Soberly Falling

When Meng Shu was 16, her mother died. Less than half a year later, her father announced he was remarrying.

With all her hatred bottled up and nowhere to vent it, Meng Shu heard that the woman had a son her own age and went to see him.

He was brilliant, aloof, and strikingly cold, as handsome as his mother. The only pity was that he was deaf.

The first time Meng Shu saw Shen Chenji, she already knew how she would make him hers.

Born into a wealthy family, she had learned from an early age how to manipulate people. She drew close to him without giving herself away, and it was easy to stir his heart.

The day they made their relationship official, Shen Chenji kissed her first.

His first kiss was shy and innocent. His long, fine lashes trembled uncontrollably, and when he lowered his head with his eyes closed, it was as if he were offering everything he had to the person he loved.

He never saw the carelessness in Meng Shu's eyes.

Later, when Meng Shu tired of Shen Chenji, she brought him home, claiming she wanted to introduce her boyfriend to her family.

As expected, Shen Chenji ran into his mother, and a relationship that had once seemed full of promise shattered in an instant.

When they broke up, Meng Shu said,