His Little Camellia

The third young lady of the Shen family in Gusu, known as the Little Camellia of Jiangnan.

Gentle and graceful, she adores wearing white, as beautiful as a white camellia.

A red anklet circles her foot, swaying with every step and chiming as she walks.

She runs a teahouse and takes the stage herself every Wednesday to perform pingtan.

At first, hardly anyone came to listen. People would say, "In ancient times, Xi Shi sold tofu. Now Shen Nanyi sings for a living!"

Later, whenever she took the stage, a man in an English-style suit would be there in the front row to cheer her on.

He once declared that Shen Nanyi wasn't some street singer, and that he would give up his entire fortune just to hear her sing once. She chased him down the street, cursing him for ten whole blocks.

Hearing about it, Shen Nanyi was sitting in the teahouse, cracking sunflower seeds. She let out a soft snort, spitting out a shell. "He really has no shame."

But that very night, the man pulled her into his arms. Her slender waist fit easily in his hands, and nestled against him, she looked just like a kitten curled up on its owner's lap.

"Honey, who were you calling shameless? I've got something even more shameless. Want to try it?"

Lu Yubai, heir to the Lu family, was famous for keeping himself pure. He just happened to love pingtan, and just happened to love Shen Nanyi's performances.

Later, someone went out of their way to learn pingtan for his sake, but he only gave a cold laugh. "Do you really think I like listening to pingtan?"

Later still, the teahouse closed and Shen Nanyi retired. Gusu had no more Little Camellia, nor was there a Lu Yubai who went running to the teahouse every day.

Only then did people realize that Lu Yubai loved pingtan because Shen Nanyi was the one singing it.

[You are the one I planned for all along, the one I will love for a lifetime. You are the one who makes my heart race, and the only one I will spend the rest of my life with.]

Theme: Love is the reason for love.