Snowmoon Jade Terrace

Amid the firecrackers, the old year departs; the spring breeze brings warmth to the wine.

Happy New Year, my dears! I've been working hard on my writing, but I'm not showing you just yet, hehe. (I'll be shipping the couple first!)

The surgery after my car accident went very well, and I'm gradually recovering. Please remember to stay safe in traffic and take care of your health!

After the Xuan Emperor died suddenly, Chu Yue was made an imperial consort dowager and insisted on guarding his mausoleum for three years.

Everyone in the country praised her for her unwavering loyalty to the Xuan Emperor. They held her up as a model for all women and treated her with the utmost respect.

But she fell in love with Pei Yan.

The young minister of great authority was vigorous and valiant, imposing, and full of righteousness. He was so impartial and incorruptible that he would forgive no crime committed by anyone, not even those closest to him.

Chu Yue carefully kept her distance, afraid he would discover her feelings and think her unworthy. Even more, she feared someone else would find out, ruining her reputation forever.

But then an earthquake struck the mausoleum palace, trapping them underground in a lightless place...

And this man kissed her like a man possessed.

Held tight in his arms, Chu Yue trembled again and again, almost drowning. One thought was all that remained in her hazy mind.

He must have been possessed by a ghost.

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Pei Yan had always forbidden women from getting close to him, but when they first met, he allowed Chu Yue to approach.

She was breathtakingly beautiful, but he only pitied her for being so fragile and didn't want anyone to bully her.

Later, when he learned that she was willing to marry another man, he wasn't very happy about it, but he understood that her life had nothing to do with him.

After they parted, he regretted it.

When they met again, he did everything for her that went against his beliefs, while remaining exceptionally restrained when it came to intimacy between men and women.

Until an accident revealed that she was trying to exorcise a ghost from him.

Pei Yan rubbed his brow and pulled her onto his lap. For the first time, he kissed her earlobe. "I'm a ghost?"

Chu Yue hunched her shoulders and didn't dare look at him. "I... don't know..."

Pei Yan kissed the corner of her lips again. "What about now?"

"..."

The moment he leaned in again, Chu Yue's face turned bright red. She shrieked and tried to flee. "I-I know now!!!"

Reader's guide:

1. An aloof beauty falls from her pedestal + an old flame rekindled

2. The woman has had relationships before, the man hasn't.

3. A sweet romance focused on the relationship (emphasis added), with plenty of scenes of the leads together. One-on-one romance, happy ending.

Theme: Bravely go against the wind.