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A sweet-and-sour little story about a secret crush coming true.

A short story to lift your spirits.

First person, so please don't read if that's not your thing.

[My other novel, Pure White Hymn, is complete. Please check it out and add it to your collection. Mwah~]

[Lonely, aloof coward × graceful, refined gentleman]

Lu Yuhuai began studying under the great scholar Ming Rui when he was four.

Quiet and serene, graceful and refined, he excelled at calligraphy and painting, and his works were worth a fortune.

A prodigy like him was one day to marry Ye Qichuan, the nameless, illegitimate daughter of the Ye family.

The prominent families of Beicheng were in an uproar, condemning the Ye girl for not knowing her place and for defiling this flawless white jade.

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Ye Qichuan had always thought of herself as a thief.

Lu Yuhuai was a precious gem admired and praised by everyone beneath the spotlight.

She was nothing but a discarded stone in a corner, utterly unworthy of comparison.

On the eve of their engagement, with feelings she couldn't confess weighing on her, she drove up to the mountaintop.

After a few bottles of liquor, her friends had all passed out and been taken away by their considerate partners.

She was left sprawled on the ground, eating one piece at a time of the lime-flavored potato chips she'd craved for years as a child.

At last, the other lead in this farce arrived.

Moonlight fell on his shoulders. Lu Yuhuai was perfectly dressed, standing tall and graceful, his eyes untouched by the world.

She was sprawled on the ground, surrounded by chaos.

His dark, cool eyes looked down at her, and even the mountain breeze seemed to pause for a moment.

She looked up at him and reached out in a daze.

Ah, he was like snow and ice atop a lofty peak, forever beyond the reach of the sun.

He was also the moon she could never touch in this lifetime.

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Later, that moon willingly bowed his head and let her touch him.

"You are my one and only precious jewel. You are mine, my fiancée."

"And you are the one destined to spend your life by my side."

[Bonus scene]

Lu Yuhuai: "Xiao Qi, you need to learn to say what you really think. Tell me what you want to do and what you don't want to do, instead of always making yourself suffer."

Ye Qichuan: "Then I want another slice of cake."

Lu Yuhuai shook his head. "No. You've already had too much sugar today. Pick something else."

Ye Qichuan thought for a moment. "Then I don't want to drink milk before bed."

Lu Yuhuai didn't even change his expression. "No, milk helps you sleep. Pick something else."

Ye Qichuan clenched her fist. "...Lu Yuhuai!"

Lu Yuhuai chuckled. "Yes, I'm here."

Theme: May everyone find someone who loves them above all others