The Green Lotus's Childhood Friend Refuses to Get Back Together

The capital's most elegant noblewoman falling for the most ordinary courtesan in a pleasure house? No one would believe such a rumor.

But what if the courtesan was born into a noble family, only to later be convicted and enslaved?

Then even fewer people would believe it.

After all, even if the two were deeply in love when their families were of equal standing, if one fell into hardship and the other still loved them as before, it would inevitably arouse the emperor's suspicions. No one in this world would be so reckless.

Yun Jian had rejected Chi Jingshu with just such an argument.

Besides, when the Wen family fell into ruin, the first to kick them while they were down had been the Chi family.

Chi Jingshu said nothing in response. But just a few days later, the ordinary courtesan in the pleasure house was knocked unconscious and carried off, and the young lady of the Duke of Ming's manor acquired a new favorite.

Even back when he was Wen Jinyu, Yun Jian knew Chi Jingshu wasn't as gentle and proper as she appeared. When her wild side came out, she was no different from a bandit on a mountain. Being forcibly abducted back to her manor by her was only to be expected. At most, he would have to endure a few days of kisses and nibbles from an overexcited, big, unruly dog. In any case, without her, he would have gone through the same things in the pleasure house sooner or later.

Yet the imagined tale of love by force never came to pass.

The day before yesterday, the big dog brought him a bouquet of flowers.

Yesterday, the big dog found him the honeydew melon he'd loved as a child.

Today, the big dog, reeking of alcohol, burrowed into his arms and confessed her love while barely conscious.

Yun Jian's gaze darkened.

What was love, anyway? He would never believe in it.

Later, the young man, covered in snow and bloodstains, followed the woman home.

Perhaps even he had forgotten that back when he was convicted and enslaved, the pleasure house's madam had asked what name he wanted. Suddenly, he saw the little girl as she had been in childhood, unable to pronounce her own name properly and calling herself "Jin Shu."

Who will send a brocade letter from among the clouds?

"Then I'll be called Yun Jian."

A bittersweet love story about childhood sweethearts with mutual unrequited feelings, a gulf between their social stations, a reunion after a long separation, a woman pursuing and a man fleeing, and a domineering, wild woman in love with a man who thinks little of himself.

* Bright and bold, straight-shooting heroine x refined gentleman

* The heroine throws herself at the big dog for love; the hero is a prickly cat. This earthy author just loves seeing a big dog cling to someone.

* Childhood sweethearts, mutual affection, the same old angsty, down-to-earth melodrama, with a happy ending.

* The hero is determined to avenge himself and is deeply calculating, but he never intends to hurt the heroine or take advantage of her devotion.

* There's a hidden reason the heroine's family kicked the hero's family while they were down. Don't jump to conclusions and accuse her of loving the daughter of her mother's murderer.

* The heroine is stronger in combat; the hero is the weaker one. Steamy scenes.

Theme: This fleeting life is but a dream