Whispers in the Moonlight

#World-weary girl x sickly CEO | Mutual salvation | Both fall for each other 1. Ni Nan first met Shi Qing in a pitch-black room. He was hiding behind a one-way mirror, watching her, but Ni Nan saw through him. At twenty, Ni Nan's life was a complete mess, and then she happened to meet Shi Qing, whose legs were disabled. The man in the villa was despondent and depressed, surrounded by an air of violence. Still, Ni Nan stayed there month after month, year after year. 2. She tried hard to be insincere, putting on an act. Her beautiful face was paired with lifeless eyes. She always smiled when looking at people, making her seem sincere. Perhaps every word she said was a lie, but Shi Qing took every lie as the truth. The outside world said the crippled heir of the Shi family had been completely abandoned. Yet after years of silence, the Shi family changed hands. And the gloomy girl disappeared from that villa for good. 3. When they met again, Shi Qing's legs had been healed, and he had become a business tycoon watched by the entire business world. He looked at the girl sitting on the street, painting portraits for people, and nearly trembled. He asked coldly, "Ni Nan, did you leave me just to end up living like this?" The girl's eyes were even colder than before. She didn't even look at Shi Qing, only saying, "Get lost. I like it this way." Only Ni Nan knew that when she left all those years ago, she hadn't gone alone. She had taken a painting with her. It showed a man sitting in a wheelchair. Later, beneath the bright moon, Shi Qing softly kissed the corner of Ni Nan's eye and asked, "Could you love me forever?" *Male lead and female lead are each other's only partners. One-on-one romance. Eight-year age gap. *Mutual salvation, a gradual healing process, and lots of sweetness later on. Note: The male lead's feelings are more obvious, and he loves the female lead more. Readers who favor the male lead, or hold the female lead to higher standards, may want to avoid this. The idea for this story took shape in March 2021. Blurb written on October 23, 2021. Screenshot saved. Theme: Growing together and filling life with love!