That day, a storybook titled "Only You" hit me on the head.
Its author was a remarkable person. It recorded the love story of my elder sister, the princess, and Shen Qingchi, the eldest son of the Shen family, from their first meeting to their growing understanding of each other. I was the only one who could see the words on its pages.
As a bystander, I watched them stumble through their romance. Just as I thought the story was nearing its end and I could settle down as an idle prince, with beauties gathered around me from then on,
my elder sister bestowed Shen Yuchi upon me.
The very Shen Yuchi who had envied his legitimate elder brother, botched a scheme against him, and ended up losing his chastity instead.
My sister said, "He's pregnant."
I thought again of that moonless, windless night, when Shen Yuchi, barely conscious, trembled and pleaded in a low voice, "Not here."
Heaven knows, I was the one who suffered.
Reader's Guide:
1. Third-person narration. An expanded short story based on an idea from the author's collection.
Theme: Look beyond the surface of things to see their true nature
