Hiding the Moonlight

Arrogant, aloof bad boy with fear of intimacy x gentle, sweet classical dance performer

All of Gu Jinting's friends think he will never get married, because ever since they met him, they have never seen him get physically close to a woman. His aversion to women is practically extreme.

Then they hear that the Gu and Li families are arranging a marriage between their children. The bride is the Li family's young dancer, so sweet and obedient that she clearly won't be able to handle the eldest son of the Gu family.

Rumor has it that the Li girl was the one who suggested the marriage.

Everyone thinks the marriage won't last. Then one day, in a private room at a club, they see the usually arrogant, carefree, untouchable young master of the Gu family holding the girl in his arms. He gently rubs his nose against her cheek and coaxes her softly: "Be good. No drinking, okay? I'll make you sweet fermented rice dumplings when we get home."

Friends: ... Wasn't he supposed to avoid women?

Later, the two get divorced after all.

Rumor has it Li Yao initiated it. The girl had been pining for her unattainable first love for years, and she decisively dumped Young Master Gu to pursue someone new.

That day, in the pitch darkness, Li Yao is pinned against the door. Her black hair is disheveled, and tears cloud her eyes as he kisses her. "Didn't you say we could end things whenever I wanted?"

Gu Jinting gently strokes her chin, smiling cruelly and wickedly. "Does your first love know you're divorced... and making out with your ex-husband in a hotel bathroom?"

Bonus scene:

After her performance, Li Yao returns to the dressing room. The other dancers have already left, and she stands by the table, gathering her clothes.

The door clicks softly. Footsteps approach. Before Jiang Yao can turn around, a strong hand catches the back of her neck. She leans against the edge of the vanity as the man's kiss, carrying the scents of mint and faint tobacco, presses against her from behind with a hint of urgency...

Li Yao's eyes are tinged red. Their lips and teeth meet, and she finds a moment to ask, "Brother, when did you get back?"

The man's kisses trail behind her ear. "Be good. Don't call me brother."

Li Yao's lashes flutter as she looks up in confusion.

"Every time you call me brother, I feel like I'm committing a crime."

"..."

He once thought he was merely the beach where she had briefly washed ashore to escape the storm. He never imagined he would be the moonlight she had been reaching for on tiptoe all along.

Reading Guide:

1. Arrogant, aloof bad boy with fear of intimacy x gentle, sweet classical dance performer

2. Author's setting: The male lead has a psychological disorder, a fear of intimacy, and only the female lead can help him.

3. Marriage first, love later; reunion after years apart. She has a secret crush on him at first, and later he goes through a mild groveling-for-his-wife phase.

4. The blurb was screenshotted on July 17, 2023.

This story will be available to read from December 21.

New story "Fragrant Beauty" blurb:

A delicate, alluring, clingy little princess who's afraid of dying x an upright, otherworldly Imperial Preceptor

In her previous life, Jiang Luo was sent from the Kingdom of Xiye to Yunjin as a marriage gift. Her peerless beauty earned her the king's favor. One day, when the city fell, she was captured by the Beirong army and became a plaything among Beirong nobles. To survive, she learned the art of seduction and drove the royal families of various tribes into constant infighting. At last, the Yunjin army seized its chance and crushed Beirong. After she was rescued, she thought her trials were over and better days lay ahead. Instead, the emperor gave her a cup of poison, condemning her as "unclean."

When Jiang Luo wakes again, she is lying in the same carriage that took her to her previous marriage. Yan Zhichen, the Imperial Preceptor of Yunjin who is responsible for the peace talks, escorts her back to the capital. When bandits attack and a blade swings toward the Imperial Preceptor's snow-white robes, she leaps from the carriage and throws herself into his arms. The blade sinks into her shoulder, and Yan Zhichen tumbles to the ground with her in his arms. When he looks down at her, his face, as pure and lovely as a snow lotus, shows shock and confusion.

To find a chance to escape, Jiang Luo tries every trick to flatter and tempt Yan Zhichen along the way, but the otherworldly Imperial Preceptor truly seems untouched by earthly desires, remaining cold and guarded toward her. As they near the imperial city, she secretly drugs his wine, then uses her seduction techniques to lead him into a night of passion. The next morning, the jade-featured man slowly lowers his head to look at her in the morning light. "Once we're back at the palace, I will ask His Majesty for your hand."

After they enter the palace, he breaks his promise. Unwilling to repeat the fate of her previous life, Jiang Luo flees on the eve of her ceremony as an imperial consort. The Imperial Preceptor is ordered to lead men in pursuit and bring her back. Beneath the lantern light, she gazes at him with elegant brows and tear-filled eyes. "I love you. I won't marry anyone else!" As she finishes speaking, she drives a dagger straight into his chest.

Blood pours from the wound. He slowly raises his head to look at her, his eyes still confused, with a hint of pain...

Yan Zhichen was born into an eminent family. As a child, he studied under the Changqing Sect. Handsome and otherworldly, with the serenity of a bright moon and gentle breeze, he entered the world at his master's command to assist the Emperor of Yunjin in unifying the realm and building a great empire.

But he fell in love with the princess sent by Xiye as a bride for the Emperor of Yunjin. If his master hadn't stopped him, he would have disregarded everything and married her.

The stab came without warning and nearly killed him. When he woke, his master told him that the woman had learned the art of seduction. He breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps everything that had happened before was merely the result of her beguiling him.

When they meet again, she rushes into his arms with red-rimmed eyes and begs him tearfully, "Everyone has abandoned me. You'll protect me, won't you?" He responds coldly and orders her to cure the heavily poisoned Emperor of Yunjin.

He thought his heart would never stir again, but when the Yunjin royal family offers her to Beirong as a gift, he loses himself to madness once more...

Theme: Love can make people brave