Promise in the Courtyard

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Blurb:

Meng Tingxu has been frail and sickly since childhood. Born into a prominent, powerful family, he grew up surrounded by the lavish splendor of a wealthy household. Yet all that fortune and prestige could not mend his ailing body.

After his family fell into decline, this once-proud heir was driven out. He left Jiangnan with his younger sister and headed straight for Guangzhou. To make ends meet, he accepted an introduction from a newspaper colleague and became a tutor at the Qin residence.

On New Year's Eve, Qin Huaichuan, newly returned from studying abroad, happened to see beggars crowding around Meng Tingxu at the door, scrambling for the coins he was handing out. Struck by his handsome looks and considerable talent at first sight, Qin Huaichuan was instantly impressed.

When Meng Tingxu came back to tutor the young master, Qin Huaichuan had a sudden idea. These days were so boring. Teasing the tutor might be a pleasant way to pass the time.

He laid his traps one by one, drawing Meng Tingxu into a sweet snare.

At first, Qin Huaichuan only wanted a bit of novelty. Little did he know that he would fall deeper and deeper, until there was no way out.

The two stood gazing at each other from afar at the wharf. The gulf between their social standings stirred a sense of misgiving in Meng Tingxu for the first time. The old-fashioned beliefs ingrained in him made him panic and turn away from Qin Huaichuan's gaze.

The farther he ran, the harder Qin Huaichuan pursued him.

Then a cargo ship drifted into the harbor, its crew mysteriously missing. Qin Huaichuan, a maritime inspector, began investigating the strange case. By chance, he discovered a photograph of Meng Tingxu's family from his childhood in the badly damaged hold. The secrets of a once-grand household, extravagant and decadent, that had squandered its wealth from prosperity into ruin, gradually came to light.

Thank you, ladies, for all your hard work nurturing this little sprout!

Reader's Guide:

1. The plot has twists, but the main focus is romance.

2. The love interest loses sight in one eye later on. He is not a sickly beauty, but genuinely frail. He has a cool, handsome look, is not delicate, and is clear-headed and independent.

3. Happy ending, both are virgins.

A refined, wicked, scheming pursuer / a frail, blind in one eye, cool and aloof pursued

Theme: When people have enough to eat, they understand courtesy and know when to advance and when to retreat.