Love and Longing in North City

[Mutual pining x rekindled love]

[Gentle and refined vs. cool and resilient; the first time I kissed you, I used my eyes.]

1.

When Ye Xianqing first met Shen Yubai, her parents had just sent her to Beicheng in a humiliating state, leaving her to stay with the Shen family.

A cold night, a chill mist, clear lights. That was when Ye Xianqing first saw the aloof boy, cold as a solitary moon.

He gave her a cursory glance, his eyes utterly calm, then walked straight past her.

Who would have thought that just a few months later, the boy who had seemed as crisp and cold as winter frost and snow would volunteer to tutor her and walk her home from school?

Later, Shen Yubai went abroad to study. Before leaving, he said goodbye to her: "Qingqing, when I leave Beicheng, you're the one I'll worry about most."

2.

After years apart, Shen Yubai realizes he can no longer quite understand her.

He's confused, yet determined; he pursues her, but never oversteps.

Because he loves her, he has to ask;

And because he loves her, he's willing to give up all his principles.

"Qingqing, do you not like me because I haven't been good enough to you?"

"Are you into guys like him?"

"If that's the reason, I don't think I couldn't change."

Ye Xianqing blinks, her long lashes fluttering, and a tear slips down her cheek. "It's not your fault. I'm the one with the problem. I don't deserve you treating me so well."

Shen Yubai barely manages to wrap his long arms around her, as if afraid of disturbing something. He gently coaxes her: "How could that be? Qingqing will always come first to me."

[Reading Guide]

1. One true pairing, sweet romance, healing, and a very gentle male lead.

2. Blurb dated 2023.06.06.

Theme: Love is patient and kind.