Pei Lanzhi behind and went away alone.

At twenty, Pei Lanzhi found her and asked her just one thing: "Shuyun, do you still love me?"

From the moment she left, Pei Lanzhi, hailed as the foremost young master among the noble families, was consumed by heartache. In the end, all his anguish failed to win a single "I love you" from Li Shuyun.

- My love ended, and yours only began. Don't you think that's ridiculous?

- Maybe it is. But Shuyun, I truly love you. I can hear it clearly: my heart is beating for you.

25/7/11

Theme: Live well