Falling into Moonlight

[Available on major platforms in print] Back in high school, Qi Shiyan was bold and carefree, with a pair of dark, captivating eyes that stole the hearts of countless girls. But he was also intensely self-centered and unruly, as if no one else mattered. On the day Xia Wei transferred schools, she heard Qi Shiyan was on the rooftop. She sneaked up there, hoping to get one last look at him. Down below, a paper airplane traced a graceful arc through the air and landed at her feet. She picked it up and met the gaze of the boy on the rooftop. His captivating eyes gleamed with carefree arrogance. "Here, take it." No one knew that the paper airplane would become Xia Wei's most treasured possession. - Years later, they met again. Outside a bar, a man leaned lazily against the wall, a cigarette between his lips. He turned his head and spotted Xia Wei. "Want to add me on WeChat?" Those captivating eyes, framed by wisps of white smoke, were flirtatious and dangerous, completely throwing Xia Wei off balance. Though she'd seen him indulge in one reckless affair after another, she knew he wasn't asking for her sake. But that one flippant glance still stirred all the feelings she'd kept buried, and she fell for him despite herself. - After they got together, one day Qi Shiyan finally recognized the paper airplane in Xia Wei's WeChat profile picture. He exhaled a ring of smoke, his warm breath brushing her ear as he leaned close with a roguish grin. "So you've liked me for this long?" Xia Wei casually changed her profile picture and patted his cheek. After all this time together, she still couldn't reach his heart. Her girlish feelings had led only to a fleeting dream, and at last she saw him clearly. She pushed him away without a trace of regret. "Too bad I don't like you anymore." - Later, people saw the carefree, hedonistic third young master of the Qi family chasing someone all the way to the airport. At the end of a long corridor, he blocked a woman. His captivating eyes had lost their usual sparkle, and he looked so devastated he seemed like a different person. He bowed his head, his voice pleading. "Could you like me again? Please?" *Clearheaded yet falling hard x carefree and unruly *She thought he was a playboy, never knowing she was the only person he'd ever loved *Unrequited love comes true / playboy turns over a new leaf, both chaste, HE *A sister story to I Only Want to Spoil You Seeking follows for Glass Dream At Ruijing University's centennial celebration, distinguished guests filled the venue. One young aristocrat was surrounded by admirers and became the center of attention wherever he went. It was Yu Jingheng. Plenty of girls found excuses to approach him, but he always remained aloof, his bearing untouchable. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Lan Qingqi stood beside him, holding the tray of scissors. She was quiet and polite, behaving like a stranger. To her surprise, Yu Jingheng glanced at her and said in a cool, almost teasing voice, "Ungrateful wretch." Strictly speaking, he had once helped her. Several years ago, Yu Jingheng had gone to a remote mountain region on his family's orders to do charity work. He sponsored several students from poor families, including Lan Qingqi. Back then, she had been far away and had never spoken to him. She thought he wouldn't remember her. - How could he possibly have forgotten her? The mountains had been wild and vast, the village bleak. The girl wore a faded white dress. She was thin and delicate, but her features were clear and pure, like a dewy narcissus, her ethereal grace impossible to hide. One glance, and she had settled in his heart, never to be erased. Now, reunited, the girl had outgrown her innocence. She was gentle with a hint of coolness, graceful yet proud, and even more captivating than before. Yu Jingheng used every means at his disposal to keep her by his side. He gave her the best opportunities, the most complete protection, and the most indulgent affection. Everyone said that the fourth young master of the Yu family, usually so arrogant, had devoted an unprecedented depth of love and patience to Lan Qingqi alone. But Lan Qingqi remained calm and detached. Until one morning, she picked up the clothes at the foot of the bed and put them on one by one. Standing in the morning light, poised as a jade carving, she turned to look at the man in bed. She quietly called him "Fourth Master Yu." "Let's end this. I don't owe you anything anymore." Only then did Yu Jingheng suddenly realize that he had never entered her heart. - He thought he was building her a palace of jade, creating a glass dream she could never attain. Only later did he realize that she had entered his life as the most beautiful, unreachable glass dream of all. Later still, in snowy northern Europe, Lan Qingqi fell ill and was trapped in her apartment with no way to get medical help. Yu Jingheng brought a doctor and knocked on her door. Lan Qingqi resisted, but Yu Jingheng forcibly took her away, pleading as he coaxed her. "I'm the one who owes you. Let me make it right, okay?" If love meant owing her, then let him owe her for the rest of his life. *Refined, roguish heir from the capital x resilient university student from a poor family *Seven-year age gap, both chaste, HE Theme: Love life, and embrace love