Listening to the Wind

[Listen for the direction the wind is coming from. There I stand among the crowd, telling you I love you. The wind may stop, regret may linger, but love never ends.]

Reunion after years apart / Mutual pining / Marriage before love

Scheming and laid-back x dazzling and spoiled

1

In high school, Zhu Huaixi was at the very top of the social pyramid.

She had excellent grades, striking looks, a privileged family, and every advantage one could hope for.

The countless love letters she received all said much the same thing: how wonderful and admirable she was.

But one letter was different.

It was a plain sheet of paper, folded in half. When she opened it, there wasn't a single word.

A vast field of purple flowers lay beneath a purple night sky, dotted with fireflies.

Her friend said they were Chinese violet cress.

Her friend also said the sender was expressing a selfless love for her, one they didn't want anyone else to know about.

2

The Zhu and Shi family conglomerates were locked in a business war, and Zhu Huaixi's father forced her to take the contact details of their rival's son.

He also warned her again and again: "Break that boy's heart."

But she was a rebel at heart. She skipped the arranged meeting and picked up a poor guy by the roadside instead.

That day, Shi Xian was a disheveled mess, crouching by the roadside with a cigarette in hand as he asked Zhu Huaixi for a light.

He looked like a big bad wolf who'd just been dumped.

A rebellious impulse stirred. Zhu Huaixi leaned down slightly and knocked the cigarette from his fingers.

"Forget asking for a light. How about marrying me?"

The second son of the Shi family conglomerate had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He was proud, carefree, and didn't like dealing with people.

But he was also the most sought-after marriage prospect among the major families.

Who knew that the young master had secretly gotten married without even informing his family?

When the news broke, Zhu Huaixi happened to see it.

"I wonder which unlucky girl married that good-for-nothing young master."

The man washing dishes behind her asked out of nowhere, "What's the young master's name?"

"Shi Xian."

A marriage certificate suddenly landed on the table in front of her. "Take another look at my name."

"..."

[Our meeting wasn't a coincidence. It was what I'd longed for every day.]

-2023/1/23-

1. Painter x doctor with Doctors Without Borders

2. Same age, with the heroine two months older than the hero

3. Reunion after years apart / mutual pining / marriage before love / school and urban settings / extremely, extremely, extremely sweet

4. Related information was found through online searches.

Theme: Strive to become a better person.